Worth More Dead

Praise for Ann Rule and Her
New York Times Bestsellers
GREEN RIVER, RUNNING RED
    “[Rule] conveys the emotional truth of the Green River case.”
    —Los Angeles Times
    “Rule infuses her case study with a personally felt sense of urgency…she sketches the uniformly short, sad lives of the victims with poignancy. But her most riveting portrait is of Ridgway [the killer]….”
    —People
    “Perhaps Rule’s finest work to date…holds the reader in a firm grip.”
    —Statesman Journal
    “Rule gives full, heartbreaking emotional weight to what America’s most notorious serial killer truly wrought. A must for the author’s legions of fans.”
    —Booklist
HEART FULL OF LIES
    “A convincing portrait of a meticulous criminal mind.”
    —The Washington Post
    “Rule knows a good drama when she finds one…. A real-life soap opera…. [It will] keep readers turning pages.”
    —Publishers Weekly
    “Fascinating and strange…. The sheer weight of [Ann Rule’s] investigative technique places her at the forefront of true-crime writers.”
    —Booklist
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
    “Affecting, tense, and smart true-crime…. A case study of the classic American con man crossed with the more exotic strains of the sociopath.”
    —Washington Post Book World
    “Ann Rule has outdone herself….”
    —The Orlando Sentinel (FL)
    “Absolutely riveting…. Rule excels at painting psychologically perceptive portraits.”
    —Booklist
…AND NEVER LET HER GO
    “Truly creepy…. This portrait of an evil prince needs no embellishment.”
    —People
    “[Rule] might have created her masterpiece.”
    —The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
    “Even crime buffs who followed the case closely [will] gain new insights.”
    —The Orlando Sentinel (FL)
    “[Rule] tell[s] the sad story with authority, flair, and pace.”
    —The Washington Post
BITTER HARVEST
    “A must-read story of the ’90s American dream turned, tragically, to self-absorbed ashes.”
    —People
    “Impossible to put down…. A tour de force.”
    —Kirkus Reviews
KISS ME, KILL ME
AND OTHER TRUE CASES
ANN RULE’S CRIME FILES: VOL. 9
    “A haunting collection…about love and obsession turned deadly…. As compelling as a good novel.”
    —Publishers Weekly
LAST DANCE, LAST CHANCE
AND OTHER TRUE CASES
ANN RULE’S CRIME FILES: VOL. 8
    “Spine-tingling…. Rule’s portrait of Dr. Anthony Pignataro, a diabolical cosmetic surgeon, could win a place in any insomniac’s heart.”
    —Barnesandnoble.com
EMPTY PROMISES
AND OTHER TRUE CASES
ANN RULE’S CRIME FILES: VOL. 7
    “Fascinating, unsettling tales…. Among the very small group of top-notch true-crime writers, Rule just may be the best of the bunch.”
    —Booklist
A RAGE TO KILL
AND OTHER TRUE CASES
ANN RULE’S CRIME FILES: VOL. 6
    “Gripping tales…. Fans of true crime know they can rely on Ann Rule to deliver the dead-level best.”
    —The Hartford Courant (CT)

Books by Ann Rule
    Green River, Running Red
    Heart Full of Lies
    Every Breath You Take
    …And Never Let Her Go
    Bitter Harvest
    Dead by Sunset
    Everything She Ever Wanted
    If You Really Loved Me
    The Stranger Beside Me
    Possession
    Small Sacrifices
    Ann Rule’s Crime Files:
    Vol.10: Worth More Dead and Other True Cases
    Vol. 9: Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases
    Vol. 8: Last Dance, Last Chance and Other True Cases
    Vol. 7: Empty Promises and Other True Cases
    Vol. 6: A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases
    Vol. 5: The End of the Dream and Other True Cases
    Vol. 4: In the Name of Love and Other True Cases
    Vol. 3: A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases
    Vol. 2: You Belong to Me and Other True Cases
    Vol. 1: A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases
    Without Pity: Ann Rule’s Most Dangerous Killers
    The I-5 Killer
    The Want-Ad Killer
    Lust Killer



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To my friends in the “Sporadic but Loyal Union Meeting Lunch and Gossip Club”: Gerry Hay, Shirley Jackson, Rosalie Foster, Donna Anders, and the