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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
by Kate Summerscale  
Powells.com Staff Pick At once a mystery and a history of early mystery novels, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher is a page-turner. Summerscale picks apart a famous Victorian murder, the murder that sparked "detective fever" and inspired Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins to...
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Under the Banner of Heaven : Story of Violent Faith (03 Edition)
by Jon Krakauer
Powells.com Staff Pick "Under the Banner of Heaven is not a typical Krakauer book that takes you on an adventure into the wilderness. Instead, it delves into a world that is misunderstood by most of America, the world of Mormonism and Fundamental Mormonism...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
Powells.com 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...
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham
Powells.com Staff Pick An equally absorbing and troubling inquiry into a case of criminal injustice, Grisham's nonfiction debut equals the storytelling of his unparalleled fiction. Recommended by Chandler, Powells.com...
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Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
by Timothy B. Tyson
Powells.com Staff Pick "We cannot address the place we find ourselves because we will not acknowledge the road that brought us here." No law can ever change the hearts of men. Timothy B. Tyson chronicles the painful legacies of racism in Oxford, North Carolina, in 1970. The...
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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
Powells.com Staff Pick The Pink Panther meets Bonnie and Clyde in the rollicking Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, one of the funniest, saddest gangster tales ever told. Charming, tenacious Atilla Ambrus escaped Transylvania clinging to the bottom of a traincar for nine hours...
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Strange Piece of Paradise
by Terri Jentz
Powells.com Staff Pick I almost never read true crime books, and I'm not that fond of memoirs, either. But Terri Jentz transcends both those genres with her riveting story and elegant language. Mesmerizing, terrifying, and occasionally downright surreal, Strange Piece of...
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Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson
Powells.com 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. Recommended by Michal, Powells.com...
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham
Powells.com Staff Pick An equally absorbing and troubling inquiry into a case of criminal injustice, Grisham's nonfiction debut equals the storytelling of his unparalleled fiction. Recommended by Chandler, Powells.com...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
Powells.com Staff Pick "I was mesmerized by this book. It was a deliciously creepy read, made more creepy for being true. Several times in the course of reading it, I had to keep reminding myself that the events really happened." Beth, Powells...
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Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
by Pope Brock
Powells.com Staff Pick Charlatan reads like a highly imaginative novel and is everything a work of popular history should be. Recommended by Michal, Powells.com...
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Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson
Powells.com 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. Recommended by Michal, Powells...
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In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
Powells.com Staff Pick Do I really need to say anything? If you haven't yet read this book, you are doing yourself a disservice. Heck, take a day off work and give it the attention it deserves. Recommended by Clark...
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Conspiracy of Fools : a True Story (05 Edition)
by Kurt Eichenwald
Powells.com Staff Pick Intricately detailed yet compulsively readable, Conspiracy of Fools is the best account yet of the Enron debacle. Eichenwald makes you feel like you are there — in the boardroom, on the cell phone — while the deals get brokered and the walls...
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Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
by Timothy B. Tyson
Powells.com Staff Pick "We cannot address the place we find ourselves because we will not acknowledge the road that brought us here." No law can ever change the hearts of men. Timothy B. Tyson chronicles the painful legacies of racism in Oxford, North Carolina, in 1970. The...
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Novels in Three Lines (New York Review Books Classics)
by Felix Feneon
Powells.com Staff Pick Three-line flash fiction? A French anarchist's take on haiku? I'm not rightly sure. In 1906, they were merely news blurbs for a Paris newspaper. Removed from that context, though, one can see the beauty and genius of what Feneon achieved. He reduced "the...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
Powells.com 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...
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Strange Piece of Paradise (06 Edition)
by Terri Jentz
Powells.com Staff Pick I almost never read true crime books, and I'm not that fond of memoirs, either. But Terri Jentz transcends both those genres with her riveting story and elegant language. Mesmerizing, terrifying, and occasionally downright surreal, Strange Piece of...
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Blue Blood
by Edward Conlon
Powells.com Staff Pick Blue Blood is huge, riveting, unforgettable. Anyone with even a passing interest in police work, crime fiction, or the human animal will be instantly captivated by Edward Conlon's memoir/history. The stories he relates are intriguing by themselves, but...
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My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir
by James Ellroy
Powells.com Staff Pick James Ellroy is the heir apparent to Raymond Chandler. His dark, convoluted, steroid-infused crime novels have made him the reigning king of LA Noir. Ellroy's stylized prose is "so hard-boiled it burns the pot" and his outlook is as...
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