LUST KILLER

Ann Rule is regarded by many as the foremost true crime writer in America and the author responsible for the genre as it exists today. She came into her career with a solid background in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

To his neighbors, Jerry Brudos was a gentle, quiet man whose mild manner sharply contrasted with his awesome physical strength. To the Oregon police, Brudos was the most hideously twisted killer they had ever unmasked. They brought to light what he had done to four young womenand perhaps many morein the nightmare darkness of his sexual hunger and rage. First, Brudos was brought to trial...and then, in a shattering aftermath, his wife was accused as well...