"I just finished reading your book Deadly Confidante and wanted to let you know that once I began reading it, I could not put it down until I finished it. In my lifetime (57) years I have known two people, that I have been close to, who I would categorize as sociopaths or phsycopaths. One of them came very close to killing me. I was lucky to survive. That mentality is so frightening. And the fact that they can ?fool? so many people over and over again is, well. . . . . I just can?t think of the right word to describe it! Great book. Thanks!"

Ruth-Ann, Bonita Springs, FL, November 2006

"Poore does a solid job of following the police investigation that results in McHugh trapping her friend in statements that help prove Row's guilt."

"At the center of the story is a tragedy: the loss of three lives in hideous circumstances. The book delivers on its provocative subtitle of "Arson--Betrayal--Embezzlement ... Murder." It is a lengthy report of the events, given some substance by Poore's care in telling the story from the perspective of the people closest to it. Her concern for accurately representing those who told her their stories is admirable, and allows the book to rise above a typical work of the genre."

Katy Dang, Boise Weekly, July 5, 2006

"In Deadly Confidante: Arson - Betrayal - Embezzlement...Murder (Book Publishers Network), author Poore describes the emotional roller-coaster suffered by Joan McHugh, the woman Row duped into becoming her best friend"

Laurie Campbell, National Examiner, January 9, 2006

FIVE STAR RATING-Amazon.com reader review
"I found this book to be a compelling read, most difficult to put down. I had thought it would be bogged down in mundane details, but rather found it to be fascinating, albeit horrifying, as it built a most convincing case of brutal, cold-blooded, multiple murders."

"The author ends with a chilling revelation indicating who might well have been destined to be the next victims if there no conviction."

K Wardwell (Darrington WA USA), December 2005