Crime Files (10 books in series)
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review 1: Overall I really enjoyed my first true crime novel/ my first Ann Rule novel !I do find it hard to give reviews due to the subject matter. I found in some cases that there was too much detail into the aftermath of the case. Too much about the court proceedings. Yes i want to know ...
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review 1: Not exactly a review of the book which I believe is well written and well rounded as true crime can be. My hat goes off to Anne Rule for putting to paper the stories that typically grace the headlines until the next big thing comes along, unfortunately Sad but true. To put a voic...
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review 1: Overall, an OK book. I usually enjoy true crime novels, but this just seemed to lack a lot of depth and I noticed numerous spelling and grammatical errors! I felt like it was dashed off in in an attempt to fulfill some deadline. I also felt that Anne Rule kept repeating hersel...
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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 th...
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review 1: For some crazy reason, I like reading real life crime stories... but at the same time I find them horrific. It's hard to believe how totally depraved and evil these criminals are. I also like 48 Hours Mystery.I will say that I didn't particularly appreciate the unsolved crime s...
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review 1: Ann Rule's newer books are not up to the standards she set early in her writing career. She has countless stories to chose from, yet she seems to be selecting ones that lack the surprise and spine-chilling scenes of her earlier works. This book was ok. Out of 4 stories, 1 held my...
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review 1: Ms. Rule's #16 book is great for showing crimes before cellphones, DNA, and a lot of (now modern) conveniences of forensics and the solving of crimes that people (unfortunately) still do today: rape, murder, arson and the trials that put these criminals away for the duration of t...
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review 1: Ann Rule's usual dish of interesting true crime cases. And as always I get drawn into the cases and am emotionally spent at the end. The first case (Mortal Danger) I think was the most somber one. Because the twisted murderer Dr. John Branden takes his life in addition to his w...
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review 1: the book itself I enjoyed but I was deeply offended by a comment she made including people with borderline personality disorder. People with mental illnesses specifically personality disorders are not as violent as many believe and quite a few want to get better but don't know ...
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review 1: I love mystery-crime-thriller genre novels. But True Crime Non-fiction - not so much. The writing is usually horrible, either because the author had no talent for stringing sentences coherently or because the author should have outlined the chapters or a lot of excessive and poin...