Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder

Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder by Rule, Ann. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780739492000.

In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic of crimes crystallizes with relative ease. Not so with these fascinating accounts drawn from the personal files of Ann Rule, Americas #1 bestselling true-crime writer. What happens when the case itself becomes an intractable puzzle, when clues are shrouded in smoke and mirrors, and when criminals skillfully evade law enforcement in a maddening cat-and-mouse chase? Even the most devoted true-crime reader wont predict the outcome of these truly baffling cases until the conclusions revealed in Ann Rules marvelously insightful narrative: An ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars.... A sexual predator hides behind multiple fake identities, eluding police for years while his past victims live in fear that he will hunt them down.... A modest preachers wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argument -- but theres more to her shattering story than meets the eye. These and other true cases are analyzed with stunning clarity in a page-turning collection you wont be able to put down.