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Skyhorse Publishing / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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A thorough, comprehensive guide to some of history's most disturbing killers, from Rodney Alcala to the Zodiac Killer. Equal parts fascinating and horrifying, the stories of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer have taken on a new cultural prominence with the rise of the true-crime genre. Now, The Wikipedia Encyclopedia of Serial Killers offers murder fans and curious readers a new opportunity to learn about the lives and histories of...
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English
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Movies such as The Silence of the Lambs , Seven , American Psycho , and many others have created myths about serial killers that need to be dispelled: If you think that most serial killers are eccentric, white, male intellectuals, then you had better read Killing for Sport to learn the truth. While other profilers tend to conceal the clear facts behind complex technical language and psychobabble, investigator Pat Brown actually tells it like it is....
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Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A tormented and humiliated mixed-race Australian man reaches his breaking point and takes terrifying revenge on his abusers in this critically acclaimed novel based on actual events In Australia at the turn of the twentieth century, Jimmie Blacksmith is desperate to figure out where he belongs. Half-Anglo and half-Aboriginal, he feels out of place in both cultures. Schooled in the ways of white society by a Protestant missionary, Jimmie forsakes tribal...
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Bloodhound Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Two detectives go up against a sadistic killer with a penchant for murder mysteries in this thriller by the bestselling author of M for Murder . When a teenager is found stabbed to death, detectives Rebecca Angell and Jake Sullivan are called to the scene. The clues soon lead them to a crime novel that provided the killer with gruesome inspiration. The author, Amy Gallaty, has a new book out, prompting the detectives to question how far she is prepared...
6) Dark hearts
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English
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Become absorbed in the riveting conclusion New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala's Secrets and Lies trilogy as twisted lies refuse to stay buried.
Betsy Jakes was having nightmares, nightmares that could solve a decades-old mystery. And for someone in her small town, that meant she had to die.
When Sam Jakes returns home to help his brother solve their mother's murder, two things shake him to the core. This crime is clearly the work of...
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Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate collection of intriguing details from the most infamous cold cases around the world -- and the killers who may still be out there...From England's Jack the Ripper and the Axeman of New Orleans to lesser-known cases like Detroit's Bigfoot Killer and Cleveland's Torso Murderer, this trivia book is packed with information about some of the most shocking cold cases in history. Written for the true crime junkies who just can't get enough,...
8) Deadly gift
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MIRA
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English
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An outsider in a world of extraordinary wealth, Caer Donahue must learn who can be trusted ... and who should be feared Caer is spending this Christmas among strangers. Brought to Newport, Rhode Island, from her native Ireland to nurse ailing millionaire Sean O'Riley, she's living a life few can imagine. But money can't hide the tension between O'Riley's trophy wife, his paranoid daughter, the eccentric aunt in the attic and the staff members who...
9) Soul/Mate
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Publisher
Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A lonely widow is romanced by a "brilliantly portrayed" pathological killer in this novel by the National Book Award--winning author of them (The New York Times). Dorothea Deverell is a New England art historian working for a Boston museum, resigned to entering middle age alone--until she's swept off her feet by the flattery of a charming younger man who calls her his soul mate. Colin Asch is swept away too. He admires Dorothea's gentle nature, innate...
10) The Third to Die
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English
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An edgy female police detective...
An ambitious FBI special agent...
A ticking-clock investigation...
Together they are at the center of a search for a diabolical serial killer. The bond they forge in this crucible sets the stage for high-stakes suspense.
Detective Kara Quinn, on leave from the LAPD, is visiting her hometown of Liberty Lake when she comes upon the mutilated body of a young nurse during an early morning jog. The manner...
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English
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On the run from deadly enemies in a small Texas town, a young mother and a covert agent must stay close to survive in this Western romantic thriller.
Faith Thomas was ready to fight her ex-husband Burke for custody of their daughter. But when she realized that Burke was a serial killer, she took little Zoe and went on the run.
Stranded in a small Texas town, Faith must now rely on a man she's only just met-covert operative Léon Royce. But he,...
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Publisher
RosettaBooks / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A simple crush could lead to an early grave in this pulp noir thriller for fans of Cornell Woolrich. Young novelist Dave Newton is instantly smitten when he meets blonde, beautiful Peggy. But Peggy has a past full of abuse and terror -- and she's involved with Jerry, a lawyer with mob connections and an old rival from Dave's college days. Soon, Dave finds himself caught in a love triangle with Peggy and Jerry, desperate to win her affections. But...
14) 26 Below
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Kregel Publications
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A thrill ride. . . as current as today's front-page news!"
--Colleen Coble, USA Today best-selling author
In her new role as Emergency Operations Center director for Fairbanks, Alaska, Darcie Phillips prevents disasters. But none of her training can prepare her for the terror that's coming.
As a cybersecurity specialist, Jason Myers is determined to ferret out any threats to the town he now calls home--and that includes his reckless brother and...
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Publisher
RosettaBooks / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling true crime author presents "a solid, compelling account of that most vicious of criminals, the random serial killer" ( Library Journal ). Through the 1970s and 80s, a dangerous serial killer stalked Northern California along Interstate 5. Dubbed the I-5 Strangler, Roger Kibbe was incredibly skilled at staying ahead of investigators as his victim count rose. Even after he was identified, there wasn't enough evidence...
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English
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A police detective hunts for a pattern in a puzzling murder spree in this mystery by "a master" ( Time ). A blind violinist taking a smoke break. A cosmetics sales rep cooking an omelet in her own kitchen. A college professor trudging home from class. A priest contemplating retirement in the rectory garden. An old woman walking her dog. These are the seemingly random targets, all shot twice in the face. But most serial killers don't use guns. Most...
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From the author of The Bone Keeper comes another sinister tale of secrets, revenge, and a killer lurking near It was supposed to be our last weekend away as friends, before marriage and respectability beckoned. But what happened that Saturday changed everything. We killed a stranger and covered it up. In the middle of the night, someone died. We didn't know our victim was a serial killer. The six of us promised each other we would not tell anyone...
19) Death Deserved
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Publisher
Orenda Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Oslo, 2018. Former long-distance runner Sonja Nordstrøm never shows at the launch of her controversial autobiography, Always Number One . When celebrity blogger Emma Ramm visits Nordstrøm's home later that day, she finds the door unlocked and signs of a struggle inside. A bib with the number one" has been pinned to the TV. Police officer Alexander Blix is appointed to head up the missing-persons investigation, but he still bears the emotional scars...
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MIRA Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Rediscover this thrilling mystery from New York Times bestselling author Erica Spindler.
In 2005, hurricane rescue workers made a grisly discovery at one of the massive refrigerator "graveyards"-six female hands.
Captain Patti O'Shay, a by-the-books cop, is assigned to the case. But with the evidence lost to time and the elements, the heinous incident goes unsolved. The perpetrator, known only as "The Handyman," remains at large.
Two years...
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