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He was never truly gone, only biding his time...
Late on midsummer's night there is a splash in the river Thames. A body is found on an island, asphyxiated and laced with strange markings. For DCI Craig Gillard it's a baffling case. The victim's identity is elusive, clues are scarce and every witness has something to hide.
Meanwhile one of Britain's deadliest serial killers is finally up for parole after a deal to reveal the location of two missing...
62) Cold Case Files
Publisher
A&E
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Bill Kurtis hosts "COLD CASE FILES," in which forensic evidence is used to re-examine real criminal cases that have long been considered cold.
63) Gotti
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Follows infamous crime boss John Gotti's rise to become the 'Teflon Don' of the Gambino Crime Family in New York City. Spanning three decades and recounted by his son John Jr., it examines Gotti's tumultuous life as he and his wife attempt to hold the family together amongst tragedy and multiple prison sentences.
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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On November 9, 1966, popular physician Helen Davidson was battered to death in dense woodland while bird watching and walking her dog a few miles from her Buckinghamshire home. Her body was found the next day, her eyes having been pushed into her skull. The basic facts were published in the Times and the Bucks Free Press: "She had binoculars round her neck, spied illicit lovers, was spotted, and one or both of them killed her," surmised Detective...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Murder by poison is often thought of as a crime mainly committed by women, usually to despatch an unwanted spouse or children. While there are indeed many infamous female poisoners, such as Mary Ann Cotton, who is believed to have claimed at least 20 victims between 1852 and 1872, and Mary Wilson, who killed her husbands and lovers in the 1950s for the proceeds of their insurance policies, there are also many men who chose poison as their preferred...
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A simple theft leads to unforeseen tragedy in this story from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries.
In a quaint antiquarian bookshop in the Midlands of England, a woman is captivated by a rare gilt-edged devotional nestled within an exquisite and equally tempting box. Her desire to pilfer it overcomes her scruples, and her guilt and terror at doing something so audacious,
...In a quaint antiquarian bookshop in the Midlands of England, a woman is captivated by a rare gilt-edged devotional nestled within an exquisite and equally tempting box. Her desire to pilfer it overcomes her scruples, and her guilt and terror at doing something so audacious,
67) Talk of the Town
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Stranded in a small town, a stranger falls for a suspected murderess Bored, divorced, and unemployed, Chatham is on his way to the Gulf of Mexico when he passes through a small town by the river. It's a miserable little burg--four stoplights and not much else -- and he's almost escaped it when a drunk's car darts out in front of him, causing a nasty fender-bender. The thought of three days waiting for his clunker to get fixed is a grim one, but though...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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English
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The three-time Edgar Award–winning Grand Master of Mystery serves up a dangerous case of mistaken identity in “the best spy comedy I have ever read” (The New York Times).
J. Eugene Raxford is not what anyone would call a debonair man of action. He has no class, no skills, and all the physical prowess of a napping tree sloth. James Bond would think twice before letting him park the Aston Martin.
...J. Eugene Raxford is not what anyone would call a debonair man of action. He has no class, no skills, and all the physical prowess of a napping tree sloth. James Bond would think twice before letting him park the Aston Martin.
Author
Publisher
Trine Day
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The intent behind this book is to record classic Las Vegas history that would be lost forever if not memorialized." The Dunes operation was a spectrum of information that is intricate and mysterious at times, protected by a shroud of secrecy and intrigue that is virtually impossible to decipher. It featured different operators and Mob characters who, at various times in the history of the hotel, were involved in various ventures, including gambling,...
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Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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A New York Times bestseller, the "chilling and compelling ... must-read" confessions of a mob hit man-and the riveting sequel of his most harrowing contract ( former FBI agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco). Killer : The Bronx-born son of a Jewish bootlegger, "Joey the Hit Man" was introduced to crime when he was just eleven years old. For the next thirty years he was a numbers king, scalper, loan shark, enforcer, and drug smuggler. He hijacked trucks,...
