Historical
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The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
$18.99 Add to cartThe riveting story of how the murder of prostitute Vivian Gordon brought about the downfall of the mayor of New York City and an end to the dominance of Tammany Hall.
“Propulsive. . . . Unlike the sen- Author: Wolraich, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1454956925
- Language: English
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Home of the Happy: A Murder on the Cajun Prairie
$32.50 Add to cartA compelling blend of true crime and memoir tracing the author’s investigation into the kidnapping and murder of her great-grandfather in 1980s Louisiana and the reverberations on her family and commu
- Author: LaHaye Fontenot, Jordan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0063257963
- Language: English
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Confessions of an Undercover Agent: Adventures, Close Calls, and the Toll of a Double Life
$18.00 Add to cartThis true story of an ex-Marine who fought crime as an undercover cop, a narcotics agent, and finally a federal prosecutor spans a decade of crime fighting and narrow escapes. Charlie Spillers dealt
- Series: Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography
- Author: Spillers, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: March 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1496818539
- Language: English
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The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill: Abortion, Death, and Concealment in Victorian New England
$28.99 Read more“The narrative unfolds like a high-stakes crime novel.”–Kirkus Reviews
In 1898, a group of schoolboys in Bridgeport, Connecticut discovered gruesome packages under a bridge holding the dismembered re- Author: Biederman, Marcia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1641608560
- Language: English
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Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham
$16.99 Add to cartIn this dramatic true account about the power of sensationalized crime, one woman’s case is exposed for its sexism, flagrant disregard for the truth, and, ultimately, the dangers posed by an unbridled
- Author: Clark, Marcia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: December 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1662515952
- Language: English
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The Grays of Truth
$28.95 Add to cartFrom bestselling historical true-crime author Sharon Virts comes a gripping tale of murder and deceit.
In Reconstruction-era Baltimore, members of the city’s elite keep turning up dead. Below the poli… [more below]
- Author: Virts, Sharon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1959411764
- Language: English
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Gangsters, Outlaws and Mobsters: A Missouri History of Twentieth Century Crimes and Criminals
$29.95 Add to cartWhen people think of organized crime, the cities of Chicago, Las Vegas, and New York come to mind, but the state of Missouri has produced a long list of high profile criminals known across the nation…. [more below]
- Author: True, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1948901870
- Language: English
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Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham
$28.99 Read moreIn this dramatic true account about the power of sensationalized crime, one woman’s case is exposed for its sexism, flagrant disregard for the truth, and, ultimately, the dangers posed by an unbridled
- Author: Clark, Marcia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: December 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1662515960
- Language: English
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The Madness of John Terrell: Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland
$24.95 Add to cart- Series: True Crime History
- Author: Terrell, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1606354876
- Language: English
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Killer Collections: Dark Artifacts from True Crime
$30.00 Read moreDelve into the dark and dangerous side of humanity with this intriguing collection of artifacts and ephemera relating to some of the world’s most infamous criminals and criminal acts.
From an 18th Cen- Author: Gambino, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0857829149
- Language: English
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Under Penalty of Death: The Untold Story of Machine Gun Kelly’s First Kidnapping
$30.00 Read moreAn FBI cover-up spanning nearly a century. A victim and his family sworn to secrecy. Machine Gun Kelly’s first kidnapping, a crime that changed America before it was swept under the rug of history.
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- Author: Meredith, Kevin E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 374
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1684351995
- Language: English
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Murders, Mysteries, and Misdemeanors in Washington State
$24.99 Read moreWashington may be known as the Evergreen State but hidden amongst the evergreen trees are true crime stories spanning the past century. Come and explore the Ghoul of Gray’s Harbor and discover the Flo
- Series: America Through Time
- Author: Laplante, Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1634994663
- Language: English
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The Beauty Defense: Femmes Fatales on Trial
$24.95 Add to cartJustice is blind, they say, but perhaps not to beauty. In supposedly dispassionate courts of law, attractive women have long avoided punishment, based largely on their looks, for cold-blooded crimes.
- Series: True Crime History
- Author: James, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1606353942
- Language: English
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Behind the Horror: True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies
$16.99 Read moreUncover the twisted tales that inspired the big screen’s greatest screams.
Which case of demonic possession inspired The Exorcist? What horrifying front-page story generated the idea for A Nightmare o- Series: True Crime Uncovered
- Author: Mellor, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1465492380
- Language: English
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Murder at Teal’s Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks
$15.95 Add to cartA brilliantly researched reinvestigation into the nearly forgotten century-old murder that inspired one of the most seductive mysteries in the history of television and film.
In 1908, Hazel Drew was fo
- Author: Givens, Mark T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1542026423
- Language: English
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Wicked Erie
$24.99 Read moreDiscover sinister stories of Erie’s hidden history.
Life on the lake is not always pleasant, as these stories of scandal, robbery, murder, suicide, the mob and more reveal. Author Justin Dombrowski pre
- Series: Wicked
- Author: Dombrowski, Justin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1467155314
- Language: English
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Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder
$30.00 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone, the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck, and betrayal.
On December 10, 1
- Author: Pearl, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0063338068
- Language: English
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Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force’s Most Infamous Murder Cases
$35.00 Add to cartA riveting true-crime history of London’s first modern police force as told through its most notorious murder cases.
The idea of “Scotland Yard” is steeped in atmospheric stories of foggy London stree- Author: Read, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1639366393
- Language: English
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Ghosts of Crook County: An Oil Fortune, a Phantom Child, and the Fight for Indigenous Land
$32.95 Read moreThe true–and unsolved–story of unabashedly greedy men, their exploitation of Muscogee land, and the hunt for the ghost of a boy who may never have existed
For readers of David Grann’s award-winning- Author: Cobb, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0807007374
- Language: English
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Alcatraz: The Last Escape
$47.42 Add to cartWhen Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin boldly escaped from Alcatraz prison on June 11, 1962, it is widely believed that they succumbed to the waters of San Francisco Bay. In this reex
- Author: Widner, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 404
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1493081233
- Language: English
