Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder: And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's Crime Files) | 
| Author: Ann Rule
Publisher: Pocket
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 3425
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1416541608
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.15230973
EAN: 9781416541608
ASIN: 1416541608
Publication Date: December 26, 2007
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Condition: First Printing. Spine creased, cupped, shelf slant. Two sections of photographs.
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Includes Ann Rule's insider commentary on the Mary Winkler murder caseREAL-LIFE MURDER. REAL-LIFE MYSTERY. In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic of crimes crystallizes with relative ease. Not so with these fascinating accounts drawn from the personal files of Ann Rule, America's #1 bestselling true-crime writer. What happens when the case itself becomes an intractable puzzle, when clues are shrouded in smoke and mirrors, and when criminals skillfully evade law enforcement in a maddening cat-and-mouse chase? Even the most devoted true-crime reader won't predict the outcome of these truly baffling cases until the conclusions revealed in Ann Rule's marvelously insightful narrative: An ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars.... A sexual predator hides behind multiple fake identities, eluding police for years while his past victims live in fear that he will hunt them down.... A modest preacher's wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argument -- but there's more to her shattering story than meets the eye. These and other true cases are analyzed with stunning clarity in a page-turning collection you won't be able to put down.
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 I've read every single one of her books October 1, 2008
I was surprised at some of the low reviews - it's true - different opinions - I thought this one was awesome and the convicts wife terrified me SPOILER - the thought of her husband outside buried with the other one in jail with just her and the three kids in a spooky old farmhouse had my knees knocking - I thought this was one of her best - and I've read every single Ann Rule book there is....Five stars DEFINITELY...but then again, I think all of her books are five stars - I haven't read a bad one yet...
 Some good, some not so good September 8, 2008
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder is Ann Rule's twelfth collection of short crime stories. While most of the stories were certainly very interesting, a few were fairly dull including the featured (and longest) story. In fact, I almost gave up after the first story, but was rewarded with the next several shorter stories. It's hard to find fault with Ann's writing, but some of these stories just were not very interesting for me. That being said, there is still enough here to recommend.
 Great price and excellent service July 5, 2008
The book had a fair price, got to me immediately, and was in almost perfect condition.
Excellent May 19, 2008
Love Ann Rule's books, and I like these small case file stories more and more.
A panoramic true crime book April 5, 2008
This is the first Ann Rule book that I have read.
She includes 7 cases that stretch from 1960 to the most current, the Winkler murder case.
The most intriguing for me was the oldest case. "The Antique Dealer's Wife" where Raoul Guy Rockwell undoubtedly murdered and dismembered his wife and step-daughter. He got away with it despite the dogged determination of the lead detective.
I found the case of Dorothy Jones a bizarre,unsolved mystery. There are two possible explanations and many reasons for believing either was the cause.
The chapter on the Winkler case leaves some questions unanswered.
There is no doubt that Mary Winkler killed her husband. The circumstances are unclear or at least,unproven.
"Smoke,Mirrors,and Murder" reads like a crime novel with both solved and unsolved murder cases. This is one of the better books in the true crime category that I have read to date and I can understand why readers like Ann Rule as an author. She's an excellent writer!
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