True Crime Authors

With these words began an extraordinary correspondence between Roy Tester, a double-murderer serving a life sentence in the notorious Arkansas prison, Tucker Maximum Security Prison, and Doug Carnine, a meditation teacher and lay Buddhist minister on the other side of the country. In the letters that followed - more than 700 over seven years - these two men, along with three other prisoners at Tucker Max, developed a profound spiritual partnership that changed all of their lives.

Computer engineer, Selina Co, becomes a hacker and actress who scams the scammer and captures his real information. Join Selina's adventure and her interaction with lawyers, police, hackers, banks and organizations...But...why did this computer engineer fall victim in the first place, when she was not even in love with the fraudster? Will Selina be able to save the love of her life, Jason, who is believed to be in another romance scam?

When 28-year-old San Francisco Daily Morning Call reporter Mark Twain met Tom Sawyer at a local bathhouse in 1863, he was seeking a subject for his first novel. As Twain steamed, played cards, and drank beer with Sawyer (a volunteer firefighter, customs inspector, and local hero responsible for having saved 90 lives at sea), he had second thoughts about Shirley Tempest, his proposed book about a local girl firefighter, and began to envision a novel of wider scope.

It has been the public's perception that Madoff investors were all extremely wealthy and all belonged to exclusive clubs. This perception has been reinforced by the media and the powers that be. The truth is, with very few exceptions, such as Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Picower and Stanley Chais, most were average, small time investors. This is their story.

In a world where tales are brought to life not only through words on paper but by the very voices that weave them, the art of audio book narration has taken center stage. As an author, you've crafted a masterpiece, and poured your heart and soul into every word, and now is the time to bring your story to life! That's precisely where The Author's Guide to Narrating Your Own Audiobooks by Michael Goodrick steps in as the shining beacon in this endeavor.

Gary Gilmore, the infamous murderer immortalized by Norman Mailer in The Executioner's Song, campaigned for his own death and was executed by firing squad in 1977. Writer Mikal Gilmore is his younger brother. In Shot in the Heart, he tells the stunning story of their wildly dysfunctional family: their mother, a black sheep daughter of unforgiving Mormon farmers; their father, a drunk, thief, and con man. It was a family destroyed by a multigenerational history of child abuse, alcoholism, crime, adultery, and murder.

From #1 New York Times bestselling true-crime author Ann Rule comes “a convincing portrait of a meticulous criminal mind” (The Washington Post) in this chilling tale about a beautiful and charming widow with a dark side. An idyllic Hawaiian wedding held the promise of a wonderful future for...

Quella tra Oriana e Pier Paolo è una delle più affascinanti e intense storie di amore-odio della letteratura e del costume italiani del Novecento. Scrittori di primissimo livello, polemisti spietati, personaggi venerati e infangati dall'opinione pubblica del tempo, le loro personalità contrapposte non potevano far altro che incrociarsi. Forse anche perché, a differenza dei loro colleghi italiani, Oriana e Pier Paolo si muovono con agio sullo scenario internazionale.

The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary - and literary history. The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was stunned to discover that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than 10,000.

There is a common misconception that if a body can’t be found, then no one can be brought to trial for murder. That isn’t true, as one Scottish man discovered. Twice!

A memoir, following the true story of Wendy Wilkins as she joins the police force, a naive 20-year-old cop in Melbourne, Australia and discovers many firsts: her first arrest, murder, dead body, love, cop culture and a #metoo moment.... The good the bad and the ugly of life as a cop in Melbourne Australia in the late '80s/early '90s. A fast-paced and entertaining listen with some wonderful characters who just happen to be real.

For the first time ever, we can now go deep inside the mind of the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. In this never-before-heard collection of ultra-rare interviews and a press conference with Oswald, we gain great insight into the mysterious life and time of one of history's most misunderstood and iconic characters.

Ninety-three-count indictment on sex trafficking charges revealed against Backpage founders.

This is the true story of a murder that took place in Scotland in 1968. It attracted huge media attention at the time: The crowds of people waiting for seats at the trial were so large that the police were forced to erect crush barriers. No wonder - this case had a beautiful woman accused of murder, bizarre sex, money, and a very odd love rectangle. Strangely, this case has since been largely forgotten.

From Giuliano's best-selling British book for Richard Branson's Virgin, to blockbuster cult film Stoned, to this riveting audio bio - the murder of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones is now finally solved! This masterful trilogy caused Scotland Yard to reopen the case after over 30 years.

Beretning om hvordan opklaring af mordet på en 15-årig skolepige i Randers, der af en tilsyneladende sindssyg person var blevet tildelt 33 dødbringende knivstik, førte til opklaring af et af de mest bestialske mord i Danmark, nemlig mordet på en kun 8-årig pige i København, der godt og vel 4 år før blev fundet liggende døende med halsen skåret over.

De såkaldte fem forbandede år, som man i folkemunde kalder den tyske besættelse af Danmark fra d. 9. april 1940 til den 5. maj 1945, var en uhyre belastende periode for det danske politi. Den 19. september 1944 står som den mørkeste dato i politiets historie – den dag – da besættelsesmagten fjernede politiet over hele landet og sendte store dele af styrken til de tyske koncentrationslejre.

Et røveri på en servicestation på Skanderborgvej i Viby ved Århus, forøvet en mørk og blæsende januaraften i 1979, bevirkede at en 18-årig pige fik ansigtet vansiret for livstid. Sagens opklaring medførte temmelig usædvanlige forviklinger, hvilket viser, hvor fantastisk grundigt en efterforskning skal gennemføres, før en sag og dens aspekter kan anses for fuldstændigt belyst.

Den 45-årige, enarmede Ahmet Alusan var en driftig mand, som havde skabt sig en agtet stilling på sin hjemegn, en lille landsby i Tyrkiet. Han var gift, ejede jord, forretning og penge. Hvor meget af den gode økonomi skyldtes hans illegale narkotikaaffærer unddrager sig nærmere bedømmelse. Men Ahmet var alligevel ikke tilfreds med sin lod i tilværelsen, han ville vinde mere gods og guld.

Den 10. januar 1975 anholdt kriminalpolitiet i Ålborg en psykiatrisk overlæge og hans fraseparerede hustru. Hermed indledes dette århundreds mest omtalte danske kriminalsag om vold og mishandling af værgeløse børn.