True crime icon Ann Rule presents a “must-read” ( People ) New York Times bestseller—and inspiration behind the Lifetime movie A House on Fire —following a woman whose apparent perfect life hides a harrowing and deadly madness. Debora Green, a doctor and mother in a picturesque and exclusive Kansas town, seems to have the perfect life with her own medical practice, a handsome physician husband, and three lovely children. It seems like a horribly tragic accident when a raging fire destroys her home and takes two lives. But a trail of clues leads investigators to an unthinkable conclusion. In this “tour de force from America’s best true crime writer” ( Kirkus Reviews ), Ann Rule reveals the disturbing secrets—including infidelity, suicide, revenge, and murder—hiding beneath a façade of paradise in the American heartland. Kirkus Reviews Impossible to put down....A tour de force from America's best true-crime writer. People A must-read story of the '90s American dream turned, tragically, to self-absorbed ashes. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Tension filled, page-turning... The New York Times Book Review An unnerving book...Rule offers some interesting theories. The Washington Post The case of Debora Green -- a woman whose promise seemed boundless -- is intriguing. Ann Rule (1931–2015) wrote thirty-five New York Times bestsellers, all of them still in print. Her first bestseller was The Stranger Beside Me , about her personal relationship with infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. A former Seattle police officer, she used her firsthand expertise in all her books. For more than three decades, she was a powerful advocate for victims of violent crime.