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The Wager

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

de David Grann ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.A Best Book of the ... Leer más

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.A Best Book of the
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The Devil and Sherlock Holmes

de David Grann ...

**From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager—and one of the most gifted reporters and storytellers of his generation—comes a “horrifying, hilarious, and outlandish” (Entertainment Weekly) collection of gripping true crime mysteries about people whose obsessions propel them into unfathomable and often deadly circumstances."[Grann is] one of the ... Leer más

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**From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager—and one of the most gifted reporters and storytellers of his generation—comes a “horrifying, hilarious, and outlandish” (Entertainment Weekly) collection of gripping true crime mysteries about people whose obsessions propel them into unfathomable and often deadly circumstances."[Grann is] one of the
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The Rape of Nanking

The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II

de Iris Chang ...

The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II."A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." —Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombIn December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of... ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II."A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." —Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombIn December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of...
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Raised by a Serial Killer

Discovering the Truth About My Father

de April Balascio ...

The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this “engrossing and absolutely terrifying read” (San Francisco Chronicle) traces one daughter’s moving quest to understand the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards, while confronting cold cases, unsolved murders, and the haunting mysteries of her larger-than-life childhood.One evening in 2009, April ... Leer más

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The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this “engrossing and absolutely terrifying read” (San Francisco Chronicle) traces one daughter’s moving quest to understand the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards, while confronting cold cases, unsolved murders, and the haunting mysteries of her larger-than-life childhood.One evening in 2009, April
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The Onion Field

de Joseph Wambaugh ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”—Truman CapoteThis is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.“A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and ... Leer más

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”—Truman CapoteThis is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.“A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and
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Darker than Night

The True Story of a Brutal Double Homicide—and an 18-Year-Long Quest for Justice

de Tom Henderson ...

Series series St. Martin's True Crime Library
A chilling account of the murders of two hunters in rural Michigan—a mystery that haunted a community and baffled the police for two decades.In the bitter cold of 1985, two buddies from Detroit embark on a hunting trip to the Michigan wilderness, unaware they will soon become the hunted.The eerie silence surrounding their sudden disappearance is broken after nearly two decades when a relentless ... Leer más

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A chilling account of the murders of two hunters in rural Michigan—a mystery that haunted a community and baffled the police for two decades.In the bitter cold of 1985, two buddies from Detroit embark on a hunting trip to the Michigan wilderness, unaware they will soon become the hunted.The eerie silence surrounding their sudden disappearance is broken after nearly two decades when a relentless
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Five Days at Memorial

Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

de Sheri Fink ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning book that inspired an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ • A landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina—and the suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning physician and reporter“An amazing tale, as inexorable as a Greek tragedy and as gripping as a ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning book that inspired an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ • A landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina—and the suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning physician and reporter“An amazing tale, as inexorable as a Greek tragedy and as gripping as a
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The Night Stalker: Fear, Death, and the Hunt for Richard Ramirez

de Seamus Connolly ...

In the summer of 1985, Southern California learned to be afraid of the dark. Between April 1984 and August 1985, a single man entered more than two dozen occupied homes across Los Angeles and San Francisco, killing thirteen people, sexually assaulting survivors, and leaving occult symbols scrawled in his victims' own cosmetics. He became known as the Night Stalker. His name was Ricardo Ramirez ... Leer más

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In the summer of 1985, Southern California learned to be afraid of the dark. Between April 1984 and August 1985, a single man entered more than two dozen occupied homes across Los Angeles and San Francisco, killing thirteen people, sexually assaulting survivors, and leaving occult symbols scrawled in his victims' own cosmetics. He became known as the Night Stalker. His name was Ricardo Ramirez
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The Vanishing at Smokestack Hollow

A Missing Family, a Desperate Plan, an Unsolved Mystery

de Jake Anderson ...

An immersive exploration of the mystery that gripped internet sleuths and bloggers and inspires an avid online following to this day—the bizarre disappearance of the Jamison family in the rugged Sans Bois Mountains—from a contemporary master of true crime journalism.“There’s dark stuff up there, sir. You know that, right? Cults and such.” That’s what Starlet Jamison told the Sheriff after her son ... Leer más

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An immersive exploration of the mystery that gripped internet sleuths and bloggers and inspires an avid online following to this day—the bizarre disappearance of the Jamison family in the rugged Sans Bois Mountains—from a contemporary master of true crime journalism.“There’s dark stuff up there, sir. You know that, right? Cults and such.” That’s what Starlet Jamison told the Sheriff after her son
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Blood & Ivy

The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard

de Paul Collins ...

