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Bloodhound Books
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2024.
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A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she actually guilty? Inspired by a true historical case, this novel will delight and engross readers. Liverpool, England, 1889 : In the shadowy streets, the air is thick with secrets and the line between guilt and innocence blurs. Twenty-six-year-old Constance Sullivan is brought to trial charged with poisoning her husband, William. But William was no ordinary victim… As Constance's barrister fights...
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Deep within the annals of criminal history, there exist enigmatic cases of unsolved murders that have baffled detectives and enthralled the public for generations. Delve into a captivating exploration into these chilling and unresolved crimes, each story a testament to mysteries that continue to haunt.
The narratives reveal a series of victims lost to silence and culprits who seemingly disappeared without a trace. The intricate details of each...
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Claiming he'd been sent by God to confess, truck driver Wayne Adam Ford walked into the Humbolt County Sheriff's Office and admitted to them that he was a serial killer. After police found a gruesome piece of evidence in Ford's pocket, he told them that he had to be stopped before he killed again, before he murdered his ex-wife, and made his beloved three-year-old son an orphan. Authorities arrested the long-haul trucker and listened in horror to...
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In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on the "The Dating Game," one of America's most popular television shows at the time. Handsome, successful, and romantic, he was embraced by the audience-and chosen as the winner by the beautiful bachelorette. To viewers across the country, Rodney seemed like the answer to every woman's dreams. Until they learned the truth about his once and future crimes...
Ten years before his TV appearance, Rodney was charged...
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18 Truly Horrific Murder Cases, including; Wife, Mother, Murderess: Two children lay gravely wounded, another is D.O.A. Could their young mother really be the shooter?A Japanese Cannibal in Paris: A brilliant Japanese student develops a taste for Western women while studying in France. A Passion for Evil: When Snuff movie aficionado, John Maden, decides to indulge his darkest fantasy, no one is safe – not even his 12-year-old niece. Teenage...
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Discover the haunting untold true story of the woman whose crimes inspired speculation that Jack the Ripper was a woman.
On October 24, 1890, a woman was discovered on a pile of rubbish in Hampstead, North London. Her arms were lacerated and her face bloodied, her head was severed from her body save a few sinews. Later that day, a blood-soaked stroller was found leaning against a residential gate, and the following morning the dead body of a baby...
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18 Truly Horrific Murder Cases, including; In Plain Sight: A young woman is brutally murdered in front of 38 witnesses. So why didn't anyone call the police?Bad Chemistry: John Balaban had a problem with women, one that he resolved at the end of a sharp blade. Fox on the Run: A young mother is found shot to death and the clues point to the unlikeliest of suspects – a gorgeous ex-cop and playboy bunny. Weeds: The Major enjoyed an orderly existence,...
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Fresh from the crypt with another dose of the deadly. While slashers and creeps haunt city alleyways and town streets, Fear Box investigates the deathly side of crime and true stories. The Dossier of Death includes Fear Box's investigations into the death of rumored half-alien secret agent Jeffrey Alan Lash, as well as Granny the Ripper, Michelle the Suicide Temptress, the Satanic Panic, and much more.If you're feeling groggy, I implore you to stay...
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18 Truly Horrific Murder Cases, including; Dark Water: The frantic young woman claimed that her young sons had been abducted by a gunman. The truth was rather more sinister.The Brighton Trunk Murders: Two female corpses are found crammed into luggage trunks. But are the murders related? And if so, how? Death in the Badlands: When an America student goes missing south of the border, suspicion falls on a drug dealer with links to human sacrifice...
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London Times journalist John Follain presents the most comprehensive account of the most publicized and controversial trial in a decade
Shortly after 12:30pm on November 2, 2007, Italian police were called to the Perugia home of twenty-one-year-old British student Meredith Kercher. They found her body on the floor under a beige quilt. Her throat had been cut.
Four days later, the prosecutor jailed Meredith's roommate, American student Amanda Knox,...
