Bestsellers
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The King of Diamonds
- The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief
- By: Rena Pederson
- Narrated by: Erin Dion
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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As a string of high-profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief the King of Diamonds. Like Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief, the King was so bold that he tip-toed into the homes of millionaires while they were home....
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Great read
- By Stan on 05-07-24
By: Rena Pederson
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Starvation Heights
- Dangerous Women: True Crime Stories
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1911 two British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, read a brochure about a revolutionary fasting treatment that promised a lifetime of good health....
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Excellent true crime story!
- By Colleen T. Mizeres on 01-26-23
By: Gregg Olsen
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Unmask Alice
- LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries
- By: Rick Emerson
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation....
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I’m from Pleasant Grove where rumors of Jay’s Journal are alive and well
- By Ruby Tuesday on 10-06-22
By: Rick Emerson
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Fat Leonard
- How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
- By: Craig Whitlock
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on reams of confidential documents—including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officers—Fat Leonard is the full, unvarnished story of a world-class con man and a captivating testament to the corrosive influence of greed within the ranks of the American military.
By: Craig Whitlock
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Billion Dollar Whale
- By: Bradley Hope, Tom Wright
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Now a number-one international best seller, Billion Dollar Whale is "an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history....
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Couldn’t stop listening!
- By N Lane on 10-05-18
By: Bradley Hope, and others
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Number Go Up
- Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
- By: Zeke Faux
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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As he observed this frenzy, investigative reporter Zeke Faux had a nagging question: Was it all just a confidence game of epic proportions? What started as curiosity—with a dash of FOMO—would morph into a two-year, globe-spanning quest....
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Phenomenal story
- By Michael on 10-05-23
By: Zeke Faux
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The King of Diamonds
- The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief
- By: Rena Pederson
- Narrated by: Erin Dion
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
As a string of high-profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief the King of Diamonds. Like Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief, the King was so bold that he tip-toed into the homes of millionaires while they were home....
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Great read
- By Stan on 05-07-24
By: Rena Pederson
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Starvation Heights
- Dangerous Women: True Crime Stories
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1911 two British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, read a brochure about a revolutionary fasting treatment that promised a lifetime of good health....
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Excellent true crime story!
- By Colleen T. Mizeres on 01-26-23
By: Gregg Olsen
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Unmask Alice
- LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries
- By: Rick Emerson
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation....
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I’m from Pleasant Grove where rumors of Jay’s Journal are alive and well
- By Ruby Tuesday on 10-06-22
By: Rick Emerson
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Fat Leonard
- How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
- By: Craig Whitlock
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on reams of confidential documents—including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officers—Fat Leonard is the full, unvarnished story of a world-class con man and a captivating testament to the corrosive influence of greed within the ranks of the American military.
By: Craig Whitlock
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Billion Dollar Whale
- By: Bradley Hope, Tom Wright
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Now a number-one international best seller, Billion Dollar Whale is "an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history....
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Couldn’t stop listening!
- By N Lane on 10-05-18
By: Bradley Hope, and others
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Number Go Up
- Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
- By: Zeke Faux
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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As he observed this frenzy, investigative reporter Zeke Faux had a nagging question: Was it all just a confidence game of epic proportions? What started as curiosity—with a dash of FOMO—would morph into a two-year, globe-spanning quest....
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Phenomenal story
- By Michael on 10-05-23
By: Zeke Faux
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American Mother
- Dangerous Women - True Crime Stories
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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At 5:02 p.m. on June 5, 1986, an emergency call came into the local sheriff’s office in the small town of Auburn, Washington State. A distressed housewife, Stella Nickell, said her husband, Bruce, was having a seizure....
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Nope.
- By P'an on 12-17-22
By: Gregg Olsen
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Swamp Kings
- The Story of the Murdaugh Family of South Carolina & a Century of Backwoods Power
- By: Jason Ryan
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The stranger-than-fiction story of the now-notorious low country clan, in all its Southern Gothic intensity—by an author with unparalleled access to and knowledge of the players, the history, and the place.
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Excellent
- By nina maginnis on 04-23-24
By: Jason Ryan
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Unscripted
- The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
- By: James B. Stewart, Rachel Abrams
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2016, the fate of Paramount Global—the multibillion-dollar entertainment empire that includes Paramount, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime, and Simon & Schuster—hung precariously in the balance....
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I could t wait for it to end
- By Abbie L. Smith on 03-01-23
By: James B. Stewart, and others
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Deadly Pretender
- The Double Life of David Miller
- By: Karen Kingsbury
- Narrated by: Kate Zane
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A New York Times bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter's dives deep into the life of a con artist and bigamist who resorts to murder to hide his double life....
