Crime category: 24427 books
by M. William Phelps
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
"Phelps gets into the blood and guts of the story." -Gregg Olsen
Killing Her Wasn't Enough. . .
Sixteen-year-old Adrianne Reynolds couldn't unravel the twisted tangles of jealousy and domination complicating her new life in East Moline, Illinois. What began as a fresh start...
by M. William Phelps
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
“Phelps is the Harlan Coben of real-life thrillers.” —Allison Brennan
Iowa housewife Tracey Pittman Roberts seemed to have it all: natural beauty, three loving children, and a fairy tale second marriage to a wealthy businessman. But beneath the happy façade was a woman who used lies, manipulation,...
Mystery on the Isles of Shoals
Closing the Case on the Smuttynose Ax Murders of 1873
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
For the first time, the full story of a crime that has haunted New England since 1873.
The cold-blooded ax murder of two innocent Norwegian women at their island home off the coast of New Hampshire has gripped the region since 1873, beguiling tourists, inspiring artists, and fueling conspiracy...
Behind the Yellow Tape
On the Road with Some of America's Hardest Working Crime Scene Investigators
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
From the authors of Bodies We've Buried-an uncensored look at real-life CSIs. With a foreword by Patricia Cornwell.
For years, Jarrett Hallcox and Amy Welch trained CSIs at the National Forensic Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee. Now they provide a glimpse into the real world of crime scene investigation,...
Undercover Cop
How I Brought Down the Real-Life Sopranos
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
One moment, New Jersey state trooper Mike Russell was working undercover, playing the role of an up-and-coming mobster hoping to infiltrate a Mafia family crew. The next, he was lying facedown in an alley after being ambushed and shot in the back of the head by a mobster over a dispute.
Russell...
Chasing Phil
The Adventures of Two Undercover Agents with the World's Most Charming Con Man
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
A thrilling true crime caper, bursting with colorful characters and awash in ‘70s glamour, that spotlights the FBI's first white-collar undercover sting
1977, the Thunderbird Motel. J.J. Wedick and Jack Brennan—two fresh-faced, maverick FBI agents—were about to embark on one of their agency's...
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Finalist for the 2012 NAACP Image Award in Literature!
"George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world...the book's slim length and flyweight depth could make it an artifact of this particular zeitgeist in American history. Playas and haters and celebrity cameos fuel a novel...
A Warmer Shade of Blue
Stories About Good Things Cops Do
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
When most people think of the police—cops—they think of scenarios seen on TV or read in the newspapers, with valiant law enforcement crime fighters battling drug dealers, organized crime,mobsters, gangs, and criminals of all kinds. But as Scott Baker, former NYPD officer, describes in A Warmer Shade...
The Last Pirate of New York
A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
**Was he New York City’s last pirate . . . or its first gangster? This is the true story of the bloodthirsty underworld legend who conquered Manhattan, dock by dock—for fans of Gangs of New York and Boardwalk Empire.
“History at its best . . . I highly recommend this remarkable book.”—Douglas...
Dark Ambition
The Shocking Crime of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Shortlisted for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, Nonfiction Category
Longlisted for the 2018 Frank Hegyi Award for Emerging Authors
Tim Bosma was a happy young father with a promising future when he listed his pickup truck for sale online, went for a test drive with two strangers, and...
by Michael Benson
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
In The Hands Of A Sadist… First, he bound and beat his girlfriend, a 43-year-old librarian. Then he went after her teenaged daughter-warning her, "Scream and I will kill you both"-before knocking her unconscious. When the teenager awoke, he proceded to rape her. And in a final horrifying...
by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
From a New York Times–bestselling author: An account of the murder case and coerced confession that led to the birth of Miranda rights—“Unfailingly riveting” (Vincent Bugliosi).
It was a muggy summer day in 1963 when Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert were murdered in their apartment on...
by Damien Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2013
We live in a society obsessed with monsters. You don’t believe me? Think of all the television shows and movies in the past two years or so which have featured vampires, werewolves, and assorted creatures of the night. I’m betting you can come up with at least twenty titles. We like being scared....
by Roger Wilkes
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
The biggest and best collection of unsolved murder and mystery cases - updated and expanded. This compelling volume presents thirty-five of the most intriguing crime cases that still defy solution, as reported by leading authors and journalists in the field of crime writing. Expanded and updated,...