True Mystery

FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS - VOLUME 1 This is the first book in a series telling the story of 10 true crimes, and the behind-the-scenes forensic investigations that took place to help discover the actual identity of the victims (in some cases), what happened to them, when it occurred and who did it. *The Arm in the Shark Case A dispute between Australian gangsters led to a murder that only came to light when a tiger shark disgorged a tattooed human arm in a Sydney aquarium. *Exploded Body For Miami police, proving that a badly disfigured skeleton was a former gang member helped them nail a ...

Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach. McConville's children knew it was their mother when they were told a blue safety pin was attached to the dress--with so many kids, she had always kept it handy for diapers or ripped clothes.

Based on the hit feature in National Geographic Kids magazine, Amazing Animals, we bring you three heartwarming tales of animals with incredible talents, including the stories of Norman the bike-riding dog and Eddie the otter who shoots hoops! These action-packed stories will leave listeners thirsty for more.

I was known as the traitor's daughter. When I was five years old, my father was tortured, branded with the letter Z, then beaten and left for dead. The grueling punishment for his crime was a reminder to all others who dared threaten the Russian's reign. I was the young girl left behind. A living piece of the traitorous puzzle the Russian leader tried so diligently to ignore - until I grew up. No longer could he deny how much my existence had always been intertwined with his. And in order to survive the life I was thrown into, I was forced to learn my place inside of it.

Embark on a gripping voyage of intrigue and danger in this fast-paced murder mystery. Six friends agree to go on the cruise of a lifetime and leave their complicated past behind them. On night one of the cruise, someone is murdered, and everyone is a suspect. As the calm facade unravels, deep secrets and complicated histories are exposed, and one thing is for certain: not everyone is getting off the ship alive.

Our world is built upon mysteries, so when somebody tells you nothing is impossible, you best believe them. Unexplainable Happenings is a thoughtfully-curated anthology series of occurrences most would deem impossible. Bone-chilling beholdings, unwilled encounters, and the unthinkable all come together to create an unusual and genuine series.

After the screen of a run-down drive-in movie theater collapses and kills four people, the daughter of one of the victims asks private investigator Cal Weaver to look into a recent break-in at her father's house. Cal discovers a hidden basement room where it's clear that salacious activities have taken place - as well as evidence of missing DVDs. But his investigation soon becomes more complicated when he realizes it may not be discs the thief was actually interested in....

Did Lizzie Borden murder her own father and stepmother? Was Jack the Ripper actually the Duke of Clarence? Who killed JonBenet Ramsey? America's foremost expert on criminal profiling and 25-year FBI veteran John Douglas, along with author and filmmaker Mark Olshaker, explores those tantalizing questions and more in this mesmerizing work of detection. With uniquely gripping analysis, the authors reexamine and reinterpret the accepted facts, evidence, and victimology of the most notorious murder cases in the history of crime.

Amazon Book Description (SEO-Optimized) for Lizzie Borden: Fact & Fiction Uncover the chilling truth behind America's most infamous mystery! Delve into the enigmatic life of Lizzie Borden, a figure both vilified and vindicated in one of history's most captivating unsolved murder cases. Lizzie Borden: Fact & Fiction takes readers on a riveting journey, blending meticulously researched historical accounts with compelling fictional interpretations inspired by the film Lizbeth: A Victorian Nightmare. What You'll Discover Inside: A detailed timeline of events leading up to the gruesome murders ...

Bigfoot is back—and the encounters are even more shocking and terrifying than before. Following the chilling stories of Real Bigfoot Encounters, this second volume dives deeper into the most bone-chilling, unexplained, and terrifying encounters with the legendary creature. From remote forests to eerie backroads, eyewitnesses recount their firsthand experiences with the unknown. Are these creatures simply hiding in the shadows, or is something more sinister at play? Prepare yourself for even more spine-tingling stories of fear, mystery, and encounters that will make you question what lurks...

Where Was Skip? is an informative and thrilling guide to the life of JFK Assassination suspect and a potential D.B. Cooper person of interest (POI), Loran “Skip” Hall. The author, John Limbach, goes back to Hall’s birth in 1930 to detail an entire life of covert activity, crime, love affairs, and the conspiracies that surrounded this self-described jackal for the CIA until his death in 1995. While never suspected by the FBI for the only unsolved hijacking in United States history, Limbach paints a picture with facts, circumstances, and profiling that puts Hall right in the center of ...

