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Murder Casebook Volume 1: 12 Shocking True Crime Cases

by Prash Ganendran

From poisonings to cannibalism, from violent gangs to serial killers and political conspiracies, Murder Casebook Volume 1 takes the reader on a journey through 12 of the most sensational true crime cases in recent history. Covering murders from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, this book explores some of humanity’s darkest moments.

The Sawyers

by Dalton McGhee

Spring 1921: John Sawyers, having worked the lumber mills and coal mines of Harlan County, KY, most of his life, saw an opportunity to get his family out of the hollers and out of poverty when prohibition became law nationally and started a bootlegging operation with his family last year. Yet, the Sawyers family soon learns the cost of continuing business, refusing to return to a life of poverty when rival gangs and law enforcement discover their operation. Fighting to keep everything they've bu... more

Smash, Smash, Smash: the true story of Kai the Hitchhiker

by Philip Fairbanks

Smash, Smash, Smash: the true story of Kai the Hitchhiker Philip Fairbanks February 2023 452 pages $16.99 paperback$9.99 ebook "That woman was in danger, so I ran up behind him with a hatchet... Smash, smash, SUH-MASH!!!" Millions of people heard these words and shared the viral video with their friends. This mysterious surfing hitchhiker then vanished as quickly as he appeared, only to reappear on many late night talk shows and fan videos. But 3 months later, he was arrested and charg... more

Evolution of democracy. Assassination of JFK SOLVED

by David Gomadza

Firstly, I will prove beyond doubt that the assassination of JFK was an event based on a carefully planned script but a murder plan. Even though Lee Harvey Oswald might have pulled the trigger. The Beast was the mastermind. Even though history repeats itself; lightning does not strike twice in one place but when that happens only the Beast might be behind all this. The Beast combined three scripts of the evilest crimes in the history of mankind and superimposed all events to produce one... more

Recipes for A Murderer

by E.V. Fletcher

Join Elley Fletcher in her unusual hobby, studying the lives of some of the most infamous murderers in history. From Edmund Kemper murdering young university women, Jeffrey Dahmer, the case of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, and many more. Fletcher dives into the twisted psychology behind the horrific murders that gripped the headlines. Drawing on her fascination with pathology of murderers, she examines the killers' childhoods, how they were raised, events that impacted their outlooks on lif... more

The Battle for Sicily's Soul

by Claudine Cassar

This book looks at how Cosa Nostra manipulated Sicilian society and the Catholic Church for decades, disappearing into the background while hiding in plain sight. The roots of the Mafia in the island’s religious superstition, bigotry and legends were so strong that it took over one hundred years and a massacre for the vows of secrecy to be broken, revealing the true face of the Sicilian Mafia.

Daughter of Song

by Doug Hood

\tDaughter of Song is narrative nonfiction about a teenager, daughter of Cambodian refugees, who is in prison for a puzzling crime involving her newborn. The author spends years with her parents, finds several similar cases, discovering how hers was subject to gross misunderstanding and prosecutorial overreach. With a team of lawyers they file a petition for clemency. It's an inspirational journey with an illiterate and devoted family in their quest for fairness.

Who Killed My Mother?: a memoir

by Kory M. Shrum

Two phone calls. One mysterious death. This is a true story.   On July 4, 2020 Kory received two phone calls. One from her uncle, saying her mother was found dead in her bedroom from an overdose. A second from a homicide detective saying he believes it was murder—and her uncle is the suspect.   Now Kory wants to find the truth about what happened to her mother. But sifting through the conflicting details and compelling evidence turns out to be a hell of a ride. Only after a fearless look int... more

Perpetual Gloom, a two rut-road on The Boloney Trail

by Shelah A Johnson

Perpetual Gloom is the first installment of The Boloney Trail trilogy. The Boloney Trail Trilogy Logline The Boloney Trail trilogy tells a true, uncensored and unapologetic, story of three generations of the Hornbeck family as they fight to survive the Great Depression by serving the Lord and the Devil, only then to become involved in the dawning of the feared Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel in the early 1960s. Perpetual Gloom Synopsis Perpetual Gloom lays the foundation for The Boloney... more

IceSpy

by Norman Miller

A novel that is CHILLING TO THE BONE Fiction often mirrors truth. And you get just as close as you want to be to non-fiction in this fast-paced novel that turned the turmoil surrounding the U.S. Bobsled Federation into shocking international intrigue. The pace is faster than a sled on ice and it races from Lake Placid, New York to the burrow of the CIA at Langley, Virginia to rebelling Latvia and its ancient rift with the Soviet Union during the final days of the Cold War. It's scary enou... more

A Date With Lima

by Michael Abraham

After a contentious custody battle with his ex-wife, Dr. Michael Abraham looks forward to the aftermath of peace and quiet. Not only for himself, but for his two young daughters: Stephanie and Lia. Little does he know -- it's just the beginning of one of the greatest trials of his life.

In the summer of 1997, Michael's ex-wife, Brigitte, along with their two children, depart to visit family in Germany. They never arrive on their flight back.

As D... more

An Occupational Hazard

by James Wrethman

The Novel to Gamble on this Year The Ventura Casino - a glittering arena where the super-rich go to pit their wealth against chance, and admire the beautiful Chicas who deal at the tables.But behind the scenes lurks a corrupt world of credit-fixing, prostitution and rape - a world that only a few brave employees dare to challenge. As the sleaze escalates and the challenge begins to look like a threat, how far will the powers-that-be go to protect their interests?

American Monster

by JT Hunter

This book is about serial killer and rapist Oba Chandler. The story focuses on the June 1989 triple-murder he committed by luring a vacationing mother and her two teenage daughters onto his fishing boat under the guise of a sunset cruise.

Death and Forgiveness, My Capital Punishment Witness

by Alan Johnson

Death and Forgiveness, My Capital Punishment Witness details my experiences witnessing and writing about executions in Ohio, including 21 in person. My journey changed when I began attending theological seminary, while still working as a reporter. I began to see the reasons killing someone because they killed someone was wrong. I also discovered the power of forgiveness, not just for those involved in violence, but for all of us. I became a witness in more than on way - for my readers and for Go... more

The Alaskan Blonde: Sex, Secrets, and the Hollywood Story that Shocked America

by James T. Bartlett

Known as “the most beautiful woman in Alaska,” Diane Wells was bruised and bloodied when she screamed for help in the early hours of October 17, 1953. Her wealthy husband Cecil was dead, and she claimed they were victims of a brutal home invasion. Police were immediately suspicious, and began to search for her alleged lover, black musician Johnny Warren. A sex scandal in far-off Alaska shocked the readers of Newsweek, Life, Jet, and pulp magazines, but no one thought it would end in a Holly... more

Code 4

by Terry Smith

Code 4 is an insider's view of the police profession as seen through the eyes of one of its veterans. Over a 37-year span Terry Smith worked as a uniformed officer, undercover narcotics agent, organized crime investigator and a homicide detective. He writes about things that happened while he was "protecting and serving" and gives an inside look at several newsworthy cases he supervised, including two tragic abduction homicides involving victims Julie Holmquist and Katie Poirier.

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