{"product_id":"small-sacrifices-ann-rule-1988","title":"Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Sacrifices (Signet True Crime Paperback, First Signet Printing)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnn Rule's Gripping True Account of the Diane Downs Case, the Oregon Murder Story Later Filmed for Television\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 Small Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion 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 Signet (New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.), New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1988\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0451166604\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Signet Printing, July 1988, mass-market paperback edition of the 1987 Dutton hardcover. Signet True Crime series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated paper wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mass market paperback, approximately 180 x 110 mm. Includes 8 pages of photographs.\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 Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glossy illustrated front cover is clean and bright with no obvious wear. The spine shows a vertical crease running the length near the top and a white break line across the lower spine through the title, with some whitening at the edges. The spine wear is honestly visible and consistent with a read copy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is intact and tight with no loose pages. The paper is evenly toned cream to yellowish, as expected of an older mass market paperback. No markings are present in the pages examined.\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\u003eSmall Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder recounts the case of Diane Downs, an Oregon mother who drove her three wounded children to hospital in Springfield, Oregon, and blamed a stranger for the shooting. Police and a district attorney came to suspect that she was responsible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Rule traces the family history behind the case, including abuse, affairs and a desperate wish for motherhood, building a detailed portrait of how the tragedy came about. Drawing on her background as a former police officer, she brings an investigator's eye to the evidence and the people involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was a major success in the true-crime genre and was adapted as a 1989 American television film. Rule received a Peabody Award for the television adaptation. This is the Signet paperback of the 1987 Dutton hardcover, a solid collectible copy of one of the best-known titles in her catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Ann Rule\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Rule (1931-2015) was an American true-crime writer, often called the Queen of True Crime. A former Seattle police officer, she drew on that firsthand experience in her books. She became a full-time writer in 1969 after working as a stringer under the name Andy Stack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer debut true-crime book, The Stranger Beside Me (1980), concerns her relationship with Ted Bundy. By her death she had written more than 30 books and an estimated 1,400 newspaper and magazine articles. 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