{"product_id":"small-sacrifices-a-true-story-of-passion-and-murder-9780451166609","title":"Small Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ann Rule\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger Beside Me\u003c\/i\u003e comes a shocking true crime account of the destructive forces that drove a beautiful young mother to murder. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Somebody just shot my kids!\" Diane Downs brought her car to a halt in front of a Springfield, Oregon, hospital, her three gravely wounded children beside her. Thus begins the tale of a truly unthinkable crime that shattered the tranquility of a tight-knit community. As police searched for the \"shaggy-haired stranger\" Diane accused of shooting 8-year-old Christie, 7-year-old Cheryl, and 3-year-old Danny, a suspicion grew that was even more horrifying than the crime itself: Did Diane shoot her own children? Haunted by this question, a dedicated district attorney searched for the answer and uncovered a chronology of incest, psychological wounding, desperate affairs, and surrogate motherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnn Rule's gripping, powerful, and ultimately terrifying true story of passion and murder will hold you in thrall as it plumbs the unimagined depths of darkness concealed within a human being.","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086382325911,"sku":"9780451166609","price":630.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780451166609.webp?v=1767639064","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/small-sacrifices-a-true-story-of-passion-and-murder-9780451166609","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}