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Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn Publisher Comments Based on new interviews with previously undiscovered relatives and filled with revelations and unpublished photographs, this is the most authoritative account of the life of Charles Manson. After more than forty years, Charles Manson continues to mystify... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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Parkland by Vincent Bugliosi Publisher Comments Parkland (originally titled Four Days in November) is the exciting and definitive narrative of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Releasing this fall, the movie—starring Paul Giamatti, Zac Efron, Jacki Weaver, and... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Redefining Rape: Sexual Violence in the Era of Suffrage and Segregation by Estelle B. Freedman Publisher Comments Rape has never had a universally accepted definition, and the uproar over "legitimate rape" during the 2012 U.S. elections confirms that it remains a word in flux. Redefining Rape tells the story of the forces that have shaped the meaning of sexual... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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The Cornbread Mafia: A Homegrown Syndicate's Code of Silence and the Biggest Marijuana Bust in American History by James Higdon Publisher Comments In the summer of 1987, Johnny Boone set out to grow and harvest one of the greatest outdoor marijuana crops in modern times. In doing so, he set into motion a series of events that defined him and his associates as the largest homegrown marijuana... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Impact Statement: A Family's Fight for Justice Against Whitey Bulger, Stephen Flemmi, and the FBI by Bob Halloran Publisher Comments As the biggest criminal trial since the Boston Strangler draws nearer, the public’s fascination with the life and crimes of mob boss Whitey Bulger continues to heat up. Many stories have been told about the murders Whitey and Stephen “The... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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The Devil's Right Hand: The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse by M. William Phelps Publisher Comments From the best-selling true crime writer, author of The Devils Rooming House, and star of the new Investigation Discovery television series Dark Minds comes the horrific legacy of death and destruction in the gun-making Colt family during the nineteenth... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Weed Runners: Travels with the Outlaw Capitalists of America's Medical Marijuana Trade by Nicholas Schou Publisher Comments Drawing on unparalleled access to sources including lawyers, The Weed Runners is both journalistic exposé and adventure story. There is a vast network fueling the ongoing nationwide explosion of medical marijuana, and this book focuses on an... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Secret Partners: Big Tom Brown and the Barker Gang by Tim Mahoney Publisher Comments Among the most dangerous criminals of the public enemies era was a man who has long hidden in history’s shadows: Tom Brown. In the early 1930s, while he was police chief of St. Paul, Minnesota, Brown became a secret partner of the infamous... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Terror Crime Prevention with Communities by Basia Spalek Publisher Comments Historically, countering terrorism has been something that security services have carried out on behalf of the state, without community consultation or consent. Since 9/11 however, this tradition has increasingly been questioned and the idea that... (read more) Your price: $104.25 New - Hardcover
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Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice by Kevin Cullen Publisher Comments Raised in a South Boston housing project, James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper by James Carnac PW Review "Is the memoir purporting to be the confessions of the notorious serial killer actually that, or just a hoax? Most readers will be naturally skeptical of this account (slated to be published on the 125th anniversary of the crimes) from former medical... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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I Am Troy Davis by Jen Marlowe Publisher Comments ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2011, Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the State of Georgia. Daviss execution was protested by hundreds of thousands across the globe. How did one man capture the worlds imagination and become the iconic face for the campaign to... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Skull in the Ashes: Murder, a Gold Rush Manhunt, and the Birth of Circumstantial Evidence in America by Peter Kaufman Synopsis On a February night in 1897, the general store in Walford, Iowa, burned down. The next morning, townspeople discovered a charred corpse in the ashes. Everyone knew that the store’s owner, Frank Novak, had been sleeping in the store as a safeguard... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino by Matt Birkbeck Publisher Comments To what extent was Rosario and#147;Russelland#8221; Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIAand#8217;s recruitment of gangsters to assassinate Fidel Castro? and#160;In organizing the historic meeting of crime chieftains... (read more) Your price: $9.99 New - Mass Market
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The Mammoth Book of Prison Breaks (Mammoth Book of) by Paul (edt) Simpson Publisher Comments This collection tells the stories of true prison breaks, including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is the basis for Catch Me If You Can, and Henri Charrieré whose memoir is the basis for Papillon, plus many more.... (read more) Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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Parkland by Vincent Bugliosi Publisher Comments Now a major motion picture! The exciting and definitive narrative of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. In Parkland (originally titled Four Days in November), author Vincent Bugliosi "has definitively explained the... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Book of Matt Signed Edition by Stephen Jimenez Publisher Comments A provocative and spellbinding examination of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard — unraveling for the first time the hidden complexities, motives, personalities and events surrounding this landmark American crime. On a chilly October evening... (read more) Available October 24, 2013 Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers by Anabel Hernandez Publisher Comments The product of five years’ investigative reporting, the subject of intense national controversy, and the source of death threats that forced the National Human Rights Commission to assign two full-time bodyguards to its author, Anabel... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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The British Execution (Shire Library) by Stephen Banks Publisher Comments CN... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Enemies Within: Inside the NYPD's Secret Spying Unit and Bin Laden's Final Plot Against America by Matt Apuzzo Publisher Comments How safe are we? What do we sacrifice to feel safe? And who pays the ultimate price? Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists examine one of the most sensitive post-9/11 national security investigations--a breathtaking race to prevent an al-Qaeda bomber... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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