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Till Death Us Do Part

On December 11, 1966, a shocking murder occurred in the small, working-class neighborhood of El Sereno, on the east side of L.A. In the middle of the night, a mysterious assassin viciously shot the nondescript, young Henry Stockton three times in the head and twice in the chest before setting his house on fire.

Demons & Madmen

Demons and Madmen examines the phenomenon of serial murder through new theories and case studies of some of the most destructive murderers of modern times.

American Gulag

Before September 11, 2001, few Americans had heard of immigration detention, but in fact a secret and repressive prison system run by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has existed in this country for more than two decades. In American Gulag, prisoners, jailers, and whistle-blowing federal officials come forward to describe the frightening reality inside these INS facilities.

In Cold Blood

With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense and empathy.

The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold

This humorous collection features true tales of bungled executions, strange last requests and classic ultimate one-liners from medieval times to the present day.

Green River, Running Red

In the most extraordinary book Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than forty-nine young women. The quest to discover the most prolific serial killer in American history has been an intimate part of Ann Rule's life, with some of the corpses found only a mile or so from where she lived and raised her own daughters. She did not know the killer, but he apparently knew her and attended many of her book signings.

Kiss Me, Kill Me

The dark side of love is no fairy tale....And while we may like to believe that crimes of the heart only victimize those who aren't careful, this page-turning collection of must-read accounts will convince you otherwise. America's #1 true-crime writer, Ann Rule reveals how lovers become predators, how sex and lust can push ordinary people to desperate acts, and how investigators and forensics experts work to unravel the most entangled crimes of passion.

Watch My Back

Soured by a bullied childhood and a dominant wife, Geoff Thompson threw himself into the violent world of nightclub bouncing in a bid to challenge his fears. This is an account of life on the front line of some of the world's roughest clubs and of mental and physical triumph over adversity.

Body of Evidence: Crime Scene Investigation

Early one quiet Monday morning, in an empty executive office, assistant Janice Denard begins to prepare for another ordinary day - but instead discovers evidence of horrific crimes, shocking photographs left abandoned in a printer. Now, with the help of the LVPD's computer forensics experts, the CSI team must track through hardware and software, deception and deceit to find the perpetrators.

Eight Black Horses

The Deaf Man is making his presence known by the dead bodies that are turning up around Isola. Then there are the notes -- with cryptic patterns including eight black horses dancing across a page -- that look like they mean nothing. But Detectives Kling, Carella, and Meyer know that with the Deaf Man, the seemingly meaningless always means something. Something bad.