True crime Books

Like a rotten onion peeled away from itself, with seemingly no end to the many layers and stench; was the tragic truth, that four little ones and their torturous murders which set off a fire storm of fear, that for a time crippled a community and forever...

THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE From 1888 to 1891, London’s East End was rocked by a series of brutal murders. The victims were prostitutes whose corpses were left gruesomely mutilated. These crimes came to be known as the Whitechapel murders and were attributed...

This is a story of an independent gangster named Joe Pastronoco (Joe, Jr.) aka Joe Thomas who was raised from childhood in a criminal environment. His father Joe, Sr., and his father's brother Salvatore were bootleggers during the 1900's and they both...

This book "The Singapore Plotters" is a true story it really happened, and, if anyone told me that I was gullible, and that I would fall for this destructive scam, I would not believe it. Until you have read this story you will not understand. Here is a...

Tout Le Crime est un livre �����crit par Joseph Reinach et publi����� en 1900. Ce livre est une collection d'histoires de crimes c�����l�����bres qui ont eu lieu en France et dans le monde entier. Les histoires sont pr�����sent�����es sous forme de...

The Problem of Fiorenzo Di Lorenzo of Perugia is a book written by Jean Carlyle Graham in 1903. The book is a historical novel that tells the story of Fiorenzo Di Lorenzo, a young man from Perugia who is accused of a crime he did not commit. The book...

""T�����moignages Historiques: Ou Quinze Ans De Haute Police Sous Napol�����on (1833)"" est un livre �����crit par Pierre Marie Desmarest. Il s'agit d'un recueil de t�����moignages sur la police sous Napol�����on Bonaparte, couvrant une p�����riode de...

Over Hervallen In En Herhalen Van Misdrijf (1875) is een boek geschreven door Alexander Willem C. Theodoor Grothe. Het boek gaat over de herhaling van misdrijven en hoe dit voorkomen kan worden. Grothe beschrijft de verschillende factoren die kunnen...

Observations Sur La Prison Penitentiaire De Geneve (1848) est un livre �����crit par Thomas-Machard, Jsaac. Le livre est une �����tude d�����taill�����e de la prison p�����nitentiaire de Gen�����ve en Suisse. L'auteur explore les conditions de vie des...

This is the story of a woman stricken with grief by the unexpected loss of her husband. Unbeknownst to her, this grief, which she suppressed because she was a very strong and fearless person, became very vulnerable and fell victim to a network of...

I have interviewed people across the nation who either have been, or are, incarcerated. Society as a whole doesn't understand what's going on within the United States Correctional Facilities. Abuse, neglect, and trauma are prevalent issues that take...

This book is a comprehensive guide to the police and crimes of 18th-century London. It includes detailed descriptions of the various police forces in the city, as well as information on the different types of crimes and criminals they dealt with. The...

A collection of official bulletins and notices issued by the Bavarian police department in the early 1900s. Unique insights into the inner workings of the department and crime in the region at the time.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

This gripping true crime account chronicles the dramatic international manhunt for Jacques Licco Adutt, an accused forger who fled to the United States. John Carl Richberg expertly navigates legal and political complexities to tell the story of a case...

In this gripping work of political conspiracy, Flavius Josephus Van Vorhis exposes the dark underbelly of the American financial system. Drawing on extensive documentary evidence, Van Vorhis lays out a shocking web of corruption and deceit involving some...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE PECORDS?This book is a TRUE mystery of a missing family, the Pecords, who vanished from their home on a Friday evening in early fall of 1959.  It is not a CRIME STORY; it may turn out to be one, but not at this time. ...

"James Ray's debut in the film, The Secret, thrust him into the spotlight. . . appearances on Oprah and Larry King Live... 'Tragedy in Sedona' is a behind the scenes look at the rise and fall of the James Ray Empire, through the eyes of an ultimately...

In 1885 the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette published an account of a girl of thirteen being sold by her mother to a brothel, where her virginity would be highly prized. The editor was W T Stead, and his audacious scoop was telegraphed around the world...

Raymond Hamilton, a pal of Bonnie and Clyde was one of the best-known desperadoes of the 1930s. Many thought he was more deadly and dangerous than his counterpart, Clyde Barrow. His 1934 escape from the Texas State Prison in Huntsville, Texas, made the...

