Ann Rule presents a collection of fascinating and disturbing true-crime stories–drawn from her real-life personal files–in this seventeenth volume in the #1 New York Times bestselling Crime Files series.
In this gripping collection of investigative accounts from her private archives, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews) exposes the most frightening aspect of the murderous mind: the waiting game. Trusted family members or strangers, these cold-blooded killers select their unsuspecting prey, wait for the perfect moment to strike, then turn normality into homicidal mayhem in a matter of moments. Ann Rule will have you seeing the people and places around you with heightened caution as you read these shattering cases, including: – New mothers murdered, their infants kidnapped, in an atrocious baby-selling scheme– The man who kept his criminal past hidden from his wife–and his wife from his mistress–until he coldly disposed of one of them
– The beautiful daughter of a State Department official ran away from the privileged world she knew and hitched a ride with a man she didn’t . . . with fatal consequences
– For months, a vicious, rage-filled serial rapist eluded police and terrorized Seattle’s women–when would he strike next, and how far would his violence escalate?
– A criminal known for his Houdini-like escapes is serving time for murder in a botched robbery–now the convict is being served dinner in a civilian’s home, where he has one more trick up his sleeve
– A long-lost relative who came home to visit, leaving a bloody trail through Washington and Oregon; no one realized how dangerous he and his ladylove were–until it was far too late. . . . With her ability to translate the most complex cases into storytelling “as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at night” (The New York Times), Rule expertly analyzes the thoughts and deeds of the
sociopath, in this seventeenth essential Crime Files volume.
Author: Ann Rule
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 11/19/2019
Series: Ann Rule’s Crime Files
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781982138271
Language: English
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