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Lust killer (Signet True-crime Ser.)
By Ann Rule. 1988
When young women begin mysteriously disappearing in Oregon, Police Lieutenant James Stovall leads a relentless search for a killer. With…
little evidence available, and the public screaming for answers, he must find a remorseless, brutal killer whose identity will shock them all. Contains some explicit descriptions of sex and violenceThe darkest night: two sisters, a brutal murder, and the loss of innocence in a small town
By Ron Franscell. 2008
Details the 1973 Casper, Wyoming, abduction of two sisters by two men who raped the teen and threw them both…
from a bridge, killing the younger child. Describes the surviving girl's ongoing troubles and her attackers' lives before and after their swift arrest and conviction. Violence and strong language. 2007On November 22, 1915, Jasper Jacob Francis, a prosperous farmer and leading citizen of Stoutland, Missouri, was found dead in…
a brush pile on Rouse Hill. He had been savagely murdered. The case helped launch the career of Phil M. Donnelly, who acted as the defense attorney for the accused killer, and later became governor of Missouri, and a U.S. CongressmanFrey recounts her brief relationship with Peterson during the time his pregnant wife disappeared. Frey relates contacting Modesto, California, police…
in December 2002 and later testifying against Peterson when he was tried for murder. She attributes faith in God for sustaining her throughout the ordeal. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005Cries in the desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
By John Glatt. 2002
Chronicles the crimes and trial of David Parker Ray of Sierra County, New Mexico, who for decades abducted women for…
sadomasochistic torture before murdering them. In 1999 Ray, then fifty-nine, was finally arrested along with his fiancée and daughter as accomplices. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Crime wave: reportage and fiction from the underside of L.A
By James Ellroy. 1999
Pieces first published in GQ magazine by the crime writer. Ellroy relates his mother's murder in 1958 as well as…
other crimes against women, including Nicole Simpson. Depicts some corrupted characters on the dark side of Los Angeles. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1999Meurtres avec malveillance (GF ;v 107eUne enquête de DreadfulWater)
By Thomas King. 2022
La vie n'est pas de tout repos pour Thumps DreadfulWater. Alors qu'il peine à accepter tant son diabète que le…
cancer de Claire, voilà que la productrice d'une populaire émission d'affaires criminelles, Nina Maslow, débarque à Chinook et insiste pour que Thumps l'aide à réactiver un vieux dossierLines and shadows
By Joseph Wambaugh. 1984
In this true crime story, Wambaugh focuses on the Border Crime Task Force, an eighteen-month experiment conducted by the San…
Diego Police. This task force foot-patrolled the Mexican-U.S. border between Tijuana and San Diego in an effort to stop the gangs who mug, rob, rape, and murder Mexican, illegal aliens. Powerful and compassionate. Strong language. Violence. Bestseller 1984Frozen tundra (Sam Skarda mysteries #03)
By Rick Shefchik. 2010
Ex-Minneapolis police detective Sam Skarda is hired by the president of the Green Bay Packers to investigate an insider plot…
designed to sell the publicly-owned Packers to a private buyer. Adult. Some descriptions of sex. Strong language. Violence'I was hooked right from the start and couldn't put it down. I stayed up until after 2am to finish…
it... A non-stop, tense and thrilling read' Reader review, 5 stars A deadly trap. A ticking clock. How long until she has only one last breath? Jessie wakes to darkness, cold, and the rain beating down on her. She reaches out, and her hands meet hard stone. Suddenly she knows where she is. Deep in the woods, far underground, at the bottom of the well where her best friend's lifeless body was found fifteen years ago. After returning to her hometown to investigate a new murder, she now finds herself poised to become the killer's next victim. Jessie gazes up to the circle of night sky above her, the relentless raindrops landing on her face. She doesn't know how she came to be here, but she knows that, with the storm getting worse, it's only a matter of time before the well begins to fill with water. Can she make it out before it's too late? And what will be waiting for her on the surface if she does? A totally gripping, dark and twisty psychological thriller that will leave you breathless. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards and Freida McFadden. Readers have been loving One Last Breath: 'Heart-pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. Definitely one of the best books this year' Reader review, 5 stars 'This book blew my mind! ... You know it's good when you get past half way in one sitting!' Reader review, 5 stars 'Riveting and engaging ... a testament to Cunliffe's storytelling prowess, delivering a gratifying and suspenseful experience' Reader review, 5 stars 'White knuckles from the very first page and the tension does not let up!' Reader review, 5 starsCourt In The Streets
