A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases

A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases
A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases
Author Ann Rule
Genre True crime, Non-fiction
Published 1993
Publisher Pocket Books
Pages 528
Awards Anthony Award for Best True Crime (1994)
ISBN 978-0-671-79353-1
Website A Rose for Her Grave

A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases is the first book in author Ann Rule's Crime Files Series. Released in 1993 by Pocket Books, the book details Randy Roth, who murdered two of his wives for insurance money,[1] as well as other cases, including those of Dick Marquette, a convicted Oregon serial killer.

Critical reception

Publishers Weekly, in its August 1993 review, wrote that "Rule discusses the effect of the individual case on her feelings about capital punishment and other issues, and her unwavering voice presents even the most gruesome details rationally."[2]

The Library Journal's Ben Harrison wrote in 1993 that Rule's accounts of the crimes "present the female victims as real people who deserve compassionate treatment."

Awards

In 1994, the book won Bouchercon's Anthony Award for Best True Crime.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Sanders, Eli. "In Tales of True Crime, Ann Rule Taps Our Need to Know Why". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: A Rose for Her Grave & Other True Cases by Ann Rule, Author Pocket Books $7.99 (528p) ISBN 978-0-671-79353-1".
  3. ↑ "Winners and Nominees 1990s". Bouchercon. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

External references

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