“Well-researched and beautifully written.…Collins knows how to build suspense.” —San Francisco ChronicleOn November 23rd of 1849, in the heart of Boston, one of the city’s richest men simply vanished. Dr. George Parkman, a Brahmin who owned much of Boston’s West End, was last seen that afternoon visiting his alma mater, Harvard Medical School. Police scoured city tenements and the harbor, and ... Leer más

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“Well-researched and beautifully written.…Collins knows how to build suspense.” —San Francisco ChronicleOn November 23rd of 1849, in the heart of Boston, one of the city’s richest men simply vanished. Dr. George Parkman, a Brahmin who owned much of Boston’s West End, was last seen that afternoon visiting his alma mater, Harvard Medical School. Police scoured city tenements and the harbor, and
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The Assassination of Fred Hampton

How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther

de Jeffrey Haas ...

On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fiancée. She described how the police pulled her from the room as Fred lay unconscious on their bed. She heard one officer say, "He's still alive." She then heard two shots. A second officer said, "He's good and dead now." She looked at Jeff and asked, "What can you do?"Fifty years later, Haas ... Leer más

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On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fiancée. She described how the police pulled her from the room as Fred lay unconscious on their bed. She heard one officer say, "He's still alive." She then heard two shots. A second officer said, "He's good and dead now." She looked at Jeff and asked, "What can you do?"Fifty years later, Haas
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Serial Killer Autopsy: Richard Ramirez

Serial Killer Autopsy, #7

de J.F. Nealon ...

Series Libro 7 - Serial Killer Autopsy
Serial Killer Autopsy: Richard Ramirez, The Night StalkerIn the sweltering summer of 1985, Southern California was gripped by terror as a shadowy predator prowled through neighborhoods under cover of darkness, breaking into homes and unleashing brutal violence on unsuspecting victims. The media dubbed him "The Night Stalker", a name that would become synonymous with one of the most disturbing ... Leer más

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Serial Killer Autopsy: Richard Ramirez, The Night StalkerIn the sweltering summer of 1985, Southern California was gripped by terror as a shadowy predator prowled through neighborhoods under cover of darkness, breaking into homes and unleashing brutal violence on unsuspecting victims. The media dubbed him "The Night Stalker", a name that would become synonymous with one of the most disturbing
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Pittsfield's Fosburgh Murder Mystery

Scandal in the Berkshires

de Frank J. Leskovitz ...

A riveting account of one of the most scandalous unsolved murders at the turn of the nineteenth century: the killing of twenty-four-year-old May Fosburgh.Shots rang out in a prominent Pittsfield family home on the morning of August 20, 1900, ending the life of young socialite May Fosburgh. Who pulled the trigger was unclear, and the scandal captivated attention well beyond the Berkshires. Her ... Leer más

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A riveting account of one of the most scandalous unsolved murders at the turn of the nineteenth century: the killing of twenty-four-year-old May Fosburgh.Shots rang out in a prominent Pittsfield family home on the morning of August 20, 1900, ending the life of young socialite May Fosburgh. Who pulled the trigger was unclear, and the scandal captivated attention well beyond the Berkshires. Her
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Deliver Us

Three Decades of Murder and Redemption in the Infamous I-45/Texas Killing Fields

de Kathryn Casey ...

Featured in the Netflix limited series: Crime Scene, The Texas Killing Fields!Critically acclaimed author Kathryn Casey delivers a riveting account of the brutal murders of young women in the I-45/Texas Killing Fields—a chilling true story that has already helped police uncover evidence that may link suspected serial killer William Lewis Reece to some of the heinous crimesOver a three-decade span, ... Leer más

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Featured in the Netflix limited series: Crime Scene, The Texas Killing Fields!Critically acclaimed author Kathryn Casey delivers a riveting account of the brutal murders of young women in the I-45/Texas Killing Fields—a chilling true story that has already helped police uncover evidence that may link suspected serial killer William Lewis Reece to some of the heinous crimesOver a three-decade span,
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The Long Goodbye. Illustrated

de Raymond Chandler ...

In The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler crafts one of his most celebrated and emotionally complex novels, featuring the iconic private detective Philip Marlowe. Set against the backdrop of post-World War II Los Angeles, the novel explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and moral decay in a world where trust is a rare commodity. Marlowe becomes entangled in the lives of two troubled men: Terry ... Leer más

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In The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler crafts one of his most celebrated and emotionally complex novels, featuring the iconic private detective Philip Marlowe. Set against the backdrop of post-World War II Los Angeles, the novel explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and moral decay in a world where trust is a rare commodity. Marlowe becomes entangled in the lives of two troubled men: Terry
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Blood On The Table

The Greatest Cases of New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

de Colin Evans ...

