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.
