Bitter Remains: A Custody Battle, A Gruesome Crime, and the Mother Who Paid the Ultimate Price

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The U.S. national bestselling author of Under the Cover of Night (Berkley, 2014) recounts the gruesome death of mother Laura Jean Ackerson, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend and his wife. Both accused each other of killing Laura, then dismembering and disposing of her remains in Texas. This is the story of that gruesome crime, the events leading up to it and the trial that followed.

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PRAISE FOR DIANE FANNING

Very few writers have the insight and gift to take a true story and make it one hell of a page-turner.Susan Murphy Milano, domestic violence victims advocate, on A Poisoned Passion

Unbelievable stuff!Mike DeForest, WKMG-TV, on Mommys Little Girl

I couldnt put it down until I had finished it...A story thats enjoyable to read and accurate to detail.Herb Betz on Through the Window

I was astonished by how good this book wasinsightful, well written, and fascinating.Hugh Aynesworth, four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, on Out There

Author Bio

Diane Fanning is the Edgar Award-nominated, national bestselling author of fourteen true crime books, including Under Cover of the Night, as well as the Lucinda Pierce Mysteries, and a World War II mystery, Scandal in the Secret City. She has appeared on numerous network and cable news shows and radio stations across the United States and Canada, including TODAY, 48 Hours, 20/20, Forensic Files, Snapped, bio., Investigation Discovery, E!, and the BBC.