She Wanted It All: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and a Texas Millionaire

Kathryn Casey

Nov 2010 · Sold by Zondervan

About this ebook

Trophy wife Celeste Beard wasn't satisfied with a luxurious lifestyle and her rich Austin media mogul husband's devotion -- so she took his life!

The wife:
She wanted everything, but her husband stood in the way.

The lesbian lover:
A love-struck, middle-aged woman with a history of mental illness, she would do anything to set Celeste free.

The beauty salon receptionist:
Celeste hired her to tie up the loose ends ... in a second conspiracy to commit murder.

Ratings and reviews

Definitely a 5 star book. Congratulations Kathryn Casey, you have done it again. Casey has quickly established herself as one of the top four true crime authors in the USA (other three are Ann Rule, M William Phelps and Gregg Olsen). Well written and very easy to read and follow without leaving out any crucial details show a well researched book which tells the reader the whole story leaving little if anything contentious. This book really proves the old adage that "the love of money is the root of (all) evil. Sad that Celeste Beard's actions were ignored and permitted to be continued which eventually led to murder. The twin daughters initial acceptance of their mother's deeds will be a pain they will carry for life. Highly recommend this book to any fan of true crime, if you haven't read any of Casey's previous books, you have truly missed a great author. Looking forward to reading more of Casey's books soon.

Can‘t get enough of this author. This particular book describes a completely amoral, despicable person who seems pure evil. Not a story to make you proud of the human race but the fallout on the families in this heart wrenchingly tragic case is perhaps even sadder.

I love every one of this woman's books I've read so far. I love the context she gives, society, family and she doesn't try to make anyone an angel or demon.

About the author

Kathryn Casey is an award-winning journalist, who has written for Rolling Stone, TV Guide, Reader's Digest, Texas Monthly, and many other publications. She's the author of seven previous true crime books and the creator of the highly acclaimed Sarah Armstrong mystery series. Casey has appeared on Oprah, Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen network, Biography, Nancy Grace, E! network, truTV, Investigation Discovery, the Travel Channel, and A&E. She lives in Houston with her husband and their dog, Nelson.