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Heart of Steel

Heart of Steel

A Murder. A Scandal. A Fight for Survival.Before dawn on September 13, 1920, a brutal murder shatters the quiet of the Pulchalski farmhouse in Southington, Ohio. Twelve-year-old Stanley is sent racing down a dusty country road, his mother’s desperate plea ringing in...

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Sins of the Mother

Sins of the Mother

The true crime account of the infamous South Carolina mother who intentionally drowned her two sons—includes in-depth interviews with sources close to her.On October 25, 1994, a hysterical Susan Smith told police a tale that would strike terror in the hearts of...

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Killer Kids

Killer Kids

A classic collection of ten true crime stories of children driven to murder their parents.Innocent children turned ruthless murderers . . . Hate-filled and deeply disturbed. . . . They kill with cold-blooded savagery . . .Nothing was too good for precious Katy—sports...

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Lady Killers

Lady Killers

In this entertaining compendium, the true crime historian and Jezebel columnist investigates female serial killers through the ages.When it comes to violent crime, women are typically thought of as the victims, not the perpetrators. The bias is so pervasive that in...

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Baby Be Mine

Baby Be Mine

THE MIRACLE OF LIFEWhen Lisa Montgomery presented her husband Kevin with their new-born baby girl, he was ecstatic. Naming the child Abigail, the couple brought her to their local pastor. Miles away, police were investigating the brutal murder of a pregnant...

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The Lazarus Heist

The Lazarus Heist

BASED ON THE NO 1 HIT PODCAST: THE LAZARUS HEISTThey have been accused of causing mayhem in Hollywood with 2014's infamous Sony hack.They're allegedly behind WannaCry, a cyber-attack which brought the NHS to a dangerous standstill.And it has been claimed that they...

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Bitter Medicine

Bitter Medicine

The true crime account of the wife-killing doctor found not guilty by reason of insanity from the New York Times–bestselling author of The BTK Murders.Two deathsPort Angeles, Washington, is a small town of pretty houses and smiling people, surrounded by acres of...

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The Lockerbie Bombing

The Lockerbie Bombing

A father fights for the truth after his daughter’s death in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103—The inspiration for the 2025 miniseries starring Colin Firth. The destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 was the largest attack...

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Supreme Models

Supreme Models

Entertainment reporter Marcellas Reynolds’s“coffee-table book is the first-ever collection of works devoted to celebrating black models. Fashion devotees will find glorious images of supers such as Iman, Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, Joan Smalls, and Adwoa Aboah...

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Dancing with Death

Dancing with Death

A former stripper turned suburban housewife is exposed as a brutal killer in this shocking true crime tale of a loving husband beheaded in Phoenix.Phoenix, Arizona, 2004. Marjorie Orbin filed a missing person’s report on her husband, Jay. She claimed that the...

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Beyond Cruel

Beyond Cruel

The story of a counterfeiter, rapist, kidnapper, and serial killer—from the New York Times–bestselling author of Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer.Authorities opened the door on one man’s hidden life . . . Mike DeBardeleben was known as the Mall Passer for the...

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The Seven Ages of Death

The Seven Ages of Death

The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted detective story'...

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Blessed Are the Bank Robbers

Blessed Are the Bank Robbers

A rollicking true story of Bibles and bank robberies in Southern California, from a talented and highly praised gonzo journalist.  NAMED A BEST TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW   Chas Smith grew up deeply enmeshed in the evangelical...

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Missing… and Presumed Dead

Missing… and Presumed Dead

The true story of a bizarre case in Myrtle Beach, and the trials that followed a young woman’s disappearance, by the bestselling author of Better Off Dead.   On a cold Southern night in 2013, under a full moon, twenty-year-old Heather Elvis parked her car at a boat...

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“I”

“I”

The prize-winning, bestselling journalist provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of “The Happy Face Killer” in the serial murderer’s own words . . .In February 1990, Oregon State Police arrested John Sosnovke and Laverne Pavlinac for the vicious rape and murder...

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Death Sentence

Death Sentence

The true account of the man who murdered his family in their New Jersey mansion—and eluded a nationwide manhunt for eighteen years. Until 1971, life was good for mild-mannered accountant John List. He was vice president of a Jersey City bank and had moved his mother,...

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Deadly Goals

Deadly Goals

The story of a small town football hero whose obsession and steroid rage led to murder is revealed in “this fine true-crime tale” (Publishers Weekly).   A star athlete with a winning smile, Pernell Jefferson had no trouble attracting women. But his charming exterior...

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Dying for Daddy

Dying for Daddy

From the bestselling author of The Search for the Green River Killer: The account of the family tragedy that became one of California’s most shocking murder cases. On a picturesque street in Sacramento County, California, three healthy saplings stand side by side. But...

