True crime Books

This report provides evidence of the committee's investigation into arbitrary arrests in Indiana, including testimonies from witnesses and recommendations for legislative action. It sheds light on the impact of the Civil War on the state and its citizens...

This gripping and tragic true story recounts the events of the Manchester tragedy, in which 22 people lost their lives. But it also tells the tale of the Jacknell's subsequent voyage to America, and the challenges faced by its passengers. A moving and...

L'histoire vraie et captivante de la traque et de l'arrestation de la célèbre bande de brigands qui terrorisait les campagnes françaises au XIXe siècle. Un récit palpitant qui vous tiendra en haleine jusqu'à la fin.This work has been selected by scholars...

Haggart's memoir is a fascinating account of a life of crime and adventure in early 19th century Scotland. Filled with vivid details and colorful anecdotes, it is a captivating portrait of a bygone era.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

From the swashbuckling exploits of Dick Turpin to the brutal crimes of Burke and Hare, this book is a thrilling and often chilling account of some of history's most notorious criminals. Compiled from authentic sources by Charles Whitehead, a contemporary...

As the title suggests, this report details the proceedings and recommendations of the International Congress on Crime Prevention and Repression, held in Rome in 1885. Wines, the commissioner appointed by President Arthur to represent the United States at...

Mass murder and military aviation disaster. One community's experience with two fatal tragedies that occurred suddenly... but not without warning.On 20 June 1994, a vengeance-seeking gunman opened fire in an Air Force hospital. Despite warnings from...

Highly detailed account of the conspiracy to murder President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, including all the facts surrounding the involvement of the Jesuits, who designed, planned and carried out the assassination.

FROM #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR IN AMAZON CRIME ACTION & ADVENTURE.Children are disappearing from London parks. Caught on CCTV, they go in but never come out again…Days after each disappearance, the distraught parents receive a hand-drawn picture...

Michael, 47 years of age, is living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, in a beautiful part of Australia. However, his life is not always cheerful. After fifteen years of marriage, his wife Tina wants to split up and stay in their house. Fortunately, he...

Pebbly Beach is a timeless place, but it holds a dark secret. The waves lap at the stony shore, seemingly wearing away at a 38-year-old mystery - the death of South Australian police Inspector Geoff Whitford.Who was this man who headed a...

When Japan transitioned from 264 years of rule under the military-led Tokugawa Shogunate to the restoration of imperial power during the Meiji era, it embarked on a path of rapid modernization. This modernization came at an enormous cost, a cost that was...

"A judge can alter your life in a New York minute." ~48 HoursGet ready for a wild ride with "ANGELINA, THE POLKA QUEEN!" In this hilarious and action-packed quirky memoir, Angelina, a licensed private investigator and polka musician, finds herself...

32 True Crime Stories of Murder & MayhemReaders love this series - More than 2,000 five-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.Three Book Collection. First Three Books of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2019)A quick word of warning. The true...

As Brent Cassity stood at the gate of Leavenworth prison to voluntarily surrender his freedom for the next five years of his life, a million thoughts flooded through his mind. But, the one thought he couldn't push away is this: How did the thing I most...

When fifteen-year-old Judy Adams runs away with Alvin Neelley, she entangles herself in a web of lies and criminality. After committing two murders Judy has two choices: she can remain with her husband, Alvin, and become a serial killer or turn herself...

For fans of real-life murder investigations everywhere! Retired Chief Superintendent Kevin Moore takes a fresh look at how murder investigations have developed over the last forty years and revisits some of the high-profile murder cases he was involved...

There was a quaint British convention under which executions were stopped and sentence commuted if scheduled to take place on the day the sovereign died. Alfred Moore was doubly unfortunate: still protesting his innocence he was on the scaffold an hour...

'This is a true story about an idealist with a vicarage upbringing who is duped and taken advantage of upon entering the real world, eventually being betrayed into the clutches of psychiatry leading ultimately to confinement in Broadmoor. This is the...

A uniquely-sourced account of the life and times of one of the UK's most famous prisons - a fame that flows directly from an account of the execution of Trooper Charles Thomas Wooldridge (CTW) as written by Reading Gaol's best-known prisoner, C.3.3, the...

Edmund Emil Kemper the Third, who gained the nickname Guy in his family, was an American Serial Killer, Rapist, Necrophile, and self-proclaimed Cannibal; however, this cannibalism claim was never proven, and Kemper later retracted this claim. Kemper was...

