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Green River, Running Red Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Ann Rule (Author), Barbara Caruso (Narrator), Simon & Schuster Audio (Publisher)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,525 ratings
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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.

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  1. Listening Length
    19 hours and 23 minutes
  2. Author
    Ann Rule
  3. Narrator
    Barbara Caruso
  4. Audible release date
    April 29, 2011
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Simon & Schuster Audio
  7. ASIN
    B004YMRO7C
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 19 hours and 23 minutes
Author Ann Rule
Narrator Barbara Caruso
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Audible.com Release Date April 29, 2011
Publisher Simon & Schuster Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B004YMRO7C
Best Sellers Rank #13,905 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#27 in Serial Killers True Crime
#84 in Serial Killers True Accounts

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Customers find the book engaging and well-written. They appreciate the author's thorough research and presentation of information in an interesting way. Many readers consider it a must-read for true crime fans. The author humanizes the victims with compassion and empathy. However, some feel the pacing is slow and tedious, especially with the repetitive details. Opinions vary on the length, with some finding it too long while others consider it necessary.

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122 customers mention "Readability"119 positive3 negative

Customers find the book engaging and well-researched. They enjoy reading Ann Rule's books, finding the story vivid and descriptive. The author keeps the facts interesting while keeping the events compelling.

"Very long book about Gary Ridgeway, the Green River Killer...." Read more

"...background histories on some of the girls, which makes the story much more interesting and makes you feel you knew those girls and their families to..." Read more

"...I've read all of Ann's non-fiction books, and this is her finest work since "The Stranger Beside Me"...." Read more

"A very interesting story, but not for anyone since you require a strong stomach to tolerate this kind of criminal as the Green River Killer...." Read more

70 customers mention "Writing quality"51 positive19 negative

Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book. They find it straightforward and powerful, with a well-researched approach that humanizes characters. The author also succeeds in bringing the detectives' personalities to life.

"...Well written & researched, this book took over 20 years for the author to write...." Read more

"...novel, and i was sad to hear about her passing because she writes very powerful stuff...." Read more

"...Her representation of him shook my beliefs. Good writing. I'll be reading more of her books in future." Read more

"...As with this book, sometimes her titles are a bit sensational-sounding, but her writing style is not that way at all...." Read more

66 customers mention "Information quality"53 positive13 negative

Customers appreciate the book's informative content. They find the background details and research thorough. The author keeps the facts interesting and well-researched. The book provides detailed biographies of most of the victims, which readers find valuable. Overall, customers find the descriptions accurate and the book comprehensive.

"...I am very acquainted with the locations she wrote about, her descriptions are spot on...." Read more

"...Now as far as the story is concerned, it alternates between the investigation, dissections of the people around the investigation, occasioanl forays..." Read more

"The author never fails to impress me with her attention to detail and compassion for the victims...." Read more

"...This book will provide you insight, including 'lessons-learned' when it comes to profiling and apprehending killers such as the Green River..." Read more

54 customers mention "True crime"48 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the true crime story. They find the book provides deeper insights into horrific crimes, with occasional forays into the killer's perspective. The investigation gives readers a true psychological profile of the murderer. Readers praise the author as the best true crime author and describe the tale as captivating.

"...of the people around the investigation, occasioanl forays into perspectives by the killer, and especially and most importantly, considers the lives..." Read more

"...in true-life crime stories, especially physiologists, law enforcement officers, and criminologists, who are actively evolved in the psychological..." Read more

"Great writing. The book heavily emphasis the victims stories. I like the emphasis on the victims lives. The last few chapters go into GR...." Read more

"...The best part about this novel to me is how she names every single victim, and how the victim came to the unfortunate but very real world of..." Read more

35 customers mention "Sensitivity"31 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the author's sensitivity and compassion. They find the book humanizes the victims, showing their personal struggles, and depicting a tragic story of our country and crime.

"...But I love that it gives a dedication to the victims who are treated respectfully in this book...." Read more

"...The victims are almost entirely prostitutes. Sex workers are a difficult population to discuss, but Ann shows great sympathy for them...." Read more

"...author explained every twist and turn in the case with a great deal of tact and emotion." Read more

"...Details include all the detectives names and personalities and a little about their personal background...." Read more

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Customers like the book.

"As always, Ann Rule is amazing. Very respectfully told the victims stories as well as all others. Definitely pulls you in." Read more

"Very compelling, well told story ... a typical Ann Rule book. It's a shame there will be no more from her since she passed away this year...." Read more

"Ann rule is fantastic! Read everything by her!" Read more

"I enjoy reading and Ann Rule never disappoints." Read more

21 customers mention "Length"8 positive13 negative

Customers have different views on the book's length. Some find it comprehensive and detailed, with over 400 pages. Others mention it's a long read that holds their interest but is a chore to keep reading.

