Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder: And Other True Cases

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#1 New York Times bestselling author and true crime icon Ann Rule explores several crimes filled with mysterious twists and turns in this unputdownable entry in the Ann Rules Crime Files series.

Some murder cases reveal the answers quickly and with relative ease. But sometimes, the case is an intractable puzzle, filled with smoke and mirrors. The countrys premier true crime author (Library Journal) reveals several such cat-and-mouse cases here.

First, the ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy. In another case, a sexual predator hides behind multiple fake identities, eluding police for years while his past victims live in fear that he will hunt them down. Theres also the true story of a modest preachers wife confessing to shooting her husband after an argument but theres more to her shattering story than meets the eye. These and other true crime tales are analyzed with Ann Rules extraordinary (The New York Times) compassion and objectivity in this collection.

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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.