True Crime category: 7770 books
A Death in White Bear Lake
The True Chronicle of an All-American Town
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
A mother’s search for the son she gave up uncovers terrifying secrets in a Minnesota town in this “masterfully depicted true-crime tale” (Publishers Weekly).
In 1962, Jerry Sherwood gave up her newborn son, Dennis, for adoption. Twenty years later, she set out to find him—only to discover...
Summary and Analysis of Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho
Based on the Book by Harold Schechter
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original “Psycho” tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Harold Schechter’s book.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you...
Innocent Victims
The True Story of the Eastburn Family Murders
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
The riveting true account of a grisly crime and the unprecedented three murder trials faced by Fort Bragg soldier Tim Hennis.
On Mother’s Day, 1985, the bodies of Kathryn Eastburn and her two young daughters were found in their Fayetteville, North Carolina, home. Katie, an air force captain’s...
by Eponymous Rox
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2012
TRUE CRIME: The police are calling them accidents. They say young men are simply drinking too much and meeting a tragic end in icy lakes and rivers. But the public thinks something else has been going on in America's northland since 1997. They're calling the sudden disappearances of hundreds of college-age...
Through the Window
The Terrifying True Story of Cross-Country Killer Tommy Lynn Sells
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Ten-Year-Old Krystal Surles Watched In Horror
As Her Best Friend Was Murdered At The Hands Of An Intruder.
Then with cold-blooded precision he brought a twelve-inch boning knife to Krystal's throat. With a single, violent slash, he severed her windpipe and left her for dead. Miraculously, she...
by Ann Rule
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
"America's best true-crime writer" (Kirkus Reviews), Ann Rule presents an all-new collection of crime stories drawn from her private files -- and featuring the riveting case of a fraudulent doctor whose lifelong deceptions had deadly consequences.
LAST DANCE LAST CHANCE
Dr. Anthony Pignataro was a...
Worth More Dead
And Other True Cases Vol. 10
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
*Why would a man kill his lover's husband and then his wife, the woman who fought successfully to have him paroled from prison? Why would he risk arrest by kidnapping the child of another woman who adored him?
Because they were...*
Worth More Dead
A cold case reopened -- and solved...
The Killer Book of Serial Killers
Incredible Stories, Facts and Trivia from the World of Serial Killers
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Terrifying tales of the ultimate evil among us!
The Killer Book of Serial Killers is the complete resource for any true crime fan or student of the lurid, fascinating world of serial killers. Inside you'll find the stories of the world's thirty-five most notorious murderers, including an in-depth...
The Good Son
A True Story of Greed, Manipulation, and Cold-Blooded Murder
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Rick and Suzanna Wamsley were well-loved in their Mansfield, Texas, community. Former high-school sweethearts, they provided their two children with every comfort. But their twenty-year-old son, Andrew, had a bitter, rebellious streak...and resented his parents for making him go to college, for not...
A Thirst for Blood
The True Story of California's Vampire Killer
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The “fast-paced” inside story of the manhunt for bloodsucking serial killer Richard Chase (Publishers Weekly).
Written by the case’s lead homicide detective, this gripping true crime account details the killing spree of one of California’s most gruesome murderers: Richard Chase, aka...
Through the Rain
A True Crime Memoir of Murder and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
In a motel room on the east side of the city, a little girl is brutally murdered by her mothers sadistic boyfriend for failing to know her ABCs. The family disappears, along with the childs body, and the scene of the crime spans over 1,000 miles. Despite the lack of a body, the detectives of the 1020...
True Crime: Missouri
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Includes Lee Shelton's murder of Billy Lyons, the kidnapping of millionaire Robert Greenlease's son, and many more.
True Crime: Massachusetts
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2009
The harsh discipline of Puritan life bred the hard-bitten and hard-working people of Massachusetts, but did it also breed a unique type of criminal? This book explores the headline crimes of the state to find an answer.
by Christopher Berry-Dee
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2009
It was one of the most brutal killing crusades that Britain has ever seen. Two cruel brothers and their henchmen, synonymous with robbery, torture and bribery, presided over a murderous reign so brutal that Nottingham became forth in the UK's gun crime league. This is just one of the shocking true...