If You Really Loved Me

by Ann Rule

1992

Status

Available

Publication

Pocket Books (1992), 608 pages

Description

Psychology. True Crime. Nonfiction. HTML:In 1985, 32-year-old David Brown seemed to have it all. A computer genius with a million-dollar business, married for the fifth time - most recently to a 23-year-old beauty, Linda, the mother of his new-born baby - he was the living emobodiment of a rich playboy. But the signs of the dream life's dark underside were already emerging - especially in Brown's penchant for divorcing his young wives as soon as they matured to full womanhood. The darkness came into full, violent bloom the night Linda was found shot to death in her own bed. Shockingly, Brown's 14-year-old stepdaughter Cinnamon confessed, earning a prison sentence for the murder in a case that rocked California's Orange County community. But even after the verdict was in, officials in the District Attorney's office suspected that all the facts were yet to be revealed. What their further investigations uncovered was a trail of lechery, deceit and betrayal - a trail that began and ended with David Brown. Filled with horrifying findings from the author's exclusive access to the details of the investigation, If You Really Loved Me is Ann Rule's most compelling work yet - a chilling true crime masterpiece!.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member kelawrence
This guy gave me the creeps - it really left you wondering what happened to all of the characters and hoping that their lives turned out okay after this mess. First book of Rule's I have read, and I would pick up another one based on this. A little too long in parts, but all in all, worth it.
LibraryThing member Fernandame
Audiobook - Another well written book by Ann Rule.
LibraryThing member loubigfish
In Depth and riviting... Ann Rule enjoys bringing out the best in her characters. Great story and to be true is unbelievable. Wordy but worht it...
LibraryThing member Marlene-NL
I know I really liked reading this book.
LibraryThing member stacyhays
I really enjoyed this book, well . . . as much as one can enjoy a story about a killer and manipulator. It was difficult for me to read about a father doing such terrible things to every member of his family, but that was also what kept me turning the pages.

Ann Rule can be repetitive in the way
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she tells her stories. I suppose she tries to write in some mystery and surprise, but it usually results in 20 pages that could have been covered in 5. However, that didn't bother me in this book . . . I guess the story overcame the verbose writing.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1991

Physical description

608 p.; 4.19 inches

ISBN

0671769200 / 9780671769208

Barcode

1600662

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