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The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America--The Stalin Era - Paperback

$27.00

by Allen Weinstein (Author), Alexander Vassiliev (Author)Drawing upon previously secret KGB records, "The Haunted Wood" reveals for the first time the riveting story of Soviet espionage's "golden age" in the United States, from the 1930s through the early cold war.Front JacketDrawing upon previously secret KGB records released exclusively to Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev, The Haunted Wood reveals for the first time the riveting story of Soviet espionage's "golden age" in the United ...

Misery, Murder, Sex and Me: A Lighthearted Forensic Memoir - Paperback

$18.34

by Mad Maddox Manson (Author)Delving into some of the more memorable encounters and experiences of his career as a forensic psychologist, the author takes us into the bizarre world in which the psychology of homicide, sexual and generic offending, and other forms of perverse criminality intersects with the legal and correctional systems. For over 35 years, Dr. Maddox Manson met regularly with criminals-usually to try to figure them out and assess their risk, but sometimes simply to try to hal...

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by Raylynn Van Oort (Author) Number of Pages: 326 Dimensions: 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 07, 2024

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by Ashley Baker (Author)In typical serial killer novels, the victims are a footnote. In this book, they're the whole story.Betty. Tina. Sarah. Leslie. Chrissy. Sheena. Sherry. Lena. Debbie. Ashley. The ten victims in The Furious Others lived ordinary lives until serial killer Jason LeDown entered stage left, knife in hand, with a belly full of bad intentions. That's where fear is found, in the space between a typical Friday and a man intent on murder. The fictional characters in The Furious O...

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by Chelsea (Author)In a shadowed corner of a sleepy town, a chilling legacy is passed down through generations of a seemingly ordinary butcher's family. Destiny entwines two friends, Nolan and Shane, in a tapestry steeped in dark tradition, where morality is butchered and justice hangs by a thread. With sharp twists and turns, this narrative cuts deep into the psyche of those who wield the knife and those ensnared in a hunter's deadly embrace. Here, loyalties are tested and secrets carved int...

Street Kids: The Unloved, the Loved, the Lost, and the Lonely - Paperback

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by S. R. G. Brush (Author)Unraveling the Mystery of Michelle 'Max' Thorndike: A Journey Through Street Life, Deceit, and Divine Guidance. A Hopeful Tale To Empower Homeless Youth.Venture into the shadowy world of homeless youth in the poignant and enlightening Street Kids. Michelle 'Max' Thorndike, once a mere name in passing, becomes a beacon of hope and a symbol of resilience as the narrative unfolds. Her life may have been cut short, but her story continues to resonate, pushing the boundar...

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by Derrick M. Jackson (Author)Air Force Special Agent Devin Jackson is out for retribution, and nothing will stand in his way. After losing everything he loved in pursuit of his career with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), Agent Jackson immerses himself in the world of criminal investigations and counterintelligence.While investigating black market activities and illicit drug use in South Korea, the OSI agents inadvertently disrupt an international human trafficking ring,...

Stocking Stuffers For Women: Over 330 Intriguing Serial Killers Trivia Questions and Answers - Paperback

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by K. Murdle (Author)Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer or elephant gift for the true crime fan in your life?Stocking Stuffers: The Ultimate True Crime Trivia is the must-have book for any lover of mystery, murder, and mind-bending facts. With 330 intriguing questions and answers, this book offers hours of entertainment-ideal for game nights, holiday gatherings, or simply satisfying the curiosity of those who can't get enough of true crime stories.Whether you're shopping for gifts for ...

Death in Briar Bottom: The True Story of Hippies, Mountain Lawmen, and the Search for Justice in the Early 1970s - Hardcover

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by Timothy Silver (Author)On July 3, 1972, twenty-four hippies from Clearwater, Florida, set up tents and settled in for the night at Briar Bottom, a public US Forest Service campground in western North Carolina. The impromptu campout was a pit stop for the group on their way to a Rolling Stones concert in Charlotte. Early that evening, they drank beer, smoked marijuana, and listened to rock music as they anticipated the good times that lay ahead. Near midnight, the county sheriff showed up w...

The Disappearance of Shannan Gilbert An Anthology of True Crime - Paperback

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by Ruth Kanton (Author)After leaving a movie in Jersey City, Shannan kissed her boyfriend, Alex Diaz, goodbye. She had received a call out from a client in Oak Beach and promised to come back the next day. Diaz was not worried about her since she had a driver who acted as her security, pocketing half of Shannan's earnings. Shannan called her driver, Michael Pak, and the two drove off from Jersey City at around 10 p.m. that night. Pak drove into the gated community at around 2 a.m., parking ou...

