AS SEEN ON 48 HOURS -- AN EXPLOSIVE ACCOUNT OF LETHAL GREED AND TWISTED DESIRE FROM THE FILES OF AMERICA S #1 TRUE CRIME WRITER ANN RULE They were best friends four talented and charismatic young men who lived charmed lives among the evergreens of Washington state: Kevin the artist; Steve the sculptor; Scott the nature lover and unabashed ladies man; and Mark the musician and poet. With their stunning good looks whip-sharp minds athletic bodies -- and no lack of women who adored them -- none of them seemed slated for disaster. But few knew the reality behind the leafy screen that surrounded Seven Cedars Scott s woodland dream home -- a tree house equipped with every luxury. From this idyllic enclave some of these trusted friends would become the quarry for a vigilant Seattle police detective and an FBI special agent who unmasked clues to disturbing secrets that spawned murder suicide million-dollar bank robberies drug-dealing and heartbreaking betrayal. When the end came in a violent stand-off the ringleader of the foursome -- the fugitive dubbed Hollywood for his ingenious disguises and flawless getaways; the persuasive talker who turned his friends into accomplices -- faced a final chapter no one could have predicted. In a blast of automatic gunfire the highest and lowest motives of the human heart were at last revealed. Along with four other true-crime tales The End of the Dream is a masterful and compelling tour of the criminal mind from Ann Rule.