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Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder: And Other True Cases
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder: And Other True Cases
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder: And Other True Cases
Audiobook (abridged)5 hours

Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder: And Other True Cases

Written by Ann Rule

Narrated by Laural Merlington

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

Real-life murder. Real-life mystery.

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, America's #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 listener won't predict the outcome of these truly baffling cases until the conclusions revealed in Ann Rule's marvelously insightful narrative: An ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars…. A modest preacher's wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argument—but there's more to her shattering story than meets the eye. These and other true cases are analyzed with stunning clarity in a collection you won't be able to stop listening to.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 1, 2013
ISBN9781469285498
Author

Ann Rule

Ann Rule wrote thirty-five New York Times bestsellers, all of them still in print. 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 died in 2015.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book as is the case of many Ann Rule books is a compilation of short stories. This one has a theme based on couples, not all of them leave you with a clear cut right and wrong. The stories are well written and worthy of Ms. Rule. I would recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed reading true crime.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I like this book because, the stories are all true.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book contained a variety of cases going as far back as 1960. I found the Mary Winkler case to be the most interesting. It shows the line that is walked between victim and villian.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Very surprised to find more positive endings in this book than usual. Rather got the impression the author wanted to write a book where choices made in time changed lives for the better rather than for the worse. Overall, I liked it.