True Crime

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....

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 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...

"This book is everything a reader could want. It will crack your whole heart open."--Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises and Women We Buried, Women We BurnedTwo decades after her father disappeared from his trucking company, a daughter searches for answers in...

On a foggy afternoon in September of 1982 the Investor, a salmon fishing vessel, was engulfed in flames near the tiny village of Craig, Alaska. All efforts to stop the blaze were repulsed by the heat and fury of fire--until the blaze until it...

How could this have happened in the United States? Is it even humanly possible that this young woman could have so brutally and with such unimaginable Herculean force fatally stabbed herself more than twenty times? Beautiful, accomplished, and beloved, Ellen Greenberg was a vivacious...

In his second memoir, David Alan Arnold takes us on a Life and Death Adventure, in his helicopter, flying for Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch. But, he also gets into adventures at home, picking a fight with an Organized Crime Ring that took...

A "remarkably candid and sensitive" (The Wall Street Journal) true crime memoir from Barbara Butcher, a trailblazing New York City death investigator, who reveals the untold stories behind more than 5,500 death scenes, including the nation's most horrific tragedy: the 9/11 attacks. When Barbara...

In 1955, following the devastation of the Korean War, Bertha and Harry Holt made headlines for adopting eight Korean children. Driven by evangelical convictions and emboldened by a special act of Congress, the couple founded the Holt Adoption Program, which would facilitate the migration...

From John Douglas--the legendary FBI criminalprofiler, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and inspirationfor the Netflix show Mindhunter--comesa chilling journey inside the mind and crimes of Larry Gene Bell, one of themost dangerous serial killers Douglas confronted, and the desperate effort toidentify and catch...

In this page-turning true-life whodunit, author Mardi Link looks into the cold-case files of the murders of a wealthy Detroit-area family in their northern Michigan cabin in 1968, detailing and reviewing all the evidence to date. She crafts her book around police and court...

A bold firsthand account of the circumstances surrounding the notorious Bali "Suitcase Murder" and the human cost of overlooking child-to-parent violence and abuseOn August 12, 2014, the body of 62-year-old Sheila von Wiese-Mack--the wealthy Oak Park, Illinois, widow of famed composer James L. Mack--was...

Author: Wes SwietekPublisher: Acclaim Press, Inc.Published: 12/22/2025Pages: 192Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.15h x 6.46w x 0.83dISBN: 9781965370292About the AuthorWes Swietek is an award-winning journalist who has served as editor of newspapers in Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. A Chicago native, he is currently the...

When the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland, TX recounts the harrowing events of May 3, 2015, when an ISIS-inspired attack turned a peaceful evening in Garland, Texas, into a scene of chaos. The book draws on first-hand accounts, investigative records,...

Instant New York Times Bestseller"Compelling. . . . Blum capably maintains the suspense and thoughtfully probes into the motives of key players in this intriguing yet profoundly unsettling story."--Kirkus ReviewsFrom the bestselling author of The Spy Who Knew Too Much and American Lightning comes...

Instant New York Times Bestseller"Compelling. . . . Blum capably maintains the suspense and thoughtfully probes into the motives of key players in this intriguing yet profoundly unsettling story."--Kirkus Reviews"The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from acclaimed bestselling author Howard Blum, whose...

When a wife uncovers her husband's sinister past and terrifying present, she wages a fierce battle to ensure the safety of her family and the integrity of her profession. Tonia Bales married a handsome young man named John Meehan, who offered her a bright...

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the "University of Idaho Murders," offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media's seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating...

In the 1950s, Macon, Georgia, was a sleepy little town where doors remained unlocked and crime was something that occurred in other places. Anjette Lyle's restaurant was a popular gathering place. It was the place to go for lunch to hear the latest news....

Discover the Dark Secrets of the "500 Serial Killers Encyclopedia"!Looking for unique gifts for women and men who have everything? Dive into the "500 Serial Killers Encyclopedia"-a chilling compilation that delves into the minds of history's most infamous criminals.Intriguing Insight: Explore detailed profiles of...