True Accounts

A BAFFLING DISAPPEARANCESusan McFarland was a vivacious, successful mother of three young sons. On November 25, 2002, she disappeared. Three days later, her car was found, keys in the ignition. Later that day, her husband reported her missing--and a desperate search began. A SILENT HUSBANDHer friend... More

Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code name grayday, spied for Russia for twenty-two years in what has been called the "worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history"-and how he was finally caught in an incredible gambit by U.S. intelligence.... More

Bestselling true-crime writer Harold Schechter, a leading authority on serial killers, and coauthor David Everitt offer a guided tour through the bizarre and blood-chilling world of serial murder. Through hundreds of detailed entries that span the entire spectrum -- the shocking crimes, the infamous... More

The world--famous former con artist and bestselling author of Catch Me if You Can" now reveals the mind--boggling tricks of the scam trade--with advice that has made him one of America's most sought--after fraud--prevention experts. "I had as much knowledge as any man alive concerning the mechanics ... More

By turns exciting and subtle, "A Death in Belmont" chronicles three lives that collide--and are ultimately destroyed--in the vortex of one of the most controversial serial murder cases. The power of the story and the brilliance of Junger's reporting make this an instant classic.In the spring of 1963... More

With identity theft affecting someone every four seconds, "Stealing Your Life" is an essential reference, by an unsurpassed authority. Offering dozens of steps readers can take to protect themselves, this is the proactive solution to one of today's most nefarious and common crimes.The charismatic fo... More

Horrifying in a way no fiction can be, Zodiac is the gripping story of the serial murderer who terrorized the San Francisco bay area from 1966 to 1978. The book contains reproductions of the killer's communiques to the police as well as the author's own chilling speculations on Zodiac's true identit... More

As head of the Bonanno clan, Joey Massino was the last don, and ran his world with an iron hand--until he got hit with a murder rap and turned on his own people. Here, for the first time, is his shocking true story. Includes photos. Original.The inside story of the don and the family who may have in... More

American jails and prisons confine nearly 13.5 million people each year, and it is estimated that 6 to 7 percent of the U.S. population will be confined in their lifetimes. Despite these disturbing numbers, little is known about life inside beyond the mythology of popular culture. Michael G. Santos,... More

Mafia expert and bestselling author of The Kennedy Contract traces the Gambino family from its arrival to the U.S. in the '20s to the downfall of mob boss John Gotti in 1992. A violent saga of bloodshed and betrayal. Photos.The Gambinos--they arrived in America from Sicily when the 20's roared with ... More

After following the clues for 30 years, "San Francisco Chronicle" employee Graysmith provides the final chapter on the Zodiac killings with hundreds of never-before-published photos and the only complete reproduction of the Zodiac letters.The national bestselling author of Zodiac solves one of the g... More

From an award-winning New York Times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracy--which left the FBI and Justice Department counting on the cooperation of one man . . . It was one of the FBI's biggest secrets: a senior executive with America's most political... More

Hazelwood, a former profiler on the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit which specializes in aberrant sex crimes, explains some of the cases he encountered during his career. As Hazelwood explores the minds of insidious and perversely creative criminals, he reveals the methods of tracking them, catching t... More

For years, Bobby Kent terrorized his high school classmates with cruel acts of psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. Eventually his victims had enough, and on a summer night in 1993, seven of them lured Bobby to the edge of the Everglades with a promise of sex and drugs, and made him pay for hi... More

"Reppetto's book earns its place among the best . . . he brings fresh context to a familiar story worth retelling." --"The New York Times Book Review" Organized crime--the Italian American kind--has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced hist... More

From "The Sixth Family," according to witness testimony: "BROOKLYN, MAY 5, 1981" "We were in the closet. We all had our weapons loaded. We sat there and waited for the doorbell to ring," said Salvatore Vitale, a slender New York mobster known as Good-Looking Sal. "We left the door open a smidge to... More

As seen on "America's Most Wanted" and "Anderson Cooper 360" "We can't be infiltrated, no cops can get inside on us, they don't have the resources, the manpower, or the time to wait. We're unbeatable and untouchable."--Sonny Barger From "Running with the Devil" It wasn't uncommon for outlaw biker ga... More

In the tradition of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood," this work is a gripping, true-crime story of a group of middle school teenagers who beat a female classmate to death, and then tried to cover up the crime. Includes a new Afterword by the author.Who were the seemingly ordinary teenagers who beat a... More

From the acclaimed bestselling author of "The Onion Field" comes the extraordinary true story of a California arson investigator and fire captain who was also, according to government profilers, the most prolific American arsonist of the 20th century.On an October evening in South Pasadena, a horrif... More

THE SHATTERING CRIME STORY THAT SHOCKED THE NATION: THE THOMAS CAPANO MURDER CASEOn a June evening in 1996, 30-year-old Anne Marie Fahey, secretary to the governor of Delaware, vanished without a trace following a restaurant rendezvous with her secret lover of more than two years: Thomas Capano. One... More