For almost a century, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has presided over the dead. Over the years, the OCME has endured everything-political upheavals, ghastly murders, bloody gang wars, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and non-stop battles for power and influence-and remains the final authority in cases of sudden, unexplained, or violent death.Founded in 1918, the OCME has evolved ... Leer más

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For almost a century, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has presided over the dead. Over the years, the OCME has endured everything-political upheavals, ghastly murders, bloody gang wars, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and non-stop battles for power and influence-and remains the final authority in cases of sudden, unexplained, or violent death.Founded in 1918, the OCME has evolved
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Killers of the Flower Moon

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

de David Grann ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE“A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime ... Leer más

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE“A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime
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Killer Charm: The Double Lives of Psychopaths

de Linda Fairstein ...

Series Libro 1 - From the Files of Linda Fairstein
Linda Fairstein unmasks the true face of psychopathy, and reveals the warning signs that every woman should knowThe 2009 "Craigslist Killer" murder case shocked America, not just because of the heinous nature of the crimes but because their perpetrator—a handsome young law student with an unsuspecting girlfriend—seemed a very unlikely suspect. This killer, like others before him, had learned to ... Leer más

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Linda Fairstein unmasks the true face of psychopathy, and reveals the warning signs that every woman should knowThe 2009 "Craigslist Killer" murder case shocked America, not just because of the heinous nature of the crimes but because their perpetrator—a handsome young law student with an unsuspecting girlfriend—seemed a very unlikely suspect. This killer, like others before him, had learned to
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Kingdom of Devils

A Tale of Murder in the Shadow of the American Revolution

de Katherine Grandjean ...

The chilling true story of a brutal string of deaths on the post-Revolutionary frontier that reveal the violence at the heart of the young United States“In Cold Blood for the 1790s . . . Part true crime, part western, part ghost story, Kingdom of Devils plumbs the dark underbelly of the American West in the years following the Revolution.”—Jane Kamensky, president and CEO, Thomas Jefferson’s ... Leer más

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The chilling true story of a brutal string of deaths on the post-Revolutionary frontier that reveal the violence at the heart of the young United States“In Cold Blood for the 1790s . . . Part true crime, part western, part ghost story, Kingdom of Devils plumbs the dark underbelly of the American West in the years following the Revolution.”—Jane Kamensky, president and CEO, Thomas Jefferson’s
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Say Nothing

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

de Patrick Radden Keefe ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of *London Falling—*a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of *London Falling—*a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles
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No Human Contact

Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System

de Pete Earley ...

Told through the lens of two murders that changed modern-day prison corrections in America, award-winning New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley delivers an eye-opening exploration of reprehensible crime, draconian punishment, and seemingly impossible reform in the tombs of the country’s most isolated super max prison.In 1983, Thomas Silverstein and Clayton ... Leer más

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Told through the lens of two murders that changed modern-day prison corrections in America, award-winning New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley delivers an eye-opening exploration of reprehensible crime, draconian punishment, and seemingly impossible reform in the tombs of the country’s most isolated super max prison.In 1983, Thomas Silverstein and Clayton
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The Want-Ad Killer

de Ann Rule ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me comes a true crime story of a serial killer who was sentenced to die—yet lived to murder again....and again....After committing his first grisly crime, Harvey Louis Carignan beat a death sentence and continued to manipulate, rape, and bludgeon women to death, using want ads to lure his young female victims. And time after time ... Leer más

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me comes a true crime story of a serial killer who was sentenced to die—yet lived to murder again....and again....After committing his first grisly crime, Harvey Louis Carignan beat a death sentence and continued to manipulate, rape, and bludgeon women to death, using want ads to lure his young female victims. And time after time
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The Vampire's Cult

The Untold Story of Obsession, Control, and a Shocking Small-Town Murder

de Chet Hardin ...

A self-proclaimed vampire.His harem of "witches."And the small-town murder that shocked America.When twenty-four-year-old Sydney Loofe disappeared after a Tinder date, the quiet town of Wilber, Nebraska was stunned. Days later, her dismembered body was found scattered across nearby fields—and the horrifying truth began to emerge. Sydney hadn't just met the wrong man. She had crossed paths with a ... Leer más

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A self-proclaimed vampire.His harem of "witches."And the small-town murder that shocked America.When twenty-four-year-old Sydney Loofe disappeared after a Tinder date, the quiet town of Wilber, Nebraska was stunned. Days later, her dismembered body was found scattered across nearby fields—and the horrifying truth began to emerge. Sydney hadn't just met the wrong man. She had crossed paths with a
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The Devil in the White City

A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America

de Erik Larson ...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.“As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find.” —San Francisco ChronicleA ... Leer más

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**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.“As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find.” —San Francisco ChronicleA
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