American Black Widow

Dangerous Women: True Crime Stories

De: Gregg Olsen

Narrado por: Karen Peakes

From the number one New York Times best-selling author of If You Tell comes the chilling, binge-worthy story of Sharon Nelson, the minister’s wife whose two husbands mysteriously ended up dead.

Colorado, 1976. When Reverend Mike Fuller and his beautiful wife, Sharon, arrive in the sleepy town of Rocky Ford, local residents think something’s off about the new couple. The God-fearing minister is gruff and cold, while charismatic Sharon has her husband wrapped around her finger.

It isn’t long before Sharon is charming her husband’s congregation and finds herself in a tryst with local, married optometrist Perry Nelson. After the affair ends both their marriages, Sharon and Perry tie the knot. But shortly afterward, Perry disappears. When his body is shockingly discovered the bottom of a canyon, his death is ruled an accident, allowing grieving widow Sharon to claim his substantial life insurance.

Trying to move on from the tragedy, Sharon soon remarries fireman Glenn Harrelson. But when the charred remains of Glenn’s body are discovered with two bullet holes in his skull, the police can’t help but question if both men dying in such mysterious circumstances is one coincidence too many....

Shocking, sensational, and gripping, this is the true story of the black widow Sharon Nelson, a must-hear tale of greed, sex, and murder in a sleepy Colorado town that will have true crime fans of The Staircase, American Mother, and Making a Murderer hooked from start to finish.

This book was originally published as Confessions of an American Black Widow and Bitch on Wheels.

©2023 Gregg Olsen (P)2023 Thread, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Captivating story

I enjoyed the narration by Karen Peakes. She really draws you into the story and her use of accents and voices helps distinguish the characters. The story was good but the back and forth in the timeline didn’t flow so well for an audible. It made it a little bit confusing and kept making me think I somehow missed a chapter.

Good voice acting, so-so writing.

I like Gregg Olsen's work. This one suffered from some repetitive phrasing and a rather weak ending. I think we heard the books main character described as beautiful or sexy every time she appeared, which was really noticeable after a while. I won't spoil the ending, but the book builds to a climax that really doesn't match the buildup. Some of this was the nature of the story itself (it's a true story so you can't make excitement if it's not there), but it still could have been better written. Karen Peakes' voice acting was very good and fit the story well.

Bit hard to follow

A lot of confusion about timeline. Not a likeable woman. I kept hoping someone would stop her.

Bad narration

For a Gregg Olsen title, I was expecting better. The story was okay but seemed to go on and on. Narration was awful and hard to finish because of it.

Great book

this book is very engaging and interesting. it was always hard to put down. the bad thing about the book was that it ended

Riveting true story!

Writing really draws you into the story! Great suspense and exciting and engaging plot with unsettling twists.

Great Story

I love the story. There are quite a few names going on and I can see how this book would be better read as opposed to listened to. Having said that, it's a great listen if you are focused on the story. It's not a good book to play in the background or it's easy to get lost because it's not told in a linear timeline

crazy story

felt horrible for the families that lost their fathers made me cry too. life is precious they should be ashamed for what they did

Wow!

Love these stories. Great author! So crazy these are people’s lives. Great story and narration.

Very interesting

Great story telling. Monstrous woman. I look forward to reading more books by Gregg Olson.