True Crime

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Report copyright infringementby Wanda Gray (Author), Erin Gray (Illustrator) Number of Pages: 330 Dimensions: 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 19, 2025

The Snowfall: One Boy's Account of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda

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Report copyright infringementby Gus Mukurarinda (Author) Number of Pages: 256 Dimensions: 0.58 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Publication Date: March 25, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Alberto Hemi Rosario (Author) Number of Pages: 174 Dimensions: 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 10, 2025

A Monster in Mount Pleasant: A Story of Murders and Justice

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Report copyright infringementby Cj Williams (Author) Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.67 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: February 14, 2025

Secrets in the County: When the Pursuit of Justice Became a Quest for Survival

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Report copyright infringementby Anita Justiss (Author)Discover the incredible true story of Anita, a woman whose self-initiated divorce after years of disrespect and betrayal became a literal fight for her life and rights. For readers of true crime, women's biographies, survival stories, and divorce memoirs, Secrets in the County unveils Anita's harrowing experience with the abuse of power-and serves as a warning to women everywhere about what can happen when those closest to them wield contr...

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Report copyright infringementby Roger B. Houle (Author)Pro Bono Publico offers an inside look at the realities of police work in the 21st Century fromPatrol Units to Community Policing to Homicide Investigations. CaptainHoule puts you behind the badge for an insider's view from the raw andintense moments to the sometimes humorous world of being a cop.This is not a glossed-over academic approach to modern policing. Thistouches on the realities of what officers face on the street and the politi...

Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend

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Report copyright infringementby Mitchell Zuckoff (Author)It was a time when anything seemed possible-instant wealth, glittering fame, fabulous luxury-and for a run of magical weeks in the spring and summer of 1920, Charles Ponzi made it all come true. Promising to double investors' money in three months, the dapper, charming Ponzi raised the "rob Peter to pay Paul" scam to an art form. At the peak of his success, Ponzi was raking in more than $2 million a week at his office in downtown Boston...

Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco

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Report copyright infringementby Gary Krist (Author)The sensational, forgotten true story of a woman who murdered her married lover in Gilded Age San Francisco and the trial that epitomized the city's transformation from raucous frontier town into modern metropolis--from the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Sin Shortly before dusk on November 3, 1870, just as the ferryboat El Capitan was pulling away from its slip into San Francisco Bay, a woman clad in black emerged from the sha...

Jigsaw & Jane: Thirteen Years of Murder and Mayhem with Badge Number One

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Report copyright infringementby Jane Howatt (Author)A legendary detective. A relentless killer. And a writer who uncovered it all. Journey into the darkness of serial murder with the LAPD's Badge Number One.This true-crime memoir details the surreal journey of a suburban housewife who spends 13 years shadowing one of the Los Angeles Police Department's top homicide detectives. A sharply written account of a veteran cop's murder investigations. - Kirkus ReviewsWhen a suburban mother decided to...

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Report copyright infringementby Pablo D'Stair (Author)As young Jasper navigates kindergarten through twelfth grade in the anonymity of pre-Millenium suburbia, any scofflaw tactic he stumbles across he adopts.Panhandling. Shoplifting. Petty Burglary. Video Piracy. Forgery.Step-by-step, thought-by-thought, theft-by-theft, PILFER relates Jasper's singular tale not of innocence lost but of guiltiness painstakingly gained. Number of Pages: 266 Dimensions: 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.5...

The Handy Candy Man: Solving The 1960 Cold Case Of Alice L. Lee

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Report copyright infringementby Cheryl S. Justice (Author), Delilah G. Michael (Other)The Handy Candy Man is a non-fiction, historical, biographical, crime novel about the life of a pedophile who molested young girls for decades before he murdered seven-year-old Alice Louise Lee. Many knew about his deeds but none spoke up.Alice Lee went missing before noon, without a trace, from Swan's Bean Yard in Trent, Oregon on August 29th,1960. It was a shock to the small rural community and it spread t...

The Hard Way Out: My Life with the Hells Angels and Why I Turned Against Them

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Report copyright infringementby Jerry Langton (Author), Dave Atwell (Author)The shocking true story of a Canadian biker turned informant, in the vein of Gangland Undercover and Under and Alone, now a national bestsellerDave Atwell was a regular suburban Canadian kid who rose to the heights of society, rubbing elbows with billionaires as a personal security specialist before getting involved with some of the country's most notorious gangsters as a member of first the Para-Dice Riders and then ...

