Paperback – 576 pages

This first installment in theNew York Timesbestselling Crime Files series is a chilling collection of shocking crimes and the ensuing struggles to bring the perpetrators to justicefrom the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Stranger Beside Me. Soon to be a Lifetime original movie.

The countrys premier true crime author (Library Journal) brings her clear-eyed, compassionate writing and investigative skills to this unputdownable anthology. Distinguished by the former Seattle police officers razor-sharp eye for detail and her penetrating analysis of the criminal mind, the featured case in this collection is the twisted story of Randy Rotha man who married, and murdered, for profit. Following are compelling tales of bloody vengeance, estranged relationships that turn deadly, and fateful encounters. With her trademark unwavering voice (Publishers Weekly), Ann Rule exposes the darkness that lurks among us.