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Summary: Not One Of Her Best
Review: This is a story about a young woman who has fallen prey to Thomas Capano, The Deadly Seducer. Like a lot of young women with low self esteem, she slowly believes that he is the only person who will ever love someone like her because of her many faults. Slowly, with the helps of therapists, she finds confidence and love. Thomas Capano cannot stand this. He wants all his women to need him and do what he wants and if he can't have them, no one will.
The story behind this book is very common but it just seemed to drag on for a long time. I really enjoy reading Ann Rule but I found myself scanning pages because there was a lot of unnecessary info. It's a good read nonetheless.
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Summary: Compelling Story...
Review: A compelling story about some interesting real people ! Anyone who lives in the Wilmington area will enjoy this book and its references to landmarks. Ann Rule has the ability to cloak her readers with no only gripping detailed accounts of the actual crime, but the essence as well. One can actually feel the humid summer and bitter winter as the trial of one of Wilmiington's son's was heard for the death of a cherished sister.
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Summary: If you want truth in True Crime...read this
Review: Ann Rule does it yet again. She paints the most articulate and concise picture of a twisted being. And she does so with only the necessary details, you'll not find sensasonalism in this writer if that's what you're looking for. There isn't another true crime writers words I believe more than hers. She goes beyond most writers, traversing into the psychology of a different mind set. One I suppose most of us can't relate to. One see's Tom Capano in a light that family and friends didn't see or chose to ignore until it was much too late. Ann Marie Fahey seemed such a gentle soul. A person I wish I had the opportunity to meet. The distance between these two personalities is marked clearly with Ann's exceptional writing. When I finished the book, I felt I had known both these people all my life. I highly recommend this book to any true crime readers or those who have never ventured into the genre. You won't be disappointed, trust Me!!!
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Summary: Anne Rule's Best
Review: Of Anne Rule's true crime novels that I have read, I consider this to be her best work. It is not flashy, exploitative, or predictable. Although the victim and others hurt by Tom Capano were not totally innocent, Anne Rule does not present them as such; yet she manages to show appropriate compassion for those whose lives were torn apart, never to be mended. Thomas Capano was a manipulative monster, a terrible adversary to be faced; Anne Marie is portrayed clearly as a woman whose childhood predisposed her to be hunted by a sick man. The writing is excellent, especially her information about the Mid-Atlantic states. Buy this one; you'll want to read it again, someday.
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Summary: formulaic Ann Rule? Yes, thankfully so...
Review: Ann Rule is a most prolific writer of true crime stories. She churns out so much that I think at times she just goes through the motions (..like with 'Bitter Harvest'). Yet at other times she really gets very personal and emotional about the subject matter, and she either shines (..like with 'Stranger Beside Me' and 'If You Really Loved Me') or gets too prejudiced in her views and offers biased journalism (..like with 'Small Sacrifices'). Where does 'And Never Let Her Go' fit in? Well,...In 'And Never Let Her Go' we have the true story about a wealthy attorney, Thomas Capano, who seems to be of an adulterous, egotistical, and often cruel guy - the kind of man every woman seems to fall for (as strange as it seems). When one of his conquests trys to break free from him he exacts his revenge in a most ghastly way. Familiar kind of story? Yes. Well told? Yes. Surprises? A few. Worth reading? Yes, but I recommend Ann Rule's other books (mentioned above) where the crime(s) and investigations are more intriguing. Bottom line: not an Ann Rule classic, but hardly a dud. Certainly a must for Ann Rule fans.
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Summary: Interesting story but not Anns best
Review: I get tired of the repition in this book and frankly I got board with it. It took much too long to get into the murder. Its in my opinion not one of rule's best wrote books,I have read much better from her..
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Summary: Impossible to put down...
