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Dead in the Water

Dead in the Water

An “intimate” account of a double murder by a man once suspected as being the Golden State Killer (O, the Oprah Magazine,“20 Best True Crime Books”).   In 1978, two tortured corpses—hooded, bound, and weighted down with engine parts—were found in the sea off...

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Victim: The Other Side of Murder

Victim: The Other Side of Murder

The New York Times–bestselling author’s pioneering true crime classic: It’s “Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood turned inside out” (Newsweek).   During an armed robbery in 1974, five hostages were held in the basement of a small home-audio store in Ogden, Utah, by a group...

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The Italian Boy

The Italian Boy

A thrilling history of England's great metropolis at a point of great change, told through the story of a young vagrant murdered by “resurrection men.”Before his murder in 1831, the “Italian boy” was one of thousands of orphans on the streets of London, moving among...

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One Last Kiss

One Last Kiss

Two secret lovers. Three high-profile murders. One family annihilator. A shocking true crime exposé from the author of American Exorcism.From adultery . . . Ex-Marine and bodyguard Chris Coleman was a family man with a secret: He wanted to leave his wife for another...

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Then No One Can Have Her

Then No One Can Have Her

A New York Times bestselling author's “riveting, revealing and insightful” true crime account of a bad marriage, divorce, and murder in Arizona (New York Times bestselling author Suzy Spencer).Artist and therapist Carol Kennedy thought she had married her soulmate....

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1123 Hard to Believe Facts

1123 Hard to Believe Facts

The book will be your strongest ally in combatting social awkwardness and will arm you with plenty of icebreaking pieces of trivia, suitable for any occasion. Following the success of my site RaiseYourBrain and numerous requests from readers, I decided to compile some...

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Toxic Love

Toxic Love

The chilling true story of romantic obsession and murder by cancer from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Search for the Green River Killer.Omaha, Nebraska, 1978. Sandy Johnson was in shock. Her husband, Duane, and young daughter, Sherrie, were violently...

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Closing Time

Closing Time

The real story behind the murder of a Manhattan schoolteacher that became a symbol of the dangers of casual sex: “A first-rate achievement” (Truman Capote). In 1973, Roseann Quinn, an Irish-Catholic teacher at a school for deaf children, was killed in New York City...

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The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

This Edgar Award finalist—one of Ann Rule’s top five true-crime picks—is a “gripping” definitive account of the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case (The New York Times Book Review).“My God . . . I think they’ve killed Marilyn!”    At 5:40 a.m. on July 4, 1954, the mayor of...

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The Status Game

The Status Game

‘Will Storr is one of our best journalists of ideas … The Status Game might be his best yet’ James Marriott, Books of the Year, The TimesWhat drives our political and moral beliefs? What makes us like some things and dislike others? What shapes how we behave, and...

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Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

The true story of Theresa Knorr, the twisted child abuser who murdered her daughters—with the help of her sons—told by a former New York Times reporter.   In June 1985, Theresa Cross Knorr dumped her daughter Sheila’s body in California’s desolate High Sierra. She had...

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The Palm Beach Murder

The Palm Beach Murder

It was the perfect marriage between a Florida millionaire and an Atlanta socialite—until a hitman came between them. From the author of Without a Trace.For thirty-three-year-old millionaire James Sullivan, sweeping Lita McClinton off her feet was easy. But when the...

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Secrets from the Grave

Secrets from the Grave

The true crime story of a Pennsylvania murder and the secrets that almost stayed buried—until the victim’s body was exhumed twenty years later.***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.***He was a beloved family...

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A Great Gay Book

A Great Gay Book

A Great Gay Book: Stories of Growth, Belonging & Other Queer Possibilities is a gorgeously designed collection of art, essays, short fiction, poetry, interviews, profiles, and photography from the archives of the beloved queer magazine Hello Mr., as well as new...

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After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The #1 Wall Street Journal ebook bestseller about the murder that shocked Savannah society and inspired the blockbuster film.   As a premier antiques dealer in Savannah, Jim Williams had it all: style, culture, charisma, and sophistication. But three decades of hard...

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Eye of the Beholder

Eye of the Beholder

“A fascinating psychological study of an unrepentant murderer” from a New York Times–bestselling author (Library Journal). Battle Creek, Michigan, is famous as the birthplace of breakfast cereal, and the nearby suburb of Marshall is as wholesome as shredded wheat....

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Antarctica and The Lost Civilization

Antarctica and The Lost Civilization

Explore Evidence of a Lost Civilization on the Antarctic Continent. For decades the archaeological community labored under the theory that human civilization began only following the last Ice Age. Contemporary discoveries have dramatically undermined that conjecture....

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Antarctica and The Lost Civilization

Antarctica and The Lost Civilization

Explore Evidence of a Lost Civilization on the Antarctic Continent. For decades the archaeological community labored under the theory that human civilization began only following the last Ice Age. Contemporary discoveries have dramatically undermined that conjecture....

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Antarctica and The Lost Civilization

Antarctica and The Lost Civilization

Explore Evidence of a Lost Civilization on the Antarctic Continent. For decades the archaeological community labored under the theory that human civilization began only following the last Ice Age. Contemporary discoveries have dramatically undermined that conjecture....

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Blood in the Snow

Blood in the Snow

“Vivid characters carry the action in latest book about grisly Metro Detroit murder . . . a page turner” from the true crime author of Darker Than Night (The Detroit News).Washington Township, Michigan: Valentine’s Day, 2007. Stephen Grant filed a missing person’s...

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Inside the Mind of BTK

Inside the Mind of BTK

The FBI profiler & co-author of the #1 New York Times–bestseller Mindhunter recounts his role in catching one of America’s most notorious serial killers.Inside the Mind of BTK tells the incredible true story of how FBI profiler John Douglas tracked and participated in...

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Vanished

Vanished

They were the perfect couple—until one of them disappeared. A true crime account of greed and betrayal from the New York Times–bestselling author.In August 2001, forty-one-year-old Jana Carpenter Koklich, the only child of a former California state senator, went to an...

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Cellar of Horror

Cellar of Horror

The terrifying true story of the serial killer who built a torture chamber in his Philadelphia home.Serial killer Gary Heidnik’s name will live on in infamy, and his house in North Philadelphia is tainted with the memory of unbelievable horrors. Heidnik had dug a pit...

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Death Sentence

Death Sentence

In this “true story that reads like a novel,” the #1 New York Times–bestselling author reveals the facts behind a notorious Southern murder case (Library Journal).   When North Carolina farmer Stuart Taylor died after a sudden illness, his forty-six-year-old fiancée,...

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A Checklist for Murder

A Checklist for Murder

As seen on Investigation Discovery: the story of killer husband and father Robert Peernock from the New York Times–bestselling author of Impossible Odds.   Robert Peernock appeared to have the ideal life. Working as a pyrotechnics engineer and computer expert and...

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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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