Serial killers and murderers Books

In this collection of essays, the author reflects on his experiences as a coroner in a small town in the late 19th century. From tragic suicides to bizarre accidents, each story offers a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people whose fates took...

A gripping true-crime novel about the notorious Victorian serial killer Leonard Scott, who terrorized the streets of London in the 1860s and 70s. Drawing on contemporary accounts, police reports, and other primary sources, this book provides a chilling...

Une fascinante note historique sur Coulommiers depuis sa fondation jusqu'à nos jours, y compris un compte rendu détaillé du procès d'Abel de la Rue, qui a été condamné à mort pour un crime odieux.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

This book provides a fascinating insight into a high-profile crime and its aftermath. Marie Françoise Clarisse Manson was one of the defendants in the trial for the assassination of M. Fualdès, and her memoirs provide an explanation of her conduct during...

Cette étude détaillée de l'assassinat de François de Guise en 1563 examine le contexte politique et religieux de l'époque ainsi que les motivations et les actions de Poltrot de Méré. Pierre de Vaissière explore les différentes versions de l'histoire et...

This true crime story follows the murder trial of Dr. John W. Hughes, who was accused of killing Miss Tamsen Parsons. The book also provides a sketch of Hughes' life, in which he confesses to bigamy and details his relationship with the victim. This...

Uncover the mystery behind the Meadow Lea Tragedy with Robert Dezell's Fire and Frost. Dezell recounts in detail the events that led to the fire and subsequent deaths of workers at the Meadow Lea factory in 1913. He also delves into the investigation...

This book is a sensational and controversial firsthand narrative of one of the most notorious events in Scottish history, the murder of David Rizzio, the Italian secretary of Mary Queen of Scots, in 1566. The author, Lord Ruthven, was one of the...

This true crime classic tells the story of Oscar Slater, a Jewish immigrant who was wrongfully convicted of murder in Scotland in 1908. Based on extensive research and firsthand accounts, it exposes the corruption and prejudice that led to Slater's...

Allan Pinkerton, renowned for his Civil War service as head of the Union Intelligence Service, was hired by Lincoln to provide security during his journey to the Nation's capital in 1861. Pinkerton's detailed account is a fascinating look at the methods...

From famous feuds to notorious criminal cases, this collection of Kentucky's most gripping tragedies and trials offers a glimpse into the state's darker history. Author Lewis Franklin Johnson delves into the personalities and motivations of the key...

This book details the case of Edward John Eyre, who was prosecuted for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors during his time as Governor of Jamaica. The book includes evidence taken from the trial and provides a fascinating insight into the colonial legal...

In an unnamed and timeless Latin American country, the lives of six men and three police officers intertwine after a brutal murder in a gay bathhouse. Dan Landes, an expatriate retired Los Angeles cop, is recruited to hunt for a serial killer who preys...

Almost 500 pages of unsealed FBI documents on the Las Vegas shooting, and the alleged shooter Stephen Paddock. Documents show that FBI agents knew the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left behind stockpiles of guns,...

Police in Newtown, Connecticut, were told years before Adam Lanza's 2012 killing spree that he planned to carry out a massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. That is just one of the revelations in this batch of documents the FBI has released.These...

The year 2018 will herald the 200th anniversary of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. The timing seems right for the story of a real monster. German-born immigrant Anton Probst arrived in New York in 1863...

The Whitechapel district of London was terrorized in the late 1800s by a serial killer known as “Jack the Ripper.” Although his identity was never proven, some historical scholars claim a cotton broker by the name of James Maybrick was responsible...

Have you ever felt alone in the world, unhinged, or even a prisoner in your own mind? This story follows four women; Nicole, Jasmine, Veronica, and Erika. Each of these women is tethered to pain, injustice, and prejudices in their lives. At the center of...

Step back in time and journey through the dark corridors of history with this chilling collection of true crime stories that delves into the shadowy world of axe murders that have sent shivers down the spines of generations. From the eerie backstreets of...

Step into the enigmatic world of Charles Manson, a man who forever altered the course of history as an American cult leader and criminal mastermind. In this gripping account, follow the life of Manson from his troubled childhood to the formation of the...

In August, 2023, Lucy Letby was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order, the most severe sentence possible under English law. Only three other female criminals had ever received a whole life order - Myra Hindley, Rose West, and Joanna...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!Murder by muffinErin Price moves to Bald Eagle Falls, a place where everyone knows everyone as well as everyone else's business, taking over the store left to her by her aunt to start up a gluten-free...

