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Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In an age where the story of murder is told of perpetrators who are generally behind bars, by the families of the victims of crime, or by the authorities who have prosecuted killers, here is a story told from a different perspective. This is the story of Nicolas Claux, a self-confessed Vampire and Cannibal who, having been convicted of murder in the 1990's in France, and has since been subsequently released from prison. This is the story of his life,...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This classic study profiles serial killers, gentleman murderers, and every stripe of madman in between. Benjamin Pitezel should never have trusted H. H. Holmes. In 1894, the two men conspired to fake Pitezel's death for the sake of a $10,000 insurance settlement. But Holmes decided murder would be simpler. He killed his partner, kidnapped three of his children, and tried to claim the insurance money as his own. The scheme unraveled and Holmes killed...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Much of this book is about loneliness. Yet its pages are bracingly companionable. It is one of the friendliest books ever written. It is a superb piece of autobiography, testimony that cannot be impeached. While it is a statement of an American tragedy, it has laughter, brevity, style; as a book to pass the time away with, it is in a class with the best fiction. -- Carl Sandburg, New York World "Nothing half as rewarding has come down the highway...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
John 'Goldfinger' Palmer was a multi-millionaire kingpin of the British underworld, who would go on to mastermind a criminal empire to dwarf any crook of his generation. Palmer hit the big time in 1983 with the Brink's-Mat gold bullion raid, netting £500 million in today's money for himself and Kenneth Noye - the biggest heist in UK criminal history at the time. While murders and lethal accidents befell at least 20 accomplices and police officers...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and sex. He was left to fend for himself before the age of 14. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly his life. This is a raw and powerful odyssey through the ranks of the new mafia, where the...
Author
Publisher
Publication Consultants
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
I served as chief of police in the Alaska bush community of Seldovia for nearly 32 years. Alaska Bush Cop is the first of four books describing what actually took place during those years. When I took the chief's position, I had no training, and in this book, you'll find what I endured while learning how to be a police officer. I write about mistakes made and their repercussions. The events in Alaska Bush Cop did take place and are depicted the way...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Essex has certainly had its fair share of bad guys during its history. From highwaymen to smugglers, thieves to murderers, it can boast some of the country's most notorious figures. The legendary Dick Turpin was Essex born and bred, wreaking havoc in Epping Forest. At the other end of the county, in Manningtree, the ruthless Matthew Hopkins scoured the area in search of 'witches' - putting to death anyone who had as much as a wart on the end of their...
Author
Publisher
Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Gives us a portrait close to the truth" of the man responsible for the Tate-LaBianca murders that changed Hollywood and ended the sixties ( The New York Times Book Review ). This astonishing book lays bare the life and the mind of a man whose acts have left us horrified. His story provides an enormous amount of new information about his life and how it led to the Tate-LaBianca murders and reminds us of the complexity of the human condition. Born...
Publisher
TI Inc. Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
From notorious offenders to great escapes, True Crime Stories takes you behind the headlines of some of the shocking stories that have riveted the nation with investigative reporting from People magazine's crime team. Discover the latest on the investigation of the Golden State Killer, Wisconsin teenager Jayme Closs, who escaped from the predator who abducted her from her home and murdered her parents, and the latest on Chris Watts, who confessed...
Author
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Fascinating characters filled the history of the Twin Territories as it became the state of Oklahoma. For some, it represented the end of a hard trail, while others sought a new beginning in a land of opportunity. Whatever their reason for coming to this heartland of America, those early Oklahomans left an indelible mark on the landscapes and streetscapes of the state today. From explorers and settlers of the early nineteenth century to oil tycoons...
Author
Publisher
Papamoa Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Through his work in motion pictures, Lloyd Bridges appreciated the impact of skin diving upon this medium and presented an exciting picture of future possibilities in underwater photography. The author's role in Sea Hunt made him keenly aware of the revolution developing in the fields of salvage diving, treasure hunting, search and rescue, science, gold mining, and other virgin areas open to skin divers with imagination and enterprise. He described...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Once renowned as a place to dump criminals, and with a past steeped in smuggling, the Isle of Wight provides copious tales of corruption, violence, and delinquency. From the customs officer who had both his hands severed by smugglers, to Bembridge witch Molly Downer who embarrassed the vicar by making him her heir, this book contains a vast array of misdeeds and miscreants. Featuring criminals such as Michael Morey, who butchered his grandson, and...
Author
Publisher
Red Kestrel Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
COLD: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey , first published in 1931, is the account of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition by its second in command, Laurence Gould. The book documents life at the Little America" base station and provides a lively account of the group's five-person, 1500 mile dog-sled journey across Antarctica. COLD , filled with details of cold-weather equipment and survival, cooking and food needs, the Antarctic landscape, their...
Author
Publisher
Normanby Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Strange & Prophetic Dreams of the Indian People. This is a touching story of a great grandmother instilling the Indian spirit in her great grandson. It gives guidelines for a glorious future: 'We have had enough now of talk. Let there be deeds.' In the words that follow we have written simply and wholly what we believe, believing that only God is the Knower. That men should love one another and understand one another is the great message of the visions...
15) The Real Mr. Big: How a Colombian Refugee Became the United Kingdom's Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This true crime memoir is both a "high-speed train trip through the modern cocaine trade" and a story of reform, redemption and family (Gerald Posner, and author of Pharma ). Born in 1960, Jesus Ruiz Henao wanted to be rich like the drug dealers he saw as he grew up in the cocaine-producing region of Colombia's Valle of the Cauca. In 1985, he moved to the quiet London suburb of Hendon, where he and his wife held down mundane cleaning and bus driving...
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This true crime memoir of Mafia-controlled NYC goes from mean streets to shadowy back rooms and the glittering Copacabana at its peak. Joe Silvestri was a tough kid from Queens who went on to be one of New York's most respected mafia muscle man. He worked security at the glamorous Copacabana, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Tom Jones and Frank Sinatra. He was there as a guest of Sammy Davis, Jr., the night Mickey Mantle and other legendary Yankees...
Publisher
TI Inc. Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Fresh twists on notorious trials are the focus of True Crime Stories: Cases That Shocked America, a special edition of PEOPLE magazine. A companion to the new Investigation Discovery network series People Magazine Investigates, this edition explores crimes that have remained a mystery for years, the 1996 murder of toddler pageant contestant JonBenet Ramsey, the disappearance of little Lisa Irwin from her Kansas home in 2011, and reports on the latest...
Publisher
Worth Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Escape from Alcatraz tells you what you need to know--before or after you read J. Campbell Bruce's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Escape from Alcatraz by J. Campbell Bruce includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter summaries Important quotes Fascinating...
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A young man's rebellion lands him in a Mexican prison, where theater becomes a lifeline in this memoir of angst, crime, friendship and redemption. Richard Jewkes was in his senior year as a University of Utah theater student when he became disenchanted with his strict Mormon upbringing. Over Christmas break, he and a college friend took off for Mexico seeking adventure. If the adventure hadn't included smuggling drugs, it might have just been another...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
New York Times Bestseller: This groundbreaking tell-all by a mob hit man is "chilling and compelling--a must-read" (Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco). The Bronx-born son of a Jewish bootlegger, "Joey the Hit Man" was introduced to crime when he was just eleven years old. For the next thirty years he was a numbers king, scalper, loan shark, enforcer, and drug smuggler. He hijacked trucks, fenced stolen goods, and trafficked in pornography....
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