Crimes category: 7162 books
Midnight in Peking
How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of Devils
Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela...
by Robert Scott, Sarah Maynard, Larry Maynard
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
THE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE MASS MURDERS EVER RECORDED. AND THE GIRL WHO ESCAPED WITH HER LIFE.
In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina’s two children, thirteen-year-old...
by Ann Rule
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
From “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews) Ann Rule comes the New York Times bestselling mystery novel of drama, greed, sex, scandal, and murder on an eerie island in the Pacific Northwest.
Nestled in Puget Sound and accessible only by ferry, Whidbey Island is a gem off...
by Edward Humes
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author: “The story of L.A.’s dirtiest cop . . . A riveting glimpse of the dark side of human behavior” (Flint Journal).
Bill Leasure was among the least ambitious officers ever to wear the badge for the Los Angeles Police Department. He was content to...
by Gregory A. Fournier
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Between the summers of 1967 through 1969, before the term serial killer was coined, a predatory killer stalked the campuses of Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan seeking prey until he made the arrogant mistake of killing his last victim in the basement of his uncle's...
"Please … Don't Kill Me"
The True Story of the Milo Murder
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
I don't care who you hire, or what the company has to pay him … so long as he's the best there is.
This anguished cry from the wife of murder victim Dean Milo would draw private investigator Bill Dear into one of the most frustrating and ultimately triumphant cases of his career.
Dean...
When Evil Rules
Vengeance and Murder on Cape Cod
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
The Cape Cod beach town of Falmouth seemed like a lovely place to visit. But those who lived there year-round knew its other, darker side… Local businessman and infamous bully Melvin Reine had started setting the homes of his so-called enemies on fire. Few of his victims—or even the police—ever...
by Diane Fanning
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
The Astronaut Love Triangle that Rocked America
For many years, Astronaut Lisa Nowak was a role model for young women everywhere. Then, all of her dreams crumbled and she lashed out in desperation at her love rival. Did she drive cross-country in diapers and don a disguise with...
by Daniel P. Mears, Joshua C. Cochran
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
***Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes ** *
Prisoner Reentry is an engaging and comprehensive examination of prisoner reentry and how to improve public safety, well-being, and justice in the “era of mass incarceration.” Renowned authors Daniel P. Mears and Joshua C....
Fatal Jealousy
The True Story of a Doomed Romance, a Singular Obsession, and a Quadruple Murder
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
OUT OF CONTROL
June 26, 2010. A Pennsylvania State Trooper, heading home from work, witnesses a car speeding and crashing into trees. Stopping to help, he finds that the driver, Michael Ballard, is alive—and drenched in blood. When asked what happened, the man answers: "I just killed...
The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime story that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence.
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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
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“Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet,...
Orange Is the New Black
My Year in a Women's Prison
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen...
by Ann Rule
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
"America's best true-crime writer" (Kirkus Reviews), Ann Rule presents an all-new collection of crime stories drawn from her private files -- and featuring the riveting case of a fraudulent doctor whose lifelong deceptions had deadly consequences.
LAST DANCE LAST CHANCE
Dr. Anthony Pignataro was a...
A Spy Among Friends
Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Master storyteller Ben Macintyre’s most ambitious work to date brings to life the twentieth century’s greatest spy story.
Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain’s counterintelligence against the Soviet Union during the height...