Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer

Highly recommended!

this book was very interesting, informative, and well written. I am a big fan of Ann Rule and have never been disappointed by any of her work. I am a True Crime fan, and if you are too, you will surely love this book!

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Wordy, but worthwhile.

When one says that a true crime novel has "too much detail", one often means "too graphic". If you find this book "too graphic", don't read true crime novels about serial killers. I got tired of reading about the details of Seattle geography and the minutiae of every suspect a little frustrating--the story is compelling enough!

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Green River Killer

The movie was equally a enticing as the book.......
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Wow

This book really fasanated me and yet scared ,me at the same time. From 1985 till 2005 i lived just blocks away from this man and bing a teen at that. It made me realize how lucky i was not to have ever encountered him. bing as nieve as i was that nothing could ever happen to me out running with my friends day and night and now knowing that one bad choice and it could have. A very intrieging book for sure

Good Read!

Love Ann Rule books loved it because I lived in Seattle during the arrest and conviction process was nice to know all the stories of the poor girls whose lives were taken by Gary Ridgeway!

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The Green River Killer

I remember this name instilling fear in me as a child growing up. I couldn't be prouder to have Ann Rule in Seattle to write about this first hand just as she did with Ted Bundy.

One of Her best...

I must disagree with A Former Prosecutor. I felt while Ms Rule was very sympathetic to the victims, I did not feel she sugar coated what they were or how they lived their lives in any way. They were portrayed as troubled women, but just because they were prostitutes and drug addicts doesn't mean they couldn't be loving people with families who cared about them. I also felt that she did delve into what made Gary Ridgeway tick and how he turned out like he did. I highly recommend this book!

Not her best

I have read five or six Ann Rule books. I found this a major disappointment. Like other comments I have read, there is too little written about the murderer and what led him to his killing ways. I'm sure the author attempted to gather more information. But the final result leaves the reader with little insight as to what made this guy tick. Because there was no trial, there is no testimony to add to the story of how and why this man became the monster he was. It also gets tiresome how the author portrays most victims as good, loving, and caring people. No one deserves to be murdered. But really, not all these victims are as angelic as Ann Rule portrays. This is not one of her better books.

AWESOME!

This is an incredible book and is one of my favorite true crime books. Ann Rule is the best author when it comes to crime, and this book is truly difficult to put down. I would DEFINITELY recommend this book. Without a doubt!

Hard Working Detectives WIN!

I liked the descriptions of the hard work put into the investigation by the detectives. To see those smart detectives finally solve this case through the tedious collection and preservation of evidence was gratifying.

Gripping!

Ann Rule is the greatest crime writer we have. Her books read like novels and this is another amazing roller coaster ride as 'The Stranger Beside Me' was. Not a quick read, at nearly 700 pgs, but the time and compassion she spends on each of the victims, and the details of the effect on the detectives who never gave up throughout the twists and turns in the 20+ year hunt for the most prolific and frightening serial killer in history makes this necessary. Hard to put down and impossible to forget.

Ann Rule - RULES , IN 'Green River, Running Red'

Of all the books I have read of ANN RULE, this is undoubtedly her Masterpiece. Yes, it is a very long book and some readers criticize the length of it, but every word she writes is warranted because of the dozens of young women raped and murdered by this MONSTER, Gary Leon Ridgeway, who, I hope rots or gets murdered by inmates in prison with him. I, too, wish he had received the death penalty for these unspeakable crimes he committed, however, I understand the reasons for the plea bargain.The the only galling thing about the plea bargain is that he is safely languishing in prison,being fed well at the expense of we, the taxpayers, while this MONSTER is probably still gloating over all the young women he killed and how he outwitted all the police, detectives and prosecutors giving him a new lease on life instead of the death sentence that he so deserved and feared. How the surviving families must feel about this, I can only imagine.

Great Read!

Great book! very interesting-enjoyed the way Ann would alternate between storylines to bring you up to speed as the story continued

Great Book!

I don't think the book was boring at all. I loved how Ann Rule told the lives of these girls and how much their families went through. I'm just now starting to read her books and I like how she sucks you into the story. I don't think there was too much detail.

This Book is Too Long

I always eagerly anticipate a new true crime book by Ann Rule. She has the best writing style of all the true crime writers. However, about half way through this book, I lost interest. The book just goes on and on. And other than personal information on all the tragic victims, I did not feel like I got much more information than what I got from another book on this subject that I read a few years ago. I expected better from Ann Rule.

GIVE THE READERS WHAT THEY WANT

When I bought this book, I was expecting to delve DEEP into the mind of this sadistic killer. Only bits and pieces of his life leading up to the killings were mentioned. Up until the end, I barely knew who this guy was. It is a sad but true fact that people like me read these types of books because we want to know what makes these sickos tick. We did not get much of that here. Better luck next time, Ann. Let's hope that, if you decide to write it, the story of BTK is a lot more interesting.

fascinating beyond belief

Ann, you are the most incredibly talented author I have ever read. Not only is your arrangement of the facts absolutely genius, your total honesty in relating the facts always makes the reader's trust total and unwavering. When I am reading one of your books I am barely able to put it down to do anything else. I have one complaint, write faster!!!!! Deb

Pretty boring

Ann Rule is a good author for the most part. This is the second book I have read from this author that has been a chore to read. I finished it because I hate to leave books halfway but it was boring. I agree with those reviewers that say that she gave way too much information about the victims. I understand that she was trying to humanize the victims by sharing their stories but there were too many to keep track of. She gives way too many details of everyone's life including the police officers that investigated the case. I really don't like how she makes certain people appear angelic and portray them as heroes like she did with the cops. Also, I don't like when she includes information about herself. She seems a little arrogant when she describes her involvement in the crimes she writes about. The book is long and could be a good read if you have a lot of time on your hands.

One of her best

I really got into this book since I am a native from Washington. I thought this book was one of the best books Ann has written to date! The additional background of the victims allowed me to grasp their thoughts as well as their actions and really get involved in the book.