Lying In Wait : Ann Rule'S Crime Files: Vol.17

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
• | Publisher: Gallery Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 19, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1982138270
• | ISBN-13: 9781982138271