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A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases (Crime Files, Vol. 3)
A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases - Crime Files, Vol. 3
Author: Ann Rule
In A Fever in the Heart, she dissects a fascinating case centered around an alluring young wife and the two men desperate for her love...an explosive triangle of thwarted desire that led to obsession and murder in a small northwestern town. As the crimes that initially baffled police finally give us their shocking secrets, the story leads us to ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671793555
ISBN-10: 0671793551
Publication Date: 10/1/1996
Pages: 424
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4 stars, based on 105 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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reviewed A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases (Crime Files, Vol. 3) on + 80 more book reviews
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Crime writer Rule has produced another gripping compilation of true-crime stories, all set in Washington State in the 1970s. Her themes are of personal betrayal and sexual predators. The title story tells of an obsession fueled by jealousy and lust, ultimately leading to death and the ruination of many lives. After his wife left him, beloved high school coach Gabby Moore became obsessed with the wife of a former student and friend, Morris Blankenbaker. Morris's wife, Jerilee, began a relationship with Gabby that deteriorated as the alcoholic Gabby's behavior became increasingly erratic. She returned to Morris, who was soon found murdered, but Gabby, the most likely suspect, had an airtight alibi. Other stories also tell tales of obsession, lust, murder, secret lives and false identities, and sexual depravity. A welcome addition to true-crime collections; highly recommended
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Its Ann Rule so you know its good!
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Crime Files, Volume 3 is another outstanding book by true crime writer Ann Rule.
The Main story "A Fever in the Heart" recounts an astonishing crime, proving that the truth IS stranger than fiction.
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There are six cases included in this book. With one exception (Fever In The Heart) they are all short insights into each case which Annn Rule does so well.
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Thorough and engrossing writing, a trademark of Ann Rule.
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Ann Rule, True Crime, America's premier true crime writer...dissection of a case centered around an alluring young wife and the two men desperate for her love...an explosive triangle of twarted desire that led to obsession and murder in a small northwestern town. Bizarre...Rule examines the delusions of the criminal mind...
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From the back cover:
In a FEVER IN THE HEART, she (Ann RUle) dissects a fascinating case centered around an alluring young wife and the two men desperate for her love...an explosive traingle of thwarted desire that led to obsession and murder in a small northwestern town.
This is volume 3 of Ann Rule's Crime Files
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This is Ann Rule's Crime Files #3--This book contains six stories: A Fever in the Heart, The Highway Accident, Murder Without a Body, I'll Love You Forever, Black Leather and Mirror Images.
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Love it,Ann Rule does it again,she has to be one of the best true crime writers around,she has been in the business a long time and her writing shows it.


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