{"product_id":"9780743424059","title":"Empty Promises: And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's Crime Files Series #7)","description":"\u003cb\u003eMORE THAN 20 MILLION COPIES OFANN RULE'S BOOKS IN PRINT!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this unnerving collection drawn from her personal crime files, \"America's best true-crime writer\" \u003ci\u003e(Kirkus Reviews)\u003c\/i\u003e Ann Rule brilliantly dissects the convoluted love affairs that all too often end in violence. \u003cbr\u003e Expertly 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. \u003cbr\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 readers shaken by the realities of love gone terribly -- and fatally -- wrong.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121629085936,"sku":"9780743424059","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743424059_p0.jpg?v=1763634745","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743424059","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}