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Have read it likely 10 times, so fascinating. Family murders with a whacked out daughter and her crazy cousin boyfriend...reads like a thriller/mystery. First time I read this big book in 2 days, could not put it down...
In the end I believe the death total wäs 9.
This also happened at the time I was living in one of the towns that were
involved...
I noticed the discussion of Small Sacrifices so I assume we have some other Ann Rule fans around here. Has anyone read If You Really Loved Me? This is the one that started it all for me. I picked this up in a library one day and couldn't put it down. It was so fascinating to see someone like David Brown and get insight into his actions from Rule. Always felt sorry for his daughter. I think she is out of prison. Is the sister who helped with the murder out as well?
Yes! Another good one. Both the book and the movie. David Brown was a control freak and a narcissist.I do feel sorry for Cinnamon.
I used to read all of them until she started to write about random serial killers. I find the stories where the people have relations much more interesting like:
Everything She Ever Wanted and that one about the guy who murdered his wife. I think they made a movie of that one with Annette O'toole? And they also made a movie as I recall for Everything She Ever Wanted. Ann had an amazing way of building that one up to a climax. Then there was the one about the guy in Delaware who was having an affair with the young woman and he killed her. I miss those books. Sometimes if you wait a long time, you can re-read them.
I used to read all of them until she started to write about random serial killers. I find the stories where the people have relations much more interesting like:
Everything She Ever Wanted and that one about the guy who murdered his wife. I think they made a movie of that one with Annette O'toole? And they also made a movie as I recall for Everything She Ever Wanted. Ann had an amazing way of building that one up to a climax. Then there was the one about the guy in Delaware who was having an affair with the young woman and he killed her. I miss those books. Sometimes if you wait a long time, you can re-read them.
Yes, I do keep and re-read....love her style, miss her/new books.
Victim
That book got me started reading true crime books.
Stereo shop robbery in ogden utah, by 2 military soldiers, who ended up killing 3 people and severely injuring 2. Onecwas a young ROTC student that wanted to be a pilot. Hecwas hanged, forced to drink bleach, shot in the head and his dad i believe was shot, hanged and had a pencil kicked into his ear drum. (He lived).
It was a horrific torture/killing.
I'd suggest Helter Skelter, by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry. It's about the Charles Manson murders and trial. Bugliosi was the prosecutor in the trial, and brings a first-person perspective to the trial that would be difficult for anybody not involved in the proceedings to report.
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