{"product_id":"lying-in-wait-ann-rule-9781982138271","title":"Lying in Wait","description":"\u003cp\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 New York Times bestselling Crime Files series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping collection of investigative accounts from her private archives, \"America's 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:\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e * New mothers murdered, their infants kidnapped, in an atrocious baby-selling scheme\n\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\n\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\n\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?\n\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\n\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. . . .\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 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\n\u003cbr\u003e sociopath, in this seventeenth essential Crime Files volume.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Rule","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43174722666739,"sku":"9781982138271","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781982138271.jpg?v=1662066908","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/lying-in-wait-ann-rule-9781982138271","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}