• Everything She Ever Wanted

  • By: Ann Rule
  • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
  • Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (184 ratings)

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Everything She Ever Wanted

By: Ann Rule
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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WAS SHE A SWEET SOUTHERN CHARMER?

OR A COLD-BLOODED KILLER?

For their wedding portrait, petite Pat Taylor and handsome Tom Allanson posed as Rhett and Scarlett. Both came from fine Southern families, and dreamed of the Tara-like plantation where they would grow roses, raise horses, and move in the genteel circles of Atlanta society. Less than two months later, their dream exploded in terror and murder: their beautiful home mysteriously burned to the ground and Tom was convicted of the brutal slaying of his mother and father.

Pat's only brother had died in a puzzling suicide, her grandparents-in-law were poisoned with arsenic, and no one—from her wealthy employers to her own children—was safe when Pat Allanson didn't get her way. It took Georgia lawmen more than two decades to stop her for good—if indeed they have.

In this fascinating account, Ann Rule delivers a tour de force: a whirlwind of misguided love, denial, guilt, and passions out of control; a series of brilliantly manipulated crimes; the bizarre and horrifying tale of two families brought to ruin; and, at the center of it all, the heartless, supremely selfish sociopath whose evil hid behind soft words and gentle manners, but who destroyed—without mercy—those who loved her.

©2022 Ann Rule (P)2022 Simon & Schuster Audio

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Don’t quit until the end

I almost stopped about half way through bc I thought it was getting too repetitive …. Don’t stop There’s a lot more to come!

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very interesting

this was very interesting from beginning to end, I also really enjoyed the narration

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Repetitive but really good

Interesting true story that I hadn’t heard of before. Narration is great and it’s super interesting.

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Great book, poor narration

I really enjoyed this story as I have all Anne Rule's work. However, the narration was extremely cringey. Her depiction of southerners was offensive. She spoke with an accent that sounded like a parody of southerners. No one talks that way! Her depiction sounded like someone from Cival war times or something, or perhaps the movie Gone With The Wind. it was ridiculous and took away from my enjoyment of the audio book.

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Love Ann Rule

I have followed Ann for years. I've read and listened to her books and stories. I will continue to follow her till I die.😉

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It kept me guessing

A tragic story of an evil woman. It kept me wondering if she would ever pay the price for her crimes.

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Very good.

Excellent true crime book. It is hard to imagine someone like Pat. Really long book.

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Why do I read these?!?

My skin crawls at the re-enactments and conversations. Ann Rule does such a marvelous job at recreating the world/stories/characters. I listened straight through for 2 days just so I could never hear the crazed web of Pat Taylor ever again. Thanks, Ann. You are so good at what you do!

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Excellent!

Another winner by Ann, and with a fantastic narrator. The ending was as haunting as many of her other works.

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Ann at Her Best

Oh my goodness, Pat Taylor Allanson is such a piece of work. From early on, she showed tendencies of that- she manipulated everyone, all about her, very entitled individual. Ann Rule did a great job painting the picture. I just can’t believe that she was under custody and in the end was let go to continue her games of torture and killing.

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