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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum Publisher Comments A fascinating Jazz Age tale of chemistry and detection, poison and murder, The Poisoner's Handbook is a page-turning account of a forgotten era. In early twentieth-century New York, poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Science had no... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases by Michael Capuzzo Staff Pick The Murder Room is an absolutely riveting story about the history of the Vidocq Society, a group of forensic scientists, cops, FBI agents, etc., that come together to solve unsolvable crimes. I'm not usually a fan of true crime, but The Murder Room is... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz Publisher Comments In the summer of 1977, Terri Jentz and her Yale roommate took a cross-country bike trip. As they lay sleeping in the central Oregon desert, a man in a pickup truck deliberately ran over their tent and proceeded to attack them with an axe. The horrific... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Gomorrah: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System by Roberto Saviano Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano's insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Last Face You'll Ever See: The Private Life of the American Death Penalty by Ivan Solotaroff Publisher Comments In fascinating detail, Ivan Solotaroff introduces us to men who carry out executions. Although the emphasis is on the personal lives of these men and of those they have to put to death, The Last Face You'll Ever See also addresses some of the deeper... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Saving Grace: The True Story of a Mother-To-Be, a Deranged Attacker, and an Unborn Child by Sarah Brady Publisher Comments Nine months into her pregnancy, Sarah Brady receives a phone call out of the blue from another expectant mother named "Sarah Brody." The woman informs her they have both signed up for the same gift registry, and due to their similar names gifts meant for... (read more) List Price $22.25 Your price: $3.75 Sale - Hardcover
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Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein Publisher Comments DESCRIPTION: Elmore Leonard meets Franz Kafka in the wild, improbably true story of the legendary outlaw of Budapest. Attila Ambrus was a gentleman thief, a sort of Cary Grant--if only Grant came from Transylvania, was a terrible professional hockey... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist by Thomas Levenson Publisher Comments A fascinating slice of true-crime history that unfolds in 1695, when law enforcement was unheard of and modern money was little more than a concept When renowned scientist Isaac Newton took up the post of Warden of His Majestys Mint in London, another... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Smugglers Tales by Tom Quinn Synopsis Although the days of the romantic smugglers ended during the middle 19th century, the memory of their deeds - and occasional misdeeds - lives on in local legends and tales. This text tells some of these stories, many of which have been handed down... (read more) Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival by Stanley N. Alpert Publisher Comments On January 21, 1998, the night before his 38th birthday, federal prosecutor Alpert was kidnapped off the streets of Manhattan by a car full of gun-toting RgangstaS thugs. Here he offers a remarkable account of his kidnapping and the psychological duel... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Killer Within: In the Company of Monsters by Philip Carlo Publisher Comments In researching his acclaimed true crime books, Phil Carlo has interviewed some of the most infamous criminals and killers of our times in prisons and on Death Rows throughout the country. He has been able to forge trusting relationships with his subjects,... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $9.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Uncle Jack by Tony Williams Publisher Comments The solution is finally revealed to the most notorious crime story of all. The person identified in this book as the killer of five women in London's East End in 1888 has never before been named a suspect in more than 100 years of intense... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $4.25 Sale - Trade Paper
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Rides Back on Uk by Dave Courtney Publisher Comments Further adventures of the violent criminal turned author whose total sales across three previous titles now stand at 170,000. Continues where "Stop The Ride..." - the bestselling crime biography of 2001 - left off. 8pp illus.... (read more) Your price: $3.98 Sale - Mass Market
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All Around the Town: The Sequel to the Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury Publisher Comments The author of the New York Times best-seller The Gangs of New York returns with a second volume of tales from Gotham's underworld. In this wonderfully colorful and surprising history, Herbert Asbury expands his purview beyond the Five Corners to the... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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True Crime: An American Anthology by Harold Schechter Publisher Comments Americans have had an uneasy fascination with crime since the earliest European settlements in the New World, and right from the start true crime writing became a dominant genre in American writing. True Crime: An American Anthology offers the first... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Best American Crime Reporting 2010 by Stephen J Dubner Publisher Comments Thieves, liars, and killers—it’s a criminal world out there, and someone has to write about it. A thrilling collection of the year’s best reportage by the aces of the true-crime genre, The Best American Crime Reporting 2010 brings... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Delivered from Evil: True Stories of Ordinary People Who Faced Monstrous Mass Killers and Survived by Ron Franscell Publisher Comments A 12-year-old boy cowers in his closet while a lunatic killer slaughters his family . . . a nursing student unwittingly opens her home to the serial killer on her front porch . . . an 11-year-old girl drifts alone at sea on a flimsy cork raft for almost... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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A Brief History of Hitmen and Assassinations by Richard Bellfield Publisher Comments Assassination is one of the deadliest tools in modern politics. In a fascinating exploration of this dark art, from Julius Caesar to the present day, and a compelling history of hitmen, assassinations, and the men who command them, expert Richard... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi Publisher Comments Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the twentieth century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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El Sicario: The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin by Molly Molloy Publisher Comments In this unprecedented and chilling monologue, a repentant Mexican hitman tells the unvarnished truth about the war on drugs on the American. El Sicario is the hidden face of America's war on drugs. He is a contract killer who functioned as a commandante... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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