True Crime category: 7770 books
The Red Baron of Arizona
The Amazing True Story of James Reavis, Who Perpetrated One of the Greatest Swindles in History - and Almost Stole the State of Arizona from the U.S.
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
The amazing true story of the most astonishing crime in American history: how a streetcar conductor from St. Louis devised a fraud that frightened millions, duped the smartest lawyers and—until the bubble burst—maintained him and his “baroness” in truly royal luxury and pomp while laying claim...
by John Summit
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
In his first true crime book, John Summit reveals the fascinating true stories of seven deadly doctors from the journals of history, who actually murdered family, friends and patients.
Doctors can do remarkable things. They have found ways to make people live longer and extend their quality...
by Eleanor Parks
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
'Machine Gun' Jack McGurn was once described as the 'archetypal movie star gangster'. A flamboyant and prolific hitman, he made his mark as the bodyguard and trusted confidant of Al Capone. He was also the mastermind behind the St. Valentine's Day Massacre - the most infamous mass murder in gangland...
Hoe$
Insights Into The Internal Dynamics Of True Whoredom
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Hoe$ is a work that is irrefutably destined to stand alone as the single solitary work of totally unparalleled insight into the core internal dynamics of true whoredom.
Hoe$, which is composed of unique true whore elements and select whore specific elements from Pimps: The Raw Truth Grand Inquisitor...
by Jacqueline Lunger
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2015
Synopsis: There’s DNA to Prove It: Message from Beyond by Jacqueline Lunger (c) 2015
Non fiction, true life crime, metaphysical account of the Dejac women's lives in Buffalo, New York. The story is narrated by a psychic medium introduced at a holistic fair where the story begins. A vitally important...
The Marquise de Brinvillier
Celebrated Crimes
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Craving a top-notch true crime novel from the distant past? Curl up with this masterpiece from Alexandre Dumas, who is regarded as one of the critical favorites in the historical fiction genre. The Marquise de Brinvillier recounts the true tale of a French woman who used poison to kill several of her family members in order to inherit their riches.
Whitemare
The International Heroin Case That Became the Biggest Bust in U.S. History
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2003
Whitemare is the compelling story of the international FBI investigation that resulted in what was the largest seizure of heroin in U.S. history. It takes the reader behind the scenes in the making of this unparalleled spellbinding case and exposes for the readers consideration the unabridged factors,...
The Trials of Billy Dean Smith
A True Story of Murders on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Authorities had no bodies, no murder weapon and no crime scene. All they knew was that two people were gone and rumors pointed to drug dealer Billy Dean Smith.
Their break in the case came when he started talking, but was his confession really true?
Al Capone's Beer Wars
A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago during Prohibition
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire period from 1920 to 1933. Author John J. Binder, a recognized authority on the history of organized...
Careless People
Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Kirkus (STARRED review)
"Churchwell... has written an excellent book... she’s earned the right to play on [Fitzgerald's] court. Prodigious research and fierce affection illumine every remarkable page.”
The autumn of 1922 found F. Scott Fitzgerald at the height of his fame, days from...
The Killer Book of Infamous Murders
Incredible Stories, Facts, and Trivia from the World's Most Notorious Murders
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Spine-chilling tales of the ultimate evil deeds!
Murders have long made headlines, but only those with the most heartless betrayals, twisted lies, and gruesome crime scenes have earned a place in infamy. The Killer Book of Infamous Murders takes you behind the crime scene tape and into the...
The Napoleon of Crime
The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A SPY AMONG FRIENDS
He is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.
He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected in this great city.
He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker. . . .
--Sherlock Holmes on Professor Moriarty in...
The Shadow Catcher
A U.S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Living under an assumed identity and risking his life were all in a day’s work for U.S. Government Agent Hipolito Acosta. He worked regularly in high-stakes undercover operations infiltrating Mexico’s murderous immigrant smuggling rings and drug cartels.
Acosta’s investigations are legendary,...
Motor City Mafia
A Century of Organized Crime in Detroit
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2006
Motor City Mafia: A Century of Organized Crime in Detroit chronicles the storied and hallowed gangland history of the notorious Detroit underworld. Scott M. Burnstein takes the reader inside the belly of the beast, tracking the bloodshed, exploits, and leadership of the southeast Michigan crime syndicate...