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Summary: As usual, Ann Rule did her research and scored again.
Review: Ann Rule is the best in her field. I followed the Capano case closely and was surprised my some of the non-published information in the book. She always presents her stories in a way that dignifies the victims, without the usual sensationalism, especially on a high profile case like this. It's well worth the read......
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Summary: excellant, built to a mesmerizing climax!
Review: i loved this book, i was up reading way into the night as with all of Ann Rule's books! you knew what was coming in the book, but i felt page after page as you turned it, you could just feel the suspense building! i recommend this book highly!
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Summary: Excellent as usual, could not stop reading it!
Review: Ann Rule does it like no other and this book kept me wanting more until the very end. The 3 things that always strike me about Ann Rules' work are her attention to detail, her understanding of law enforcement and legal proceedings, and her insight into the human side of the story. This book really dives into how Tom Capano reached into so many lives with his amazing powers of manipulation. I kept thinking, "how could this guy have even had the time and mental energy to juggle all of this devious activity! " Loved it, loved it, loved it!
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Summary: change my star rating
Review: I already reviewed this book and it should DEFINITELY have 5 stars, not one as shown. Please make the necessary correction ASAP. Thanks
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Summary: I loved the book
Review: I thought the book tells so much more then the news did. There were things that Ann Rule wrote that was very interesting . You can tell that she did her homework on this book. I could hardly put the book down , when i started to read it.I think that Ann Rule is so talented and shows that she really gets right into the life of who she is writing about. This book shows that .
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Summary: Boy is this a bad book!
Review: I thought I had bought an "Anne Rice" book when I saw this in the book store. That was my first mistake. Then I decided after I got it home, what the heck, I'd read this. That was my second mistake. Is this how how all "true crime" authors write? I mean I never read this genre because I figured why would I want to read something so sad. In this case, why would I want to read something so bad? So badly written, so badly explained and so unashamedly maudlin. I'll give the author credit. I've never read her stuff and she certainly kept my interest to the end of the book. She gets 1 star for that. But now I realize why I only read fiction. If you want to read or write fiction, then read or write fiction. If you don't have the imagination to write fiction, then please don't write a supposedly "true" story and cloak it in the veil of fiction. I find that morally repugnant.
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Summary: chilling insight into an obsessive man and an insecure woman
Review: This is Anne Rule's finest book. She successfully explains the reasons Capano was able to find each woman's vulnerabilities and exploit them. Reading about the trial makes you feel you were right in the courtroom and the jury reached the correct verdict for such a cold blooded monster.
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Summary: Psychological dynamics are very interesting.
Review: Well written. Truth is truly stranger than fiction. It is very easy to relate to several of the characters described in the book. It is an example of the old saying "Don't judge a book by the cover." It is so easy to think you know someone, but later you find out the person is completely different. Society puts so much emphasis on social status, occupation, financial status, we often miss the real person. Also, society tends to put people who have money or a good job into a class of people, who do not break laws. I believe this is a very poor assumption. Also, a person may be very intelligent and productive in some areas of life, but their emotional maturity has not been evaluated. As a female, I can easily relate to the 'disease to please' and hopefully each day I am recovering from the 'disease to please'. I found the book interesting, somewhat sad, but enjoyable.
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Summary: Puh-Lease. Drab Prose. No story.
Review: What can one say about a story that's been covered from beginning to end by reporters as professional as George Anastasia, or as colorful as Brian Karem? Well, Ann Rule apparently couldn't find anything new to say and took more than 400 pages to say it. Adding poems by Emily Dickinson didn't help any either. One reviewer on the west coast wanted to know why those of us closer to the action have given this book bad reviews. It's simple; this book has no surprises, nothing of redeemable value and is questionable in its authenticity since the author wasn't at the trial. As a resident of Wilmington I spent more time there than Ann Rule did and while it's obvious this book was written with the aid of transcripts, it's also equally obvious that the context of everything that went on in this case was lost by the author not having been there. It's a shame because I usually like Ann Rule books and love true crime. But really, "The Summer Wind" in hardback is a far superior book and much better written, with great information about the investigation. For a paperback I'd even recommend "Above the Law" which gives a sometimes humorous account of the weird trial.
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Summary: ..an extremely interesting account of an extremely sad story
Review: Being local, I thought I knew all there was to know about the Anne Marie Fahey murder until I read Ann Rule's book. Once again, because of her exceptional ability to bring depth to the characters, I felt as though I knew and understood the motives of all the players. I found the parallels drawn between the lives of Anne Marie Fahey and Debby McIntyre particularly interesting and insightful. Because of the fascinating twists, this was a case just waiting to be written and anyone who has read Ann Rule's books knew that she had to be the one to tell the story. Both The Stranger Beside Me and And Never Let Her Go should be required reading for all women, young and old alike, so manipulative, controlling men can be recognized before women become victimized.
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