Browsing: True Crime

A Smithsonian Best History Book of 2019: Uncover the story of a Prohibition-era bootlegger who made a mark on the United States. “An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that… exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life” (The Wall Street Journal).

This “enthralling” read (The New York Times Book Review) explores the obsessions that entangled four different women in true crime. “True crime aficionados will appreciate this spin on the genre” (Booklist).

A New York Times bestseller: Over 14 years, a serial killer operated silently, swiftly, and undetected. Known for burying “kill kits” across the country, Israel Keyes remains an enigma whose true number of victims is still unverified. “Prepare to lose sleep. Prepare to skip meals” (New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos).

Fresh out of college, Nick Fillmore landed his first job as an editor — and soon discovered the publication was a front for a massive drug operation. In this riveting memoir, he relays his experiences of a year spent smuggling heroin around the world.