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Erik Larson’s *Thunderstruck* chronicles the intertwined lives of murderer Hawley Crippen and inventor Guglielmo Marconi as their paths collide amid the dramatic backdrop of Edwardian London and the North Atlantic.

Ann Rule’s true‑crime biography exposes the chilling rise of serial killer Ted Bundy and the devastating realization she faced when she discovered the killer was her friend.

In 1836, the murder of a young prostitute made headlines in New York City and around the country, inaugurating a sex-and-death sensationalism in news reporting that haunts us today. Patricia Cline Cohen goes behind these first lurid accounts to reconstruct the story of the mysterious victim, Helen Jewett. From her beginnings as a servant girl in Maine, Helen Jewett refashioned herself, using four successive aliases, into a highly paid courtesan. But she was to meet her match - and her nemesis - in a youth called Richard Robinson. He became Helen Jewett's lover in a tempestuous affair and ten months later was arrested for her murder. He stood trial in a five-day courtroom drama that ended with his acquittal amid the cheers of hundreds of fellow clerks and other spectators. With no conviction for murder, nor closure of any sort, the case continued to tantalize the public, even though Richard Robinson disappeared into the wilds of Texas and a new life under a new name. Through her meticulous and ingenious research, Patricia Cline Cohen traces his life there and the many twists and turns of the lingering mystery of the murder.

A gripping true‑crime memoir about a young Italian American boy who discovers his father’s murderous past while growing up in Hell’s Kitchen.

A compact, fact-filled guide to infamous serial killers, featuring biographical sketches, trivia, quizzes, quotes, and over 40 black‑and‑white photographs.

A true‑crime biography of Marybeth Tinning, the mother whose six babies died between 1972 and 1985, exploring the investigation, the social context of infanticide and the emotional toll on a small New York community.

A chilling true‑crime account of Victor Paleologus, a Hollywood Hills predator who lured aspiring models into his home and murdered a twenty‑one‑year‑old.

A chilling biography of Robert Charles Browne, a possible serial killer whose crimes spanned 25 years, and the story of retired El Paso sheriff’s officers who cracked his cold‑case riddles.

The true story of the "Dragon Lady"--convicted killer Sante Kimes--describes how this infamous, manipulative con artist managed to raise her son Kenneth to become her criminal accomplice.

After inheriting a neglected Victorian estate in Louisiana, the Conway family discovers a dark legacy of suicide, disappearance, voodoo, and demoniac possession that turns the ancestral home into a living nightmare.