True Crime

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I Don't Like Mondays: The True Story Behind America's First Modern School Shooting - Paperback

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by N. Leigh Hunt (Author)In 1979, Brenda Spencer, a seemingly average teenage girl living in a nice suburban neighborhood, made and executed plans that would place her in infamy and set a violent and terrifying national precedent. She receives a rifle for Christmas and a month later set her sights and opens fire on the elementary school across the street.The event is forever glorified by the song 'I Don't Like Mondays' by The Boomtown Rats and marks the bloody beginning of the American phenom...

Dear Jacob: A Mother's Journey of Hope - Paperback

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by Patty Wetterling (Author), Joy Baker (With)Tens of thousands of readers embraced Dear Jacob: A Mother's Journey of Hope, first published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press in hardcover in 2023. The paperback edition, featuring a new afterword and cover, spreads its powerful message even further. In 1989, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped not far from his home in St. Joseph, Minnesota. The community quickly rallied around the family, and Patty Wetterling, Jacob's mother,...

The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer's Home - Paperback

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by Richard Estep (Author), Robert Graves (Author)Fox Hollow Farm, the infamous Indiana property where Herb Baumeister allegedly murdered at least eleven men, has a grim past and an unsettling present. This riveting book pieces together the story of the tragic case and explores the paranormal encounters that continue to this day, delving into the psyche of a suspected murderer and the terrifying supernatural activity that lingers in the aftermath of such unspeakable evil. The Horrors of Fox Ho...

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...

Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More - Paperback

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by Phillip Barlag (Author)Nero fiddled while Rome burned. As catchy as that aphorism is, it's sadly untrue, even if it has a nice ring to it. The one thing Nero is well-known for is the one thing he actually didn't do. But fear not, the truth of his life, his rule and what he did with unrestrained power, is plenty weird, salacious and horrifying.And he is not alone. Roman history, from the very foundation of the city, is replete with people and stories that shock our modern sensibilities. Evi...

Kidnapped: And Other Stories of God's Grace - Paperback

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by Susie Barnes (Author)"He told me to shut up, but I refused, continuing to scream with all my might. He placed his hands around my throat and kept telling me to shut up. His grip was now so tight that I fought for breath and there was none. I was being strangled, and I knew that death was soon to follow." These are the words of Susie Barnes, relating her miraculous survival from the grip of a kidnapper. This and other stories of God's grace that you will not want to miss occupy the pages of...

The Toughest Prison of All: The true story of a career bank robber and how he broke his addiction to criminal thinking - Paperback

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by Floyd C. Forsberg (Author)Floyd was the most infamous bank robber of his time. From his early teens, Floyd believed that crime would lead to happiness and prosperity. But after each crime, he ended up back in prison, planning his next escape, his next big job. In 1974, he and three others pulled off a one-million-dollar heist, but it didn't end up the way he planned. This book is a personal account of Forsberg's life of crime, beginning with burglary and purse snatching, then car theft, fo...

The Road Out of Hell: Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville Murders - Paperback

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by Anthony Flacco (Author), Jerry Clark (Author)"And you wonder: How the hell did this guy go on to be a loving father and grandfather? How did he bury all that crap? That's a story in itself." -Clint Eastwood, director of THE CHANGELING The film story of young Sanford Clark and his forced participation in the Wineville Murders was covered in Clint Eastwood's movie, THE CHANGELING, but for answers to the questions Eastwood posed after completing the project, turn to the true story of the Wine...

Memoir of a Mangled Mind: How Concealing My Dissociative Identity Disorder Unleashed Multiple Personalities - Paperback

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by Steven Simmons Shelton Ma Jd (Author) Number of Pages: 404 Dimensions: 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 19, 2024

Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America - Paperback

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by Nicole Eustace (Author)In the winter of 1722, on the eve of a major conference between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois) and Anglo-American colonists, a pair of colonial fur traders brutally assaulted a Seneca hunter near Conestoga, Pennsylvania. Though virtually forgotten today, the crime ignited a contest between Native American forms of justice--rooted in community, forgiveness, and reparations--and the colonial ideology of harsh reprisal that called for...

