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...

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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 ...

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...

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Report copyright infringementby Darren Freeman (Author)Wall Street is the hub of money since it encapsulates big businesses and bank culture. This money grants Wall Street a lot of influence over the economy and Capitol Hill. This wealth can be really toxic to healthy politics and free economy processes. This power and sway over the country make it really hard for the masses to get their needs fulfilled. This is because the political influence of banks through campaign contributions and lobby...

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir - Paperback

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by Natasha Trethewey (Author)An Instant New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020Named One of the Best Books of the Year by: The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Esquire, Electric Literature, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and InStyleA chillingly personal and exquisitely wrought memoir of a daughter reckoning with the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather, and the moving, intimate story of ...

Internal Investigations of Economic Crime: Corporate Case Studies and Regulatory Policy

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Report copyright infringementby Petter Gottschalk (Author)Private internal investigations by fraud examiners is a growing business for professional services firms. This book presents evaluations of a number of investigation reports in the United States and Norway. The book discusses self-regulation and regulatory policy. Convenience theory is introduced as an integrated explanation of white-collar crime. Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN P...

Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal - Paperback

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by Ben MacIntyre (Author)"Ben Macintyre's rollicking, spellbinding Agent Zigzag blends the spy-versus-spy machinations of John le Carré with the high farce of Evelyn Waugh."--William Grimes, The New York Times (Editors' Choice) "Wildly improbable but entirely true . . . [a] compellingly cinematic spy thriller with verve."--Entertainment Weekly ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Entertainment WeeklyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Eddie...

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie C. Fox (Author)The Book of Thieves is the allegorical tale of how a greedy few destroyed a nation called Oblivion.Oblivion was once a great place to live and work in, with excellent laws to protect everyone who worked there, and to keep conditions fair for them.Not anymore.A greedy few called Banksters cheated and stole after working harder at getting the rules changed and finding ways to simply ignore them than at earning an honest living.The Bankste...

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Report copyright infringementby Ian Wishart (Author)It is a story of Hollywood, and movie stars like David Bowie and Tatum O'Neal. It is a story of children's fairytales penned by one of Walt Disney's best-loved animators - the man who created Fantasia. It is a story of the Aga Khan, Robert Sangster, and the battle for control of the world's bloodstock industry. It is a story of men armed with Uzi machine guns, of glittering tax havens and unspeakable wealth. It is a story that begins in New ...

Beating the System: The Underground Economy

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Report copyright infringementby Carl P. Simon (Author), Ann D. Witte (Author), Ann Dryden Witte (Author)Author Biographymon /f Carl /i P. te /f Ann /i D. Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 28, 1982

The Waltham Murders: One Woman's Pursuit to Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy - Paperback

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by Susan Clare Zalkind (Author)A crusade to find a killer becomes a gripping, intensely personal investigation into a shocking cold case and the radicalization of a terrorist.In September 2011, Erik Weissman and two friends were murdered in a brutal triple homicide in Waltham, Massachusetts. The case went unsolved for months and then years, with no discernible leads. Erik's friend Susan Zalkind, an investigative journalist, needed closure and knew that finding it would be up to her. As Susan ...

Indiana's False Hauntings: Stories of Pranks, Fakes and Supernatural Mistakes

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Report copyright infringementby Ashley M. Watson (Author)Haunted Hoaxes of the Hoosier State In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, newspapers were a major source of ghost stories. Paranormal experiences, no matter how mundane, were newsworthy and entertaining--even when they turned out not to be ghosts after all. A coffin holding a "talking corpse" on a train turned out to be a box of bullfrogs. An overturned automobile carrying white paint resulted in a paint-covered "ghost" wand...

While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students - Paperback

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by J. Reuben Appelman (Author)The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the "University of Idaho Murders," offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media's seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike. Just after 4:00 am on November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho student...

The Cemetery Road Murders: The Shocking True Tale of Kentucky's Murder Mansion - Hardcover

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by Wes Swietek (Author)Most people who grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky have heard of the so-called Murder Mansion on Cemetery Road. However, many people don't know the reason it was given that macabre title so many years ago. The Cemetery Road Murders is the true story about the seventy-year old murders, the real cast of characters involved, and the courtroom dramas that followed. In the summer of 1948, Dr. Charles Martin and his wife, Martha, are brutally murdered in their stately mansion...

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...

Desperate Rites: Astrology and the Occult in the Richard Speck Murders

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Report copyright infringementby B. D. Salerno (Author)True crime is stranger than fiction. Criminology embraces the nuts and bolts of physical evidence, timelines, and logistics, but intangible components connect on multiple levels beyond the finite and measurable. They are the realm of the occult.As a sequel to the ground-breaking analysis of the physical evidence in Richard Speck and the Eight Nurses: Deconstructing A Mass Murder, author B.D. Salerno offers insights into the metaphysical an...

The Lafferty Girl: Surviving Trauma, Abuse, and My Father's Crimes

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Lafferty (Author), Katie McNey (Author)The messianic beliefs of radical LDS fundamentalists Dan Lafferty and his brother Ron drove them to commit an unspeakable crime.This is a riveting, raw, and unfiltered look at the Lafferty family saga from a daughter who lived it, and of her journey to self-love and forgiveness. Rebecca Lafferty grew up with a volatile, erratic, and ultimately notorious father, Dan Lafferty. She carried the scars of her traumatic ...

