True Crime Fiction

When a party goes wrong it must mean there's... Death on the Saturnalia.Following the Saturnalia Festival in the Forum, Secundus and his family head to a private Villa for a night of partying and celebration. When things take a turn for the worse and old resentments get the better of the guests, Death joins the festivities and there can be only one outcome! Step into the heart-pounding world of Secundus, where every page draws you deeper into the story and demands your total attention. As our sleuth grapples with a labyrinth of deceit spun by friends, family, and guests, you'll be swept ...

Antonia is haunted by a secret. Charles will soon be asking questions and she fears the answers will be devastating for their marriage. With her own guilt weighing heavily on her mind, Antonia and Charles stumble across the murder of frail, elderly Catherine Bacon. Though the killing is blamed on a passing dustman, Lord and Lady Danvers begin tracking clues through Victorian Canterbury. What they find leads to a shocking revelation and a chase scene across the rooftop of Canterbury Cathedral.

Engrossed by the short lives of innocent victims, Stowers uses The Girl in the Grave...and Other True Crime Stories to tell the tales of devastated parents dealing with evil forces and unanswered questions that invaded their once normal lives, and the effect on the law enforcement officers duty-bound to involve themselves in such evil and troubling situations, investigating and seeking resolve and justice.

Acclaimed author of The Real Lolita and editor of Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s (Library of America) and Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives (Penguin), Sarah Weinman brings together an exemplary collection of recent true-crime tales. She culls together some of the most refreshing and exciting contemporary journalists and chroniclers of crime working today.

Lydia's life spirals into chaos when her son is abducted, forcing her to confront dangerous secrets from her past and battle her manipulative ex-husband in a race against time.In this gripping psychological thriller, Lydia’s world is shattered when her son, Lance, vanishes from a crowded restaurant in a chilling kidnapping. Battling her ruthless ex-husband and his manipulative family, she’s thrust into a twisted murder mystery where every clue leads deeper into danger. As secrets from her past collide with the present, Lydia must unravel the truth before time runs out.

They’re sometimes called “Bad Girls” as society looks down on one of the oldest professions in the world. Sometimes on dark lonely streets or brazen daylight walks they show off their wares. What makes people want to have Freak Off parties? What drives a woman to do what a man’s wife won’t do or his girlfriend or any woman that just says no, for a fee? Let’s take a look in the city that never sleeps on those dangerous but sometimes prosperous streets and go behind the scenes in this edition of Street Stories NYC Street Walkers.

The nice guy next door was hiding a dark secret - a homicidal obsession with young girls. It didn't end until his final victim, still bound in handcuffs, escaped while he slept. She recounted the details of a night of horror spent with an elusive serial killer. Neither family nor friends saw Richard Marc Evonitz's dark side - he saved that for his victims - until his double life came undone by a courageous, resourceful 15-year-old. The authorities had questions about many unsolved cold cases, but Evonitz had one more shocking surprise in store for everyone. Into the Water is a cautionary tale about the vulnerability of our children.

Kim Wall was a thirty-year-old Swedish freelance journalist with a rising career. Then, in the summer of 2017, she followed a story that led to an eccentric inventor in Copenhagen. Instead of writing the next days headline, she'd become one. As the bizarre events of Kim's murder unfolded, the world watched in shocked disbelief. For Kim's distraught parents, Ingrid and Joachim, it was a devastating personal struggle. In the ensuing months, day by grueling day, they had to come to terms with their loss, process the global media attention, and endure the investigation and trial.

Dive into the haunting world of Andrei Chikatilo, the notorious "Rostov Ripper," whose reign of terror gripped Soviet Russia for over a decade. In this meticulously researched account, The Rostov Ripper unearths the chilling details of Chikatilo’s life, his heinous crimes, and the police failures that allowed him to evade capture. From twisted motives to relentless pursuit, this true-crime narrative takes you inside the mind of a murderer and the flawed justice system that struggled to bring him to justice.

The night Jack Smyth ran into flames in a desperate attempt to save his wife from their burning home, he was, tragically, too late - but hailed a hero. Until it emerged that Kate was dead long before the fire began. Suspicion has stalked him ever since. After all, there's no smoke without fire. A year on, he's signed a book deal. He wants to tell his side of the story, to prove his own innocence in print. He just needs someone to help him write it. Emily has never ghostwritten anything before, but she knows what it’s like to live with a guilty secret.

