Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors: Ann Rule's Crime Files Volume 16

Ann Rule

Nov 2012 · Ann Rule's Crime Files Book 16 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

#1 New York Times bestselling author and queen of true crime Ann Rule’s sixteenth volume in her True Crime Files series, Deadly Neighbors delves into the unsolved case of a billionaire’s son mysteriously falling off a balcony to his death and more.

In July 2011, billionaire Jonah Shacknai’s Coronado, California, mansion was the setting for two horrifying deaths only days apart—his young son’s plunge from a balcony and his girlfriend’s ghastly hanging. What really happened? Baffling questions remain unanswered, as these cases were closed far too soon for hundreds of people; Rule looks at them now through the eyes of a relentless crime reporter. The second probe began in Utah when Susan Powell vanished in a 2009 blizzard. Her controlling husband, Josh, proved capable of a blind rage that was heartbreakingly fatal to his innocent small sons almost three years later in a tragedy that shocked America as the details unfolded. If anyone had detected the depth of depravity within Josh Powell, perhaps the family that loved and trusted him would have been saved. In these and seven other riveting cases, Ann Rule exposes the twisted truth behind the façades of Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors.

These doomed relationships are the focus of queen of true crime Ann Rule’s sixteenth all-new Crime Files collection. In these shattering inside views of both headlined and little-known homicides, Rule speaks for vulnerable victims who relied on the wrong people. She begins with two startling novella-length investigations.

Ratings and reviews

I've never read any book like Ann Rule's, she has a brilliant mind and brilliant writer. If any book that you are interested in, and you hear it's written by Ann Rule. You will never be disappointed. What a gift she's been to so many through her life. Thank you ❣❣❣

I am a big fan of Ann Rule. I can't wait for the new book. This book was awesome. Ms.Rule is a great writer.

Hmmm? I am a true Ann Rule fan and nothing she writes is bad in my opinion.However, this was not one of my favorites by far. It has nothing to do with her writing skills, it is the main story she picked to write about. I mean, she cannot make the facts up to make the story more interesting,so she has to work with what is there. But, this story has way too many unanswered questions and this gave an unfinished feeling to the book.

About the author

Ann Rule wrote thirty-five New York Times bestsellers, all of them still in print. Her first bestseller was The Stranger Beside Me, about her personal relationship with infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. A former Seattle police officer, she used her firsthand expertise in all her books. For more than three decades, she was a powerful advocate for victims of violent crime. She lived near Seattle and died in 2015.