Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Louisiana

When single-mother Devon Connor hires Elvis Cole, it's because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she's afraid he's dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different

The Wanted

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol. 2

A collection of true-crime writings includes the story of Tim Harris, a Florida state trooper who hid bizarre and fatal fantasies behind his badge

You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases

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Stories of Death, Debauchery and Disaster from an Amusement Park near You

America's amusement parks have seen it all; deaths, dismemberment, shootings, stabbings, sex crimes, animal attacks and some down right crazy behavior. The amusement park industry claims your trip to an amusement park is one of the safest forms of entertainment in the country. Industry statistics state the odds of being severely injured on an amusement ride are 1 in 24 million; the chances of being killed on one are 1 in 750 million. However, if you are that one, your accident is likely catastrophic and devastating. Amusement Park 9-1-1 reveals the stories the amusement park industry doesn't want you to hear. Stories that may have you thinking twice when you're standing in line ready to board a thrill ride. • Do you know the federal government doesn't regulate the biggest names in the amusement park industry? • Do you know that Universal Studios, Orlando, actually claims their park is in an “Urban High-Crime Area”? • How did a roller coaster rider at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter go blind? Tragically, it had nothing to do with wizardry. • Is SeaWorld a prime target for terrorists? According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the park could be. • What do a church group, a bronze medal winning Olympic athlete, and a group of librarians all have in common? They claimed Six Flags Magic Mountain discriminated against them due to their race. • What NFL prospect took a 35-foot drop from a gondola ride at Busch Gardens and lived to tell about it? • Ever hear the old saying, “Bad things happen in threes”? In one evening, three people died at the largest amusement park in the mid-west. Strap on your seat belt and pull down the lap bar. These stories and many more are featured in Amusement Park 9-1-1, when thrill rides become kill rides.

Amusement Park 9-1-1

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Arizona

An account of the senseless murder of a Kansas farm family and the search for the killers

In Cold Blood

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#paperback #truecrime #jamespatterson #murdermystery #murderinterrupted #murder

Minnesota

As seen on Discovery's Murder is Forever TV series: In these two true crime thrillers, a reluctant hitman and a cheating husband fight for their lives . . . and a single mother exacts her revenge. In Murder, Interrupted, rich, cheating financier Frank Howard wants his wife dead, and he's willing to pay Billie Earl Johnson whatever it takes: $750,000, to be exact. When his bullet misses the mark, Billie Earl and Frank will turn on each other in a fight for their lives . . . Mother of All Murders is the story of local celebrity Dee Dee Blancharde. Television reports praise her as a single mother who tirelessly cares for her wheelchair-bound, chronically ill daughter. But when the teenaged Gypsy Rose realizes she isn't actually sick and Dee Dee has lied all these years, Gypsy Rose exacts her revenge . . .

Murder, Interrupted

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Illinois

A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles

In 1979 the City of Angels had its fair share of devils. Howard Garrett was one of them. His contractor's license bought him an entrée into Space Matters, a real estate development company run out of a hip mansion on the edge of LA's Miracle Mile district. The company's owners, debonair, slick-talking Richard Kasparov and self-conscious, nerdy Jerry Schneiderman, were LA's Young Turks of interior architecture. When Richard interviewed the quiet, buzzard-faced Howard, he figured he'd found the perfect supervisor to oversee construction for a firm hungry to expand. What neither he nor his partner Jerry knew was that by hiring Howard, they'd unloosed a monster into their midst. In The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles, author and journalist Chip Jacobs recounts a spectacular, noir true-crime saga from one of the most murderous times in American history. It's 1979 and the Los Angeles murder rate is the highest in recorded history. Even before Howard Garrett entered Richard and Jerry's lives, he had managed to slither away from a series of brutal crimes unprosecuted. But if Howard was the violent one of the trio, Richard was its resident grifter. As the firm expanded, Richard figured out ways to bleed the company dry for his own gain, including by hitting up Howard to put up his credit line in service of the company. When Richard's grift is exposed, Jerry cuts all ties to him while a--by now--enraged Howard loses everything. Using his steel blue El Camino to stalk his victims, Howard unleashes his blood thirsty vengeance and decides to create a murder-for-hire corporation employing a motley crew of junkies and bottom-scrapers. The first targets: the owners of Space Matters. But Howard's band of would be assassins bungled through his scheme, while Jerry finds himself in an odyssey of disguises, getting not-so-legal, legal advice from his lawyer while surreptitiously meeting in a graveyard, seeking protection from a charismatic, ex-Israeli mercenary, and being used as bait in a LAPD-orchestrated showdown at the La Brea Tar Pits. Whether its stumblebum killers or a mass murder averted by a kid watching Laverne & Shirley, you'll never read about bloodlust like this. Or see Southern California the same way. Chip Jacobs conducted hundreds of hours of interviews and reviewed thousands of pages in Howard Garrett's case to connect the dots. The resulting book is a feast for true crime lovers as well as for lovers of Los Angeles noir. The Darkest Glare is vintage true crime at its finest. As a bonus, The Darkest Glare includes an original true crime short also by Chip Jacobs, "Paul & Chuck". "Paul & Chuck" is the truly terrifying and weird story of crusading Los Angeles attorney Paul Morantz who in the late 1970s went to battle against one of the most dangerous and violent cults America has ever seen: Synanon. It's story that's guaranteed to make your skin crawl!

