True Crime

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Report copyright infringementby Logan Cross (Author)What if history's greatest mysteries weren't lost to time after all?Step into a world where ancient enigmas meet modern investigation. From the haunting depths of vanished civilizations to cold cases that still chill detectives today, Epic Historical Mysteries takes you on a thrilling journey through humanity's most captivating unsolved puzzles.Uncover ghostly legends, explore occult marvels that defy explanation, and investigate true crime ...

Too Macabre for Montreal: Tales Deemed Too Disturbing for MACABRE MONTREAL

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Leslie (Author), Shayna Krishnasamy (Joint Author)What is too macabre for Montreal? Are you sure you really want to know? When working on the book MACABRE MONTREAL, the authors ended up with a few chapters that ended up being cut from the original manuscript because they were felt to be a little too dark, a little too disturbing, perhaps too close to home, and too controversial, to include in the book. The vision for the book was a fun and eerie romp throu...

The Million-Dollar Car Detective: Inside the Worldwide Hunt for a Stolen $7 Million Car

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Report copyright infringementby Stayton Bonner (Author)A stolen car worth $7 million. A broke private investigator. Best friends turned worst enemies. And the global manhunt neither saw coming.In 2001, thieves parked a box truck in front of an aging tycoon's factory, cut the phone lines, and used an overhead crane to lift out their prize: a 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Teardrop coupe--"the most beautiful car in the world" and one of only two in existence--then they disappeared into the night.The...

Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us

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Report copyright infringementby Samantha Stein (Author)Written from a never-before-seen perspective, a real-life Mindhunter's provocative true crime memoir takes readers inside the prison interview room--and the minds--of serious sex offenders, as she assesses the fates of those charged with the most disturbing acts imaginable. Once inside the prison system, how can a pathological, sexual sadist who needs to be confined to a mental institution, be distinguished from the perpetrator of a sexua...

Dead Hoopeston Girl: The Mystery of the Body in the Parsonage Speculating on the 1922 True Crime Tragedy

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Report copyright infringementby Kevin Michael Berkshire (Author) Number of Pages: 418 Dimensions: 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 20, 2025

Buried Truth: A Poignant Story of a Man's Search for His Father, Exposing Powerful Forces Bent on Hiding the Truth

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Graham (Author) Number of Pages: 226 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 21, 2025

True Crime Biographies: Mafia Bosses, Murderers, Conmen and Crooks - Hardcover

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by T. Stanton (Author) It's time to meet some of the most interesting and awful people in the world: the criminal world, that is. The world can be an arbitrary or tough place to live in. These people make it worse, from taking advantage of naïve and trusting people (see Bernie Madoff) to religious cult leaders (see David Koresh) to violent madmen (see Charles Whitman) and vicious exploiters (see Whitey Bulger, Al Capone, Pablo Escobar and a host of unsavory others). What made them tick? Whe...

The Real Fall of Union Carbide: Fraud, Corruption and Mismanagement

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas William Thorndike (Author)Step behind the glass walls and corporate smiles of one of the world's largest multinational chemical corporations Union Carbide and witness the true story of how internal greed, unchecked power, and ethical decay brought a global giant to its knees.Inside the Empire is a riveting firsthand account by Thomas Thorndike, a former U.S. Treasury Special Agent turned corporate investigator, who was hired as Union Carbide's Manager of...

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur W. Upfield (Author)Somewhere within Arthur Upfield's travelling dray were the clues to uncovering three acts of murder involving the grifter, Snowy Rowles. Once Upfield had published his crime thriller, The Sands of Windee, West Australian police gave chase, starting with the esteemed author of the Bony detective novels. Here is the evidence.The Murchison Murders were a series of three murders, committed by an itinerant stockman known as "Snowy" Rowles (...

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Report copyright infringementby Kevin Dibacco (Author)THE GABARDINE GANG: Power and Betrayal in Hartford's Mob Scene by Kevin B. DiBacco is a riveting tale of crime, family, and redemption in the gritty underworld of the 1950s and 1960s Hartford, Connecticut. Geno DiBacco led the notorious Gabardine Gang, a small-time mob that ruled the city. Geno's son, Kevin, takes you on a visceral journey through his childhood and adolescence, revealing the gang's illegal activities, his father's dramatic...

