True Crime

A Washington Post best nonfiction book of 2023"A riveting indictment of the child welfare system . . . [A] bracing gut punch of a book." --Robert Kolker, The Washington Post "[A] moving and superbly reported book." --Jessica Winter, The New Yorker "A harrowing account...

When a drunk driver orphans ten children, their plea to stay together sparks international news--and prompts a trust fund that attracts corrupt and abusive fostering. "They're not dead, are they?" The officer's body visibly slumped as he delivered his final nod. From that July...

A hub of sex, crime, and drugs, Boston's Combat Zone, the nation's largest adult entertainment district during the last half of the 20th century, lured white- and blue-collar workers, lawyers, professors, judges and cops to watch and chat up its adult performers, many of...

FBI agent Lin DeVecchio was a key player in the New York mafia wars from the late seventies through the early nineties. Yet despite his stunning success fighting organized crime, DeVecchio was accused of switching sides. Now, DeVecchio and bestselling author Charles Brandt, tell...

We've Got Some Things to Say: Reshaping Narratives Around Sexual Violence begins with a simple but profound mission: giving survivors back their stories, in their own words. Building on the work of We've Been Put Through Fire & Come Out Divine: Stories of Hope...

Wealthy Men Only Stella Sands 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. Newport Beach millionaire Bill MacLaughlin made the fatal mistake of responding. Within months, the...

Prophetic when first published, even more relevant now, Wedge is the classic, definitive story of the secret war America has waged against itself. Based on scores of interviews with former spies and thousands of declassified documents, Wedge reveals and re-creates -- battle by battle,...

As a native Angeleno who was born in 1960 and came of age in the 1970s, the music produced by the artists who populate this book provided the soundtrack to my youth, so it is a subject matter that is close to my heart....

The Wild West is infamous for its outrageous stories, cowboys, and gun battles. But the region is also known for its ghost stories, unexplained deaths, bizarre murders, and peculiar burials.In Weird Wild West, author Keven McQueen brings together a fabulous collection of tales of...

A finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for NonfictionWelcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell, is surfer and former war reporter Chas Smith's wild and unflinching look at the high-stakes world of surfing on Oahu's North Shore--a riveting, often humorous, account of beauty,...

A history of organized crime in Warren and Trumbull County, featuring stories on Jimmy Munsene, the notorious Farah Brothers, Detroit Mobster Frank Cammarata, Anthony "Tony Dope" Delsanger and others.Author: Allan R. MayPublisher: Conallan Press LLCPublished: 03/05/2013Pages: 316Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x...

Author: J. R. JordanPublisher: J.R. Jordan Jr.Published: 11/30/2023Pages: 298Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81dISBN: 9781916954809This title is not returnable

Hidden and long-forgotten stories of frontier San AntonioAuthor: David BowserPublisher: Maverick BooksPublished: 07/25/2023Pages: 138Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.30w x 0.30dISBN: 9781595342683About the AuthorDavid Bowser is known as the historical detective of San Antonio, where he has lived for three decades.

Dive into this riveting tale and discover just how deadly a pen and paper can be when wielded by a master manipulator. In the 1930s, in the sleepy town of Quiet Dell, West Virginia lonely, wealthy women began to disappear. Under the guise of...

On a warm night in September 1985, teenagers Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon were brutally murdered in Westside Park in Muncie, Indiana. Their killer has never been charged. Early on, police focused on a family member of one of the teens as a primary...

A brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and executions, to newspaper headlines and popular culture. For as long as the axe has been in our hands, we have used it to kill. Much...

Security guard services is a growing industry. Security personnel need education and training to effectively carry out employers' policies and procedures. What a Security Guard Needs to Know for Best Practices is a guide to providing basic information pertaining to the tools the security...

Before photography was commonplace, newspaper writers used a unique, graphic style of writing to allow readers to visualize the sometimes horrific and tragic events that occurred in their cities and neighborhoods. This book showcases such articles and obituaries from the 1880's in Oshkosh, Wisconsin,...

What Difference Does It Make? is a true story of one individual who still believes in the democratic system that is now being stripped away from the honest American, and the struggle this one person went through to attempt to preserve it. With over...

What Drives Men CrazyBy: Norman Nelson Meet Norman Nelson. He was a cop for 23 years, most of it with LAPD and the LA Sheriff's Department and with the ladies. He has learned what makes women crazy and what they love, along with peculiar...