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Empty Promises (Mass Market Paperback)

by Ann Rule (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Pocket; Reissue edition (Jan 2 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0671025333
ISBN-13: 978-0671025335
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 4.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 205 g

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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This is item 7 in The Crime Files Series.

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Although the former police officer and FBI consultant is best known for full-length true-crime books, she is also a prolific writer of shorter articles, publishing more than a thousand of them over the past three decades. Many of her shorter pieces have been collected in the ongoing Crime Files series, of which this is volume seven. The ten pieces included here, some of them going back more than 25 years, tell the story of a man whose possessiveness allegedly led him to murder; of unrequited love that led to madness; of a couple of genuinely (almost comically) incompetent femme fatales; of a man who killed for the thrill of it; and other fascinating, unsettling tales. Rule brings the same respect for detail to her short work that is evident in the book-length accounts. She is able to look beyond "just the facts" and penetrate to the heart of the matter, to identify not only the who and the what, but the all-important why. The shortest article here is deeper, and tells us more about the nature of crime, than a whole stack of full-length books written by less talented competitors. Among the very small group of top-notch true-crime writers (Lawrence Schiller, Jack Olsen, and Joe McGinniss, when he gets it right), Rule just may be the best of the bunch. David Pitt
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MORE THAN 20 MILLION COPIES OFANN RULE'S BOOKS IN PRINT!

In this unnerving collection drawn from her personal crime files, "America's best true-crime writer" (Kirkus Reviews) Ann Rule brilliantly dissects the convoluted love affairs that all too often end in violence.

Expertly analyzing a shocking, headline-making case, Rule unmasks the deadly motives inside a seemingly idyllic marriage: a beautiful young wife, a rising star in America's top-ranked computer corporation, and a prosperous husband, the scion of a family building business. With an adorable son and a gorgeous home, the couple seemed to have it all. But a furtive evil permeated their days and nights, dragging them into a murky world of drugs, sordid sex, and con operations. In this realm, one of them would prove to be a virtual innocent, the other a manipulator with no conscience. Sudden, violent death brought their charade of a fairy-tale romance to a tragic end -- with a brutal crime that might never have come to light were it not for the stubborn detectives and prosecutors whose fight for justice spanned an entire decade.

Empty Promises recounts several other cases where the search for love brought only lies and betrayal -- a cautionary primer, perhaps, for those who trust too much too soon. Powerful because they strike so close to home, the cases in Empty Promises will leave readers shaken by the realities of love gone terribly -- and fatally -- wrong.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Tales of True Crime, Feb 28 2003

By	A. Vegan (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

Ann Rule is a natural when it comes to writing true crime novels. Empty Promises recounts several cases where the search for love brought only lies and betrayal for those who trust too much too soon. You begin to realize that these are just ordinary people who's lives changed forever. This is just another Ann Rule book that will haunt you.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Ann Rule "going through the motions"...., Feb 10 2003

By	lazza (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) - See all my reviews

In yet another installment of Ann Rule's collection of true crime stories we see Ann Rule at her worst. Well I should say that at her best Ann Rule does a brilliant job of analyzing criminals, victims, crimes and the US justice system. She has the knack of drilling down into minute detail without being boring. However with 'Empty Promises...' the author doesn't go into any detail and, worse, the stories she relates are your basic slasher crimes; we've seen them all before (and were grossed out).

At the very least Ann Rule still writes in a very readable, personable sort of way. So the book is a painless waste of time. If Ms. Rule reads this review can I ask her, as a loyal fan, to dispense with these half-hearted stories (as an attempt to cash in on her name?) and give us more classics like 'If You Really Loved Me' or 'Dead By Sunset'.

Bottom line: Ann Rule on a very off day. Don't waste your money.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Her Best, May 13 2002

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Fans of Ann Rule will enjoy reading this. However, it is by no means her best story. The characters and story are fairly simple compared to the topics that she usually writes about. As a result, this one is no nearly as suspenseful, making it impossible to really get involved in the story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.
This is the third Ann Rule book I've read, and the first one that has more than one story in it. All of the stories focus on abusive men: men who beat their wives, who kill little... Read more

Published on Oct 10 2001 by Meaghan Good

3.0 out of 5 stars Empty Promises
As an avid fan of Ann Rule and her true crime books, I read each new one as they come out. These books make for some good reading while waiting in airports or on the plane. Read more

Published on Jun 7 2001 by Patricia Ibbotson

5.0 out of 5 stars TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE-THAT IS THE QUESTION.
D. GRIM - True Crime buff., May 21, 2001,

EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Reviewer: A reader from PACIFIC NORTHWEST TERRITORY - 'EMPTY PROMISES' by Ann Rule. Read more

Published on May 26 2001 by dee-1

4.0 out of 5 stars Saved the Best For Last!
The whole book was terrific, but the last story was great! It is the story that her only novel (Possesion) was based on. Defintly pick it up and flip to the back!