Murder category: 3028 books
by Kim Cresswell
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
Many serial murders go unsolved, others take decades to unravel but one thing is certain...serial killers walk among us--hiding in plain sight. A compelling collection of TWO true crime short stories: Jack Unterweger and the unsolved Giglo Beach murders.
"Hiding in Plain Sight" is...
Killer Couples
True Stories of Partners in Crime
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Love and lust are among the most powerful of emotions, but when a joint thirst for violence is thrown into the mix, it creates the ultimate lethal cocktail. These case histories raise the questions of what kind of love proves itself by brutality against innocents, what warped ties of loyalty bind...
Blood Brother
33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson Is Guilty
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
What happens if, after being given up for adoption in childhood, you reestablish contact with your biological family -- only to discover that your newfound brother is a killer?
Anne Bird, the sister of Scott Peterson, knows firsthand.
Soon after her birth in 1965, Anne was given up for...
by M. William Phelps
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
One of our most engaging crime journalists. --Katherine Ramsland
True Love Kills
In the midst of Pennsylvania's Amish country, on a peaceful summer night in 2008, the body of 45-year-old Jan Roseboro was found at the bottom of her backyard pool. Her husband Michael, a successful businessman...
Vulgar Favors
The Hunt for Andrew Cunanan, the Man Who Killed Gianni Versace
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2010
Read the true story of the manhunt that inspired The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, the latest chapter of the acclaimed FX series.
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On July 15, 1997, Gianni Versace was shot and killed on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. But months...
John Christie of Rillington Place
Biography of a Serial Killer
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
The bestselling criminal history author provides “compelling insight” into the life and crimes of one of England’s most notorious serial killers (Buckinghamshire Life).
Sixty years ago, the discovery of bodies at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London, led to one of the most sensational,...
Night Stalker
The Shocking True Story of Richard Ramirez, the Serial Killer Whose Murder Terrorized Los Angeles
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1991
From the darkest corner of your bedroom a gaunt face suddenly looms over you. You're pulled violently from your bed and a terrifying voice screams, "Swear to Satan!"
During a two year rampage, a sadistic serial killer entered the homes of families from El Paso to San Francisco. He raped,...
The World’s Most Lethal Ladies
True Crime Series, #8
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
Acts of murder committed by women are always perceived by the public as being far more disturbing than those carried out by their male counterparts. Women are often considered to be ‘the fairer sex’, and the majority are seen as being essentially caring and nurturing by nature.
However,...
The Strange Case of Dr. Doyle
A Journey into Madness & Mayhem
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
In the spring of 1905, members of an exclusive club of crime enthusiasts known as Our Society were taken on a guided excursion through Whitechapel, one of London’s most notorious districts, by Dr. Frederick Gordon Brown, the chief police surgeon for the City of London. But this was no ordinary sightseeing...
Finding Chandra
A True Washington Murder Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
It was the mystery that gripped the nation during the summer of 2001: the sudden disappearance of Chandra Levy, a young, promising intern, and the possible involvement of Congressman Gary Condit. And then the case went cold. By 2007, satellite trucks and reporters had long since abandoned the story...
Summary and Analysis of Fatal Vision
Based on the Book by Joe McGinniss
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Fatal Vision tells you what you need to know before or after you read Joe McGinniss’s book.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.
This...
Angel of Darkness
The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2009
Randy Kraft was highly intelligent, politically active, loyal to his friends, committed to his work--and the killer of 67 people--more than any other serial killer known. This book offers a glimpse into the dark mind of a living monster. "To open this book is to open a peephole into hell".--Associated Press. Photographs.
The Hillside Stranglers
The Inside Story of the Killing Spree That Terrorized Los Angeles
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
The riveting true crime account of the Hillside Stranglers and the horrific serial killings they unleashed on 1970s Los Angeles.
For weeks that fall, the body count of sexually violated, brutally murdered young women escalated. With increasing alarm, Los Angeles newspapers headlined the deeds...
Die for Me
The Terrifying True Story of the Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Murders
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
A chilling chapter in California crime history: the story of two notorious serial killers and the sensational trial that horrified the nation.
In 1985, two men were caught shoplifting in San Francisco. Charles Ng escaped, but Leonard Lake aroused suspicion—he was carrying someone else’s...