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Biographies and Memoirs

Mothers & Murderers

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In this haunting memoir, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist reflects on a high-profile murder trial — and its decades-long impact on her life. “A dark jewel. The reader cannot look away” (New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard).

20th Century

The Poisoned Glass

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In the early 20th century, the US was transfixed by the criminal trial of four wealthy citizens accused of murdering Jennie Bosschieter, a teenage Dutch immigrant and mill worker. This gripping read unravels what happened in the shocking case.

19th Century

Tombstone

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A #1 New York Times bestselling author tells the true story behind the legendary frontier shootout — the Battle at the OK Corral — and the vendetta that erupted in the violent gunfight’s wake. “Rootin’-tootin’ history… careful research and vivid writing” (Kirkus Reviews).

Biographies and Memoirs

Kill ‘Em All

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How did Carl Panzram develop into one of the most terrifying killers in American history? This gripping read tells his chilling true story, from his harrowing childhood to his reign of terror.

Biographies and Memoirs

The End of Normal

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In this “explosive” New York Times bestseller (People), the former daughter-in-law of disgraced financier Bernie Madoff tells her story, from her marriage into wealth to the day her father-in-law’s Ponzi scheme came crashing down — and her husband’s shocking suicide in the aftermath.

Biographical Fiction

America’s First Female Serial Killer

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Known as one of the first female serial killers, Jane Toppan used her occupation, nursing, to gain access to her victims. Learn her chilling story in this “complex — and terrifying — portrait of a killer who seemed almost doomed from birth” (Kate Winkler Dawson, author of American Sherlock).

Actors

Catch and Kill

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In a dramatic account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal…