True Crime

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Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth about My Father - Hardcover

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by April Balascio (Author)The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter's moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards. One evening in 2009, April Balascio was searching online, as she had been every night, for unsolved murders in the towns her family had lived growing up, when she stumbled across the latest investigations into t...

Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind - Paperback

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by Sue Black (Author)Winner of the Crime Writers' Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction--A tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal, from the author of All That Remains In her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of it, she offered a primer on the basics of identifying human remains, plenty of insights into the fascin...

Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever - Hardcover

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by Joseph Cox (Author)The inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI made its own tech start-up to wiretap the world, shows how cunning both the authorities and drug traffickers have become, with privacy implications for everyone. In 2018, a powerful app for secure communications called Anom took root among organized criminals. They believed Anom allowed them to conduct business in the shadows. Except for one thing: it was secretly run by the FBI. Bac...

Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America - Hardcover

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by Bill O'Reilly (Author), Martin Dugard (Author)Instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! In the tenth book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard take on their most controversial subject yet: The Mob. Killing the Mob is the tenth book in Bill O'Reilly's #1 New York Times bestselling series of popular narrative histories, with sales of nearly 18 million copies worldwide, and over 320 weeks on the New York Times best...

Brain Games - How to Get Away with Murder: Solve Puzzles to See If You Can Commit the Perfect Crime - Spiral

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by Publications International Ltd (Author), Brain Games (Author)Test your intelligence and creative thinking against these murderous puzzles! More than 130 varied puzzles, themed around murder and crime to test your verbal, logic, and memory skills. Includes cryptograms themed around famous crimes, anagrams, word ladders, word searches about historic cases, and more. Use logic to find the bottle with the poison. Use observational skills to see if two DNA sequences are a match or different. Re...

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw - Paperback

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by Mark Bowden (Author)"A master of narrative journalism, Bowden] employs the same techniques of reconstructing scenes and dialogue that made his bestselling Black Hawk Down gripping reading." -Linda Robinson, New York Times Book Review On July 22, 1992, drug lord Pablo Escobar walked out of the luxurious prison he built for himself and disappeared into the Colombian jungle. His audacious escape destroyed the nation's tenuous cease-fire with its infamous narcos, and pushed it into open war w...

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by Kit Eldredge (Author)Winning the lottery seemed like free money, but somewhere along the line, you pay a price for everything you get and everything you do.The truth is...winning the lottery thrust my family into a terrifying situation, where it seemed no one could be trusted...maybe even myself.The Root of All Evil is a story about family drama, shattered dreams, greed, deception, and murder. In the end, I learned things aren't always as they appear.Five-Star Reader Reviews"Very engaging ...

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by E. C. Hanson (Author)In June 1977, Renee Freer, nicknamed Giggles, wentout to play with her friends. A few hours later, shewas found bludgeoned to death with a rock.In a true crime book unlike most, E.C. Hanson stumbles upon an unsolvedmurder case that haunted his former stepfather. Unable to get specifics fromthe old and new guard of detectives, Hanson forges ahead, mining what he canfrom previously released articles and people who lived in the neighborhood atthe time. An unusual yet pass...

The Inside Story of the Warren G. Harding Tragedy - Paperback

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by Harry M. Daugherty (Author)The Inside Story of the Warren G. Harding Tragedy is a book written by Harry M. Daugherty that provides a comprehensive account of the political scandal that rocked the United States during the presidency of Warren G. Harding. Daugherty, who was the attorney general during Harding's administration, offers an insider's perspective on the events that led to the downfall of one of the most controversial presidents in American history.The book covers a range of topic...

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by James Morton (Author), Susanna Lobez (Author)Gangland Australia surveys our criminal landscape from the early 1800s to the recent underworld killings in Melbourne.Gangland Australia details the exploits of an unforgettable cast of villains, crooks and mobsters who have made up the criminal and gangland scene in Australia for over two centuries. In this fully updated and bestselling book, Britain's top true crime author James Morton and barrister and legal broadcaster Susanna Lobez track th...

Black White Blue: The Assassination of Patrolman James Sackett - Hardcover

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by William Swanson (Author)On May 22, 1970, responding to a bogus emergency call to help a pregnant woman, St. Paul patrolman James Sackett was killed by a sniper's bullet fired from a high-power rifle. The white officer's assassination was the most shocking event in an era of shocking, racially charged events, punctuated by bombings at Dayton's Department Store and elsewhere, police harassment and shootings of young black men, an alleged hijacking plot, and random acts of urban violence. A o...

The Right Way To Do Wrong: An Expose Of Successful Criminals (1906) - Hardcover

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by Harry Houdini (Author)The Right Way To Do Wrong: An Expose Of Successful Criminals is a book written by Harry Houdini and was first published in 1906. Harry Houdini was a famous magician and escape artist who was also interested in exposing the tricks and techniques used by criminals to commit their crimes successfully. In this book, Houdini shares his knowledge and insights into the world of crime, revealing the secrets of some of the most successful criminals of his time. He covers a wid...

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by David Pietras (Author)JonBenet was reported missing Dec. 26, 1996, in a frantic 5:52 a.m. 911 call in which Patsy Ramsey told Boulder police she'd found a ransom note demanding the head-scratching figure of $118,000 for her daughter's safe return. Instead of paying a ransom and getting their daughter returned, JonBen t's lifeless body was discovered early that afternoon in a little-used room of the family's cellar by her father and a family friend. JonBenet was discovered with tape across ...

