Criminology category: 4273 books
by M. William Phelps
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Cold Storage
In May 2003, an Arizona man who'd bought dozens of sealed boxes at a self-storage facility's auction of unclaimed property made a horrifying discovery: the bodies of three plastic-wrapped infants, one of which had become mummified over the years. Police traced them to Dianne Odell,...
The Blooding
The Dramatic True Story of the First Murder Case Solved by Genetic "Fingerprinting"
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Fifteen-year-old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough. Though a massive 150-man dragnet is launched, the case remains unsolved. Three years later the killer strikes again, raping and strangling teenager Dawn Ashforth...
by Caitlin Rother
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Rother is the next Ann Rule.--Gregg Olsen
Praise for Caitlin Rother
"A superb writer." --Los Angeles Times
"A star in the field of true crime." --The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Will keep you on the edge of your seat." --Aphrodite Jones
Nanette...
by M. William Phelps
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Phelps shows how the ugliest crimes can take place in the quietest of suburbs. --Library Journal
When librarian Martha Gail Fulton was gunned down in a Michigan parking lot on a quiet evening, there were two obvious suspects--Gail's husband George, a former military officer . . . and George's...
by Robert Scott
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
A fast-paced, unforgettable real-life thriller. --Sue Russell
Family On The Run
A handsome, married young father and former deputy sheriff, Gabriel Morris looked like the picture of respectability. When his mother and her boyfriend were found brutally murdered in their pleasant Oregon...
A Fine Day for a Hanging
The Real Ruth Ellis Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Following a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. She became the last woman to be hanged in Britain, and her execution is the most notorious of hangman Albert Pierrepoint's...
Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti
The Only Up-to-Date Book on the Late "Teflon Don"
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2002
John Gotti is terminally ill; when he passes on to that great Mafia in the sky, co-author Capeci will be in great demand for interviews and will the plug the book. As he battles terminal cancer in a federal prison in Illinois, John Gotti, still the acting head of the Gambino Mafia family, is constantly...
Killer
The Autobiography of a Mafia Hit Man
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
New York Times Bestseller: This groundbreaking tell-all by a mob hit man is “chilling and compelling—a must-read” (Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco).
The Bronx-born son of a Jewish bootlegger, “Joey the Hit Man” was introduced to crime when he was just eleven years...
Hit #29
Based on the Killer's Own Account
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
**The New York Times–bestselling author of Killer: The Autobiography of a Mafia Hit Man reveals the true story of his most harrowing contract murder.
“Joey the Hit Man” was a Bronx-born hired assassin who achieved widespread notoriety after writing a bestselling memoir and appearing on...
The Mafia Chronicles
Autobiographies of a Mafia Hit Man
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
**A New York Times bestseller, the “chilling and compelling . . . must-read” confessions of a mob hit man—and the riveting sequel of his most harrowing contract (**former FBI agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco).
Killer: The Bronx-born son of a Jewish bootlegger, “Joey the Hit Man”...
by Frank Fraser, James Morton
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Mad Frankie Fraser has become a household name, known to millions as one of London's most notorious gangsters. In Mad Frank's London - his fourth book - Frank continues the shocking stories of his life of crime.
Frankie Fraser recalls the good and the bad times, brings the criminals of his acquaintance...
O.J. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It
The Shocking Truth about the Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
“A compelling . . . cogent, well-documented new take on [the] controversial verdict” from the murder trial that rocked the nation and still resonates today (Kirkus Reviews).
On the night of June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered at Nicole’s home on...
Love or Honor
The True Story of an Undercover Cop Who Fell in Love with a Mafia Boss's Daughter
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
This “expertly written” true story of an honest New York cop who loses his head and his heart while undercover reads like “a high-caliber TV miniseries” (Publishers Weekly).
On the eve of his second wedding anniversary, Chris Anastos feels secure in his marriage and in his work with...
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...