Best Seller
A Perfect Husband
Paperback
$18.95
Available on Oct 27, 2026 | 320 Pages
Renowned true crime authority and New York Times bestselling author Aphrodite Jones brings her unparalleled insider access to the jolting, tragic tale of the bestselling novelist and convicted wife killer Michael Peterson, the “perfect husband” who would later become the subject of the hit Netflix docu-series The Staircase and the HBO miniseries of the same name, starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette.
“A classic true-crime page-turner.” —M. William Phelps, creator of the Paper Ghosts podcast
Michael Peterson was a decorated war veteran and bestselling novelist. His wife Kathleen was a high-powered executive and devoted mother. They seemed to be the perfect couple—until the tragic night Michael claimed he found Kathleen at the bottom of the stairs in a pool of blood.
He said her death was an accident. The prosecution put him behind bars. Then in a stunning reversal, a judge gave Michael another chance to stand trial.
Aphrodite Jones draws on exclusive interviews and disturbing new evidence to expose this compelling real-life thriller of marriage, manipulation, and murder.
With a probing analysis of the series The Staircase.
“A classic true-crime page-turner.” —M. William Phelps, creator of the Paper Ghosts podcast
Michael Peterson was a decorated war veteran and bestselling novelist. His wife Kathleen was a high-powered executive and devoted mother. They seemed to be the perfect couple—until the tragic night Michael claimed he found Kathleen at the bottom of the stairs in a pool of blood.
He said her death was an accident. The prosecution put him behind bars. Then in a stunning reversal, a judge gave Michael another chance to stand trial.
Aphrodite Jones draws on exclusive interviews and disturbing new evidence to expose this compelling real-life thriller of marriage, manipulation, and murder.
With a probing analysis of the series The Staircase.
Author
Aphrodite Jones
The author of eight bestselling books, Aphrodite Jones is an internationally recognized authority on true crime. She is the host and co-executive producer of Investigation Discovery’s hit series True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, now in its third season. Jones has frequently appeared as a crime expert on The O’Reilly Factor, Dateline NBC, The Today Show, CNN Newsroom, Piers Morgan Tonight, America Live on FOX News, The CBS Early Show, Access Hollywood, Inside Edition, Extra, In Session on TruTV, E! News Live, The E! True Hollywood Story, Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, and Nancy Grace on HLN. Aphrodite Jones has been quoted as a true crime authority in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Post, The New York Times, and USA Today. In addition, Jones created and hosted the reality crime-fighting TV show The Justice Hunters that aired on USA Network. Her account of Brandon Teena, All She Wanted, was the inspiration for the Academy Award® winning film Boys Don’t Cry. A Perfect Husband was made into the critically acclaimed Lifetime movie, The Staircase Murders, which Jones co-produced with Lionsgate TV. She divides her time between homes in New York and Florida. Please visit her on Facebook and Twitter or at www.aphroditejones.com.
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