True Crime

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Brain Games - Criminal Mind Puzzles - Spiral

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by Publications International Ltd (Author), Brain Games (Author)Think like a detective to solve more than 120 challenging crime-themed puzzles! Test your memory against quizzes about true crime accounts. Decipher messages hidden in codes and unscramble anagrams to crack passwords. Brain teasers ask you to use logic to track down criminals, find witnesses, and test alibis. Test your verbal skills with crime-themed crosswords, true-crime cryptograms, and word ladders. Examine fingerpr...

Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age - Paperback

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by Fred M. Kray (Author)One fateful winter night, a famous racehorse mysteriously broke his leg while alone in his stall. An investigation ensued, but the real story has never been told...until now. It was a cool, quiet evening at Calumet Farm, where the most valuable racehorses-including the prolific stallion Alydar-had settled into their stalls for the evening. Alton Stone, filling in for the regular night watchman, completed his rounds at the barn. Although nothing seemed out of the ordina...

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by Alexia Jones Helsley (Author)Beaufort's long history of wickedness stretches back to 1562, when Captain Jean Ribaut built the ill-fated French outpost Charlesfort on Parris Island, eventually destroyed by mutiny and starvation. Colonial Beaufortonians were no strangers to thwarting the law, from the murder of Charles Purry to the priestly misbehavior of Reverend William Peaseley. The Revolutionary War brought civil strife to the area in the form of bands of outlaws, and the early Federal y...

The Richard Streicher Jr. Murder: Ypsilanti's Depot Town Mystery - Paperback

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by Gregory Fournier (Author)During the depths of the Great Depression in Ypsilanti, Michigan, a seven-year-old boy is found frozen to death under the Frog Island footbridge in Depot Town after being reported missing the night before by his parents. Upon examination, the Washtenaw County coroner discovers the child is the victim of foul play.After three years of investigation, the Ypsilanti and Michigan state police are no closer to making an arrest than they were when Richard Streicher Jr.'s ...

Shergar: A True Crime Story of Kidnapping, Racehorse and Politics - Paperback

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by Conrad Bauer (Author)A true crime story set in Ireland and involving kidnapping, the IRA and a phenomenal racehorse named Shergar. Who Kidnap Shergar? A mystery that has baffled authorities for years...Ask anyone in Great Britain or Ireland about famous racehorses and they'll likely have only one name to tell you. Shergar. At his peak, Shergar was one of the most elegant, powerful, and successful racehorses in the history of the sport. By the time he retired, his reputation alone was enoug...

Serial Killers: An Adult Coloring Book Full of Famous Serial Killers For True Crime Fans - Paperback

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by Fred E. Vorhees (Author)Serial Killers: An Adult Coloring Book Full of Famous Serial Killers For True Crime FansTrue crime fans, serial killer enthusiasts, and eccentrics alike discover a creative and healthy way to express yourself, relieve stress, and explore those repressed and darker human aspects of your psyche.This book contains over 30 of the most infamous and notorious serial killers (Including the likes of Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader, and Ed Gein). Experience their stories in a novel ...

Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force's Most Infamous Murder Cases - Hardcover

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by Simon Read (Author)A riveting true-crime history of London's first modern police force as told through its most notorious murder cases. The idea of "Scotland Yard" is steeped in atmospheric stories of foggy London streets, murder by lamplight, and fiendish killers pursued by gentleman detectives. From its establishment in 1829 through the eve of World War II, Scotland Yard--the world's first modern, professional, and centrally organized police force--set new standards for policing and inve...

Inside the Brotherhood: Explosive Secrets of the Freemasons - Paperback

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by Martin Short (Author)Explosive Secrets of the Freemasons When the House of Commons Affairs Committee recently recommended that police officers, magistrates, judges and crown officers should publicly register their masonic membership, it was vary largely thanks to the ammunition provided by Martin Short's investigative tour de force. His inside the Brotherhood carried on the pioneering work begun by Stephen Knight's explosive of the Brotherhood. Number of Pages: 720 Dimensions: 1.78 x 8 x 5...

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

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Report copyright infringementby Julie K. Brown (Author)"Journalist Julie K. Brown recounts her uncompromising and risky investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's underage sex trafficking operation, and the ... reporting for the Miami Herald that finally brought him to justice while exposing the powerful people and broken system that protected him"-- Number of Pages: 464 Dimensions: 1.52 x 9.33 x 6.34 IN Publication Date: July 20, 2021

The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World - Paperback

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by David Icke (Author)How the same inter-breeding bloodline has controlled the world for thousands of years. Number of Pages: 517 Dimensions: 1.3 x 9.1 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 01, 1998

Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide - Paperback

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by Karen Kilgariff (Author), Georgia Hardstark (Author)The instant #1 New York Times and USA Today best seller by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, the voices behind the hit podcast My Favorite Murder now available in paperback. Includes special bonus material Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life ev...

Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage - Paperback

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by Stephen Budiansky (Author)Sir Francis Walsingham's official title was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritan was England's first spymaster. A ruthless, fiercely loyal civil servant, Walsingham worked brilliantly behind the scenes to foil Elizabeth's rival Mary Queen of Scots and outwit Catholic Spain and France, which had arrayed their forces behind her. Though he cut an incongruous figure in Elizabeth's worldly court, Walsingham managed to w...

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by Luke Harding (Author), Lucy Prebble (Adapted by)A shocking assassination in the heart of London. In a bizarre mix of high-stakes global politics and radioactive villainy, a man pays with his life. At this time of global crises and a looming new Cold War, A Very Expensive Poison sends us careering through the shadowy world of international espionage from Moscow to Mayfair. Lucy Prebble (Enron, The Effect) brings a shocking story to the stage, adapted from the book by Luke Harding, with an a...

The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers - Paperback

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by Harold Schechter (Author)THE DEFINITIVE DOSSIER ON HISTORY'S MOST HEINOUS Hollywood's make-believe maniacs like Jason, Freddy, and Hannibal Lecter can't hold a candle to real life monsters like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and scores of others who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civilization throughout the ages. Now, from the much-acclaimed author of Deviant, Deranged, and Depraved, comes the ultimate resource on the serial killer phenomenon. Rig...

Looted: Rescuing Italy's Stolen Treasures - Paperback

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by Frances Vieta (Author)In 1973, Frances Vieta, an Italian American journalist living in Rome, is incensed to learn that New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has purchased a priceless Greek vase, the Euphronios krater, for $1 million. Ms. Vieta suspects the antiquity was illegally looted from Italy and smuggled out of the country. She sets out to investigate the acquisition, teaming up with Rodolfo Siviero, an Italian minister and art recovery expert, and the Carabinieri Art Squad, a specia...

The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Hardcover

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by DK (Author), Peter James (Foreword by)Learn about the world's most notorious cons, heists, and murders in The Crime Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Crime in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and true crime experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Crime Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching gr...

Runaway Groom: Cold Feet--Or Cold-Blooded Murder?

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Report copyright infringementby Ron Peterson (Author)A father seeks answers in the thirty-year-old missing persons case of his son, who disappeared two days before his wedding. Good-hearted country boy Petie Miller vanishes without a trace two days before his wedding in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley in 1983. Some speculate it's a case of cold feet, but investigators suspect cold-blooded murder. The bride's stepfather, a violent career criminal named Charlie Almond, is the prime suspect. Circum...

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Report copyright infringementby Conor Hultman (Author)A RUTHLESS ACCOUNT OF DEATH IN AMERICA"Constructed from evidence extracted from a database of unsolved human remains cases, the poems in Conor Hultman's DOE stare back and dare you to look away. Disturbing, sad, haunting, and addictive, they evoke the sickening nostalgia of shows like Unsolved Mysteries and Dateline blasting from childhood living rooms. Part archival séance, part cartography of evil, this collection is an indispensable wor...

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Report copyright infringementby Jonny Grusing (Author), Nancy Albright (Editor)The Devil I Knew: Unmasking a Serial Killer"There's a truth to everything I said, Jon. This is a puzzle. You have to figure it out."The puzzle included numerous murders across the western United States that serial killer Scott Kimball described in detail as we sat across from each other at a table in the Colorado Penitentiary in 2011. I had no doubt he had killed at least as many people as he claimed-considering ho...

Crypto Conned My 200K Nightmare: And 10 Key Steps To Safeguard Your Future

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Report copyright infringementby Ed Doc Holliday (Author)Crypto Conned: A $200,000 Valentine's Day NightmareCrypto Conned is a gripping true-crime memoir of how Ed "Doc" Holliday fell victim to a sophisticated $200,000 cryptocurrency scam on Valentine's Day 2025. More than just a cautionary tale, this book serves as a practical survival guide, sharing the 10 key protective strategies Doc learned through painful experience-tools anyone can use to safeguard their financial future in today's high...

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Report copyright infringementby Jonathan Dixon (Author), Gregg Owen (Author)This story seems impossible. But every word is true.Convergence is the account of a vicious double homicide in 1970s Chicago and a trial that almost didn't happen. This is a different kind of true crime book. It isn't a mystery, because the killer was arrested right away. It's not a police story, although Convergence is there at every step of their investigation. It's not a defense lawyer's story.This is a story from ...