By Kevin Bullock. 2010
The Yard is part two of the heart throb thriller Court in the Streets, that goes from the streets of…
Durham, North Carolina, to behind the vicious walls of Coleman Federal Penitentiary. The exact prison where Walter's forty years of experience in the game could have never prepared him for the multiple life sentences he was sentenced to for his affiliation with Jason Parker.... Now the nine figure Jamaican boss must fend for himself against jealous inmates, correctional officers, and family..... The elusive, ill-tempered Jason Parker, still hasn't gotten over the fact that Tony is dead, and his mentor is in prison for the rest of his life. And now that he's on the F.B.I's Top Ten Most Wanted list, you would think that he's somewhere enjoying what life that he has left. But Mr. Attitude himself, is ordering more hits than Don Corleone, and prepping his six year old twin boys for war...... Mez, a small time hustler that's driven by love, discovers the streets don't love anybody when he finds himself a fellow inmate of Walter's. When Walter takes him under his wing and exposed him to his world, Mez finds out first-hand what it feels like to be on somebody's list....The Suicide Squad
By Richard Curtis. 1975
Dave Bolt doesn't know what the Racers' star quarterback has to do with the game no gambler would touch, but…
it smells like a mighty fishy fix. When Jimmy Quinn doesn't show for a meeting and has disappeared, Bolt suspects more than a thrown game. Quinn's books show a few shady deals, but nothing too suspicious. Now Bolt has a dead gambler on his hands, and what he wants to know is...is Quinn next on the list or a cold-blooded killer? No one ever said the sports business was a cup of tea and Dave Bolt takes his coffee strong, bitter and black.Mountain Rampage
By Scott Graham. 2015
"Graham's clever tale is tailor-made for those who prefer their mysteries under blue skies..."-KIRKUS"Description and dialogue balance to bring both…
the rounded characters and the Rocky Mountain setting alive in this tale of danger, death, and intrigue...Scott Graham has created a satisfying and suspenseful adventure."-FOREWORD REVIEWS"Filled with murder and mayhem, jealousy and good detective work-set against a stunning Colorado backdrop-Mountain Rampage is an exciting, non-stop read. I look forward to more good tales from this talented author."-ANNE HILLERMAN, New York Times bestselling author of Spider Woman's Daughter"In Mountain Rampage, Scott Graham delivers taut writing, solid plot twists, a cast of interesting characters, and an appealing protagonist both men and women will love. Get ready for a leave-you-breathless high country southwestern adventure."-MICHAEL MCGARRITY, New York Times bestselling author of Hard Country and Backlands"Move over Nevada Barr-clean prose and confident storytelling combine to make Scott Graham's second Chuck Bender/National Park Mystery Series novel a must-read for fans of Western outdoor fiction and for mystery lovers everywhere."-CHUCK GREAVES, author of Hush Money, Green-Eyed Lady, and The Last Heir"In archaeologist Chuck Bender, Scott Graham has created a flawed, all-too-human, and memorable investigator who had me rooting for him to the end."-MARGARET COEL, author of Night of the White BuffaloIn the riveting second installment of the National Park Mystery Series, archaeologist Chuck Bender finds himself and his young wife and stepdaughters in the crosshairs of an unknown killer when he defends his brother-in-law from false accusations of murder in the brutal slaying of a resort worker in Rocky Mountain National Park.Scott Graham is author of Canyon Sacrifice: A National Park Mystery and Extreme Kids, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. He is an avid outdoorsman and amateur archaeologist who enjoys hunting, rock climbing, skiing, backpacking, mountaineering, river rafting, and whitewater kayaking with his wife, an emergency physician, and their two sons. Graham lives in Durango, Colorado.Hook, Line & Sinister: Mysteries to Reel You In (Playaway Adult Fiction Ser.)
