

"My Husband's Trying to Kill Me!"
A True Story of Money, Marriage, and Murderous Intent
Author: Jim Schutze
Narrator: Jonathan Sleep
Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 03/19/2024
Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime, Murder
Synopsis
To the world, Linda DeSilva's marriage to Robert Edelman was perfect. He was her college boyfriend turned wealthy and successful husband, and the father of her children. But what friends and family didn't know was that the Texas real estate tycoon who set her up with a luxurious life in Dallas was also her abuser. When she asked him for a divorce, the violence against her only escalated, until the shocking moment she learned her husband had hired an assassin to take her life.
From acclaimed journalist and author Jim Schutze, "My Husband's Trying to Kill Me!" is the riveting true-crime account of how Linda DeSilva worked with the FBI to trap her husband before he could act on his murderous intentions—and how the sting operation nearly got her killed instead. A shocking and sensational story of a wife and mother's escape from the marriage that went from American dream to every woman's worst nightmare.
Contains mature themes.