Heart Full of Lies

A True Story of Desire and Death

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

From #1 New York Times bestselling true-crime author Ann Rule comes “a convincing portrait of a meticulous criminal mind” (The Washington Post) in this chilling tale about a beautiful and charming widow with a dark side.

An idyllic Hawaiian wedding held the promise of a wonderful future for handsome, athletic Chris Northon, an airline pilot, a confirmed bachelor-turned-devoted family man; and Liysa, an acclaimed surf photographer, loving mother, and aspiring Hollywood screenwriter. But few, including Chris, had seen Liysa's other side—her controlling behavior and dark moods, her insatiable hunger for money and property. And no one anticipated the fatal outcome of a family camping trip in an Oregon forest.

Liysa soon revealed herself as a victim of domestic abuse that culminated at the campsite, where she shot Chris in self-defense. But crime scene evidence led detectives to wonder if Liysa was a killer, not a victim. Her controversial trial stunned all who thought they knew her.

A lifetime of sociopathic manipulations and lies had been expertly hidden behind her façade of perfection—as was her rage to destroy any obstacle to her ultimate happiness, even if it was the man she vowed to love forever.

Curses ...Foiled Again...

Excellent portrait of a bipolar sociopath. I'm glad she overly lied and did herself in

Needlessly detailed and repetitive

A good story and a good narrator. But the endless focus on details that don't matter grew annoying as I neared about halfway. The book would have been much better if it was half the length.

Evil is alive

As usual I enjoy Ann Rule books! I like that you got to know everyone personally and truth about the victim, to everyone involved in the Trial! A true psychopath!

The depth of details about the people involved is ,as always, much appreciated.

Ann Rule is the best at digging into past and present details to bring forth the truth about the events that led to tragedy. It really helped to sift through all the lies told by a shameless, lying woman who should still be locked up.

I love anything Ann Rule

It was very neatly laid out and easy to follow. The story telling of Ann Rule is unparalleled. She brings attention to cases that happened in the PNW where we have a tarnished reputation for our numerous serial killers.