The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder

A surprisingly well-written account of the events leading up to the Watts family annihilation—ten times better than most books based on recent true crime events. This book is very straightforward and focuses on the events themselves in an illuminating way, without the sensationalism one often finds in this genre. The narration is solid and clear and one thing I appreciate is that the reader doesn't try to "imitate" people when they're speaking in the first-person. Another is that it's not told from the law enforcement point-of-view, and it accurately depicts the tactics used to elicit a confession, tactics that rely on the vulnerabilities of the suspect.