By T. Jefferson Parker. 2010
Original short stories by best-selling mystery writers about their favorite pastime—?shing. Sixteen of America's favorite author-anglers spin tales of mystery…
and fishing in this collection. From the tragic to the comic with many stops in between, these stories reflect the authors' passions for both making stories and catching fish. Michael Connelly, Ridley Pearson, John Lescroart, Don Winslow, Melodie Johnson Howe, Victoria Houston, and others all share a mysterious affection for things piscatorial when not busy writing best-selling books. This collection of all-original short stories will entertain even the most discriminating mystery reader. Proceeds from this book will help support two charitable groups, Casting For Recovery, which helps women cancer survivors to heal body and soul through fly-fishing, and Project Healing Waters, which does the same for our returning veterans. Contributing authors include • Ridley Pearson • Mark T. Sullivan • Michael Connelly • John Lescoart • Andrew Winer • Dana Stabenow • Don Winslow • Melodie Johnson Howe • James W. Hall • C.J. Box • Victoria Houston • William Beall • Spring Warren • Brian M. Wiprud • William Tapply • T. Jefferson ParkerMe & My Girls
By Leondrei Prince. 2004
Tish, Rayon and Tasheena are about to show the world what friendship really means. Each living their own separate lives,…
they stumbled upon obstacles that would define who they are later in life... Tish- A high school mother learned early about responsibility by having a child by a small time drug dealer who later became a "King Pin" and victim of a quarrel... Rayon- One of Tish's best friend from the suburbs is more of a follower than anything else. She got caught up in a pregnancy and found comfort in her two best friends Tish and Tasheena who were from the projects... Tasheena- Is the direct opposite of the both of them... She was a woman scorned early by the love of her life who abandoned her for a heroin addiction. Unable to deal with the loneliness that overcame her, she sought out comfort from any and every man she could, only digging herself into a deeper depression. Until she discovered Allah (God).Los asesinos de la luna: Petróleo, dinero, homicidio y la creación del FBI.
By David Grann. 2017
El autor de Z, la ciudad perdida, David Grann, regresa con un emocionante True Crime que desvela una de las…
conspiraciones más monstruosas de la historia de Estados Unidos. Best Seller de The New York Times, mejor libro del 2017 según Amazon y Ganador del Edgar Allan Poe Award al Best Fact Crime. En los años veinte, la comunidad india de los Osage en Oklahoma era la población de mayor renta per cápita del mundo. El petróleo que yacía bajo sus propiedades les convirtió en millonarios: construyeron mansiones, tenían chóferes privados y mandaban a sus hijos a estudiar a Europa. Pero un espiral de violencia asoló esta comunidad indígena cuando sus miembros empezaron a morir y a desaparecer en extrañas circunstancias. La familia de una mujer Osage, Mollie Burkhart, se convirtió en un objetivo principal. Sus tres hermanas fueron asesinadas. Una fue envenenada, otra murió a tiros y la tercera falleció en una explosión. Otros miembros de la los Osage morían en circunstancias misteriosas, y muchos de los que se atrevieron a investigar los crímenes fueron también asesinados. Cuando el número de muertos alcanzó los veinticuatro, el recién inaugurado FBI decidió intervenir y fue uno de sus primeros grandes casos de homicidio. Después de que la investigación resultara un desastre, el joven director J. Edgar Hoover acudió al antiguo comandante de Texas, Tom White, para que desvelase el misterio. White estableció un equipo infiltrado, incluyendo a un agente nativo en el grupo. En este apasionante true crime, que Martin Scorsese y Leonardo DiCaprio llevarán a la gran pantalla, se revelan nuevos secretos de una de las conspiraciones más siniestras contra la comunidad indígena de Estados Unidos. Como ya hizo en Z, la ciudad perdida, Grann se sumerge en una profunda y exhaustiva investigación para desvelar uno de los episodios más oscuros y despiadados de la Historia norteamericana. La crítica ha dicho:«Los asesinos de la luna es un libro magnífico, una cautivadora historia real de avaricia, asesinatos en serie e injusticia racial [...]