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Along with a disputed listing worth a cool forty million, Kyle had a shocking secret--one that could've sealed her violent fate. Suspects include Kyle's estranged suicidal husband; her ex-lover, a ruthless billionaire developer; and his resentful, politically ambitious wife. 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