Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors Ann Rule's Crime Files Volume 16

by Rule, Ann

• ISBN13: 9781451648287
• ISBN10: 1451648286
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-27
• Publisher: Pocket Books

Summary

An exciting edition in the #1 New York Timesbestselling series of true crime originalsthe case of a billionaire's son who mysteriously fell off a balcony to his death…and a chapter on the Josh and Susan Powell case. California billionaire Jonah Shacknai's eight-year-old son dies falling off a balcony in his mansion. Several days later, Jonah's live-in girlfriend, Rebecca, is found hanging, nude, with her hands tied behind her. A police investigation rules her death a suicidehowever, this seems unlikely to everyone who knew her. There are several suspects in this case: Jonah's brother, Adam, who arrived the day after Jonah's son fell. There are Jonah's two ex-wives; the second being Max's mother. Using her keen insight and her reporter's talent, Ann Rule delves into this mysterious unsolved case, and numerous others, in this chilling yet riveting collection of tales, including a chapter on the Josh Powell case, which ended in the tragic murder/suicide of Josh and his two sons.

Author Biography

Ann Rule wrote thirty-five New York Times bestsellers, all of them still in print. Her first bestseller was The Stranger Beside Me, about her personal relationship with infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. A former Seattle police officer, she used her firsthand expertise in all her books. For more than three decades, she was a powerful advocate for victims of violent crime. She lived near Seattle and died in 2015.