True Crime

Obviously, I knew better than to take a life - but that was before. Before him.The day we met in October of 1997, I was working at the District Court in Traverse City, Michigan as a Deputy Clerk. It was like most other days...

Basis for the motion picture Kill the Irishman with Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer & Christopher Walken. The the true story of fearless Irish-American racketeer Danny Greene, the Irishman who takes on the mob in a 1970s bombing war. The end result is...

"Phelps is a true-crime veteran." --New York Post "Phelps is the Harlan Coben of real-life thrillers." --Allison BrennanThe missing-persons case of Heather Strong, a young, beautiful suburban mother, baffled Florida detectives. When the file was handed to a veteran investigator, he knew Heather was...

The case was closed, but for journalist Nancy Rommelmann, the mystery remained: What made a mother want to murder her own children?On May 23, 2009, Amanda Stott-Smith drove to the middle of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon, and dropped her two children into...

One day, two-year-old Renee Goode was playing happily with her sisters and cousin, as the four of them enjoyed an impromptu slumber party at the home of her father, Shane Goode. The next day she was dead. The local medical examiner could not determine...

A darkly comic sequel to Tokyo Vice that is equal parts history lesson, true-crime expos?, and memoir. It's 2008, and it's been a while since Jake Adelstein was the only gaijin crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun. The global economy is in shambles, Jake...

"A fascinating look at some fascinating people who show how democracy advances hand in hand with crime in Japan."--Mario Puzo In this unorthodox chronicle of the rise of Japan, Inc., Robert Whiting, author of You Gotta Have Wa, gives us a fresh perspective on...

A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who "pulls the curtain back on ... [an] element of Japanese society that few Westerners ever see" (San Francisco Examiner). Now a Max Original Series on HBO Max...

Not since flamboyant, fringed-sleeved Gerry Spence has the courtroom seen anyone who can compare to Tony Buzbee. His fame and reputation increases with each successive judgment--including multi-million dollar victories against mega corporations, such as BP and the Ford Motor Company, and government entities such...

Across the world, HSBC likes to sell itself as 'the world's local bank, ' the friendly face of corporate and personal finance. And yet, a decade ago, the same bank was hit with a record U.S. fine of $1.9 billion for facilitating money laundering...

'Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you' - Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland and Butler to the World From journalist Chris Blackhurst, Too Big to Jail unveils how HSBC facilitated mass money laundering schemes for brutal drug kingpins and...

From bestselling author Ann Rule comes the engrossing true story of two beautiful, loving women, and their murder by the man in their life--handsome, charming, rich, a man marked for unlimited success--but one who would never allow any woman to leave him, no matter...

Told from the unique perspective of the lead investigator on the case, this stunning true crime thriller is the story of Facebook, catfishing, and jealousy, where a double-murder begins with the click of a button.Author: Dennis BrooksPublisher: Diversion BooksPublished: 02/09/2016Pages: 262Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize:...

The true story of a 6-year-old boy with a dreadful secret.Oskar's school teacher raises the alarm. Oskar's mother is abroad and he has been left in the care of 'friends', but has been arriving in school hungry, unkempt, and with bruises on his arms,...

New and updated anniversary edition! As daily headlines about bullying and teen violence render it more timely than ever, this shocking true crime tale of a vulnerable small-town girl gruesomely murdered by the peers she called friends is now updated with chilling new details...

Where do they come from? How did they commit their crimes without remorse? A frightening journey into the sickening lives and deeds of America's most prolific serial killers. From early life to their lurid crimes and ultimate fates, ten of America's most well known...

The definitive book on the ultimate mob boss--featuring new FBI revelations, rare family photos, and never-before-published material . . . To authorities, Frank Costello was "The Prime Minister of the Underworld" and "one of the most powerful and influential Mafia leaders in the U.S."...

In 2011, the United States launched its third regime-change attempt in a decade. Like earlier targets, Libya's Muammar Qaddafi had little hope of defeating the forces stacked against him. He seemed to recognize this when calling for a cease-fire just after the intervention began....

Author: Ed NordskogPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 10/25/2011Pages: 310Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81dISBN: 9781465375537This title is not returnable

In 1980, an antique print dealer was going broke from competition and lack of supply. Then he discovered all the high-quality antique prints he could ever want--for free--on the shelves of American university libraries. Torn from Their Bindings tells the story of Robert Kindred's...