{"product_id":"a-rose-for-her-grave-and-other-true-cases-ann-rule-sphere","title":"A Rose for Her Grave by Ann Rule","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Rose for Her Grave (Collectible Ann Rule True Crime Paperback)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Volume of Ann Rule's Crime Files, Led by the Chilling Randy Roth Case\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Rose for Her Grave: and Other True Cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ann Rule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sphere, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780751510706\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sphere edition. First published in the USA in 1993 by Pocket Books; first published in Great Britain in 1995 by Warner Books. Ann Rule's Crime Files, Vol. 1.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated paperback wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mass market paperback, approximately 180 x 110 mm. 513 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glossy illustrated wrappers are bright and clean to the front cover. The spine shows a few light vertical stress lines, mainly in the lower half. The back cover has a small patch of paper loss and residue where a price sticker has been removed, partly over the barcode. Light edge wear and whitening along the cover edges and corners, in keeping with a used mass market paperback.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean, tight and sound, with cream pages and even toning throughout. The book opens without splitting. The fore-edge and bottom edge are evenly toned. No writing or markings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases is the first volume in Ann Rule's Crime Files series, a run of true crime anthologies that brought together her case studies of murder and the people drawn into them. The collection gathers six cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title story follows Randy Roth, a charming but controlling man from the Pacific North-West who preyed on women and children, and who was convicted of murdering wives for financial gain. Rule tells it with the close attention to victims, families and investigators that made her name. The title story won the 1994 Anthony Award for best true crime book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Sphere paperback, issued in Britain, and a good reading or shelf copy for collectors of Ann Rule and of modern true crime writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Ann Rule\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Rule (1931-2015) was born in Lowell, Michigan. A former Seattle police officer, she became a full-time writer in 1969 and went on to become one of the best-known American true crime authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer first bestseller was The Stranger Beside Me (1980), about Ted Bundy, whom she had come to know while working on a Seattle crisis hotline. Small Sacrifices (1987) is among her other notable books, alongside the long-running Crime Files anthology series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Rule true crime · A Rose for Her Grave Ann Rule · Randy Roth true crime book · Ann Rule Crime Files volume 1 · Anthony Award true crime book · Ann Rule Sphere paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sphere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58869020786991,"sku":"TCB-000895","price":70.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/a-rose-for-her-grave03539_cover_1.jpg?v=1794677606","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/a-rose-for-her-grave-and-other-true-cases-ann-rule-sphere","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}