Browsing: True Crime

When the bodies of eight women were found hidden in the home 27-year-old Kendall Francois shared with his family, reporter Claudia Rowe became obsessed with understanding Francois’s horrific crimes. “Extraordinarily suspenseful and truly gut-wrenching… A must-read” (Gillian Flynn).

A complex and chilling account of the infamous Kaufman County murders from “one of the best true crime writers today” (Ann Rule): Eric Williams, aided by his wife, terrorized a sleepy Texas town when he sought revenge on the law enforcement officials he felt had wronged him.

An Edgar Award finalist that “true crime devotees won’t want to miss” (Publishers Weekly): Over a two-year period, a serial killer brutally murdered women throughout Michigan. Follow the investigation that led to John Norman Collins, a seemingly innocent boy next door with a sinister secret.

In 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was murdered in a brutal crime that shocked the wealthy town of Greenwich, Connecticut. A New York Times bestselling author and son of a political giant sheds light on the harrowing case — and theorizes that his cousin was unjustly convicted of the crime.

One awful night in 1966, eight of the nine nurses staying in a Chicago town house were violently murdered. In this gripping account, the case’s lead prosecutor and an award-winning journalist detail the tragic crime and its aftermath.

An “extraordinary” #1 New York Times bestseller (Time): In 1920s Oklahoma, members of the oil-rich Osage Nation began to die mysteriously. But the true depths of the conspiracy wouldn’t be revealed for years to come… “A fascinating account of a tragic and forgotten chapter” (John Grisham).

What’s life in the FBI really like? In this insider account, a former FBI agent opens up about the Bureau — from the rigorous training to his experiences working in a violent crime squad.

This “genre-defying mix of history, biography, and memoir” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) explores the legacy of Emmett Till’s death in relation to the fate of Till’s father, who was executed in Italy during World War II. “A searching tale of loss, recovery, and déjà vu” (The Washington Post).

The incredible untold story of WWII’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern master of wartime intrigue Britain’s…

“An electrifying coming-of-age memoir” (O, The Oprah Magazine): In 1960s New Hampshire, Gloria Norris’s unconventional childhood took a dark turn when an act of violence changed her family and their community forever. “By turns heartbreaking and darkly humorous… Intelligent and bracing” (Kirkus Reviews).