She Wanted It All: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and a Texas Millionaire | 
|  | | | Title: | She Wanted It All: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and a Texas Millionaire | | Author: | Kathryn Casey | | Publisher: | Avon | | Type: | Book / Mass Market Paperback | | Publication Date: | 01 April, 2005 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0060567643 / 9780060567644 | | List Price: | $7.99 | | Amazon Price: | $7.99 | |
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Trophy wife Celeste Beard wasn't satisfied with a luxurious lifestyle and her rich Austin media mogul husband's devotion -- so she took his life! The wife:
She wanted everything, but her husband stood in the way. The lesbian lover:
A love-struck, middle-aged woman with a history of mental illness, she would do anything to set Celeste free. The beauty salon receptionist:
Celeste hired her to tie up the loose ends ... in a second conspiracy to commit murder.
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• The True "gold Digger" 15 August, 2007
A great book. Could there ever have been a more accurate portrait of a true-blue gold digger? Why some women (and men) feel a sense of entitlement to the money/property of others simply because they are (or were) married to a financially successful person is beyond me! You want money? WORK for it! Some lazy people would rather marry for it -- or kill for it! Great book. I felt so bad for Steve's family. They were helpless and had to sit by while Celeste planned, plotted and executed her plan to murder Steve -- all for the money. What a shame. Kathryn Casey is a great writer. I used to be hooked on Ann Rule, but got tired of her "Series" books. Now, I'm going to be looking for more stories written by Ms. Casey. She did a wonderful job of showing what a shallow and callous gold-digger Celeste really was.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AN5QAZ3UM1WUJ
• She Wanted It All 18 September, 2007
Being a true crime sleuth, I used to think Ann Rule was the best true crime writer ever. This book wiped my thought on that completely away. This author had such an amazing way of telling a great story, kept the book flowing from one page to the other, had amazing details about all of the characters. It felt like I was actually there witnessing it all myself. And the courtesy photos were superb too. I like to check back and forth while reading who the main characters are while I'm on that certain chapter. And while I did say "characters" I do know these are true stories. Still after I read this story, I went online to find out more about everyone involved. I have recommended this book to all of my fellow true crime pals.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3S57IP279FIUY
• Evil Celeste 14 October, 2008
My first Kathryn Casey novel after finding her as a recommended read searching for more "48 Hours True Crime Mysteries".
A very well written book that I could not put down. The evil of Celeste Beard was captured in the pages. There's sex, murder, lesbianism, wealth. A must read for fans of true crime.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2XQX1HOFFC800
• Beware Of Hurricane Celeste! She'll Eat You Alive! 11 February, 2008
Kathryn Casey might be the Ann Rule of Texas true crime. This book is a complicated web of interesting characters including a bisexual, sociopathic gold-digging monster in the form of a beautiful woman named Celeste Beard who has no conscious for her actions. She would do anything to get what she wanted which was easily lying, cheating, having sex with men and women, manipulating her lesbian lover Tracey Tarlton who comes across as sympathetic but disturbed character, her ex-husband Jimmy Martinez who was having an affair with her during her last marriage to millionaire Steven Beard who tried as hard as others to get away from the monster in his bedroom. Celeste manipulated people as easily as she breathed. She was worse than any hurricane or tornado to hit Austin high society on it's knees. Her first husband was so terrified of another nasty divorce that he committed suicide even though he was married to a different woman and far unlike as Celeste was even in her youth. She made outlandish claims of abuse by her own adoptive father. Worse, she was a mother to beautiful identical twin girls who wanted nothing more than to be loved by their mother. They were also victims of Celeste's abuse to the worst degree. She manipulated Kristina to cover up for most of her own crimes. Jennifer and Kristina's relationship were always strained by Kristina's loyalty and devotion to Celeste, their mother. At one point, they stopped calling her mom and referred to her as Celeste. In my opinion, Celeste is more terrifying than any monster as this book makes her out to be. I felt sorry for Tracey who got caught up in Celeste's web of lies and terror and that she shot an innocent older man who she believed was terrorizing Celeste and abusing her. She is serving 20 years in the same prison as Celeste but separately away from her.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A303U1MOXG5R1F
• She Waned It All 20 July, 2008
Goes into very much detail. You'll find yourself hating this woman. But don't be too harsh; possibly she was a product of her biology.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A14YJTSP6ECQ40
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