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In this thirteenth volume of Ann Rule's series of paperback originals, the Queen of Crime focuses on victims of violent crimes who had no idea they were in mortal danger, often from people in their lives who were strangers right there beside them.

Dvacetileté pátrání po nejaktivnějším vrahovi Ameriky, Garym Ridgwayem, je provokativním a překvapujícím příběhem investigativní žurnalistiky. Ann Rule, legendární spisovatelka žánru true crime, se ponořila do honu na sériového vraha, jehož řádění začalo v roce 1982, kdy byla nalezena mrtvola mladé dívky Wendy Coffieldové, prostitutky z okolí dálnice. Tato tragédie odstartovala sérii vražd, které děsily okolí Seattlu téměř dvě desetiletí. Na základě důkladného výzkumu Rule strhujícím způsobem zachycuje pátrání po Zabijákovi od Zelené řeky, který obsesivně zabíjel mladé ženy a dlouho unikal místní policii i FBI. Autorka se dostává k momentům, jako je hledání pomoci u již vězněného sériového vraha Teda Bundyho, a hrozivému zjištění, že se zdánlivě nepolapitelný škrtič účastnil jejích přednášek. Gary Ridgway vykonával svou "kariéru" stroje na zabíjení dvacet let, jeho schopnost vylákat oběti a ukrýt jejich těla ho činila nebezpečnějším než jiné sériové vrahy. Tato kniha nabízí mrazivý pohled na nejtemnější stránky lidské povahy a představuje jednu z nejdůležitějších a nejosobnějších prací Ann Rule.

Pierwsze polskie wydanie klasyki true crime!Przerażająca do szpiku kości i zaskakująco intymna legendarna już książka Ann Rule to opowieść kobiety, która zdaje sobie sprawę, że chłopak z dyżurki obok, jej przyjaciel, wrażliwy pracownik telefonu zaufania, to potwór w ludzkiej skórze.Każdej... číst celé

"Previously publisher under the pseudonym Andy Stack."--Title page verso.

In this chilling volume of bestselling author Ann Rule's Crime Files, discover unforgettable cases of a spouse, lover, family member or helpful stranger who is totally trusted-until it's too late.

To his neighbors, Jerry Brudo was a gentle man whose mild manner contrasted with his awesome physical strength. To his employers, Jerry was a fine worker. To his wife, he was a good husband. And to the Oregon police, Jerry Brudo was the most hideously twisted killer they had ever unmasked.

Jak poznáte, komu věřit? Komplexní portrét Teda Bundyho a jeho brutálního případu. Kniha spisovatelky Ann Rule zpracovává příběh sériového vraha Teda Bundyho, kauzu, která otřásla Amerikou. Stejně jako v době svého vzniku děsivě popírá naši představu, že bychom přece samozřejmě poznali, kdyby mezi námi žilo monstrum, pracovalo vedle nás a tvářilo se, že je jedním z nás. S mrazením stupňujícím se s každou další stránkou sledujeme, jak si autorka začala postupně uvědomovat, že její citlivý spolupracovník z krizové linky Ted Bundy je ve skutečnosti jedním z nejděsivějších sériových vrahů Ameriky. Bundy se doznal k zabití nejméně šestatřiceti mladých žen po celých Spojených státech a za tři z těchto vražd byl nakonec odsouzen k smrti na elektrickém křesle. Autorka čerpala i ze své korespondence s Bundym, jež trvala až do doby krátce před jeho popravou. Podařilo se jí udržet v rovnováze svůj hluboce osobní pohled na věc a svou roli kriminální reportérky při honu na brutálního sériového vraha – geniálního a charismatického Bundyho, o němž si myslela, že ho zná. Touto nezapomenutelnou kronikou Bundyho života, jeho případu a jejich vzájemného vztahu, Ann Rule změnila směřování literárního žánru true crime

Pierwsze polskie wydanie klasyki true crime!Przerażająca do szpiku kości i zaskakująco intymna legendarna już książka Ann Rule to opowieść kobiety, która zdaje sobie sprawę, że chłopak z dyżurki obok, jej przyjaciel, wrażliwy pracownik telefonu zaufania, to potwór w ludzkiej skórze.Każdej... číst celé

The New York Times bestselling True Crime Files series continues with this haunting collection of the dangers lurking among those we trust the most, from the #1 bestselling author Ann Rule.