A Second Shot: The Pursuit of Justice in Maryland's Oldest Cold Case Murder

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Report copyright infringementby Michael F. Weisberg (Author)Michael Weisberg was born in Huntington, West Virginia on March 10th, 1959 to Fred Weisberg. whose valor enabled the Allies to win World War II, and Joan Weisberg, who placed second to Elizabeth Taylor in the 1950 Miss Brooklyn Beauty Pageant. As a child, Michael actually believed both of these stories and many others told to him by his late father who was the world's greatest storyteller. Michael graduated from Vanderbilt University...

True Crime in Adams County: 200 Years of Murder & Mayhem by the Mississippi River

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Turek (Author) Number of Pages: 154 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 02, 2025

Wolves in Sheep's Clothing: A Ponzi Scheme Victim's Story

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Report copyright infringementby Pat Dougherty (Author)Obtain an inside look at a real-life Ponzi scheme from the vantage point of one of its victims.We've all heard of Ponzi schemes, but what happens when you're the victim of one?After a 30-year career with the 3M Company, Pat Dougherty retired on December 1, 2022. Prior to retiring, he invested in a clean energy company called Rhino Onward International (ROI) that claimed to be seeking investors to fund a clean energy hydrogen plant in Arizo...

My Life As An FBI Special Agent: Murders, Motors, The Mob, and The Money

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Report copyright infringementby Harry Trombitas (Author)Join me as I share my background and how I became an FBI Special Agent. I take the reader through what the almost five months of training at the FBI Academy were like, the challenges, the stress, and, of course, some of the humorous things that happened. Once I graduated from the academy, I was sent back to Omaha, where I was introduced to my first serial murder case. An individual by the name of John J. Joubert, an Offutt Air Force airm...

Women Who Talk to the Dead: The True Story of 200 Forgotten Murder Victims and the Relentless Pursuit of Justice by an FBI Agent and a Detroit Police

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Report copyright infringementby Katherine Schweit (Author)A true story of the largest exhumation of murder victims ever undertaken by the FBI, seeking justice for 200 familiesIn the shadows of Detroit's abandoned buildings and beneath the soil of county cemeteries lay hundreds of murder victims-buried anonymously, their killers uncharged, their families not knowing why they disappeared. For decades, only decaying police files hinted at what happened to these forgotten cold cases murders.Until...

What Happened to Ellen?: An American Miscarriage of Justice

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Report copyright infringementby Nancy Grace (Author), Ben?e Knauer (With)Author BiographyAn outspoken, tireless advocate for victims' rights and one of television's most respected legal analysts, New York Times bestselling author Nancy Grace currently hosts Crime Stories with Nancy Grace (airing on Dr. Phil's all-new Merit Street Media and SIRIUS XM, and downloadable as a podcast that boasts 12M+ downloads monthly) and headlines the hit syndicated television series Bloodline Detectives and ID...

The Scientist and the Serial Killer: The Search for Houston's Lost Boys

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Report copyright infringementby Lise Olsen (Author)The true story of how one dedicated forensic scientist restored the long-lost identities of the teenaged victims of the "Candy Man," one of America's most prolific serial killers "A masterwork of crime writing . . . Lise Olsen has taken a fifty-year-old story and made it new and fresh and terrifyingly real."--S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author of Rebel Yell Houston, Texas, in the early 1970s was an exciting place--the home of NAS...

The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime - Paperback

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by Judith Flanders (Author)THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wonderful... Flanders] shines in her readings of literary novels containing criminal and detective elements, such as Oliver Twist, Mary Barton and Tess of the D'Urbervilles, but can be sharp and very funny about the vagaries of melodramatic and sensational plotting. -Wall Street Journal In this fascinating exploration of murder in the nineteenth century, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victo...

Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover's Travel Guide to New England

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Report copyright infringementby Dawn M. Barclay (Author)As Close as You Can Get to Murder While Still Breathing! For the true crime lover-finally, a travel guide from an award-winning travel journalist and suspense author that gives you the down and dirty on exactly where the major crimes occurred, and where the bodies are buried. For aficionados of paranormal, prison, and tombstone travel, there's a goldmine of tourism suggestions for you here as well. Along with summaries of the major crime...

The Mob and the City: The Hidden History of How the Mafia Captured New York

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Report copyright infringementby C. Alexander Hortis (Author), James B. Jacobs (Foreword by)Forget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime. Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this is the first full-length book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the Mafia came to dominate organized crime in New York City during the 1930s through 1950s. Based on exhaustive re...

Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition

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Report copyright infringementby John J. Binder (Author)Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire period from 1920 to 1933. Author John J. Binder, a recognized authority on the history of organized crime in Chicago, discusses all the important bootlegging gangs in the city and the suburbs and also examines the other major rackets, such as...