. David Grann es un periodista extraordinario, y esta obra es quizá lo mejor que ha escrito.»Jon Krakauer «Perturbador y fascinante [...] abrasará tu alma.»Dave Eggers, The New York Times Book Review «Un trabajo magistral de periodismo literario.»The Boston Globe «La historia criminal que cuenta es atroz y repleta de héroes y villanos reales. Hará que te estremezcas ante la inhumanidad del hombre hacia sus congéneres.»Dwight Garner, The New York Times «Una historia increíble, emocionante e imposible de dejar, escrita por una autor cuyos misterios basados en hechos reales siempre van más allá de lo que el lector se espera.»The Paris Review «Como un maestro de la historia detectivesca, Grann sabe guardarse lo mejor para el final. Es ahí donde su investigación meticulosa, paciente y detallada finalmente penetra la neblina de mentiras y pruebas comprometedoras para llegar al sólido territorio de la verdad.»The Wall Street JournalThe Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
By Keith Skinner, Stewart Evans. 2001
Two experienced Ripperologists have applied their joint knowledge and expertise to the painstaking collation of all the known official records…
to produce the ultimate Ripper book - a narrative account of the murders encompassing all the known evidence.The most complete work on the Ripper case ever, contains: the entire contents of the Scotland Yard files covering the full series of murders; extensive press reports; witness statements and extracts from police notebooks; documents missing from the official files and many rare photographs.The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook is not only an invaluable reference, but is also a compelling account of the Victorian serial murderer whose identity remains one of criminology's greatest mysteries.Riverwatcher: A Fly-Fishing Mystery
By Ronald Weber. 2013
Lottery winner and ex-journalist Donal Fitzgerald joins forces with his girlfriend, DNR conservation officer Mercy Virdon, to solve the mysterious…
death of a beloved angler, Charlie, who was murdered in his tent in a state campground and who was known by all—and who may have known too much. Set in the engaging small town of Ossning on the Borchard River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—an angler’s dream, filled with eccentric, believable, sympathetic, and unforgettable characters—Riverwatcher is a classic whodunit. Fitzgerald and Mercy’s investigation to discover the deadly secret among the locals leads to dead ends until a surprisingly bookish theory surfaces. Weber expertly weaves this character-driven novel with a strong sense of place, creating a great yarn for anglers and mystery lovers and, as it turns out, a literally literary mystery.Mysteries of the Unknown (LIFE Explores)
By The Editors of LIFE. 2019
Honour: Achieving Justice for Banaz Mahmod
By Caroline Goode. 2020
When Rahmat Sulemani reported his girlfriend Banaz missing, it quickly became clear to DCI Caroline Goode that something was very…
wrong. In fact, Banaz had contacted her local police station multiple times before, even listing the names of the men she expected to murder her in a so-called 'honour' killing. Her parents didn't seem worried, but Banaz had already accused them of being part of the plot.DCI Goode's team took on the investigation before they even had proof that a murder had taken place. What emerged was a shocking story of betrayal and a community-wide web of lies, which would take the team from suburban south London to the mountain ranges of Kurdistan, making covert recordings and piecing together cell phone data to finally bring the killers to justice.