Lying In Wait Audiobook

Ann Rule presents a collection of fascinating and disturbing true-crime storiesdrawn from her real-life personal filesin this seventeenth volume in the #1 New York Times bestselling Crime Files series.In this gripping collection of investigative accounts from her private archives, ';America's best true-crime writer' (Kirkus Reviews) exposes the most frightening aspect of the murderous mind: the waiting game. Trusted family members or strangers, these cold-blooded killers select their unsuspecting prey, wait for the perfect moment to strike, then turn normality into homicidal mayhem in a matter of moments. Ann Rule will have you seeing the people and places around you with heightened caution as you read these shattering cases, including: *; New mothers murdered, their infants kidnapped, in an atrocious baby-selling scheme *; The man who kept his criminal past hidden from his wifeand his wife from his mistressuntil he coldly disposed of one of them *; The beautiful daughter of a State Department official ran away from the privileged world she knew and hitched a ride with a man she didn't...with fatal consequences *; For months, a vicious, rage-filled serial rapist eluded police and terrorized Seattle's womenwhen would he strike next, and how far would his violence escalate? *; A criminal known for his Houdini-like escapes is serving time for murder in a botched robberynow the convict is being served dinner in a civilian's home, where he has one more trick up his sleeve *; A long-lost relative who came home to visit, leaving a bloody trail through Washington and Oregon; no one realized how dangerous he and his ladylove wereuntil it was far too late... With her ability to translate the most complex cases into storytelling ';as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at night' (The New York Times), Rule expertly analyzes the thoughts and deeds of the sociopath, in this seventeenth essential Crime Files volume.