True crime Books

The book is about British serial killers from the 19th century all the way to the present day. I have written the book to show the readers what a serial killer is and why he is so different from any other killers. In Britain it is estimated that there...

""From Boniface to Bank Burglar or The Price of Persecution"" is a book written by George Miles White and published in 1907. The book is a biographical account of Boniface Wimmer, a successful businessman who was falsely accused and convicted of a crime...

From Dance Hall To White Slavery: The World�������s Greatest Tragedy (1912) is a book written by H.W. Lytle that explores the issue of white slavery in the early 20th century. The book describes how young women were lured into prostitution through...

Author Richard J. Keyworth stands tall and his courage and commitment to fighting and investigating fires stand even taller. His account of 14 of the innumerable fires he investigated will intrigue, inform and educate fellow firefighters and law...

A true story that reads like a novel set in war torn South Korea. This book reflects the best and the worst of our military and shows how political motives can impact those in command of the military. It exemplifies the expendability of the rank and file...

Mon Mus�����e Criminel (1890) est un livre �����crit par Gustave Mace. Il s'agit d'un recueil de t�����moignages sur des crimes c�����l�����bres qui ont eu lieu en France au XIXe si�����cle. Le livre pr�����sente des d�����tails sur les enqu������tes,...

""M�����moires sur les prisons V2 (1823)"" est un livre �����crit par Honor����� Jean Riouffe. Il s'agit d'un r�����cit d�����taill����� de l'exp�����rience de l'auteur dans les prisons fran�����aises pendant la R�����volution fran�����aise. Le livre est...

Martin Cash, The Bushranger Of Van Diemen's Land In 1843 (1890) is a historical account of the life of Martin Cash, a notorious Australian bushranger who operated in the mid-19th century. Written by James Lester Burke, the book provides a detailed and...

Le livre ""Le Duc D'Enghien; La Conspiration; Le Marechal Ney (1869)"" de Louis Constant Wairy raconte l'histoire de trois personnages importants de l'histoire de France. Le Duc d'Enghien, membre de la famille royale, a �����t����� captur����� et...

Le livre ""Le Criminel-Type Dans Quelques Formes Graves De La Criminalite"" de Mac-Donald, Arthur, publi����� en 1893, est un ouvrage qui aborde la question de la criminalit����� sous un angle particulier. En effet, l'auteur se penche sur la notion de...

Scholarly exploration into how and why people stop offending (desistance from crime) has focused on the impact of internal and external factors in processes of desistance. Prior research has, in general, been undertaken within one nation and neglected...

There are more than 20 theories that explain crime. Each theory has weaknesses, and no scholar knows which theory is best. To remedy this unsatisfactory situation a new research program of comparative theory testing is proposed. Comparing the...

In The Missing Macleans, Geoffrey Hoard tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish family from their remote estate. Through a combination of investigative journalism and personal accounts from those close to the family, Hoard weaves a...

Un livre fascinant qui examine la collection Hoffman, une collection de crânes et de cerveaux de grands criminels de Vienne. Écrit par les frères Benedikt, ce livre examine les caractéristiques physiques des criminels et explore les liens entre la...

Delve into the dramatic courtroom proceedings of one of Pennsylvania's most notorious murder trials with this compelling account of the case of Commonwealth vs. Thomas Munley. Franklin B. Gowen's passionate argument for the prosecution is a riveting read...

The Caillaux Drama is a gripping account of Henriette Caillaux's 1914 murder trial in France, which captivated the nation. The scandalous story involves a prominent politician's wife, a journalist, and a forbidden affair that ultimately led to a shocking...

This book provides a historical perspective on crime and criminals from 1876-1910. It examines the social, economic, and political factors that contributed to the rise of criminal activities during this period. The author discusses the impact of crime on...

Get an inside look into the world of law enforcement with the Douglas 20 Police Journal. This fascinating volume includes articles, photographs, and personal narratives from police officers in San Francisco during the late 1920s.This work has been...

Dieses Buch enthält eine Sammlung von Gerichtsakten für einige der spektakulärsten Kriminalfälle des 19. Jahrhunderts. Der Autor schildert detailliert die Umstände jedes Verbrechens und den Verlauf des Gerichtsverfahrens. Es ist ein Muss für jeden...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

What makes a racketeer? What drives men to operate outside the confines of a society that pretends to abhor racketeers yet pays homage to the individuals who flaunt society's conventions? Rise and Fall of a Racketeer, soars above the mundane and not only...

