True Story/True Crime
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Sunset Lodge in Georgetown: The Story of a Madam
$21.99 Add to cartHazel Weisse moved to Georgetown in 1936 and opened a brothel three miles south of Front Street. Despite being illegal, the business remained open for thirty-three years until Weisse’s retirement in 1… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Hodges, David Gregg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1467143669
- Language: English
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The Book of Criminal Minds: Forgeries, Robberies, Heists, Crimes of Passion, Murders, Money Laundering, Con Artistry, and More
$16.98 Add to cartA perfect gift for the true crime buff in your life, this book contains more than 300 absorbing stories about true crime.
- Includes stories both familiar and obscure, some macabre, some amusing, some st
- Series: Book of
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 632
- Publish Date: May 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1645586340
- Language: English
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Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation’s Most Elusive Serial Killer
$20.00 Add to cartRobert Graysmith’s New York Times bestselling account of the desperate hunt for a serial killer and his own investigation of California’s unsolved Zodiac murders.
A sexual sadist, the Zodiac killer t- Author: Graysmith, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 05 2020
- ISBN10: 0593199650
- Language: English
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Isadore’s Secret: Sin, Murder, and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town
$22.95 Add to cart“In Isadore’s Secret, Mardi Link shines a journalist’s lamp on this dark, quiet corner of Michigan’s history, assuring that the tragic story of Sister Janina is not forgotten. Link’s telling is fasci
- Author: Link, Mardi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0472050796
- Language: English
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Carmine the Snake
$18.00 Add to cartThe shocking true story of the most ruthless and deadly mob boss in the annals of the American Mafia.
In the golden age of organized crime, Carmine “The Snake” Persico was the King of the Streets. Th… [more below]
- Author: Dimatteo, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 30 2019
- ISBN10: 0806538821
- Language: English
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Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth
$20.00 Read moreCarnegie Medal Nonfiction Longlist 2023
The Washington Post Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022 Publishers Weekly Best Books 2022 Kirkus Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022 Slate Best Books 2022 Chicago Tribune- Author: Williamson, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: March 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1524746584
- Language: English
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All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind
$27.00 Read moreAcclaimed crime historian, podcaster, and author of American Sherlock Kate Winkler Dawson tells the thrilling story of Edward Rulloff–a serial murderer who was called “too intelligent to be killed”–… [more below]
- Author: Dawson, Kate Winkler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0593420063
- Language: English
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Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
$30.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the award-winning author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing–and one of the most decorated journalists of our time–twelve enthralling true stories of skulduggery and i… [more below]
- Author: Keefe, Patrick Radden
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 0385548516
- Language: English
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Los Asesinos de la Luna de Las Flores / Killers of the Flower Moon: Los CrÃmenes En La Nación Osage Y El Nacimiento del FBI
$18.95 Add to cartEL LIBRO QUE HA INSPIRADO LA ADAPTACI?N DIRIGIDA POR MARTIN SCORCESE
BEST-SELLER DEL NEW YORK TIMES FINALISTA DEL NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Desconcertante y cautivadora […] una historia que abrasar? tu- Author: Grann, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0525566937
- Language: Spanish
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Behind The Face
$24.99 Add to cartA mother’s triumphant journey from darkness to light after suffering a traumatic loss. Behind the Face “is a heart-wrenching story that will inspire you as Toranj Irani embarks on her path toward heal
- Author: Irani, Toranj
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1945674644
- Language: English
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Serial Killers of the ’80s: Stories Behind a Decadent Decade of Death Volume 5
$17.99 Read moreThe 1980s were a time of notorious serial killers–Jeffrey Dahmer, Aileen Wuornos, Samuel Little–but also of advances in forensics that helped lead to their capture.
The serial killer became part of… [more below]- Series: Profiles in Crime #5
- Author: Fritsch, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1454941685
- Language: English
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Herbvana
$22.50 Add to cartSet in the heady days following the legalization of recreational cannabis in Washington state, Herbvana tells the tale of the ill-fated partnership between a sleazy strip-mall lawyer and a marijuana e
- Author: Defoe, Brian B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 9798988743118
- Language: English
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Veil of Doubt
$18.95 Add to cartWhen a mother is charged with murder in a town already convinced of her guilt, can defense attorney Powell Harrison find truth and justice in a legal system where innocence is not presumed?
Emily Lloy… [more below]
- Author: Virts, Sharon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 195941125X
- Language: English
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
$19.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – “A devastating expos? of colleges and local law enforcement…. A substantive deep dive into the morass of campus sex crimes, where the victim is too often treated like the accus
- Author: Krakauer, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0804170568
- Language: English
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The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
$19.00 Add to cartIn this thrilling panorama of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle-aged grandmother, who from a tin… [more below]
- Author: Keefe, Patrick Radden
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 27 2010
- ISBN10: 0307279278
- Language: English
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To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana’s Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer
$21.99 Add to cartThe twelve-year rampage of “Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance–and the shocking end to his murder spree
To his neighbors, Wayne Nance, a furniture mover from Missoula, Montana, appeared to be an affable,- Author: Coston, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 27 2018
- ISBN10: 1504049403
- Language: English
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The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird
$20.00 Add to cartA “well-written, engaging detective story” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs–and the wildlife detective determined to stop him.
On May 3, 2010, an- Author: Hammer, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 150119190X
- Language: English
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Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom
$28.00 Add to cartLike a nonfiction John Grisham thriller with echoes of Rainman, Just Mercy, and a captivating smalltown Southern setting, this is the fascinating true story–sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreakin… [more below]
- Author: Poston, McCracken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0806542799
- Language: English
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Fatal Exam: Solving Lubbock’s Greatest Murder Mystery
$24.95 Add to cartOn Monday, December 4, 1967, a body was discovered in the Science Building of the largest university in West Texas. The next day, citizens of Lubbock gathered for the Carol of Lights, an event typical… [more below]
- Author: Burton, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1682831876
- Language: English
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Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence
$32.00 Add to cartJames Bamford, the bestselling author of The Puzzle Palace and Body of Secrets, unveils a hidden cabal of foreign powers that have spied against America to reveal the incredible spygames, secrets, and… [more below]
- Author: Bamford, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1538741156
- Language: English