Frogs and Snails and Mobster Tales takes readers on an intimate childhood journey as the son of Al Capone's attorney, Abe Teitelbaum, struggled to survive abuse and neglect while a carousel of mobsters rotated through his confused life. It reveals how an...

You might think you or anyone you know will never end up in jail or prison, none of us ever do. But if life does throw you a curve ball and you find yourself, a family member, or friend incarcerated, wouldn't it be good to know all that awaits? Get...

Murder in the Children's Eyes is a true story about tragic events in the author's past. The memoir begins in 1940 and spans over twenty years. It tells how a man loves his wife, but she doesn't share his love. Instead, she has an affair with her cousin,...

What Were Pioneer Days Really Like in the U.P.?The combination of mining, maritime and lumbering history created a culture in the U.P. that is unique to the Midwest. Discover true stories of the rough and dangerous times of the Upper Peninsula frontier...

This classic book tells the harrowing and inspirational story of Robert Elliott Burns' imprisonment on a chain gang in Georgia in the 1920s, his subsequent escape from the chain gang (twice, no less!), and the public furor that developed across the...

A detailed account of Canada's "Trial of the Century" - the murder case of millionaire politician Colin Thatcher. This second edition thoroughly updates the case to Thatcher's latest attempts to pass himself off as another wrongly convicted - another...

The rich history of the Wolverine State has a serious dark side. In the Detroit area, the Black Legion outdid the Ku Klux Klan in hate but remained secret until one of its leaders was implicated in a murder. John Harvey Kellogg of Battle Creek was equal...

A roving, shiftless fellow... That's how the newspapers described Jesse C. Walker, who in 1908 was served with an arrest warrant by Brunswick County sheriff Jackson Stanland, with tragic results. Little did Walker know that he was about to set off on...

Thanks to the classic Dolly Parton film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and ZZ Top's ode "La Grange," many people think they know the story of the infamous Chicken Ranch. The reality is more complex, lying somewhere between heartbreaking and absurd...

Sort outlandish fiction from no-less-outrageous fact in this wild ride with the West's Gentleman Gunfighter. Robert Andrew Clay Allison was a jumble of contradictions. Mentally unstable and mean as a rattlesnake, he was also a fierce defender of the...

Uncovering Sin, Scandal and Sensuality In the late 1840s, the new frontier west of the Missouri River opened its floodgates to opportunity and adventure. In a new land, where men were lonely and women scarce, prostitutes poured in to ply their trade...

Explore the dark side of the history of the River City... Richmond has a curious share of horrific accidents, coolly calculated slaughter, and incidents of implacable deceit in its history. Here, the wronged, the devious, and the heartbroken enact their...

The Darker Side of Hampton County Hampton County is a rural county in South Carolina with a long and storied history, but it has a shady side. Author Michael DeWitt details the corruption, murders and crimes that remained in the memories of locals for...

A Story of Hard Spirits and Defiant Souls Franklin County, Virginia has long been known as the Moonshine Capital of the World. That history can seem romantic, but the county has a dark and violent past. The descendants of the Scots-Irish who settled its...

Randy's decision to help out the new kid on the block gets him a year in juvenile detention. After his release, he becomes one of the most dangerous drug dealers in Brooklyn. He organizes a crew of young, money-hungry teens who live by the code: ...

Imagine growing up in a country where one in every four girls will be raped before they turn eighteen. Now realize that you already live there. For one family, that statistic became an impossible reality when their teenage daughter was assaulted by A...

Frank Prater served as a British army officer throughout World War II, a commission granted by His Majesty King George VI due, in part, to his university degree, a Bachelor of Science. Major K. F. Prater married Rose Haynes, whose brothers ran a large...

Who Called The Police contains riveting accounts of real life events on the front lines of policing. Each chapter encounters new characters and situations that the test the commitment and dedication of author D.R. Novak and his partner, Sam, who use a...

Hanging In Chains is a historical account of the practice of hanging criminals in chains as a form of punishment in England. Written by Albert Hartshorne and first published in 1891, the book explores the origins of the practice and its evolution over...

Footsteps In The Snow is a novel written by Annie E. Courtenay and published in 1884. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Kate, who is forced to leave her comfortable life in London and move to a remote...

This is a story about a guy called Sam . Street name The Ninja Kid. He earned that name because he challenged the law and never got caught. Let me tell you the story now. For five years the Ninja Kid ran crystal meth from Arizona to San Diego to Las...