True Crime category: 7770 books
Garden of Bones
The Story of Fred and Rosemary West
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Garden of Bones - A True Crime Quickie is the third book in a compelling series of true crime short stories for readers who don't have time to read a full-length novel.
"The Story of Fred and Rosemary West" examines the horrifying account of an incestuous butcher and his wife, a bisexual...
by Richard O Jones
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2014
The Rev. S. Althea Berrie of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was no stranger to controversy. In 1932, the handsome hymn writer found himself facing charges of heresy after preaching that Santa Claus was an affront to the Child in the manger. Much deeper trouble was in store when his wife wife, Fannie, died after...
A False Report
A True Story of Rape in America
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Soon to be the Netflix Limited Series Unbelievable, starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever • Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true crime story of a teenager charged with lying about having been raped—and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive...
by Richard O Jones
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2014
Before the dust settled on the 1917 case, there would be accusations of murder, an exhumation of the body, three trials, one hung jury, a prison break and a scandal that rocked Southwestern Ohio.
The Vampire Killers
A Horrifying True Story of Bloodshed and Murder
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
When eighteen-year-old Jennifer Wendorf returned home one evening, she was witness to the most horrific scene she would ever set eyes upon: her own parents' brutally bludgeoned bodies. It was later discovered that both Richard and Naoma Wendorf each received over twenty ferocious blows to the head.
As...
by Michael Benson
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
"Benson is a master of true crime." --Robert Scott
Deadly Dreams
Joyce Wishart was living out her life's dream, running her own art gallery in sunny Sarasota, Florida. But that dream ended in nightmare when a deranged drifter named Elton Brutus Murphy walked through the door...
Lords of Corruption
A True Story Based on the Life of Jack Portock - Legendary Atlantic City Police Officer Who Led the Four Horsemen of Atlantic City
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2002
Long before casinos became legal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a powerful political machine known as The Organization sanctioned and operated gambling establishments throughout the resort. Mobsters aided by corrupt politicians and cops-on-the-take controlled the citys businesses, both legitimate and...
Killing for You
A Brave Soldier, a Beautiful Dancer, and a Shocking Double Murder
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Killing For You is True Crime veteran Keith Elliot Greenberg's shocking, authoritative account of a brutal double murder.
A KILLER PLOT
Twenty-six-year-old actor Daniel Wozniak was unemployed, facing eviction, and deep in debt for his upcoming wedding. So he devised a diabolical plan: He asked...
School Shootings - No Killings In The Hallways
Serial Killers True Crime
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
Case files include: Columbine and Virginia Tech
When kids suffer abuse at home from parents and siblings, they often then go to school and suffer bullying from peers and an endless series of dictates from teachers. They begin to feel trapped as they can't avoid abuse no matter where they are....
by Monica Hesse
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
**One of NPR's Best Books of 2017
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
“A brisk, captivating and expertly crafted reconstruction of a community living through a time of fear. . . . Masterful.”— Washington Post**
The arsons started on a cold November midnight...
by Carlton Stowers, Larry Wansley
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
HE WAS A FLASHY, HIGH-ROLLING CON MAN…A MILITANT STREET HUSTLER…A FRONT MAN FOR THE MOB…On TV and in the movies, FBI undercover agents are a dime a dozen. But in reality, only an elite handful have the unique combination of wit, instinct and daring to work these highly dangerous scams. For 10 years,...
Murder Out Yonder
True Crime Stories from America's Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
Praised by Kirkus Reviews as "a brisk, colorful, and cleverly recounted selection of ten crimes," this gripping book ventures into rural America to uncover true tales of homicide. From "Death and Times of a Prophet," involving a hypnotic Oregon revivalist known as Joshua the Second,...
by Anne Bradford
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
True tales of betrayal, robbery, and murder across Worcestershire, from Redditch to Upton-on-Severn—includes illustrations and photographs!
Though the Battle of Worcester brought an end to the English Civil War in 1651, it was not the end of the bloodshed for the West Midland county of Worcestershire....
Murder on Sunset Strip
The Story of Carol Bundy and Doug Clark
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Murder on Sunset Strip - A True Crime Quickie is the second book in a compelling series of true crime short stories for readers who don't have time to read a full-length novel.
"The Story of Carol Bundy and Doug Clark" examines the chilling account of the serial killing duo whose deadly rampage began in 1980 on LA’s sunset strip.