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This true crime book is about a seemingly well-to-do Toms River, New Jersey family and the murder of the mother, Maria Marshall. Rob Marshall, the father, hired a man to murder her (the story is a little convoluted). Rob is presented as a fool throughout the book because he was one.
Blind Faith is a 1989 true crime book by Joe McGinniss, based on the 1984 case in which American businessman Robert O. Marshall was charged with (and later convicted of) the contract killing of his wife, Maria.
With a thriller feel, Blind Faith takes us from family life to crime scene to memorial mass, then on to the interrogation and court rooms, with quotes and facts from all key individuals involved. A 5-star job by Joe McGuiness.
McGinniss's genius, demonstrated in Fatal Vision ( LJ 9/1/83), is in showing the effect of murder on a victim's family, who slowly lose their blind faith in the perpetrator and recognize his guilt. An excellent, heartbreaking, engrossing book.
This true-crime book is about the three boys' crumbling faith in their smooth-talking, high-flying father; on that level, it is often moving and heart-wrenching. It also concerns a suburban coterie's faith in a you-can-have-anything-you-want philosophy and the social and class tensions within one community.
Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books. ... Blind faith by Joe McGinniss. Publication date 1989 Topics Murder -- New Jersey -- Toms River -- Case studies
About Blind Faith. The sordid, #1 New York Times bestselling true crime story of adultery, addiction, gambling debt, and murder in a privileged suburban town—from author and journalist Joe McGinniss. The Marshalls were the model family of Tom’s River, New Jersey, living the American dream and seemingly in possession of all that money could buy.
McGinniss's genius, demonstrated in Fatal Vision ( LJ 9/1/83), is in showing the effect of murder on a victim's family, who slowly lose their blind faith in the perpetrator and recognize his guilt. An excellent, heartbreaking, engrossing book.
"Blind Faith" takes us into the home of Rob and Maria Marshall and their 3 sons, a family in the "Leave It To Beaver" mould whose idyllic life was the envy of all who knew them. But the tragic murder of Maria in September 1984 revealed a twisted underbelly of asociality where the life of a beloved daughter and loving mother could be traded for ...
Book Details About Joe McGinniss Joe McGinniss was a young Philadelphia journalist when he began to follow the team of public relations men and television specialists who created Richard Nixon's image for the American public during the presidential campaign of 1968.