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Imperfect Justice

Imperfect Justice

The definitive insider’s account of the 2011 case of a Florida mother accused of killing her own daughter . . . and the verdict that shocked the nation.It was the trial that stunned America. On July 5, 2011, nearly three years after her initial arrest, Casey Anthony...

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Body Parts

Body Parts

The bestselling author delves into the twisted crimes of Wayne Adam Ford.“This kind of frightening and fascinating glimpse into a killer’s mind is rare.” —Ron Franscell, New York Times–bestselling author   On a chilly November afternoon in 1998, a tearful 36-year-old...

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Open Secrets

Open Secrets

A true crime account of a brutal 1983 Texas murder and the ten-year hunt for the killer and the woman who placed a price on the victim’s head.“One of the most remarkable true crime books I’ve ever read.” —Ann RuleOn a fall afternoon in 1983, in an upscale Dallas...

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Fatal Jealousy

Fatal Jealousy

The shocking, true story of Pennsylvania mass murderer Michael Ballard who received the death sentence for his crimes—includes eight pages of dramatic photos.Out of controlJune 26, 2010. A Pennsylvania State Trooper, heading home from work, witnesses a car speeding...

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Sound Within Sound

Sound Within Sound

“Generous, expansive, alarming, fantastical, perverse, humane, beautiful and ugly, provisional and incomplete: here finally is a portrait that reflects the messy contours of 20th-century classical music.” (Literary Review)Sound Within Sound presents an alternative...

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Blood Justice

Blood Justice

A husband’s anguish, a son’s suspicion, a killer’s secret. The true crime account of Jeffrey Gorton, the Michigan murderer who lived under the radar.   In 1991, flight attendant Nancy Ludwig checked in to an airport hotel near Detroit. The next morning she was found...

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The Girl on the Velvet Swing

The Girl on the Velvet Swing

The true crime story of the Gilded Age revenge killing that shocked New York City and the world—from a New York Times–bestselling author.“A terrifically entertaining work of popular history: swiftly paced, richly evocative, engrossing from the first page.” —Wall...

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Deadly Innocence

Deadly Innocence

Karla and Paul seemed like the picture-perfect newlyweds, but were really a pair of vicious killers who abducted, sexually tortured and murdered innocent schoolgirls, videotaping their evil acts in suburban Niagara Falls. Billed as the crime of the century in Canada,...

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The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

What do most people desire in life? It is not money, it is not even love, it is happiness!Everyone is searching for happiness. This book is a mini-course outlining 21 spiritual rules to finding success when you are in "The Pursuit of Happiness." The book was designed...

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The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm

The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm

This chilling true crime history reveals the story of a young woman in nineteenth century rural Ohio who poisoned her family for love.It was a cold and rainy day in Ohio’s Pleasant Valley in the spring of 1896, one that began like any other for the Rose family. What...

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The Year One Challenge for Women

The Year One Challenge for Women

The official Thinner Leaner Stronger workout journal for women who want to lose up to 35 pounds of fat or more and gain whole-body muscle definition in just 3-5 hours per week. Is The Year One Challenge for Women an exercise log book with workouts that can give you a...

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Killing Season

Killing Season

A New York Times–bestselling journalist traces a string of unsolved murders—and the botched investigation that let the New Bedford Highway Killer walk away. Over the course of seven months in 1988, eleven women disappeared off the streets of New Bedford,...

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Meditation for Beginners

Meditation for Beginners

ZERO Meditation Experience - OK!TEN YEARS Meditation Experience - OK!Only 20 Minutes of FREE TIME Per Day - OK! A Meditation Book Like No Other. Meditation for Beginners - A 22-Day Course Helps You: begin meditating on the breath today - in minutesreduce stress...

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Death on Ocean Boulevard

Death on Ocean Boulevard

“[This] is one of the great crime mysteries of modern times. It took an author of Caitlin Rother’s caliber to bring it into sharp focus. A riveting read.” —Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author“I got a girl, hung herself in the guest house.” The call came...

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Too Young to Kill

Too Young to Kill

As daily headlines about bullying and teen violence render it more timely than ever, this shocking true crime tale of a vulnerable small-town girl gruesomely murdered by the peers she called friends is now updated with chilling new details and insights from New York...

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A Life in Death

A Life in Death

WINNER - PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE 2017 This updated edition contains additional material on the Hillsborough disaster. Detective Inspector Richard Venables (QPM, rtd.) has helped identify thousands of bodies all over the world, piecing together fragments from tsunamis,...

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Stuff Every American Should Know

Stuff Every American Should Know

This pocket-sized companion is filled with stuff every American should know.   Who played the first game of baseball? What's a bicameral congress? Where did Mount Rushmore come from? Who is Geronimo and who do we yell his name when we jump?   Stuff Every American...

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