..... In October 2007, twenty-three-year-old Stacy Peterson vanished from the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, leaving behind her husband and children. Retired Police Sergeant Drew Peterson, thirty years Stacy's senior, steadfastly asserted his innocence and maintained that his wife had simply fled their tumultuous marriage and run off with another man. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with Stacy's friends and family and even Drew himself, Chicago-area reporter Joseph Hosey presents the most researched account of the Stacy Peterson case yet. Still, as the charges against Drew Peterson mount, one haunting question remains: Where on earth is Stacy?.....

(October 2008) - I may have not have acted like many Americans during the Drew/Stacy Peterson case, I wasn't glued to my television and flipping through news channels to find out the latest details on this poor woman's disappearance. I'll admit that. I was familiar with how the case went and when I came across this book, I was hesitant to read it. Since we all know right now that Stacey Peterson is still missing, I knew how this book was going to end. I was afraid it would be too depressing and too haunting to read.

In actuality, I finished this book, Fatal Vows, very quickly. Each chapter ends with a little cliffhanger that leaves you asking your own questions. The reader becomes their own investigator and detective on the Peterson case. This book definitely did not make me a fan of Drew Peterson, that's for sure. I think the author was fair enough to report both sides of the story and interviewed many people surrounding the case. He was very detailed and really got into the nitty-gritty of the missing persons case. Although the book is based on a tragic event, it was a very interesting read. I found myself less cautious to read it and more entralled with each chapter. If you're a fan of crime novels or want to get more familiar with this case, definitely give it a read.

- Julie