• If You Really Loved Me

  • By: Ann Rule
  • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
  • Length: 20 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (243 ratings)

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If You Really Loved Me

By: Ann Rule
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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There was only one way to please her father: Murder his wife....

David Brown was the consummate entrepreneur: a computer wizard and millionaire by age thirty-two. When his beautiful young wife was shot to death as she slept, Brown's fourteen-year-old daughter, Cinnamon, confessed to killing her stepmother. The California courts sentenced her harshly: twenty-four years to life. But in the wake of Cinnamon's murder conviction, thanks in part to two determined lawmen, the twisted private world of David Brown himself unfolded with astonishing clarity—revealing a trail of perverse love, twisted secrets, and evil mind games. A complex and often dangerous investigation suggested a horrifying scenario: Was the seemingly bland David Brown really a stone-cold killer who convinced his own daughter to prove her love by killing for him? A man who turned young women into his own personal slaves, who collected nearly $1 million in insurance money, and married his dead wife's teenage sister, David Brown was a sociopath who would stop at nothing...a deadly charmer who almost got away with everything.

©1991 Ann Rule. All rights reserved. (P)1991 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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I’m becoming an Anne Rule fanboy!

The Stranger Beside Me caught my attention because of the notoriety of and morbid fascination with the Ted Bundy story. I’ve now listened to 2 more (and am about to start my 3rd true crime book) because it’s Anne Rule. Well it’s also because she knows how to find and cover almost unbelievable stories of sociopaths. I love 20+ hour books because they’ll usually get me through the month on 2 credits, but these stories are so compelling, I can’t shut them off. (I’m going to need more credits this month!)

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Ann Rule

Every book I have read written by Ann are awesome and I could read more.

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One of the very best Ann Rule books.

What a story… and as always Ann tells it brilliantly. Narration is also an A+!

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good book

One of her best book I've listened to so far. good story l like it

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Ann Rule; Rules!

In the world of real crime and intrigue, Ann Rule’s books are tops! This book certainly doesn’t disappoint as she takes the reader through all of her character’s lives from beginning to end. I won’t say anything that will spoil the story,—just read for yourself!

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Great flow!

Could have been a little shorter as I felt some stuff was irrelevant, but otherwise it was a very enjoyable listen!

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Ann Rile never disappointes

The finish gave me chills … Ann Rule is an amazing writer and this book was one of her best

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Captivating

The best true crime book I've read in a long time! The story is so well written and engrossing, I couldn't stop listening to it! 10/10! Will definitely read more of Rule's work.

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If You Really Loved Me

Like every book Ann Rule has written, this one is riveting from page one. Ann is a fantastic writer we
How paints a visual picture with her words.

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Riveting

Anne Rule is the queen of story telling
Her character development is unparalleled in the genre

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