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by Ann Rule (Author) "Harvey Louis Carignan's birthday was in May-just as Kathy Miller's was, possibly the only thing they shared in common ..." (more)

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Paperback: 1 pages
Publisher: Signet (MM) (Jan 5 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451155513
ISBN-13: 978-0451155511
Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 159 g

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #1,150,659 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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After his first grisly crime, Harvey Louis Carignan beat a death sentence and continued to manipulate, rape, and bludgeon women to death--using want ads to lure his young female victims.

And time after time, justice was thwarted by a killer whose twisted legal genius was matched only by his sick savagery.

Here, complete with the testimony of women who suffered his unspeakable sexual abuses and barely escaped with their lives, and of the police who at last put him behind bars, is one of the most shattering and thought-provoking true-crime stories of our time.

* Includes 8 pages of photographs
* From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Sacrifices, Lust Killer, The Stranger Beside Me, and The I-5 Killer

* "Rule has an instinct for suspense."--Washington Post Book World

* "Rule springs surprises and revelations with a novelist's skill."--Seattle Times --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Laura Showalter was my Grandmother, Jun 25 2004

By	Lee Boatwright (Seattle, Wa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Want Ad Killer (Mass Market Paperback)

I am the third and youngest grand son of Laura Showalter. Harvy Corignan's should have died in alaska in 1949, but he was to live and kill again. He is now probably dead himself. The last time I spoke to Ann Rule I was told that Harvey was dying of cancer in Minnisota. May he rest in peace, as I know he was never at peace in life on earth.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate Depiction, May 15 2003

By	Philip Meitner (Otsego, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Want Ad Killer (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is true to form. The former head of the Minneapolis Crime lab is a personal friend who worked on this actual case. He told me about the case before I ever read the book. After I read the book, I could tell how accurate Ann Rule depicted this true case. One attracting aspects of this book is that it fast pace, always on the move. There is never a dull moment because there can't be. This book takes you on a trip through the inner workings of a true diabolical mind. Along the way you travel to numerous parts of the United States where this hanus murder went from Alaska to Washington and finally in Minnesota where this unfortunate story ends. I also has the privelage of meeting Det. Sonnestahl who worked the Minneaoplis end of this case. This is a book that will leave a lasting imprint on your memory.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Early Ann, Feb 17 2002

By	Mcgivern Owen L (NY, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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"The Want Ad Killer" represents good early Ann Rule when, for whatever reason, she wrote as Andy Stack. It is the frightening tale of Harvey Carignan, a serial killer who terrorized young women in both the Seattle and Twin Cities during the late '70s. The all too apt title refers to a teenage girl who was abducted after answering a "planted" classified ad. "WAK" is short, concise, no nonsense true crime. It is told as a police story, with little courtroom drama or legal maneuvering. There are also none of the longer, more involved sub plots of the authoress' later stories such as "And Never Let Her Go" or "Everything She Ever Wanted", making this a good choice for readers unfamiliar with her work. For the few Ann fans that have yet to read "WAK", don't think twice. A word of warning: The Ann Rule rule is in effect. Do not look at the centerfold photos or the book's cover. Far too much is revealed therein. Keep yourself in suspense for as long as possible. Parents of teenage girls will keep their daughters locked up after reading this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars First time Ann Rule reader
My first adventure into reading true crime, certainly not my last. It seemed as though Ann must have been an eyewitness to Harvey Carnigan's life of crime. Read more

Published on Jan 31 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Want-Ad Killer Holds Interest
Ann Rule wrote this book in 1983. My only complaint is there is no update on the case since 1983. Otherwise, the book is excellent of course, since Ann Rule is a genius at crime... Read more

Published on Dec 25 2000 by J. C.

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth more than three stars, but isn't a five star effort
Documents the life and crimes of serial sex slayer Harvey Carignan, who, if it had not been for an inexcusible flaw in the justice system, was freed to wreak havoc and terror on... Read more

Published on Jun 16 2000 by Becky

3.0 out of 5 stars Rule's early work: Not her best....
As with The Lust Killer, this reissue of a book that Rule apparently wrote, under the pen name of Andy Stack, is very weak in comparison to her later work. Read more

Published on Jun 10 2000 by Miranda Dietrich