Ann Rule wrote thirty-fiveNew York Timesbestsellers. 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 passed away in 2015.
Praise for Small Sacrifices
“Vivid...extraordinary...A page-turner.”—The New York Times Book
Review
“A harrowing pathological portrait, a nearly unthinkable
triple-murder plot, a hold-your-breath police procedural and a tale
of dedication and compassion all superbly combined to produce the
most riveting true-crime account since In Cold Blood.”—Kirkus
Reviews
“A detailed, probing inquiry....From start to finish, Rule’s
account informatively unweaves the sad features of Downs’s life and
gives a moving description of the human side of law
enforcement.”—Boston Herald
“Excellent....One of the most detailed studies of a sociopath to
dignify the true-crime circuit.”—The San Francisco Chronicle
“Superb...[a] riveting detective story...as good a page-turner as
any fictional murder mystery.”—Indianapolis Star
Praise for Small Sacrifices
"Vivid...extraordinary...A page-turner."-The New York Times
Book Review
"A harrowing pathological portrait, a nearly unthinkable
triple-murder plot, a hold-your-breath police procedural and a tale
of dedication and compassion all superbly combined to produce the
most riveting true-crime account since In Cold
Blood."-Kirkus Reviews
"A detailed, probing inquiry....From start to finish, Rule's
account informatively unweaves the sad features of Downs's life and
gives a moving description of the human side of law
enforcement."-Boston Herald
"Excellent....One of the most detailed studies of a sociopath to
dignify the true-crime circuit."-The San Francisco
Chronicle
"Superb...[a] riveting detective story...as good a page-turner as
any fictional murder mystery."-Indianapolis Star
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