Lying in Wait: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol.17

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Ann Rule presents a collection of fascinating and disturbing true-crime storiesdrawn from her real-life personal filesin this seventeenth volume in the #1 New York Times bestselling Crime Files series.

In this gripping collection of investigative accounts from her private archives, Americas 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 wifeand his wife from his mistressuntil 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 didnt . . . with fatal consequences
For months, a vicious, rage-filled serial rapist eluded police and terrorized Seattles womenwhen 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 robberynow the convict is being served dinner in a civilians 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 wereuntil 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 Bio

Ann Rule wrote thirty-fiveNew York Timesbestsellers, all of them still in print. Her first bestseller wasThe Stranger Beside Me, 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.