Green River, Running Red

By: Ann Rule

Narrated by: Barbara Caruso

Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

In the most extraordinary journey Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than 49 young women.

Green River, Running Red is a harrowing account of a modern monster, a killer who walked among us undetected. It is also the story of his quarry - of who these young women were and who they might have become. A chilling look at the darkest side of human nature, this is the most important and most personal audiobook of Ann Rule's long career.

©2011 Simon & Schuster Audio (P)2004 Ann Rule

Critic reviews

"[C]onveys the emotional truth of the Green River case." ( Los Angeles Times)

"Riveting." ( People)

"Perhaps Rule's finest work." ( Statesman Journal)

Great

Historically good read well done. Held my interest Listened to it twice and enjoyed it twice

Captivating story!

Ann Rule succeeds again with Green River, Running Red. This story will keep you captivated from start to finish. I was saddened to learn of Ann's passing right after I purchased this audio book. Thank you Ann, for the years of criminal knowledge you shared, about so many disturbing cases of some of the serial killers of our country. Your knowledge and writing expertise will define you forever.
Thank you,
Jayme

Love real life crime, but....

This book seemed to go on and on and on. I’m not sure why, but it did. Maybe it was the level and consistency of the crimes or maybe I want to believe that there really no one that horrible.
Next, I just want to say, that the performance should be listened to carefully before release. The pronunciation of words can make distinct difference in their meanings. I caught a few words in here that were wrong.

detailed and engaging

There were so many victims of the GRK that I was worried this book wouldn't be able to cover everything. But each victim gets their time and are portrayed with thought and care by the writer. It's very sad but very well done

the way Gary Ridgeway was slowly introduced over the course of the book was also highly effective

Great Story, but hated the narrator

It was hard to concentrate on the story when I could barely stand the way it was narrated. It was as if she had a cold the entire time and it was incredibly annoying when she pulled air through her mouth at the beginning of some sentences.

Great insights

Wonderful insight into things. It was a lot of personal Information at a different angle than this story has ever been told. I don’t care for the way be narrator read it, but couldn’t stop following the story.

Faux English grand dame

Every phrase she speaks is theatre diva overdramatic. She speaks as close to an upper class English accent as possible while still trying to stay “American” — East Coast, definitely not West. A Dollar Store Bette Davis. She pronounces “asked” as “ahhhsked” and Spokane is “spo-cain” — couldn’t be bothered to check simple local pronunciations. “Seattle” is pronounced as if she’s announcing Queen Elizabeth’s arrival at a royal wedding.

After the explosive success of Stranger Beside Me, Ann Rule does her bait-and-switch penance by making it more about the victims than the killer.

Narrator ruined it.

I have been reading Ann Rule’s book since I was a child and was looking forward to this one as I am from the Seattle area. However, Caruso’s narration was so bad that I couldn’t finish it and returned it. Beyond the horrible wheezy tone and cadence of her narration, her consistent mispronunciation of our towns was highly annoying. (Puyallup should be pew-allup not poo-allup).

Good, but…

Love the book, but I can’t handle the narrator. It’s giving “I’m an older woman from a small town who’s husband has money and I think I’m better than everyone else” vibes. They way she pronounces words is like nails down a chalkboard. I have found myself rolling my eyes and saying “just say it normally” too many times.

great

a slow start but overall good, some weird pronunciation of local places and random words but still 5 stars