Miguel Antonio Otero served as the first Hispanic governor of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico, from 1897 to 1906. He was appointed to the office by President William McKinley. Long after his retirement from politics, Governor Otero wrote and published...

Thomas E. Ketchum, better known as "Black Jack" Ketchum, at six foot two inches tall with dark skin and black hair and described as having a "wonderful physique," never became one of those folklore desperados whose violent and lawless ways were burnished...

Moving backwards from the murders thirty-one men committed, through their adult lives, relationship histories, and their childhoods, David Adams sought to understand what motivated these men to kill. The patterns he found reveal that the murders were...

Holding the 10 cc vial marked "testosterona" carefully in my hand, I stuck my needle into the soft rubber stopper, flipped the vial upside-down, and drew out 2 cc of oil. I pulled the needle out and tapped the side of the syringe to bring most of the air...

From the dense woods of the Appalachian Mountains comes this true tale of deception, murder, and greed in a tiny West Virginia town. M. M. Stoddart returns to the scene of the decades-old murders of Glenn Roberts and his teenaged son, Timothy, to conduct...

This woman is a hunter. Murderers are her prey. She's a small-town mother of two, a one-time waitress who dared to become a cop on the toughest turf of all: the crime-ridden streets of New York City. Opera is her pleasure, her family is her pride and...

When John Costello was hired as the new Director of Public Works for the small island town of Brigantine, NJ, he was expected to maintain the status quo and enjoy the ride at taxpayers' expense. Costello instead began an earnest effort to clean up the...

Paul Alexander had it all. He was a war hero in Israel, a man with a $100 million dollar fortune with operations in Brasil, the US and Monte Carlo. He collected $1 million a year from the CIA. All of that money was not enough! He helped to smuggle over...

'I never once thought that this would pan out. Howdyshell had lied about virtually everything we had talked about. I never believed that he would give me the name of the person that he confessed this murder to. Little did I know, there were still some...

While there are some people that we can predict are on a path that may lead to jail, others, and even ourselves, may not see the incident, the arrest, or a trip to jail coming. Society does not mentally condition us to prepare for, cope with, or...

Undetected by the FBI for three decades until the turn of the twenty-first century, a handful of elusive, transient long-haul trucker serial killers had been murdering hundreds of sex workers and hitchhikers along major US highways. This was not the...

Tyson is in between jobs, needs some cash and longs to get out of his hometown. Once he begins to receive anonymous letters in the mail, he realizes the clues are giving him a perfect opportunity for an adventure. Together with his friends, Tyson sets...

Was I having a nightmare? "Alex Calderwood, you've been sentenced to the Secretary of State's pleasure," the judge said. The mallet fell and made a sound that life was about to change. "Take him down," echoed around the courtroom. Another judge sat down...

Yolanda Trevino's writing debut chronicles the painful tragedies of her life that began in her adolescence. As she struggles with self-worth and validation into adulthood, she finds herself in abusive relationships and one would alter her life forever...

When the truth is far stranger than fiction.  Award-winning author masterfully unmasks the myth of Frank "Catch Me If You Can" Abagnale with meticulous research and the voices of those who know the truth...and what a trip. In 1969, Delta flight...

THE INJUSTICE SYSTEM, It Could Happen to You is a frightening account of the abuse and negligence rampant in our judicial and prison system. Sam and Marilyn Gray appointed their banker and trusted friend Steve Miller as Chairman of the Board of their...

Moving the family from the UK to France was intended to bring a new and better life, and to give two newly adopted and troubled children a fresh start.One Monday morning, everything changed; the whole family would fall apart in the instant it took for...

A Mississippi sheriff's account of a notorious southern outlaw's heyday in crimeJesse James, John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde -- James Copeland (born 1823) was the granddaddy of them all. This is his notorious history as recorded by...

The dark double life of Ellen Boehm, the mother who murdered her two sons—and nearly killed her daughter.Ellen Boehm, a single mom from St. Louis, Missouri, appeared devoted to her children. But in reality, she was unequipped for motherhood,...

The twelve-year rampage of “Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance—and the shocking end to his murder spreeTo his neighbors, Wayne Nance, a furniture mover from Missoula, Montana, appeared to be an affable, considerate, and trustworthy guy. No...