Coming from a family steeped in law enforcement (two sheriffs, a prosecuting attorney and a medical examiner) it isn?t hard to see how Ann Rule found her calling. Regarded by many as the foremost true crime writer in America, she focuses on the victim?s stories and the killer?s lives which accounts for her "devastatingly accurate insight" (The New York Times Book Review). Twenty-six of Rule?s twenty-eight books have been New York Times bestsellers with two--Every Breath You Take and Last Dance, Last Chance --both on the list at the same time. Her miniseries, Small Sacrifices won the coveted Peabody Award and she has been nominated three times for Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. Not surprisingly, Rule is active in support groups for victims of violent crimes and their families.