True stories: general

A Michigan couple's affair leads to two grisly murders by heroin injection in this true crime account from the acclaimed author of Lobster Boy.

The author of the true crime "e;masterpiece"e; Lobster Boy traces a brutal killer's history across two decades of slipping past the legal system (The Guardian).

The shocking expose of a carny's murder arranged by his wife-and the daughter who threatened the author to keep the truth from getting out.

The shocking true story of Mary Thompson, a Eugene, Oregon, anti-gang activist who secretly ran her own murderous mob of teenagers-including her own son.

The acclaimed true crime author of Lobster Boy chronicles the brutal acts and eventual capture of two cannibalistic killers on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Baptist deacon, family man, pillar of his Florida community .

The inside story of an upstate New York serial killer who abducted, raped, and murdered women and hid their bodies in his home.

Two brothers turn from Jehovah's Witnesses in Allentown, PA, to neo-Nazi murderers in this true crime investigation from the author of Lobster Boy.

The author of the true crime "e;masterpiece"e; Lobster Boy traces a brutal killer's history across two decades of slipping past the legal system (The Guardian).

A Michigan couple's affair leads to two grisly murders by heroin injection in this true crime account from the acclaimed author of Lobster Boy.

The shocking expose of a carny's murder arranged by his wife-and the daughter who threatened the author to keep the truth from getting out.

The shocking true story of Mary Thompson, a Eugene, Oregon, anti-gang activist who secretly ran her own murderous mob of teenagers-including her own son.

The acclaimed true crime author of Lobster Boy chronicles the brutal acts and eventual capture of two cannibalistic killers on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Baptist deacon, family man, pillar of his Florida community .

The inside story of an upstate New York serial killer who abducted, raped, and murdered women and hid their bodies in his home.

Two brothers turn from Jehovah's Witnesses in Allentown, PA, to neo-Nazi murderers in this true crime investigation from the author of Lobster Boy.

Nine of the most controversial violent crimes in America's history are reexamined in these compelling stories of true crime Dr.

Edgar Award Finalist: The true story of a serial killer who terrorized a midwestern town in the era of free love-by the coauthor of The French Connection.

A shocking true story of corruption and crime in the ranks of the NYPD in the worst police scandal since the revelations of Fred SerpicoIn the 1970s, New York City's 77th Precinct was known as "e;the Alamo.

The spellbinding saga of Teamster boss Jackie Presser's rise and fallIn his rise from car thief to president of America's largest labor union, Jackie Presser used every ounce of his street smarts and rough-edged charisma to get ahead.

Edgar Award Finalist: The extensively researched true story of the five-year hunt for Ronnie Shelton, Cleveland's West Side Rapist, and the victims who united for justice.

New York Times Bestseller: The "e;compelling"e; story of Frances Schreuder, who persuaded her son to kill her multimillionaire father, Franklin Bradshaw (The Washington Post Book World).

This Edgar Award finalist-one of Ann Rule's top five true-crime picks-is a "e;gripping"e; definitive account of the Dr.

The riveting true account of the 2001 murder of Bonny Lee Bakley, starring Robert Blake-the Hollywood icon accused of killing his wife in cold bloodIn May 2001 Bonny Lee Bakley was shot to death in a car parked on a dark Hollywood side street.

Among the fiercest opponents of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was journalist James "e;Jimmie"e; Matsumoto Omura.

The intrigue began with a triple homicide in a luxury apartment building just steps from the Champs-Elysees, in March 1887.

This book reads like a novel about kidnapping in Southern Philippines, but it is not a novel .

This is a 1939 true story about a seventy-three-year-old Navina, Oklahoma, widowed farmer who was missing when his married daughter and her husband came to his house to fix Sunday dinner, as had been arranged the day before.

Churches of all types around the country are struggling.

Providing context to today's public health practices and broad coverage of topics, this book demonstrates how cross-disciplinary studies are critical to addressing current health issues.

En agosto de 1897, el joven comandante belga Adrien de Gerlache partió para una expedición de tres años a bordo del barco Bélgica con sueños de gloria.

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The harrowing true story of a high-school senior, her parents, her secret online relationship with a handsome, manipulative stranger, and her well-laid plan to leave home and country to marry a man in Kosovo she thought she loved.

A rollicking true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggsand the wildlife detective determined to stop him.

An ';entertaining' (Booklist) account of the mysterious, hair-raising, and heartbreaking cases handled by the coroner of Marin County, California throughout his four decades on the jobfrom high-profile deaths and serial killers to inmate murders and Golden Gate Bridge suicides.

Winner of Simon & Schuster’s memoir contest in conjunction with AARP and the Huffington Post, the memoir of a man’s coming-of-age as a civilian cook in a maximum-security prison.

This is the inspiring and ';page-turning' (Booklist) true story of a man who discovered that he had been kidnapped as a babyand how his quest to find out who he really is upturned the genealogy industry, his own family, and set in motion the second longest cold case in US history.

In our business, we are taught early in the game to be as specific as possible and explain our conclusions as clearly as possible.

This book highlights the contributions of leading forensic science practitioners, iconic figures who have been integral in both establishing current scientific and medicolegal practices and innovative evidence collection, testing, and analysis methods.

Letters from Abu Ghraib, a collection of email messages sent by Joshua Casteel to his friends and family during his service as a US Army interrogator and Arabic linguist in the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, is the raw and intimate record of a solider in moral conflict with his duties.

A chilling look at the British armed forces members who committed heinous crimes-including murder, rape, and treachery-during World War II.

The definitive portrait of the powerful, corruption-ridden Teamsters union and its legendary president, Jimmy Hoffa-organizer, gangster, convict, and conspirator-with a new afterword by the authorJames Riddle "e;Jimmy"e; Hoffa was one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in twentieth-century America.

This book contains everything you need to know about modern history of dress design, from the corset-free styles of 1920s flappers to the conceptual constructions of modern artists.

The searing account of a war crime and one soldier's heroic efforts to bring the perpetrators to justiceFirst published in the New Yorker in 1969 and later adapted into an acclaimed film starring Michael J.

The definitive study of John Wayne Gacy-from his abusive childhood to the murders of thirty-three boys-based on four years of investigative reporting.

This Edgar Award Finalist by two New York Times-bestselling authors provides an "e;exciting"e; account of the devastating and mysterious cruise ship fire (The Washington Post).

The riveting true crime account of the Hillside Stranglers and the horrific serial killings they unleashed on 1970s Los Angeles.

A "e;spellbinding"e; account of the New York judge who was brought down by prescription drugs, sexual obsession, and a shocking criminal conviction (Ann Rule).

The story of Whittaker Chambers, HUAC, and the case that defined the McCarthy era, as reported by one of the twentieth century's most respected journalists.

To Thomas T.