Título: Lying in Wait: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol.17
Autor: Ann Rule
Sinopse: Ann Rule presents a collection of fascinating and disturbing true-crime stories—drawn from her real-life personal files—in this seventeenth volume in the #1 New York Times bestselling Crime Files series.
In this gripping collection of investigative accounts from her private archives, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews) exposes the most frightening aspect of the murderous mind: the waiting game. Trusted family members or strangers, these cold-blooded killers select their unsuspecting prey, wait for the perfect moment to strike, then turn normality into homicidal mayhem in a matter of moments. Ann Rule will have you seeing the people and places around you with heightened caution as you read these shattering cases, including:
• New mothers murdered, their infants kidnapped, in an atrocious baby-selling scheme
• The man who kept his criminal past hidden from his wife—and his wife from his mistress—until he coldly disposed of one of them
• The beautiful daughter of a State Department official ran away from the privileged world she knew and hitched a ride with a man she didn’t . . . with fatal consequences
• For months, a vicious, rage-filled serial rapist eluded police and terrorized Seattle’s women—when would he strike next, and how far would his violence escalate?
• A criminal known for his Houdini-like escapes is serving time for murder in a botched robbery—now the convict is being served dinner in a civilian’s home, where he has one more trick up his sleeve
• A long-lost relative who came home to visit, leaving a bloody trail through Washington and Oregon; no one realized how dangerous he and his ladylove were—until it was far too late. . . .
With her ability to translate the most complex cases into storytelling “as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at night” (The New York Times), Rule expertly analyzes the thoughts and deeds of the
sociopath, in this seventeenth essential Crime Files volume.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Lying in Wait: Ann Rule’s Crime Files: Vol.17”, de Ann Rule, publicado pela editora Gallery Books, em 2019 e com 360 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Gallery Books
Páginas: 360
Ano: 2019-11-19
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1982138270
ISBN13: 9781982138271
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Gallery Books apresentam uma variedade notável de narrativas que transitam entre suspense policial, dramas emocionais e romances contemporâneos, sempre com personagens complexos e conflitos intensos. A experiência de leitura costuma envolver tramas de ritmo ágil e tensão crescente, como em investigações criminais que se desenrolam em cenários urbanos ou histórias pessoais marcadas por segredos e redenção. Algumas obras exploram também o passado histórico ou familiar, trazendo um tom mais reflexivo e emotivo, enquanto outras oferecem aventuras fantásticas e ficção científica, com universos detalhados e desafios épicos. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por narrativas que combinam emoção, mistério e relações humanas profundas, com variações entre o mais narrativo e o mais informativo, como em guias práticos e biografias.
