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A “riveting” true crime classic: The trial of Connecticut teen Peter Reilly, accused of killing his mother, and the community that defended him (People). In the sleepy hamlet of Canaan, Connecticut, Barbara Gibbons stood out. She and her eighteen-year-old son, Peter...

Duncan MacLaughlin was an elite officer at London's New Scotland Yard. The best of the best. In this explosive book, he breaks the code of silence among senior detectives and undercover agents to reveal the brutal, stark truth of life on the front-line of the war on...

The true account of the scandalous affair between one of Britain’s most notorious murderers, Myra Hindley, and a prison guard—and their jailbreak plot to run away together. Myra Hindley was convicted in 1966, with her boyfriend Ian Brady, of what became known as the...

Winner of the Edgar Award: The gripping account of a gruesome mass murder in gritty 1980s New York and the relentless hunt for a coldblooded killer.

This domestic abuse survivor’s memoir shares an “engaging, powerful, and ultimately shocking story" of a bad marriage that ended in attempted murder (Lundy Bancroft, author of The Joyous Recovery).

In 1927, a schoolgirl’s murder leads to a Hollywood manhunt, a bizarre confession, and a landmark trial in this historical true crime.

“Rother is the next Ann Rule.” —Gregg Olsen “Rother has written another ‘ripped from the headlines’ page-turner.” —Library Journal   “Riveting . . . an emotional and gripping tale from beginning to end.” —Aphrodite Jones, New York Times bestselling author   “Rother...

The definitive account of one of Britain’s most notorious killer couples, who loved, tortured, and slayed together as husband and wife. Updated with a new afterword from the author on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the arrests Fred & Rose “is a story of obsessive...

A New England community is rocked by a serial killer, a mass shooter, and a sexual predator—all in a single day—in this true crime chronicle. narrowly escaped being abducted at gunpoint on her way to school. Her quick thinking later resulted in profound repercussions...

The hunt forthe most prolific American arsonist of the twentieth century—in this Edgar Award–winning true crime story that’s “stranger than fiction” (The New York Times). From Joseph Wambaugh, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of such classics as The Onion...

New York Times Bestseller: From the journalists who covered the story, the shocking crimes of Gary Ridgway, America’s most prolific serial murderer. Seattle Times from day one, receiving a Pulitzer Prize nomination for their work. They wrote the first edition of this...

‘If it bleeds, it leads’ – this maxim is as true now as it was 300 years ago. Crime is the staple of the news, and our appetite for these dark and dangerous stories shows no sign of abating. In this colourful history of crime reporting since 1700, Duncan Campbell...

A brilliant exploration of the legends of the British Isles. Mythology of the British Isles, Geoffrey Ashe explores how each of these stories are inter-connected, and how they have taken on fresh significance and meaning as historical and archaeological research has...

A must-read not only for scientists, but for anyone with an interest in scientific discovery and trivia. Baboons on ecstasy, death by volcano and catastrophic nuclear explosions... this book explains what happens when science goes wrong. Neuroscientist Simon LeVay...

Terrorism costs money. Without it, today’s organised, hi-tech terrorism simply couldn’t exist. Sophisticated weapons, training, safe houses and living expenses, international travel, false identities and documents… Modern day terrorism is expensive. The days when a...

12 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and Mayhem Volume 10 of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2022) Readers Love This Series - Over 7,000 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon & Goodreads True crime is not for everyone. But chances are, if you’ve picked up this book,...

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

John Massey’s story is unique. Part of a notorious duo that the Flying Squad dubbed ‘Laurel and Hardy’, his criminal activities included hijacking a police car after robbing a bank of £25,000 and relieving the Sunday Mirror of £50,000 – and all before he was arrested...

The disappearance of fabulously rich Chicago candy heiress Helen Brach and the suspicious deaths of a string of champion racehorses are linked in a celebrated scandal that has reverberated through every level of the glamorous enclaves of thoroughbred horse breeding....

The murder case of chef Cynthia Albrecht that shocked the Indy 500 racing world—as seen on Investigation Discovery’s True Conviction.

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 charged...

The story of Carlos the Jackal, once the most wanted criminal in the world, is the story of modern crime and terrorism itself. Financed by both Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi, he was the mastermind behind attacks as notorious as the OPEC oil siege and the Munich...