True Crime

6845 books

$24.23

by John F. Gallagher (Author)A century ago, the peaceful, picturesque village of Assinippi, Massachusetts, became the focus of national attention after retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton was found dead in his bedroom. An autopsy revealed the presence of a fatal dose of arsenic. Authorities launched an investigation, and less than three weeks after the admiral's death they arrested his wife, Jennie May Eaton, for his murder. She later stood trial in Plymouth County Superior Cour...

Murder on Broadway: A HIstory of Homicide in Hanover - Paperback

$24.23

by John F. Gallagher (Author)Originally published as Rum, a Tailor's Goose, and a Soap Box: Three Murderous Affairs in the History of Hanover, Massachusetts, this book offers readers an updated version of the three crimes that shook peaceful Hanover, Massachusetts more than 100 years ago. The author has delved more deeply into the tragedies and provides additional information about each incident and the principal characters involved, and has included forty illustrations, many not seen in his ...

A Monument to Her Grief: The Sturtevant Murders of Halifax, Massachusetts - Paperback

$24.23

by John F. Gallagher (Author)Nearly 150 years ago, the Massachusetts state constabulary launched an investigation into the brutal murders of three elderly people at their farmhouse on Thompson Street in rural Halifax. The story of the murders and the aftermath has been passed down through the generations and has become part of local lore. Until now, no comprehensive, definitive, substantiated account has been published.To fully disclose what happened, and why, required extensive research into...

$40.25

by John W. W. Davis (Author)Rainy Street Stories is a composition of powerful reflections on today's espionage, terrorism, and secret wars. These stories, essays, and poems by John Davis, himself a retired intelligence officer, take place from Europe, to Asia, and back to the Americas. He lived overseas for many years, where he served as a soldier, civil servant, and gifted linguist. Davis writes with a thoughtful, compassionate, and fair assessment of his lifetime lived during wars and confl...

$14.95

by Patrick O'Neil (Author)This memoir follows a punk rock pioneer on his slide into drug abuse and life as an armed robber, all the way through life in recovery and what it's like to look back on those times, knowing all the while that he is still under the threat of three strikes, a twenty-five-to-life prison sentence waiting. He has no choice but to deal with it all drug free.During punk rock's heyday, Patrick O'Neil worked at the San Francisco's legendary Mabuhay Gardens. He went on to bec...

$13.99

by Rob Riley (Author)Tales from the Blue Line by Rob Riley is a compilation of twenty-nine separate police investigations conducted by Rob Riley and his partners, while they were Milwaukee Police officers. Riley was sworn in as a police officer in 1971 and retired as a detective in 2001. His career was unique even from the beginning, when with only a few months on the job he was recruited to be an undercover narcotics officer. After seven extremely intense years undercover and one year in uni...

$16.15

by Linda S. Zimmermann (Author)What do you get when you take the tranquil Hudson Valley of New York and add four serial killers, a mass murderer, and a handful of other men and women with guns, knives, and axes, who have homicidal tendencies? You get a fascinating history of unthinkable criminal acts perpetrated against spouses, family members, and complete strangers in a region where still to this day, some people don't even lock their doors. The cases in this book span over a century, and o...

Thieves in the Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions - Paperback

$35.93

by Joshua Cutchin (Author)Folklore has always warned of hidden dangers lurking in the shadows, otherworldly beings who seek to steal that which parents hold most dear. In the first book dedicated solely to the subject, Joshua Cutchin traces this primal concern from antiquity to the modern era-beginning with worldwide tales of faeries, changelings, spirits, demons, and monsters, before examining more contemporary phenomena such as Sasquatch kidnappings, alien abductions, and mysterious disappe...

Actual Malice: A True Crime Political Thriller - Hardcover

$24.00

by Breton Peace (Author), Gary Condit (With) Actual Malice is a true crime thriller that will take you through the backrooms of political gamesmanship, deception, and cover-up. If it were a novel, readers would marvel at the rich character development, riveting pace, and often-bizarre twists that make Actual Malice a compelling read. The fact that it is scrupulously documented nonfiction is sobering. If you know nothing about Gary Condit or the tragic death of Chandra Levy, there has never b...

$35.98

by Jody Seay (Author), Jim Lloyd (Author)"ALMOST A MURDER" is a nonfiction novel of literary realism.It is a starkly honest portrayal of a cub lawyer accepting a case no one else will touch in an attempt to cope with his recent grief and entrenched reflex of inferiority. He is up against powerful financial, social and political pressures in this epic legal battle.Tension builds during the three trials that comprise this case: police procedures, crime scene investigations, legal jostling, and ...

Inside the Vault: The True Story of a Master Bank Burglar - Hardcover

$41.69

by Amil Dinsio (Author)Millions of dollars sat in a small, non-descript bank perched on a hill in the quiet town of Laguna Niguel in Orange County. But deep within its vaults was a secret: millions of dollars in illegally obtained funds belonging to none other than President Richard Nixon. Those stolen funds would not remain Nixon's for long. Over the weekend of March 24, 1972, a crew of bank burglars from Youngstown, Ohio orchestrated a burglary of the vault, which would eventually result in...

