Books like Dangerous ground by M. William Phelps

The book examines the true story of Sheila Davalloo, a woman who, after a broken affair with colleague Nelson Sessler, murdered his new girlfriend and later assaulted her own husband.

John Douglas chronicles the FBI pursuit of Dennis Rader, the notorious BTK serial killer who terrorized Wichita, Kansas for 31 years, revealing the investigative methods that ultimately brought him to justice.

A biographical case study of Lee Boyd Malvo, examining his psychology, criminal career, and role in serial murders and sniper incidents in the United States.

Behind A Veil Of Tranquility. . . In the lovely town of Pleasant Valley in upstate New York, the maple trees were ablaze with fall's blood-red color. The air was crisp. And a woman named Susan Fassett left her weekly choir practice at a church--when a killer emerged from the shadows and mercilessly gunned her down. . .. Was A Realm Of Sexual Depravity Where Murder Was The Last Sin. Stunned, the police immediately suspected Susan Fassett's husband and surrounded his home. They couldn't have been more wrong. Susan Fassett had been living a secret life, entangled in a passionate web of dominance, lesbian sex, betrayal--and a depraved plan for murder. After detectives untangled a web of secrets and corruption hidden in plain sight, the town of Pleasant Valley would be rocked again when a shocking trial exposed the whole sordid truth. . . "Phelps proves that truth is more shocking than fiction." --Allison Brennan "Phelps is one of America's finest true-crime writers." --Vincent Bugliosi

A psychological study of serial and mass murder, presenting case analyses that explore the mind of killers and the dynamics of mass killing.

Recounts the true story of Connecticut real-estate lawyer Beth Carpenter, who, deeming her sister's new husband, Anson Clinton, unfit to care for her niece, convinced her sexually obsessed boss and lover to hire two hit men to kill Anson. This book Lethal Guardian is basically about Beth Ann Carpenter( a real estate lawyer) from Connecticut.She had beauty,brains and success. She was virtually obsessed with her sister's child Rebecca.I can imagine that having concentrated on her career instead of having children,this child Rebecca became the next best thing to having her own child.This situation was fine while the child's mother Kim was herself a bit lost.Beth Ann then had complete control over the child and all was okay in Beth Ann's world.Being a Type A personality control is everything.

An investigative biography of Dr. Michael Swango, a physician alleged to be America's most prolific serial killer, following his career from Ohio to Zimbabwe and exposing systemic failures in the U.S. medical establishment.

437 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 18 cm