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Name: A rose for her grave
Author: Ann Rule

Ann Rule’s *A Rose for Her Grave* introduces her renowned Crime Files series, offering readers a razor‑sharp look at true crime through the lens of her experience in the police force. The collection centers on Randy Roth, a man who married and killed for financial gain, and chronicles the investigation and psychological analysis that unfolded. Rule’s narrative style delivers a riveting, heartbreaking account that brings the criminal mind and its victims vividly into focus.

First publish date: 1993

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Ann Rule

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