An inside look at bestselling true crime author Ann Rule and the cases we shared, by her friend of more than thirty years, Anne Jaeger. This is the first ever biography of Ann Rule, the bestselling writer of thirty-five True Crime books still in print. A must read for Ann Rule fans. Inside: A journey through Ann Rule's life, from a small Michigan town, to New York Times Bestselling author. How Rule helped the FBI and Law Enforcement change the way killers are caught to this day. Ann's first conversation with a killer at nine years old. Rule's inner thoughts about the murderers in her books: Ted Bundy (Stranger Beside Me), Randy Woodfield (The I-5 Killer), Diane Downs (Small Sacrifices) and Brad Cunningham (Dead By Sunset.) Rule's harrowing experience as a sex decoy Vice Cop on the streets of Seattle. New true crime cases. The hilarious adventures traversing three decades of friendship between two writers. The Rule of Crime and Me is "a fascinating, brisk memoir about Ann Rule, one of America's favorite criminal writers and Anne Jaeger, who covered the Diane Downs murder case alongside Rule herself." A lasting friendship formed over three decades ago when both covered this shocking crime of a mother who shot her children, murdering one. Jaeger reveals details about the extraordinary life of one of America's most beloved authors, Ann Rule. Part true crime stories, biography and memoir The Rule of Crime and Me gets great reviews: "Ann Rule was my friend and mentor for decades, and I so enjoyed Anne Jaeger's very personal account of her friendship with the queen of true crime. An exceptional author and one of the best people I have ever known, Ann Rule deserved this loving portrayal." - Bestselling true crime author Kathryn Casey. As well as a personal review from Ann's daughter, Leslie Rule and from Jack Ohman Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, who writes "Part breezy television news memoir, part epic investigation, part biography, The Rule of Crime and Me belongs alongside Rule on the bookshelf of any crime buff."