Breaking the Code: A True Story by a Hells Angel President and the Cop Who Pursued Him - Paperback

$21.60

by Pat Matter (Author), Chris Omodt (Author)A highly respected Hells Angel president. An honest, hard-working cop. Both of their lives on totally different paths until their worlds collide... "With no holds barred, Omodt and Matter rip back the curtain of seedy reality and toss you headlong into the complex relationships of biker gangs and the cops whose job it is to pursue them. The writing is graphic, truthful, revealing and explores both sides of the law-the right side, and the wrong side-...

New Jersey Noir: Bizarre Tales of the Garden State from 1921 to 1952 - Paperback

$37.53

by Joseph G. Bilby (Author)Encompassing a span of thirty-one years, author Joe Bilby's latest book about the Garden State is a chronicle of the bizarre, curious, and sometimes startling criminal events that took place in New Jersey and made national news between 1922 and 1952, a period sometimes referred to as the "Noir" era.The modern public is obsessed with and entertained by crime stories, but that interest is not just a recent phenomenon. The unusual story sells newspapers, and the weirde...

Sultana: A Case For Sabotage - Paperback

$15.52

by D. H. Rule (Author)From the groundbreaking North & South magazine article, featured on The History Channel in "Civil War Terror," and in PBS "History Detectives." GET THE WHOLE STORY of Confederate boatburner and spy, Robert Louden, called the "murderer of the age." Learn about his connection to the captain of the steamer Sultana, and about the band of saboteurs responsible for destroying 60 or more steamboats on the Mississippi River during the Civil War. Convicted of destroying a s...

$21.53

by Alejo Melendez (Author)Weary of constant exploitation of Hawaii's beautiful landscapes and subservient portrayals of its people, Alejo Melendez crafted a mindful story worthy of a second reading to appreciate the many nuances embedded in the story, thus doubling your value and enjoyment dollar. The story was crafted in a way that readers may enjoy the aloha spirit in a manner separate from the service industry Island visitors are inundated with. All while human nature is pushed to its extr...

History of the Detection, Conviction, Life and Designs of John A. Murrell the Great Western Land Pirate - Paperback

$13.59

by Augustus Q. Walton (Author), Kevin D. McCann (Foreword by)Virgil A. Stewart happened to be in the right place at the right time. In January 1834, he offered to help a friend in Madison County, Tennessee track down two missing slaves who were believed to have been stolen by a local thief named John A. Murrell. Posing as a man looking for a lost horse, Stewart won Murrell's confidence over the course of several days and the thief shared with him stories of his exploits and revealed various c...

The Mosser Massacre: The Southwest's Greatest Manhunt - Paperback

$28.73

by Glenn Shirley (Author)The nation's greatest manhunt began the morning of January 3, 1951, with the routine investigation of an abandoned car, mired in the mud near Tulsa, Oklahoma. A quick glance into the interior of the car revealed evidence of one of the most shocking crimes in U.S. history-the brutal, senseless murder of an entire family. In the twelve days that followed, 2,000 peace officers trailed a gun-crazy, mad-dog terrorist through fourteen states and Mexico, uncovering in his wa...

Staying Safe in an Unsafe World, a Guide for College Women - Paperback

$16.13

by Robert L. Parke (Author)"That would never happen to me." Have you ever said this, or heard someone else say it? This world is very unsafe. Crime rates throughout the country are high. Young women on their own in the world are frequently at risk. Women leaving home and entering college, and those who soon will be, can benefit from the information in this book. It is a common sense approach for young people to the threats of today's world. This guide offers essential education on possible da...

Unsafe on Any Campus? College Sexual Assault and What We Can Do about It - Paperback

$21.53

by Samuel R. Staley (Author), Ruth Krug (Foreword by)Discover here an unsparing and unflinching look into the reality of today's campus life and why it puts students at risk for sexual assault and rape each year. Read why strategies that rely on the U.S. court system to achieve justice fall short of achieving meaningful resolution. Sam Staley, a social scientist by training and vocation, taps into the personal stories of rape survivors, recent academic research, and his experience as a self-d...

Harriet (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback

$32.47

by Elizabeth Jenkins (Author), Catherine Pope (Afterword by)Harriet Ogilvy is a young woman with a small fortune and a mental disability, making her the ideal target for the handsome and scheming Lewis Oman. After winning Harriet's love, Lewis, with the help of his brother and mistress, sets in motion a plan of unspeakable cruelty and evil to get his hands on her money. With consummate artistry, Elizabeth Jenkins transforms the bare facts of this case from the annals of Victorian England's Ol...

Mizpah: The Bobby Dunbar Kidnapping Legend - Paperback

$35.93

by Allison Rawls Bullock (Author) Number of Pages: 420 Dimensions: 0.86 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 08, 2014

The Coyote's Bicycle: The Untold Story of 7,000 Bicycles and the Rise of a Borderland Empire - Paperback

$16.95

by Kimball Taylor (Author)It wasn't surprising when the first abandoned bicycles were found along the dirt roads and farmland just across the border from Tijuana, but before long they were arriving in droves. The bikes went from curiosity, to nuisance, to phenomenon. But until they caught the eye of journalist Kimball Taylor, only a small cadre of human smugglers?coyotes?and migrants could say how or why they'd gotten there.This is the story of 7,000 bikes that made an incredible journey and ...

