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Dying For Gold: The True Story of the Giant Mine Murders - Paperback

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by Lee Selleck (Author), Francis Thompson (Author)On September 18, 1992 a violent explosion deep in Yellowknife's Giant mine took the lives of nine miners. The men had defied the picket lines that were the scene of violent clashes between the mineworkers and company security forces during a long and bitter strike/lockout. Roger Warren, a veteran miner whose skills were legendary, was convicted of nine counts of murder, but his guilt is disputed to this day.In this stunning, updated 30th anniv...

Killers of the Flower Moon (Movie Tie-In Edition): The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - Paperback

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by David Grann (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE - A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z "A shocking whodunit...What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?"--USA Today "A masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery." --The Boston Globe In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were memb...

I'm From Arthur Avenue!: My Bronx Boyhood and Beyond - Paperback

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by Frank Lucido (Author)Step into the enchanting world of Arthur Avenue with Frank Lucido as he takes you on a journey through his magical Bronx boyhood. This memoir sparkles with life, capturing the spirit of a neighborhood filled with unforgettable characters, timeless adventures, and the indomitable charm of his legendary father, Charlie Beans. From thrilling escapades to heartwarming moments, Lucido brings to life the streets of the Bronx, where every corner holds a story and every story ...

Called to Account: Financial Frauds That Shaped the Accounting Profession - Paperback

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by Paul M. Clikeman (Author), Jamie Diaz (Author)Called to Account traces the evolution of the global public accounting profession through a series of scandals leading to voluntary or mandated reforms. Ever entertaining and educational, the book describes some of the most audacious accounting frauds of the last 90 years, and identifies the accounting standards and legislation adopted as a direct consequence of each scandal.While retaining favorite chapters exposing the schemes of "Crazy Eddie...

The Great Pearl Heist: London's Greatest Thief and Scotland Yard's Hunt for the World's Most Valuable N ecklace - Paperback

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by Molly Caldwell Crosby (Author)London, 1913. An exquisite strand of pale pink pearls, worth more than the Hope Diamond, has been bought by a Hatton Garden broker, capturing the attention of both jewelers and thieves. In transit to London from Paris, the necklace vanishes without a trace. Joseph Grizzard, "the King of Fences," is the leader of a vast gang of thieves in London's East End. Having risen from the deadly streets to become a wealthy family man, Grizzard still cannot resist the spo...

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions - Paperback

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by Jonathan Rosen (Author)Named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Slate, and People One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 "Brave and nuanced . . . an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph." --The New York Times "Immensely emotional and unforgettably haunting." --The Wall Street JournalAcclaimed author Jonathan Rosen's haunting investigation of the forces that led his closest childhood friend, Michael Laudor, from ...

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession - Paperback

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by Michael Finkel (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world's most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. - "The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."--The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." --The Wall Street Journal In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the b...

The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne - Hardcover

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by Kate Winkler Dawson (Author)Acclaimed journalist, podcaster, and true-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the true story of the scandalous murder investigation that became the inspiration for both Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and the first true-crime book published in America. On a cold winter day in 1832, Sarah Maria Cornell was found dead in a quiet farmyard in a small New England town. When her troubled past and a secret correspondence with charismatic Methodist minist...

Just as Deadly: The Psychology of Female Serial Killers - Hardcover

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by Marissa A. Harrison (Author)You've heard of Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy. But have you heard of Amy Archer-Gilligan? Or Belle Gunness? Or Nannie Doss? Women have committed some of the most disturbing serial killings ever seen in the United States. Yet scientific inquiry, criminal profiling, and public interest have focused more on their better-known male counterparts. As a result, female serial killers have been misunderstood, overlooked, and underestimated. In this riveting account, Dr. ...

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by Henry Walter St Sovereign (Author)Unveiling the Dark Side of Power: A Half-Century Tale of Deceit, Devastation, and Government Intervention. A Man's Downfall That Shook the Nation.In A Federal Affair, we delve into the true story of Ken, a man whose life was intertwined with the Federal Government for over 50 years. This is not a tale of heroism or valor, but a chilling narrative of a man's descent into a world of scandalous crime, causing his fall from grace.Ken, once a respected figure, ...

Lethal Marriage: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka - Paperback

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by Nick Pron (Author)One of Canada's finest crime reporters tells the whole story of the Bernardo-Homolka case. The sensational trials of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka for abduction, rape, manslaughter and murder caused widespread controversy, as did the twelve-year sentence Homolka received as part of her deal with government lawyers. Yet, even though the publication ban on the case has been lifted, there is much the Canadian public still has not been told. Nick Pron now gives us a compre...

