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Focusing for the first time on why attorney general Robert F. Kennedy wasn’t killed in 1963 instead of on why President John F. Kennedy was, Mark Shaw offers a stunning and provocative assassination theory that leads directly to the family patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy. Mining fresh information and more than 40 new interviews, Shaw weaves a spellbinding narrative involving Mafia don Carlos Marcello; Jack Ruby (Lee Harvey Oswald’s killer); Ruby’s attorney, Melvin Belli; and, ultimately, the Kennedy brothers and their father.

Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books; indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison itself often being a central part of the novel. Her choice of deadly substances was far from random—the characteristics of each often provide vital clues to the discovery of the murderer. Christie's extensive chemical knowledge provides the backdrop for A Is for Arsenic, in which Kathryn Harkup investigates the poisons used by the murderer in fourteen classic Agatha Christie mysteries.

One cold November night, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, fifteen-year-old Richard Jahnke Jr., ROTC leader and former Boy Scout, waited for his parents to return from celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the night they met. When his father got out of the car, the boy blasted him through the heart with a twelve-gauge pump-action shotgun. Richard's seventeen-year-old sister, Deborah, was sitting on the living room couch with a high-powered rifle - just in case her brother missed.

In August 2009 former madam Dalia Dippolito conspired with a hit man to arrange her ex-con husband's murder. Days later it seemed as if all had gone according to plan. The beautiful young Dalia came home from her health club to an elaborate crime scene, complete with yellow tape outlining her townhome and police milling about. The only thing missing from the murder scene was an actual murder.

In the fall of 1961, KGB assassin Bogdan Stashinsky defected to West Germany. After spilling his secrets to the CIA, Stashinsky was put on trial in what would be the most publicized assassination case of the entire Cold War. The publicity stirred up by the Stashinsky case forced the KGB to change its modus operandi abroad and helped end the career of Aleksandr Shelepin, one of the most ambitious and dangerous Soviet leaders.

Le parcours de l'une des criminelles les plus célèbres de l'Histoire. Dévorée par son amour pour le chevalier de Sainte-Croix, Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers, mène un train de vie dispendieux. Prête à tout pour satisfaire les goûts de luxe de son amant, et manipulée par un homme sans scrupules, elle sera emportée dans un engrenage meurtrier, marquant d'un voile noir le règne du Roi Soleil.

Welcome one and all! You are cordially invited to our magnificently savage affair. Come now darlings, gather around and be sure to wear your very best hat! Take part in all the inappropriately humorous, oddly curious and down right terrifying gossip of histories past. But beware & do take care before you take a sip, for this tea has been known to be poisoned. ☠️💋

Uncover the dark allure of poison and immerse yourself in the world of intrigue and mystery with 'Poison Romance and Poison Mysteries' by Charles Thompson. Join us as we explore the captivating stories behind notorious poisonings, from historical figures to unsolved mysteries. This captivating audio experience will take you on a journey through the twisted motives, hidden secrets, and chilling consequences of poison. Whether you're fascinated by true crime, enjoy exploring the depths of human psychology, or seek to unravel enigmatic tales, 'Poison Romance and Poison Mysteries' is a must-listen...

'Murder in the Gulag is brilliant journalistic writing: punchy, eloquent, page-turning and factual. It's a powerful reminder of what an extraordinary man Navalny was' - Roland Oliphant, Telegraph The gripping sequel to the bestselling Killer in the Kremlin, revised and updated for paperback...

Journalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romance-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine. In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romance-Conti, the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive...