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| Title | : | A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (Crime Files #1) |
| Author | : | Ann Rule |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 528 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 1993 by Pocket Books |
| Categories | : | Crime. True Crime. Nonfiction. Mystery. History. Short Stories. Literature. 20th Century |
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Paperback | Pages: 528 pages Rating: 4.02 | 3769 Users | 130 Reviews
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Ann Rule's Crime Files books have delivered the very best in true crime reading since A Rose for Her Grave, first in the acclaimed series, made its debut. Distinguished by the former Seattle policewoman's razor-sharp eye for telling detail and her penetrating analysis of the criminal mind, this gripping collection of accounts drawn from her personal files features the twisting case of Randy Roth, who married -- and murdered -- for profit. In her trademark narrative style, Ann Rule weaves a tale that is riveting, enraging, and heartbreaking all at once, and brilliantly chronicles the fateful confluence of a killer and his female victims, as well as the shattering investigation into Roth's heinous crimes.Point Books Concering A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (Crime Files #1)
| Original Title: | A Rose For Her Grave & Other True Cases |
| ISBN: | 0671793535 (ISBN13: 9780671793531) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Crime Files #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Anthony Award for Best True Crime (1994) |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 3769 Users | 130 ReviewsColumn Out Of Books A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (Crime Files #1)
A little dated in some parts, but overall good storytelling. True crime isn't really my thing anymore, but I loved Ann Rule in high school and wanted to revisit when I saw a cheap copy of one of her books at a local book store.Book 23 of 2019: A Rose for Her Grave by Ann RuleI read this after completing Michele McNamara's book, based on recommendations from my true crime hive. Being a true crime buff, I'm surprised that I never heard of Ann Rule given her literary contributions to the genre. My interest was piqued when I read about one of her most famous books, The Stranger Beside Me( #currentlyreading ). I was on the hold list for this one at the time through my library so this is where I started. I have to say, I
This book wasn't bad, per se, but on the balance between good and bad, it's leaning more to the bad side for a number of reasons. Unfortunately, the book reads like someone took a cop's notes and then expanded on them. In that respect, the book is a pretty dry read. Second, there was a whole lot of supposition on the part of the victims. Lots of inserting how the victim must have felt, or was thinking, at certain times, which is something we will never know. And it's not 'so-and-so must have
Only Ms. Rule could have written so diplomatically about the man that married, then murdered for insurance money.
Some truly horrific crimes carried out by some truly horrific human beings. The main case reviewed by Rule was Randy Roth and his murder of his 4th wife Cindy although it is pretty much a given that he also murdered his 2nd wife Jannis. I'll begin with Roth case as it's 3/4 of the book. Rule's narrative was quite dry giving the minutiae of the case even down to the house numbers, addresses, garden maintenance and layout, and I did find myself skipping over this sort of detail as you don't
I really loved this book. The cases outlined were interesting and I particularly enjoy Ann Rules writing style. I wasnt expecting the first case to take up 2/3rds of the book though with the remaining five(?) right at the end though.
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