True Crime

"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...

A man finds his aunt bludgeoned to death in the living room of her elegant Forty Fort home. A teenage girl disappears on her way home from Coatesville High School. A reputed witch turns up dead in Pottsville. A young woman seemingly helps solve...

For the true fans of true crime: If you think nothing can shock you, think again. With heart-pounding real-life stories of serial killers, sadistic torturers, flesh-eating cannibals, and creepy evil-doers of all kinds, Totally Terrifying True Crime Trivia gives you the gory details your...

Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada's most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We've all heard the media's take on notorious...

In an L.A. delicatessen, a group of Brooklyn natives gets together to discuss basketball, boxing, the weather back east, and the Jewish gangsters of yesteryear. Meyer Lansky. Bugsy Siegel. Louis Lepke, the self-effacing mastermind of Murder, Inc. Red Levine, the Orthodox hit man who...

In the long annals of sports and crime, no story compares to the one that engulfed the Luckman family in 1935. As 18-year-old Sid Luckman made headlines across New York City for his high school football exploits at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn,...

When beat cop Don Herion and his partner responded to shots fired on December 16, 1959, they didn't know that they had heard the final, fatal salvo in one of the most contorted conflicts in the history of organized crime. A canny bootlegger, Roger...