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Report copyright infringementby Pete Thron (Author), Tobias Roche (Contribution by), Sharon Baum (Editor)Operation Evasion is a gritty, true-to-life law enforcement thriller based on the real-life investigation that shattered the largest passenger cocaine smuggling network ever uncovered at Miami International Airport. Written in the brutal, stripped-down voice of bestselling author and former cop Pete Thron, the book pulls no punches as it dives headfirst into a three-decade criminal saga dr...

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Report copyright infringementby Nicholas Anthony Parisi (Author)From the award-winning author of Mafia Confession: "King of Bootleggers" Murder and City of Betrayal: The Genovese Family's Springfield Crew comes his most explosive true crime chronicle yet, Outlaw Bikers and the Mob.Montreal was always a city of shadows. The cobblestones told stories, but the real power pulsed beneath, in smoky backrooms, strip-club VIP lounges, and the hush of late-night meetings where names were never said ou...

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Report copyright infringementby Curtis Malone (Author)In Duplicity: Basketball, Drugs, and My Double Life Curtis Malone offers readers a detailed look at his complicated life by sharing a powerful tale of hypocrisy, greed, betrayal, failed dreams, and renewed hope. Curtis Malone had the charisma, vision, and connections to become a giant in the world of grassroots basketball. He didn't just build teams--he built futures, transforming raw talent into college scholarships and NBA dreams. On the...

Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and Murder of Five of Her Crew, by Pirates, / on the Coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824.

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Collins (Author)A gripping true account of maritime disaster and brutal violence, "Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, on the coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824" recounts a harrowing episode from Caribbean history. Authored by Daniel Collins, this historical narrative details the ill-fated voyage of the brig "Betsey" and the horrific events that followed its shipwreck off the coast of Cuba. Explore a ...

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Report copyright infringementby Bj Johnson (Author)A Young Man's Living Nightmare is more than a story of domestic violence. It's also a story full of hope. Read it to find out how psychological hostages are created. But more, be inspired as BJ's will to live a life of his own rises up and sets him free.FOR BJ JOHNSON, growing up in the heat of Augusta Georgia wasn't easy. Raised by a cautious great-grandmother in a shotgun house with the windows nailed shut. BJ was usually isolated from the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Adela Rogers St Johns (Author)Final Verdict is a gripping true crime book written by Adela Rogers St. Johns, a renowned American journalist and author. The book tells the story of the sensational trial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch and his lover, Carole Tregoff, who were accused of murdering Finch's wife, Barbara Jean Finch.The trial, which took place in Los Angeles in the 1960s, was one of the most high-profile cases of its time, capturing the attention of the natio...

The Man in the Monster: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer

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Report copyright infringementby Martha Elliott (Author)An astonishing portrait of a murderer and his complex relationship with a crusading journalist Michael Ross was a serial killer who raped and murdered eight young women between 1981 and 1984. In 2005, the state of Connecticut put him to death by lethal injection. His crimes were horrific, and he paid the ultimate price for them. When journalist Martha Elliott first heard of Ross, she learned what the world knew of him--that he had been ...

The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the Fbi's Original Mindhunter - Paperback

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by John E. Douglas (Author), Mark Olshaker (Author)The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to crack some of America's most challenging cases.The FBI's pioneer of criminal profiling, former special age...

A Killing in Amish Country: Lies, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder - Paperback

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by Gregg Olsen (Author), Rebecca Morris (Author)New York Times bestselling authors Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris investigate the 2009 death of an Amish wife and mother found murdered in her own bed. At just 30 years old, with dark-blonde hair and freckles, Barbara Weaver was as pretty as the women depicted on the covers of her favorite "bonnet" stories - romance novels set in Amish America. Barbara had everything she'd ever wanted: five beautiful children, a home, her faith, and a husband na...

Pain Hustlers: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup Originally Published as the Hard Sell - Paperback

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by Evan Hughes (Author)The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers--until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial. - THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PAIN HUSTLERS STARRING EMILY BLUNT AND CHRIS EVANS "Unfolds with the velocity and verve of a Scorsese film...A tour de force."--Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing John Kapoor had already amassed a...

Deer Creek Drive: A Reckoning of Memory and Murder in the Mississippi Delta - Paperback

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by Beverly Lowry (Author)The stunning true story of a murder that rocked the Mississippi Delta and forever shaped one author's life and perception of home. "Mix together a bloody murder in a privileged white family, a false accusation against a Black man, a suspicious town, a sensational trial with colorful lawyers, and a punishment that didn't fit the crime, and you have the best of southern gothic fiction. But the very best part is that the story is true." --John Grisham In 1948, in the mos...

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Report copyright infringementby Kurt Eichenwald (Author)From an award-winning New York Times investigative reporter comes a gripping account of one of the most captivating and bizarre tales in the history of the FBI and corporate America. It was one of the FBI's biggest secrets: Mark Whitacre, a senior executive at Archer Daniels Midland--America's most politically powerful corporation--became a confidential government witness. Putting his career and family at risk, Whitacre, along with a sma...

Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success

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Report copyright infringementby Russ Buettner (Author), Susanne Craig (Author)An Instant New York Times Bestseller - A Washington Post Notable Book - A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year "A first-rate financial thriller . . . Lucky Loser is one of those rare Trump books that deserve, even demand, to be read." -Alexander Nazaryan, The New York Times From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters behind the 2018 bombshell New York Times exposé of President Trump's finances, an explosive ...