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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.

Aaron Hernandez—college All‑American, youngest NFL draft pick, and Super Bowl participant—led a hidden life that culminated in a murder conviction and his own tragic death. All‑American Murder details the case with original reporting.

A case study of a young girl's murder investigation in Texas, where her father, a manipulative man, murdered his daughter for an insurance policy.

The unsolved 1922 murder of silent‑film director William Desmond Taylor remains a Hollywood enigma—revisited by biographer Sidney Kirkpatrick, who uncovers a web of suspects and long‑hidden evidence after filmmaker King Vidor’s covert investigation.

A true‑crime collection featuring high‑stakes murder plots in New York and a chilling case of a mother‑daughter dynamic gone deadly.

Two true‑crime case studies: a wealthy man buried alive with only 48 hours of air, and a fatal shooting in the Sierra Nevada involving locals and wealthy developers.

Two gripping true‑crime stories – a couple brutally tortured and abandoned after a home invasion, and a double homicide in Omaha, Nebraska – that illuminate modern American murder and the investigation process.

Retired Philadelphia detectives, police and a forensic sculptor team up to solve cold cases, including the mysterious 1957 Boy in the Box, and explore the history of New York City’s Vidocq Society.

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.

Drawn from Ann Rule’s personal crime files, *Empty Promises* examines the tangled romances that often culminate in violent outcomes, highlighting betrayal, murder, and the human stories behind the statistics.

Marc Schultz, Olympic gold‑winning wrestler, recounts the fatal affair between his brother Dave and eccentric billionaire John du Pont at Foxcatcher Farms, where a 1996 murder and two‑day standoff ended with du Pont’s arrest.

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.

Ann Rule examines real murder cases, profiling killers and their victims in gripping, factual narratives.

A gripping legal thriller about a prosecutor's quest for justice after a brutal murder in Washington, D.C.

A gripping true‑crime investigation, detailing cosmetic surgeon Dr. Anthony Pignataro’s forged credentials, botched procedures, and attempted arsenic poisoning of his wife, followed by four other shocking criminal cases.

When Dr. Martin MacNeill discovers his wife dead in a Utah bathtub, his mysterious past and web of lies unfold through a family‑led investigation that ultimately leads to a first‑degree murder conviction.