The Devil in Design

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#paperback #mystery #biography #jamespatterson

The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller "Ripped from the headlines . . . Combining in-depth, investigative reporting and fresh interviews, the authors effectively tabloid-proof this shocking, celebrity-driven story by lining up the facts and labeling rumors." --USA Today Aaron Hernandez was a college All-American who became the youngest player in the NFL and later reached the Super Bowl. His every move as a tight end with the New England Patriots played out the headlines, yet he led a secret life--one that ended in a maximum-security prison. What drove him to go so wrong, so fast? Between the summers of 2012 and 2013, not long after Hernandez made his first Pro Bowl, he was linked to a series of violent incidents culminating in the death of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player who dated the sister of Hernandez's fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins. All-American Murder is the first book to investigate Aaron Hernandez's first-degree murder conviction and the mystery of his own shocking and untimely death.

All-American Murder

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

The Story of Amy Grossberg, Brian Peterson, and the Baby They Didn't Want

Looks at the lives of Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson, the events surrounding Amy's pregnancy, and their decision to get rid of the baby

Always in Our Hearts

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

From Sacco-Vanzetti to O.J. Simpson, Including Lindbergh Kidnapping, Sam Sheppard, John F. Kennedy, Vincent Foster, JonBenet Ramsey

Looks at legendary crimes of the twentieth century including the Lindbergh kidnapping, the O.J. Simpson case, and the JonBenet Ramsey case.

Famous Crimes Revisited

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Indiana

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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Tennessee

The True Story of the West Memphis Three

From the prize-winning investigative reporter who has had the inside track on the story since it first broke in 1993 comes the definitive chronicle of the notorious child murders in West Memphis, Arkansas. of photos.

Devil's Knot

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Pennsylvania

A True Tale of Murder, Passion, and the Shattered Faith of a Congregation

Recounts the two trials of New Jersey rabbi Fred Neulander for his wife's murder, describing the first trial's deadlocked jury and his career ambitions, misuses of power, and manipulation of a lonely congregation member as part of his murder plot.

The Rabbi and the Hit Man

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Dust jacket is a bit tattered, but book is in great condition. Former owners name inside front cover. #hardcover #crime #mafia #petermaas #cosanostra #racketeering 

Michigan

The first true story of life inside the Cosa Nostra!

The Valachi Papers

#hardcover #botm #nonfiction #truecrime #sad #autobiography 

The Story of a Private Investigation

Part memoir and part literary true crime, the mesmerizing story of a landmark sexual assault investigation and the female private investigator who helped crack it open. Erika Krouse has one of those faces. “I don’t know why I’m telling you this,” people say, spilling confessions. In fall 2002, Erika accepts a new contract job investigating lawsuits as a private investigator. The role seems perfect for her, but she quickly realizes she has no idea what she’s doing. Then a lawyer named Grayson assigns her to investigate a sexual assault, a college student who was attacked by football players and recruits at a party a year earlier. Erika knows she should turn the assignment down. Her own history with sexual violence makes it all too personal. But she takes the job anyway, inspired by Grayson’s conviction that he could help change things forever. And maybe she could, too. Over the next five years, Erika learns everything she can about P. I. technique, tracking down witnesses and investigating a culture of sexual assault and harassment ingrained in the university’s football program. But as the investigation grows into a national scandal and a historic civil rights case, Erika finds herself increasingly consumed. When the case and her life both implode at the same time, Erika must figure out how to help win the case without losing herself.

Tell Me Everything

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#hardcover #nonfiction #fiction #truecrime #mystery #general #history #savannah 

Florida

Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

Presents the real-life case of Ron Williamson, a mentally ill former baseball player who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the 1982 murder of a 21-year-old woman in his Oklahoma hometown.

The Innocent Man

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She stumbled across a body … and into a killer’s world 

When the dead body she stumbles upon disappears after she calls 911, cartoonist Zoe Foster, deciding to investigate on her own, discovers that one of her ex-husband's employees, a nightclub singer, is missing. Original.

Now You Die

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North Carolina

How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders

Journalist Jensen spent 15 years investigating unsolved murders, fighting for the families of victims. Every story he wrote had one thing in common--they didn't have an ending. The killer was still out there. But after the sudden death of a friend, he came up with a plan to investigate past the point when the cops had given up and to solve the murders himself.self.

Chase Darkness with Me

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#hardcover #ojsimpson #truecrime #racism 

In Contempt

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Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood's most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer to the truth, shadowy operatives, from high-priced lawyers to elite war-hardened spies, mounted a secret campaign of intimidation, threatening his career, following his every move, and weaponizing an account of abuse in his own family. All the while, Farrow and his producer faced a degree of resistance they could not explain -- until now. And a trail of clues revealed corruption and cover-ups from Hollywood to Washington and beyond. This is the untold story of the exotic tactics of surveillance and intimidation deployed by wealthy and connected men to threaten journalists, evade accountability, and silence victims of abuse. And it's the story of the women who risked everything to expose the truth and spark a global movement. Both a spy thriller and a meticulous work of investigative journalism, Catch and Kill breaks devastating new stories about the rampant abuse of power and sheds far-reaching light on investigations that shook our culture. INDIE BOUND #1 BESTSELLERUSA TODAY BESTSELLERWALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

Catch and Kill

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Light wear on the edges of the front and back cover but otherwise good condition #nonfiction #mystery #truecrime #johngrisham #theinnocentman #legalthriller #netflixseries #murder 

Alabama

True stories of the detectives known as batman and robin

The Super Cops 

Offers an account of the 1980 slaying of a seventy-one-year-old nun, a crime in which Father Gerald Robinson became a prime suspect but remained free, until, more than twenty years later, his name became linked to a satanic ritual case.

When Satan Wore a Cross

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Nuel Emmons

Charles Manson

Good condition! #paperback #truecrime #Manson #charlesmanson #crime #serialkiller 

West Virginia

Recounts the murders that sent Charles Manson to prison, describes his childhood and life of crime, and includes his feelings concerning his portrayal in the media

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Now You Die

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