Cruel Death

Name: Cruel Death
Price: 8.46 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (1163 reviews)
Author: M. William Phelps

by M. William Phelps

Memoir Politics

4.4 (1,163)

4.4 stars from 1,163 reviews. Top 88% of Memoir books we track.

47 pages< 1 hr readPublished by Pinnacle Books

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Last checked: Apr 24, 2026

Price history: $0.99 – $9.99

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Perfect for you if...

You're drawn to true crime that reads like fiction, with real psychological depth and investigative detail.
You want to understand how ordinary people descend into horrifying violence, not just hear the gory facts.
You appreciate narrative non-fiction where the writer does the legwork to reconstruct motive and madness.

Maybe not for you if...

You need emotional distance from your true crime. This follows the victims' families and the slow unraveling of the perpetrators.
You're looking for courtroom drama or legal procedural. This is about the crimes themselves and the psychology behind them.
You prefer cosy mysteries or lighter crime stories. This is genuinely dark and disturbing.

About this book

During Memorial Day weekend, thousands of vacationers descended on Ocean City, Maryland, to enjoy its beaches, boardwalk, and nightclubs. Among them was a couple with darker intentions: Erica Sifrit, a former honor student carrying a gun in her Coach bag, and her husband B.J., an ex-Navy SEAL trained in violence. What began as a chance meeting with another couple ended in two murders, with the victims dismembered and buried in a Delaware landfill. M. William Phelps examines this modern-day crime saga, tracing the connections between money, madness, sex, and murder. The book includes 16 pages of dramatic photographs.

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Currently around #25K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 47% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 1,163 reviews

Gaining approximately 7 new reviews per month. Rating has remained stable at 4.4 over the tracking period.

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