Palmyra

[Wanderlust]

Bugliosi's book is mainly aboout Stern's defence, as her trial was separate from Walker's, where he had already been found guilty.

The premise of her defence was that the murders were committed by Walker without her knowledge, and that certainly seems believable. Perhaps she did know after the event, but the suggestion is she may have naively believed the couple did in fact disappear due to accident, and then was complicit in taking their boat.

The evidence presented at the trial suggested she abhorred violence and so Walker (who did have a history of violence) kept her in the dark to preserve harmony in the relationship. Perhaps as suggested above she felt she had no choice in the matter.

What I found particularly interesting from reading the book was how some seemingly insignificant facts could be turned into useful pieces of evidence for the court case. So, while some comments above may suggest reading a 900 page book would be a bit or a drag, I was pleased with the read and would recommend it.