True Crime

By recounting actual court cases, this book examines the multi-billion-dollar elder fraud industry, the special vulnerabilities of those it targets, and the ease and frequency with which it obtains hundreds of thousands of dollars per victim. It also reveals successful strategies for combating that...

"The thrilling history of the torso murderer. The tale of the 'Untouchable' who got Al Capone but failed to solve his goriest case." --Dan Jones, The Sunday TimesIn the spirit of Devil in the White City comes a true detective tale of the highest...

Bather in blood, lesbian, murderer, tiger, torturer, vampire, werewolf and witch. All titles of the infamous Countess Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary. This is no lighthearted book as it deals with a psychopathic murderess. Itruly wish that you will enjoy my work. Now read about...

Was Elizabeth Bathory a Monster?Read this book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited - Order Now!Do you know the story of the Countess? Were you fascinated by Lady Gaga's recent depiction of Elizabeth Bathory in "American Horror Story"? Would you like to know more about...

Born 1880. Died 1911. Buried 1977. These are the misadventures of America's most fascinating dead outlaw. When Elmer McCurdy was shot dead by an Oklahoma sheriff and his posse after a short spree of bungled robberies, he was not laid to rest. Leaning in...

Two shots split the darkness. A firefight turns deadly. After retirement as a psychology professor in 2002, Richard Alumbaugh came upon a file box left over from a murder case heard in court by his deceased wife. This discovery sparked years of investigating the...

Your most trusted employee. Your right hand. However, something just doesn't feel right about your business. Could an employee be stealing from you? Certainly you're mistaken, right? After all, this person helped you grow your business, has full access to everything from passwords to...

Este libro forma parte del largo recorrido periodístico de Anabel Hernández dentro del complejo mundo del crimen organizado en México, así como de su incesante búsqueda por entender los diversos componentes de los cárteles de la droga, los cuales tienen sumida a la nación...

Sometimes the best intentions can have the worst results. In 1908, British reformers banned the export of Indian opium to China. As a result, the world price of opium soared to a new high and a century of lucrative drug smuggling began. Just as...

It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people to invest as much as $30 million upward...

Seven questionable and long forgotten deaths in historical San Bernardino, California, offer clues to a shocking possibility that occult serial murder went undetected for nearly a century. Through an esoteric based analysis of odd facts and unanswered questions, suspecting a pattern in the mind...

A history of opium's dramatic fall from favor in colonial Southeast Asia During the late nineteenth century, opium was integral to European colonial rule in Southeast Asia. The taxation of opium was a major source of revenue for British and French colonizers, who also...

A history of opium's dramatic fall from favor in colonial Southeast Asia During the late nineteenth century, opium was integral to European colonial rule in Southeast Asia. The taxation of opium was a major source of revenue for British and French colonizers, who also...

MORE THAN 20 MILLION COPIES OFANN RULE'S BOOKS IN PRINT! In this unnerving collection drawn from her personal crime files, "America's best true-crime writer" (Kirkus Reviews) Ann Rule brilliantly dissects the convoluted love affairs that all too often end in violence. Expertly analyzing a...

Encyclopedia of Assassinations is the most comprehensive handbook on over 400 assassinations, attempts, and plots against political figures. The narrative entries detail history's most turbulent moments, including the date, location, and full description of each incident, as well as biographical information about the victim...

A crime is an unlawful act for which someone will be subject to a special punishment from the government It is usually serious violation of the law. Crimes are prosecuted by prosecutors. Such attorneys may represent the city, county, state, or federal government. Examples...

The most extensive listing of outlaws and lawmen of the Wild West ever compiled. The narrative is well done, often with bits of dialogue take from contemporary sources.--Booklist With over 1000 entries and 400 illustrations, this volume is the most fact-packed history of the...

Pete Thron eagerly dedicated himself to service. A proud member of the NYPD Housing department, the decoratedcop recorded over 700 arrests and 1000 assists as he tirelessly worked with the ATF HIDTA Task Force to keep thestreets clean on high-stakes undercover cases. But when...

This is the chronicles of one of NEW YORK CITY'S Goons, Big Dex. The first ever of his kind to write about his exploits. This is the rest of his untold story after the robbery of the actor/rapper Tupac Shakur and his criminal lifestyle...

President John F. Kennedys assassination is the most studied murder investigation of the 21st century, yet it remains plagued by questions and a variety of unproven theories. Regardless of how tenacious and believable an enduring claim may be, if lacking historical or scientific sustenance,...