{"product_id":"if-you-really-loved-me-ann-rule-time-warner-paperbacks","title":"If You Really Loved Me by Ann Rule","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf You Really Loved Me (Time Warner Paperbacks Ann Rule True Crime)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnn Rule's Gripping True Story of Desire, Manipulation and Murder in Southern California\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 If You Really Loved Me: A True Story of Desire and Murder\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 2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780751503395\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0751503398\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Great Britain in 1992 by Warner Books. Reprinted by Time Warner Paperbacks in 2003.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated glossy paperback wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mass-market softcover, roughly 180 x 110 mm, 493 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, with a clean front cover and a clean back cover free of obvious marks. The cream spine shows vertical creasing and stress lines along its length, consistent with a previously read copy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is tight, with evenly toned cream pages consistent with age. The pages examined are clean, with no foxing, markings or tears.\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\u003eIf You Really Loved Me: A True Story of Desire and Murder is one of Ann Rule's Southern California true-crime studies. It centres on the 1985 shooting of Linda Marie Brown, the young wife of a wealthy computer entrepreneur, who was killed in her bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative follows the detectives' investigation into her hidden life of dark secrets and manipulation, through to the arrests and the courtroom testimony. The book moves from the trial of the businessman's daughter to a detective's follow-up inquiry, which exposed the man behind the crime. Brown himself was convicted in 1990 of masterminding his wife's murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a reading copy of a popular late twentieth-century true-crime title in its British paperback form, and a useful addition to a collection of Ann Rule's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Ann Rule\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Rule (1931 to 2015) was an American true-crime writer. After a brief spell at the Seattle Police Department at the age of 21, she began writing for magazines such as True Detective in 1969 and remained a full-time true-crime author until her death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer debut, The Stranger Beside Me, launched her career. She went on to write more than 30 books, many of them New York Times bestsellers, including Green River, Running Red and Small Sacrifices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Rule true crime · If You Really Loved Me Ann Rule · Ann Rule paperback · true story of desire and murder · Southern California murder true crime · Time Warner Paperbacks true crime\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Time Warner Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58869021245743,"sku":"TCB-000894","price":70.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/if-you-really-loved-me14362_cover_1.jpg?v=1794677700","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/if-you-really-loved-me-ann-rule-time-warner-paperbacks","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}