True Crime

Two days before the outbreak of the Second World War, the British government imposed blackout regulations across the nation as it was believed that in the event of war, Germany would very quickly begin conducting air raids on British towns and cities. The measures...

The Bling Ring by Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales is an in-depth expose of a band of beautiful, privileged teenagers who were caught breaking into celebrity homes and stealing millions of dollars worth of valuables.With a list of victims that reads like a...

Story of the spiritual side of Homicide Investigation in the career of a Homicide detective and his wife. Actual homicide cases from the Denver Police Department as experienced by Detective Joe DeMott.Author: Joe W. Demott, Stephanie Dianne DemottPublisher: Missionaries2marriagesPublished: 09/11/2024Pages: 102Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize:...

This extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement--the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till--"and demands that we do the one vital thing we aren't often enough asked to do with history: learn from it" (The Atlantic). * A...

The Blue Wall of Silence is based on a true story of one woman's incredible journey into and through the "Blue Wall of Silence" that exists only when the abuser is a police officer. She meets and deals with the police family that extends...

When Kentucky Blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985 carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine, the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that reached to the most secret circles of the U.S. government. The...

Ripped straight from the headlines of the Jazz Age, The Bobbed Haired Bandit is a tale of flappers and fast cars, of sex and morality. In the spring of 1924, a poor, 19-year-old laundress from Brooklyn robbed a string of New York grocery stores...

A rare peek behind the curtain into boots-on-the-ground, in-the-lab scientific bomb forensics--told with humanity, heart, and even a bit of humor. This is not CSI. What you encounter as a true bomb detective--or "Bomb Doctor," as some in the FBI call me--are fields of...

The Bonanno Family is a well-researched book on the 100-plus-year history of one of New York's infamous La Cosa Nostra organizations. It begins with an outline of the first Bosses, and ends with Boss Mikey Mancuso demoting his Acting Boss and Consigliere.Some of the...

Delve into the shadowy world of the Bonanno Mafia Crime Family, a pivotal pillar in the history of organized crime in New York. This book unveils the complex saga of power, betrayal, and survival within one of the infamous "Five Families." While maintaining an...

Dive into the clandestine world of one of New York's most enigmatic and feared crime syndicates with this comprehensive exploration of the Bonanno Mafia Crime Family. This meticulously researched book unveils the dark and complex web of activities, power struggles, and influential figures that...

THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION She looked like everyone's grandmother: white-haired, plump, bespectacled, and kindly. Only Dorothea Montalvo Puente's eyes, black and hard behind her glasses, hinted at the evil that lurked within. She was the rarest of murderers, a female serial killer--probably the most...

A young woman is found dead on the floor of a Tijuana hotel room. An ID in a nearby purse reads "Atlantis Black." The police report states that the body does not seem to match the identification, yet the body is quickly cremated and...

Uncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle East The Book of Charlatans is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt....

Uncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle East The Book of Charlatans is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt....

A perfect gift for the true crime buff in your life, this book contains more than 300 absorbing stories about true crime. Includes stories both familiar and obscure, some macabre, some amusing, some stranger than fiction. Read about art thefts, jewel heists, bank robberies,...

What fascinating stories lurk in the dark corners of history? The Book of History's Greatest Mysteries delves into the curious mysteries and forgotten events that most history books leave unexplored. Packed with more than 300 articles about vanished explorers, enigmatic cultures, impossible artifacts, unexplained...

With a New Conclusion by the Author On the night of October 6, 1998, twenty-one-year-old Matthew Shepard left a bar with two alleged "strangers," Aaron McKin­ney and Russell Henderson. Eighteen hours later, Matthew was found tied to a log fence on the outskirts of...

Examining murder from an insider's perspective, Matt Murphy--a former senior deputy district attorney and current ABC News Legal Analyst--discusses cases from his career, how they strained his personal life, and how he found peace seeking justice for victims and their families. Part taxonomy of...

The Book of Mysteries of the Unexplained features nearly 230 fascinating true stories across six chapters. Topics include: unsolved deaths, unusual disappearances, haunted homes, unexplained phenomena, creepy creatures, and ghostly appearances. Learn about the Zodiac Killer, Jack the Ripper, the Bermuda Triangle, the ghosts...