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Sociocultural Intelligence: A New Discipline in Intelligence Studies - Paperback

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by Kerry Patton (Author)This new discipline proposes a systematic understanding of the customs, moral attitudes, and cultures of foreign populations to enhance the efficacy of national security initiatives. >Author BiographyKerry E. Patton is an internationally recognized security, terrorism, and intelligence expert. He has served in the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security within multiple capacities, from human intelligence to dignitary protection of Afghan President Kar...

Hidden History of Sonoma County - Paperback

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by John C. Schubert (Author), Valerie A. Munthe (With)The enterprising spirit that led to Sonoma County's storied agricultural heritage defined its earliest denizens. Sail the seas with Captain Bodega y Quadra, whose name graces the coast and beyond, and wave farewell to the last train out of the redwoods. Discover the fate of Charles Henley, spirited from the county jail in 1876 by masked vigilantes. Learn about the rise and fall of Sonoma's tobacco growers and the historic opening of the Je...

Fetal Abduction: The True Story of Multiple Personalities and Murder - Hardcover

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by Anne Catherine Speckhard (Author)This is the story of Annette Morales Rodriguez, a hard-working single mother of three. It is also the story of Lara, a psychopathic killer who abducted another woman's fetus, killing both mother and baby. Unbeknownst to Annette, Lara is a part of her: a dissociative identity, or split personality, formed to help Annette deal with the sexual abuse she endured as a child. Highly protective and driven to act solely in Annette's interests with no regard for the...

Missing ... And Presumed Dead - Paperback

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by Michael Fleeman (Author)On a cold Southern night in 2013 under a full moon, 20-year-old Heather Elvis parked her car at a boat ramp along the Intracoastal Waterway and was never seen again.The disappearance of the beautiful, vivacious hostess at a popular Myrtle Beach, South Carolina restaurant made international headlines and triggered a sweeping high-stakes investigation that exposed a twisted web of deception, betrayal, sexual obsession, police corruption and revenge. But Heather's body...

Call Me Commander: A Former Intelligence Officer and the Journalists Who Uncovered His Scheme to Fleece America - Hardcover

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by Jeff Testerman (Author), Daniel M. Freed (Author)When Lt. Commander Bobby Thompson surfaced in Tampa in 1998, it was as if he had fallen from the sky, providing no hint of his past life. Eleven years later, St. Petersburg Times investigative reporter Jeff Testerman visited the rundown duplex Thompson used as his home and the epicenter of his sixty-thousand-member charity, the U.S. Navy Veterans Association. But something was amiss. Thompson's charity's addresses were just maildrops, his me...

Los Asesinos Seriales más Impactantes de la Historia: Descubre los Asesinos en Serie que han Dejado su Marca Sanguinaria en la Historia - Hardcover

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by Blake Aguilar (Author) Te has preguntado quienes son los seres humanos más despiadados de toda la historia? Quiénes han cometido los actos más crueles e innombrables hacia otros seres humanos? Qué es lo que los convierte en monstruos capaces de cometer violentos crímenes? Entonces sigue leyendo.."Estoy seguro que a cualquiera le gusta un buen crimen, siempre que no sea la víctima." - Alfred HitchcockNo siempre hemos sabido cómo hablar de los criminales que ahora clasificamos como asesino...

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by Jeff Keene (Author)There's No Place Like HomeThe magical Ruby Slippers, worn by actress Judy Garland in MGM's beloved 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz is perhaps the most iconic example of movie memorabilia in the world. The pair on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History draws more visitors than any other exhibit at the famed museum-with the single exception of The Star Spangled Banner. With a market value exceeding $6,000,000 they are easily the most expensive...

Fenced In: Fighting For Freedom - Hardcover

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by April Scales (Author)From the author that brought you Memoirs of Suzie, 31 Days of Growth and Reflection, and "Quote 365", FENCED IN is the true story about a girl who became a woman behind bars. The book depicts her struggles, encounters, and how she copes through it all. Written in the voice of the girl and young woman she once was is a raw and unfiltered account of April's journey of personal growth and efforts to win release from prison. Number of Pages: 110 Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN...

Nobody Important Just A Renegade Cop - Paperback

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by Mervin Korolek (Author)Police work isn't all traffic tickets and chasing robbers. In his thoughtful and highly entertaining memoir, Merv Korolek tells the stories of his life and career in British Columbia's RCMP. Between the 1970s and 1990s, Korolek's experiences included working undercover, facing active gunfire, meeting famous elites, and helping people through the most difficult parts of their lives. His tales from a career in law enforcement include the full scope of humanity: the goo...

The Putumayo, the Devil's Paradise; Travels in the Peruvian Amazon Region and an Account of the Atrocities Committed Upon the Indians Therein - Hardcover

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by C. Reginald 1868-1970 Enock (Author), W. E. 1886-1942 Hardenburg (Author)An account of the rubber boom in the early 20th century which led to the exploitation and enslavement of indigenous peoples in the Putumayo region of Peru.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may f...

The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa - Paperback

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by Pete Bird (Author)'The Irishman' is a great film. OK, so at almost three and a half hours running time it's a tad on the long side. But with stars like Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro working under the direction of Martin Scorsese, those hours are bound to pass quickly, and with, if not exactly enjoyment (it's not that kind of film), then certainly plenty of interest. But for all the qualities of the movie, we should not lose sight that its primary purpose is as a piece of public e...

The World's Greatest Unsolved Mysteries Echoes of the Unexplained - Paperback

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by Graham Hodson (Author)In this captivating collection of stories, you are taken on a journey through the shadowy corridors of history's most perplexing mysteries. "The World's Greatest Unsolved Mysteries" travels the earth and spans the decades, exploring cases that have puzzled experts and mystery enthusiasts alike. Delve into the curious case of the Circleville Letters, where an entire town was gripped by fear of an unseen menace, ponder over what really happened at Area 51, and read abou...