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Report copyright infringementby Sam Giancana (Author) An expose of organised crime and its unholy alliance with world leaders, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement, Double Deal is a 40-year saga told with unflinching honesty by mob insider and former Chicago chief of police Michael Corbitt. Growing up poor and angry, Michael Corbitt fought his way up the ranks of greasers and street gangs until he attracted the attention of Chicago crime boss Sam Giancana, who placed him on the Willow S...

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Report copyright infringementby Joe Torrence (Author)The Poison Of Money book addresses a struggle that virtually anyone can identify with: Our obsession with and awe of the rich and powerful vs. spiritual teachings that warn against the Seven Deadly Sins including Greed and the Pleasures of the Flesh. This book exposes the far-reaching repercussions of money and its deadly venom.Money. Society's barometer for success. Your ticket to a life of luxury, power and the pleasures of the flesh. How...

Rescued and Restored: The Memoirs of a Death Row Inmate

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Report copyright infringementby Raul Cortez (Author), S?ren Roest Korsgaard (Foreword by)In 2009, Raul Cortez was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the 2004 "McKinney Murders." From his claustrophobic death row cell, he authored this book on an old-fashioned typewriter. Without censorship, he takes the readers through the madness of being locked up in the house of death. "Rescued and Restored" not only provides a rare glimpse into life on death row, but it also captures Raul s strugg...

For the Love of My Sister: Paula Gallant's Legacy

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Report copyright infringementby Lynn Gallant Blackburn (Author), Cora Cole (Author)The overwhelming sense of gratitude and love I felt at Thanksgiving, surrounded by my two sisters, their husbands and our five children, allowed me to finally exhale. With a sense of unimaginable contentment I finally let go of the breath I was holding since my parents died. This pure love carried me straight through to Christmas, until murder entered our lives.This is a true story about how love never gives up...

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Report copyright infringementby Dan Gilbert (Author)""What Actually Happened To Hitler: The Inside Story Of His Strange Disappearance"" is a book written by Dan Gilbert that explores the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Adolf Hitler. The book delves into the various theories and speculations surrounding Hitler's disappearance, including the possibility that he faked his own death and escaped to South America. Gilbert draws on a range of sources, including declassified intelligence doc...

Silent Witness: How DNA Uncovered the Truth and Empowered My Healing

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Report copyright infringementby Ashley Spence (Author)In this compelling book, Ashley Spence shares her powerful journey from survivor to advocate, revealing how forensic DNA can change lives, transform justice, and prevent crimes before they happen. At just 19, Ashley endured a brutal assault that nearly claimed her life. For years, her attacker remained unknown-until DNA evidence brought him to justice, ensuring he would spend nearly 138 years behind bars.Now, as a mother and the founder of...

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah Mateo (Author)It was another hot summer in the State of Texas and new opportunities brewed in the air. She was a young Hispanic single mother with nothing but hunger for success running through her veins. On a deep internal lead, she applied to be a Police Officer and the turn of events that followed, seemed as though they had been written for her a long time ago. This new experience brought her life full circle, explaining to her why she had been throu...

3x World Champ: The Death-Defying True Story of a Kickboxer Turned Drug Smuggler . . . Turned Business Icon

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Report copyright infringementby Ted Pryor (Author)Kickboxing champion. Legendary pot smuggler. Uber successful entrepreneur. Step into the gripping, electrifying narrative of 3X World Champ, the true story of a three-time kickboxing champion whose life took a wild turn into the shadowy world of marijuana smuggling. Set against the backdrop of 1980s Miami--a time of glitz, glamour, and organized crime--this memoir unveils the astonishing career of Thaddeus J. "Ted" Pryor. In each stage of his ...

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Carlo (Author)The New York Times bestselling author of Gaspipe and The Ice Man, Phillip Carlo returns with a hair-raising portrait of arguably the most depraved psychopath in the history of the Mafia, mob enforcer Tommy "Karate" Pitera. The Butcher tells the riveting true story of a hit man who loved his work too much--a maniac believed responsible for more than sixty remarkably brutal murders--whom even organized crime's most cold-blooded assassins fear...