What Happened in Craig: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder - Paperback

$21.55

by Leland E. Hale (Author)On a foggy afternoon in September of 1982 the Investor, a salmon fishing vessel, was engulfed in flames near the tiny village of Craig, Alaska. All efforts to stop the blaze were repulsed by the heat and fury of fire--until the blaze until it had run its course. Eight people, including a pregnant woman and two small children, were missing. On the charred wreck of the Investor, troopers hoped to find evidence that the fire was accidental, and that the crew and family ...

Blind Rage: A True Story of Sin, Sex, and Murder in a Small Arkansas Town - Paperback

$20.12

by Anita Paddock (Author)A true story of sin, sex, and murder in a small Arkansas town. When Ruie Ann Park-a pillar of the Van Buren, Arkansas, community-was found beaten to death and lying in a pool of blood in her home, the police and local residents assumed the son was the murderer. But the years would uncover a more sinister story. Up till that night, the Park family seemed to have it all. For fifty years they owned and published The Press Argus newspaper. Hugh was well-connected politica...

The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary - Paperback

$28.73

by William Shunn (Author)Finalist for the 2015 Association for Mormon Letters Award"This just may be my favorite true-life amazing-but-true tale--never has threatening an aircraft been funnier or more thought-provoking." --Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and Homeland1987. A faltering missionary named Bill Shunn lands himself in a Canadian jail, facing charges of hijacking and the prospect of life behind bars.1844. A frontier prophet named Joseph Smith lands himself in an Illinois jail...

The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary - Hardcover

$43.13

New York Justice: My 40-Year Courtroom Journey from Rookie Prosecutor to Veteran Criminal Trial Judge - Paperback

$35.98

by Joel Goldberg (Author) New York Justice is the story of Judge Goldberg's courtroom journey from rookie prosecutor in the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office to one of New York's most experienced criminal trial judges. As a new prosecutor right out of law school, Judge Goldberg made his share of mistakes, which are recounted with humor and self-deprecation. The stories of his criminal trials and appeals reveal an inside look into how a young lawyer confronts the variety of legal, ethical,...

Frozen Tears: The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders - Paperback

$31.68

by J. B. King (Author), Sandra Miller Linhart (Author)In 1977, four teenagers were kidnapped and attacked near and on Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Only one survived. This book is written by the first responder to the call, Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper J.B. King. He goes back in time to tell it how it was from the moment of the crime until the conviction of Military Police Game Warden Johnny Lee Thornton. Riveting His purpose is to tell the story of Pulaski County Missouri's 'Crime of...

Harry: A Study of Teenage Mass Murderers - Paperback

$15.53

by Steve Daniels (Author)Long before the era of young people committing mass murder became a too-common event, sixteen-year-old Harry Hebard made world news when he killed all five members of his family in Kennedy-era Green Bay, Wisconsin. Harry appeared to be a relatively normal teenager. A member of the high school track team, Harry harbored a deep resentment that would make its ugly appearance on a cold winter's day in 1963. In systematically executing his family, Harry became the first do...

Tightrope: Balancing a Life Between Mario Cuomo and My Brother - Paperback

$16.50

by Steve Villano (Author)During a span of seven years, from 1985-1992, when Steve Villano worked with Mario Cuomo, Steve's brother Michael was at the peak of his association with John Gotti. Within days of each other in December, 1985, Gotti became the head of the Gambino Crime Family, following the murder of Paul Castellano--and Cuomo became the favorite candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States. In Tightrope, Villano shares the wrenching conflict bet...

Behind Her Criminal Investigator's Badge: 9/11, Missing and Exploited Children, and Life in the Pursuit of Human Traffickers - Paperback

$34.11

by Floy Turner (Author), Sherrie Clark (Author)Special Agent Floy Turner returns for her final crime-fighting battles. With the first page bringing us back to historical 9/11, Floy finds herself in a precarious situation as she and her team face the potential threats of entering and searching the apartments of the 9/11 terrorists mere hours after the attacks.The action has only begun as evil continues to intensify. From escorting renown serial killer Aileen Wournos to her execution to interru...

BEHIND AND BEYOND THE BADGE - Volume II: More Stories from the Village of First Responders with Cops, Firefighters, Ems, Dispatchers, Forensics, and V - Hardcover

$32.35

by Donna Brown (Author)In BEHIND AND BEYOND THE BADGE, Volume 2, award-winning author Donna Brown takes you to those places that few see. First responders have opened their hearts and shared what it's truly like to do their jobs, their favorite parts of the job and their worst, and the impact it has on their families. They are human just like you, and each faces all that life has to offer, good and bad.The difference between their jobs and most other professions is that a first responder migh...