If you liked Ann Rule's true crime books, you will be happy to read A TANGLED WEB, written by Ann's daughter Leslie Rule. This is the true story of a woman obsessed with a man. She met that man on the computer, and she used the computer to feed her obsession.

Shanna “Liz” Golyar and Dave Kroupa met through a computer dating service. Kroupa made it clear that he wanted to stay single and date no one woman exclusively. Golyar seemed to agree. Instead, though, she became obsessed with Kroupa.

When Kroupa met Cari Farver through that same dating service, Golyar made an excuse to interrupt them at Kroupa’s apartment. Shortly after that, Farver went missing. And Kroupa came to hate her as she bombarded him with horrible emails and texts. At least they seemed to be coming from Farver.

Of course, Golyar received similar emails and texts, supposedly from Farver. And she and Kroupa became closer that way. So began the four-years-long harassment, not only of Kroupa but, also, Farver’s mother and other relatives and friends.

Rule lays out all the manipulation, the whole mess, so neatly that it will be hard for you to believe no one figured it out sooner. Why wasn’t it obvious to Kroupa right away? Why didn’t police figure it out when they downloaded Golyar’s cell phone?

This story attracted a lot of attention, including from the “Dateline” TV show on NBC in 2017. You can access it on the computer. But you’ll want to read this much-more-detailed book first.