Lust Killer [Paperback]

From #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Stranger Beside Mecomes the terrifying true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight.

To his neighbors, Jerry Brudos was a gentle, quiet man who mild manner sharply contrasted with his awesome physical strength. To his employers, Jerry was an expert electrician, the kind of skilled worker you just don't find anymore. To his wife, Darcie, Jerry was a good husband, and a loving father to their children, despite his increasingly sexual demands on her, and his violent insistence that she never venture into his garage workroom and the giant food freezer there.

To the Oregon police, Jerry Brudos was the most hideously twisted killer they had ever unmasked. And they brought to light what he had done to four young women—and perhaps many more—in the nightmare darkness of his sexual hunger and rage. First, Jerry Brudos was brought to trial...and then, in a shattering aftermath, his wife was accused as well...Praise for Ann Rule

“Rule has an instinct for suspense, knowing just what information to leak to the reader and when.”—The Washington Post Book World

“A raw docudrama of almost unbelievable intensity.”—Booklist

“A harrowing pathological portrait, a nearly unthinkable triple-murder plot, a hold-your-breath police procedural and a tale of dedication and compassion all superbly combined to produce the most riveting true-crime account sinceIn Cold Blood.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Excellent....One of the most detailed studies of a sociopath to dignify the true-crime circuit.”—The San Francisco Chronicle

“A fascinating and grisly story...un-putdownable.”—New York Daily News

“A good read....Rule springs surprises and revelations with a novelist’s skill.”—Seattle TimesAnn Rul+