"The one rule is, don’t mess with the past". But he did, and now ex-detective Rembrandt Stone is reaping the devastation of ignoring those words when he traveled back in time to solve the one case that had haunted his dreams. Yes, he solved the crime. Yes, he saved lives. But Rembrandt returns to find the unthinkable has happened and his life has shattered. There’s only one answer: Break the rule again. Go back in time once more, fix what went wrong, save what went right, and yeah, in his spare time solve another brutal crime.

As the recent tragedies in Oregon, Arkansas, and Colorado Have shown, children as young as eight years old are capable of murder and violence. No community is safe from this tragic phenomenon, and experts ranging from law enforcement officials to guidance counselors are confused and conflicted about how to approach it.

A Narc’s Tale is a four-book series that is a first-hand account of stories, written like a memoir or personal diary, which gives you an inside glimpse of what it is like working six years deep undercover in the dangerous drug world as a city cop (Vol. 1), county vice and narcotics investigator (Vol. 2 and 3), and special agent with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (Vol. 4). Most undercover books only show this from one perspective, but you will get three here - city, county and federal - and realize the differences among them.

In the early morning hours of November 5, 1989, the calm of a seemingly typical Sunday morning was shattered by the ringing of gunfire. The shooting occurred in the home of one of Marston Hill’s most prominent medical malpractice attorneys, Daniel Broderick III. By the time police respondents arrived at the scene of the crime, there appeared to be no evidence of forced entry. However, what waited for them in the bedroom would be something that would be etched in their minds forever.

It's Rembrandt Stone's last chance to get things right - and to apprehend a killer who promises tragedy for him in the future. But one mistake in the past might cost him everything he's worked so hard to save.

Dive into the mysterious world of 'Deceit in Denver,' where Tim's journey is more than just a struggle for financial stability. In this enthralling tale, After losing his cleaning business Tim and his family move to Denver, seeking a new beginning. Tim starts a new job but finds himself tangled in a web of lies and deceit. But Tim's reality is turned upside down when he encounters supernatural elements. Guided by Sheena, a ghostly presence, Tim navigates through unethical business practices and personal dilemmas. As he grapples with the challenges of his new job and the complex dynamics of ...

Rechtsmediziner Dr. Fred Abel ist zurück - in einer nervenzerreißenden Mischung aus True Crime, klassischer Ermittlung und hartem Thrill. Dr. Fred Abel muss vor Gericht in einem besonders schweren Fall von Misshandlung aussagen. Bei dem Opfer, einem kleinen Mädchen, handelt es sich ausgerechnet um die Nichte seiner langjährigen Kollegin Sabine Yao. Das Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Rechtsmedizinern ist dadurch äußerst angespannt. Währenddessen findet Privatermittler Lars Moewig, Fred Abels alter Freund, in seinem Kickboxclub eine grausam zugerichtete Leiche in einem Boxsack.

In this chilling audiobook, you will meet Wayne Adam Ford, who walked into a California police station in 1998 with a severed woman's breast in his pocket; Bobby Joe Long, who assaulted and murdered at least ten women; Gary Ray Bowles, killer of six; truck driver Keith Hunter Jespersen, who travelled from state leaving a trail of bodies in his wake; and Robin Gecht, one of the members of the terrifying Ripper Crew.

BKA-Rechtsmediziner Dr. Fred Abel arbeitet unter Hochdruck an einem großen Fall: Ein winziger Einstich in der Kniekehle eines Toten verrät ihm, dass einer der gefährlichsten Killer der letzten Zeit weiterhin sein Unwesen treibt. Doch bevor Abel ihn stoppen kann, wird er in heikler Mission in den osteuropäischen Pseudostaat Transnistrien geschickt. Dort soll er zwei Mordopfer identifizieren, die in Kalkfässern gelagert wurden und fast vollständig zersetzt sind.

They called it Satan's Circus - a square mile of Midtown Manhattan where vice ruled, sin flourished, and depravity danced in every doorway. At the turn of the twentieth century, murder was so common in the vice district that few people were surprised when the loudmouthed owner of a shabby casino was gunned down on the steps of its best hotel. But when, two weeks later, an ambitious district attorney charged young policeman Charley Becker with ordering the murder, even the denizens of Satan's Circus were surprised.