I was a devoted fan of Ann Rule and have missed her true crime books immensely so I was thrilled to obtain a copy of this book written by her daughter. Obviously, Leslie Rule had an excellent teacher and mentor with lots of experience alongside her mother and this was excellent. The story is a sordid one and also very scary as it deals with the way the murderess used technology to terrorize and taunt the family and acquaintances of the woman she killed. What a "tangled web" indeed.
So many people were taken in by and fooled by this mistress of mayhem. Shanna (Liz) Golyar destroyed so many innocent lives through her deception and behavior over a 3 year period. Her obsession and madness was way beyond anything I can even comprehend and she takes stalking to a whole new level. The author captures and explains the entire case with interesting background information. I really enjoyed the way the roles of all of the victims as well as those responsible for her capture were detailed. What is truly mystifying is that she got away with murder for so long! Shanna definitely thought she was smarter than everyone and she indeed had some skills with computer technology that kept it all hidden for that length of time. One of my favorite parts of a true crime book is when I see the pictures of the people involved. You'd think you'd be able to see evil there, but you simply can't!
Highly recommended to anyone who loves this genre and I can't wait for Leslie Rule's next book -- she has a new fan here! Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for this e-book ARC to read, review and recommend. The description of the book provided by the publisher gives the overview of the crime and names the characters and is well worth reading.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
True Crime -- NON fiction
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