Dead by Sunset - Ann Rule

Dead by Sunset

By Ann Rule

  • Release Date: 2000-02-15
  • Genre: True Crime
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 194 Ratings

Description

From bestselling author Ann Rule comes the true story of Bradly Morris Cunningham, the handsome and successful entrereneur who married five different women and destroyed each of them.

The author of eight New York Times bestsellers, Ann Rule first won nationwide acclaim with The Stranger Beside Me, about serial killer Ted Bundy. Her Crime Files volumes, based on fascinating case histories, have assured her reputation as our premier chronicler of crime. Now the former Seattle policewoman brings us the horrific account of a charismatic man adored by beautiful and brilliant women who always gave him what he wanted...sex, money, and even their very lives.

When attorney Cheryl Keeton's brutally bludgeoned body was found in her van in the fast lane of an Oregon freeway, her husband, Brad Cunningham, was the likely suspect. But there was no solid evidence linking him to the crime. He married again, for the fifth time, and his stunning new wife, a physician named Sara, adopted his three sons. They all settled down to family life on a luxurious estate. But gradually, their marriage became a nightmare...

In this gripping account of Cheryl's murder, Ann Rule takes us from Brad's troubled boyhood to one of the most bizarre trials in legal history, uncovering multiple marriages, financial manipulations, infidelities, and monstrous acts of harassment and revenge along the way. Dead By Sunset is Ann Rule at her riveting best.

Reviews

  • Too long

    1
    By Gbs8
    Was glad when it finally ended
  • Dead at sunset

    4
    By Tingles41
    I could not put this down. I can not believe how much evil this man had. My heart goes out to all that was involved in this sick man's world! Ann I love your books!
  • Great nonfiction read

    2
    By Scooter Libby
    At first I wondered why the author went so far back in time to give details of the characters but it becomes pertinent to the development of the characters and the readers feelings about them. Brad Cunningham reminds me of Casey Anthony. This is a great beach read!
  • A true crime fave

    5
    By Keldeh
    This is one of the best true crime books ever. Ann Rule tells this true story in such captivating detail it's impossible to put down. And the murderer will continue to haunt you long after you finish the book. Creepy!