"...But the main draw back is the length of the book and the disparity in the details, at times excruciatingly detailed in secondary points and at times..." Read more

"I love that this book is very fat - over 400 pages - so it is chock full of detail...." Read more

"It was long and full of details... Sometimes contradictory...." Read more

"Would recommend if you’re a true crime fan. The book is comprehensive and is well-researched...." Read more

13 customers mention "Pacing"0 positive13 negative

Customers find the book's pacing slow and tedious. They mention it's repetitive, with too much detail and biographies of numerous women killed by Gary Ridgway. Readers also mention there are not enough details about the killer's methods and motives, and long detailed stories about their life before being killed.

"My only complaint with the book is the tedious biographies of numerous women killed by Gary Ridgway...." Read more

"...Other than that, it was in O.K. read but rather tedious and long winded....The one question left unanswered in my mind was, "How does a serial..." Read more

"not enough details about the killers methods and motives. What did he say to the women to get them to trust him and get in his vehicle?..." Read more

"...thing I would say that is negative would be the monotony of each description about the victims...." Read more

Everything about the Green River spree
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Everything about the Green River spree
Good look at infamous Pacific NW murder spree. Ann Rule offers her own theories, she is not merely a stenographer.
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  • Rebel Flower Girl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very sad book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2017
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    Very long book about Gary Ridgeway, the Green River Killer. I 1st learned there was a serial killer in early summer of 1984, my memory of seeing the flier posted at the laundromat of our small rural town in Washington shocked me horribly. My husband & I had moved to his hometown to be close to his parent's and family, after visiting from California where we married. We had visited in the summer of 1982 & made plans to settle in Washington after college, within 2 years, the news of the Green River Killer was not reported in California, just as Ann Rule wrote in her book. My sister's in Oregon knew nothing about this Serial Killer either, so it was a great shock to find a flyer at the laundromat, really chilling. I had grown up reading about the Zodiac Killer, who has never been caught, he started his rampage at the local Junior College when I was a young barely teenaged girl....finding out there was a killer on the loose by SeaTac was horrifying! I was in my 20s & expecting our 1st child, I can still see that 8 by 10 flier, that had was handwritten, with pictures of known victim's glued on & copied on an old commercial printer, like the one at our local Safeway. I was shocked, and continued to be, like everyone living in Washington, especially when it took so long to catch him. I felt Ms. Rule did a good job honoring the poor dead girl's & women he lured & killed, I don't care if they were prostitutes...there but for the Grace of God, those girls didn't deserve to die! Especially because of, or in spite of their circumstances, they all had families who grieved them. Well written & researched, this book took over 20 years for the author to write. I have read the critics who wrote she rushed it to press to soon, I disagree, Ann Rule wrote a very hard book about a very hard man. Like everyone who lives in Washington, I am very acquainted with the locations she wrote about, her descriptions are spot on. She described 1980s Washington very well, and the absolute terror the GRK caused here.
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  • Fallon
    4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the read
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015
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    I love that this book is very fat - over 400 pages - so it is chock full of detail. True, it can be frustrating in that it takes a LONG time for the case to be solved. But I love that it gives a dedication to the victims who are treated respectfully in this book. There are some nice background histories on some of the girls, which makes the story much more interesting and makes you feel you knew those girls and their families to some extent. I think Ann does a nice job, also, of making sure the victims are not seen only as prostitutes but as human beings with goals and dreams because the public was not always so charitable. Ridgway himself is pathetic - so milquetoast in many ways, so average, and so indecently deceiving to his wife, Judith - who deserved so much better and who I felt incredibly sorry for. Very good job on Ann Rule's part and it appears, on the Green River Task Force's as well. The only negative I'd say is that the photos in the book I ordered were black and white and some were so unclear that I could barely make them out. I think color photos would have been far more flattering and much easier to see.
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  • Richard M. Logan
    5.0 out of 5 stars THE Definitive Work on Green River Killer Gary Ridgway
    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2005
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    Others have critiqued how, in essence, "Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer - America's Deadliest Serial Murderer" is almost broken into mini-chapters on a per victim basis. For me, this is one of the strengths of the book as I was always drawn back to the included picture of each known victim in her section to ponder what might have become of these young ladies. Where would their presently troubled paths have led? If only they hadn't gotten into the blue truck with the evil sociopath who sometimes lured his victims with pictures of his young son just to prove that he was a "normal" guy. If only...

    It was also eerie how his wife learned (both during the "Come to Jesus" meeting with authorities and then later slowly over time) that she was, in fact, married to the Green River Killer. One particular spine-tingling moment for me was when she was queried about some of Ridgway's dump sites she noted that, indeed, these were places that she and Gary liked to hike and pick berries.

