True crime

Part biography, part true-crime narrative, this painstakingly researched book chronicles the improbable rise and stunning fall of Roscoe "e;Fatty"e; Arbuckle from his early big screen success to his involvement in actress Virginia Rappe's death, and the resulting irreparable damage to his career.

Part biography, part true-crime narrative, this painstakingly researched book chronicles the improbable rise and stunning fall of Roscoe "e;Fatty"e; Arbuckle from his early big screen success to his involvement in actress Virginia Rappe's death, and the resulting irreparable damage to his career.

The Watchman didn't arrive in a Batmobile but drove a tan, four-door Pontiac.

Tracing the author's journey into the strange subculture of Real Life Superheroes (RLSHs), this book examines citizens who have adopted comic book-style personas and have hit the streets to fight injustice in a variety of ways.

From 1910 to 1919, New Orleans suffered at the hands of a serial killer.

From 1910 to 1919, New Orleans suffered at the hands of its very own Jack the Ripper-style killer.

The city of Salinas, California, is the birthplace of John Steinbeck and the setting for his epic masterpiece, East of Eden, but it is also the home of Nuestra Familia, one of the most violent gangs in America.

The city of Salinas, California, is the birthplace of John Steinbeck and the setting for his epic masterpiece East of Eden, but it is also the home of Nuestra Familia, one of the most violent gangs in the United States.

This riveting inside story of the intense search for the Salt Lake City teenager reveals never-before-told details of the largest investigation in Utah state history.

"e;An engrossing look inside Al Capone's murderous ranks.

"e;An engrossing look inside Al Capone's murderous ranks.

On Thursday, December 15, 1994, Joann Katrinak and her three-month-old son, Alex, went missing from their Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, home.

On Thursday, December 15, 1994, Joann Katrinak and her three-month-old son, Alex, went missing from their Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, home.

Shawn Harrington returned to Marshall High School as an assistant coach years after appearing as a player in the iconic basketball documentary film Hoop Dreams.

Former Chicago police officer and Outfit associate Fred Pascente is the man who links Tony Spilotro, a central character in Nicholas Pileggi's Casino and one of Chicago's most notori-ous mob figures, to William Hanhardt, chief of detectives of the Chicago Police Department.

Former Chicago police officer and mafia associate Fred Pascente is the man who links Tony Spilotro, the protagonist of Nicholas Pileggi's Casino and one of Chicago's most notorious mob figures, to William Hanhardt, chief of detectives of the Chicago Police Department.

An Italian immigrant who spoke little English and struggled to scrape together a living on her primitive family farm outside Chicago, Sabella Nitti was arrested in 1923 for the murder of her missing husband.

An Italian immigrant who spoke little English and struggled to scrape together a living on her primitive family farm outside Chicago, Sabella Nitti was arrested in 1923 for the murder of her missing husband.

In the Margins Book Award Winner Ronald Kitchen was walking to buy cookies for his young son on a summer evening in 1988 when Chicago detectives picked him up for questioning.

In the Margins Book Award Winner Ronald Kitchen was walking to buy cookies for his young son on a summer evening in 1988 when Chicago detectives picked him up for questioning.

The horrific 1988 murder of four-year-old Barbara Jean Horn shocked the citizens of Philadelphia.

This engrossing investigation into the tragic 1988 murder of four-year-old Barbara Jean Horn and its aftermath leads readers through the facts of the case in compelling, compassionate, and riveting fashion.

In the Margins Book Award WinnerShawn Harrington returned to Marshall High School as an assistant coach years after appearing as a player in the iconic basketball documentary film Hoop Dreams.

With all that has already been written about President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, one of the little known stories is the case of the only successful conspirator, John Harrison Surratt, the son of Mary Surratt, who was hanged for her part in the crime.

This collection of trivia for true crime fanatics covers mind-blowing details you never knew about Jeffrey Dahmer, BTK, Aileen Wuornos, and others.

“Tells the story of a traumatic life spent witnessing hundreds of people being executed in Texas’ most infamous prison.

A true crime author explores what happens when cults cross the line in this anthology of false prophets, true believers, and tragic consequences.

Lively and informative .

What would cause an otherwise intelligent, well-educated, and, by all accounts, privileged Californian to forgo an easy life in the United States to struggle for survival in a land of strife and mortal danger?

Shortly after being elected president of the United States, James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau.

Shortly after being elected president of the United States, James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau.

The great founding figures of organized crime in the 20th century were born and bred in New York City, and the city was the basis of their operations.

As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L.

There will never be another Billy Hill - Reggie Kray.

In this newly revised and expanded third edition of "e;Corroborating Evidence,"e; William Rasmussen, author of three previous true-crime books, continues his investigation into famous, unsolved criminal cases by focusing on two separate, unrelated stories.

In this colorful memoir, a South Carolina game warden recounts a quarter-century of adventure patrolling the woods and waters of the Palmetto State.

Mount Desert Island has attracted scoundrels and scandals for more than 100 years.

For the hundreds of thousands of followers of the Bangor, Maine, Police Department on social media, the Got Warrants?

Woods Cop: True Stories of the Maine Warden Service is a collection of 21 stories from twoformer colonels, two lieutenants, two sergeants, four district wardens, a warden pilot, and onecurrently active duty corporal.

Al Brady was an armed robber and murderer in the 1930s and became the FBIs Public Enemy #1.

On November 12, 1971, Bernard Patterson, a much decorated Vietnam War hero, turned a real-life version of Don Quixote, Butch Cassidy, and Robin Hood all rolled into one package, robbed the Northern National Bank in Mars Hill, Maine.

Being a game warden in Maine is not just a job, it's a way of life.

Many nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Blackbeard (Edward Teach), and gangster Al Brady, who was gunned down by G-men in the streets of Bangor.

Through intimate portraits of four exonerated prisoners, journalist Alison Flowers explores what happens to innocent people when the state flings open the jailhouse door and tosses them back, empty-handed into the unknown.

This story of a grief-stricken man's murder of a landlord is "e;nothing less than a reinvention of the true crime genre"e; (The Nation).

"e;Essential reading.