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Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder
And Other True Cases
Series: Ann Rule's Crime Files
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and true crime icon Ann Rule, the cases in this collection grapple with murder, false identity, and much more. In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic of crimes crystallises with relative ease. Not so with these...
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Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and true crime icon Ann Rule, the cases in this collection grapple with murder, false identity, and much more.
In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic of crimes crystallises with relative ease. Not so with these fascinating accounts drawn from the personal files of Ann Rule, Americaβs #1 bestselling true crime writer. What happens when the case itself becomes an intractable puzzle, when clues are shrouded in smoke and mirrors, and when criminals skilfully evade law enforcement in a maddening cat-and-mouse chase? Even the most devoted true crime reader wonβt predict the outcome of these truly confounding cases until the conclusions are revealed in Ruleβs marvellously insightful narrative:
- A βpicture perfectβ family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars.
- 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.
- A modest preacherβs wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argumentβbut thereβs more to her shattering story than meets the eye.
These and other true cases are analysed with stunning clarity in a page-turning collection you won't be able to put down.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781668043516
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 January 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Gallery
Illustration: 1 16-pg b&w and 1 8-pg b&w inserts
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 374g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Ann Rule wrote thirty-fiveΒ New York TimesΒ bestsellers, all of them still in print. Her first bestseller wasΒ The 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.
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