Twisted Triangle : A Famous Crime Writer, a Lesbian Love Affair, and the FBI Husband's Violent Revenge

Twisted Triangle: A Famous Crime Writer, a Lesbian Love Affair, and the FBI Husband's Violent Revenge "This book will haunt you. It will move you to look at some of the harsh realities of life in a new way. A powerful story-and masterfully written." -Aphrodite Jones best-selling author, All She Wanted and Cruel Sacrifice "A harrowing tale of one woman's struggle to maintain a balance between being a mother, an FBI agent, and dealing with a corrupt husband also an FBI agent. A must-read." -Joseph D. Pistone aka Donnie Brasco "Hitchcock wishes he'd dreamed it up. Capote wishes he'd written it. Rother's mesmerizing narrative chronicles a wife's heroic struggle against great odds to survive her psychopathic husband's elaborate scheme to make her murder the perfect crime. This spellbinding tale offers an added treat-it's true." -Marcus Stern Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught "This in-depth account brought back memories of a most bizarre case, proving once again that the truth can be stranger than fiction." Twisted Triangle is the first complete narrative thriller about the sensational story of Margo Bennett, a married FBI agent, who hada love affair with best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, and whose jealous husband, Gene Bennett, a superstar FBI undercover agent, kidnapped and attempted to murder her. When the case first came to trial, it was reported in Vanity Fair, Newsweek, People, the Washington Post and the New York Times . Most every profile of Cornwell, written in the U.S. and abroad every time she releases a book, mentions this case and her relationship with Margo. Margo also was the inspiration for the heroine in Hostage Negotiator, a TV movie that came out in 2001. Now, for the first time, Margo Bennett hasgiven Caitlin Rothercomplete personal access, sitting for interviews and turning over photographs,documents, records, and private papers. Twisted Triangle has the makings of a major bestseller: including the crazy dynamics of Margo and Gene Bennetts family, thebrilliant FBI undercovercareer ofMargo's husband Gene,the lesbian affair with celebrity author Pat Cornwall, Gene's reactive kidnapping and attempt to kill Margo, Genes insanity defense, the trial that validates Margos story and shows she was telling the truth all along, and a happy ending to her tale of survival. Margo Bennett lives with her two daughters in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is a high ranking officer in the University of California police department. Caitlin Rother lives in San Diego. Gene Bennett is incarcerated in Virginia, not far from Washington DC where most of the events of this incredible story took place. Praise for Twisted Triangle "This book will haunt you. It will move you to look at some of the harsh realities of life in a new way. A powerful story-and masterfully written." -Aphrodite Jones best-selling author, All She Wanted and Cruel Sacrifice "A harrowing tale of one woman's struggle to maintain a balance between being a mother, an FBI agent, and dealing with a corrupt husband also an FBI agent. A must-read." -Joseph D. Pistone aka Donnie Brasco "Hitchcock wishes he'd dreamed it up. Capote wishes he'd written it. Rother's mesmerizing narrative chronicles a wife's heroic struggle against great odds to survive her psychopathic husband's elaborate scheme to make her murder the perfect crime. This spellbinding tale offers an added treat-it's true." -Marcus Stern Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught "This in-depth account brought back memories of a most bizarre case, proving once again that the truth can be stranger than fiction." -Paul B. Ebert Commonwealth's attorney, County of Prince William, VirginiaThe EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices. The sensational story of Margo Bennett, a married FBI agent, who had a love affair with best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, and whose jealous husband, Gene Bennett, a superstar FBI undercover agent, kidnapped and attempted to murder her. Margo was also the inspiration for the heroine in the TV movie Hostage Negotiator (2001). Now, for the first time, Margo Bennett has given investigative journalist Rother complete personal access, sitting for interviews and turning over photographs, documents, records, and private papers. The book covers the dynamics of Margo and Gene Bennett's family, Gene's brilliant FBI undercover career, the lesbian affair with celebrity author Pat Cornwell, Gene's reactive kidnapping and attempt to kill Margo, his insanity defense, the trial that validates Margo's story and shows she was telling the truth all along, and the happy ending to her tale of survival.--From publisher description A dramatic true tale of illicit love, revenge, and attempted murder This is the first complete and honest narrative thriller about the sensational story of Margo Bennett, a married FBI agent, who had a love affair with bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, and whose jealous husband, also in the FBI, kidnapped and attempted to murder her. Fighting back Till death do us part Diamonds and denial Uncomfortably numb Prolonged embraces The divorce battle begins Abduction Mitigating circumstances Paranoia The main event The investigation : Gene's plot unfolds Prosecution : crazy like a fox Defense : incompetent evil Ed Vindication Damage and recovery.