Cybercrime: An Encyclopedia of Digital Crime - Paperback

$71.91

by Nancy E. Marion (Author), Jason Twede (Author)This important reference work is an extensive resource for students who want to investigate the world of cybercrime or for those seeking further knowledge of specific attacks both domestically and internationally. Cybercrime is characterized by criminal acts that take place in the borderless digital realm. It takes on many forms, and its perpetrators and victims are varied. From financial theft, destruction of systems, fraud, corporate espionag...

Abandoned in Henderson: Steven T. Koecher Disappears at High Noon Sunday, December 13, 2009 - Paperback

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by Arlo Hunter (Author)If someone you loved went missing unexpectedly, what actions would you take to find them? Steven Koecher vanished in 2009, in an "over 55" retirement community, in Henderson, Nevada. Steven had just turned 30 and lived in St. George, Utah. Not a single person can explain why he traveled to Henderson. Police state he "abandoned" his car there. But did he? The clues do not support that conclusion. Steven had every intention of returning to his car after makiing plans to s...

Cursed: Tales of the World's Most Haunted Objects - Paperback

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by Ethan Hayes (Author)Cursed: Tales of the World's Most Haunted Objects delves into the eerie, terrifying, and often deadly world of cursed artifacts. This gripping collection unravels the dark histories and spine-chilling legends surrounding some of the most infamous haunted objects, people, and places from around the globe. From the deadly allure of the Hope Diamond to the sinister whispers of the Dybbuk Box, each chapter explores a new tale of mystery and malevolence. Drawing on historica...

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by Shea Betton (Author), Duplication Depot (Illustrator), Anne Marie Collymore (Editor)Jamoal "Jam" Wager had it all: A promising basketball career, a shot at the big leagues and aticket out of the gritty streets he grew up in. But when a setup costs him his scholarship, Jam'sdreams come crashing down, leaving him with only one option-to return to the life he tried toelevate from.Now a student at his local college, Jam struggles to maintain his double life. Balancing thedemands of his gang an...

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Unredacted: Russia, Trump, and the Fight for Democracy - Hardcover

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by Christopher Steele (Author)The intelligence officer behind the explosive "Steele Dossier" steps out of the shadows, revealing a searing new report on the threat Putin and Trump pose to democracy, based on alarming intelligence exposed in these pages for the first time"Putin is now desperate to have Donald Trump back in the White House. If he succeeds in helping Trump get reelected, I am convinced that the global political order will be utterly changed. We shall have entered a new historica...

Street Kids: The Unloved, the Loved, the Lost, and the Lonely - Hardcover

$28.78

by S. R. G. Brush (Author)Unraveling the Mystery of Michelle 'Max' Thorndike: A Journey Through Street Life, Deceit, and Divine Guidance. A Hopeful Tale To Empower Homeless Youth. Venture into the shadowy world of homeless youth in the poignant and enlightening Street Kids. Michelle 'Max' Thorndike, once a mere name in passing, becomes a beacon of hope and a symbol of resilience as the narrative unfolds. Her life may have been cut short, but her story continues to resonate, pushing the bounda...

Out Here: Essays And Encounters From The Heart, Soul, And Left Field - Paperback

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by Bob Hill (Author), Edward Heath (Editor), John Nation (Photographer)My almost-60-year journalism career began in 1964 on an overstuffed sofa in a Montgomery Ward store in Houston TX. With somewhat harder chairs waiting in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. My travels ranged from the World Ice Skating Championships in Czechoslovakia to Loretta Lynn's homeplace way up Butcher Hollar KY to interviewing Muhammad Ali in his mother's Louisville house to a Southern Indiana nudist colony.Bob Hill has...

Sing Sing Follies (A Maximum-Security Comedy): And Other True Stories - Paperback

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by John H. Richardson (Author) Number of Pages: 182 Dimensions: 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 16, 2024

More Swindles from the Late Ming: Sex, Scams, and Sorcery - Paperback

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by Yingyu Zhang (Author), Bruce Rusk (Translator), Christopher G. Rea (Translator)A woman seduces her landlord to extort the family farm. Gamblers recruit a wily prostitute to get a rich young man back in the game. Silver counterfeiters wreak havoc for traveling merchants. A wealthy widow is drugged and robbed by a lodger posing as a well-to-do student. Vengeful judges and corrupt clerks pervert the course of justice. Cunning soothsayers spur on a plot to overthrow the emperor. Yet good somet...

Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer - Paperback

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by Holly Marie (Author), Cindy Lambert (With), David Lambert (With)Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing. At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with the ache of not knowing what had happened to her biological parents. She still felt their absence even as she married and started a f...

Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland - Hardcover

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by Henry Hemming (Author)Four Shots in the Night is the story of a political murder: the killing of an IRA member turned British informant. The search for justice for this one man's death--his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit--would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns, far-reaching changes to British law, a historic ruling from a senior judicial body, a ground-breaking police investigation...

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by Ona Gritz (Author)In 1982, twenty-five-year-old Angie Boggs, pregnant with her second child, was brutally murdered, along with her husband and infant son. Ill equipped for the horror of that violence and the enormity of her loss, Angie's sister Ona, a college sophomore, felt numb. She also felt deeply ashamed of her inability to grieve.But shame, like her sister's absence, was something Ona knew well. For as long as she could remember, she'd felt ashamed of being their parents' blatantly f...

Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story - Hardcover

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by Max Marshall (Author)"Among the Bros is a harrowing and disturbing book. I have read about fraternity life but nothing like this. This book will blow your mind, each page digging deeper into the unimaginable. Except every word is true."--Buzz Bissinger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito Bowl and Friday Night LightsA brilliant young investigative journalist traces a murder and a multi-million-dollar drug ring, leading to an unprecedented look at elite American fraternity ...

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by Andrew C. Howard (Author)The peaceful town of Thornfield seems like any other American small town. Little did they know, evil has moved into town. He is the shadows in your closet and under your bed. He is the bump in the night coming from the basement and the creaking floorboards in the attic. He is the Boogeyman! Little Amelia will confront this monster and live to tell the tale. Unfortunately, she will also battle the demons that haunt her mind. Will Amelia ever feel safe again? What wi...

Secret Desires of the One Percent - Paperback

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by Anna Gristina (Author)Have you ever wondered what money and power could buy that you can't find in a store? My kids call me mum, my friends call me Anna, but others know me by another name. The World's Most Notorious Madame! During my tenure under this illicitly illustrious title, I have as one would think amassed some stories. Spicy stories. Funny stories. Hidden stories. Secrets stories that partners and therapists aren't even privy to. Join me and I will take you on a thrilling journey...

Book of David: Son of a Kingpin - Paperback

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by David Jr. Harris (Author), Thomas R. Kennedy (Author)David Harris Jr. invites readers to the unveiling of his captivating memoirs, "Book of David." This gripping tale transports readers through tumultuous and deeply personal experiences, beginning with the loss of his father in a tragic boating accident that forever altered his life at the tender age of two. It is a story that will leave you breathless - a story of resilience, redemption, and the relentless pursuit of dreams. Through the p...

Whispers from the Murder Farm: The Case of Belle Gunness: Inside the Mind of America's Darkest Femme Fatale - Paperback

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by Eliza Hawthorne (Author)Unearth the Dark Secrets of Belle Gunness: One of America's Most Notorious Female Serial KillersStep into the chilling labyrinth of early 1900s America, where the quiet rural landscape of La Porte, Indiana, harbored one of the darkest tales in true crime history.Are you captivated by unsolved mysteries that defy explanation? Do you crave the challenge of untangling clues while delving deep into the mind of a femme fatale whose crimes sent shockwaves through an unsus...

The Vanishing Heiress: The Unsolved Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold - Paperback

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by Eliza Hawthorne (Author)Unveil the Scandal, Mystery, and Drama Behind the 1910 Disappearance That Captured a Nation - Even if You've Never Delved Into True Crime BeforeAre you fascinated by historical mysteries, drawn to the drama and intrigue of high-society scandals? Do you enjoy exploring real-life cases that remain unresolved, keeping you hooked with every twist and turn?Imagine stepping into the heart of a century-old mystery that still baffles historians and crime enthusiasts alike-a...

The Silent Witness: A Scandal That Shook New York and Inspired Edgar Allan Poe - Paperback

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by Hawthorne (Author)Uncover the truth behind the haunting 1841 murder of Mary Rogers - without the guesswork.Do you love diving into real-life puzzles steeped in historical intrigue? Are you captivated by the social complexities of the 19th century, eager to unravel mysteries that have shaped our past? Are you fascinated by unsolved cases that still baffle us after centuries?If you answered "yes" to any of these, "The Silent Witness: The Unsolved Murder of Mary Rogers" is your next must-read...

South End Syndicate: How I Took Over the Genovese Springfield Crew - Paperback

$21.99

by Anthony Arillotta (Author), Joe Bradley (With)"The last days of the Roman Empire, if it were populated by snitches, gamblers, mobsters, lowlifes, and homicidal maniacs. In other words, this book is entertaining as hell. In chronicling one small, parochial, though notorious faction of the American Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, Arillotta tells the story of the whole damn thing. South End Syndicate is a worthy addition to any organized crime bookshelf."-T. J. English, New York Times be...

South End Syndicate: How I Took Over the Genovese Springfield Crew - Hardcover

$34.99