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True crime stories
- Author:Arata, Michael J.Summary:
- Author:Latus, JanineSummary:
In April 2002, Janine Latus's youngest sister, Amy, wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer: "Today Ron Ball and I are romantically involved, but I fear I have placed myself at risk in a variety of ways." That same...
- Author:Echols, PaulSummary:
Rookie police officer Paul Echols didn't know, on that cold April night, that twenty-three-year-old college coed Deborah Sheppard' s unsolved murder would haunt him and lead him on a twenty-five year chase for a serial killer...
- Author:Goldsmith, JackSummary:
As a young man, Jack Goldsmith revered his stepfather, longtime Jimmy Hoffa associate Chuckie O’Brien. But as he grew older and pursued a career in law and government, he came to doubt and distance himself from the man long suspected by...
- Author:Cross, Kim.Summary:
Paced like a thriller and full of insider information on the history and science of Crime Scene Investigation , In Light of All Darkness embeds readers in one of the most famous true-crime stories of our generation - the kidnapping of...
- Author:Dodek, Adam, Woolley, AliceSummary:
What options did Paul Bernardo’s lawyer have when his client directed him to retrieve hidden evidence? Where would David Milgaard be today if a lawyer hadn’t doggedly challenged his murder conviction? And what should a defence lawyer do...
- Author:Rule, AnnSummary:
When 32-two-year-old Ronda Reynolds was found dead by gunshot, her mother Barb Thompson never believed the theory that she committed suicide--and neither did Detective Berry, a ballistics expert, or dozens of others.
- Author:Hellman, PeterSummary:
True crime pairs well with fine wine in the astonishing story of Rudy Kurniawan, perhaps the most notorious-and unlikely-wine forger in history Few gain entry to the privileged world of ultrafine wines, where billionaires flock to...
- Author:France, JohnnySummary:
Edgar Award Finalist: The thrilling true story of the abduction of world-class biathlete Kari Swenson and the five-month manhunt to bring her tormentors to justice. Former rodeo cowboy Johnny France had been sheriff of Madison County,...
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Indigenous Justice is Book 10 in the Durvile True Cases series. In the spirit of truth and reconciliation and respectful of Indigenous cultural integrity, judges, lawyers, and law enforcement officers write about working with First...
- Author:McEwen, JoanSummary:
In early-1980s Vancouver, Ivan Henry was an ex-convict still adjusting to civilian life when he was detained on a break-and-enter charge. A short time later he found himself on trial for ten charges of sexual assault—crimes he...
- Author:Whisnant, ScottSummary:
The riveting true account of a grisly crime and the unprecedented three murder trials faced by Fort Bragg soldier Tim Hennis. On Mother's Day, 1985, the bodies of Kathryn Eastburn and her two young daughters were found in their...
- Author:Thibault, Eric, Séguin, FélixSummary:
A groundbreaking, exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto family For the first time in Canadian history, a high-ranking Mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by talking to journalists. From October 2014 to...
- Author:Walsh, GordonSummary:
On the evening of February 6, 2000, thirteen-year-old Samantha Walsh left her grandmother's house for her home not far away. It was the last time she was ever seen alive. In the next eighteen days, residents of Fleur de Lys and visitors...
- Author:MacGregor, Keelin, Martinez, LizzetteSummary:
Lizzette Martinez and Keelin MacGregor share a no-holds-barred look at Martinez's relationship with Kelly, her efforts to break free and pursue her dreams, and her courage to seek justice.
- Author:Paul R Wilson; Don Trebble; Robyn LincolnSummary:
The last woman executed in this country went to the gallows despite severe doubts about what part she played in the murder of 73-year-old SP bookmaker Pop Kent at Carlton in 1949. The meticulous detail of this book shatters assumptions...
- Author:Bradshaw, Wayne “Big Chuck”Summary:
In 1977, Wayne "Big Chuck" Bradshaw was Jersey tough. He was a member of the outlaw Pagans bike gang, a One Percenter, and had earned his colors in a world of boozing, bloody bar fights, and high-stakes crime. But after...
- Author:Garcia-Roberts, GusSummary:
An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in one of the country's largest police departments.
- Author:Fairstein, LindaSummary:
A fascinating and disturbing collection of true crime stories drawn from legal expert Linda Fairstein's real-life personal files. In this collection of horrifyingly true stories, Linda Fairstein provides an in-depth look inside the...
- Author:Man, Joey the Hit.Summary:
New York Times Bestseller: This groundbreaking tell-all by a mob hit man is "chilling and compelling-a must-read" (Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco). The Bronx-born son of a Jewish bootlegger, "Joey the Hit...