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