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A review by rachelcabbit
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Rule has a way with true crime and really went into detail with this book. She explores the story and it's easy to see how it was adapted to film as she really helps put a picture together.
Diane Downs brought her children to the ER with gunshot wounds after claiming they were attacked- Rule follows the police investigation that unravels the unhinged personality of Downs whose obsession with her lover led her to murder her daughter and attempt to murder her other daughter and son.
I found it difficult to read at times as a mother but it was very engaging.
Diane Downs brought her children to the ER with gunshot wounds after claiming they were attacked- Rule follows the police investigation that unravels the unhinged personality of Downs whose obsession with her lover led her to murder her daughter and attempt to murder her other daughter and son.
I found it difficult to read at times as a mother but it was very engaging.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Rape