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by Peter Dove (Author)New Orleans has always managed to create a mix of the mysterious and the macabre in our minds. As a city, it is different; its jazz, its location and openness to the elements, its cosmopolitan community. At the turn of the last century, the French influence was still strong. A quarter of the population spoke the Gallic language, and French newspapers were still popular. But these Northern Europeans were not the only significant immigrant group to reside there.In 1915, At...

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by Pete Dove (Author)Yeardey Love and George Huguely seemed like the average college couple...dating then drifting apart. It seemed as though, in the beginning, this was something that both sides accepted. Young people change more quickly than older ones, and long college relationships are rare. When a couple had so little time to be together, the process of breaking up becomes easier and more likely. But as their final college days approached, Huguely became less and less able to accept the ...

The Lost Fifty-Seven: A Genealogical Journey of Discovery, Deception, Secrets and Scandal - Paperback

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by Ron Williams (Author)"He probably had another family in the United States that we didn't know about" went the story author Ron Williams was told when he would ask about his deceased paternal grandfather. As a child, the explanation satisfied, but then it didn't.The Lost Fifty-Seven: A Genealogical Journey of Discovery, Deception, Secrets and Scandal is a genealogical memoir sharing the author's prolonged efforts to uncover the truth about his grandfather's secretive early life.Alfred Victo...

Cocaine Murder in the first degree - Paperback

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by Edgar Futrell (Author)Cocaine Murder in the 1st Degree" is a fast-paced thriller filled with suspense, crime, and shocking twists. Set against a backdrop of drugs, violence, and betrayal, this gripping novel explores the dark consequences of addiction and deception. With its intense action and unpredictable plot, it will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end..... Number of Pages: 308 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 10, 2024

White Mischief: The Murder of Lord Erroll - Paperback

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by James Fox (Author)The riveting true story of decadence, deception, and murder among British aristocrats in colonial Kenya In 1941, with London burning in the Blitz, a group of hedonistic English nobles partied shamelessly in Kenya. Far removed from falling bombs, the wealthy elites of "Happy Valley" indulged in morphine, alcohol, and unrestricted sex, often with their friends' spouses. But the party turned sinister in the early hours of a January morning for Josslyn Hay, Lord Erroll, who h...

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by Benjamin P. Feldman (Author), Darleen Gumtow (Author)In 2007, my first book, Butchery on Bond Street: Sexual Politics and the Burdell-Cunningham Case in Ante-Bellum New York, appeared.1 The volume is the dispositive history of one of the most infamous 19th-century crimes in New York City, dominating the attention of the local and national press and public in much the same way as did O. J. Simpson in the late 20th century. Dr. Burdell was a well-to-do dentist living and working in lower Man...

The Great Mars Hill Bank Robbery - Paperback

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by Ronald Chase (Author)On November 12, 1971, Bernard Patterson, a much decorated Vietnam War hero turned real-life version of Don Quixote, Butch Cassidy, and Robin Hood all rolled into one, robbed the Northern National Bank in Mars Hill, Maine. He escaped with $110,000; at the time, the largest bank robbery in the history of the state. This was the beginning of a comic, outrageous, implausible journey that took him across the United States, then to Europe and North Africa before finally surr...

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 Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation - Hardcover

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by Rosemary Sullivan (Author)A New York Times BestsellerLess a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept...Using new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, an international team--led by an obsessed retired FBI agent--has finally solved the mystery that has haunted generations since World War II: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?Over thirty million people have read The Diary of a Young Girl, the journal teen-aged Anne Frank kept whi...

The Ultimate Evil: The Search for the Sons of Sam - Paperback

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by Maury Terry (Author), Joshua Zeman (Introduction by)The true-crime cult classic that inspired the Netflix docuseries The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness and a companion podcast, The Ultimate Evil follows journalist Maury Terry's decades-long investigation into the terrifying truth behind the Son of Sam murders. On August 10, 1977, the NYPD arrested David Berkowitz for the Son of Sam murders that had terrorized New York City for over a year. Berkowitz confessed to shooting sixteen peop...

My Father and Atticus Finch: A Lawyer's Fight for Justice in 1930s Alabama - Paperback

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by Joseph Madison Beck (Author)My Father and Atticus Finch is the true story of Foster Beck, the author's late father, whose courageous defense of a black man accused of raping a white woman in 1930s Alabama foreshadowed the trial at the heart of Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. After repeatedly being told that his father's case "might have" inspired Ms. Lee, author Beck, now a lawyer himself, located the trial transcript and multiple newspaper articles and here reconstructs ...

