Browsing: True Crime

As husband and wife, Fred and Rose West bonded over sadism, kidnapping, and killing. Here is the gripping true account of their monstrous marriage — “a story of obsessive love as well as obsessive murder” (The Times).

Daughter to the notorious leader of a fundamentalist sect, Rachel Jeffs endured abuse for years before finally escaping. In this shocking narrative, she recounts her experiences — and her father’s terrible crimes. “Brave” and “honest” (Library Journal).

On death row for the murders of a mother and her daughters, soldier Tim Hennis was found not guilty at a second trial after his defense team exposed false testimony. But the shocking results of a DNA test would bring the case to court for an unprecedented third time…

Dianne Lake was only 14 when she was lured into the Manson Family. Here, she reveals the manipulation she endured at the hands of Charles Manson — and how she eventually helped put him behind bars. “Courageous… A moving, intense insider’s view of the cult of Manson” (Publishers Weekly).

This “darkly humorous compendium” (People) recounts the myths and facts behind notorious female murderers — from the Blood Countess to Iceberg Anna. “Heavily researched and filled with gory details, a rare look at women who killed for pleasure” (Kirkus Reviews).

In the 1970s, FBI agents J.J. Wedick and Jack Brennan went undercover to take down a charismatic master criminal in this “wild, wonderful story of cons and crooks, told with great style and swagger” (New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean).

When Sarah Perry was 12 years old, her mother was murdered in their Maine home. This “stunning” account (Entertainment Weekly) revisits the crime — and Perry’s own eye-opening investigation. “A fascinating small-town mystery with breathtaking revelations” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

Hi, I’m Alexis Delaney. I’m your average 17-year-old girl. Except I can see the dead. And talk to the dead.…

An Edgar Award winner that has “everything — from gossip to grisliness, from savagery to suspense” (The New York Times): Glamorous Joan Robinson Hill had it all. But when she fell mysteriously ill, it unleashed an investigation into “what may be the most compelling and complex case in crime annals” (Ann Rule).

Brynn Adler is a writer with a unique ability—everywhere she goes, images of the past haunt her.After taking over the…