*The first volume of Ann Rule's Crime Files anthologies - a benchmark in true crime writing.
A ROSE FOR HER GRAVE recreates the tale of Randy Roth, a misogynistic sociopath from the Pacific North-West whose rage was directed primarily at women and children. Addicted to his own greed, Roth exercised a powerful aura of control over his victims, using his ability to charm and boyish good looks to lower their defences.
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*The first volume of Ann Rule's Crime Files anthologies - a benchmark in true crime writing.
A ROSE FOR HER GRAVE recreates the tale of Randy Roth, a misogynistic sociopath from the Pacific North-West whose rage was directed primarily at women and children. Addicted to his own greed, Roth exercised a powerful aura of control over his victims, using his ability to charm and boyish good looks to lower their defences.
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Contains six true crime cases. The principal story, "A Rose for Her Grave", re-creates the tale of Randy Roth, a misogynistic sociopath from the Pacific North-West whose rage was directed primarily at women and children. The story won the 1994 Anthony Award for the Best True Crime book.
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“No writer in America has ever probed the dark heart of a killer so deeply”
'' Edna Buchanan 'Master of the true-crime genre' CHICAGO TRIBUNE 'Ann Rule is simply the best.' Carla Norton, co-author of PERFECT VISION 'Fascinating... Each page is a gripper. Ann Rule is truly a master crime writer.' REAL CRIME BOOK DIGEST 'Ann Rule's account of a man acting on his own obsessions and how the authorities tried to stop his is vividly detailed and absolutely compelling.' DRIFFIELD POST 'This along with five other chilling cases shows why Ann Rile is one of the most highly-commended and successful writers of true-crime stories.' TORQUAY HERALD EXPRESS
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Ann Rule wrote thirty-five New York Times bestsellers. Her first bestseller was The 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.
A ROSE FOR HER GRAVE - the principal story of this collection - vividly recreates the cautionary tale of Randy Roth, a misogynistic sociopath from the Pacific North-West whose rage was directed primarily at women and children. Addicted to his own greed, Roth exercised a powerful aura of control over his victims, using his ability to charm and boyish good looks to lower their defences. By the time they saw the reality of the madness in his eyes, it was usually too late. This, along with five other chilling cases, bears the stamp of classic Ann Rule - informed, comprehensive, and eerily evocative of man's inhumanity to man.
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