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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson Staff Pick The rise of the Third Reich as observed by William Dodd, America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany, and his free-spirited daughter is the chilling topic of Erik Larson's impressive new book. With his gift for narration, Larson has once again created... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Most Extraordinary Liar in the History of Fun and Profit by Frank Abagnale and Stan Redding Publisher Comments Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.95 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 $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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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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: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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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: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds and Her Mother's Unceasing Quest for the Truth by Ann Rule Publisher Comments FROM TRUE-CRIME LEGEND ANN RULE comes this riveting story of a young woman whose life ended too soon—and a determined mothers eleven-year crusade to clear her daughters name. It was nine days before Christmas 1998, and thirty-two-year-old Ronda... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Mass Market
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I'm No Monster: The Horrifying True Story of Josef Fritzl by Stefanie Marsh Publisher Comments The true-crime story that stunned and appalled the world. With photos and never-before-revealed information. For 24 years Josef Fritzl held his daughter Elizabeth prisoner as a sex slave and, with her, he fathered seven of his own grandchildren. But the... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Mass Market
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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: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi Publisher Comments "At the age of twelve my ambition was to become a gangster. To be a wiseguy. Being a wiseguy was better than being President of the United States. To be a wiseguy was to own the world." -- Henry Hill Wiseguy is Nicholas Pileggi's remarkable bestseller... (read more) List Price $7.50 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger Publisher Comments A fatal collision of three lives in the most intriguing and original crime story since In Cold Blood. In the spring of 1963, the quiet suburb of Belmont, Massachusetts, is rocked by a shocking sex murder that exactly fits the pattern of the Boston... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $3.25 Used - Hardcover
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt Publisher Comments Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Underboss by Peter Maas Publisher Comments In March of 1992, the highest-ranking member of the Mafia in America ever to defect broke his blood oath of silence and testified against his boss, John Gotti. He is Salvatore (Sammy the Bull) Gravano, second-in-command of the Gambino organized-crime... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $0.95 Used - Mass Market
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Columbine by Dave Cullen Publisher Comments On April 20, 1999, two boys left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Their goal was simple: to blow up their school, Oklahoma City-style, and to leave "a lasting impression on the world." Their bombs failed, but the ensuing shooting defined a new... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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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 Publisher Comments Thrilling, true tales from the Vidocq Society, a team of the world's finest forensic investigators whose monthly gourmet lunches lead to justice in ice-cold murders Three of the greatest detectives in the world — a renowned FBI agent turned... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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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: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of the Juvenile Court by William Ayers Publisher Comments Most people know juvenile offenders only from daily headlines, and the images portrayed by the media are extreme and violent: predators and even "superpredators." Distorted and incomplete, these pictures shape the way Americans think and feel about city... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - 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: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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A Death in Belmont (P.S.) by Sebastian Junger Staff Pick An absorbing crime story about the Boston stranglings, Junger's exceptional narrative re-examines the killings of the early '60s, with a focus on one murder not associated with Albert DeSalvo, the convicted serial killer. A disturbing story on many... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Empty Promises by Ann Rule Publisher Comments MORE THAN 20 MILLION COPIES OFANN RULE'S BOOKS IN PRINT! In this unnerving collection drawn from her personal crime files, "America's best true-crime writer" (Kirkus Reviews) Ann Rule brilliantly dissects the convoluted love affairs that all too often... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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