Who was the enigmatic Dora Doxey? And what was her strange and lifelong connection with the doctor? Was she, as the authorities sought to prove, simply calculating and cold-blooded, or was she herself more of a victim than a criminal?She was born Dora...

BECOMING CLARK ROCKEFELLER: Murder, Love, Deception, and the Con Man Behind It All delves into the life of a young immigrant entangled in a multi-generational murder investigation ensnaring some of the wealthiest Americans. Posing as bogus aristocrat...

Book I of The Murdered Dead Speak delves into the haunting true story of Sarah Maria Cornell, a young woman whose life took a tragic turn in 1832, leaving an indelible mark on history. Set against the backdrop of the early 19th century in a quiet New...

Six Disturbing Stories of some of the UK's Most Brutal KillersA quick word of warning. The true crime short stories within this book are unimaginably shocking.Most news articles and television true crime shows skim over the offensive details of truly...

The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers is the most comprehensive set of its kind in the history of true crime publishing. Written and compiled by Susan Hall, the four-volume set has more than 1600 entries of male and female serial killers...

The Grassington Murder - Fact or Fiction?On the 1st April 1766, the quiet Yorkshire Dales market town of Grassington was rocked by the disappearance of its popular local doctor, Dr Richard Petty. When the doctor's body was finally discovered, the...

Records the tragic circumstances which led to one man committing a sequence of vicious sexual assaults through to the murders of Rachel Nickell and Samantha and Jazmine Bisset. It has taken Alan Jackaman over 25 years to come to terms with what he...

Emily Dimmock was born in Standon, Hertfordshire. She followed the fate of so many poor working class girls, by working as a domestic servant, and then becoming a prostitute in London's Kings Cross. Witnesses last saw Emily alive on the evening of...

REVIEWS"A momentous book about murder, madness and moving". Dominic Walsh Journalist"We challenge anyone reading this book to let out a triumphant cheer or shed a silent tear. Simply brilliant and a fitting end to a trilogy." Filey Bay Today...

Discover some of the world's most infamous Baby Monsters in perfectly-illustrated detail.A lot of people have an obsession with serial killers, creepy stories and violence, giving them a cult-like following from those with a morbid fascination. With...

A poignant virtual ride-along like no other.Sometimes tragedy can be the most sincere teacher-something retired homicide detective Dave Sweet knows all too well. In this unorthodox police memoir, Sweet takes readers on a ride-along like no other,...

Jack the Ripper Suspect Dr. Francis Tumblety highlights the most recent groundbreaking discoveries concerning one of Scotland Yard's top Jack the Ripper suspects in the 1888 Whitechapel Murders Investigation, Dr. Francis Tumblety. Among the...

The history books say that Napoleon died of natural causes. Napoleon himself, expiring at 51 after a lifetime of robust health, suspected otherwise and ordered a thorough autopsy. His suspicions were well-founded. So clever was the crime, however, that...

The Book of Were-Wolves By Sabine Baring-Gould was originally published in 1865 and remains the most important and most often cited book on Lycanthropy. It is as compelling today as it was more than one hundred years ago when it was first published.

The “fascinating” true story behind the HBO Max and Hulu series about Texas housewife Candy Montgomery and the bizarre murder that shocked a community (Los Angeles Times Book Review).Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They...

A Michigan couple’s affair leads to two grisly murders by heroin injection in this true crime account from the acclaimed author of Lobster Boy.When Carol Giles’s friend Nancy Billiter was found dead—she had been bound, sexually...

The author of the true crime “masterpiece” Lobster Boy traces a brutal killer’s history across two decades of slipping past the legal system (The Guardian).When police in Tampa, Florida, arrested Larry Singleton in 1997 for brutally...

The acclaimed true crime author of Lobster Boy chronicles the brutal acts and eventual capture of two cannibalistic killers on Florida’s Gulf Coast.Jeremiah Rodgers and Jonathan Lawrence met in a Florida hospital for the criminally insane, where...

The shocking true story of Mary Thompson, a Eugene, Oregon, anti-gang activist who secretly ran her own murderous mob of teenagers—including her own son.Aaron Iturra was just eighteen years old when he was found dead in the bedroom of the Eugene,...

Baptist deacon, family man, pillar of his Florida community . . . and serial killer of prostitutes: chilling true crime from the author of Lobster Boy.   By day, Sam Smithers was the deacon of his Baptist church in Plant City, Florida, a...