For many years now Ann Rule has been turning out volumes documenting true cases of crime, her career sparked off by the horrific realisation that her friend and co-worker, Ted Bundy, was a serial killer. Inclined towards sensationalism, her books remind me of the True Crime magazines with lurid covers and impact-driven titles that are so prevalent nowadays. But for those wishing to experience the vicarious thrill of reading about gruesome happenings under titles such as "Murder and the Proper Housewife", "The Most Dangerous Game", "How It Feels to Die" and "The Killer Who Never Forgot . . . or Forgave", then go to it.