But I Trusted You: Ann Rule's Crime Files #14

Ordered this because my husband came across it and expressed an interest. One of the stories involved his cousin and family . I had heard the story from him before but was interested to see Ms. Rules take on it. I have always liked her writing and this was just as good as any others to I have read before. I have only read the one story involving our family and it made me sad and angry that such evil can exist in this world.. This family was gone before I knew them but feel that I would have loved them after reading this book.. Anne Rule speaks for the victims in this and her other books which make them worth reading.. so often everyone remembers the name of the criminal and not their victims.. Anne Rule makes sure that doesn't happen. I look forward to reading the rest of this book.

Ann Rule’s writings are always good and I will miss her writings. This book was more telling than suspenseful but well done.

Maybe this book is not as good as others because this one is composed of short stories, but still a good read.

This book is a collection of short reads, a couple of which are very interesting but the whole doesn't stand out as anything but passing time. If you're bored with time to kill, you could do a lot worse than Ann Rule. But...

This is another of Ann File's outstanding books. I would recommend this book to anyone who is fascinated by true crime stories. As a!ways she selects good stories to tell and tells them well.

Among true crime fans there are those who love Ann Rule and those who don't. I'm proud to let my Ann-Rule-fan-flag fly. She's written some truly great books (Small Sacrifices and Bitter Harvest, to name two) and some that are merely better than most in the genre. Rule does have a tendency to over praise the dead - the "beautiful wife and mother", etc - but I'm willing to overlook that. I see it as part of Rule's determination to keep the victim front and center, to avoid lavishing undeserved attention on the killer. Ann Rule wants to understand the forces that make a killer and how we as a society deal with those who commit the worst crimes.Her "Crimes Files" series doesn't allow for much space to deal with either question at any length nor to demonstrate her flair for original reporting. This is only my second book from the series and while I'm getting used to the limitations, I'm also beginning to appreciate these books for what they are. By telling a series of stories, Rule can paint a broader picture. Rule is as fascinated as ever with how normal, how plausible killers can be every other area of their lives. But I Trusted You is packed with failures of the criminal justice system. Case after case show sociopaths freed from prisoner to commit more heinous crimes. Most of the cases are from the 1970s - the land before DNA - and several are either unsolved or unresolved. Time moves on, Rule shows us, but the questions are never answered. Two (The Voyage of the Spellbound and Dark Forest) are truly haunting in their lack of answers.If you're an Ann Rule fan, this book will tide you over until her new book is released this fall. It's not her best but it's better than most of the St. Martins True Crime Library. If you're new to Rule, start with one of her classics (I'm partial to Small Sacrifices as a starting point) to see what a true crime master can do.

I am very happy with the book and the seller, was fast and very reliable

As usual Ann Ru!e has truly shown herself to be in a league all her own. This read is varied and so real.

Ann Rule writes a very good book, it ends too soon.

I am a great fan of Ann Rule and have all of her books. They are nearly all real life crime and she approaches the subject matter in great depth. Her books always leave you with more questions and answers and that is as it should be. There are no happy endings but you get a fascinating insight into the depths of criminal behaviour.

Loved it!

I like all ann rules books

Great book