What the Dead Know: Learning about Life as a New York City Death Investigator

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Butcher (Author)A "remarkably candid and sensitive" (The Wall Street Journal) memoir of more than twenty years of death-scene investigations by New York City death investigator Barbara Butcher. Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected lifeline: a job at the Medical Examiner's Office in New York City. The second woman ever hired for the role of Death Investigator in Manhattan, she was the first to last more t...

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Colt Aslan (Author)Step into the past with Rebecca Colt Aslan as she recounts her upbringing and experiences with sexual assault spanning over four decades.Everyone harbors pain, often buried beneath the surface as they navigate life's challenges. This book bravely illuminates one person's difficult past, offering hope that its revelation may provide solace and support to others facing similar struggles.Understanding the truth of sexual violation is dau...

Suburban Bigamy: Six Miles Between Truth and Deceit - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Michael S. Zimmerman (Author)In this thrilling memoir, Suburban Bigamy: Six Miles Between Truth and Deceit, author Michael S. Zimmerman chronicles the painful story of two families built on one lie, forever linked through betrayal, infidelity, and bigamy. Then, after hitting rock bottom, Mike becomes a father of his own, and soon discovers something more powerful than the lie: a story of resilience, recovery, and hope."A frightening story intelligently told, on...

The Great Chinese Art Heist: Imperialism, Organized Crime, and the Hidden Story of China's Stolen Artistic Treasures

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Report copyright infringementby Ralph Pezzullo (Author)The extraordinary story of the theft of priceless Chinese antiques around the world and the connection to crimes spanning more than two centuries--with present-day implications. For the past decade, the art world has been rocked by a series of very costly and elaborately planned heists at major museums. The first took place the night of August 6, 2010 at the Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden - the official residence of the Swedish...

The Devil Wears Rothko: Inside the Art Scandal That Rocked the World

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Report copyright infringementby Barry Avrich (Author)The Devil Wears Rothko charts the explosive demise of Knoedler Gallery, one of New York's oldest and most prestigious art galleries, with detailed and salacious insight into the art fraud scandal of the century. The Devil Wears Rothko charts the explosive demise of Knoedler Gallery, one of New York's oldest and most prestigious art galleries, with detailed and salacious insight into the art fraud scandal of the century. From the moment an e...

Forgers and Thieves: The Shadowlands of Art Crime

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Report copyright infringementby Noah Charney (Author)Art theft has risen from an occasional event involving the trophies of the wealthy and elite, into a multi-billion-dollar annual criminal industry, run almost entirely by organized crime groups, and a significant funding source for terrorism. It has been listed among the highest-grossing criminal trades worldwide. When ARCA (the Association for Research into Crimes against Art) began, the media and the general public knew very little about ...

Bullion Bend: Confederate Stagecoach Robbers, Murder Trials, and the California Supreme Court - Oh My!

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Report copyright infringementby William E. Cole (Author)Sound unbelievable? It might, but it's all true. Even the most creative mind would be hard-stretched to conjure up what's contained in this historical account. Eyewitness accounts testify to facts stranger than fiction. The cast of real-life characters features California Confederates, Copperhead citizens, Civil War drama, court judges, and convicted criminals. The setting moves throughout California cities, courthouses, castles, jai...

Agent Sonya: The Spy Next Door - Paperback

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by Ben MacIntyre (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The "master storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle) behind the New York Times bestseller The Spy and the Traitor uncovers the true story behind one of the Cold War's most intrepid spies. "[An] immensely exciting, fast-moving account."--The Washington Post ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Foreign Affairs, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal In 1942, in a quiet village in the leafy English Cotswolds, a thin, elegant woman lived in a small cottag...

The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York

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Report copyright infringementby Elon Green (Author)The first comprehensive book about Michael Stewart, the young Black artist and model who was the victim of a fatal assault by police in 1983, from Elon Green, the Edgar Award-winning author of Last Call. At twenty-five years old, Michael Stewart was a young Black aspiring artist, deejay, and model, looking to make a name for himself in the vibrant downtown art scene of the early 1980's New York City. On September 15, 1983, he was brutally bea...

Suburban Bigamy: Six Miles Between Truth and Deceit - Hardcover

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