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Playing with Fire

The True Story of a Nurse, Her Husband, and a Marriage Turned Fatal

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Playing with Fire

By: John Glatt
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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A beautiful nurse. A lethal injection. A gruesomely charred corpse.

Nothing could have shocked the sleepy community of Morgantown, West Virginia, more than the lurid details that surfaced after a house fire claimed the life of Shelly Michael's husband, Jimmy. Local authorities suspected possible arson. Then they discovered that Jimmy had been dead before the fire even started - paralyzed by a fatal dose of muscle relaxant....

Did Shelly Michael, a respected nurse and mother, kill her second husband and torch her own home? Were the rumors true that she'd had an affair with her husband's employee only two weeks before the murder? Or did she kill Jimmy simply for the insurance money? Charged with first-degree murder and first-degree arson, Shelly would never stop claiming her innocence - even to this day.

©2010 John Glatt (P)2020 Tantor Crime Murder True Crime Marriage True Crime Nurse

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Stunning storytelling from john glatt. Im working my way through john glatt books. What she did was so senseless and depraved. Murder seems to be the new divorce. Author drew me me, kept me gripped from start to finish. Shaun grindell is one of my favourire narrators, his performance was flawless. Would highly recommend.

First Rate

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well researched
well read
but ultimately it's a 10 hour book that could have been a 90 minute podcast

interesting case

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This book was narrated,and very interesting and enjoyable to read,I wouldn't like to have met her in real life however..

Scary lady!!!

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I enjoyed listening to this story, but I am still undecided as to Shelly's guilt.

Interesting story

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Another good true crime. Find narraters voice easy to listen too. Would recommend this one

Another good true crime

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