Pat Garrett, the Wild West's most famous lawman - the man who killed Billy the Kid - was himself killed on leap day, February 29, 1908.Who killed him?Was it murder?Was it self-defense?No biographer of Garrett has been able to answer these questions...

Praise for William Wasserman:"Perennial favorite William Wasserman is back with his sixth book. The stories from this retired 32-year veteran conservation officer just keep coming and are as entertaining and enlightening as ever. Wildlife Guardian is...

Following the discovery of the decapitated corpse of Arthur Rochford Manby in his nineteen-room mansion in Taos, New Mexico, there quickly arose two schools of thought as to the event. One sect accepted that he was gruesomely murdered, while the second...

than any of the others in this collection. They represent a merging of academic interest with a commitment to environmental activism which occu"ed after several years of research conducted under the wing of the New York State...

Hitler, Stalin, Jimmy Jones, Charlie Manson. What causes a person to embrace the mentality of atrocity and unleash inhuman brutalities on fellow human beings? In his book The Mind of the Monster, Richard Ventura provides a penetrating analysis of trends...

The Lucchese Family is a well-researched book on the 100-plus-year history of one of New York's infamous La Cosa Nostra organizations. It begins with profiles of the Family Bosses then proceeds to an examination of the lives of some of its more powerful...

The II Amendment and gun control are problems that affect many aspects of our lives: they are political, economic, criminal, social, juridical, but also ethical. The purpose of this book is to look at how, starting with the Second Amendment, the United...

There is something of the Kathy Bates about Elizabeth Wettlaufer. The great actresses' portrayal of Annie Wilkes in 'Misery' evokes a sense of similarity with photographs of the nurse from Ontario, handcuffed and looking strangely empty. Perhaps it is...

Even a century after the death of Lincoln, Davis, and Booth, people still believe hundred-year-old lies. This book follows Lincoln, Davis, and Booth from birth to death. For the first time, this book gives suppressed information about their lives and...

This book is about Billy the Kid's trial for murder, and the events leading to that trial. The result of Billy's trial sealed his fate. And yet Billy's trial is the least written about, and until this book, the least known event of Billy's adult life...

Almost one hundred forty years after the vicious and unsolved murder of the beautiful 17-year-old daughter of a well-to-do local family, a seasoned prosecutor and detective of the Monroe County Pennsylvania District Attorney's Office team up to solve...

The Prince of Poisoners  William Palmer was known to all in Rugeley. The son from a wealthy family had trained in London as a surgeon and returned to the English village with his beautiful, respected wife to raise a family and live out his days...

THE BAD BOY OF RUGELEYIn 1856, Dr. William Palmer made history when he was hanged for poisoning his best friend. It was not only the first trial involving strychnine, but the first that was moved because of the extensive publicity it received in the new...

The Case of the Deadly DoctorIT IS THE YEAR 1856. Queen Victoria has ruled for 19 years. The Crimean War recently ended after three years of bloody fighting. The elimination of taxes on newspapers unleashed a demand for stories and the bloodier the...

Heat and smoke from the fire killed six-year-old Chrissy and both visiting grandparents and left the house in ruins. Bottles and cans containing gasoline found placed in doorways clearly indicated arson. Weeks later, Herb Steigler was arrested for murder...

Pinched is a gripping masterpiece that tells the electrifying true story of Marco, a poor adolescent Colombian fishermen who dreams of wealth and who’s ambitions result in his forced servitude to the A.U.C, a ruthlessly violent Narco Para-military...

One cold night in November 1971, 13-year-old Kathy Lynn Gloddy went missing. Her beaten, bruised body was found on the cold ground the next day. Enter into the tragedy as Karen Beaudin vividly recounts the horrifying details of her younger sister’s...

While Althea seeks to understand a mysterious gift she was born with, Moses seeks to manipulate events so that he can one day possess control of Althea's power. He convinces Althea that she has the power to change people's lives by just believing and...

Detective Nick Green recognises the corpse of a drug dealer he'd arrested years earlier, but says nothing to his current partner in the case. His memory of the man's sexy wife prompts him into looking her up. A relationship starts but he soon discovers...

After Lennox moves into town, murders are happening left and right. Once he crosses path with a cat, he kills the cat and dies himself right after. The next day he awakens as if he had never died. That's until he realizes that he was curse to come back...

Get Outta Jail Free Card is a guide to "Jim Crow's last stand at perpetuating slavery" Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts & Voter Suppression.