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Green River, Running Red |
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Ann Rule |
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PLEASE NOTE: This book may have an alternate cover. The following description is provided as a guide only and may contain text that doesn't specifically relate to this item. Amazon.com . . . .Veteran crime writer Ann Rule is uniquely qualified to chronicle the grisly career of Gary Ridgeway, the man convicted of being the ‘Green River Killer,’ the most prolific serial killer in American history. Not only is she one of the more successful true-crime authors, but for nearly 20 years, Rule was exceptionally close to the case, reporting on it for a Seattle newspaper, preparing a long-delayed book on the subject, and living within a few blocks of the strip of highway where most of Ridgeway's victims were abducted. In Green River, Running Red, Rule lends unique humanity to the string of murders that haunted the Seattle area throughout the '80s and '90s by exploring the lives of the dozens of young women who fell into prostitution and were ultimately murdered. Similarly, she catalogues Ridgeway's troubled and bizarre life in such a way that the reader becomes uncomfortably familiar with Ridgeway, although it's never truly clear what drove him to commit such heinous crimes. Along the way, she traces the decades-long struggle of the law enforcement officials assigned to the case as they tracked down countless leads, questioned innumerable suspects, and explored multiple theories that came up empty before finally cracking the case through a series of technological advancements and a little luck. But the most disturbing aspect of the Green River killings (named for where the first victims were found) is how they occurred in relatively plain sight, with Ridgeway, seemingly living an unremarkable life, dwelling and working within a few miles of where his lengthy killing spree took place and evading capture for years. Rule skillfully weaves herself into her account, relating the psychic and cultural impact of the case as it evolved, but she never takes the spotlight off Ridgeway, his eventual captors, and the women who died at his hands.--John Moe --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. . . . . . . . .From AudioFile . . . .In Seattle, from 1982 until 2001, the Green River Killer carried out his hideous obsession, eventually murdering 48 young women before his capture. Abridged true crime cuts to the heart of a piece, avoiding overly technical jargon and repetition. In this abridgment, author and ex-policewoman Ann Rule offers unsentimental examinations of the lives of each of the murdered women. Rule humanizes them, making Gary Ridgeway's mindless brutality seem even more toxic. Ridgeway was everyone's nightmare--the quiet next-door neighbor with a baseball cap, a pickup truck, and a penchant for murder. Narrator Michele Pawk reads with the detachment necessary to tell so grisly a tale. She handles the women's stories, the murder scenes, Ridgeway's sexual sadism, and his marriages coolly, with appropriate distance, allowing the listener to color the highly emotional content. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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