This is a genuinely terrifying true story. It plays on everything each of us hold dear, family, love, trust, and tears them apart. I cannot imagine how strong the author has had to be and I am incredibly impressed by her bravery and courage.

I kept reading because I had to know what happened but the entire time. I wondered how someone could really just shell out money to a conman and listen to the lies. I mean mind blown.

It was quite a emotional ride. There were so many times I was screaming inside my heart " Stop being a fool!!" Then when I gave it a second thought, aren't we all fools when we are so deep in love?

I raced through this book as I couldn’t actually believe that it was a true story.
You see stories like this in newspapers and they seem so extreme, however this book made it so relatable. I can understand why Mary was taken in and trusted him when you find out the full story.
An interesting and unique read that I would recommend.

I received a free ebook of this title from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

I needed to be upfront about the fact that I accidentally requested this.  I don't usually read true crime at all.  I didn't realize this was true crime until I actually got the title, I thought it was a fiction title.   That being said it was an engrossing read in a Dr. Phil/ Oprah watching sort of way.  It is like watching a slow motion car crash, the average person sees what is happening and thinks, "Why aren't you getting out of the way?"  But that is the power of these master manipulators, they have skills at both manipulation and selection of their victims.  The event that sets this story in motion is when a woman, Mary Turner Thompson, is contacted online and gradually built a relationship with someone who turned out to be not anything or anyone he claimed to be.  

The novel untangles a far reaching, both geographically and relationship wise, web  of lies.  It also delineates the damage that these psychopaths do to the vulnerable women they target, financial and emotional damage that is ongoing for years after the fact.  Definitely an interesting read and probably a warning still needed because even though the events in the book took place in the early 2000s, the same type of actions still occur regularly today.  Fans of true crime or maybe users of online dating services :) would enjoy.

This was such an insane book to read. Mary Turner Thompson went through a serious ordeal and she worded it so beautiful. I'm excited to see it come back to publication with a new look and feel.

When I read the blurb, I was very excited to read this book. This story is very much true and not made up. As I went on reading, I became more & more intrigued. The author has written down everything that took place in her life after she met her husband Will Jordan.
I've seen many people asking how can the author be so stupid to not notice the warning signs that something was not right with her husband. But I'd say when one is madly in love, he/she believes anything their lover tells them. At that time your brain doesn't function properly, your heart does. They will di everything to save the relationship when they are in mad love. So I don't think the author is to be blamed, tho some instances could have been avoided.
Will looked like Ted Bundy version 2,only that he was a serial bigamist instead of serial killer.


I enjoyed reading this true crime book and I hope the author is living a much much better life now. I loved that she changed her misery into an opportunity by publishing this book. She never deserved what life had in plate for her.

"The Bigamist" was exactly the type of true crime story I live for.

While I'm practically addicted to reading true crime books and documentaries, their most common denominator is a serial killer which, although chilling to the bone, makes people think that one would have to be really unlucky to encounter such a monster. On the other hand, accounts of psychopaths of con men are a different type of story - a scarily realistic one. In this memoir, Mary reveals how she found out that the man she had been married to and had two children with actually had another wife and five more children. Her husband, Will Jordan, was not only a liar and master manipulator, but also a man who solicited £200,000 from Mary, a smart, educated woman.... just like you and me.

That's the thing, while killers or rapists are the most despicable trash of our society, nobody frowns upon people who simply date, marry, have children and use their spouses' money. I think this was the most incredible part of this memoir - that any woman could have been Mary as long as she dates and looks for love and acceptance. Like just about anyone.

4 big stars for this winner. It would have been 5 for me if it was written with more suspense, so that it would read like a thriller.

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What did I just read? It's hard to believe this is a true story, it's so convulted and hard to follow! At times I found the story hard to follow because of all the detail the author goes into. This is not to say that I doubt the veracity of the story, just that the detail often gets in the way of clarity and ease of reading.
I'm glad that Mary Turner Thomson got out, along with several other women who were conned by Mr. Jordan. Thanks for sharing your story, Ms. Turner Thomson. I wish you all the best!

With thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the digital ARC.

WOW!
i just sat and read through this whole book and honestly cannot believe what the author endured for six long years! So glad she was able to get away from such a sociopath and a great warning to other young women about the dangers of internet dating.
4 stars because the editing wasnt my favorite and some sentences started with lowercase letters.