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A Normal Life: The Struggles of a Wanted Man by Vassilis Palaiokostas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Normal Life is the autobiography of Vassilis Palaiokostas, known to the public as the “Greek Robin Hood,” to police as “The Uncatchable.” His is an illegalist existence lived in defiance of the police and of the state, and for decades, it has been a life lived as a fugitive... -
![Boy on a Shelf by J.T. Daniels]()
Boy on a Shelf by J.T. Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInspired by a true story, J T Daniels exposes the horrific life of Peter. His family lived a normal life – work, school, church – while he was chained in a room, starving. Peter was their dirty, little secret. They would go to any lengths to keep him hidden from others... -
![Betrayal High by Mark M. Bello]()
Betrayal High by Mark M. Bello
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat does a kid do when it just won’t stop?Kevin Burns has had enough. Today, the bullying stops. Today, he has easy access to his father’s gun cabinet. Today, Kevin exacts his revenge.“You think I’m small? Maybe I am, but my gun is huge . . . Size does matter—the larger the gun, the larger the . . .” Jake Tracey’s phone buzzes. It’s a text from his brother, Kenny.Where are you?English class... -
![December Park by Ronald Malfi, Eric G. Dove]()
December Park by Ronald Malfi, Eric G. Dove
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the quiet suburb of Harting Farms, the weekly crime blotter usually consists of graffiti or the occasional bout of mailbox baseball. But in the fall of 1993, children begin vanishing and one is found dead. Newspapers call him the Piper because he has come to take the children away. But there are darker names for him, too . . -
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![This Family Lies: A jaw-dropping psychological thriller by J.M. Cannon]()
This Family Lies: A jaw-dropping psychological thriller by J.M. Cannon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsExcellent book! Could not put it down... -
![No Cry For Help by Grant McKenzie]()
No Cry For Help by Grant McKenzie
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat would you do if your family disappeared and all the evidence points at you?Wallace Carver fears the worst when his family fail to meet him as planned after a shopping trip in the US. His anxiety is justifyably heightened when security cameras show him crossing the US border alone... -
![Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze]()
Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWho They Was is an electrifying autobiographical British novel: a debut that truly breaks new ground and shines a light on lives that run on parallel, but wildly different tracks.This life is like being in an ocean. Some people keep swimming towards the bottom... -
![True Crime Ultimate Collection: The Stories of Real Murders & Mysteries: Must-Read Mystery Accounts - Real Life Stories: The Secret of the Moat Farm, The ... England Frauds, The Trial of the Seddons… by Edgar Wallace]()
True Crime Ultimate Collection: The Stories of Real Murders & Mysteries: Must-Read Mystery Accounts - Real Life Stories: The Secret of the Moat Farm, The ... England Frauds, The Trial of the Seddons… by Edgar Wallace
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis carefully crafted "True Crime Ultimate The Stories of Real Murders & Mysteries" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone... -
![The Snowman's Children by Glen Hirshberg]()
The Snowman's Children by Glen Hirshberg
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Snowman's Children is a poignant, psychologically intense first novel that tells the story of an incident from one man's childhood in the 1970s, when a serial killer called The Snowman stalked the streets of suburban Detroit... -
![The Darkness that Divides Us by Renate Dorrestein]()
The Darkness that Divides Us by Renate Dorrestein
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucy is the most popular girl in the local elementary school of an idyllic Dutch housing estate. When a bizarre crime rocks her world and sends her mother to prison, Lucy is turned into an outcast and her childhood becomes an ordeal of constant, vicious bullying. After her mother’s release, Lucy’s family decides to escape and make a clean start on a rugged Scottish island... -
![Biting the Moon by Martha Grimes]()
Biting the Moon by Martha Grimes
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a unique departure from her acclaimed Richard Jury novels, bestselling author Martha Grimes presents a lyrical coming-of-age journey (Chicago Sun-Times) featuring two characters from her previous novels. A nameless young woman awakes in a strange bed-and-breakfast with a message that her Daddy will soon return. Fearing the worst, she flees into the wilderness and meets Mary Dark Hope... -
![The Swordfish by Hugo Claus, Ruth Levitt]()
The Swordfish by Hugo Claus, Ruth Levitt
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring the course of an idyllic summer's day in the country, a senseless crime is committed. In its wake, fantasies and passions, desire and grief unite the destinies of the villagers. Most affected is young Martin: his fertile imagination leads him to identify turn in turn with a swordfish, Clint Eastwood and above all, Jesus Christ... -
![My James: The Heartrending Story of James Bulger by His Father by Ralph Bulger, Rosie Dunn]()
My James: The Heartrending Story of James Bulger by His Father by Ralph Bulger, Rosie Dunn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA powerful, heartfelt and moving account of his son's murder and his fight for justice by Ralph BulgerJames Bulger was just a few weeks shy of his third birthday when, on 12 February 1993, he wandered away from his mum Denise in a shopping mall in Bootle. Grainy images from a security camera showed him trustingly holding the hand of ten-year-old Jon Venables as they walked away... -
![Lockdown by Drauzio Varella]()
Lockdown by Drauzio Varella
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne doctor's account of 10 years spent treating inmates in the Casa de Detenção, Brazil's largest and harshest prison.The Carandiru House of Detention, in the teeming city of São Paulo, was the largest and most crowded prison in Latin America. Known as the "Old House," it was also highly unusual in the way it was governed... -
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![The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty by Valerie Bauerlein]()
The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty by Valerie Bauerlein
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPower, privilege, and blood—this is the definitive and thrilling true story of Alex Murdaugh’s violent downfall, from a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter who has become an authority on the case. Alex Murdaugh was a benevolent dictator—the president of the South Carolina trial lawyers’ association, a political boss, a part-time prosecutor, and a partner in his family’s law firm... -
