Small Sacrifices - Ann Rule

Have you ever wondered what kind of a woman would shoot her own children to be with a man that she claimed to love? I sure couldn’t fathom it. We all know good parents. Those of us raising children do everything in our power to do our best by the children, from providing the basics of food, clothing, and shelter on forward to whatever else we can do for them. Anything less is unimaginable. Well, awhile back, I read the book ‘Small Sacrifices’ by Ann Rule. And I have been a fan ever since. So much so that I have read this book a few times and enjoyed it every time. This book is about Diane Downs, a mother and postal worker, who shot her ...  Read the complete review

Small Sacrifices is an absolute must for any fans of true crime. The hardest thing to come to terms when reading this book is that it is “True Crime.” All the horror in the book really did happen, it is not just the vivid imagination of and author hell bent on shocking, in the quest to become a bestseller. Small Sacrifices tells the unbelievably repulsive but mesmerizing story of Diane Downs, a beautiful, brilliant, sociopath, who commits the ultimate evil when she shoots her three children to gain the love of a married man, who she believes will only leave his wife and marry her if she gets rid of them. The nightmare begins after a ...  Read the complete review

"Small Sacrifices" is one of the earliest books by former Seattle policewoman and crime journalist Ann Rule.It is, in my opinion, one of THE best true crime books written by anyone - ever. The main character is Diane Downs, a narcissistic woman who falls deeply in love with Lew. Lew is not her husband, nor is he the father of her three children, Christie, Danny and Cheryl.Only two things stand in the way of Diane finding happiness with her soul mate Lew. The first is that Lew is married to another woman, and whilst he is happy to have a 'fling' with blonde, attractive Diane, he has no intentions of ever leaving his wife. The second is that Lew ...  Read the complete review