True crime master Ann Rule presents her fifteenth volume of the acclaimed Crime Files series focusing on disturbing stories of people in danger.

This New York Times bestseller is a shocking tale of greed, sex, scandal, and murder on an isolated and eerie island in the Pacific Northwest.

America's master of true crime presents her biggest book yet: the long-awaited story of the terrifying Green River killings, with more than 48 young women victims, and a murderer who hid his horrific addiction for two decades. of photos.

En apparence, Mike et Deborah ont tout pour être heureux. Ce jeune couple de médecins a trois enfants, habite dans une banlieue cossue et possède une maison splendide… Mais peu à peu, ce bonheur s’effrite. Mike souffre de maux de plus en plus graves dont nul ne connaît la cause. Leur demeure est incendiée et deux de leurs enfants meurent dans les flammes… La police s’acharne à trouver un début de piste. Mike et Deborah n’ont pas d’ennemi connu. Qui alors peut bien s’attaquer à eux de façon si cruelle ? Avec la finesse qui la caractérise, Ann Rule déroule l’écheveau d’une union tragique, ponctuée par des accès d’infidélité, de désespoir, et un désir irrépressible de vengeance…

'Don't Look Behind You' focuses on stories of people in danger, sometimes from strangers and sometimes from the people they know and love.

Sur ses photos de mariage, la frêle Pat pose au côté de Tom telle une ravissante Scarlett. Elle rêve de plantations, de jardins de roses et de réceptions chics dans les résidences huppées d'Atlanta. Deux mois plus tard, tous ses espoirs sont réduits à néant : son bel époux est accusé d'avoir sauvagement assassiné ses propres parents.

Il est 7 h 30, le samedi 4 décembre 2004, lorsque Steve et Kelly Comeau sont réveillés en sursaut par des coups frappés à leur porte. C'est le fils de leurs voisins, le petit Dalton Corbin, en pyjama, le visage ruisselant de larmes. " Ma maman ne respire plus. Il faut appeler les secours. " Kelly se précipite et trouve Jennifer, la tête en sang, la crosse d'un revolver dépassant de sous la couette. La police conclura à un suicide. Mais un des inspecteurs n'est pas convaincu. Et si ce drame avait un rapport avec un autre " suicide ", survenu quatorze ans plus tôt, celui de Dolly Hearn, ancienne conquête de Bart Corbin, le père de Dalton ? Et si la mort de Jennifer avait un rapport avec une relation secrète, et même dangereuse, qu'elle entretenait hors mariage ?

Quand le cadavre d’une avocate est retrouvé sur l’autoroute du Crépuscule, dans l’Oregon, les soupçons se portent tout naturellement sur son ex-mari, Brad Cunningham. Mais pour bâtir un dossier d’accusation solide, il faut des preuves matérielles, et la police n’en a pas. Les années passent, Brad Cunningham refait sa vie avec Sarah, une femme médecin qui adopte ses trois fils. La famille s’installe dans une propriété superbe, conçue pour un bonheur sans nuage. Brad dévoile alors à Sarah son vrai visage…

Now updated with a new chapter, the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling true crime writer tells the chilling tale of how she came to learn that Ted Bundy, her close friend and colleague at a Seattle crisis hotline, was in fact a savage serial killer.

From Americas #1 true crime writer and New York Times bestselling author comes her most engrossing book ever: a 14-year saga of treachery, jealousy, and murder, about two women who learned the truth too late about Dr. Bart Corbin of Atlanta.

The book provides an in-depth look at the Mary Winkler murder case, featuring insider commentary from Ann Rule. It explores the complexities of the case, delving into the psychological aspects and the societal implications surrounding the events. Rule's insights shed light on the motivations behind the crime and the subsequent legal proceedings, making it a compelling read for those interested in true crime and criminal psychology.

From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE comes the story of a woman whose ambition was exceeded only by her cruelty. Some grim synchronicity placed Liysa, a Texan with a slew of male victims in her wake, on the same path as Chris, a handsome pilot. Liysa wanted to be a Hollywood screenwriter, and she not only wanted to destroy Chris' reputation, she wanted his million-dollar fortune. One sunny morning, Chris lay dead in his sleeping bag beside a shallow river, while Liysa drove four hours to show up sobbing on a friend's front porch. She appeared to have been beaten, but more and more questions arose that made detectives suspicious. In the end, the woman who appeared to have it all was convicted of the brutal and well-planned murder of the man who had loved her more than anyone. A true story of desire and death, HEART FULL OF LIES is another remarkable case study from the undisputed Queen of True Crime.

