true crime

An Incredible History, A Dull Telling Author: Ann Rule Long before I went from finding true crime ghoulish to fascinating, I’d heard all the applause for Green River, Running Red. Once I joined the true crime bandwagon, I kept remembering this title and decided it was time to try it. I’d read other Ann Rule books in the meantime, namely The 1-5 Killer, and loved the way she told a story, making it a true narrative while never loosing site of the facts. Her nonfiction read like a novel, but it had the poignancy and terror of facts. Green River, Running [...]

Ann Rule's Best True Crime Story Author: Ann Rule I’ve been on a true crime kick for a couple of years now, but I’ve only recently discovered Ann Rule. As a writer, Rule is thorough, complete, and more than a little obsessive. She is either very, very chilling or, frankly, very, very boring as she goes through tangents about people who are barely involved in the story. The I-5 Killer, however, is one of her best books to date. It captures everything: from the details of the story to the horrifying sense of this man, Randall Woodfield, who on the outside [...]