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Bringing Adam Home
"[An] account of the decades-long attempt to solve the murder of Adam Walsh . . . as relentlessly suspenseful as anything I've ever read." —Dennis Lehane, author of Small Mercies Before Adam Walsh there were no faces on milk cartons, no Amber Alerts, no federal...
Who Killed My Daughter?
On July 16, 1989, Kaitlyn Arquette was shot to death in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The police gave up, but her mother would not . . . In this tragic memoir and investigation, Lois Duncan searches for clues to the murder of her youngest child, eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn...
Through the Window
Diane Fanning's Through The Window is more than an investigation into a crime spree that stunned a nation. It's an utterly terrifying plunge into the unfathomable dark mind of a serial killer, and the heart-wrenching story of the brave child who finally brought him to...
Dark Dreams
The Evil That Men Do introduced readers to the lifework and the techniques of FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood. Now, in Dark Dreams , Hazelwood-- writing with bestselling author Stephen G. Michaud-- will take then deep into the minds of his prey, the world's most dangerous...
House of Evil
***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.*** In the heart of Indianapolis in the mid 1960's, through a twist of fate and fortune, a pretty young girl came to live with a thirty-seven-year-old mother and her seven...
The Edge of Innocence
From the Rubery Prize-winning author David Miraldi: A Chilling Crime That Shocked Lorain, Ohio, and a Defiant Attorney Determined to Unearth the Truth. 1960s Lorain, Ohio: Casper Bennett is accused of the unimaginable—drowning his wife in a scalding bath. Rumors...
Dying for Love
Dr. John Yelenic was a successful dentist in a small Pennsylvania town. When he met Michele Kamler, he thought he'd finally found the woman of his dreams. She was beautiful, intelligent, and seemed to want all the same things out of life as he did. Michele married...
Killer Bodies
A look behind the 2005 Las Vegas murder that ended a love triangle between a bodybuilding couple and their personal assistant. He was the "bad boy" of bodybuilding . . . Craig Titus once earned the championship title of Mr. USA, but that was before his illegal drug...
Evidence of Love
The "fascinating" true story behind the HBO Max and Hulu series about Texas housewife Candy Montgomery and the bizarre murder that shocked a community ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ). Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together in the...
Wealthy Men Only
The shocking true crime account of a gold-digging woman's diabolical and deadly seduction from the award-winning author of The Dating Game Killer . Nanette Johnston's personal ad made it clear: "I know how to take care of my man if he knows how to take care of me."...
A Need to Kill
***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.*** Alec Krieder knew his best friend's family never locked their doors—making Kevin Haines and his family the perfect targets for a crime. One night, he waited until they were...
A Poisoned Passion
By the age of twenty-four, Air Force Staff Sergeant Mike Severance had already survived a series of missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. But his life back at home, in Texas, would prove a lot more dangerous… In the winter of 2005, Mike's wife, a veterinarian named Wendi...
Out of Control
***This ebook edition does not contain the photo insert that appears in the print edition.*** Clara and David Harris were married on Valentine's Day. Young and in love, they developed a thriving dental business, built a half-million-dollar mansion, and raised the...
Poisoned Love
Kathy Augustine was a controversial two-term Nevada State Controller. In 2003, her husband Chuck died of an apparent stroke. Only a month later, she married Chaz Higgs, an ER nurse who, it was later revealed, had attended to her late husband just before his death....
“If I Die…”
He'd been shot in the head, decapitated, and set on fire. Who could have turned on the real-estate ace with such bloodthirsty fury? Even before the remains were found, circumstantial evidence was building against Rudin's 52-year-old wife, Margaret, who stood to...
Final Vows
A New York Times –bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter chronicles the marriage between a Christian woman and an ex-con that ends in murder. When Carol Montecalvo began writing to a man in prison through a program at her church, she considered it...
An Unfinished Canvas
This true crime saga reveals the case of a missing Nashville woman, a husband on the run, and a rare cold case murder conviction. Janet March had it all: a corporate lawyer husband, two beautiful children, a promising career as an artist, and a dream house she...
The Stranger She Loved
In 2007, Dr. Martin MacNeill—a doctor, lawyer, and Mormon bishop—discovered his wife of 30 years dead in the bathtub of their Pleasant Grove, Utah home, her face bearing the scars of a facelift he persuaded her to undergo just a week prior. At first the death of...
