Books like The want-ad killer by Ann Rule

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 chilling true‑crime investigation uncovers the twisted life of David Brown, a California entrepreneur suspected of manipulating his daughter into murdering his wife and orchestrating a web of deceit and abuse.

Unveiling the Shadows of Organized Crime: The Life of Clyde Smaldone

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.

Tim Cahill's *Buried Dreams* brings to life the brutal crimes of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Jr., revealing the complex personality behind his twisted atrocities.

In A RAGE TO KILL, former policewoman Ann Rule empties her files of short cases she just can't forget. Some of the stories are from her early years of writing, before serial killers like Ted Bundy made headlines -- before they made the horrific not only believable but also common place. Other stories are more recent. Some of the killers were brilliant; others captured because of their stupidity. One death isn't solved. Yet each of the stories has one element in common -- a rage to kill. Each of the stories is haunting in a different way. Whether it's a tale of a killer kidnapping beautiful young women from shopping malls, or of the young woman who saw death coming at the hands of the father of her children and was powerless to prevent her own murder, each story is written with chilling detail. All of the stories illustrates the ability of irrational violence to strike without warning, taking a life in moment

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

A gripping nonfiction account of LAPD officer Bill Leasure, whose crimes expose police corruption in Los Angeles, revealed through exclusive jail‑cell interviews conducted by Pulitzer‑winning journalist Edward Humes.

"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.

A gripping true‑crime compilation by former Seattle policewoman Ann Rule, featuring the twisted case of Randy Roth, who married and murdered for profit.

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