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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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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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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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