{"product_id":"lying-in-wait-and-other-true-cases-9781982138271","title":"Lying in Wait and Other True Cases","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRule, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ann Rule wrote thirty-five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, all of them still in print. Her first bestseller was \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger Beside Me\u003c\/i\u003e, about her personal relationship with infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. A former Seattle police officer, she used her firsthand expertise in all her books. For more than three decades, she was a powerful advocate for victims of violent crime. She lived near Seattle and died in 2015.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717208248594,"sku":"9781982138271","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f136a47f-ae04-4edd-801d-d4479bb51fe3.jpg?v=1734612843","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lying-in-wait-and-other-true-cases-9781982138271","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}