If You Really Loved Me

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David Brown, a self-made millionaire by the age of thirty-two, had a seemingly perfect life: a lucrative business, a beautiful young wife and a daughter who loved him very much. His life changed drastically after his wife was shot to death while she slept in their home and his then fourteen-year old daughter Cinnamon confessed to the cold-blooded murder. She was sentenced to twenty-four years to life for the crime. It wasn’t until two lawyers started digging into the complex investigation shortly before Cinnamon was convicted that the true nature of David Brown was revealed and startling new evidence that showed his twisted and perverse personal life was brought to the case. Was David Brown the bland, desolate widower he seemed to be? Or did he use manipulative tactics against the women who loved and feared him?

Editorial Reviews:
"A story of crime and punishment...bizarre enough to rivet anyone's attention."
— The New York Times Book Review

"Bone chilling. A truly staggering case."
— The Washington Post”

“Rule, who scored a great success with Small Sacrifices, has triumphed again with this story of a millionaire computer expert seen as archetypal sociopath….. In this vivid account, a monster to whom every other human being was a "throwaway person'' is masterfully portrayed.” - Publisher's Weekly

“Best-selling true crime author Rule ( Small Sacrifices , NAL, 1987) tells the story of computer businessman David Brown, a "complete sociopath'' who manipulated his 14-year-old daughter, Cinnamon, into murdering his 23-year-old wife in Orange County, California in 1985….This lengthy account is generally engrossing, and it is recommended for public libraries.-- Gregor A. Preston, Univ. of California Lib., Davis” - Library Journal