True Crime

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“Had Harper Lee completed The Reverend, would it have become the unparalleled great American true crime book? We’ll never know.

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"Stephen Turnbull in Pirate teaches history with charm, fun, humor, and sarcasm. You will want to sign on board!"

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Claire Harman’s Murder by the Book begins in chaos and mystery: the body of 73-year-old aristocrat Lord William Russell is discovered in his own bed in his Mayfair mansion, hi

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“Doing Justice is an essential read for every American who cares about the rule of law and the pursuit of justice in the United States, particularly at a time when

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“Anyone who likes a good mystery will find Secrets of a Marine’s Wife an intriguing and satisfying read.”

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“a book that reads like a fictional thriller while remaining solidly grounded in fact.”

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The Spy Who Was Left Behind tells a fascinating story of one man’s quest for the truth, even if that meant putting his own life at risk for someone he had never met.” 

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“Anyone who enjoys true crime is liable to enjoy the story behind Brottman’s search and Rivera’s death.”  

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Anyone seeking to understand the last years of the Cold War should read this book. The central figure is Oleg Gordievsky, now in his eighties and living in a (hopefully) safe house near London.

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What if a dismembered corpse was discovered underneath your treasured family vacation home? How would you react?

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“Monster City will make an excellent addition to any true crime enthusiast's library.”

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For sheer noirish decadence, few cities around the globe have rivaled Shanghai between the two world wars and for a short time after.

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What possesses a mother to kill her children? This is an age-old question to a scenario that unfortunately happens too often.

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What happens when the world’s greatest mystery writer is asked to solve a real murder? Not exactly what you would expect.

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“a powerful book that delves deep into a seriously deranged mind.”

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In Little Shoes, author Pamela Everett has chronicled the events of a 1937 California murder of three little girls with lawyerly skill.

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T. J. English’s newest look at the American criminal underworld, The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban Underworld, has a unique genesis.

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Racism in the rural, pre-Civil Rights South could sometimes be as perverse as it was brutal, as Gilbert King ably demonstrates in Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Jus

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“The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist is a wide-ranging and explosive investigation of a racist criminal justice system that allows for the tragic exploitation and incarceratio

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Her quarry was a white male, 5’ 9” to 5’ 11”, lean but with the athletic build of a swimmer, size 9–9½ shoes, dirty blond hair, Type A blood.

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No book could have a more auspicious moment of publication than Simon Baatz’s The Girl on the Velvet Swing.

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“Alarming and timely, Justice Failed is a must-read for anyone hoping to better understand the reality of modern American criminal justice.”

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“hauntingly compelling. A highly recommended thrill ride . . .

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"Death of Assassin is an entertaining look at very human characters in a world on the edge of radical change."

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