by John Grisham

John Grisham's first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet.In the major league draft of 1971, the first...Read More

Publication Date: Nov 2007

by Truman Capote

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from...Read More

Publication Date: Feb 1994

by Vincent Bugliosi

A national bestsellerG''7 million copies sold. Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the...Read More

Publication Date: Dec 2001

by John Berendt

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981.-'-'Was it murder or self-defense?-'-'For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout...Read More

Publication Date: Jun 1999

by Ann Rule

In this shocking investigation, centered in a world of successful politicians, best-selling true crime author Anne Rule details the adulterous love affair between a governor's beautiful secretary and the acclaimed...Read More

Publication Date: Sep 2000

by Ann Rule

Jenn Corbin, a lovely, slim, brown-eyed blonde, appeared to have it all: two dear little boys, a posh home in one of the upscale suburbs of Atlanta, expensive cars, a...Read More

Publication Date: Nov 2007

by Ann Rule

GIFTED WITH A BRILLIANT MIND, BLESSED WITH A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY -- AND CURSED WITH A DESTRUCTIVE MADNESS In this harrowing New York Times bestseller, Ann Rule is at her...Read More

Publication Date: Feb 1999

by Ann Rule

After his first grisly crime, Harvey Louis Carignan beat a death sentence and continued to manipulate, rape, and bludgeon women to death -- using want ads to lure his young...Read More

Publication Date: Jan 1983

by Erik Larson

A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world’ s “ great hush” In 'Thunderstruck,' Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men— Hawley Crippen, a...Read More

Publication Date: Sep 2007

by Nicholas Pileggi

At the age of twelve my ambition was to become a gangster. To be a wiseguy. Being a wiseguy was better than being President of the United States. To be...Read More

Publication Date: Sep 1990

by Patricia D. Cornwell

Mystery author Cornwell reportedly spent a small fortune in pursuing her own investigation into the infamous Jack the Ripper case. Here, she presents what she believes to be new evidence...Read More

Publication Date: Oct 2003

by Ann Rule

As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all -- a star athlete, good looks, and an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more...Read More

Publication Date: Mar 1984

by Ann Rule

Beginning with the case of the sociopathic plastic surgeon, Dr. Anthony Pignataro of Buffalo, Ann Rule chronicles several fascinating episodes from her files of true-life criminals and analyzes their crimes,...Read More

Publication Date: Jan 2003

by Lois Jones

The true story of the maneater of Rotenburg--and his willing victim German native Armin Meiwes killed and ate a man who answered his ad on a cannibal website. Now, Cannibal...Read More

Publication Date: Jan 2005

by Kathryn Casey

Trophy wife Celeste Beard wasn't satisfied with a luxurious lifestyle and her rich Austin media mogul husband's devotion -- so she took his life! The wife:She wanted everything, but her...Read More

Publication Date: Apr 2005

by Ann Rule

The author of eight 'New York Times' bestsellers, Ann Rule first won nationwide acclaim with 'The Stranger Beside Me, ' about serial killer Ted Bundy. Her Crime Files volumes, based...Read More

Publication Date: Apr 1996

by Frank W. Abagnale

Frank Abagnale was possibly the world's most talented con artist. A high school dropout, Abagnale amassed millions of dollars by passing bad checks, playing the role of an airline pilot...Read More

Publication Date: Aug 2000

by Ann Rule

Includes Ann Rule's insider commentary on the Mary Winkler murder caseREAL-LIFE MURDER. REAL-LIFE MYSTERY.In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic of crimes crystallizes with relative ease. Not...Read More

Publication Date: Dec 2007

by James Fielder

Details the disturbing true story of David Parker Ray, a sadistic Satanist, and his girlfriend Cynthia Hendy, who, along with a drifter and various family members, kidnapped, brutally tortured, raped,...Read More

Publication Date: Jan 2003

by Ann Rule

AMERICA'S #1 TRUE-CRIME WRITER FULFILLS A MURDER VICTIM'S DESPERATE PLEA -- WITH THIS SHATTERING NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'If anything ever happens to me... find Ann Rule and ask...Read More

Publication Date: Dec 2002

by Ann Rule

True-crime specialist Rule here examines the murder of Chris Northon in 2000. Northon's wife, Liysa, was convicted of the crime, though she claimed that she shot him in self defense....Read More

Publication Date: Oct 2004

by Douglas J. Preston

In the tradition of John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City, Douglas Preston weaves a captivating account of...Read More

Publication Date: Jun 2009

by Ann Rule

There was only one way to please her father: Murder his wife.... David Brown was the consummate entrepreneur: a computer wizard and millionaire by age thirty-two. When his beautiful young...Read More

Publication Date: Apr 1992

by John Berendt

Publication Date: Jan 1994

by Ann Rule

This tenth entry in a series by master true-crime writer Ann Rule collects real-life tales of murderous sociopaths, ostensibly charming but secretly narcissistic, selfish individuals who commit their crimes without...Read More

Publication Date: Nov 2005

by John Douglas

America's foremost expert on criminal profiling provides his uniquely gripping analysis of seven of the most notorious murder cases in the history of crime -- from the Whitechapel murders...Read More

Publication Date: Dec 2001

by Chris/ Ellis, Julie Ellis

This A-list selection looks in depth at 25 headline murder cases involving those who live their lives in the full beam of the media spotlight, including film starlets, TV actors,...Read More

Publication Date: Jul 2005

by Ann Rule

THEY KILL WITHOUT CONSCIENCE.ANN RULE PORTRAYS THEIR SHATTERING CRIMES WITHOUT PITY.In eight stunning Case Files volumes, from A Rose for Her Grave to the #1 blockbuster Last Dance, Last Chance,...Read More

Publication Date: Dec 2003

by Sue Russell

That rarest of serial killers - a woman - Aileen 'Lee' Wuornos always craved fame. Long before she was hunted and caught by Florida law enforcement, long before she confessed...Read More

Publication Date: Nov 2002

by Daisy Sanchez

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Publication Date: Sep 2009