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I usually love Ann Rule books. She was one of the first true crime authors I read, and she remained my favorite for many years. But this latest offering feels rushed and incomplete, almost as if Ann herself is tired of writing the books and is still doing it solely because it's her job. None of the stories contains the kind of detail I have come to expect in an Ann Rule account, and as a result I didn't much care about the people involved. When I become blasé about a crime victim, I know it's time to quit reading.
So I give this book three stars, because it IS Ann Rule, after all, and there are no glaring flaws, other than the rushed, "catch it in a sound bite" nature of the stories. Just don't let this be the book by which you judge Ann Rule's talent.


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Lying in Wait Ann Rule Crime Files Vol17 Ann Rule Books Reviews

Ms. Rules books are always highly detailed and well written, no doubt a result of meticulous research and her contacts with local law enforcement. After reading several of her novels and shorter stories, many share a sickening commonality. That being the pattern in our failed criminal justice system that all too often plays "catch and release" with the most violent criminals.

Time after time it is shown that violent offenders are caught, imprisoned and then paroled, even after attempting murder while locked up. If that doesn't tell you law makers could not give a damn about the people they are sworn to protect, nothing will.
Ann Rule is a veteran of the genre. I have read many of her books, some have been very good, others not so great, but with her latest offering, Lying in Wait Ann Rule's Crime Files, Vol 17, I found the stories well written, and for some reason I kind of like Ann Rule more after reading it. In the early pages she says that if anyone that reads her books, learns to be more weary of their human counterparts, and become less of a possible victim, then she feels her job is well worth it. I really liked that she said that, for if there is one thing I have learned from reading True Crime from years and years, kind of a morbid fascination as to how far humans are able to go in their evil pursuits, is that I have become highly cautious in just about any occasion. The stories in the book, specially the first ones, are horrific in nature, and Mrs. Rule writing is clear, and easy to follow. Plenty of photographs add to the overall value of the book, and yes, some of the stories at the end are relatively short, and in no time one starts to read them and they are finished. I am convinced that there always is someone plotting evil acts, and that when it comes to these sort of criminals, the only solution is to be armed and ready to respond to any possible harm they may want to inflict. The time for the innocent victims that stopped to pick up shady characters on the side of the road, or befriended an absolute monster, or the many ways in which evil may cross paths with nice people, the time for the bad people to have the upper hand is hopefully coming to an end. It is better to be distrustful than trustful, specially with people one knows very little about. Ann Rule's latest book was read very fast. That happens when one has been reading books for decades, their speed to tell a good story and devour a book, can be something to consider but thankfully this particular book cost a modest price, so in the end it was a good bargain, and an even better read. 4 Stars.
I am a true Ann Rule fan and have read every book Ann has published. I do not enjoy the case file books as well as Ann’s full length books but that is my personal choice. I am always amazed at what some people will do, to get their kicks and this book is no exception
THE 1st case the BABYSELLER Three decades ago, Jackie Schut was considered one of the most prolific “baby sellers” in the country. She traveled all over the US, murdered women who had just had babies, and then stole their babies to sell on the black market with her husband Harold who was also a pedophile.
Geneva Clemons thought her newborn son, James, was adorable. What mother doesn’t? It did not seem farfetched when a roving photographer in January 1980 told Geneva that James had been nominated for a national magazine’s Most Beautiful Baby contest. Jackie, shot photos of James, and then returned the next day and asked Clemons and the baby to accompany her to nearby Decatur to receive a savings bond prize.
Geneva met Jackie the next day. Jackie responded by drawing a .38. In Geneva front yard She seized her baby and fired two deadly shots at Geneva. The murder was witnessed by Geneva’s daughters, ages 5 and 7, who wailed as the photographer’s car peeled away with their baby brother inside. Two hours later, James was found unharmed — abandoned on a country road.
Five weeks later, a sailor’s wife named Cheryl Jones, 23, was approached in the Navy commissary in the Algiers section of New Orleans by a stout woman who said she was scouting babies for a magazine contest. Cheryl got in the car with Jackie and her husband Harold. They checked into a nice hotel in uptown Houston. The next morning, a maid found the young mother’s body. One wrist was slashed, and she had overdosed on barbiturates. She left a suicide note “My life is ruined. I left my husband for another man and now I have nothing.” Her killers were gone — and so were baby Amanda.
Jackie and Harold carried on hurting children until they were caught. Harold molested Jackies own children and they took children to sell them on in the black market for $2000. This was just the first story in Anne Rules case files out of 6
The next 5 cases are shorter starting with a Robert Baker who killed his wife Kathie Hill with a hammer while she was sleeping so he could go off and marry another woman.
This case is sad as it concerns the horrific murders of the happily married couple Rod Pedersen and his wife DeeDee by Joey Pedersen who was Rod’s son from a previous marriage and his girlfriend Holly Grigsby. DeeDee is the innocent wife who had no idea the husband she would marry had a secret passed life and a son who would destroy her life.
The next case concerns the life and times of a serial rapist by the name of Michael Smith. He was eventually caught and given a lengthy prison sentence.

The last case concerns the exploits of Arthur St. Peter who had a life history of armed robbery and other felonies and who eventually shot two married people.
If you love Ann Rule like I do then you will enjoy reading this book. Just remember there are a lot of sick people out there who without Ann rule investigative journalism we would never know about.
I used to wait anxiously for every new Ann Rule book. While, I don't judge this one as harshly as the last 2, because it was more than one story, I just have a feeling that Mr Rule is losing her edge. I believe getting too close and letting her personal feelings sway the way she writes, definitely hurts the telling of the story. And while I know that was what was wrong with her last 2 full length stories, I'm going to reserve that judgment for the next one. As far as this book, the 1st 2 stories were somewhat captivating, but the ones after that were very dull. I hate to give up on her. Some of my very favorites books were written by her. I'm going to wait.
I usually love Ann Rule books. She was one of the first true crime authors I read, and she remained my favorite for many years. But this latest offering feels rushed and incomplete, almost as if Ann herself is tired of writing the books and is still doing it solely because it's her job. None of the stories contains the kind of detail I have come to expect in an Ann Rule account, and as a result I didn't much care about the people involved. When I become blasé about a crime victim, I know it's time to quit reading.
So I give this book three stars, because it IS Ann Rule, after all, and there are no glaring flaws, other than the rushed, "catch it in a sound bite" nature of the stories. Just don't let this be the book by which you judge Ann Rule's talent.