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Will, on an evening convertible ride en route to dinner with friends, unwittingly passes by the scene of a gruesome homicide. While he and his friends enjoy dinner and conversation, a breaking news story on television sends his ordinary life into a tailspin as he becomes a suspect in the homicide and must defend himself from the likely perpetrator of the crime.
Will's one desire is to maintain his farmer's life of hard work, routine, and simple pleasures,...
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In his latest thrilling book, much published crime author Dick Kirby draws on his fast moving policing service, much of which was with Scotland Yard's Serious Crime Squad and the Flying Squad. As if that was not enough he brings in accounts of fellow coppers during the final decades of the 20th century to add a fresh dimension. It quickly becomes clear to the reader that Kirby and his colleagues practiced their art in a markedly different style than...
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This chilling collection of murder cases delves into some of the villainous deeds that have taken place in Scunthorpe's past. Among those featured are a woman who beat her teenage daughter to death for refusing to get out of bed, a steelworker who stabbed two people before barricading himself and his children in his home, and a policeman who strangled his wife and set up the crime scene to make it look like the work of an intruder. Illustrated with...
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This book has been updated on May 27, 2013, with the most current information.Included is a May 10, 2013, press release from the Orange County, California, District Attorney about the arrest of Edward Sellers Fitzgerald. Details are in the book.On May 26, the author received a phone call from Delray Beach, Florida, from a neighbor of Fitzgerald who described the life he was living in Florida. She was totally shocked by the news of his arrest. She...
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This story is about an inner city youth fighting day to day for survival in the ghetto streets. Mentally scarred. Raised in his neighborhood to be a general. Since his birth he was taught to be willing to give his life to the neighborhood. To put his life on the line no matter what the circumstances. Rather it be jailed by way of death row, a sentence of life in the penitentiary, or death on the streets. Always be willing to risk it all no matter...
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FROM ADULTERY…
Ex-Marine and bodyguard Chris Coleman was a family man with a secret: He wanted to leave his wife for another woman, Tara Lintz. But as head of security for the world-famous Joyce Meyer Ministries-an evangelical organization that frowns on divorce-Coleman had to make other plans.
TO MURDER…
On May 5, 2009, Illinois police received a call from Coleman, who claimed he was unable to contact his family. When investigators arrived...
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Ash Wednesday
Beautiful, bubbly, 20-year-old Kim Antonakos was returning to her New York City apartment after a night of clubbing with a friend. A business major with wild black hair, long polished fingernails, and a new Honda her loving father had bought her, Kim took good care of herself and looked forward to a bright future. But on her way home in the early morning darkness of that Ash Wednesday, Kim was abducted-and her mysterious kidnappers...
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Winning a new job can be a challenge. Jobs are changing worldwide. Technological change, globalization and economic disruptions like recessions all have an impact. Workforces are becoming increasingly mobile with frequent job changes.
This book will help you develop the skills and documents for successful job hunting. It provides expert advice, resources and support. It also helps you develop your resumé, social media bio and interview skills....
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The chilling true account of the Sandyford murder case and the sensational nineteenth-century trial that forever changed how homicides are investigated. Jessie M'Lachlan was one of the countless thousands who lived in the tenements of Glasgow, Scotland. In poor health ever since her pregnancy, the single mother worked herself to the bone to provide for her child, but there was never enough to make ends meet. Her only solace in the brutal port town...
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Her husband was Robert Blake, the award-winning star of In Cold Blood. But she found her own fame at point-blank range...
Obsessed with glamour and wealth, she followed her dream to Hollywood, and finally found fame-- in death.
Bonny Lee Bakley's dream was to marry a movie star. Using sex and guts, the ruthless small-town blonde finally struck it rich by wedding Robert Blake, the Emmy Award-winning actor who scored in the hit show "Baretta." When...
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***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.***
They were once sweet little girls--sugar and spice, and everything nice. Now they're cold blooded criminals, behind the bars of America's most dangerous prisons--hardened women doing their time. how and why did they cross to the dark side? What makes women kill husbands, lovers, family, and innocent strangers? Step aside and meet:
Patty: the prison beauty...
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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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Dr. John Kappler was a well-respected physician in dozens of California hospitals, yet none of his patients ever imagined that his real profession was murder…
The horror began the day he secretly attempted to kill three patients-including a pregnant woman who suffered permanent brain damage at his evil hands. Then, in a driving rampage, Kappler rammed another car, stole it, and used it as a lethal weapon. Yet, incredibly, his fellow doctors bailed...
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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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Her father called her his little princess...
The adored only child of affluent parents who placed the world at her feet, Amy Fisher had a glowing future. But she yearned for excitement, for the dark thrill of danger.
Her friends called her a mysterious loner...
While her classmates happily planned dates for the prom, 17-year-old Amy Fisher appalled them with tales of her wild sexual escapades, of her steamy, obsessive alleged affair with a married...
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Death seemed to be part of Garrett Wilson's life. Both of his parents had died by the time he was in his early twenties. So friends shrugged when sadly, an infant daughter, and then a son, succumbed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Six years later, after he divorced his wife, Missy, and married another woman, his former spouse became convinced that their child's passing was anything but natural.
Was it cold-blooded murder by Garrett, or a quest...
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From the bestselling author of The Defense Never Rests, a look at the modern spate of spousal homicides.
This book provides an overview of several of the most famous homicidal husband cases of recent years, including:
- Sam Sheppard, who inspired the TV series and movie The Fugitive
- Jeffrey McDonald, who became the subject of the bestseller Fatal Vision
- Mister Perfect, Brad Cunningham, who was convicted of bludgeoning his wife to death
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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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Susan McFarland was a vivacious, successful mother of three young sons. On November 25, 2002, she disappeared. Three days later, her car was found, keys in the ignition. Later that day, her husband reported her missing-and a desperate search began.
Her friends and family hoped against hope that Susan was not gone forever. But investigators became increasingly suspicious of Richard McFarland. When the charred, decomposed body of Susan McFarland was...
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