The Murder of Gabby Petito: The Tragic True Crime Story - Paperback

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by Hunter Blackwell (Author)The Murder of Gabby Petito: The Tragic True Crime Story by Hunter Blackwell explores the heartbreaking case that captured global attention and sparked a nationwide conversation about domestic violence, social media, and justice.Gabby Petito, a young woman full of life and dreams, set out on a cross-country road trip with her fianc?, Brian Laundrie, sharing their adventures online. But what seemed like an idyllic journey soon turned into a nightmare when Gabby vanis...

Undercover Copper: One Woman on the Track of Dangerous Criminals - Paperback

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by Danni Brooke (Author)A thrilling, gritty expose of life as a female undercover cop. Number of Pages: 288 Dimensions: 0.65 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 14, 2024

Gangland Boston: A Tour Through the Deadly Streets of Organized Crime - Paperback

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by Emily Sweeney (Author)A guided tour of Boston's underworld, revealing the places where deals were made, people were killed, and bodies were buriedGangsters have played a major role in shaping Greater Boston's history. While lurking in local restaurants or just around the corner inside that inconspicuous building, countless criminals have quietly made their mark on the city and surrounding communities. Gangland Boston reveals the hidden history of these places, bringing readers back in time...

Mrs. Cook and the Klan: Booze, Bloodshed, and Bigotry in America's Heartland - Paperback

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by Tom Chorneau (Author)On the day she was murdered, Myrtle Underwood Cook boasted to local authorities about new evidence of a major bootlegging ring operating out of the Rock Island train depot behind her house in a small farming town in eastern Iowa. Then, as she sat at her parlor window sewing, she took a single slug through the heart. She was president of the local temperance union; her killing made the front page of the New York Times. The next day her funeral made national news due to ...

Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story - Paperback

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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 ...

Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America - Hardcover

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by James Renner (Author)In this timely and deeply personal true crime memoir, acclaimed journalist, author, creator of the True Crime This Week podcast, and former Boy Scout James Renner, explores the dark side of an American institution, its pervasive culture of sexual abuse, and the traumatic--even deadly--repercussions of its long-buried secrets. In the summer of 1995, at the largest Boy Scout camp in Ohio, a night of sexual violence ended with one counselor dead and another hospitalized. ...

The Prosecutor: One Man's Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice - Hardcover

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by Jack Fairweather (Author)From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Volunteer, the powerful true story of a Jewish lawyer who returned to Germany after World War II to prosecute war crimes, only to find himself pitted against a nation determined to bury the past. At the end of the Nuremberg trial in 1946, some of the greatest war criminals in history were sentenced to death, but hundreds of thousands of Nazi murderers and collaborators remained at large. The Allies were ready to ov...

Murder of the Jujube Candy Heiress: A Coronado Cold Case - Paperback

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by Taylor Baldwin Kiland (Author)One candy heiress, two bullets and three suspects. The small Southern California island of Coronado rarely makes news for violent crime. But in the spring of 1975, World War II widow and retired librarian Ruth Quinn was murdered, execution-style, in her cottage. Her death sent a shock wave through the community. The granddaughter of Jujubes and Jujyfruits creator Henry Heide, Ruth was found fully clothed with her shoes on, in her bed, dead from two gunshot wou...

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder - Paperback

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by David Grann (Author)A "TOUR DE FORCE OF NARRATIVE NONFICTION" (WSJ) WITH OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NYT BEST SELLER LIST From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire. A Best Book of the Year: The Ne...

Undercover Junkie: Chasing Highs, Confronting Killers, and Unraveling in the Chaos - Paperback

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by Brent Cartwright (Author)IN THE UNDERBELLY OF KANSAS CITY'S MOST LETHAL STREETS, ONE COP DESCENDS INTO A NIGHTMARE OF ADDICTION, BETRAYAL, AND LOST IDENTITY IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.Detective Brent Cartwright seemed to have it all-a loving family, a promising police career, and a future full of possibilities. But the grind of everyday police work left him craving more-a deeper rush, bigger challenges, and higher stakes. His solution? Join the elite undercover unit, where he could chase the ci...

Brain Games - Criminal Mind Puzzles: Collect the Clues and Crack the Cases - 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 fingerprints t...