From #1 New York Times bestselling author and true crime icon Ann Rule comes a chilling tale of obsession, manipulation, and murder in a small town in Washington state. A Fever in the Heart explores an explosive triangle that led to obsession and murder in a small town in the northwest of America. Ann Rule reveals the story of an alluring wife and the two men desperate for her love—a story with a bizarre and deadly twist that no one could have suspected. Ann Rule (1931–2015) wrote thirty-five New York Times bestsellers, all of them still in print. Her first bestseller was The Stranger Beside Me , about her personal relationship with infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. A former Seattle police officer, she used her firsthand expertise in all her books. For more than three decades, she was a powerful advocate for victims of violent crime.