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If Looks Could Kill

by M. William Phelps

Because You Loved Me

by M. William Phelps

Perfect Poison

by M. W. Phelps

Serial Killer On Ward C

In Northampton, Massachusetts, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kristen Gilbert was known as a hardworking, dedicated nurse—so why were her patients dying? So many emergencies...

Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935

by Patrick Downey

Arguably the most complete book ever compiled on New York City's underworld from 1900-1935. It chronicles virtually every known mafioso, bootlegger, racketeer, and thug who terrorized the city in the early 20th...

The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes

by Roger Wilkes

The biggest and best collection of unsolved murder and mystery cases - updated and expanded. This compelling volume presents thirty-five of the most intriguing crime cases that still defy solution, as reported...

Blood Bath

by Susan D. Mustafa, Tony Clayton & Sue Israel

They Knew He Was Out There

He took his time. He watched his victims and chose carefully. Then he struck--each attack more brutal than the last. By the time detectives arrived, all they found were gruesome crime...

Selections from The Best American Crime Reporting 2010

by Otto Penzler & Thomas H. Cook

Selections from The Best American Crime Reporting 2010 is yet another must read for the true crime aficionado—an eye-opening compendium of the most gripping, suspenseful, and brilliant crime stories of the...

The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer

by Jason Moss & Jeffrey Kottler

The twisted, but fascinating, mind of a serial killer is revealed with terrifying consequences in this astonishing and shocking exploration. with 20 b&w photos.

Dismembered

by Susan D. Mustafa & Sue Israel

Includes Killer's Gruesome Confession!

"She had beautiful legs. I wanted to keep those legs."

One by one, investigators found the women's bodies. Each one carefully posed. Each one brutally mutilated. An arm...

No, Daddy, Don't!: A Father's Murderous Act Of Revenge

by Irene Pence

Case seen on 20/20

"Everybody Loved John. . ."

Mary Jean Pearle and John Battaglia's marriage seemed picture perfect from the outside. With their two young daughters, Faith and Liberty, they made their home...

Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer

by John Douglas & Johnny Dodd

A dramatic and compelling true-crime psychological thriller

This incredible story shows how John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history. For...

A New Kind of Monster

by Timothy Appleby

Ripped from the headlines, the horrific and astonishing true story of the double life of Russell Williams, who was at once a respected figure in the Canadian military and a ruthless sado-sexual serial criminal...

Cruel Death

by M. William Phelps

A Life Gone Murderously Wrong. . .

Erika Sifrit was once a high school basketball star and an honors student. Then she married Navy SEAL Benjamin Sifrit and began taking drugs, hoarding diamonds, and turning...

Mob Killer:

by Anthony M. DeStefano

A Crazed Killer

He dissolved the bodies of some of his victims in acid and poured them down the sewer. He hung grisly souvenirs on nails in his junkyard.

La Costra Nostra

Charles Carneglia was a stone-cold killer...

The Green River Serial Killer

by Pennie Morehead

This first book by Pennie Morehead chronicles the life of Judith, the wife of Gary Ridgway, the infamous serial killer of more than 48 women. It contains 112 original photographs and letters, many published...

Love Me To Death

by Steve Jackson

"Welcome To My Mortuary!"

Those were the words of William Lee "Cody" Neal, 43, to Angela Fite on July 5, 1998, after luring the pretty 28-year-old to the Denver, Colorado townhouse he'd turned into a den of torture...

Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America

by Les Standiford & Joe Matthews

Before Adam Walsh there were no faces on milk cartons, no Amber Alerts, no National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, no federal databases of crimes against children, no pedophile registry. His 1981...

Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists: The Rising Menace of Global Criminal Empires

by Antonio Nicaso & Lee Lamothe

In this ground-breaking book, Antonio Nicaso, an internationally renowned expert on organized crime groups, and Lee Lamothe, a veteran investigative journalist specializing in criminal conspiracies, present...

Dancing with the Devil: Confessions of an Undercover Agent

by Louis Diaz & Neal Hirschfeld

IN AMERICAN GANGSTER, THE FEDS TOOK DOWN INFAMOUS HEROIN DEALER FRANK LUCAS. BUT THE KINGPIN BEHIND LUCAS’S CRIMINAL REIGN, LEROY “NICKY” BARNES, REMAINED “MR. UNTOUCHABLE.” UNTIL ONE UNDERCOVER AGENT...

The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to Jon Benet Ramsey, The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds New Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away

by John Douglas & Mark Olshaker

America's foremost expert on criminal profiling provides his uniquely gripping analysis of seven of the most notorious murder cases in the history of crime -- from the Whitechapel murders to JonBenet Ramsey...