Caught in a deadly game, Dominic Deluca must choose between the family he leads and the family he loves, as a father's war collides with a mobster's oath. Dominic Deluca has two families. The first is his wife Maria and young daughter Isabella. The second is the Deluca New Jersey Crime Family, which he leads with an iron fist. But when a rival family kidnaps his daughter, Dominic will go to war as both a feared crime boss and a father desperate to get his little girl back. Dominic's loyalties to both families will be tested when the FBI approaches him with an offer to help. Will Dominic ...

"Captivating, suspenseful & raw. An accurate depiction of life during that time. Incredible!" When Danny Jackson says "the N-word" on his fifth birthday his grandmother tells him their family doesn't use that word, though he's learned it from his father. There's a mysterious grave in their woods, and all he's ever heard it called was "the N-word Grave." Thus begins a family saga and coming of age story as an Appalachian grandmother tries to change her family's trajectory regarding race relations. Danny and Martin Noble Peoples, a descendent of the murdered black man, team up to uncover the ...

Summer 1980: Despite the local superstition that the Bendy Man haunts the woods, three girls go into a Minnesota forest. Only one comes out, dead silent, her memory gone. The mystery of the Taken Ones captures the nation. Summer 2022: Cold case detective Van Reed and forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck are assigned a disturbing homicide—a woman buried alive, clutching a heart charm necklace belonging to one of the vanished girls. Van follows her gut. Harry trusts in facts. They’re both desperate to catch a killer before he kills again.

Medical Mysteries – Deadly Fevers: 20 Devastating Cases of Outbreaks, Strange Plagues, and Race-to-Survive Scenarios When fever strikes without warning, survival can come down to a matter of hours. In Medical Mysteries – Deadly Fevers, bestselling author Dean Lawton unearths 20 real-life cases where invisible killers — from ancient plagues to newly emerged viruses — left devastation in their wake. Explore history’s deadliest outbreaks, the frantic races to contain them, and the lives forever changed by mysterious and terrifying fevers. How did a deadly mist kill thousands in ...

One mystery, one romance, and an owl god. In Song, the undercity of Singsong City, The Queen Heir of fairies, otherwise known as Princess Sparkles is on a mission: save the werewolves from the rebel member of her court who wants to poison them, and save her own people from another werewolf invasion of fairyland. But when it comes out that she's already been tangled up in a plot with the werewolf alpha, a secret traitor, and a juvenile delinquent, she'll have to trust in the real magic of friendship and love before she can save her people or herself. Will she find the traitor and her fated ...

Are you ready to take a deep dive into darkness? This is the terrifying true story of a bizarre and brutal series of murders committed between 1974 and 1985 near the city of Florence in Italy. Over a period of nine years a sadistic serial killer killed and mutilated fourteen helpless victims and then hacked body parts from their corpses to take as macabre souvenirs. Three men were convicted of these crimes, but there are serious doubts that any of them were really guilty. All that we are certain about is the chilling name given to this killer by an Italian journalist: Il Mostro, the Monster...

"When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche From Ethan Hayes, the bestselling author of WHAT LURKS BEYOND and ENCOUNTERS IN THE WOODS comes a new series which focuses on the darkest and most gruesome stories he has collected. These stories detail strange and mysterious accounts from the people who encountered them and survived to tell their tale. From violent encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch to demons and spirits who haunt and torture their victims. The stories in the pages ahead will most certainly strike fear and leave you keeping the light ...

Bound by blood but divided by troubles as old as Cain and Abel, Moses Reed and Aaron Fox were first introduced in Kellerman’s bestselling Bones. They are sons of the same strong-willed mother, and their respective fathers were cops, partners, and friends. Their turbulent family history has set them at odds, despite their shared calling. Moses—part Boy Scout, part bulldog, man of few words—is a no-frills LAPD detective.

In the quiet, affluent communities of Long Island, a series of chilling murders remained unsolved for over a decade, casting a long shadow over the area. Dubbed the "Gilgo Beach Murders," these crimes involved the discovery of multiple bodies along the desolate shores, all linked by a common thread of tragedy and mystery. Shadows on the Shore delves deep into this haunting case, unraveling the complex web of events that led to the identification of the elusive killer. Through meticulous research and compelling storytelling, the book explores the lives of the victims, the challenges faced by...