New For You - True Crime - October 2024Like this list

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• The CIA

  An Imperial History

  Wilford, Hugh, 1965-

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  Drawing on decades of research to show the CIA as part of a larger picture, a celebrated intelligence historian tells the story of the birth of a new imperial order in the shadows that became the foremost defender of America's covert…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Never Saw Me Coming

  How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System and Pocketed $40 Million

  Smith, Tanya

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  The true story of how a middle-class Black girl from Minneapolis became one of the single biggest threats to the United States banking system.

• The Buyer

  Thomas, Liam

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  The powerful memoir of a former undercover officer, telling the story of his journey through the force into elite undercover work that takes his life, and work, to the edge.

• The King of Diamonds

  the Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief

  Pederson, Rena

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  The thrilling story of a brazen, uncatchable jewel thief who roamed the homes of Dallas high society - and a window into the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the Swinging Sixties.

• Family, Friends, and Neighbors

  Stories of Murder and Betrayal

  Estep, Richard, 1973-

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  You will be left questioning just how well you truly know those around you in this gripping true-crime collection.

• Swamp Kings

  the Story of the Murdaugh Family of South Carolina & a Century of Backwoods Power

  Ryan, Jason

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  Covering a century of depravity in an impoverished and isolated stretch of the Deep South, Swamp Kings weaves together the jaw-dropping narratives of generations of Murdaughs before culminating in the telling of a murder trial for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Guilty Creatures

  Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida

  Brottman, Mikita, 1966-

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  A true crime tale of sex, religion, and murder in the deep South.

• Clay and Bones

  My Life as An FBI Forensic Artist

  Bailey, Lisa (Forensic artist)

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  Told with unflinching honesty and a touch of gallows humor, Clay and Bones is the personal memoir of the first female forensic sculptor in the FBI.

• To Catch a Spy

  How the Spycatcher Affair Brougth MI5 in From the Cold

  Tate, Tim

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  The Spycatcher affair remains one of the most intriguing moments in the history of British intelligence. It's a story of state-sanctioned cover-up plots; of the government lying to Parliament and courts around the world; and of stories…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Golden Gang

  Bushranger Frank Gardiner and the Biggest Gold Robbery in Australian History

  Shaw, Ian W.

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  A comprehensive biography of the godfather of Australian bushranging - Frank Gardiner - leader of the Lachlan gang and mastermind of the largest gold heist in Australian history.

• A Light in the Dark

  Surviving More Than Ted Bundy

  Rubin, Kathy Kleiner

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  The first book by a confirmed survivor of Ted Bundy, and the only memoir to challenge the popular narrative of Bundy as a handsome killer who charmed his victims into trusting him.

• The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop

  the Definitive Inside Story of Neddy Smith and Roger Rogerson, Partners in Crime

  Mercer, Neil

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  Roger Rogerson captured Australia's attention as its most notorious cop in the golden age of graft and violence. But who was the real Rogerson? And who was his principal partner in crime, the underworld kingpin, heroin dealer and armed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rough Justice

  Do We Have the Law We Deserve?

  Joseph, Wendy, 1952-

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  Her Honour, Wendy Joseph KC, skillfully reconstructs four courtroom dramas, drawing on her many years' experience as a murder judge to ask whether our justice system works, and if it has improved over the centuries.

• The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum

  the Rise and Fall of An American Organized-crime Boss

  Fox, Margalit

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  Painting a vibrant portrait of Gilded Age New York- and of a once-famous, now-forgotten heroine, this unforgettable story of America's first lady of organised crime who, by the mid-1880s, amassed a huge fortune, recounts how she turned…Read moreRead more of this annotation