{"product_id":"2940172436635","title":"Empty Promises: And Other True Cases","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this unnerving collection drawn from her personal crime files, \"America's best true-crime writer\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) Ann Rule brilliantly dissects the convoluted love affairs that all too often end in violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpertly analyzing a shocking, headline-making case, Rule unmasks the deadly motives inside a seemingly idyllic marriage: a beautiful young wife, a rising star in America's top-ranked computer corporation, and a prosperous husband, the scion of a family building business. With an adorable son and a gorgeous home, the couple seemed to have it all. But a furtive evil permeated their days and nights, dragging them into a murky world of drugs, sordid sex, and con operations. In this realm, one of them would prove to be a virtual innocent, the other a manipulator with no conscience. Sudden, violent death brought their charade of a fairy-tale romance to a tragic end-with a brutal crime that might never have come to light were it not for the stubborn detectives and prosecutors whose fight for justice spanned an entire decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpty Promises\u003c\/i\u003e recounts several other cases where the search for love brought only lies and betrayal-a cautionary primer, perhaps, for those who trust too much too soon. Powerful because they strike so close to home, the cases in \u003ci\u003eEmpty Promises\u003c\/i\u003e will leave listeners shaken by the realities of love gone terribly-and fatally-wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098982301936,"sku":"2940172436635","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172436635_p0.jpg?v=1763833703","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172436635","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}