The Alhambra : a series of tales and sketches of the Moors and Spaniards was published in May 1832, Consisting of a series of essays and short fiction pieces, it was referred to as his "e;Spanish Sketch Book.
The Confessions of Nat Turner: The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, is a first-hand account of Turner's confessions published by a local lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray, in 1831
On May 12, 2013, 48-year-old Vicky Isaac of rural Puxico, Missouri-a woman with a history of learning disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and drug addiction- loaded a .
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley's spree of torture, sexual abuse, and murder of children in the 1960s was one of the most appalling series of crimes ever committed in England, and remains almost daily fixated upon by the tabloid press.
The City of Roses, as natives of Portland, Oregon like to call it, has a long and honorable history of crime and corruption, starting as far back as the post-Civil War frontier days, leading into the mobster-infused decades of the twentieth century when prohibition, prostitution, gambling, and hard drugs besieged the town.
Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs.
Extraordinary accounts of forensic crime detection-from poisoners in ancient Rome to modern day serial killers-by the bestselling author of The Outsider.
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter, "e;a classic true-crime tapestry"e; (Ron Franscell, bestselling author of The Darkest Night).
To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams.
The New York Times-bestselling author of Bitter Blood weaves "e;a powerful account"e; of greed that led to an unspeakable crime (The New York Times Book Review).
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes what Publishers Weekly called the "e;definitive study"e; of the grisly mass killings in Matamoros, Mexico.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ILP JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER AWARD 'I'll be following Bailey Seybolt the way I follow Tana French' Kate Brody'Twisty and compelling' Tracy SierraEveryone has heard the rumours.
Callous Disregard is the account of how a doctor confronted first a disease and then the medical system that sought and still seeks to deny that disease, leaving millions of children to suffer and a world at risk.
Conducted under the umbrella of Project Gunrunner, intended to stem the flow of firearms to Mexico, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) ran a series of gun walking sting operations, including Operations Wide Receiver and Operation Fast & Furious.
Richard Belzer and David Wayne are back to set the record straight after Dead Wrong; this time theyre going to uncover the truth about the many witness deaths tied to the JFK assassination.
In 1910, hoping that the study of penguin eggs would provide an evolutionary link between birds and reptiles, a group of explorers left Cardiff by boat on Robert Falcon Scotts expedition to Antarctica.
Fakes and counterfeits have existed since ancient times; and while the methods of forgery have surely advanced, so has the science necessary to identify them.
Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs.
Over a span of 39 years, 25 aliases, 28 arrests in 20 cities, and nearly a dozen imprisonments, Robert Spears lived a con artist's life of unparalleled adventure and intrigue.
Detective Michael Palermo built his career on his unique ability to inhabit two worlds at once: the world of law enforcement and the underworld of New Yorks crime family organizations.
Could the killing of Germanicus Julius Caesar-the grandson of Mark Antony, adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, father of Caligula, and grandfather of Nero-while the Roman Empire was still in its infancy have been the root cause of the empire's collapse more than four centuries later?
Winner of the NBCC Award for General NonfictionNamed on Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years, Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015--Michael Botticelli, U.
Return again to the scene of the crime and visit the secret hideouts of Nazi saboteurs, anarchist plotters, charlatans, fakers, gangsters, and even a love-sick matron dubbed the "e;Torso Killer.
Fresh research has opened up new vistas in forensic pathology that are allowing for closer national and international cooperation between pathologists and scientists in a range of medical and scientific disciplines.
The first nonfiction volume in the "e;superb series"e; -true crime stories from Bushwick to Borough Park to Brooklyn Heights (The Globe and Mail, Toronto).
"e;Not only is this book the best sort of true-crime writing, but it is also a stunning exploration of the concept of manhood in America"e; (Sebastian Junger, New York Times-bestselling author of War).
Legendary noir author John Gilmore takes the reader on a mad, tumultuous all-night drive without remorse or pity, through the high and low life of Hollywood and the City of Angels.
