This Psycho-Thriller is a full throttle, twisting adventure along the pilgrim Way of Saint James. Jane Downer, forced into the role of reluctant detective, grapples with the true meaning of her mission through many unsettling encounters. She finds herself in the centre of a murder case with Dan Brady, and obnoxious and cynical reporter walking the Camino against his will. They discover buried secrets of the Camino and become threatened by people who are determined to keep the secrets buried, in more ways than one! Both Jane and Dan become the prey of a serial killer and a pyscho security agent. Real, raw, intense characters and emotions jump from the pages in easily relatable personal journeys and revelations. A story interwoven with murder, history, corruption, personal quests and friendships and an utterly unexpected finale.

In July 2011, billionaire Jonah Shacknai's Coronado, California, mansion was the setting for two horrifying deaths only days apart--his young son's plunge from a balcony and his girlfriend's ghastly hanging. What really happened? Baffling questions remain unanswered. Rule looks at the closed cases through the eyes of a relentless crime reporter. The second probe began in Utah when Susan Powell vanished in a 2009 blizzard. Her controlling husband, Josh, proved capable of a blind rage that was heartbreakingly fatal to his innocent young sons almost three years later in a tragedy that shocked America as the details unfolded. If anyone had detected the depth of depravity within Josh Powell, perhaps the family that loved and trusted him would have been saved. In these and seven other riveting cases, Ann Rule exposes the twisted truth behind headlined and little-known homicides and speaks for vulnerable victims who relied on the wrong people.

Court of Appeal Case(s): B070074 Number of Exhibits: 1