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  • Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 5
  • Written by: Ann Rule
  • Narrated by: Laural Merlington
  • Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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The End of the Dream: The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up and Other True Cases

Written by: Ann Rule
Narrated by: Laural Merlington
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Publisher's Summary

An explosive account of lethal greed and twisted desire from the files of America's number-one true-crime writer, Ann Rule.

They were best friends, four talented and charismatic young men who lived charmed lives among the evergreens of Washington state: Kevin, the artist; Steve, the sculptor; Scott, the nature lover and unabashed ladies' man; and Mark, the musician and poet. With their stunning good looks, whip-sharp minds, athletic bodies - and no lack of women who adored them - none of them seemed slated for disaster.

But few knew the reality behind the leafy screen that surrounded Seven Cedars, Scott's woodland dream home - a tree house equipped with every luxury. From this idyllic enclave, some of these trusted friends would become the quarry for a vigilant Seattle police detective and an FBI special agent, who unmasked clues to disturbing secrets that spawned murder, suicide, million-dollar bank robberies, drug-dealing, and heartbreaking betrayal. When the end came in a violent standoff, the ringleader of the foursome - the fugitive dubbed "Hollywood" for his ingenious disguises and flawless getaways; the persuasive talker who turned his friends into accomplices - faced a final chapter no one could have predicted. In a blast of automatic gunfire, the highest and lowest motives of the human heart were, at last, revealed.

Along with four other true-crime tales, The End of the Dream is a masterful and compelling tour of the criminal mind from Ann Rule.

©1998 Ann Rule (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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one of the weirdest crime cases, totally hooked

this covers three cases, but the first case is the majority of the book. for once, it's not about murder, but a serial bank robber. he is so interesting and his background that led him to do it.

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