Product Description

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 bestelling 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 by a murderous rage to suddenly lash out at innocent victims. Torn from the headlines, here is the shocking case of a Seattle city bus ride that turned to mayhem and murder at the hands of a gunman. While the scene unfolds as in a terrifying movie, Rule answers 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 uniquely authoritative view of the human psyche gone temporarily berserk. You may think you know who is safe and who is dangerous; in A RAGE TO KILL, Ann Rule shows that none of us are truly protected from the irrational violence that can erupt from the killers among us.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #129459 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 393 pages

Review
'A tour de force from America's best true-crime writer...impossible to put down' KIRKUS REVIEW 'The undisputed master crime writer of the Eighties and Nineties' John Saul 'Devastatingly accurate insight' NEW YORK TIMES

NEW YORK TIMES
* 'Devastatingly accurate insight'

Kirkus
* 'A tour de force from America's best truecrime writer...impossible to put down'

Customer Reviews

wow! im speechless
I was just up all night with this book, and as the sun comes up, I'm finishing. It left me speechlesss. The stories in here, albiet short, are moving and will leave you stunned that such people exist in this world, and the inhumanity that they can inflict on others. One story in particular, "Spree Killer" had me crying and left me mad that it had actually happened. Had these stories appeared in a fiction book, or on television or movies, it wouldnt hurt the heart so much. And the "Spree Killer" story should be required reading for every junior high school female, to know or try to avoid strangers.

It's lovely to see a new Ann Rule book, her writing style seems to get better and better with each new book. As always, she can describe not only crime scenes, but the mundane like a pro. She is definately the best true crime author since Capote, bar none. What got me with this book, is its just vignettes. Even though you get a feel for the characters, the victims remain teriary characters at best. Which is a shame. But then, the book would be far longer, and wouldn't keep with the idea of short pieces she wanted to write. But for me, it was like a buffett- a taste here, a taste there, but when you leave you are still hungry for more.

I hope Ann Rule is working on the next book soon.

Excellent reading matter.
This is my fourth Ann Rule book. Although I found her full length books about killers such as Ted Bundy absolutely fascinating, I nevertheless enjoyed the short stories of the many killers in "A Rage to kill". I wish I could get my daughter to read it, just so that she knows never to trust anyone - not even close friends or acquaintances. Keep up the good work Mrs. Rule, you certainly deserve the reward of all your hard work. I have been to London recently and could not obtain any of her books in the normal bookstores.

Outstanding read
This was the first Ann RULE book that I read and it inspired me to carry on reading her work, to which I am now completely hooked. These cases aren't paticularly well known but are fascinating. The pit of your stomach is still left wandering how do you end up being a killer. The first story of a bus ride that ends in tragedy, takes you along for the journey, you get to know all your passengers, when disaster hits. You then feel angry with the media for the stark intrusion into such tragedy. Every Police Officer has a story about cases they have dealt with and this is your chance to read them. To the Police Officer, they mean quite something different from you as a reader, but you will still have the knot in your stomach.I read this book in a matter of a sunbathing afternoon in Crete, it was gripping and could not be put down.