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Lying In Wait : Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol.17
Gallery Books
ISBN13:
9781982138271
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Ann Rule presents a collection of fascinating and disturbing true-crime storiesdrawn from her real-life personal filesin this seventeenth volume in the #1 New York Times bestselling Crime Files series. In this gripping collection of investigative accounts from her private archives, Americas 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 wifeand his wife from his mistressuntil 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 didnt . . . with fatal consequences For months, a vicious, rage-filled serial rapist eluded police and terrorized Seattles womenwhen 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 robberynow the convict is being served dinner in a civilians 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 wereuntil 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
- | Publisher: Gallery Books
- | Publication Date: Nov 19, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 336 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1982138270
- | ISBN-13: 9781982138271
- Author:
- Ann Rule
- Publisher:
- Gallery Books
- Publication Date:
- Nov 19, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 336 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1982138270
- ISBN-13:
- 9781982138271