⚖️ Real stories, real people, and the dark truths that lie beneath the surface. From infamous cases to little-known mysteries, these gripping reads dig deep into the criminal mind—and the world it leaves behind.
Bestselling author of Broken Ground "offers fascinating glimpses" into the real world of criminal forensics from its beginnings to the modern day (The Boston Globe). The dead can tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died, and,...
This collection by a New York Times journalist gathers three horrifying true accounts of crimes of passion, ambition, and fear. Author Joe Sharkey delivers three gripping accounts of betrayal and murder in this compelling American true crime collection. Above...
In this "first-rate blending of true-crime, character-study and history" a 19th-century love con leads to murder and a sensational double trial (Susan Isaacs, New York Times–bestselling author of Compromising Positions). In 1831 Lucretia Winslow Chapman was a wife and...
The shocking 1997 murder that exposed a devoted Philadelphia husband as a cold-hearted killer, from the author of A Family Business and Hot Blood."[Engalde is] one of the most astute observers of America's wild side." —Jack Olsen, New York Times–bestselling...
A #1 Wall Street Journal, Amazon Charts, USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller.#1 New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen’s shocking and empowering true-crime story of three sisters determined to survive their mother’s house of horrors.After more than a...
A horrific account of the murders, investigation, and trial of the serial killer doctor known as the "Creighton Killer." "A powerful and compelling story."—The Haunted Reading Room Detective Derek Mois wasn't sure what he was dealing with when in March 2008 he walked...
The definitive account of one of Britain's most notorious killer couples, who loved, tortured, and slayed together as husband and wife—from the Senior Producer of Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story, now on Netflix.Updated with a new afterword from the author...
From an award-winning journalist, this "grippingly suspenseful true-crime tale details the foiling of a wealthy Texan's plot to have his wife murdered" (Publishers Weekly).To the world, Linda DeSilva's marriage to Robert Edelman was perfect. He was her college...
Examine the evidence in this volume of notorious true crimes that remain unsolved, from mystifying heists to shocking murders and more.Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection features case file facts, fascinating details, and chilling testimonies of the world’s most...
“A gripping suspense story, an indictment of the military’s treatment of our soldiers . . . and a celebration of the resilience . . . of a great American city.” —George Pelecanos, New York Times–bestselling author of The Turnaround and Hell to PayZackery Bowen was one...