Lying In Wait: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol.17 (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
2.5 stars, rounded upI've been disappointed with Ann Rule's past several books. It feels like she's just fulfilling her contract, with little of the passion she had in her books from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The notable exception was the "Amorous Pizza Man" story. I found it engaging and a compelling read. It seemed to have more police investigation than the others, which is an angle I enjoy. The other two longer cases ("Baby Seller" and "Road Trip") weren't particularly engaging. The short cases give so little info that it's hard to have a stake in them. I love Ann Rule's full-length crime novels; never been a huge fan of her "Crime Files" though I have read them all anyway. This one, for whatever reason, dragged on and on. The first story, the longest, held no real mystery and was very predictable. Unlike her other books, I found it difficult to connect with anyone involved in the crime. The other, shorter, stories were almost a joke; I could glean more information about these crimes from the police blotter in the local paper. A few pages of listing the victims, the environment surrounding the actual crime, and the sentence of the perpetrator. This is the first Ann Rule book I've ever read where I was skimming the entire last half of the book. Not worth it.
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Enjoy reading Ann rule but looking for more like in her first
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