{"product_id":"book-16bs","title":"Empty Promises","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 listeners shaken by the realities of love gone terribly -- and fatally -- wrong.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50773713355056,"sku":"BD16bs","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":51232742998320,"sku":"1016bs","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/16bs-Square-cover.jpg?v=1774995921","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-16bs","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}