A Dance with the Devil - by Barbara Bentley (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Her marriage to retired Navy admiral John Perry seemed almost too good to be true. Because it was?

At the start of her relationship with the intelligent and worldly John Perry, Barbara Bentley couldn't believe her luck?so when things didn't add up, she struggled to ignore her doubts. She kept trying to put the pieces together?unaware that some of them were simply missing. Even as he drained her credit, dodged her questions, manipulated her and misled her, she stayed with him, suppressing her growing suspicions. Ultimately he would try to kill her, proving himself not a protector and provider, but a predator.

This is Barbara's courageous, compelling story, in her own words?of the slow, choking darkness that fell after the honeymoon was over, what it took to finally drive her to escape and start her life anew, and her tireless efforts to protect other women and help them learn from her example.

Review Quotes

?Harrowing account of Bentley's near-destruction by a skillful con man during their 14- year marriage. The first-time memoirist narrates this improbable nightmare in an easy-to-read conversational style that makes it all the more unsettling?An engrossing modern- day fable, particularly timely in the age of anonymous Internet dating.?
?"Kirkus Reviews"

?This book is truly a page-turner? a shocking account of deception and betrayal.?
?Patricia Evans, author of "The Verbally Abusive Relationship"

?Powerful.?
?Melody Beattie, author of "Codependent No More"



Harrowing account of Bentley's near-destruction by a skillful con man during their 14- year marriage. The first-time memoirist narrates this improbable nightmare in an easy-to-read conversational style that makes it all the more unsettling An engrossing modern- day fable, particularly timely in the age of anonymous Internet dating.
"Kirkus Reviews"
This book is truly a page-turner a shocking account of deception and betrayal.
Patricia Evans, author of "The Verbally Abusive Relationship"
Powerful.
Melody Beattie, author of "Codependent No More"

aHarrowing account of Bentley's near-destruction by a skillful con man during their 14- year marriage. The first-time memoirist narrates this improbable nightmare in an easy-to-read conversational style that makes it all the more unsettlinga]An engrossing modern- day fable, particularly timely in the age of anonymous Internet dating.a
a"Kirkus Reviews"
aThis book is truly a page-turnera a shocking account of deception and betrayal.a
aPatricia Evans, author of "The Verbally Abusive Relationship"
aPowerful.a
aMelody Beattie, author of "Codependent No More"

aThis book is truly a page-turnera a shocking account of deception and betrayal.a
aPatricia Evans, author of "The Verbally Abusive Relationship"
aPowerful.a
aMelody Beattie, author of "Codependent No More"

About the Author

Barbara Bentley entered the world of writing accidentally, as the result of her attempted murder by her husband. Her first book, A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to a Psychopath, tells her story, which has also been featured on Dateline and in the Lifetime TV show Final Justice. She is a recipient of the Paul H. Chapman award from the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice in Atlanta, Georgia.