The Times man is 'no Ann Rule'

Oh my but I got a chuckle at the expense of a newspaper today.

So a journalist from the New York Times penned a true crime paperback, a spousal murder story.

Said a reviewer in the Library Journal: "The narrative is good but could have been fleshed out quite a bit more; [the author] doesn’t provide an in-depth portrayal of either perpetrator, leaving the reader unsure of the real motive for the crime.... The author is talented but should read his Ann Rule before attempting another true-crime book."

Oh, my, my. Which publication is it whose reviews of Ann Rule drip with condescension and complaints about Ann Rule's "hellish details," hmm??

Comments

[Melissa]

Hmm, I have never heard of the Ann rule. Being a True Crime fan, I'll have to review this book myself. My top choice for True Crime Murders is "Murder By Family," by Ken Whitaker. It broke my heart, but I couldn't put it down! His book was so well written! I loved all the examples from life and culture that he used to make his son and the story come to life.

[Melissa W.]

It is not the "Ann" rule, it is Ann Rule, the true crime writer. She is probably most well known for her book, "The Stranger Beside Me" about Ted Bundy.