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Exciting
- By Jennifer Chumley on 11-04-23
By: Karen Kingsbury
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Selling the Dream
- The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
- By: Jane Marie
- Narrated by: Jane Marie
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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When factories close, stalwart industries shutter, and blue-collar opportunities evaporate, MLMs are there, ready to pounce on the crumbling American Dream....
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Kept me wanting more
- By Jeff Adair on 05-09-24
By: Jane Marie
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Blood on Their Hands
- Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty
- By: Mandy Matney
- Narrated by: Mandy Matney
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The highly anticipated inside look at the collapse of the Murdaugh dynasty by the celebrated investigative journalist and creator of the #1 hit Murdaugh Murders Podcast, Mandy Matney....
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Disappointed and Very frustrating
- By Annie on 11-21-23
By: Mandy Matney
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The Ghost Club
- A Penguin Audiobook Original
- By: Kate Winkler Dawson
- Narrated by: Kate Winkler Dawson
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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This audio original from the acclaimed author of American Sherlock, and the host of multiple true-crime podcasts, including Wicked Words, tells the fascinating story of the supernatural, and the club that united some of the world's most illustrious thinkers....
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í am rather disapointed
- By Ingibjörg Kolbeins on 04-04-23
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Catch Me If You Can
- The True Story of a Real Fake
- By: Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding - contributor
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film of the same name, from the author of Scam Me If You Can.
By: Frank W. Abagnale, and others
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Con/Artist
- The Life and Crimes of the World's Greatest Art Forger
- By: Tony Tetro, Giampiero Ambrosi
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone, Tony Tetro, Giampiero Ambrosi
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The world’s most renowned art forger reveals the secrets behind his decades of painting like the masters—exposing an art world that is far more corrupt than we ever knew while providing an art history lesson wrapped in sex, drugs, and Caravaggio....
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Incredibly interesting!
- By Carole Wooten on 12-07-22
By: Tony Tetro, and others
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Torture Mom
- A Chilling True Story of Confinement, Mutilation and Murder (True Crime)
- By: Ryan Green
- Narrated by: Steve White
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In July 1965, teenagers Sylvia and Jenny Likens were left in the temporary care of Gertrude Baniszewski, a middle-aged single mother, and her seven children. What transpired in the following three months was both riveting and chilling....
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Sad, Angry... Lot of Emotions
- By Victoria Haugen on 10-01-18
By: Ryan Green
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The Match King
- Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
- By: Frank Partnoy
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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At the height of the roaring 20s, Swedish émigré Ivar Kreuger made a fortune raising money in America and loaning it to Europe in exchange for matchstick monopolies....
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excellent Depression era history-biography
- By Donovan R. on 06-17-10
By: Frank Partnoy
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Cults
- Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them
- By: Max Cutler
- Narrated by: Pete Simonelli, Raquel Beattie, Erin Ruth Walker, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Mystery. Manipulation. Murder. Cults are associated with all of these. But what really goes on inside them? More specifically, what goes on inside the minds of cult leaders and the people who join them? Based on the hit podcast Cults, this is essential for any true crime fan....
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Disappointed
- By KJ on 04-12-23
By: Max Cutler
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Easy Money
- Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
- By: Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman - contributor
- Narrated by: Ben McKenzie
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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From a famous actor and an experienced journalist, a wildly entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, one of the greatest frauds in history and on course for a spectacular crash....
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Informative and entertaining dive into crypto land
- By Uncle Fester on 07-21-23
By: Ben McKenzie, and others
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Imperfect Justice
- Prosecuting Casey Anthony
- By: Jeff Ashton
- Narrated by: Jeff Ashton
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Filled with explosive new information, this is the definitive inside story of the case that captivated the nation and the verdict that no one saw coming....
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Surprisingly Compelling -
- By Dave on 03-20-12
By: Jeff Ashton
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True Crime Explicit Anthology
- 7 Book True Crime Explicit Collection, Book 1
- By: Genoveva Ortiz, True Crime Seven
- Narrated by: Michael Goodrick
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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There is a torture mom in this collection whom many true crime audiences still can’t forgive and forget even till today. Together with six other serial killers, they have done it all, from torturing to cannibalism to killing hundreds.
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The story of seven serial killers
- By Steven Gerweck on 03-20-23
By: Genoveva Ortiz, and others
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The Program
- Inside the Mind of Keith Raniere and the Rise and Fall of NXIVM
- By: Toni Natalie, Chet Hardin
- Narrated by: Toni Natalie
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
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Many have heard of NXIVM and its creator, Keith Raniere, the unassuming Albany man now prosecuted for ensnaring tens of thousands of people in the US, Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere to do his bidding and pay millions of dollars to participate in his self-improvement methodology....
