Crime category: 24427 books
by Corey Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
To the outside world, Anthony Allen Shore was an average guy: a twice-divorced father who drove a tow truck in suburban Houston. Handsome and charismatic, he generally kept a low profile. But in his mind he was a superstar . . .
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A musical prodigy who never realized his potential, Shore found...
Deadly Dose
The Untold Story of a Homicide Investigator's Crusade for Truth and Justice
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2008
The crime was unforgivable.
The suspected murderer—unbelievable.
One man’s pursuit of justice—unstoppable.
The death of promising young pediatric AIDS researcher Eric Miller stunned the Raleigh, North Carolina, community, largely because of the horrific way he was killed. For months,...
by Adriana V. López, Carmen Ospina
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Journey to Spain with “stories that tap into history, politics and culture to cast a cloak of horror and humor on the city’s distinctive neighborhoods” (The Miami Herald).
For some, Barcelona is a European enchantress of nouveau architecture, fusion tapas, and fine cava. To others, it’s...
The Map Thief
The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed him
Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the...
by Michael A. Joseph
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
“I have taught ... for two generations and was a reading coordinator. ... Being an avid reader, I can honestly say that this is the best literary work I have read.” A. Bryan, Amazon.com. Five star reviewAs the world’s attention was focused on the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic...
by Stephen Wade
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
A breathtaking history of Britain’s executioners—from the seventeenth court of King Charles II to the UK’s last official hangman of the twentieth century.
In 1663, Jack Ketch delighted in his profession and gained notoriety not only because of those he executed—dukes and lords—but...
by Maureen Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2003
Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Durham spans four centuries, with over fifty terrible tales of man's inhumanity to man, which are related in the pages of this book. In the early centuries superstition and ignorance were often the means by which justice was meted out. If it was believed...
TRUE CRIME: British Murder Mysteries
Real Life Murders, Mysteries & Serial Killers of the Victorian Age
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of contents: The Bravoes of Market-Drayton The Holocaust of Manor Place The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley The...
by Jonathan Goodman, Albert Borowitz
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
A seasonal gift for connoisseurs of true crime
Here are ten murder cases of “the old-fashioned sort”—evoking a nostalgia more obviously associated with fiction—that all took place during the festive period from mid-December to Twelfth Night between 1811 and 1933. The settings of these...
Greentown
Murder and Mystery in Greenwich, America's Wealthiest Community
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
The “authentic and definitive” story of Martha Moxley’s murder case, including the conviction of her killer, Michael Skakel—includes photos! (Greenwich Time)
On the night before Halloween, 1975, the wealthy community of Greenwich, Connecticut, was rocked by the murder of fifteen-year-old...
Deranged
The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2009
LURED FROM THE SAFETY OF HOME -- INTO THE JAWS OF HELL
"America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (The Boston Book Review), Harold Schechter shatters the myth that violent crime is a modern phenomenon -- with this seamless true account of unvarnished horror from the...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2017
The Campisi crime family of New Jersey was a quickly ascending organization in the early 1970s. There were eight different Campisis, all of them blood related. The murder of Samuel Carbone was one of a series of gangland murders involving the Bruno and Campisi family members. It is likely that Carbone's...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Harold Giles Hoffman was elected governor of New Jersey in 1935. A gregarious, popular politician he was a former assistant chemist and banker. His supporters touted him as a prospective Republican Presidential candidate for the upcoming 1936 election. Unbeknownst to his backers, however, Hoffman...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
68-year-old Genovese hit man/soldier Philip Buono was accused of killing contractor Nat Masselli in Van Cortlandt Park, the Bronx, on August 25, 1982. His accomplice in the crime was 67-year-old Salvatore Odierno. In court the following year prosecutors claimed the motive behind the grisly Mafia hit...