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�[This] is one of the great crime mysteries of modern times. It took an author of Caitlin Rother�s caliber to bring it into sharp focus. A riveting read.� �Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author �I got a girl, hung herself in the guest house.� The call came on the morning of July 13, 2011, from the historic Spreckels Mansion, a lavish beachfront property in Coronado, California, owned by pharmaceutical tycoon and multimillionaire Jonah Shacknai. When authorities arrived, they found the naked body of Jonah�s girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau, gagged, her ankles tied and her wrists bound behind her. Jonah�s brother, Adam, claimed to have found Rebecca hanging by a rope from the second-floor balcony. On a bedroom door in black paint were the cryptic words: SHE SAVED HIM CAN YOU SAVE HER. Was this scrawled message a suicide note or a killer�s taunt? Rebecca�s death came two days after Jonah�s six-year-old son, Max, took a devastating fall while in Rebecca�s care. Authorities deemed Rebecca�s death a suicide resulting from her guilt. But who would stage either a suicide ora murder in such a bizarre, elaborate way? Award-winning investigative journalist Caitlin Rother weaves stunning new details into a personal yet objective examination of the sensational case. She explores its many layers�including the civil suit in which a jury found Adam Shacknai responsible for Rebecca�s death, and the San Diego County Sheriff�s Department bombshell decision to reconfirm its original findings. As compelling as it is troubling, this controversial real-life mystery is a classic American tragedy that evokes the same haunting fascination as the JonBenet Ramsey and O.J. Simpson cases. �Rother�s meticulous journalism shines through in this authoritative account of the Rebecca Zahau death incident. If you think you know this case, think again. And read this book.� �Katherine Ramsland, professor of forensic psychology and author of The Psychology of Death Investigations