I read a lot of Ann Rule but this one was especially exciting because it was close to home. Literally. I have been inside the home that the incident involving Kate Jewel took place. I live in the same town......And my mother was the one that took Kate's 911 call. I was just a child at the time and any talk of this case went right over my head. When talk of this book came out my mother and I discussed the call and what she had remembered from it. For Christmas, the year the book came out, everyone in the family received a copy of it. I began to read and a huge wave of disappointment came over me when I saw my mother's conversation with the victim over 911 was never discussed. Nothing. No real mention of the 911 call at all. That is the one thing that bothers me in movies and books is that the dispatcher, the one directing help to your aid, always gets left out. You only get 4 stars Ann. Sorry. Everything else was top notch. With rare exceptions, Ann Rule is the only true crime I care to read. I like the way she tries to give us a portrait of the victim as they were in life, with hopes and fears and people who loved them, rather than focusing on grisly sensationalism. I also like the way she has made it her mission to encourage women again and again to listen to their intuition when they begin a relationship with a man, no matter how wonderful he seems to be. Over the years, Rule's books have made me confidently cautious and watchful without being fearful when I am alone in a dark or deserted place, or when I'm approached by a stranger. Just being aware can make all the difference.I think this book is the best of her three most recent ones. The longest story reads like a mystery novel. Sadly, it's not fiction.
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I like Ann Rule's true life crime books and this one especially with its Orcas connection.
—Ceridwen90
Ann Rule is such a great author and this book was a good read.
—Raags
A very good true crime read. Passing it along to my mother.
—Stevi
