Lust Killer

By Ann Rule

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me comes the terrifying true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight.

To his neighbors, Jerry Brudos was a gentle, quiet man whose mild manner sharply contrasted with his awesome physical strength. To his employers, Jerry was an expert electrician, the kind of skilled worker you just don't find anymore. To his wife, Darcie, Jerry was a good husband, and a loving father to their children, despite his increasingly sexual demands on her, and his violent insistence that she never venture into his garage workroom and the giant food freezer there.

To the Oregon police, Jerry Brudos was the most hideously twisted killer they had ever unmasked. And they brought to light what he had done to four young women—and perhaps many more—in the nightmare darkness of his sexual hunger and rage. First, Jerry Brudos was brought to trial...and then, in a shattering aftermath, his wife was accused as well...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Release date: Jun 7, 1983
• ISBN: 9781101667453

Ann Rule

Ann Rule wrote thirty-five New York Times bestsellers, all of them still in print. Her first bestseller was The Stranger Beside Me, about her personal relationship with infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. A former Seattle police officer, she used her firsthand expertise in all her books. For more than three decades, she was a powerful advocate for victims of violent crime. She lived near Seattle and died in 2015.

Reviews for Lust Killer

[maryintexas39 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a scary and creepy dude.

[nemesisclaws · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I'm very curious to know why the killer's mother didn't want him when she realized she was having a second son. I mean, the author doesn't really say why in this novel, but it's clear that the mother had a deep and abiding hatred for the killer from the moment of his birth, and that's never been explained. Clearly, that had a lot to do with his development as a child, although it by no means condones what he did. Very intriguing crime story, and one that shows just how important parents are in the lives of their children.

[nx74defiant · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The voice seemed odd. So I had to reduce the playing speed. It spent a lot of time on the aftermath of the crimes.

[booknookretreat7 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a classic true crime Ann Rule book! Very fast paced and very informative on a killer that murdered women in Oregon in the late 1960's. This book is not for the faint of heart as it describes in explicit detail what the killer did to the women. I could not put it down and it kept me glued to the page of what was going to happen next. The case of capturing the killer was also very interesting of how the law enforcement officers finally put it all together. Giving it 5* for keeping me glued to my seat.