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Starred Review. Prolific and talented true crime author Rule proves her warranted reputation as one of the genre's leading lights with the 11th entry in her Crime Files series. Two-thirds of the book is devoted to one case, the disappearance of an elderly sea captain from his quiet community of Lopez Island in Washington State. As with many of the stories recounted in previous volumes, Rule succeeds in pulling the reader into a mystery that was largely of local concern. With a novelist's skill, she brings to life the missing Norwegian mariner, Rolf Neslund, and his difficult marriage to Ruth Myers, who became the prime suspect after he vanished without a trace. Handicapped by the absence of a corpse, the local authorities, inexperienced in homicide inquiries, doggedly persisted over years until justice was won. The richness of this case does have the unintended effect of rendering the shorter sketches that follow—including the tale of a woman beaten into a coma, a murder victim found months after the fact and a young bank robber—less compelling, but few genre fans will complain; the Neslund case speaks for itself, as does Rule's skill as a storyteller. (Nov.)
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A ship's pilot legendary for guiding mammoth freighters through the narrows of Puget Sound, Rolf Neslund was a proud Norwegian, a ladies' man, and a beloved resident of Washington State's idyllic Lopez Island. Virtually indestructible even into his golden years, he made electrifying headlines more than once: after a ship he was helming crashed into the soaring West Seattle Bridge, causing millions in damages; and following his inexplicable disappearance at age 80. Was he a suicide, a man broken by one costly misstep? Had he run off with a lifelong love? Or did a trail of gruesome evidence lead to the home Rolf shared with his wife, Ruth? On an island where everyone thought they knew their neighbors, the veneer of the Neslunds' marriage masked a convoluted case that took many years to solve. And, indeed, some still believe that the old sea captain will come home one day. "The Sea Captain" is a classic tale as blood chilling as murder itself. Along with six other equally riveting, detailed accounts of destruction and murder committed without conscience or regret, Ann Rule takes readers into frightening places they never could have imagined in No Regrets.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
No Regrets/Ann Rule,
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This review is from: No Regrets: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Volume 11 (Mass Market Paperback)
As with all of her books, Ann Rule writes concisely and goes to great lengths to arrange her information in a way that is beyond compare.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Ann Rule, she rules!!!,
By Jojos "Jojos" (Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: No Regrets: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Volume 11 (Mass Market Paperback)
I give it 4 stars not because it's not good but because it's a bit sad to know that those crimes really happened... I really thought that I would like reading those kind of books but I must say I rather read fiction. I was sad for the victims. I still give it 4 stars for the stories that are interesting and well written. :)
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4.4 out of 5 stars (58 customer reviews) 17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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No Regrets About This One!,
By Lynne So. Calif. "Lynne" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: No Regrets: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Volume 11 (Mass Market Paperback)
This book consists of a lengthy main story that is a fascinating tale about the murder of a ship's pilot by his wife. It is followed by multiple separate but equally compelling stories that while tragic, are poignant and quite interesting.Ann Rule continues to unfold stories with great attention to the backgrounds of the people in her novels and the locations relevant to their lives. She has a clear interest in why people do what they do and obvious respect for the justice system and crime victims. Her "way with a word" just gets better with time. This is a must have book for anyone that enjoys true crime stories. 16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some Interesting Stories!,
By Sylviastel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: No Regrets: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Volume 11 (Mass Market Paperback)
I am big Ann Rule fan. I think I read about every one of her books possible. She is such a captivating author that if she wrotes novels, she would win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Her books always romanticize the setting whether it's Lopez Island, Seattle, Portland, and usually in the Pacific Northwest that is also where she calls home. She uses her intelligence and wit to write stories about common, ordinary people sometimes extraordinary, deranged, and dangerous like Rolf and Rose Neslund in the Sea Captain about a Norwegian American sea captain who lives on Lopez Island. Him and his wife have one of the most dysfunctional relationships ever just to clue you in but yet it's ROlf we have to feel sorry for because he is the victim of Rose's anger and hatred and jealousy over his money which she controls. There are other stories like a Very Bad Christmas about a father/husband who kills his wife and two young children. A story that never made national headlines. Or the two men who raped and kidnapped Kari Lindholm who survived the ordeal. Or the man who shot and killed a bank officer during a botched robbery. These stories happen a lot more than we expect but Ann puts perspective on the survivors, the victims, and even the criminals. We know that Ann does not treat the criminals lightly at all. She criticizes their crimes very well but she also makes the attempt to understand them and that's what make her a very special true crime author.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not her best, but so what?,
By Stewart Kiritz "bookish" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: No Regrets: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Volume 11 (Mass Market Paperback)
I love Ann Rule's books and will read anything she writes. I am sure she would agree that No Regrets is not her best work. But considering her productivity level (she says she write two books a year) I don't know that anyone could produce masterpieces like Small Sacrifices, The Stranger Beside Me, Bitter Harvest each time.If you have never read one of Ann Rule's books, start with one of the above full-length works. Then you will know why we devotees keep reading. |
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