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The Innocent Man
The Innocent Man
Written by John Grisham
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345532015
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The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham


Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $9.99

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a...

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No Angel
No Angel
Written by Jay Dobyns and Nils Johnson-Shelton
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307452177
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No Angel
My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels
Written by Jay Dobyns and Nils Johnson-Shelton


Format: eBook
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $11.99

Here, from Jay Dobyns, the first federal agent to infiltrate the inner circle of the outlaw Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, is the inside story of the twenty-one-month operation that almost cost him his family, his sanity, and his life.

Getting shot in the chest as a rookie agent, bartering for machine guns... Read more >
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The Killer of Little Shepherds
The Killer of Little Shepherds
Written by Douglas Starr
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307594587
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The Killer of Little Shepherds
A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science
Written by Douglas Starr


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $11.99

A riveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics.

At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, known and feared as “The Killer of Little Shepherds,” terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years—until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre... Read more >
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Under and Alone
Under and Alone
Written by William Queen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781588364401
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Under and Alone
The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
Written by William Queen


Format: eBook
On Sale: April 5, 2005
Price: $7.99

In 1998, William Queen was a veteran law enforcement agent with a lifelong love of motorcycles and a lack of patience with paperwork. When a “confidential informant” made contact with his boss at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, offering to take an agent inside the San Fernando chapter of... Read more >
Whitey
Whitey
Written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307986542
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Whitey
The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss
Written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill


Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.99

From the bestselling authors of Black Mass comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger, the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone.
 
Drawing on a trove of sealed files and previously classified material, Whitey digs deep into the mind of James J. “Whitey” Bulger, the crime boss and... Read more >
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Murder at the Supreme Court
Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases
Written by Martin Clancy


Format: eBook
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.99

This in-depth yet highly accessible books provides compelling human stories that illuminate the thorny legal issues behind the most noteworthy capital cases. In 1969, the Supreme Court justices cast votes in secret that could have signaled the end of the death penalty. Later, the justices’ resolve began to unravel. Why? What... Read more >
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Anatomy of Injustice
Anatomy of Injustice
Written by Raymond Bonner
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307948540
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Anatomy of Injustice
A Murder Case Gone Wrong
Written by Raymond Bonner


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $16.00

From Pulitzer Prize winner Raymond Bonner, the gripping story of a grievously mishandled murder case that put a twenty-three-year-old man on death row.
 
In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded... Read more >
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The Murder of the Century
The Murder of the Century
Written by Paul Collins
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ISBN: 9780307592224
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The Murder of the Century
The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars
Written by Paul Collins


Format: eBook
On Sale: June 14, 2011
Price: $11.99

“No writer better articulates ourinterest in the confluence of hope, eccentricity, and the timelessness of the bold and strange than Paul Collins.”—DAVE EGGERS
 
On Long Island, a farmer finds a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discover a floating human torso... Read more >
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The Serial Killer Files
The Serial Killer Files
Written by Harold Schechter
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345465665
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The Serial Killer Files
The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers
Written by Harold Schechter


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2003
Price: $18.95

THE DEFINITIVE DOSSIER ON HISTORY’S MOST HEINOUS!

Hollywood’s make-believe maniacs like Jason, Freddy, and Hannibal Lecter can’t hold a candle to real life monsters like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and scores of others who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civilization throughout the ages. Now, from the... Read more >
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The Central Park Five
The Central Park Five
Written by Sarah Burns
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ISBN: 9780307596598
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The Central Park Five

Written by Sarah Burns


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $11.99

A riveting, in-depth account of one of New York City’s most notorious crimes.

On April 20, 1989, the body of a woman is discovered in Central Park, her skull so badly smashed that nearly 80 percent of her blood has spilled onto the ground. Within days, five black and Latino teenagers... Read more >
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