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Report copyright infringementby Donald Goddard (Author)In this true tale "that reads like a thriller" (Dallas Morning News), learn the dangerous games played by the FBI's most lucrative secret weapon, Billy Breen, and how he fought crime by burying himself inside of it. After twenty-five years undercover with the mob, Billy Breen surfaced to tell the harrowing true story of how he burrowed into the living heart of organized crime--and how the FBI lost its nerve. A charismatic con man, Billy ...

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Report copyright infringementby Roland Burnham Molineux (Author)"The Room with the Little Door" offers a stark and compelling first-person account of prison life in New York State. Penned by Roland Burnham Molineux, this biography delves into the realities of incarceration and the psychological impact of confinement. A vital historical document, the book provides insight into the experiences of prisoners and the criminal justice system of its time. This intense narrative explores themes of cr...

Analog Spooks: An Autobiography of the World's Greatest Operator Apprentice

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick Vance Fuller (Author)In Analog Spooks, Fuller shares a vivid tapestry of experiences from his formative years in the Finger Lakes region of New York during World War II. The narrative unfolds with humorous anecdotes from his early days in the United States Navy, including a memorable six-month stint aboard a WWII Destroyer Escort based in New Orleans (the Big Easy). A particularly amusing flight aboard a B25 Bomber, reminiscent of Jimmy Doolittle's le...

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Swindled Never After: How We Survived (and You Can Spot) a Relationship Scammer

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Report copyright infringementby Pernilla Sjöholm (Author), Cecilie Fjellhøy (Author)From two "Tinder Swindler" survivors comes a powerful resource detailing how you and your loved ones can reduce your risk of romance fraud and other scams.Romance scams and other confidence schemes are among the world's fastest growing types of fraud. This book, written by two women featured in Netflix's The Tinder Swindler, will flip everything you think you know about relationship scams on its head. As ever...

The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit - Hardcover

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by Evan Rail (Author)An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . . Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists like Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh and Baudelaire. And today, when vintage, pre-b...

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Report copyright infringementby E. R. Lara (Author) 8 Rocz (A True Story) Have you ever talked to a gangster? This is a true story about the life and experiences of a real life gangster known as Czer. It's a story of how his life took a dramatic turn at twelve years old and went from living in the comfortable life of New Jersey suburbs to having to survive in the unforgiving streets of Oak Cliff, Texas. This is a story about perseverance and hope of a young man's will to live. He was taken on...

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Report copyright infringementby Curtis Duffy (Author), Jeremy Wagner (Author)With rare intensity and candor, world-renowned, Michelin-starred Chef Curtis Duffy shares his epic journey from child of an outlaw biker father to famed culinary iconoclast. Fans of no holds-barred stories such as Motley Crue's The Dirt, memoirs by celebrity chefs, and brutally honest personal memoirs will love this raw and inspiring true story."Chef Curtis Duffy's Fireproof is like Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confid...

Last Night in San Francisco: Tech's Lost Promise and the Killing of Bob Lee

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Report copyright infringementby Scott Alan Lucas (Author)Bad Blood meets Burn Book in this exposé about tech icon Bob Lee--and what his life and 2023 murder tell us about San Francisco in the Internet Age FOR FANS OF GOING INFINITE AND SUPER PUMPED: Sex and drugs, parties and violence, genius coders and VC tycoons--welcome to the rip-roaring world of the American tech industry The full story of an industry, a city, and two men--one who got everything he ever wanted, one who never got what he ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kem Hinton (Author)After the shocking murder of Ed Netherland at a secluded location in the Virgin Islands, architect Kem Hinton is stunned and confused by a mysterious occurrence at the funeral of his former classmate. Given a haunting challenge, he embarks on a decade-long investigation into the lifetime exploits of this ingenious person. After their shared time in high school and college, Kem uncovers a fascinating yet bizarre tangled web of toxic waste ende...

My Life As An FBI Special Agent: Murder, Betrayal, and the Tragedy of Officer Bryan Hurst

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Report copyright infringementby Harry Trombitas (Author)The True Accounts of Relentless Pursuit of JusticeIn the third installment of the Dark Places series, FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas unravels some of the most chilling and complex cases of his career. From an inside look at the idiosyncrasies of the infamous fraudster Frank Abagnale Jr. to the violent takedown of white supremacist "Commander Pedro," this book plunges you into the heart of criminal investigation.Step inside the tragic ...

Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II

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Report copyright infringementby Abbott Kahler (Author)A power-hungry baroness with two lovers disrupts life on an Eden-like island in the Galápagos, and an isolated community descends into madness and murder--a true story of utopia gone wrong from New York Times bestselling author Abbott Kahler. "Abbott Kahler's wickedly gothic tale confronts an essential truth about those who ditch civilization: Try as we might, humans cannot elude the tyranny of our own nature."--Hampton Sides, author of Th...

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Report copyright infringementby Deanne L. Murray (Author)A True Story of Loss, Betrayal, and a Fight for JusticeIn this gripping true crime account, a mother courageously reveals the heartbreaking story of her son's tragic murder-and the chilling cover-up that followed. What began as an ordinary day turned into a nightmare when her beloved son was brutally killed, not by strangers, but by those closest to him: his own young stepbrothers.But the tragedy didn't end there.As she searched for ans...

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Sherri Papini Doesn't Exist: The Lie That Defined Me, the Media That Destroyed Me, and the Truth That No One Heard

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Report copyright infringementby Sherri Papini (Author), Stefan Junaeus (Author)"The headlines told you who she was. But they didn't tell you the truth."In November 2016, Sherri Papini vanished from her quiet California neighborhood, igniting a media firestorm that painted her as both victim and villain. But behind the sensationalized headlines lay a darker, far more complicated reality-a brutal captivity, corrosive manipulation, and a life unraveled by abuse hidden in plain sight.Now, for the...

Carlos Lehder: The Rise and Fall of a Smuggler King

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Report copyright infringementby Mafia Library (Author)From a turbulent childhood to becoming one of the most powerful and flamboyant drug traffickers in history, this gripping biography explores the life of Carlos Lehder, co-founder of the infamous Medellín Cartel.Follow his journey from early struggles and a violent upbringing to his transformation inside a U.S. prison, where a fateful alliance with George Jung would launch him into the cocaine trade. As Lehder rises through the criminal und...

The Sound of Guns and Other True Stories: The Truth Is Too Often Stranger Than Fiction!

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Spencer (Author)TRUE STORIES OF INTRIGUE, ESPIONAGE, FRAUD, CORRUPTION AND CONSPIRACY FROM OVER 50 YEARS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE.Edwards has had a difficult upbringing, but he is, above all, a survivor. He can now move effortlessly from the elite banking parlours of London to the brash heights of Manhattan, from the steamy heat of Panama to the exotic alleyways of Hong Kong. In between, he tackles a secret mission to Dublin, meets an e...

Michigan Literary Luminaries: From Elmore Leonard to Robert Hayden

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Clark (Author)From Ernest Hemingway's rural adventures to the gritty fiction of Joyce Carol Oates, the landscape of the "Third Coast" has inspired generations of the nation's greatest storytellers. Michigan Literary Luminaries shines a spotlight on this rich heritage of the Great Lakes State. Discover how Saginaw greenhouses shaped the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Theodore Roethke. Compare the common traits of Detroit crime writers like Elmore Leo...

The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case

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Report copyright infringementby Chuck Hogan (Author)The incredible true story of a group of moms who, united by a search for new purpose, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old double murder. "A true crime mystery that reads like a novel . . . It can be easy to forget that the underlying case is based on real, not fictional, murder."--Los Angeles TimesA lot of us like to think we could solve a mystery. Can these four moms actually do it? In 2020, Marissa, Jeannie, Samira, and Nicole find themsel...

I Am a Mob Boss: The Last Confession of a Criminal Kingpin

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Report copyright infringementby Anonymous (Author)I could've died a thousand times. People were out to get me, as they always are when you run the show. It's kind of silly that it's cancer that's going to get me, but now I know the end's not going to come from a sudden bullet to the skull one night, at least I have enough time to tell my story. It's a story that would have had me locked up long ago, if anyone knew I was at the top. It all started innocently enough, with a few smash-and-grabs ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ellis Georges (Author), Blessing Wells (Author)In a world where the color of your skin can seal your fate, one man's resilience faces the ultimate test. Meet Ellis Georges, a promising Haitian with hope for a better future and the American dream, whose life is shattered when he's wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. In an instance, he confronts the darkest corners of humanity-racism, violence, and betrayal-while wrestling with despair and the hau...

Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss

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Report copyright infringementby Dick Lehr (Author), Gerard O'Neill (Author)From the bestselling authors of Black Mass comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger, the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone. Drawing on a trove of sealed files and previously classified material, Whitey digs deep into the mind of James J. "Whitey" Bulger, the crime boss and killer who brought the FBI to its knees. He was an American original --a psychopath who fostered a following with a frighte...