And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer (Mass Market Paperback)

by Ann Rule (Author) "WILMINGTON RESIDENTS like to say that everyone who lives there is connected by only three degrees of separation, and it's true..." (more)
Key Phrases: Anne Marie, Tom Capano, Judge Lee (more...)

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Amazon.com Review
Thomas Capano was a powerful man in Delaware. The golden child of a respected immigrant family, he had everything most people could ever hope for: money, a family he adored, widespread respect and admiration. His former lover Anne Marie Fahey was never that lucky. Her youth was a seemingly endless string of heartbreak, disappointment, and misery. Somehow, though, she managed to get through it all--her mother's death, abuse from her alcoholic father, devastating poverty--and make a niche for herself as a trusted secretary to Delaware's governor. Thirty years old, she had a whole new life ahead of her. She'd met a young man whom she hoped to someday marry and start a family with, and she finally seemed able to put her past behind her.

But Thomas Capano did not want to be put behind anyone. It was his sheer arrogance--the arrogance that couldn't accept rejection, that couldn't fathom being caught and convicted--that killed Anne Marie Fahey, and Ann Rule's telling of Fahey's story reveals the mind of a true monster. Capano's narcissism prevented him from feeling anything for anyone but himself, but the gripping narrative of And Never Let Her Go is surely the story that Fahey and her family would have wanted to be told. --Lisa Higgins --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly
Most people like to think they recognize evil when they see it. But as this gripping story of a 1996 Delaware murder makes clear, most people are wrong. Much more than the profile of a handsome, insidious killer and the young woman he murdered, true-crime veteran Rule's latest is also the story of three close-knit families and how 30-year-old Anne Marie Fahey's death strengthened or destroyed them. When Fahey, the scheduling secretary for Governor Thomas Carper, was reported missing, her relationship with the older, married Capano was known only to a tiny handful of close friends. A prominent lawyer from a powerful local family, Capano had served as a political adviser to local and state officials. But he also had less savory attributes, many revealed during the investigation into Fahey's disappearance and his subsequent murder trial. Fahey was the only woman Capano murdered, but she certainly wasn't his only victim. Both the Faheys and Debby McIntyre, Capano's mistress of 18 years, trusted Rule enough to share details of their lives. Rule (Bitter Harvest, etc.) doesn't betray that trust, nor does she shortchange the Capano family. All those involved emerge as real people whose lives are circumscribed by experience. When Capano's brothers turned state's evidence, revealing their parts in helping dispose of Fahey's body, Capano accused McIntyre of the murder. His ruthlessness, the constancy of the Fahey family and the Capanos' loyalty to Tom (who's now on Delaware's death row) become, in Rule's capable hands, the raw material for a modern-day tragedy. (Oct.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; First edition (August 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671868713
• ISBN-13: 978-0671868710
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (156 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #330,431 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, as Usual, December 29, 1999

By	"bitemore" (Reston, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Never Let Her Go : Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer (Hardcover)

I've been an Ann Rule fan since she wrote "Stranger Beside Me," about Ted Bundy. I've read nearly all of her books, and her current work, "And Never Let Her Go," ranks at the top of my list. It's a page turner, and it doesn't matter that you begin the book knowing the outcome! Ann Rule expertly draws the reader into the lives of the victim and her slayer, and manages to evoke true empathy for the victim. A sense of outrage pervades the book, as well it should. There is also the realization that evil knows no socio-economic class, which makes it a very scary eye-opener!

In many ways, this book is the only real justice the victim, Anne Marie Fahey, will ever have. It stands as a true memorial, and no one who reads this book will ever forget her.

It is easy to see how Ann Rule gains the confidence of the people involved, in that her facts are impeccably researched, and her portrayal of the lives of the victims is sensitive to a fault.

I can't wait until the next book by Ann Rule is published!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly written true crime, January 5, 2000

By	Miranda Dietrich "voracious reader and jewelr... (Milwaukee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Never Let Her Go : Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer (Hardcover)

It's been many, many years since I've stayed up all night to finish a book, but this one did it for me.

Ann Rule is in top form in this book; her writing is quite well done, unlike many in the true crime genre. The book flows, and while no stone is left unturned, one doesn't feel exhausted and distracted by detail.

At first, I wasn't interested in purchasing this book, believing that since the case received a lot of national publicity and was so recent, I'd know beforehand what I'd read. But I was utterly wrong.

This is really Ann Rule's best book yet, and one of the best books I've ever read in true crime.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Compelling Read, January 24, 2000

By	Nancy Edenfield (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Never Let Her Go : Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer (Hardcover)

As stated, I found this book to be a very compelling read, even though I live in the Delaware Valley and followed this story closely in the local news. The intricate details and obviously well researched information by the author of this case and the two families involved only emphasizes this unreal tragedy. Since I did follow this as a news story, I was astounded to read some of the background information, quite often overlooked when news coverage is limited to a few sensational headlines. I found this to be a well written story which I couldn't put down.