In Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, Lawrence Schiller thoroughly recreates every aspect of the complex case of the death of JonBen t Ramsey. A brilliant portrait of an inscrutable family thrust under the spotlight of public suspicion and an affluent, tranquil city torn apart by a crime it couldn't handle, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town uncovers the mysteries that have bewildered the nation.

• Why were the Ramseys, the targets of the investigation, able to control the direction of the police inquiry?

• Can the key to the murder be found in the pen and writing pad used for the ransom note?

• Was it possible for an intruder to have killed JonBen t?