Why would a man kill his lover's husband and then his wife, the woman who fought successfully to have him paroled from prison? Why would he risk arrest by kidnapping the child of another woman who adored him?Because they were... Worth More Dead A cold case reopened -- and solved -- with dogged police work and new evidence. One of the shocking true crimes of passion and greed from Ann Rule's Crime Files.Former Marine sergeant and judo instructor Roland Pitre Jr. claimed it was all an elaborate plan to win back his wife's love -- it wasn't supposed to end with her dead body in the trunk of a car. Nearly twenty years later, he acknowledged that he had hired someone to kill his estranged wife in 1988, though his alleged excuse for why a monstrous "mistake" happened is as shocking and convoluted as the crime itself. Eventually, he was charged with first-degree murder in the long-unsolved death of Cheryl Pitre, after a mysterious witness betrayed Pitre to save his own skin. Tracing back the dark and bloody path of Pitre's life, two generations of detectives found a chain of brutal and terrifying crimes by a man who manipulated the courts and prisons to walk free.

Ann Rule, America's true crime master, explores the chilling Green River killings, offering a harrowing insight into a modern monster who lived among us undetected.

The dark side of love is no fairy tale.... And while we may like to believe that crimes of the heart only victimize those who aren't careful, this page-turning collection of must-read accounts will convince you otherwise. America's #1 true-crime writer, Ann Rule reveals how lovers become predators, how sex and lust can push ordinary people to desperate acts, and how investigators and forensics experts work to unravel the most entangled crimes of passion. Extracting behind-the-scenes details, Rule makes these volatile relationships utterly real, and masterfully re-creates the ill-fated chains of events in such cases as the ex-Marine and martial arts master who seduced vulnerable women and then destroyed their lives...the killer whose calling card was a single bloodred rose...the faithless wife who manipulated and murdered without conscience...the blind date that set the stage for a killer's brutality...and more. In every case, the victim -- young and innocent or older and experienced -- unknowingly trusted a stranger with the sociopathic skill to hide their dark motives, until it was too late to escape a web of deadly lies, fatal promises, and homicidal possession.

Featuring a gripping collection of true crime stories, this book delves into the case of a fraudulent doctor whose lifelong deceptions led to tragic outcomes. Drawing from the author's private files, it promises riveting narratives that explore the darker aspects of human nature. This work serves as the inspiration for the upcoming Lifetime movie event, Desperate Hours, highlighting the compelling and often chilling realities of crime.

Discusses the investigation and trial of Liysa Northon, who was convicted for killing her her husband in 2000 after setting up a crime scene made to look like she herself escaped, a case that eventually linked her to a series of violent crimes against a series of men. 200,000 first printing.

From America's most celebrated true-crime writer comes the heartbreaking real-life drama of a doomed young woman hopelessly trapped in a web of sexual intrigue, political manipulation and emotional deception by her charming and successful - but ultimately deadly - lover. In the most complex and shocking book of her long career, Ann Rule delves into the motivation that drove a seemingly successful man to kill, and she explores hitherto unknown aspects of a fatal affair between a beautiful young woman who moved confidently in the heady world of the upper echelons of government and a widely admired millionaire attorney who was an immensely popular political figure. Ann Rule brilliantly traces the lives of both Ann Marie Fahey and Tommy Capano as she discloses the intimate details of their ill-fated bonding. A vulnerable, trusting woman becomes spellbound by a charming, duplicitous married man, and what begins as a seemingly unremarkable affair is slowly transformed into an obsessive, convoluted and deadly relationship.

'If anything ever happens to me. find Ann Rule and ask her to write my story.' In perhaps the first true crime book written at the request of the victim, Ann Rule untangles a web of lies and brutality that culminated in the murder of Sheila Blackthorne Bellush- a woman Rule never met, but whose shocking story she now chronicles with compassion, exacting detail and unvarnished candour. Although happily ensconced in a loving second marriage, and a new family of quadruplets, Sheila never truly escpaed the vicious enslavement of her ex-husband, multi-millionaire Allen Blackthorne, a handsome charmer- and a violent controlling sociopath who subjected Sheila to unthinkable abuse in their marriage and terrorised her for a decade after their divorce. When Sheila was slain in her home in the presence of four toddlers, authorities raced to link the crime to Blackthorne, the man who vowed to monitor Sheila's every move in his obsessive quest for power and revenge.

