Summary
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me comes a shocking true crime account of the destructive forces that drove a beautiful young mother to murder.
“Somebody just shot my kids!” Diane Downs brought her car to a halt in front of a Springfield, Oregon, hospital, her three gravely wounded children beside her. Thus begins the tale of a truly unthinkable crime that shattered the tranquility of a tight-knit community.
As police searched for …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451166609 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0451166604 |
| Author: | Ann Rule |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 5 July 1988 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 196mm x 106mm |
| Series: | Signet |
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Praise for Small Sacrifices“Vivid…extraordinary…A page-turner.”—The New York Times Book Review“A harrowing pathological portrait, a nearly unthinkable triple-murder plot, a hold-your-breath police procedural and a tale of dedication and compassion all superbly combined to produce the most riveting true-crime account since In Cold Blood.”—Kirkus Reviews“A detailed, probing inquiry….From start to finish, Rule’s account informatively unweaves the sad features of Downs’s life and gives a moving description of the human side of law enforcement.”—Boston Herald“Excellent….One of the most detailed studies of a sociopath to dignify the true-crime circuit.”—The San Francisco Chronicle“Superb…[a] riveting detective story…as good a page-turner as any fictional murder mystery.”—Indianapolis Star
About The Author
Ann Rule
Ann Rule wrote thirty-five New York Times bestsellers. 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 passed away in 2015.
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