![A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer]()
A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Child Called "It"This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead... -
![The Devil You Know by Gwen Adshead]()
The Devil You Know by Gwen Adshead
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN & IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA perspective-shattering work into the minds of violent criminals that reveals profound consequences for human nature and society at large.Serial homicide. Stalking. Arson. Gang crime... -
![A Family Secret: My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell by Maureen Wood]()
A Family Secret: My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell by Maureen Wood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings‘Each time my mother laid a finger on me… it was another step into the jaws of hell. Her abuse, more so than any other, destroyed me. It was the ultimate betrayal.’Abused from the age of eight by her older brother and then her step-father, Maureen Wood quickly became numb to the constant suffering... -
![The Governor: My Life Inside Britain’s Most Notorious Jails by Vanessa Frake]()
The Governor: My Life Inside Britain’s Most Notorious Jails by Vanessa Frake
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER As seen on This Morning Back in the day, I was Governor of Security and Operations for HMP Wormwood Scrubs. If you’re easily shocked or offended, you best look away now… Having worked for 16 years in a high-security women’s prison dealing with the likes of Rosemary West and Myra Hindley, Vanessa Frake thought she’d seen it all...Categorized as:
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![Casos de Família by Ilana Casoy]()
Casos de Família by Ilana Casoy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsO assassinato do casal Richthofen e de Isabella Nardoni foram reunidos em um só livro e trazem novos detalhes observados por quem estava nos bastidores... -
![All God's Children by Fox Butterfield]()
All God's Children by Fox Butterfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of China: Alive in the Bitter Sea comes the poignant story of how the tradition of white Southern violence and racism has long affected and still haunts one black family. Butterfield follows the Bosket family of Edgefield County, South Carolina, from the days of slavery to the present. Photos... -
![Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace by Michael Morton]()
Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace by Michael Morton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He lost his wife, his son, and his freedom. This is the story of how Michael Morton finally got justice—and a second chance at life.On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time... -
![When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein]()
When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWith a new Afterword addressing today’s financial crisisA BUSINESS WEEK BEST BOOK OF THE YEARIn this business classic—now with a new Afterword in which the author draws parallels to the recent financial crisis—Roger Lowenstein captures the gripping roller-coaster ride of Long-Term Capital Management... -
![High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life by Tiffany Jenkins]()
High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life by Tiffany Jenkins
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics—a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising humor that puts a human face on the opioid crisis. “Raw, brutal, and shocking. Move over, Orange Is the New Black... -
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![Under the Trestle: The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial. by Ron Peterson Jr.]()
Under the Trestle: The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial. by Ron Peterson Jr.
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUnder The Trestle is the true story of the most compelling murder case in Virginia history. In 1980, beautiful Gina Renee Hall, a Radford University freshman, went to a Virginia Tech nightclub on a Saturday night. She was never seen again. Her abandoned car was found parked beneath a railroad trestle bridging the New River, with blood in the trunk... -
![Corrections in Ink: A Memoir by Keri Blakinger]()
Corrections in Ink: A Memoir by Keri Blakinger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Brave, brutal . . . a riveting story about suffering, recovery, and redemption. Inspiring and relevant.”―The New York TimesAn electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey―from the ice rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom―and how she emerged with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced...Categorized as:
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![AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies by Derek Delgaudio]()
AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies by Derek Delgaudio
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTruth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who's flipping it? A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction from one of the world's leading deceivers, the creator and star of the astonishing theater show and forthcoming film In & Of Itself .Derek DelGaudio believed he was a decent, honest man... -
![Book of Poisons: A Guide for Writers by Serita Stevens, Anne Louise Bannon]()
Book of Poisons: A Guide for Writers by Serita Stevens, Anne Louise Bannon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover Deadly Doses to Kill Off CharactersThe readers of your crime and mystery stories should be trying to figure out "whodunit"not wondering why your facts don't make sense. If you want to kill off characters with something poisonous, you need to know how a villain would gain access to such a poison, how it would be administered, and what the effects on the victim would be... -
![Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better by Maya Schenwar]()
Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better by Maya Schenwar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Locked Down, Locked Out, award-winning journalist Maya Schenwar looks at how prison tears families and communities apart, creating a rippling effect that touches every corner of our society. Through the stories of prisoners and their families, as well as her own family's experience of her sister's incarceration, Schenwar shows how the institution that locks up 2... -
![Sara Payne: A Mother's Story by Sara Payne]()
Sara Payne: A Mother's Story by Sara Payne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'Thank God we have found her.' Sara Payne's words as she announced that the body of her daughter - snatched and murdered by paedophile, Roy Whiting - had finally been found. In this memoir, Sara tells her personal story. She describes the numbness as she waited for seventeen days, desperate to hear news of her missing daughter, and the terrible moment when her worst fears became reality...
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