From America's celebrated true-crime writer comes the heartbreaking drama of a young woman ensnared in a web of sexual intrigue and emotional deception by her charming yet deadly lover. Ann Rule, a former Seattle policewoman and author of fifteen New York Times bestsellers, examines the motivations that drove a seemingly successful man to kill. She explores the fatal affair between Anne Marie Fahey, a confident young woman in the upper echelons of government, and Tommy Capano, a politically powerful attorney. On June 27, 1996, Anne Marie, the scheduling secretary for the governor of Delaware, had dinner with Capano, a man she had secretly been involved with for over two years. Known for his soft-spoken demeanor, Capano was a devoted father and respected figure in Wilmington. However, after they left a restaurant that night, Anne Marie disappeared, and it would take forty-eight hours for her family to realize she was gone. Rule meticulously traces the lives of Fahey and Capano, revealing how a trusting woman became captivated by a duplicitous man. What began as an affair morphed into an obsessive and deadly relationship. Through her research, Rule uncovers a man living a secret life, willing to sacrifice anyone for his desires. The story also involves Deborah MacIntyre, another mistress, adding layers to the mystery of Anne Marie's disappearance. This tragic tale of forbidden love and murder among the wealthy offers chillin

Linda Brown, la jeune et jolie épouse d'un informaticien millionnaire, est retrouvée morte dans sa chambre à coucher, abattue de deux balles en plein cœur. La police arrête sa belle-fille Cinnamon, quatorze ans, qui avoue le meurtre et plaide coupable. Malgré la confession de l'adolescente condamnée par la justice, Jay Newell, enquêteur, Jeoffrey Robinson, substitut du procureur, restent convaincus de son innocence. Leur curiosité et leurs efforts conjugués mettront au jour une odieuse machination, au péril de leur propre vie...

Même les milliardaires californiens se volatilisent. Par une chaude nuit d'octobre, Jerry Harris disparaît sans crier gare. Lubie de nabab en quête de sensations fortes ? Escapade extraconjugale aux Bahamas ? Fuite improvisée dans un paradis fiscal ? près tout, ce selfmade-man exhibe volontiers sa réussite et se targue - avec raison - de chanter mieux qu'Elvis. Seule son épouse Susan ne souscrit pas à ces folles hypothèses et trouve un allié précieux en la personne d'un agent du FBI... " Sans nouvelles de toi : une plongée terrifiante dans le mythe américain doublée d'une traque éperdue et d'une histoire d'amour bouleversante, par l'inégalable reine du thriller authentique. " New York Times

Ann Rule brilliantly dissects the convoluted love affairs that all too often end in violence in this unnerving collection drawn from her personal crime files. From traditional courtships to Internet relationships, the passions that rule the heart can also fuel the destructive fires of rage, jealousy and murder. There are stalkers driven by obsession, gay lovers who learn too late that things are not as they appear, and conjugal visits in the shadow of prison walls. Ann Rule goes far beyond the headlines made by these unusual stories to chronicle the downward spiral that begins when promises are broken - a descent that may wrenchingly unfold to a bloody conclusion, or occur so rapidly that the reader wants to cry 'watch out'. The title story deals with an adulterous affair that slashed the trust in a seemingly ideal marriage, the violence that ensued, and a missing-persons search that was ultimately solved with forensic science, computers, and the dedicated kindness of the victim's friends. Powerful because they strike so close to home, the cases in EMPTY PROMISES will leave readers shaken with the realities of love gone terribly wrong.

Sixth volume of Ann Rule's Crime Files anthologies - a benchmark in true crime writing. schovat popis

The bestselling author of THE STRANGER BESIDE ME, DEAD BY SUNSET and BITTER HARVEST, Ann Rule is an acknowledged expert on violent crimes. In this fifth volume of fascinating true cases, she explores the circumstances that has driven ordinary people to cross society's boundaries and commit the desperate act of murder. In THE END OF THE DREAM, Ann Rule chillingly profiles the workings of a criminal mind, and confirms she is the world's number-one writer of true crime.