Review: I consider this to be one of the best Ann Rule books out there. I've read almost all of them and this is the one I keep reading over and over again. The way that Ms. Rule writes, you feel like you know each of the characters. You can feel the desperation of Anne Marie as she struggles with her eating disorder and the guilt she feels for dating a married man. You can sense the confusion and pain that Debby McIntyre goes through at the hands of Tom Campano. The early descriptions of each player in this story, including their family histories, really helps the reader to understand where each of the characters is coming from emotionally. Tom Campano came from a very wealthy, very close family. Debby and Anne Marie both came from homes where one parent phyically wasn't around and the other wasn't emotionally around. Both women had traumatic childhoods which led to their desire to keep everything in their adult lives as calm as possible. An earlier reviewer stated that they couldn't understand why Anne Marie didn't want to rock the boat by completely breaking things off with Tom. Did that person read the same book that I did? I thought Ann Rule did a fantastic job of showing how much Anne Marie wanted to please everyone around her in addition to keeping her former relationship with a married man from disrupting her current relationship. True, the book didn't go into the view of Kay Campano, but in reality, the book isn't about her. Its about Tom Campano and his relationships with two women, Debby McIntyre and Anne Marie Fahey. I was shocked by the arrogance of Tom Campano. He seemed to think that he was the best thing since sliced bread and his political and financial reputation would get him out of any "problems" he might face. His complete and utter lack of remorse for killing Anne Marie and trying to put the blame on Debby made my skin crawl. I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted to read one of the best true crime books ever written.
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Summary: Well Researched-you feel like you really know the characters
Review: The book begins by giving the reader excellent background on both main characters.You really feel like you know Anne Marie and Tom Capano...whether you want to or not.There are very intricate details that allow you to vividly picture what Tom Capano and his "loyal" family members did to the Fahey family.This is an extremely sad sad story of how one persons sick mind can take over the vulnerability of a young and hopeful woman.It's put together so well that you are easily able to put yourself in Anne Marie's shoes and see how she could actually become involved with such a monster.The detective work is really interesting as well...with the dialect that a lover of true crime can appreciate.The "list" that was found in Capano's bookshelf gave me an eerie feeling and found it amazing that this small piece of evidence could offer so much to a case.I found myself staying up very late at night just to get one more chapter in, I was hooked.I walked away feeling as if I had spent a part of my life with the Fahey's,all the time hoping that their Annie would soon come home.I highly recommend this book and give praises to Ann Rule.
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Summary: Victims were not completely unresponsible for their pain
Review: I am disappointed that Ann Rule insisted on writing only from the perspective that Debbie and Anne Marie were complete victims without responsibility for what happened to them. There was very little on Kay Capano, who in my opinion, was the completely innocent victim in this case. Although no one asks to be stalked or killed, after reading this book I wonder how stupid some women can be. I don't think Anne Marie deserved to be murdered, however I believe that she was responsible for keeping Capano in her life. She knowingly had an affair with a married man, recognized how controlling he was, and decided at some point to end the affair but was desperate to maintain his friendship. Capano's actions were clearly abnormal, scary, and worthy of Anne Marie soliciting help from the authorities and requesting restraining orders, etc. but she did absolutely nothing. Debbie Mcintyre also created her own problems by her involvement with Capano. How could she have the affair and maintain her friendship with Kay, and how could she be stupid enough to ruin her marriage and life for a man who visited her once a week on his terms? Men can be charming and seductive, but as a fairly reasonable women and as one who has also had tragedy and insecurity in my young life, I could not fathom being caught up in a situation like that of Anne Marie or Debbie. Their insecurities don't excuse their stupidity.
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Summary: Riveting
Review: I remembered bits of this story from newspaper accounts, but the in-depth investigative account in this book is riveting. This is not a simple telling of a story. It's very detailed, and maybe even tedious at points. But in the end, it's important that you know the specific ins and outs of the lives chronicled in the book. I was utterly engrossed in this book. It pulls you into the lives of the Fahey family and makes your heart go out to them. You won't be able to put this down.
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