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A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder

In 1982 Malcolm Macarthur, the wealthy heir to a small estate, found himself suddenly withoutmoney. The solution, he decided, was to rob a bank. To do this, he would need a gun and a car. Inthe proces..

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An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President's Murder

This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the reader from a free-love community in upstate New York to the shocking assassination of President Jame..

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Anansi's Gold: The man who swindled the world

Winner of the Jhalak Prize & Plutarch Award | A New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Newsweek, TIME Book of the Year 2023 'Fabulously entertaining' Daily Telegraph | 'Perfect for fans of Fr..

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Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty

The highly anticipated inside look at the collapse of the Murdaugh dynasty by the celebrated investigative journalist and creator of the #1 hit Murdaugh Murders Podcast, Mandy Matney. Years befor..

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Cause Of Death

Spontaneous combustion and exhumation, drug mules and devil worshippers, a gruesome killing beneath the Palmerston North Airport control tower, a mysterious death in a historic homestead, a first..

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Crimes of the Cross: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice

A searing expose of institutional child abuse, and the remarkable story of the survivors who would not be silenced 'A unique story of pain and triumph told superbly by Anne Manne, who follows vic..

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Cult Following : The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations-and Take Over Our Lives

From the author of Cursed Objects and The United States of Cryptids, an eye-popping compendium of the most infamous, audacious, and dangerous cults in history "A must-read for those with a taste ..

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Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with o..

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FRAMED: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

A fundamental principle of the American legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt. Framed shares ten true s..

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In Cold Blood

Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is both a masterpiece of journalism and a powerful crime thriller. Inspired by a 300-word article in The New York Times, Capote spent six years exploring and writing the ..

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Love Until Death: The twisted true story of Alexandre Despallieres

The incredibly elaborate but all-true story of the psychopathic international fraudster, who charmed his victims to death The twisted true story of Alexandre Despallieres Alexandre Despalli ..

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On Trial For Murder

The dramatic events of some of the world's most controversial murder trials The stakes are never higher when the charge is murder... Explore the riveting twists and turns of some of the mos..

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One Nation Under Blackmail: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein Vol 1

One Nation Under Blackmail is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network kn..

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Other People's Money: The rise and fall of Britain's most audacious fraudster

'The crime of fraud, when conducted well, is a fascinating pursuit. It's a test of intellect, determination and stamina. It is a floating mess of fact and fiction that you have to carry in your mind f..

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Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy

A masterful, revelatory work of literary non-fiction about a teenage girl's shocking crime - and its extraordinary aftermath. 'An absorbing work of social history and a story about the myster..

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Talking With Psychopaths

THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING TRUE CRIME AUTHOR - A PETRIFYING GLIMPSE INTO THE MOST EVIL MINDS OF OUR TIME... 'No one else does true crime quite like it,' - Crime Monthly Magazine 'Terrifyi..

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The Art Thief

*The New York Times bestseller* *Shortlisted for The ALCS Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction* 'A breath-taking read, as compelling as a Highsmith novel. I loved it' - Maggie O'Farrell ..

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The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

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The Darkroom: Case Files of a Scotland Yard Forensic Photographer

It was my job to look and look and never look away, until I had captured every part of the scene, until I had told the story of those last moments that the dead could not... For years, ..

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The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness and Obsession

By the author of the international Number One bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE WAGER 'Chilling . . . Poignant . . . Haunting and gripping . . . gets into worlds that are otherwise ..

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The Final Diagnosis

Obscure cases of death, disease and murder An unlikely case of autocide, a rare and deadly amniotic avalanche, a victim of roasted peanuts... The 'if' of death is certain. The 'when' is unkn..

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The Heist: The Birkenhead Foodtown Robbery

One Friday evening in October 1984, a security truck pulled into the car park of the Foodtown supermarket in the Auckland suburb of Birkenhead. It had already made a few stops at other supermarkets th..

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The Lasting Harm: Witnessing the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

'Lucia Osborne-Crowley is a lighthouse of a writer: steadfast, illuminating and patiently cutting through darkness and horror to lead us to safety.' -Benjamin Law 'Lucia Osborne-Crowley is ..

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The Lost City of Z: A Legendary British Explorer's Deadly Quest to Uncover the Secrets of the Amazon

**NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON, CHARLIE HUNNAM AND SIENNA MILLER** 'A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure'JOHN GRISHAM The story of Colonel Percy Har..

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The Natural History of Crime: Case studies in death and the clues nature leaves behind

'I love puzzles, and finding answers is the only truly enjoyable part of what I do.' This is because Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist, her days spent at crime scenes collectin..

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The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

In the 1980s, a wave of Chinese from Fujian province began arriving in America. Many of them lived in a world outside the law, working in a shadow economy overseen by the ruthless gangs that ruled the..

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The Survivors

True stories of death and desperation One survivor chooses loneliness. One chooses exile. One chooses oblivion. Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. ..

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The Teacher's Pet

If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked. Hedley Thomas takes you behind the scenes with a blow-by-blow account of one of the most intriguing and enduri..

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The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Cold War's Most Notorious Killer

A revealing, page-turning story of the most iconic Cold War spy killing of all time, for fans of Ben Macintyre, Henry Hemming and the novels of John Le Carre and Mick Herron. London, September 19..

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The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law - A Hidden History

A devastating work of non-fiction that reveals a hidden history of women, violence and the law. ' A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more they are beaten, the better they'll be.' So went t..

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Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries

"Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands . . . this book is undeniably buzzworthy." -Portland Book Review "An absorbing ..

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Unmasking Monsters

A serial rapist is stalking South Auckland in 1980s New Zealand and police are stumped - they can't seem to find the man they call "The Ghost" before he strikes again. In this incredible memoir o..

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Vintage Crime: A Short History of Wine Fraud

How fakes, fraudsters, and grape crusaders have shaped the world of wine. This novel take on the history of wine reveals that, whether by adding toxic sweeteners or passing off counterfeit bot..

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What Really Happens in Vegas: Discover the infamous city as you've never seen it before

The notorious city as you've never seen it before. This non-fiction title featuring original interviews gets to the heart and soul of this desert metropolis - as well as its seedy underbelly. Wha..

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