Seattle author, Cheryl Landes puts her talents and long time love affair with her city Seattle into a delightful, entertaining and informative text about this gem of the northwest city -- "Seattle." Skillfully guiding you through famous streets, neighborhoods and the delightful nooks and crannies, Cheryl brings the city alive in this new publication that follows a long succession of wonderful books about "Seattle." The best yet, this text is supported with stunningly beautiful photography from many of the northwest's best photographers, including Mark Windom and Rick Morley. This is a publication you don't want to miss!

*Third volume of Ann Rule's bestselling Crime Files anthologies - a benchmark in true crime writing.

The author of eight New York Times bestsellers, Ann Rule first won nationwide acclaim with The Stranger Beside Me, about serial killer Ted Bundy. Her Crime Files volumes, based on fascinating case histories, have assured her reputation as our premier chronicler of crime. Now the former Seattle policewoman brings us the horrific account of a charismatic man adored by beautiful and brilliant women who always gave him what he wanted...sex, money, their very lives.... When attorney Cheryl Keeton's brutally bludgeoned body was found in her van in the fast lane of an Oregon freeway, her husband, Brad Cunningham, was the likely suspect. But there was no solid evidence linking him to the crime. He married again, for the fifth time, and his stunning new wife, a physician named Sara, adopted his three sons. They all settled down to family life on a luxurious estate. But gradually, their marriage became a nightmare.... In this gripping account of Cheryl's murder, Ann Rule takes us from Brad's troubled boyhood to one of the most bizarre trials in legal history, uncovering multiple marriages, financial manipulations, infidelities, and monstrous acts of harassment and revenge along the way. Dead By Sunset is Ann Rule at her riveting best.

A ROSE FOR HER GRAVE - the principal story of this collection - vividly recreates the cautionary tale of Randy Roth, a misogynistic sociopath from the Pacific North-West whose rage was directed primarily at women and children. Addicted to his own greed, Roth exercised a powerful aura of control over his victims, using his ability to charm and boyish good looks to lower their defences. By the time they saw the reality of the madness in his eyes, it was usually too late. This, along with five other chilling cases, bears the stamp of classic Ann Rule - informed, comprehensive, and eerily evocative of man's inhumanity to man.

The international classic of true crime... More than 2 million copies sold in the English language alone.

Joined in a romantic love that most people only ever dream about, Pat Taylor's marriage to Tom Allanson was all she ever wanted. Both came from fine Southern families, and both longed to recreate for themselves a plantation where they would raise horses, grow roses, and move with grace and style in the highest social circles of Atlanta; in short, to be the Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler of their time. But scarcely two months later, their perfect world had erupted into family hatreds, terror, bloodshed and murder, The beautiful estate was mysteriously burned to the ground and Tom Allanson stood accused of the brutal slaying of his own mother and father. Before the terrifying truth about the perpetrator was revealed, other innocent victims were to suffer attempts on their lives as intricate family loyalties and cruel, obsessive jealousies were played out.

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"There was only one way to please her father: Murder his wife ... David Brown was the consummate entrepreneur: a computer wizard and millionaire by age thirty-two. When his beautiful young wife was shot to death as she slept, Brown's fourteen-year-old daughter, Cinnamon, confessed to killing her stepmother. The California courts sentenced her harshly: twenty-four years to life. But in the wake of Cinnamon's murder conviction, thanks in part to two determined lawmen, the twisted private world of David Brown himself unfolded with astonishing clarity -- revealing a trail of perverse love, twisted secrets, and evil mind games. A complex and often dangerous investigation suggested a horrifying scenario: Was the seemingly bland David Brown really a stone-cold killer who convinced his own daughter to prove her love by killing for him? A man who turned young women into his own personal slaves, who collected nearly $1 million in insurance money, and married his dead wife's teenage sister, David Brown was a sociopath who would stop at nothing ... a deadly charmer who almost got away with everything"--Publisher

Ann Rule 's shocking and powerful account of the destructive forces that drove Diane Downs , a beautiful young mother, to shoot her three young children in cold blood.

Randall Woodfield was every college girl's dream - and nightmare. He cruised an 800-mile-long northwestern highway, the I-5 in search of his prey - woman of all ages. He subjected them to horrifying abuse and notched up at least 44 victims before he was caught and convicted. This is his story.