Crimes Criminals category: 7162 books
The Adderall Diaries
A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
In this groundbreaking memoir, Stephen Elliott pursues parallel investigations: a gripping account of a notorious San Francisco murder trial, and an electric exploration of the self. Destined to be a classic, The Adderall Diaries was described by The Washington Post as "a serious literary work designed to make you see the world as you've never quite seen it before."
Love Hurts
The True Story of a Teen Romance, a Vicious Plot, and a Family Murdered
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Alba, Texas. In 2008, Terry Caffey, a home health care aide and aspiring preacher, was asleep in his bedroom when he woke up to a barrage of bullets. His wife, Penny, was killed instantly. With blood pouring from five bullet wounds, among other serious injuries, Terry tried—but failed—to save...
And Never Let Her Go
Thomas Capano The Deadly Seducer
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2000
From America's most celebrated true-crime writer comes the heartbreaking real-life drama of a doomed young woman hopelessly trapped in a web of sexual intrigue, political manipulation, and emotional deception by her charming and successful -- but ultimately deadly -- lover.
The author of fifteen New...
Imperfect Justice Updated Ed
Prosecuting Casey Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
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, Casey Anthony walked away, virtually scot-free, from one of the most sensational...
The Sun Does Shine
How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection)
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection
The Instant New York Times Bestseller
A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit.
“An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores...
Midnight in Peking
How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of Devils
Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela...
by Robert Scott, Sarah Maynard, Larry Maynard
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
THE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE MASS MURDERS EVER RECORDED. AND THE GIRL WHO ESCAPED WITH HER LIFE.
In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina’s two children, thirteen-year-old...
by Ann Rule
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
From “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews) Ann Rule comes the New York Times bestselling mystery novel of drama, greed, sex, scandal, and murder on an eerie island in the Pacific Northwest.
Nestled in Puget Sound and accessible only by ferry, Whidbey Island is a gem off...
by Gregory A. Fournier
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Between the summers of 1967 through 1969, before the term serial killer was coined, a predatory killer stalked the campuses of Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan seeking prey until he made the arrogant mistake of killing his last victim in the basement of his uncle's...
"Please … Don't Kill Me"
The True Story of the Milo Murder
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
I don't care who you hire, or what the company has to pay him … so long as he's the best there is.
This anguished cry from the wife of murder victim Dean Milo would draw private investigator Bill Dear into one of the most frustrating and ultimately triumphant cases of his career.
Dean...
When Evil Rules
Vengeance and Murder on Cape Cod
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
The Cape Cod beach town of Falmouth seemed like a lovely place to visit. But those who lived there year-round knew its other, darker side… Local businessman and infamous bully Melvin Reine had started setting the homes of his so-called enemies on fire. Few of his victims—or even the police—ever...
by Diane Fanning
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
The Astronaut Love Triangle that Rocked America
For many years, Astronaut Lisa Nowak was a role model for young women everywhere. Then, all of her dreams crumbled and she lashed out in desperation at her love rival. Did she drive cross-country in diapers and don a disguise with...
by Daniel P. Mears, Joshua C. Cochran
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
***Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes ** *
Prisoner Reentry is an engaging and comprehensive examination of prisoner reentry and how to improve public safety, well-being, and justice in the “era of mass incarceration.” Renowned authors Daniel P. Mears and Joshua C....
Fatal Jealousy
The True Story of a Doomed Romance, a Singular Obsession, and a Quadruple Murder
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
OUT OF CONTROL
June 26, 2010. A Pennsylvania State Trooper, heading home from work, witnesses a car speeding and crashing into trees. Stopping to help, he finds that the driver, Michael Ballard, is alive—and drenched in blood. When asked what happened, the man answers: "I just killed...