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"Black Friday by S Hussain Zaidi is a ghastly account of the one of the biggest terrorist attack on Bombay in 1993. The book chronicles the devastation caused to life and property due to the attacks and the trauma, both physical and mental, underwent by the people at large post the terrorist...

Sweetpea TV series starring Ella Purnell now on Sky Atlantic! She’s back and killing for two… Rhiannon Lewis should be happy. Her cheating fiancé is in jail – framed for the depraved killing spree she committed. Her ex-lover is chopped up and buried where no-one will find him. But...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Westies and Paddy Whacked offers a front-row seat at the trial of Whitey Bulger, and an intimate view of the world of organized crime—and law enforcement—that made him the defining Irish American gangster. For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded...

With access to Atlantis' email and social media accounts, Bonner attempts to decipher and construct a narrative around the circumstances surrounding her probable death: Frantic and unintelligible notes on Facebook, alarming images of Atlantis with a handgun tucked in the waistband of her pants, Craigslist companionship ads, DEA agent testimony, video surveillance, police reports, and various phone calls and moments-in-the-flesh conjured from memory.

A dramatic narrative account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw III, whose journey from housing-project youth to ruthless gangland kingpin to change-making community advocate represents a vital next chapter in the ongoing conversation about race and social justice in America. When he was in...

Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column “Lady Killers,” this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages. When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper...

A compelling blend of true crime and memoir tracing the author’s investigation into the kidnapping and murder of her great-grandfather in 1980s Louisiana and the reverberations on her family and community throughout the decades ""Riveting and atmospheric, Home of the Happy is also a heartfelt...

In 1942, a rational fear was mounting that New York Harbor was vulnerable to sabotage. If the waterfront was infested with German and Italian agents then the US Navy needed a recourse just as insidious to secure it. Naval intelligence officer Commander Charles Radcliffe Haffenden had the solution: recruit as his own spies, members of La Cosa Nostra. Pier to pier, no one terrified the longshoremen, stevedores, shopkeepers, and boat captains along the harbor better than the Mafia gangs of New York, who controlled the docks in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

From the bestselling authors of Black Mass comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger, the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone. Drawing on a trove of sealed files and previously classified material, Whitey digs deep into the mind of James J. “Whitey” Bulger, the crime...

You Cant Win is a captivating autobiography originally serialized in the San Francisco Call and Post in 1925. Its compelling narrative quickly gained popularity, leading to its publication as a book in 1926. The author shares his harrowing journey as a professional thief traversing the Western US and Canada from the late 1880s until around 1910. His transformative experience began during his time in a Canadian prison, where he discovered a passion for reading through an extensive library. As the years passed, he became a voice for change, lecturing on criminology and advocating for prison ...

Join Sanford Quest, the world-renowned criminologist, as he embarks on a perilous mission to solve the haunting murder of Lord Ashleighs daughter. Little does he know, his pursuit of justice will thrust him into a deadly game of cat and mouse with an enigmatic mastermind criminal. Narrated by Richard Kilmer.

The infamous criminal mastermind, Black Star, is back with his nefarious plans! Can Roger Verbeck outsmart him once again? Or will the bumbling Sheriff and inept police chief ruin everything? Immerse yourself in this captivating pulp fiction, packed with action, suspense, and adventure. (Summary by Yoganandh T)

In the heart of New York, a corporate lawyer plunges eighteen stories from the ominously named Black Eagle Building. Police quickly rule it a suicide, but Molly Morgenthau Babbits, an audacious part-time detective, isnt so easily convinced. The deceased, Hollings Harland, was rumored to be involved in a covert organization controlling the copper market, and was on the brink of being exposed. Just before his death, Harland had a heated argument with the affluent Johnston Barker, another suspected member of the secretive organization. Could Harland have been considering defection? Or was there ...

Can the enigmatic Joseph Muller, an ex-cop turned private eye, unravel the mysteries behind a perplexing disappearance? A locked bedroom door from the inside and a housekeeper with secrets to guard deepen the intrigue. Tune in as we delve into this compelling locked-room enigma and follow Mullers quest for the truth.