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Important addation to the NXIVM story
- By Dennis Hinkamp on 10-20-19
By: Toni Natalie, and others
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Love Me to Death
- The Chilling True Story of WIlliam “Wild Bill Cody” Neal—The Vicious Denver Lady-Killer
- By: Steve Jackson
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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William Neal, who called himself "Wild Bill Cody," was seductive and skillful at separating love-struck women from their money, and ultimately, their lives....
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Disappointed
- By donald on 02-09-23
By: Steve Jackson
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Broken Faith
- Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults
- By: Mitch Weiss, Holbrook Mohr
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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An explosive investigation into Word of Faith Fellowship, a secretive evangelical cult whose charismatic female leader is a master of manipulation....
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A must read!
- By laura toney on 03-22-20
By: Mitch Weiss, and others
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My Friend Anna
- The True Story of the Fake Heiress Who Conned Me and Half of New York City
- By: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Narrated by: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The astonishing true story of Anna Delvey, a young con artist posing as a German heiress in New York City - as told by the former Vanity Fair photo editor who got seduced by her friendship and then scammed out of more than $62,000....
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The author is lucky she was scammed.
- By A. on 09-01-19
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The Hollywood Con Queen
- The Hunt for an Evil Genius
- By: Scott C. Johnson
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The spellbinding tale of an epic international manhunt for a psychopathic con artist who exploited the dreams of creators to steal dozens of identities and millions of dollars....
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Amazingly intriguing
- By angela r bailey on 08-17-23
By: Scott C. Johnson
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Practice to Deceive
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Anne Twomey
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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A riveting true-crime mystery set on a sleepy island in the Pacific Northwest: a man is murdered and the long list of suspects includes an aging beauty queen and her boyfriend....
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Really disappoints! What happened Ann Rule?
- By Mary on 10-10-13
By: Ann Rule
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Pilgrim's Wilderness
- A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier
- By: Tom Kizzia
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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> Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness - and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch....
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bewildering wilderness family
- By Dale on 12-16-13
By: Tom Kizzia
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True Crime Stories Boxset: 48 Terrifying True Crime Murder Cases
- List of Twelve Collection, Book 1
- By: Ryan Becker
- Narrated by: Michael Goodrick
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The horrific and disturbing nature of these stories often makes you question everything you thought or believed about humanity. Yet they are engaging and fascinating at the same time....
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Writer wants you to feel sorry for people who kill
- By sharkravinmad on 06-05-20
By: Ryan Becker
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Black Klansman
- Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigations of a Lifetime
- By: Ron Stallworth
- Narrated by: Ron Stallworth
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The extraordinary true story of the Black detective who goes undercover to investigate the KKK....
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Riveting and interesting, I enjoyed hearing historic details throughout the story.
- By Amazon Customer on 07-18-18
By: Ron Stallworth
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Still Learning
- A Memoir
- By: India Oxenberg
- Narrated by: India Oxenberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Still Learning is India Oxenberg’s intimate, first-person account of how she was lured into and, seven years later, escaped from the NXIVM cult, DOS. As the secret sorority within NXIVM's vast Ponzi network, DOS was created by Keith Raniere and his acolytes to serve as a source of "slaves" to Keith and the other “masters”. Despite the fantastical headlines, the focus of Still Learning reflects what many parents and age peers of India’s will recognize as a far more familiar 20-something conundrum - a new adult trying to discover who she is.
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The best book on Nxivm so far
- By rebekah s. on 11-04-20
New releases
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Ghosts of the Past
- True Paranormal Unsolved Mysteries (Anomalous, Book 2)
- By: Rayvn Salvador
- Narrated by: Skye Alley
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Thrill-seekers and curious minds, get ready to dive headfirst into the mysterious and spine-tingling world of real-life paranormal unsolved mysteries. From haunted houses and ghostly encounters to unexplained disappearances and eerie phenomena, this book is your ticket to a hair-raising journey through some of the most baffling cases in history. Join us as we unravel the enigmatic secrets behind these chilling tales and explore the unexplained forces that continue to haunt us to this day.
By: Rayvn Salvador
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Chasing Boaz Manor
- By: Leah McLaren
- Narrated by: Serinda Swan
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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Boaz Manor was a finance wunderkind. He started a hedge-fund company in Canada and later burst onto Wall Street with a product that could transform the crypto market. By all accounts, he was incredibly hard-working. Possibly brilliant. And...a shameless con man who ended up wanted in multiple countries. Chasing Boaz Manor explores Boaz’s schemes through the perspective of those he left in his wake.
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Fascinating!
- By Joanne on 05-09-24
By: Leah McLaren
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Catch Me If You Can
- The True Story of a Real Fake
- By: Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding - contributor
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was twenty-one.
