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The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

by Harold Schechter

Bestselling true-crime writer Harold Schechter, a leading authority on serial killers, and coauthor David Everitt offer a guided tour through the bizarre and blood-chilling world of serial murder. Through hundreds...

Cold as Ice

by Carlton Smith

***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.***

Kathleen Savio was married to Drew Peterson for eleven years before filing for divorce in 2003. The next year, she...

Hell Hath No Fury

by Bryna Taubman

Dan Broderick was one of California's most successful attorneys; his wife, Betty, a beautiful socialite. But when Betty discovered Dan's hidden life, the façade of LaJolla's golden couple was shattered. What...

The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

by Mark Bowden

From Mark Bowden, the preeminent chronicler of our military and special forces, comes The Finish, a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Bowden takes us inside the rooms...

And Then She Killed Him

by Robert Scott

A TwoTime Widow Leading A Double Life

Miriam Giles ran away to Colorado to bury her violent pastbut this seductive, charismatic widow had a dark side that could never stay buried. After finding the "sugar daddy"...

Overkill

by Lyn Riddle

"You ruined my life. You ruined my baby's life!"

Laurie Show was as compassionate as she was hard-working. The outgoing high-school junior worked part-time to pay for the home she and her divorced mother shared....

Murder & Crime: Leeds

by Margaret Drinkall

Discover the darker side of Leeds with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes the case...

Born Killers: Childhood Secrets of the World's Deadliest Serial Killers

by Christopher Berry-Dee & Steven Morris

Analyzing the early years of the lives of men like Jeffrey Dahmer, who abused and killed 17 young men, offers a fascinating insight into the effects of a dysfunctional or abusive childhood. Criminologists Christopher...

Blood on the Streets: A-Z of Glasgow Crime

by Robert Jeffrey

For more than a hundred years, Glasgow has been right up there in the major league of big-city crime. From Madelaine Smith and Oscar Slater, by way of the Bridgeton Billy Boys and the Norman Conks, through to...

The Heart of an Assassin

by Tony Bertot & Angela Kay

Follow the conflict between two warring crime families and the assassin hired to take out one of the mob bosses. An assassin whose loyalty is to no one and who can take a life as easy as swatting a fly.

Follow...

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

by Mark Bowden

Killing Pablo is the story of the fifteen-month manhunt for Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, whose escape from his lavish, mansionlike jail drove a nation to the brink of chaos. In a gripping,...

Never See Them Again

by M. William Phelps

"One of our most engaging crime journalists." -Katherine Ramsland

In the summer of 2003, the Houston suburb of Clear Lake, Texas, was devastated when four young residents were viciously slain. The two female...

Imperfect Justice Updated Ed

by Jeff Ashton

The definitive inside story of the case that captivated the nation. . . and the verdict that no one saw coming.

It was the trial that stunned America. On July 5, 2011, nearly three years after her initial arrest,...

Honeytraps & Sexpionage: Confessions of a Private Investigator

by Richard Martinez

Spy phones, surveillance cameras, how to catch a cheater and how to not get caught—the tricks of the detective trade revealed Honeytraps, spy phones, sexpionage, and integrity testing—Richard Martinez uses...

The Iceman: The Rise and Fall of a Crime Lord

by Jim Wilson

A story of unrelenting, seedy brutality' - The Herald The elite police officers secretly launching Scotland's biggest ever offensive against organised crime had only one target. His name was Jamie Stevenson,...

Black Gangsters of Chicago

by Ron Chepesiuk

Chicago's fabled underworld is famous for its high-profile gangsters such as Al Capone. Not as publicly known, but perhaps even more notorious, are the names of "Mushmouth" Johnson, Jeff Fort and Larry Hanover....

American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies

by Michael W. Kauffman

It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, escaped on foot, and eluded capture for twelve days until he met his fiery end...

Against Their Will: Sadistic Kidnappers and the Courageous Stories of Their Innocent Victims

by Nigel Cawthorne

DEPRAVED KIDNAPPERS, HORRIFIC ORDEALS, COURAGEOUS SURVIVORS

True stories of twisted criminals who hold their victims in endless captivity to satisfy their perverse desires, Against Their Will is a comprehensive...

Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame

by Colin Thatcher

In 1984 Colin Thatcher was convicted of killing his ex-wife and sentenced to life in prison. The murder and trial provoked a national media frenzy, casting the once-prominent Saskatchewan politician as the villain....

Bali Raw: An expose of the underbelly of Bali, Indonesia

by Malcolm Scott

Considered one of the world's most popular holiday destinations, the tropical island of Bali in Indonesia has long been the site for Western fantasies about paradise. Millions of tourists visit the Island of...