Murder

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read by the author. Was there more than one killer? Had the crime scene been cleaned and sanitized before the police arrived? Was furniture staged to throw off detectives? In one of the most extraordinary true crime stories ever published, Broken Plea questions...

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS 'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph 'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy...

Hunting Shadows is a gripping true crime memoir by Jane Hamilton, one of Scotland’s most experienced and well-known crime journalists. The book chronicles her decades-long career reporting on some of the country’s most harrowing and high-profile criminal cases—with a central focus on the chilling investigation into serial killer Peter Tobin.

With a new introduction “The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” — Washington Times From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter, here is the story of what happened on Ruby Ridge: the tragic and unlikely...

Moors Murders Decoded: Unmasking the Evil of Hindley and Brady. You already know the names. You have seen the mugshots on a hundred front pages. You have probably argued about the case over a drink, or paused on a documentary one rainy Sunday afternoon and wondered how two ordinary people from a Manchester street could have done what they did. The headlines only ever gave you the shape of it. They never gave you the why. This book is the why.

He killed two people. Just two. And yet Ed Gein's name has outlasted serial killers with dozens of victims. He inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. He changed the way America thinks about horror. Not because of what he did, but because of what he was.

Step back into the soot-stained streets of Victorian Sheffield — a city where the clang of steel mingled with whispers of scandal, and respectability was often just a mask for something far darker beneath. The Sins of Sheffield, storyteller and historian Adrian Finney unearths the true tales that polite society tried to forget. These are stories of murderers and martyrs, forgers and fraudsters, con artists and outcasts — each revealing something about the city’s beating, human heart.

Jeffrey Dahmer. You've seen the Netflix series. You've heard the name. You know about the apartment, the photographs, the things they found in the freezer. You know enough to feel a shiver when someone mentions Milwaukee, and you know enough to change the subject when the conversation gets too specific.

He killed more British citizens than any single criminal in history. And his patients loved him. Harold Shipman was a family doctor in a small town in northern England. He wore glasses. He had a beard. He made house calls. He remembered your name, asked about your grandchildren, and never rushed an appointment. He was, by every measure that mattered to the people of Hyde, the best GP they'd ever had.

Feltus Taylor, Jr., a young man from Louisiana, was raised in poverty, stigmatized and victimized throughout his life, constantly at the mercy of a deeply flawed justice system. He fell into the underworld of drug runners, money troubles, and violence that landed him on Death Row. The early years on Louisiana State Penitentiary's Death Row were bleak and lonely, yet Taylor embarked on a journey of personal redemption through writing and spiritual growth.

True Crime Extreme: The World's Most Ruthless Murderers in "True Crime: The World's Most Ruthless Murderers," Alexander Dragone flings wide the doors to a world of unimaginable cruelty and the darkest abysses of the human psyche. Renowned for his historical chronicles of the 20th century, Dragone breaks new ground with this global odyssey of horror.

In March 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and younger son at Moselle, their home in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. By then, the story had become headline news across the country with its revelations of corruption in high places, massive fraud, opioid abuse, fake suicides, suspicious accidents, and the generational recklessness of the wealthy legal dynasty at its center.

In 1975, Jimmy Odo was charged with the murder of fourteen-year-old Tony Cluett, who was found strung up crucifixion-style in Halifax’s Point Pleasant Park. Six years later, he was charged with bludgeoning to death Darlene Davidson, his former girlfriend’s five-year-old daughter. At trial in 1981, Odo testified that although he didn’t remember the killings, he had lied to avoid conviction for the Cluett murder. He also spoke of being part of a satanic cult while living in Montreal.

The Whitechapel murders of 1888 were once recorded in precise detail—five women, five names, five crime scenes. But over the decades, the facts have been buried by theory, distortion, and narrative excess. What followed wasn’t justice. It was noise. Ripperology began with real investigation. It devolved into a kind of open casting call—a parade of improbable suspects, each auditioning for the part of the killer.

Dark passions, dark deeds—a deep dive into true crime stories of criminal couples. From harrowing heists to murderous mayhem, this collection of true crime stories will have you on the edge of your seat as you discover why two criminal minds are scarier than one—especially when they belong...

He was a teacher, a father—and a predator who haunted the USSR. Between 1978 and 1990, Andrei Chikatilo terrorized the Soviet Union with a series of brutal, sexually sadistic murders. Operating in an era of state secrecy, his crimes went undetected for years as innocent men were blamed, files were buried, and authorities denied the existence of serial killers. The Soviet Monster is the definitive account of Chikatilo’s life, crimes, and the political climate that enabled him. True crime author David G.

26 Chilling True Crime Cases from across the globe. From the neon-drenched streets of Pattaya to the forests of the Pacific Northwest, these cases expose the raw, terrifying truth behind some of history’s most depraved killers. This anthology pulls back the curtain on serial murderers, ruthless kidnappers, and cold-blooded psychopaths; presenting the grim facts, intricate investigations, and psychological darkness that define true crime at its most disturbing.

True Crime Extrem: 13 schockierende Kriminalfälle aus aller WeltIn diesem ersten Band der Reihe „Wahre Verbrechen Extrem“ öffnet der Autor Alexander Dragone die Tore zur Hölle und präsentiert 13 der verstörendsten Kriminalfälle der internationalen Geschichte. Dies ist kein gewöhnliches True Crime-Buch–es ist eine tiefenpsychologische Analyse des absolut Bösen, dokumentiert mit erschreckender Präzision. Tauchen Sie ein in eine Welt ohne GnadeBegleiten Sie den Autor von den nebligen Gassen Londons über die prächtigen Boulevards von Paris bis hin in die dunklen Winkel Osteuropas und der USA.

El creador de El Canal del Crimen disecciona los casos más espeluznantes del mundo en código True Crime. Una obra imprescindible para enfrentar, sin morbo, el lado más oscuro de la naturaleza humana, como el mejor de los True Crime.

Il 13 agosto 2007, all'ora di pranzo, la quiete di Garlasco, un piccolo paese in provincia di Pavia, viene improvvisamente sconvolta: nella villetta in cui viveva con la sua famiglia i carabinieri trovano il corpo senza vita di Chiara Poggi, immerso in una pozza di sangue. Ad avvertirli, recandosi in caserma dopo una strana telefonata al 118, è il fidanzato della ragazza, Alberto Stasi: un giovane biondo, dagli occhi di ghiaccio e dall'aria insopportabilmente perfetta.

The true story of Australia's first political assassination. Could the conviction of Vietnamese refugee Phuong Ngo for the 1994 assassination of Cabramatta MP John Newman be one of Australia's greatest miscarriages of justice? Cabramatta was embroiled in a heroin epidemic, gang wars and demands...

Sono le nove del mattino, del 20 gennaio 1964. A due passi da via Veneto, cuore della mondanità romana, una giovane segretaria scopre negli uffici della società tessile Tricotex un cadavere immerso in una pozza di sangue, crivellato da quattro colpi d'arma da fuoco. La ragazza lancia un grido disperato. Il morto è il suo principale, Farouk El Chourbagi, un giovane industriale egiziano, figlio di un ex ministro delle Finanze, protagonista delle notti della capitale.

Извращенная психика и респектабельный образ жизни, хладнокровная жестокость и неприметная внешность, крайняя степень садизма и способность очаровывать людей. Каждый серийный убийца уникален, но у них есть и общие черты, вызывающие у нас ужас и любопытство. Ричард Эстеп исследует профили известных маньяков, чтобы изучить сходства и различия их мотивов, поведения и методов совершения преступлений. Его цель — понять глубинные механизмы человеческой психики и обстоятельства, которые формируют будущего серийного убийцу.

Вы хорошо знаете своих соседей? Наверняка вы даже не догадываетесь, что они делают за закрытыми дверями. В своей книге писатель и телеведущий Ричард Эстеп описывает истории 30 серийных убийц, жизнь которых на первый взгляд ничем не отличалась от нашей. Эти жестокие преступники — риелторы, полицейские, врачи, садовники—маскировались так хорошо, что годами не вызывали подозрений у близких.

Судебно-­медицинский эксперт и автор бестселлера «Вскрытие покажет» Алексей Решетун приглашает вас погрузиться в леденящую душу хронику одного из самых сложных расследований начала 2000‑х. 23 мая 2003 года в Копейске были обнаружены тела двух задушенных выпускниц в школьной форме—жестокое преступление, ставшее частью серии из шести убийств. Жертвами маньяка всегда оказывались женщины. Аудиокнига подробно описывает ход расследования и особенности работы следователей, медицинских экспертов и психиатров.