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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the "University of Idaho Murders," offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media's seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike.
Just after 4:00 am on November
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Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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*Now a Hulu limited series starring Lily Gladstone, Riley Keough, and Archie Panjabi!*
"A swift, harrowing classic perfect for these unnerving times." —Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation
One moonlit night, fourteen-year-old Reena Virk went to join friends at a party and never returned home.
In this "tour de force of crime reportage" (Kirkus Reviews), acclaimed author Rebecca...
"A swift, harrowing classic perfect for these unnerving times." —Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation
One moonlit night, fourteen-year-old Reena Virk went to join friends at a party and never returned home.
In this "tour de force of crime reportage" (Kirkus Reviews), acclaimed author Rebecca...
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Douglas Walker
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The headlines read, “The Last Good Deed Cost Daniel A. Walker Jr. His Life” and “Murder Victim Was Always Doing Favors.” The unresolved twist-of-fate story regarding the 1974, murder of Danny Walker has haunted his family and friends for nearly fifty years. What happened to the free-spirited, easygoing 21-year-old as he crossed the Mojave Desert that fateful night? Just hours before he was killed, Dan stopped near Cajon Pass to pick up a hitchhiker...
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Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Returning to Amish Country to investigate the 1977 murder of pregnant wife and mother Ida Stutzman, the best-selling author, with the help of aging witnesses and shocking long-buried letters, finally uncovers the disturbing truth—and the conspiracy of silence and secrets that kept it hidden for 45 years.
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Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF FEBRUARY
A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile case: Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killing her longtime abuser; and the author, Michelle Horton, left in the devastating fall-out to raise Nikki's young children and to battle the criminal justice system.
A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile case: Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killing her longtime abuser; and the author, Michelle Horton, left in the devastating fall-out to raise Nikki's young children and to battle the criminal justice system.
In September 2017, a knock on the door from police upends Michelle Horton’s life forever: her
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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The “rollicking” (The Economist), “masterfully written” (The Washington Post) account of the crypto delusion, and how Sam Bankman-Fried and a cast of fellow nerds and hustlers turned useless virtual coins into trillions of dollars—hailed by Ezra Klein in The New York Times as one of the “Books That Explain Where We Are”
FINALIST: the Edgar Award (Fact Crime),...
FINALIST: the Edgar Award (Fact Crime),...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which was considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. This is the real story behind the headlines and the soundbites, a complex, page-turning memoir of a scientist, a surfer, a mother, a patriot and an unlikely whistleblower.
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Publisher
Harlequin Audio
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most damaging female spy in US history, drawing upon never-before-seen material and to be published upon her release from prison, for readers of Agent Sonya and A Woman of No Importance.
Just days after the 9-11 attacks, a senior Pentagon analyst eased her red Toyota Echo into traffic and headed to work. She never saw the undercover cars tracking her every turn. As she settled into...
Just days after the 9-11 attacks, a senior Pentagon analyst eased her red Toyota Echo into traffic and headed to work. She never saw the undercover cars tracking her every turn. As she settled into...
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Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Three powerful men converge in the early 1900s in southern Minnesota--George Albert Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods; Alpha LaRue Eberhart, the author's paternal grandfather and Hormel's Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary; and Ransome Josiah Thomson, Hormel's comptroller. Over ten years, Thomson will embezzle $1.2 million from the company's coffers, nearly bringing the company to its knees. The book opens in 1922 as George Hormel calls...
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Growing up in South Boston, Sean Scott Hicks was running jobs for the Irish mob before his voice changed. Mistreated by his drug-addled mother, Hicks found sanctuary with his adoptive family of felonious uncles--known to law enforcement as the Winter Hill Gang. These crooks knew where all the bodies were buried--because they'd done the burying--but they also looked out for young Sean. After such an upbringing, a life of crime was a given. In this...
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