Empty Promises

I purchased this book from Von's supermarket(couldn't find it in a book store!) I was done reading it in four days. Ann Rule takes you through every phase of the victims life and make's you feel as if you are in the court room when the trials are taking place. I have read every last one of her books and this is yet another jewel from the best true crime writer. I would also recommend Dead by Sunset to those of you who have not read it yet. It will break your heart. Good job Ann.

I feel this is Ann Rule's best book ever. I enjoy it when Ann writes a few different stories in one book. She did that in this book. I stayed up all night and couldn't put it down. Things aren't always as they seem, as you will find out when you meet the people in this book.

No surprises here. Ann Rule's name is on the cover and it's another great book. She just gets better and better. I became so involved in the main case, "Empty Promises," that I stayed up well past midnight, despite having an early appointment the next morning. I kept pulling for Jami to find a way out, for Judy to gain justice, and for Steve to spend the rest of his life locked in a cell. The book just rings so true. Ann always does a superb job of bringing her characters to life. I've loved every one of her books, and as I finish one I can't wait for the next. Thanks, Ann, from a very satisfied reader.

OK...the electric nose hair trimmer was good but this book was my favorite gift. Ann becomes more compulsively readable as time goes on. I especially liked the way she mixed things up a bit like the addition of crime stories involving gay perpetrators (i.e. the cruely inept lesbian murderers...OY!...spider venom sac in the blueberry pie!). Thanks Ann for all your hard work and skilled distillation of investigatory knowledge. The world's a little bit better place with you in it.

As expected from the files of true crime writer Ann Rule, EMPTY PROMISES is as frightening of an anthology a reader will find because the tales really happened. The premise behind the collection is not all relationships end in a happily ever after. Some end in violent death in which the killer betrayed the love and trust of their victim.The ten stories, including the "novel" length title piece, of EMPTY PROMISES all hinge on a glib predator taking advantage of love to the point that perhaps it is better to not have loved and lived than to love at all. Each tale is haunting because they can easily happen to family, friends, and readers. Although not for everyone, this book proves Ms Rule still rules the true crime genre.Harriet Klausner