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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, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail