{"product_id":"lying-in-wait-ann-rules-crime-files-vol17-9781982138271","title":"Lying in Wait: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol.17","description":"\u003cb\u003eAnn 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Crime Files series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this gripping collection of investigative accounts from her private archives, \"America's best true-crime writer\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews)\u003c\/i\u003e 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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - New mothers murdered, their infants kidnapped, in an atrocious baby-selling scheme\u003cbr\u003e - 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\u003cbr\u003e - 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\u003cbr\u003e - 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?\u003cbr\u003e - 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\u003cbr\u003e - 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. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With her ability to translate the most complex cases into storytelling \"as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at night\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), Rule expertly analyzes the thoughts and deeds of the\u003cbr\u003e sociopath, in this seventeenth essential Crime Files volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982138271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Ann Rule","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36674253324444,"sku":"9781982138271","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_118cab58-1c20-4f1b-87b5-c6d63e988149.jpg?v=1603931637","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lying-in-wait-ann-rules-crime-files-vol17-9781982138271","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}