Dead Reckoning
DEAD RECKONING Caitlin Rother * True Crime * Title : DEAD RECKONING Author : Caitlin Rother Publisher : WildBlue Press Pages : 504 Genre : True Crime Tom and Jackie Hawks loved their life in retirement, sailing on their yacht, the Well Deserved . But when the birth of a new grandson called them back to Arizona, they put the boat up for sale. Skylar Deleon and his pregnant wife Jennifer showed up as prospective buyers, with their baby in a stroller, and the Hawkses thought they had a deal. Soon after a sea trial and an alleged purchase, however, the older couple disappeared and the Deleons promptly tried to access the Hawkses’ bank accounts. As police investigated the case, they not only found a third homicide victim with ties to Skylar, they also uncovered an unexpected and unusual motive: Skylar had wanted gender reassignment surgery for years. By killing the Hawkses with a motley crew of assailants and plundering the couple’s as...