    I've read all of Ann's non-fiction books, and this is her finest work since "The Stranger Beside Me". As an ex-Seattle police officer and prolific true crime author she brings a certain nexus to this work that no other author could possibly offer. As she does with all of her books, her observations and insights at the trial phase are unique because she is almost always physically present in the courtroom.

    As everyone knows, the Ridgway prosecution was cut short after plea bargaining extra body sites with King County prosecutor Norm Maleng to avoid the death penalty. Still, Ann brings her unique style to the description of the victim statements. Nobody but Ridgway will ever know how large the real body count is, how to account for his "serial killer unusual" dry spell, and what he didn't disclose to avoid prosecution in other jurisdictions. Many authorities feel the 48 victims that he pled to is perhaps twice that number. Ridgway once said he killed as many as 71 women, according to transcripts of interviews with investigators that were released last year. Almost all of his identified victims were prostitutes or runaways. It cannot be overstated how Ann Rule is able to recapture, two decades hence, the dynamic that was "The Strip" in the early eighties.

    Tomas Guillen and Carlton Smith's 1991 book "The Search for the Green River Killer" is a riveting read as well, although the mere 30 pages devoted to the "Killer Found" section in the 2004 re-release are rushed and limiting.

    Former King County Sheriff/Current Representative (R-WA) Dave Reichert's book "Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer" is a must-read as well if only for his unique perspective, but nobody can match Ann's gripping human portrayals of Ridgway and each and every known victim.

    In addition to her extensive research with people who knew Ridgway she utilized the King County Sheriff's office extensive DVD catalog of the Ridgway interrogations. King County Sheriff's Office Spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart told me that it's available as an 111 DVD set at a cost of around $2000 from an outfit named Chameleon Data. How appropriate...

    P.S. The paperback dimensions are exactly as noted.
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  • Alistair
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
    Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2024
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    Calling true crime readers! What am amazing novel to read! An inside look into the green river killer! A true page turner!
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  • Robert
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bad packaging for a fine book
    Reviewed in Sweden on August 10, 2022
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    The book was delivered in an oversized paper bag, without any padding whatsoever. As a result the book was pretty banged up during delivery.

    The book itself is very thorough and well written, as always with Ann Rule. She truly has a deep empathy for the victims and she goes to great lengths to tell their stories, and not only focusing on the violence as many other writers of the genre.

    But beware that you will likely receive a damaged book as shown in the pictures. Amazon really needs to put some effort to their packaging, as this is a problem I see all the time.
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    Robert
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bad packaging for a fine book
    Reviewed in Sweden on August 10, 2022
    The book was delivered in an oversized paper bag, without any padding whatsoever. As a result the book was pretty banged up during delivery.

    The book itself is very thorough and well written, as always with Ann Rule. She truly has a deep empathy for the victims and she goes to great lengths to tell their stories, and not only focusing on the violence as many other writers of the genre.

    But beware that you will likely receive a damaged book as shown in the pictures. Amazon really needs to put some effort to their packaging, as this is a problem I see all the time.
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  • Alina Gutierrez
    1.0 out of 5 stars Venia en malas condiciones el libro.
    Reviewed in Mexico on November 10, 2020
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    Estaba roto el libro , venía sucio. Condiciones que me dejaron mucho que desear.
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    Alina Gutierrez
    1.0 out of 5 stars Venia en malas condiciones el libro.
    Reviewed in Mexico on November 10, 2020
    Estaba roto el libro , venía sucio. Condiciones que me dejaron mucho que desear.
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  • WallE
    5.0 out of 5 stars A testament
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2019
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    This book took me most of the year to read it is a very sad book. This is not a titillating tale about a serial killer but a book which gives honour to the adolescents and women who unfortunately crossed his path. Anne Rule ensures that they are not just numbers by giving us a sense of their personalities, hopes and dreams and what they meant to their families, partners and friends. You also get to see the hard work of the dogged detectives who took these adolescents and women to their hearts, giving tirelessly of themselves to obtain justice when the odds were against finding the aberrant taker of life.
    This book is well written. Never sensational, always respectful of the victims. You read to see justice served. I read mainly in bite sized chunks, requiring time to absorb the facts and realise you cannot make sense of such such heinous crimes but you can bear testament to every single victim.
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  • Marianna
    5.0 out of 5 stars ottimo
    Reviewed in Italy on August 13, 2019
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    The GRK, non mi affascina, mi fa senso anche fisico, oltre che, ovviamente morale. Sembra un uomo patetico, è questo bel libro me lo ha confermato, avrebbero potuto prenderlo negli anni 80, avevano avuto varie segnalazioni, ma la polizia lo trovava così patetico, così ordinario, da non credere ch un ometto dall'aria così' squallida potesse ammazzare tante giovani donne. Buon libro di Ann Rule, che abitava a pochi isolati di distanza da vari siti di rapimento e da quelli in cui Ridgway saricava i cadaveri.
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