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...

Listening and Talking to Your Sexually Abused Child: A Brief Beginning Guide for Parents of Children Victimized by Child Molestation, Rape, or Incest - Paperback

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by Lynn Daugherty (Author)Your child was sexually abused You want to help . . . but how? Respected Clinical Psychologist Dr. Lynn Daugherty guides you as you listen and talk to your sexually abused child. Develop a stronger relationship with your son or daughter as you start the journey toward recovery from child molestation, rape, or incest. You can . . . Support your child, through listening and talking. Gain confidence in your own communication skills. Build a solid foundation for future ...

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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...

Underdog: Against All Odds, The Fight For Justice

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas M. M. Jacobson (Author)UNDERDOG is the memoir of one of the youngest passengers on the MS St. Louis, escaping Nazi Germany to Holland and eventually settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Against All Odds, Fighting for Justice is the story of a human rights lawyer representing all the prominent civil rights leaders in Milwaukee during the 1960s and decades thereafter.The world's worst serial murderer, Jeffrey Dahmer, writing from Columbia Correctional Institu...

If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood - Hardcover

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by Gregg Olsen (Author)A #1 Wall Street Journal, Amazon Charts, USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller.#1 New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen's shocking and empowering true-crime story of three sisters determined to survive their mother's house of horrors.After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle's talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now.For years, behind the closed door...

There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the Ira, and Two Minutes That Changed History - Hardcover

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by Rory Carroll (Author)A race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the IRA's attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the epic manhunt that followed. A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984. It was the last day of the Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in the coastal town of Brighton, England. Rooms were obliterated, dozens of people wounded, five killed. Prime Minister Margaret Thatche...

Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession - Paperback

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by Sarah Weinman (Author), Patrick Radden Keefe (Introduction by)An NPR Best Book of the YearA New York Times New & Noteworthy BookA brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre, edited and curated by Sarah Weinman, the award-winning author of The Real LolitaThe appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark, bestsellers like I'll Be Gone in the Dark and Furious Ho...

An Embarrassment of Pandas: Exposing an Abusive Family and a Flawed System

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Report copyright infringementby Scott (Author)My ex-husband is in prison, serving a life sentence for the things he did to me. He was an attorney at a prominent law firm. He and his supporters, who can only be described as a cult, will tell you I brainwashed my children, an Assistant District Attorney, a Child and Family Investigator, twelve jurors, a judge, lawyers, therapists, friends, family, and strangers into believing my ex-husband is a violent, abusive, manipulative, scary human. The n...

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Report copyright infringementby Shelley L. Levisay (Author)Psychopaths roam the world preying on their next victim, and falling in love with one can cost you everything. The story opens with the dramatic arrest of Shelley Levisay on the courthouse steps as she's leaving a hearing. The question on everyone's mind was how this intelligent conservative Christian woman ended up here. Shelley succeeded in everything in her life except with men and felt desperately alone. He sensed her vulnerabilit...

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession - Hardcover

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by Michael Finkel (Author)One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world's most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. - "The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."--The New Yorker "Enthralling." --The Wall Street Journal In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser's strange world--unlike m...

The Spider Network: How a Math Genius and a Gang of Scheming Bankers Pulled Off One of the Greatest Scams in History - Paperback

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by David Enrich (Author)SHORT-LISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARThe Wall Street Journal's award-winning business reporter unveils the bizarre and sinister story of how a math genius named Tom Hayes, a handful of outrageous confederates, and a deeply corrupt banking system ignited one of the greatest financial scandals in history. The paperback edition includes a new chapter discussing further fallout from the scandal.In 2006, an oddball group of bankers, traders and brok...

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks - Paperback

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by Patrick Radden Keefe (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the award-winning author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing--and one of the most decorated journalists of our time--twelve enthralling true stories of skulduggery and intrigue "An excellent collection of Keefe's detective work, and a fine introduction to his illuminating writing." --NPR "Fast-paced...Keefe is a virtuoso storyteller." --The Washington Post Patrick Radden Keefe has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine...

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession - Paperback

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by Michael Finkel (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world's most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. - "The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."--The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." --The Wall Street Journal In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the b...

Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest - Paperback

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by Gregg Olsen (Author)In this true story--a haunting saga of medical murder set in an era of steamships and gaslights--Gregg Olsen reveals one of the most unusual and disturbing criminal cases in American history. In 1911 two wealthy British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, arrived at a sanitorium in the forests of the Pacific Northwest to undergo the revolutionary "fasting treatment" of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard. It was supposed to be a holiday for the two sisters, but within a month...

Through the Lens of a Monster: A Serial Killer on Death Row, an Unsolved Murder List, and an Inmate's Deadly Play for Redemption

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Report copyright infringementby William A. Noguera (Author) Number of Pages: 230 Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 16, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby William A. Noguera (Author)The only man he trusted was a killer too.On death row at San Quentin, artist and inmate William Noguera formed an unlikely bond with the notorious serial killer Joseph Naso. Over years of disturbing conversations--and at great personal risk--Noguera gained his trust. What he revealed was far worse than anyone imagined.Behind prison walls, Naso described his brutal crimes in chilling detail, disclosing evidence that had eluded investig...

