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But I Trusted You: Ann Rule's Crime Files #14 (2000)

by Ann Rule(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Nonfiction

series

Crime Files

review 1: There were six true stories of murders, with the first one taking up almost half the book.I hadn't heard of any of these stories (they happened in the States) but they were interesting to read nonetheless. There are some scary people out in the world!My only complaint would be the pictures. There are two sections of black 'n white pictures and the quality isn't very good. They should either be in colour or better resolution or removed altogether.
review 2: I used to like Ann Rule very much. I liked the way her books were not "just" true crime books. She used to do an excellent job at describing real people, the good and the bad, and her writing used to be good. Unfortunately, little by little she seems to be getting somewhat prudish and judgmental. It might be ... moreage, it might be having seen too much ugliness, it might be that she used to have a better editor. I have not checked whether she used a new editor for this book, but the overall quality has dropped sharply both in content and style. And then there are the asides about the "dangers of the Internet" and the "shocking example" of the "Craigslist Killer". I wonder if she would be so quick to write about the "dangers of Sunday school" if she tackled, for instance, the murder of Sandra Cantu. She also writes that Frank Monohan's fate "might serve as a deterrent to those would-be swingers". This new sanctimonious Ann Rule is not really working for me and I will probably not finish the book. less

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