{"product_id":"9781982138271","title":"Lying in Wait : Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol.17","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLying in Wait\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ann Rule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982138271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40953265193166,"sku":"9781982138271","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_c82eb8a1-9c27-47f1-9399-cff0c400d424.jpg?v=1646252843","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982138271","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}