True Crime Narratives takes the reader on an exploration of this genre, from the mid-nineteenth century through 1993. The introduction gives the history of the genre from 15th- and 16th-century English ballads to later sensationalist broadsheets that reported on the bloody crimes of the day. Harrison compares the aesthetic approach of reports which played upon the reader's interest in the intellectual aspects of the crime to the contemporary approach which emphasizes the psychology of the murderer. Organized in broad categories to enable the reader to browse by subject areas, each citation includes complete biographical information and a brief descriptive annotation. An author/title index as well as a highly detailed subject index are also included to assist interested readers in finding... Less

Poetry. "TRUE CRIME is a fitting title for this sympathetic and sometimes harrowing family portrait of the American South: the uncle who absconded with the insurance money, the boyfriend who cares more about his muscle car than his dead girlfriend. The author and sometime subject of the poems spins from the loom of words 'not the wreck but a conjectural / reconstruction of the wreck.' In such a fragile, wobbling world, language acts as the only shield. This is a wonderful and brave book, offering the true fictions of our actual darkness"--Paul Hoover.

During the 1950s and 1960s True Detective magazine developed a new way of narrating and understanding murder. It was more sensitive to context, gave more psychologically sophisticated accounts, and was more willing to make conjectures about the unknown thoughts and motivations of killers than others had been before. This turned out to be the start of a revolution, and, after a century of escalating accounts, we have now become a nation of experts, with many ordinary people able to speak intelligently about blood-spatter patterns and organized vs. disorganized serial killers. The Rise of True Crime examines the various genres of true crime using the most popular and well-known examples. And despite its examination of some of the potentially negative effects of the genre, it is written for... Less

Books. The master of the courtroom thriller crafts another fast-paced tale of corruption and intrigue within the American legal system. When a major chemical company is convicted of poisoning a community by dumping waste into the water supply, it faces absolute

The chilling details of cleaning blood money. What is money laundering? How does it work? And why is it such a threat to any democratic society? International terrorism has focused federal and state law- enforcement's attention on the shadowy world of money laundering. While the media has examined money laundering, the topic is still little understood by the public. In Crime School: Money Laundering, a twenty year law enforcement veteran of financial crime explains this felony in simple terms. Written anecdotally, the book describes what money laundering is and how the crimes behind it fit together. Organized criminals operating both domestically and internationally corrupt bankers and subvert national economies through the use of drug money. This book examines the history... Less

Books. The master of the courtroom thriller crafts another fast-paced tale of corruption and intrigue within the American legal system. When a major chemical company is convicted of poisoning a community by dumping waste into the water supply, it faces absolute

This story is true. The names of some individuals have been changed to protect their identities....

The little-examined genre of legal case narratives is represented in this fascinating volume, the first collection translated into English of criminal cases - most involving homicide - from late imperial China. These true stories of crimes of passion, family conflict, neighborhood feuds, gang violence, and sedition are a treasure trove of information about social relations and legal procedure. Each narrative describes circumstances leading up to a crime and its discovery, the appearance of the crime scene and the body, the apparent cause of death, speculation about motives and premeditation, and whether self-defense was involved. Detailed testimony is included from the accused and from witnesses, family members, and neighbors, as well as summaries and opinions from local magistrates,... Less

This title highlights hospital horror. Gaunt and ghostlike, Charles Cullen was a lifelong misfit who quietly became one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Over the course of sixteen years, he walked the hallways of hospitals and nursing homes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where he worked as a nurse, 'ministering' to the elderly and other gravely ill patients in critical care units. The self-appointed grim reaper played a cruel game, deciding which of his charges should die...and snuffing out their lives with fatal drug overdoses.

Books. Father and sons...sons and fathers....In order to save his surrogate father, the underworld crime boss known as Prof, Burke hastily agrees to rescue the kidnapped son of a Saudi Arabian prince--using any means necessary. Billed as the "final Burke novel,"

Where were the heads? On June 27, 1990, that was the question of the hour. The night before, the evening quiet had been shattered by the bloody aftermath of a son’s rage against his parents. Two dismembered, headless corpses would be tomorrow’s headlines ... corpses that had been the author’s aunt and uncle. The murderer was her own cousin. This gripping, first-hand account of a surviving family member portrays an ordinary citizen forced, in the blink of an eye, to become a solitary advocate for two murdered relatives. Her personal odyssey begins with the murders and, after a nine-year span of anguish and delays, leads to a gut-wrenching trial. This true-crime memoir depicts the horror murder begets, how survivors are victimized by the system designed to protect them, the plight of those... Less

In the spring of 1994, Daniel Spiegelman shinnied up an abandoned book lift in Columbia University's Butler Library, dismantled a wall, stole books, reassembled the wall, and snuck back down the shaft. Over a three-month period he did this more than a dozen times. He eventually escaped to Europe with roughly $1.8 million in rare books, letters and manuscripts. When he was caught in the Netherlands, he tried to avoid extradition to the U.S. by telling the Dutch authorities he was a financier of the Oklahoma City bombing—knowing they wouldn't extradite someone facing the death penalty. Eventually, the FBI got him back to New York, where he finally stood trial for his crimes. Including a retelling of the crimes, dialogue from the court transcripts, and explanations of the legal consequences... Less

Books. This is the 35th installment of Robert B. Parker's SPENSER series, and he's going strong. A client comes to the Boston PI suspecting his wife of infidelity, but when Spenser sets the taps, he gets more than an earful of illicit-affair prattle. The wife's

