Books like But I Trusted You by Ann Rule

A chilling, factual account of the 1959 shotgun murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, where four members were killed with no clear motive or clues.

Ann Rule’s true‑crime biography exposes the chilling rise of serial killer Ted Bundy and the devastating realization she faced when she discovered the killer was her friend.

A true‑crime account of Princeton‑educated Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, a former U.S. Marine, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two children in 1970, and the chilling investigation that followed.

No Regrets is a true‑crime book by Ann Rule that examines murder and cold‑case investigations in the United States.

Trust. It's the foundation of any enduring relationship between friends, lovers, spouses, and families. But when trust is placed in those who are not what they seem, the results can be deadly. Ann Rule, who famously chronicled her own shocking experience of unknowingly befriending a sociopath in The Stranger Beside Me, offers a riveting, all-new collection from her true-crime files, with the lethally shattered bonds of trust at the core of each bloodsoaked account. Whether driven to extreme violence by greed or jealousy, passion or rage, these calculating sociopaths targeted those closest to them -- unwitting victims whose last disbelieving words could well have been "but I trusted you...." Headlining this page-turning anthology is the case of middle-school counselor Chuck Leonard, found shot to death outside his Washington State home on an icy February morning. A complicated mix of family man and wild man, Chuck played hard and loved many...but who crossed the line by murdering him in cold blood? And why? The revelation is as stunning as the shattering crime itself, powerfully illuminating how those we think we know can ingeniously hide their destructive and homicidal designs. Along with other shattering cases, immaculately detailed and sharply analyzed by America's #1 true-crime writer, this fourteenth Crime Files volume is essential reading for getting inside the mind of the hidden killers among us.

Three best‑selling true‑crime titles by Ann Rule, compiling the cases of marry‑for‑profit killer Randy Roth, obsessively corrupt state trooper Tim Harris, and a volatile Midwestern love triangle.

"In the Name of Love" chronicles the ruthless crimes of a sociopathic killer and the remarkable resilience of a survivor who endured nearly eight years of unimaginable hardship while maintaining hope and moral clarity.

A compilation of American murder case studies written by true‑crime author Ann Rule.

Ann Rule investigates a shocking Christmas‑time murder on the Washington coast, exposing the greed, sex, and scandal that led to a brutal killing.