An edition of Small sacrifices (1988)

Small sacrifices

a true story of passion and murder

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An edition of Small sacrifices (1988)

Small sacrifices

a true story of passion and murder

  • 4.2 (4 ratings) ·
  • 105 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 11 Have read

This updated edition covers Downs' escape and recapture.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
494

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Small sacrifices
Small sacrifices: a true story of passion and murder
1988, New American Library
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Book Details


Edition Notes

"A Signet book."

Published in
New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.1/523/0979531
Library of Congress
HV6248.D68 R85 1988x

The Physical Object

Pagination
494 p., [8] p. of plates. :
Number of pages
494

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24587821M
Internet Archive
smallsacrificest00rule
ISBN 10
0451153936
ISBN 13
9780451153937
LCCN
86033253
OCLC/WorldCat
18170696
Amazon ID (ASIN)

Work Description

the mesmerizing story of Diane Downs, a beautiful, brillient, sociopath, who commits the ultimate evil when she shoots her three children to gain the love of a married man. Anne Rule's insight into the personality of Downs is as horrifying as it is disturbing. She never confesses to shooting her children, but her conduct at the trial is sickening. She taps her foot and smiles while listening to "Hungry Like the Wolf," the song that was playing in her car while she slaughtered her children; she laughs when she should cry, she cries when it benefits her. One daughter is dead, one has lost the use of her arm and speech, and the little boy is paralyzed. None of this horror seems to penetrate Diane. She has no feelings for her children's suffering. The detail in this book is fascinating. Anne Rule describes every bit of evidence and presents it in such a way as to keep the reader of the edge of her seat. A must read for all true crime buffs.

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