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)Christopher Berry-Dee is the man who talks to serial killers. A world-renowned investigative criminologist, he has gained the trust of monsters across the world and discussed in detail their horrific crimes, even entering their prison lairs where many before him have been turned away. Their remorseless pursuit of horror and violence is described in their own words in the unique audiotape and videotape interviews carried out from deep inside the bowels of some ...

Talking with Psychopaths: Mass Murderers and Spree Killers - Paperback

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)In a search for answers, bestselling author Christopher Berry-Dee offers case studies in some of the most infamous mass killings of the past fifty years.Talking with Psychopaths: Mass Murderers and Spree Killers tackles the heavy crime of people who randomly kill large numbers of others (spree killers) and those who set out to do so in specific places or situations (mass killers). As such killings become more frequent, the ready availability and ease of obtain...

Talking with Psychopaths: A Journey Into the Evil Mind - Paperback

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)For decades, renowned criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee has interviewed imprisoned, infamous serial killers and now he peels back the curtain, engaging with the psychiatrists tasked to understand their deviant minds. As Berry-Dee dives deeper than ever before, he uncovers a disturbing pattern: the utter lack of remorse displayed by these individuals is often more horrifying than the crimes they've committed. Even more alarming, psychoanalysts admit that thes...

Talking with Serial Killers: Dead Men Talking - Paperback

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)Six unforgettable prisoners detail their terrifying stories.For over twenty-five years, leading crime expert Christopher Berry-Dee has gained the trust of some of the most infamous convicted killers, having corresponded with them and even entered their prison lairs to discuss their horrific crimes in detail. Beyond the headlines, once the courtroom drama has subsided and the prison gates have been locked, readers can get up close and personal with torturers, s...

Talking with Psychopaths: Letters from Serial Killers - Paperback

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)Talking with Psychopaths: Letters from Serial Killers is a unique study of criminals based on bestselling true crime author and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee's extensive interviews with convicted serial murderers. Through their own writing, step inside the mind of The Genesee River Killer, The Death Row Teddy, The Ice Queen, The Want-ad Killer, The Moors Murderer, The Amityville Horror, The I-95 Killer, and more. This rare collection has Berry-Dee at hi...

Talking with Serial Killers: Sleeping with Psychopaths - Paperback

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)They never would have guessed that they lived with a killer.Bestselling true crime writer and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee turns his attention to a new kind of victim: the wives and partners of serial murderers who remained unaware of exactly who they had fallen for until after their other half's arrest or, in some cases, conviction. Only upon Peter's arrest did Sonia Sutcliffe first discover that her husband was leading a secret existence as the Yorksh...

Talking with Serial Killers: World's Most Evil - Paperback

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)A deep dive into the minds of murderers John Wayne Gacy, Kenneth Bianchi, William Heirens, John Cannan, and Patricia Wright.In Talking with Serial Killers: World's Most Evil, bestselling author and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee delves deeper into the gloomy underworld of killers and their crimes. He examines, with shocking detail and clarity, the lives and lies of people who have killed and shines a light on the motives behind their horrific crimes. Thro...

Talking with Serial Killers: The Sinister Study of Stalkers - Paperback

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)Explore the minds of murderers whose pursuit of their victims is as thrilling as the kill.As law-enforcement authorities, including the FBI's elite Behavioral Science Unit, will confirm, the majority of sexual psychopaths gain most of their perverse thrills from the stalking of their unexpecting victims. The target has often been followed and watched for weeks or even months, and sometimes even visited before they are attacked.Exhaustively studying the case hi...

Talking with Psychopaths: Beyond Evil - Paperback

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by Christopher Berry-Dee (Author)Bestselling author Christopher Berry-Dee is back with a companion volume that delves even deeper into the evil world of psychopaths and their hideous crimes. In Talking with Psychopaths: Beyond Evil, he combines sections on killers whom he has known, interviewed, or corresponded with, with studies of psychopathic serial killers from the past, including Peter Kurten, the Dusseldorf Monster; John Christie, a murderer and necrophile; and Neville Heath, a ladykil...

Dancing with Death: The True Story of a Glamorous Showgirl, Her Wealthy Husband, and a Horrifying Murder (Reissue) - Paperback

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by Shanna Hogan (Author)A brutally dismembered corpse . . . a wife lying in wait . . . and all the shocking details behind a former exotic dancer's motivation for her depraved crime of passion Phoenix, Arizona, 2004. Former stripper turned suburban housewife Marjorie Orbin filed a missing person's report on her husband. She claimed that Jay, a successful art dealer, had left town on business after celebrating their son's birthday more than a month before. Jay loved his family more than life ...

