True Accounts

One of the most powerful crime figures in American history takes readers inside the world of the Mafia, revealing the inner workings of New York's Five Families. Bonanno describes how the Mafia has not only dominated local business, but also influenced national politics."Friendships, connections, fa... More

Casey has meticulously pieced together the tragic and true story about a Houston deputy sheriff, Ken McGowen, who was rebuffed by a single mother and--using her son as bait--stalked, harassed, and then killed her.She tried to tell her friends. She even went to the police. No one would believe her--a... More

LOVE GONE BAD. MURDER GONE WRONG.West Coast doctor Kenneth Stahl would do anything to free himself from his wife Carolyn. Then Adriana Vasco-- Kenneth' s former receptionist and mistress of nine years-- obliged by introducing him to ex-con Dennis Earl Godley. The deal was set. Godley would murder Ca... More

This riveting chronicle of the biggest takedown in mob history is told through the story of Ron Previte, the FBI informant who brought it down. Includes a 16-page photo insert."It's over. You'd have to be Ray Charles not to see it." --former New Jersey capo Ron Previte, on the mob today As a cop, Ro... More

By turns harrowing and heroic, compelling and inspiring, "Without a Badge" reads like a thriller, a white-knuckle ride into a world few people ever see--a trip inside the heady world of Columbia's deadly drug cartels.... More

"Brilliant . . . Indispensable." Los Angeles Times Here is the story of the rise and fall of the notorious Bonanno crime family of New York as only best-selling author Gay Talese could tell it.... More

Using a "Murder Meter," Jacobs offers a riveting exploration of more than 25 of the most famous and infamous Mob assassinations of the 20th century.... More

"This book should be a gift at every baby shower. Dr. Behrmann's wisdom, warmth, and information are heartwarming, reassuring, and practical."---Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom" and "The Wisdom of Menopause" ""The Breastfeeding Cafe" will become the book of choic... More

The roots of coincidence and conspiracy in American politics, crime, and culture are investigated in this analysis that exposes new connections between religion, political conspiracy, terrorism, and occultism. Readers are provided with strange parallels between supernatural forces such as shaminism,... More

True-crime author Anne Rule calls this "the real thing . . . absolutely mesmerizing". The FBI expert who coined the term "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on The Silence of the Lambs tells how he uses evidence from a crime scene to construct a psychological profile of the killer--and unlock ... More

Over the course of 25 years, Morrison has profiled more than 80 serial killers, from John Wayne Gacy to Gary Leon Ridgeway ("The Green River Killer"). Here, she shares a chilling, firsthand account of a harrowing odyssey into the twisted minds of the world's most horrific murderers.Over the course o... More

In January 1998, 12-year-old Stephanie Crow was brutally murdered in her own Escondido, California, home. Philpin presents the riveting and disturbing true account of a horrific tragedy and the nightmare that would rip three devastated families to pieces. Original.A family's horror -- one child murd... More

Rick Porrello writes about the important connection with mega-mobsters Charles Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky, the Cleveland mob's move to Las Vegas, and the first top-level national meeting of the Sicilian-American Mafia.... More

On December 16, 2004, eight-months-pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett was found bleeding profusely and her unborn baby was gone. Only 150 miles away in Melvern, Kansas, Lisa Montgomery proudly showed off her newborn baby. That was only the beginning of one of the most unthinkable crimes in American history... More

The #1 "New York Times" bestselling memoir from the woman who was unknowing ensnared in convicted killer Scott Peterson's web of lies, and who risked everything to seek justice for Laci Peterson and her unborn son.1 corinthians 10: 13, niv ""No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.... More

More than two decades of research provide the basis for this true-life detective story of the mysterious man who stepped into Harry Houdini's dressing room on an October night in 1926, delivered one fatal sucker punch, and then vanished from the public eye completely. Nine days after the incident, H... More

The story of Anton Dilger brings to life a terrible new kind of warfare: biological terrorism. The doctor who grew anthrax and other bacteria in a rented house was an American--the son of a Medal of Honor winner who fought at Gettysburg--on a secret mission for the German Army in 1915.The story of A... More

The definitive account of what really happened, updated to include a new chapter on operation Paget, the report into the "allegation of conspiracy to murder" Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed. In the early hours of August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed set out from the Ritz Hotel in ... More

On the morning of December 31, 1994, a little girl ran barefoot through the streets of quiet Saugerties, New York, clad only in her night clothes and crying out in fear and pain. The story she told would shock the town: of a vicious murder and a teen couple's obscene, three-day orgy of sex and junk ... More

With unique access, Gregson has written a stunning investigative account--an intimate glimpse into a troubled monarchy and Nepal, a nation in turmoil. photos.A prophecy made by a divine sage to Nepal's first king foretold that his successors would reign for another ten generations, and no more. On J... More