{"product_id":"lying-in-wait-ann-rules-crime-files-vol-18","title":"Ann Rule: Lying in Wait [2019] paperback","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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. . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Rule, Ann","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53831325974867,"sku":"9781982138271","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":53831325942099,"sku":"XE81982138271","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48035730653523,"sku":"XV81982138271","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/rule-ann-ann-rule-lying-in-wait-2019-paperback-1240309447.jpg?v=1779641531","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/lying-in-wait-ann-rules-crime-files-vol-18","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}