title: Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal
author:  Ann Rule 
description: <b>Ann Rule</b> is the author of more than two dozen <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers, all of them still in print. A former Seattle police officer, she knows the crime scene firsthand. She is a certified instructor for police training seminars and lectures frequently to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and forensic science organizations, including the FBI. For more than two decades, she has been a powerful advocate for victims of violent crime. She has testified before U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittees on serial murder and victims' rights, and was a civilian adviser to the VI-CAP (Violent Criminal Apprehension Program). A graduate of the University of Washington, she holds a Ph.D. in Humane Letters from Willamette University. She lives near Seattle and can be contacted through her Web page at www.annrules.com.
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  Praise for Rules for Being Dead
  
  “Kim Powers writes a glorious novel about a boy and his journey to feel whole
  after the mysterious death of his mother. Mr. Powers’ prose is artful and
  searing as Clarke’s story unfolds in a Texas town so vivid, the reader is
  there. Secrets are revealed, hope is lost and found, and redemption awaits in
  this beautifully rendered tale about love and loss, and the courage to face
  the truth with an open heart.”
  
  —Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of Tony’s Wife
  
  “A tour de force in voice and structure, this uniquely heartbreaking
  novel—literary fiction meets boy detective—is somehow adorable and sinister at
  the same time. The brilliantly talented Kim Powers has created a poignant and
  remarkable story.”
  
  —Hank Phillippi Ryan, award-winning author of The Murder List
  
  “We all know a few rules about being alive but who knew that the afterlife
  could command equal attention. Kim Powers’ Rules for Being Dead caught me by
  surpris