Explore Almost Paradise: The East Hampton Murder Of Ted Ammon Narrated By Kieran Crowley Classified In Readable Copy

This book was aboutpages longer than it needed to be, Much like other true crime I've read recently, it's hard to feel sorry for the victim, who was portrayed as a womanizer who cheated on his faithful wife and got another woman pregnant.
While he didn't deserve to be murdered, of course, it's easy to understand the rage of his wife, a woman who spent decades decorating his homes, playing the perfect host to his friends and business associates, and raising their children.
Only to discover she was being playedher husband didn't even have the decency to let her know he was with someone else,

Oddly enough, the only truly sympathetic character in this saga turned out to be the one person jailed for the husband's murderthe wife's lover after her marriage ended.
Another skirt chaser and an alcoholic with a nasty habit of driving under the influence, Danny is far from an upstanding citizen, but somehow, as the book went on and on and on I began to feel sorry for him.
The author did not convince me he was guiltyif anything, he showed the redeeming qualities of the man, who really did seem to be the only one who cared about the dead man's children.


Strange book. I can't help but wonder what the victim's family thought of the way their son was portrayed, A truly sad and disturbing story, It's astonishing what people will do, Excellent portrayal of money contributing to the demise of family and friends, This author is very engaging, The book became more interesting because it's true, You could easily recognize that many Danny Pelosis exist right close to you, It helps you to avoid more sick personalities like this, WOW Yikes! Sad and scary but excellent, Crowley is just as engaging as Ann Rule, Solid five. This book was a long, strange, and fascinating journey, The denouement was a little underwhelming, but that's hardly the fault of the author, who did a great job of storytelling,
Nice read. Fairly good, from beginning to end, It was interesting to read about this murder which I very clearly remember being that I live near East Hampton and know people involved, Kieran Crowley took much creative license with private conversations, While reading and getting so caught up in the crime story plot, I needed to remind myself that this isn't fiction, This is such a tragic story, yet so compelling, I feel bad saying it is a good read since it is about real events, This was a decent true crime story about a corporate pirate multimillionaire who was murdered by his wifes postdivorce bluecollar boyfriend, The author took a journalistic approach that did

not sensationalize the murderous act, nor did he profess an opinion throughout the book that led the reader to the conclusion as to who killed the victim.
I appreciated this approach as all too many true crime novels go the bloodandguts voyeurism route and seem to be arguing the case against the alleged perpetrators, I tend to prefer a true crime experience that allows me to draw my own conclusions and presents ALL of the evidence available,

While I like the approach to the storytelling and the level of detail provided, the story itself was mediocre since it is pretty clear who did the deed.
interesting truecrime story of the murder of a Wall Street Investment Millionaire by his wife's lover If you like a good mystery, this is the book to read, Oh! By the way it is true, I could not put it down, An unusual true crime story

This is not what you expect in a true crime story, This is more like watching a slasher movie and frequently screaming "Don't go there!" or "No, don't do it!", The joining of Ted Ammon and Generosa was like lighting a long fuse to dynamite and not knowing when to take cover,

Generosa became more and more unbalanced and abusive to everyone in her vicinity, When Ted was brutally murdered, there were plenty of suspects, but few who would have completely fit the clues, Of course, everyone had an alibi,

SPOILERS

I was not satisfied with the author's discussion of motives and suspects, I did not buy the 'drunken blackout' scenario because the murder was so obviously premeditated, Then everyone kept talking about the 'stun gun' that was used by the killer, It should have been obvious from the autopsy report that a stun gun was not involved, The puncture marks indicated the use of a Taser which is different from a stun gun, If the investigators and attorneys were looking for a stun gun, they missed the boat and possibly convicted an innocent person, It would be interesting to read the trial transcript to see what was actually said and what physical evidence was received,

It is an interesting case that I had not heard of, and that made it a good read, There were a lot of errors, but they were mostly punctuation errors and did not adversely affect the story,

One of the best true crime novels I have read, It reads like a thriller till the end,.

Decent account of another crazy rich family and the insane shit they do to each other, Didn't know about this one and picked this up on a whim, Well written and the usual fascinating attempt to work out why people do the weird shit they do, Very interesting read. As a Long Island resident I didn't know about this, because I was young when it took place, It is an expose of the lives of the rich and what money can do to a person, I felt awful for the children involved and really felt like a full portrait of the individuals involved and the situation, If you're interested in abnormal psychology, here's a book with one of the main players a paranoid borderline, which makes for a series of escalating fights until she has no friends left.
If you like true crime, the woman's husband, worthmillion, is killed in his sleep, The book goes on to investigate the crime and finally convict someone, Definitely worth a read
Not sure evidence that led to verdict was beyond a reasonable doubt, Yes the guy was greedy, a blabber mouth and had a criminal history but I believe his wife had full knowledge, Didn't want to put it down, especially because it happened so close to home, . . but sleep got the better of me, Great read. A must read! This book has everything a true crime book should, I literally could not put it down! Very good book, Could not put it down once started reading, amazing case HE WAS A MULTIMILLIONAIRE
On October,, handsome multimillionaire financier Ted Ammon was found bludgeoned to death in the magnificent East Hampton mansion he'd built with his beautifuland volatilewife, Generosa.
She stood to make millions, but it wasn't the money that made Ted's friends suspicious: Generosa Ammon had a history of violent outbursts and bizarre obsessions,

BUT EVEN HIS WEALTH AND POWER
A talented interior decorator, Generosa had fashioned a lavish lifestyle for her husband and their two children, divided between Fifth Avenue, the Long Island estate, and a manor house in England.
But when Generosa discovered Ted had a mistress, her demons were unleashed

COULDN'T SAVE HIM
She began a very public affair with Danny Pelosi, a strikingly handsome womanizer who was also her electrician.
She called him her "tool belt guy, " But he was also an excon who was suspected of playing a pivotal role in Ted's murder and the final destruction of a onceperfect family,

In Almost Paradise, New York Times bestselling author Kieran Crowley, who has covered the Ammon case from the time it broke, recreates the three tumultuous lives that intersected fatally in East Hampton that fall.

KIERAN CROWLEY is a New York Times bestselling crime author and investigative reporter who has received communication from an actual serial killer and deciphered his secret code, Crowley has covered hundreds of trials and thousands of murders and recovered evidence missed by police at numerous crime scenes, some of which helped bring killers to Justice, He lives in New York with his family, .