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The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Gilded Age Grifter, a Founding Father's Disgraced Descendant, and a Trial at the Dawn of Tabloid Journalism

The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Gilded Age Grifter, a Founding...

Author: Bill Shaffer ,  David Colacci
ISBN: 9798212302265
Format: Audio
$110.85

It's a story almost too tawdry to be true--a con woman prostitute who met the descendant of a Founding Father in...  Read More >>

King David and Boss Daley: The Black Disciples, Mayor Daley and Chicago on the Edge

King David and Boss Daley: The Black Disciples, Mayor...

Author: Lance A. Williams
ISBN: 9781633887862
Format: Hardback
$57.99

In Chicago in mid-twentieth century amid the haze and smoke of urban renewal and the sounds of the wrecking balls...  Read More >>

Bad Girls from History: Wicked or Misunderstood?

Bad Girls from History: Wicked or Misunderstood?

Author: Dee Gordon ,  Naomi Madelin
ISBN: 9798212240024
Format: Audio
$121.31

Not just one type of bad girl, but the complete range, in one volume  Read More >>

Bad Girls from History: Wicked or Misunderstood?

Bad Girls from History: Wicked or Misunderstood?

Author: Dee Gordon ,  Naomi Madelin
ISBN: 9798212240017
Format: Audio
$105.57

Not just one type of bad girl, but the complete range, in one volume  Read More >>

Between Me and Myself: A Memoir of Murder, Desire and the Struggle to Be Free

Between Me and Myself: A Memoir of Murder, Desire and...

Author: Sandra Willson ,  Rebecca Jennings
ISBN: 9781922330116
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A recently uncovered memoir, this extraordinary tale of murder, mental health institutions, love, desire and oppression...  Read More >>

Bath Murders and Misdemeanours

Bath Murders and Misdemeanours

Author: Mick Davis
ISBN: 9781398111349
Format: Paperback
$41.37

A look at the dark side of life in Bath in centuries past. This book will fascinate anyone with an interest in the...  Read More >>

Remarkable Women of the Second World War: A Collection of Untold Stories

Remarkable Women of the Second World War: A Collection...

Author: Victoria Panton Bacon
ISBN: 9780750999960
Format: Hardback
$49.99

Capturing the stories of ordinary women doing extraordinary things through the turbulent years of the Second World...  Read More >>

In the Time of Madmen

In the Time of Madmen

Author: Mark A. Prelas
ISBN: 9789493276154
Format: Paperback
$44.75

This compelling story focuses on the life of the author's mother, Katheryn. Her drive led her to the brink of achieving...  Read More >>

The Gorilla Man Strangler Case: Serial Killer Earle Nelson

The Gorilla Man Strangler Case: Serial Killer Earle...

Author: Alvin A J Esau
ISBN: 9781039146297
Format: Paperback
$79.17

The hitchhiker seemed harmless. He was dressed in a blue suit and a colorful sweater, accessorized with a grey cap...  Read More >>

Someone Knows

Someone Knows

Author: Christine Mager Wevik
ISBN: 9798218017705
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Someone knows . . . Is it you? Are you the key to solving one of these heartbreaking cases? We don't know what we...  Read More >>

Satan's Arena

Satan's Arena

Author: Christopher Chance
ISBN: 9781907340260
Format: Paperback
$38.81

SATAN'S ARENA is the most appalling of true-life prison writing, which chronicles the events of years spent in Spanish...  Read More >>

Butcher of Hanover

Butcher of Hanover

Author: Alan R Warren ,  Mike Browne
ISBN: 9781989980613
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Killer Queens is a new series of historical fiction books based on true stories. The series explores the world of...  Read More >>

Dirt Bags and Dead Bodies

Dirt Bags and Dead Bodies

Author: Jeffrey Roald Snider
ISBN: 9798832227580
Format: Paperback
$43.65

What's it like being a cop? You are about to find out. These are true stories from the author's experiences as a...  Read More >>

Hinterland: Place Writing Special

Hinterland: Place Writing Special

Author: Andrew Kenrick ,  Yin F. Lim
ISBN: 9781913861896
Format: Paperback
$25.88

Published quarterly from the University of East Anglia, Hinterland brings you the best new creative nonfiction....  Read More >>

The Candidate's Dilemma: Anticorruptionism and Money Politics in Indonesian Election Campaigns

The Candidate's Dilemma: Anticorruptionism and Money...

Author: Elisabeth A. Kramer
ISBN: 9781501764059
Format: Paperback
$57.25

""This book considers the 'puzzle' of how those vying for a seat in Indonesia's national legislature make decisions...  Read More >>

The Lucky Laundry: longlisted for 2022 Walkley Award and 2022 winner of Financial Crime Fighter Award

The Lucky Laundry: longlisted for 2022 Walkley Award...

Author: Nathan Lynch
ISBN: 9781460759912
Format: Paperback
$36.99

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Emergency in Malaya: Soldiers, Spies and Victory in the Dying Days of Empire, 1948-1960

Emergency in Malaya: Soldiers, Spies and Victory in...

Author: Martin Pearce
ISBN: 9781787631113
Format: Paperback
$38.79

The extraordinary true story of the Malayan Emergency, Britain's Cold War conflict against communist guerrilla forces...  Read More >>

The Gorilla Man Strangler Case: Serial Killer Earle Nelson

The Gorilla Man Strangler Case: Serial Killer Earle...

Author: Alvin A J Esau
ISBN: 9781039146303
Format: Hardback
$108.21

The hitchhiker seemed harmless. He was dressed in a blue suit and a colorful sweater, accessorized with a grey cap...  Read More >>

Butcher of Hanover: Fritz Haarmann

Butcher of Hanover: Fritz Haarmann

Author: Alan R Warren ,  Mike Browne
ISBN: 9781989980590
Format: Hardback
$79.17

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Ye Olde Fireplace: A True Crime Novel

Ye Olde Fireplace: A True Crime Novel

Author: Adam Fisher
ISBN: 9798815911666
Format: Paperback
$31.54

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The Alpha Female Files: Book One

The Alpha Female Files: Book One

Author: Jessica Burner Lee
ISBN: 9798840629475
Format: Paperback
$15.24

It looked like an ordinary email. But when she opened it, a Hong Kong housewife unwittingly uncovered a decade's...  Read More >>

Um-Kamal: Mother of Kamal

Um-Kamal: Mother of Kamal

Author: Fawzi Ibrahim
ISBN: 9781399923057
Format: Paperback
$31.02

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One Last Ride-Tales from a 'Cannabis Friendly' Body Removal Specialist

One Last Ride-Tales from a 'Cannabis Friendly' Body...

Author: Jake Karadsheh ,  Daniel Lee Silverthorne
ISBN: 9798841301691
Format: Paperback
$31.65

Like a rollercoaster slowly climbing the tracks, prepare to embark on a twisting, turning journey through the strange...  Read More >>

Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang

Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple...

Author: Scott M. Deitche
ISBN: 9781538153567
Format: Hardback
$100.32

Digging through the mystery and mythos of the East Harlem Purple, Scott Deitche brings the gritty New York City...  Read More >>

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