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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978829145Author Peter J. WoshFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 152g

In 1968, during Albert Lepard's fifth escape from a life sentence at Parchman Penitentiary, he kidnapped Lovejoy Boteler, then eighteen years old, from his family's farm in Grenada, Mississippi. Three decades later, still beset by half-buried memories of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773860206Author Chad ReimerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Caitlin PressPublisher Caitlin PressWeight(grams) 370g

The stories in this book focus on the victims -- some who are missing, some who have lost their identities, and some who have suffered from violent crimes. Even though these cases are considered "cold," we learn from the evidence, and we need to listen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773860732Author Chad ReimerFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Caitlin PressPublisher Caitlin PressWeight(grams) 358g

Did Louis Riel have a fair trial? The trial and conviction of Louis Riel for treason in the summer of 1885 and his execution on November 16, 1885, have been the subjects of historical comment and criticism for over one hundred years. A Rush to Judgment...

Kentucky-land of bluegrass, horse racing, bourbon, and . . . murder. In Murder in Old Kentucky: True Crime Stories from the Bluegrass, Keven McQueen recounts dark and disturbing tales from the pages of Kentucky history, including the 1825 murder of Col...

Learn about the world's most notorious cons, heists, and murders in The Crime Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Crime in this overview guide to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806542799Author McCracken King Poston Jr.Format HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

Bad Guys in American History recounts the events related to our country's most compelling outlaws, from colonial times to the 1930s. Complete with photographs of the outlaws and their haunts, this book investigates some of American history's most...

“Look at all those people down there, I can’t disappoint them. It’s showtime!” he said before leaping dramatically to his death, much to the delight of a cheering crowd estimated at up to 100,000.

The history of the UK’s real-life female detectives told for the first time

From soldier to judge, to pirate and outlaw, Sam Mason's life is a testament to early America's turbulent, unpredictable frontier.Sam Mason carved out a life of adventure and infamy that took him from soldier to pirate in late 18th century America. Mason...

Peter Rachman dominated housing in post-war London - he owned vast swathes in the west of the city, accumulating huge wealth as his tenants lived in squalor and fear of his hard-nosed collectors and enforcers. He was also at the heart of the city's...

Throughout the seventeenth century, medical lecturers demonstrated human anatomy by dissecting a cadaver while surrounded by students. After the Revolutionary War, though, instructors realized that they needed many more cadavers to serve a growing number...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025FROM BRITAIN'S TOP-SELLING TRUE CRIME WRITER AND THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER 'Shatters our preconceptions of a classic crime' VAL McDERMID 'I really, really loved it'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593183953Author Robert W. FieselerFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A gripping, explosive murder mystery by acclaimed true crime writer Susannah StapletonIn April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a...

In late 1862, the thin veneer of sedate, rural respectability, layer by layer, was painfully peeled back, to uncover a turbulent world of domestic violence and murder in the Lincolnshire hamlet of Moorhouses, located between Mareham le Fen and Revesby,...

Ten of Pennsylvania's most interesting murder mysteries are unraveled. Marlin Bressi's engaging retelling takes readers through the history of the victims, the suspects, and personal anecdotes of family and friends who were impacted by the deaths. The...

A true story of murder and vengeance, a shattered community and a miscarriage of justice that echoes down the decadesOctober 1971. Nineteen-year-old Una Lynskey vanishes near her home in Co. Meath. In the weeks that follow, and on flimsy grounds, gardai...

Survivors from London's ganglandThe third and final chapter in Bobby and David Teale's powerful true story focuses on the shattering consequences of Bobby's secret decision to inform on the Krays, putting himself and his brothers David and Alfie in...

In this dramatic true account about the power of sensationalized crime, one woman's case is exposed for its sexism, flagrant disregard for the truth, and, ultimately, the dangers posed by an unbridled prosecution.Unwanted and neglected from birth,...

In this dramatic true account about the power of sensationalized crime, one woman's case is exposed for its sexism, flagrant disregard for the truth, and, ultimately, the dangers posed by an unbridled prosecution.Unwanted and neglected from birth,...