Customer Reviews
And Never Let IT Go! (til you've read every word)
I loved And Never Let Her Go, and I was happy to see this review in the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER this month that really sums up the way I felt. All of Ann's books are wonderful (and I've read them all), but this book about Anne Marie Fahey and Tom Capano was in a class by itself.
Everlyn Theiss wrote this review, and I wanted to quote her for people who may not have read And Never Let Her Go:
"Ann Rule at her best in retelling Delaware Murder. Killer and victim are portrayed in powerful detail.
Ann Rule's skill in selecting crimes that actually merit a book--and bookstore sale bins are filled with ones by other authors who don't--is unparalleled...From the start, 'And Never Let Her Go' is a psychological portrait of a narcissistic murderer and his victim that on its face deserved full-length treatment and not just because of his social prominence. Rule delves so deeply into her characters and their motives that she takes us farther than even the hungriest reader might have expected. What has always separated Rule from others is the skill and compassion with which she presents the background of victims. We come to feel we knew them as well as the killers. No one is ever portrayed one-dimensionally-not even someone as irredeemably evil as Thomas Capano."
"...The elements of the crime are familiar. A beautiful woman becomes involved with a powerful man; when she finally breaks it off, he begins to try to control her, then stalks her, and eventually killds her. But Rule is so adept at fleshing out her characters' histories in minibiographies--created in this case from diaries, letters, e-mails and te confidences of friends and family--that we feel heart-rending empathy for victims like Anne Marie Fahey and an understanding of what led to her bad choices."
"...Having read many of Rule's books--including The Stranger Beside Me, her devastating book about Ted Bundy...I would say that in her selection and treatment of the Fahey murder, she might have created her masterpiece. In her introduction, Rule wrote, 'If I could only write one book, it would be this one.' Even at nearly 500 pages, readers will be grateful she did. And haunted for weeks by what they have read."
I definitely agree with the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER. And Never Let Her Go IS Ann Rule's masterpiece!
I Couldn't Put It Down !
Ann Rule is an excellent writer, no one could out-do her book about this case. She brings people in the book to life and includes a lot of detail. Very well-written. It will remain one of my favorites among Ann's books. Ann is able to write with feeling,emotion,clarity, and common sense....it is very human writing..... is why it's so wonderful to read her writing. She is a great reporter.
Gripping and Connecting
This gripping narrative on the killing of Anne Marie Fahey provides an emotionally connecting look at the victim. Ms. Fahey was attractive, talented, kind-hearted...yet troubled by emotional problems. Sadly, she never recognized the danger from her married ex-lover Tom Capano - an egotistical control freak and well-connected attorney for whom a legal restraining order might (or might not) have proved a deterrent. Author Ann Rule gives us a firm portrayal of the victim, her killer, their families, plus the politics of the city of Wilmington and the State of Delaware (where Fahey was the Governor's secretary). Ms. Rule also details the outstanding investigation by law enforcement, plus the lengthy trial, where even the killer's lawyers came to despise his controlling egotism. Some feel the author portrays Fahey and a second mistress too nicely - after all, both women maintained an affair with a man whom they knew to be married. Still, emotional insecurity has led many to foolhardy actions; in Fahey's case with results that turned tragic.
AND NEVER LET HER GO is longer and more connecting than most of Ms. Rule's true-crime narratives. The author seems captivated by Ms. Fahey and her family, and readers may experience similar emotions while enjoying this page-turning narrative.