By Two and Two
In "a solid account of what appears to be a shocking injustice" an award-winning journalist uncovers the bias that led to a woman's conviction for murder ( The New York Times ). When a prominent Alabama doctor is brutally killed, his wife and her twin sister are...
Blood Games
Murder in the Family
Now updated, the New York Times bestseller about a horrifying Alaska massacre and a controversial trial: "Barer writes true crime at its best." —Jack Olsen On March 15, 1987, police in Anchorage, Alaska, arrived at a horrific scene of carnage. In a modest downtown...
Black Widow
A FALLEN OFFICERGlenn Turner was a big strong cop, a good friend, a loyal husband, and a loving son. But Glenn died in agony—his body racked with spasms, his mind plunged into delirium. And by the time he was found dead, Glen's wife was more than ready for his...
The Heroine’s Bookshelf
A testament to inspirational women throughout literature, Erin Blakemore’s exploration of classic heroines and their equally admirable authors shows today’s women how to best tap into their inner strengths and live life with intelligence, grace, vitality and aplomb....
On Cats
A PERFECT GIFT FOR CAT LOVERS: Ernest Hemingway, Frida Khalo, Ursula K. Le Guin, and others offer a beautiful ode to feline companions in this collection of writings introduced by Margaret Atwood.For centuries, cats have been worshipped, adored and mistrusted in equal...
Hell Hath No Fury
Dan Broderick was one of California's most successful attorneys; his wife, Betty, a beautiful socialite. But when Betty discovered Dan's hidden life, the façade of LaJolla's golden couple was shattered. What followed was a vicious five-year battle that finally ended...
Deadly Mistress
The true crime story of a 1999 California contract killing gone wrong, in which a husband hired a man to murder his wife— only to wind up dead as well.West Coast doctor Kenneth Stahl would do anything to free himself from his wife Carolyn. Then Adriana Vasco—Kenneth's...
Written in Blood
The Edgar Award–nominated true crime story of the 2001 death of Kathleen Peterson and the trial against her husband Michael—the subject of an acclaimed documentary, The Staircase, and an HBO Max miniseries starring Colin Firth."[Fanning's] writing is superb. . . ....
Perfect Beauty
The true crime story of an Akron socialite and former beauty queen whose love triangle led to murder.Cynthia George was the stunning wife of one of Akron Ohio's most successful restaurateurs, and mother of seven. She flaunted her money, her body . . . even her...
Curiosities Revealed
Hungry for a treasure trove of weird and wonderful facts beyond your wildest imagination? Then keep on reading…Did you know that trees collaborate, communicate, and engage in chemical warfare?Or that humans are better at smelling rain than sharks are at smelling...
Love Lies
A suburban housewife's picture-perfect life is shattered in this riveting true crime book from the author of Evil Next Door. When Nancy Cooper moved from Canada to Cary, North Carolina, with her new husband Brad, their future was bright. Living in one of the most...
Upside Down
Timothy Wells and Christine Sevilla's love was inspiring. Married for almost twenty years, the husband and wife passionately adored each other. Friends, family, and acquaintances all wished to have a relationship as solid as that of Tim and Christine. There was no...
A Question a Day Keeps the Boredom Away
Award-winning author: 2020 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal!***This book provides you with fun and challenging questions, whether you want to quiz yourself or your family. Learn something new every day and surprise your circle of friends and colleagues!Knowing stuff...
Unfinished Murder
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."Groundbreaking . . . Even after twenty-five years of writing in this genre, I found myself...
Manifest Injustice
In this remarkable legal page-turner, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Barry Siegel recounts the dramatic, decades-long saga of Bill Macumber, imprisoned for thirty-eight years for a double homicide he denies committing. In the spring of 1962, a school bus full of...
Sole Survivor
One woman's story of survival, healing, and hope in the wake of a serial killer who took her boyfriend's life and left her for dead. On August 28, 1997, just as she was starting her junior year at the University of Kentucky, Holly Dunn and her boyfriend, Chris Maier,...
The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani Andrews
In 1974, the brutal murder of Anita Fagiani Andrews, a fifty-one-year-old former beauty queen and mother of two, shook the small working-class town of Napa. Detectives, criminalists and forensic experts raced to identify who'd struck Anita down in her own bar, but...