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A Rage to Kill: And Other True Cases [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Ann Rule (Author) "This is a case that might well have come out of a bad dream ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 471 pages
Publisher: G. K. Hall & Company; Lrg edition (December 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0783888260
ISBN-13: 978-0783888262
Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.2 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 708 g

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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This is item 6 in The Crime Files Series.

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Acclaimed for her "devastatingly accurate insight" (The New York Times Book Review) into the criminal mind, Ann Rule has chronicled the most fascinating cases of our time in her bestselling Crime Files series. For this sixth stunning collection, Rule has culled from her private files the most-asked-about homicide cases -- riveting accounts of seemingly normal men and women who are compelled d by a murderous rage to suddenly lash out at innocent victims.

Torn from the headlines, here is the case that shocked a nation: the Seattle city bus ride that turned to mayhem and murder at the hands of a gunman. Ann Rule unmasks the forces that drove quiet, clean-cut Silas Cool to shoot the driver, causing the bus to plunge off the Aurora Bridge into an apartment building. The catastrophe left three dead -- including Cool -- and dozens injured. While the scene unfolds as in a terrifying movie, Rule finds very real answers to the haunting question "how could this happen?" -- and expertly constructs the unseen chain of events that resulted in an explosive and shattering tragedy.

Included here are nine other sensational cases that illuminate Rule's unique and authoritative view of the human psyche gone temporarily berserk. No one can match Rule's meticulous research, or reveal the motives to murder in such explicit and chilling detail. You may think you know who is safe and who is dangerous; in A Rage to Kill, Ann Rule frighteningly shows that none of us are truly protected from the flashes of irrational violence that can erupt from the killers among us.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK, Jun 29 2004

By	"crazychica2004" (STL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Rage To Kill and Other True Cases: Anne Rule's Crime Files, Vol. 6 (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a very good book,although it has made me a bit paranoid about going places or being alone.The stories in this book are very graphic,depressing,but compelling.The only flaw with this book is that at times I was bored with how long it actually took the story to begin,such as The Bus To Nowhere and The Lost Lady,although I guess its to help better understand the people and victims. Overall a very good book,i recommend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and Sympathetic, May 14 2004

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What a good book! As usual, Rule's style is riveting and thorough. Her stories are tied together by the violence of the crimes, but distinct in the different locations, personalities and lifestyles of the victims, and motives of the killers. The investigations into the crimes are explored in meticulous detail. One of my favorite aspects of the book was her very sympathetic, detailed, respectful and personal portrayal of each victim - with a few deft strokes she showed each one as a real, unique person, not just another blood and guts image on the screen. This, in turn, showed the loss society suffers every time a crime of this nature occurs. Interestingly, the opening and title story of this book was not as good as some of the later ones - so if you don't care for the first story - keep reading. It's worth it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars macabre true stories = depressing yet compulsive reading, Dec 15 2002

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

This review is from: A Rage To Kill and Other True Cases: Anne Rule's Crime Files, Vol. 6 (Mass Market Paperback)

'A Rage To Kill' is the sixth installment of Ann Rule's "Crime Files", and I fear the series is running out of steam. While the others in the series focus on one main story followed on by shorter stories, this book only contains short-ish (30-50 pages) stories. And so we don't have the pleasure of Ann Rule's great research and insight, as found in her single story books (eg, 'Dead By Sunset'). It is as if the author didn't want to sweat the details and simply wanted to tart up police reports, and then stuff them into a book.

Having said all this, Ann Rule does write in a very fluid style. Her books are always a fast read. And while the stories here are most definitely morbid and horrific, they are fascinating (much like viewing a road accident).

Bottom line: empty calories for the brain. But like junk food, hopelessly addictive.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointing Read for Fans
I've read quite a few of Ann Rule's crime files editions, plus other stories and this one was really disappointing. Having read the back cover, it sounded really compelling. Read more

Published on April 13 2001 by Kathryn Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars highly recommended
In A RAGE TO KILL, former policewoman Ann Rule empties her files of short cases she just can't forget. Read more

Published on Feb 3 2001 by C. Penn

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Published on Sep 18 2000 by Brice Cole

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