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Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Enter a world where money, muscle, and murder reign with three true crime books from the New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award finalist. Whiteys Payback : In this collection of sixteen stories culled from his journalism career, author T. J. English reveals the violent world of crime with in-depth pieces on everything from old-school mobsters to corrupt federal agentsincluding the most feared gangster in Boston history (and secret FBI informant),...
72) The Big Chill
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Series
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Orenda Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Running private investigator and funeral home businesses means trouble is never far away, and the Skelf women take on their most perplexing, chilling cases yet in book two of this darkly funny, devastatingly tense and addictive new series!
Haunted by recent events, the Skelf women are hoping for a quieter life. But running both a funeral directors and a PI business means trouble is never far away, and when a car crashes into the open grave at a funeral...
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Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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In love with a Prussian officer, a Jewish woman moves to Hitler's Berlin Every afternoon, Paule tends to her father's newspaper clippings and listens to his stories. An actor, Paul-Alain Bernheim has a sexual appetite and a lust for life that have made him a legend of the Paris stage. He is also a fiercely proud Jew, and he has imbued his daughter with an unshakeable pride in the history of her people. So why, she wonders, has she fallen in love with...
74) The Downside
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Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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The acclaimed author of the Silas Cade Thrillers introduces Finn, a thief who's about to learn that when you steal big, there's always a downside. In an age of cybercrime, Finn is the last hardhat. He's a professional thief with a unique specialty: He only steals big things--autoracks, factory lines, machinery. You might call what he does "heavy lifting." And he's no stranger to the downside of his chosen profession; he's done seven years' hard time...
75) Marked for Death
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Joe Hunter has been Marked for Death in his most explosive outing to date It should be a routine job. Joe Hunter and his associates are hired to provide security for an elite event in Miami. Wear a tux, stay professional, job done. But things go wrong. Hunter is drawn into what appears to be a domestic altercation. When he crosses the mysterious Mikhail however, he soon finds something altogether more sinister ... Before long this chance encounter...
76) Mrs. White
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In the suburbs of Connecticut, a carpenter embarks on a gruesome killing spree While she's preparing dinner for her husband, Mrs. Porter runs out of lemons. Driving to the supermarket through the achingly quaint downtown area of suburban Putnam Wells, she yearns for life in New York City. The Porters moved to Connecticut because it was supposed to be safer, quieter, more predictable--until that afternoon, when she returns home and finds a madman...
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Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This "fast-paced, thoughtful true-crime" examines the cultural shifts of Jazz Age America through a beautiful dancer's mysterious and scandalous death ( Kirkus , starred review). In January 1923, twenty-year-old Fritzie Mann left home for a remote cottage by the sea to meet a man whose identity she had revealed to no one. The next morning, the dancer's barely clad body washed up on Torrey Pines beach, her party dress and possessions strewn about...
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Babelcube Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
Description
After losing his father, the former Pakhan, Dmitri Milanovic finds himself in front of the Bratva, the Russian Brotherhood. However, some people aren't happy with that decision.
Boris Kamanev believes that being at the head of the Mafia must be for merit, not something passed from father to son. And he will do anything to defeat Dmitri and take his place.
Kyara Smirnov lost her parents as a child and was raised by the Kamanev family. Her dream is...
79) Betrayal
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Publisher
Orenda Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Úrsula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again. But on her first day in the post, Úrsula promises to help a mother seeking justice for her daughter, who had been raped by a policeman, and life in high office soon becomes much more harrowing than Úrsula could ever have imagined....
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When Manhattanite Sarah Rock meets a mysterious and handsome stranger in the park, she is drawn to him. Sarah wants to get away from her daily routine, her cheating husband and his crazy mistress, her frequent sessions with her heartless therapist, and her moody children. But nothing is as it seems. Her life begins to unravel when a woman from the park goes missing and Sarah becomes the prime suspect in the woman's disappearance. Her lover is nowhere...
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