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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson Staff Pick An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote Publisher Comments National Bestseller On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French Publisher Comments In the last days of old Peking, where anything goes, can a murderer escape justice? Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer Publisher Comments Jon Krakauers literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders, taking readers inside isolated... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi Publisher Comments In the tradition of John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City, Douglas Preston weaves a captivating account of crime and punishment in the lush hills of Florence, Italy. Douglas Preston fulfilled... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - 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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Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer by Ann Rule Publisher Comments America's master of true crime presents her biggest book yet: the long-awaited story of the terrifying Green River killings, with more than 48 young women victims, and a murderer who hid his horrific addiction for two decades. of photos.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization by James Bamford Publisher Comments The book the NSA tried to suppress. In this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America's largest, most secretive, and arguably most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has long eluded... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson Staff Pick An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The I-5 Killer by Ann Rule Publisher Comments As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all -- a star athlete, good looks, and an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Mass Market
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Dead by Sunset by Ann Rule Publisher Comments Newly reissued, the chilling true story of Bradly Morris Cunningham, the handsome and successful entrepreneur adored by five beautiful and brilliant women who gave him everything he ever wanted—including their very lives. When attorney Cheryl... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Mass Market
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Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent's Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice by Fred Burton Publisher Comments On a warm Saturday night in July 1973 in Bethesda, Maryland, a gunman stepped out from behind a tree and fired five point-blank shots into Joe Alon, an unassuming Israeli Air Force pilot and family man. Alon's sixteen-year-old neighbor, Fred Burton, was... (read more) Your price: $17.00 New - Trade Paper
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Black Mass by Dick Lehr Publisher Comments Two boys--John Connolly, and James Whitey Bulger--grew up together on the streets of South Boston. Decades later, in the late 1970s, they would meet again. By then, Connolly was a major figure in... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $14.19 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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A Silence of Mockingbirds: The Memoir of a Murder by Karen S. Zacharias Publisher Comments Investigative journalist and author Karen Spears Zacharias never anticipated that she would become one of the characters involved in a high-profile murder. But when she reconnects with a young woman named Sarah, who lived in the Zacharias home at one... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Thunderstruck by Erik Larson Staff Pick In this remarkable follow-up to his hit thriller Devil in the White City, Erik Larson applies his considerable skill to craft a story of invention and murder. A tightly written page-turner.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong by Raymond Bonner Publisher Comments The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row. In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Homicide (06 Edition) by David Simon Publisher Comments From the creator of HBOs The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television show The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rajneesh Chronicles: The True Story of the Cult That Unleashed the First Act of Bioterrorism on U.S. Soil by Win Mccormack Synopsis The Rajneesh Chronicles is a collection of in-depth investigative and analytical articles published in Oregon Magazine covering the establishment of the city of Rajneeshpuram in Central Oregon in mid-1981 to its dramatic disintegration at the end of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Don't Look Behind You and Other True Cases by Ann Rule Publisher Comments ILL BE WATCHING YOU Walking home on a dark night, you hear footsteps coming up behind you. As they get closer, your heart pounds harder. Who is closing in with dangerous intent—a total stranger? Or someone you know and trust? The answer is as... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children (Library of Contemporary Thought) by Jonathan Kellerman Publisher Comments discusses the legal and psychological ramifications of treating such children as adult criminals. He explores the "nature v. nurture" theory and tackles, with surprising results, the popular idea that violence in the media is to blame. Kellerman then... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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