Books. "Two Gun" Danny Landon can't remember anything before he was a gangster, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't believe there was something else. (Bud Seitz, the mob boss he works for, tells him he lost his memory from a blow to the head.) Searching for hi

Perfect Justice probes outrageous decisions by the Federal 9th Circuit Court in overturning death penalties. California Judge Donald A. McCartin, who sent nine men to death row, speaks out in fury when convicted child-killer Rodney Alcala’s verdict was overturned after twenty-three years. The book chronicles Alcala’s crimes and trials as well as the horrific murders committed by eight other killers who were sentenced by McCartin. The judge, called "Solomon with the sense of humor of Roy Bean reincarnated," provides a glimpse into his personal memoirs with a caustic insight into the appeals process and his encounters with rich and famous personalities. A must read for true-crime fans and those interested in the convoluted system of the appeals courts.

In the spring of 1994, Daniel Spiegelman shinnied up an abandoned book lift in Columbia University's Butler Library, dismantled a wall, stole books, reassembled the wall, and snuck back down the shaft. Over a three-month period he did this more than a dozen times. He eventually escaped to Europe with roughly $1.8 million in rare books, letters and manuscripts. When he was caught in the Netherlands, he tried to avoid extradition to the U.S. by telling the Dutch authorities he was a financier of the Oklahoma City bombing—knowing they wouldn't extradite someone facing the death penalty. Eventually, the FBI got him back to New York, where he finally stood trial for his crimes. Including a retelling of the crimes, dialogue from the court transcripts, and explanations of the legal consequences... Less

Books. High-society journalist Gus Bailey winds up in the hot-seat after a politician slams him with a libel suit after Bailey insinuates that the politician was involved in a murder of an intern (an event similar to author Dominick Dunne's own run-in with congr

Clara and David Harris were married on Valentine's Day. Young and in love, they developed a thriving dental business, built a half-million-dolla r mansion, and raised the perfect family. Then whispers of an affair between David and his beautiful secretary drifted through their exclusive Houston social circle. A private detective confirmed the rumors. When Clara saw her husband with his mistress, she climbed behind the wheel of her luxurious car and put an end to their charmed life together-by crushing her husband to death underneath the wheels of her silver Mercedes-Benz. What the headline-making trial ultimately revealed was: a high-profile marriage running on empty, marital infidelity, a woman's deadly passion, and the private hell behind a public life of the rich and privileged.

Books. Matthew Pearl has settled into a comfortable niche in the world of fiction, writing compelling, informative mysteries concerning the legacies of dead literary masters. After covering an Italian (THE DANTE CLUB) and an American (THE POE SHADOW), Pearl's la

This is a collection of true Newfoundland and Labrador stories about crime and punishment on land and sea. Included here are tales of murder, mutiny, and smuggling on the high seas, as well as riots, assaults, and frauds perpetrated in some of the strangest criminal cases this province has ever seen.

Crime has played a complicated role in the history of human social relations. Public narratives about murders, insanity, kidnappings, assassinations, and infanticide attempt to make sense of the social, economic, and cultural realities of ordinary people at different periods in history. Such stories also shape the ways historians write about society and offer valuable insight into aspects of life that more conventional accounts have neglected, misunderstood, or ignored altogether.This edited volume focuses on Mexico's social and cultural history through the lens of celebrated cases of social deviance from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Each essay centers on a different crime story and explores the documentary record of each case in order to reconstruct the ways in... Less

Books. Matthew Pearl has settled into a comfortable niche in the world of fiction, writing compelling, informative mysteries concerning the legacies of dead literary masters. After covering an Italian (THE DANTE CLUB) and an American (THE POE SHADOW), Pearl's la

Books. This vampire noir by the author of SIX BAD THINGS launches a new series. Vampyre PI Joe Pitt struggles to remain independent of the various Clans that control various segments of Manhattan's extensive but covert undead population. But one of the most powe

When Bryan Christy began to investigate the world of reptile smuggling, he had no idea what he would be in for....

Free Worldwide Delivery : True Crime : Paperback : Sterling Publishing Co Inc : 9781588166487 : 1588166481 : 21 Jun 2007 : From pranks gone wrong to sexual abuse and murder, this work presents a collection of stories that aim to motivate readers to reflect on their own lives. The people in the stories share their personal trials and tragedies in the hopes that others can learn from their experiences. It also includes a 16-page color photo insert.

When the bodies of three teenagers were found on the shores of Lake Waco, Texas in July, 1982, even seasoned lawmen were taken aback by the savage mutilation and degradation they had been subjected to. Yet only 52 days after the gruesome triple-murder was discovered, frustrated authorities suspended the case indefinitely. Patrol Sergeant Truman Simons, who had been called to the scene that night, saw the carnage first-hand -- and vowed to find the ferocious killer or killers. He soon became a man with a mission, risking his career and his family's safety in search of evidence. Plunging himself into a netherworld of violence and evil, Simons finally got close enough to a murderous ringleader to hear his careless whispers--and ultimately, put him and his three accomplices behind bars for... Less

Books. In this provocative thriller from Sandra Brown, an ex-football star is released from prison, only to find himself hounded by the very detective who got him locked up in the first place. Using the seven deadly sins as a frame for her story, Brown weaves a

Books. Daniel Klein, best known as a co-author of the philosophical joke book PLATO AND A PLATYPUS WALK INTO A BAR, has penned an affecting family saga that travels the intertwining roads of history and destiny. Wendell de Vries has settled into a comfortable ni