{"product_id":"empty-promises-and-other-true-cases-ann-rule","title":"Empty Promises by Ann Rule","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmpty Promises (Ann Rule True Crime, Crime Files Vol. 7)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Seventh Casebook of Love, Obsession and Betrayal from America's Best-Known True Crime Writer\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 Empty Promises: 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 Time Warner Paperbacks, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780751531060\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0751531065\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Time Warner Paperbacks reprint, 2004, of the Warner Books UK paperback edition. Crime Files Series, Volume 7.\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. No maps or plates.\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 Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cream and black illustrated wrappers, with a pink ring motif, are clean and slightly glossy. The spine is intact and legible but shows a few faint white crease lines. Corners and edges are clean, with no tears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean, solid and tightly bound, and the book opens without cracking. The page edges are evenly tanned, as expected of a paperback of this era. No foxing, stains, 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\u003eEmpty Promises and Other True Cases is the seventh volume in Ann Rule's Crime Files series. It gathers cases drawn from her personal files, all concerned with love and relationships that turned violent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title case centres on the union of Steve Sherer and Jami Hagel. Around it sit ten tales from the American Northwest, among them an affair that ruined a marriage, stalkers, a missing person's case solved through forensic science, and prison conjugal visits. Each examines what happens when promises are broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collectible used copy for readers and 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 (1935-2015) was born Ann Stackhouse in Lowell, Michigan, and took a BA in creative writing at the University of Washington. She worked briefly for the Seattle Police Department before poor eyesight ended that career, wrote under the name Andy Stack, and became a full-time writer in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer debut, The Stranger Beside Me (1980), told of her acquaintance with Ted Bundy. Other notable works include Green River, Running Red and Want-Ad Killer. Her honours include the Peabody Award and Anthony Awards, and about twenty million copies of her books have sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Rule true crime · Empty Promises Ann Rule · Ann Rule Crime Files volume 7 · Ann Rule and Other True Cases · true crime paperback collection · Ann Rule Warner Books\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Time Warner Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58869042872623,"sku":"TCB-000878","price":70.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/empty-promises84592_cover_1.jpg?v=1794679646","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/empty-promises-and-other-true-cases-ann-rule","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}