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Title: A Rage To Kill and Other True Cases : Anne Rule's Crime Files, Vol. 6 by Ann Rule ISBN: 0-671-02534-1 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.95 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Ann's done it again!
Comment: That Ann Rule is held in such regard by the literary world (and this probably includes non true crime authors) should surprise no one, especially her legions of fans who await every latest book of hers with baited breath.
In her 6th volume of crime stories, Ms Rule certainly proves her writing talent is 2nd to none. That she chose to write 10 short stories may have surprised some of her followers, but she is able to tell a story and draw conclusions in 20 or so pages, and how many authors have that ability?
In all but 2 instances, the stories and killers she profiles in this book most likely didn't even receive a radar blip in the media. America is a country where so many murders are committed, and sadly, only the goriest and most bizarre rate a mention in the media. But Ms Rule, a woman who doesn't seek out the sensational, a woman of great empathy and compassion, gives these stories a chance to be heard and discussed. She enables all the forgotten victims an opportunity to have voices.
Rating: 2
Summary: A disappointment for Ann Rule fans
Comment: I became an avid reader of Ann Rule's true crime, but her case files seem to be thinning out. Worse yet, she seems to have been distracted while writing this paperback. The name of it suggests that the major story within is called "A Rage to Kill" but there is no such story in the book. She has some minor gaffs in the writing (pleading guilty by reason of insanity?) that make you wonder if she proofread it. The Bus to Nowhere could have been called The Story to Nowhere, because she didn't go any further into the killer's motives than pointing out that he was a sloppy housekeeper with no job (I fit one of those qualities). While her earlier works were derived from more sensational stories, these are little more than cleaning out the closet.
Rating: 3
Summary: macabre true stories = depressing yet compulsive reading
Comment: 'A Rage To Kill' is the sixth installment of Ann Rule's "Crime Files", and I fear the series is running out of steam. While the others in the series focus on one main story followed on by shorter stories, this book only contains short-ish (30-50 pages) stories. And so we don't have the pleasure of Ann Rule's great research and insight, as found in her single story books (eg, 'Dead By Sunset'). It is as if the author didn't want to sweat the details and simply wanted to tart up police reports, and then stuff them into a book.
Having said all this, Ann Rule does write in a very fluid style. Her books are always a fast read. And while the stories here are most definitely morbid and horrific, they are fascinating (much like viewing a road accident).
Bottom line: empty calories for the brain. But like junk food, hopelessly addictive.
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Title: In the Name of Love : Ann Rule's Crime Files Volume 4 by Ann Rule ISBN: 067179356X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: A FEVER IN THE HEART: ANN RULE'S CRIME FILES VOLUME III by Ann Rule ISBN: 0671793551 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Empty Promises by Ann Rule ISBN: 0671025333 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 26 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The End Of The Dream The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up : Ann Rules Crime Files Volume 5 by Ann Rule ISBN: 0671793578 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: A Rose For Her Grave & Other True Cases by Ann Rule ISBN: 0671793535 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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