Griselda Blanco: Cocaine Godmother - True Story of Queen of the Cartel

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Report copyright infringementby Mafia Library (Author)Griselda Blanco was not just another drug trafficker-she was a pioneer of the cocaine trade, a key architect of the Miami underworld, and one of the most dangerous figures in organized crime history. Her story is one of ambition, violence, and ultimate downfall, from her humble beginnings in Colombia to her rise as the "Cocaine Godmother" and her dominance of the U.S. drug market in the 1970s and '80s. Blanco revolutionized the drug trade,...

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Report copyright infringementby Mike Echols (Author)For over twenty-five years, charismatic Pentecostal evangelist Brother Tony Leyva used Christianity, the Bible, and his status as an "annointed prophet of God" to gain access to, seduce, and sexually assault the young sons of his enthralled followers in twenty-three states. How could such heinous acts continue undetected for over two decades?Brother Tony's Boys peels back the multiple layers of this twisted evangelist's double life to answer...

Kidnapped: A Diary of My 373 Days in Captivity

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Report copyright infringementby Leszli Kalli (Author) "It all happened so fast that even now, a month later, I still have trouble believing it, and I have to tell myself over and over again: Leszli, you have been kidnapped." On April 12, 1999, Leszli Kálli boarded a plane in Colombia to work on a kibbutz in Israel, but she never made it. The plane was hijacked by a leftist guerrilla group and forced to land on an abandoned runway in the jungle. Leszli, along with her father and the other pa...

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by Antoinette M. James (Author)In the Spring of 2002, thirty-one-year-old Antoinette Bostic, an African American woman raising three daughters on her own, graduates from the Detroit Police Academy as Officer Bostic - Badge #3641 to serve and protect one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. In lieu of the struggles, while having to identify with the dangerous perception of an "angry black woman with a badge and a gun." Antoinette's childhood dreams of being a Detroit Homicide Detective sol...

Five Shot My Story, His Pain - Hardcover

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by Pamela Jones (Author)"Five Shots" is a riveting true account about a victim of gun violence told with the passion, love, and clarity that only a mother could tell. At 17, Pamela Jones's son, Stefen, was shot five times by a stranger. Although now paralyzed, with the help of his family, Stefen is a survivor. He is living and telling his story every day. Number of Pages: 102 Dimensions: 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 29, 2022

Need to Kill: Identifying Addictive Serial Killing

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Report copyright infringementby Darren Freeman (Author)With an extensive increase in the rate of crime all over the world and especially in America, the need to address the underlying causes responsible for this alarming rise has never been more urgent. Since murder stands at the apex of the crime hierarchy, this book focuses on one of the vilest crimes that the hands of humankind are capable of committing. It deals with the serious and ever increasing phenomenon of serial killing.This manusc...

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by Madison McPherson (Author)Tell me something... What if you're forced to live with a forgotten father after your mother dies, and you realize that what happened to you was just a splotch on the page? Now you're back in your hometown where everything started, and suddenly, you're drowning in the sea. Swallowing so many emotions that your lungs fill up and you start to sink, your limbs flailing trying to stay afloat but no matter what your brain says, your heart already ruled that you wouldn'...

Pinched: The True Story of Surviving the Colombian Cartel - Paperback

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by Wilson C. Carter III (Author)Pinched is a gripping masterpiece that tells the electrifying true story of Marco, a poor adolescent Colombian fishermen who dreams of wealth and who's ambitions result in his forced servitude to the A.U.C, a ruthlessly violent Narco Para-military organization who operate at the height of Colombia's war torn, drug fueled civil war.The adventure thrusts the reader into the mind and soul of Marco, who's charged with the dangerous responsibility of moving million...

Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss - Hardcover

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by Larry M. Edwards (Author), Connie Saindon (Foreword by), Tim Brittain (Designed by)Larry Edwards unmasks the emotional trauma of violent loss as he ferrets out new facts to get at the truth of how and why his parents were killed. In 1977, Loren and Joanne Edwards left Puget Sound aboard their 53-foot sailboat Spellbound, destined for French Polynesia. Six months later they lay dead aboard their boat in the middle of the Pacifi c Ocean. Larry's younger brother became the prime suspect in th...

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by Tom Ramstack (Author)April 15, 2013. Before the Boston Marathon was over, few people cared who won or lost. Patriots Day, a day of festivities to celebrate the American Revolution, was about to become the latest nightmare in America's ongoing war on terrorism. "The pungent smell of gunpowder hung in the air while shrapnel, ball bearings and nails littered the streets near the blast sites. Spectators left behind backpacks, cell phones and handmade signs with runners' names. Doctors at Brigh...