The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's Evil Genius - Paperback

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by Bob Batchelor (Author)On the 100th anniversary of The Volstead Act taking effect comes the epic, definitive story of the man who cracked the Prohibition system and helped inspire The Great Gatsby. "[Batchelor] makes this flashy bootlegger sound like a folk hero...Behold the king." --New York Times Book Review "It's all here: murder, mayhem--and high-priced hooch." --David Pietrusza, author of 1920 In October 1919, Congress gave teeth to Prohibition. But the law didn't stop George Remus ...

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by Karl Schonborn (Author)A TRUE STORYPrivileged Killers: and Sociopaths Who Live and Walk Among UsCriminologist Karl Schonborn, who studies how authorities respond to violence, is well acquainted with privileged killers. This classic true-crime work focuses on his experiences with several sociopathic individuals. Four of them, ironically white males, committed monstrous violent crimes. And because each of them was privileged - blessed with brilliance, wealth, talent, or charm - Lady Justice ...

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by Wade Allen (Author)A shadowy killer stalks the mountains of Colorado, using the endless wilderness to conceal his crimes. He disappears his victims so completely that no one is even aware he exists. Fate and a hundred-year storm intervene in his crime spree, bringing evidence of his murders to light.Sheriff Trap Stevens and the brilliant county coroner Grey Duncan try desperately to identify the killer, facing no leads and little evidence. As they are drawn into the investigation, the fall...

White American Youth: My Descent Into America's Most Violent Hate Movement -- And How I Got Out - Paperback

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by Christian Picciolini (Author)As featured on Fresh Air and the TED stage, a stunning look inside the world of violent hate groups by a onetime white supremacist leader who, shaken by a personal tragedy, abandoned his destructive life to become an anti-hate activist. Raw, inspiring, and heartbreakingly candid, White American Youth explores why so many young people lose themselves in a culture of hatred and violence and how the criminal networks they forge terrorize and divide our nation. T...

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by Daryl Te'nadii (Author)A powerful true story of one boy's fight to survive."Tears ran down my face as I knelt beside my bed, clasping my 6-year old hands together, trembling in fear-praying they wouldn't come to get me."In Australia, they called it the 'Stolen Generation', referring to the forced removal ofindigenous children from their families.In New Zealand, we were known as the 'Lost and Unwanted Generation'.We were orphans, unwanted by our families and left in the hands of The Salvati...

Ghislaine: Sensational and Impure - Paperback

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by William Steel (Author)GHISLAINE SENSATIONAL AND IMPUREWILLIAM STEEL At this point in history, one woman, Ghislaine Maxwell, could destroy the world's most powerful men. WILLIAM STEEL, now a successful true crime author on the rise, has been aptly named, "THE PREMIER EXPERT IN WRITING TRUE CRIME...THE VOICE OF A GENERATION", due in large measure to his engaging, straightforward prose, and his colorful life experiences which have resulted in Steel colliding with many high-profile notorious ...

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by Aaron Cohen (Author)Ever wondered who lurks in the shadows of the internet's vast landscape, balancing opportunity and risk? 'The Cyber Predators' takes you on a revealing journey into the enigmatic world of dark triad/tetrad personalities: psychopaths, Machiavellians, and narcissists, sadists, tackling the urgent issue of online crime as a global crisis. Drawing from cutting-edge research, this book synthesizes knowledge, exploring the motives and tactics that distinguish dark triad/tetra...

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by Alan Warren (Author)Volume 1 of the International Serial Killers Encyclopedia series focuses on the most notorious serial killers from Germany. It contains many cases where the twisted minds and deeds of those who stalked the streets of Germany left a trail of fear and destruction in their wake.From the infamous Fritz Haarmann, a.k.a. the "Butcher of Hanover," who preyed upon young boys with chilling brutality, to Peter K?rten, a.k.a.the "Vampire of Dusseldorf," whose thirst for blood knew...

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by Robert Price (Author)Badge13 is a memoir that takes readers on an exciting journey through the extraordinary world of law enforcement. Chapters detail the author's experiences, from his upbringing in the gritty East End of Vancouver to his captivating career as a police officer, now retired. Badge 13 offers details of crimes, including homicide, providing an Insider's perspective on law enforcement's challenging, often threatening moments. Readers will learn of the author's early days, wh...

Tales of a Patchwork Life: A Memoir of the Stories That Keep Me - Paperback

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by Brighid Biddy McLaughlin (Author) Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.72 x 8.47 x 5.32 IN Publication Date: November 01, 2024

Too Young to Kill: A True Story of Teen Bullying, Torment, and Murder - Paperback

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by M. William Phelps (Author)New and updated anniversary edition! As daily headlines about bullying and teen violence render it more timely than ever, this shocking true crime tale of a vulnerable small-town girl gruesomely murdered by the peers she called friends is now updated with chilling new details and insights from New York Times bestselling author, investigative journalist, and host of the hit podcast Crossing the Line, M. William Phelps. After leaving her troubled home life in Texas,...