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Relates the story of eight American airmen who were shot down over Chichi Jima during World War II, one of whom was rescued and later became president of the United States, and the other seven who were captured by Japanese troops.

"Fans of Mindhunter and true crime podcasts will devour these chilling stories of serial killers from the so-called "surge" or epidemic years of serial murder. With books like Serial Killers, Female Serial Killers, and Sons of Cain, Peter Vronsky has established himself as the foremost expert on the history of serial killers. In this first definitive history of the worst decades of American serial murder, when the number and body count of serial killers...

A comprehensive study of the life and crimes of Milwaukee mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer discusses the investigation into the killings and the criticism faced by police for their handling of the case. "The shocking true story of the Jeffrey Dahmer’s murders, as told by the Milwaukee Journal reporter who broke the story, Anne E. Schwartz—from the dramatic scene when police first entered Dahmer’s apartment to the lasting, present-day repercussions...

Dominic and Clarice Corde, instead of replacing the local vicar of a quaint hamlet who is away on holiday, find his corpse stashed in the cellar and must now solve his murder, instead of fulfilling his duties as the residents are trapped in the dangerously snowbound village with a killer at large. The surprising solution reveals the true meaning of the Christmas message in addition to the killer.

Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the Freedom Summer murders, traces the events surrounding the KKK lynching of three young civil rights activists who were trying to register African Americans for the vote.

At once an engrossing murder mystery and an unflinching potrait of racial injustice in the Reconstruction South, Intruder in theDust stands out as a true classic of Southern literature. A classic Faulkner novel which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. An aging black who has long refused to adopt the black's traditionally servile attitude is wrongfully accused of murdering a white woman.

"An authoritative reassessment of one of the Third Reich’s most notorious war criminals, whose alleged sexual barbarism made her a convenient scapegoat and obscured the true nature of Nazi terror. On September 1, 1967, one of the Third Reich’s most infamous figures hanged herself in her cell after nearly twenty-four years in prison. Known as the “Bitch of Buchenwald,” Ilse Koch was singularly notorious, having been accused of owning...

"Keep your cool. If you panic and reveal your true identity, you'll be in big trouble. Stay away from thugs "packing heat." These ruthless gangsters are armed and very dangerous. Step on it! As a wheelman, you'll have to drive a gateway car at top speed. Don't get too comfy. Some gangsters lead a life of luxury. Don't forget that their money has beeen stolen from honest folks" --Cover, pages 4.

A collection of newspaper stories by Pulitzer Prize winning Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, including 'Dirty John', the basis for the hit podcast and the upcoming Bravo scripted series starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana. Since its release in fall 2017, the "Dirty John" podcast about a conman who terrorizes a Southern California family has been downloaded more than 20 million times, and will soon premiere as a scripted drama on...