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18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including;The Girl in the Basement: A 16-year-old girl is kept in a basement and systematically tortured to death by a gang of neighborhood children.Secret Sauce: Omaima Nelson had a unique way of getting rid of her husband's corpse. She cooked and ate it.Murder in the Clouds: United Airlines flight 629 explodes soon after take-off. But did someone deliberately plant a bomb on board? And if...
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Peer into the minds of teen killers like Pearl, Mississippi school shooter Luke Woodham with researcher Phil Chalmers as your guide to understand the motives behind, and possibly prevent, their horrifying violence. Luke Woodham, a pudgy 16-year-old, woke up one day, slit his mother's throat, and then drove to school, where he shot 9 people, including his girlfriend. Why? In Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer, Chalmers, who has been interviewing teen...
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HarperCollins / Open Road Integrated Media
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2009.
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She was fifteen when she visited the therapist; still a teen when they had sex. She was twenty-five when she married him and forty-four when she killed him.
In October 2002, the quiet northern California town of Orinda was rocked by murder when Susan Polk, the mother of three teenage boys, was arrested for stabbing her husband and former therapist, Dr. Felix Polk, to death. The arrest and subsequent trial quickly became one of the most talked about...
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ePublishing Works!
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2024.
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Young Woman's Body Discovered in Library Gazebo, Lou Prophet Accused in Library Spirits, a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan --1926, Pasadena, California-- When Daisy’s old nemesis, Stacy Kincaid, is found murdered in the Pasadena Public Library’s gazebo, suspicion is cast upon the one-legged Lou Prophet--former bounty hunter, current curmudgeon, and reluctant Pasadena citizen. Daisy, who has had remarkable success in the kitchen considering...
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A detailed account of the sensational murder trial that shocked Victorian Scotland and ended in Glasgow's last public hanging.
In July of 1865, Dr. Edward William Pritchard was put on trial for the murder of his wife and mother-in-law. He slowly poisoned his wife, Mary Jane, while pretending to treat her for a mysterious illness. When her mother came to help care for her, Pritchard poisoned her, as well. He then falsified both women's death certificates....
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For 132 years the ghastly and horrific murders committed in London's East End by the infamous 'Jack the Ripper' have gripped and baffled the world. The Ripper commenced his series of atrocities at the end of August and continued freely until the beginning of November 1888 when inexplicably the murders stopped… In all, five women were brutally murdered and savagely mutilated in the most unimaginable way. The killing spree centered in and around the...
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Bloodhound Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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A new thriller by the author of The Desperate Wife: Sometimes the ones closest to us are the ones with the most to hide . . .
Thirteen-year-old Kaleb has gone missing-and Laney Atkinson and her sister are keeping a secret: their kids were the last to see Kaleb alive. With the neighborhood in a panic, they don't want their children traumatised by police interviews and pointing fingers.
Instead, Laney devotes herself to trying to find Kaleb....
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Infamous Criminals Caught in True Crime Cases
"A fascinating read that will haunt you, that will keep you up at night." ―Aphrodite Jones, author of Cruel Sacrifice and host of the ID series, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones
#1 New Release in Mass Murder Biographies & Memoirs
Actors, musicians, TV personalities, and other public figures in the spotlight aren't always who they appear to be. You might be surprised by just how many have led...
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Elisa Lam was a 21-year-old Canadian student at the University of Brish Columbia whose body was discovered in a water tank atop the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. She had been reported missing for over a month when maintenance workers finally discovered her body when the tenants began complaining bout the water supply. Her mysterious disappearance became an Internet phenomenon, which showcased elevator security footage of Lam talking and gesturing outside....
20) Medical Monsters
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The lives and dreadful deeds of 20 horrific medical serial killers, including:Genene Jones: a truly monstrous paediatric nurse who murdered as many as 47 babies and children entrusted to her care.Glennon Engleman:a rather unconventional dentist who moonlighted as a hitman and murder-for-profit killer.Michael Swango: a deadly doctor who took genuine pleasure in poisoning his patients and colleagues. Killed at least 60 in an intercontinental murder...
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