By: Frank W. Abagnale, and others
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The Last Victim
- By: Tracy Hall, Summer Land
- Narrated by: Tracy Hall
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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When Who the Hell is Hamish? hit podcast platforms in 2019, Tracy Hall quickly became known as the last victim of one of the world's most prolific con men, Hamish McLaren. At last, Tracy is sharing the full story of how she overcame financial and emotional betrayal in this fast-paced, witty and empowering true crime memoir.
By: Tracy Hall, and others
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The Unaccountability Machine
- Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind
- By: Dan Davies
- Narrated by: Peter Dickson
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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When we avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines why markets, institutions and even governments systematically generate outcomes that everyone involved claims not to want. He casts new light on the writing of Stafford Beer, a legendary economist who argued in the 1950s that we should regard organisations as artificial intelligences, capable of taking decisions that are distinct from the intentions of their members.
By: Dan Davies
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Hold Fast
- The Unadulterated Story of the World’s Most Scandalous Website
- By: Trevor Aaronson, Sam Eifling, Michael Mooney
- Narrated by: Trevor Aaronson, Sam Eifling, Michael Mooney
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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Hold Fast is the uncompromising story of Backpage.com, the world’s most scandalous website, and the rise and fall of alternative weekly newspapers nationwide.
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An amazing, crazy ride. Highly recommend.
- By Tara N on 04-17-24
By: Trevor Aaronson, and others
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Ghosts of the Past
- True Paranormal Unsolved Mysteries (Anomalous, Book 2)
- By: Rayvn Salvador
- Narrated by: Skye Alley
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Thrill-seekers and curious minds, get ready to dive headfirst into the mysterious and spine-tingling world of real-life paranormal unsolved mysteries. From haunted houses and ghostly encounters to unexplained disappearances and eerie phenomena, this book is your ticket to a hair-raising journey through some of the most baffling cases in history. Join us as we unravel the enigmatic secrets behind these chilling tales and explore the unexplained forces that continue to haunt us to this day.
By: Rayvn Salvador
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Chasing Boaz Manor
- By: Leah McLaren
- Narrated by: Serinda Swan
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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Boaz Manor was a finance wunderkind. He started a hedge-fund company in Canada and later burst onto Wall Street with a product that could transform the crypto market. By all accounts, he was incredibly hard-working. Possibly brilliant. And...a shameless con man who ended up wanted in multiple countries. Chasing Boaz Manor explores Boaz’s schemes through the perspective of those he left in his wake.
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Fascinating!
- By Joanne on 05-09-24
By: Leah McLaren
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Catch Me If You Can
- The True Story of a Real Fake
- By: Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding - contributor
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was twenty-one.
By: Frank W. Abagnale, and others
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The Last Victim
- By: Tracy Hall, Summer Land
- Narrated by: Tracy Hall
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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When Who the Hell is Hamish? hit podcast platforms in 2019, Tracy Hall quickly became known as the last victim of one of the world's most prolific con men, Hamish McLaren. At last, Tracy is sharing the full story of how she overcame financial and emotional betrayal in this fast-paced, witty and empowering true crime memoir.
By: Tracy Hall, and others
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The Unaccountability Machine
- Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind
- By: Dan Davies
- Narrated by: Peter Dickson
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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When we avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines why markets, institutions and even governments systematically generate outcomes that everyone involved claims not to want. He casts new light on the writing of Stafford Beer, a legendary economist who argued in the 1950s that we should regard organisations as artificial intelligences, capable of taking decisions that are distinct from the intentions of their members.
By: Dan Davies
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Hold Fast
- The Unadulterated Story of the World’s Most Scandalous Website
- By: Trevor Aaronson, Sam Eifling, Michael Mooney
- Narrated by: Trevor Aaronson, Sam Eifling, Michael Mooney
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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Hold Fast is the uncompromising story of Backpage.com, the world’s most scandalous website, and the rise and fall of alternative weekly newspapers nationwide.
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An amazing, crazy ride. Highly recommend.
- By Tara N on 04-17-24
By: Trevor Aaronson, and others
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"I'll Get You!" Drugs, Lies, and the Terrorizing of a PTA Mom (true crime)
- By: Riley J. Ford
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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TRUE CRIME! PTA president Kelli Peters had a normal, happy life in Orange County, California, where she volunteered at her daughter's school, carpooled, and took care of her family. When a school parent angrily accused Kelli of keeping her son waiting during the afterschool pick-up, it appeared to be a simple confrontation with an overprotective mother. Kelli soon learned, however, that she was the target of a twisted plot against her that involved drugs, lies, schemes, and a campaign to ruin her life. The vendetta led to reputations tarnished, careers lost, secret lives uncovered, two ...
By: Riley J. Ford
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The King of Diamonds
- The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief
- By: Rena Pederson
- Narrated by: Erin Dion
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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As a string of high-profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief the King of Diamonds. Like Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief, the King was so bold that he tip-toed into the homes of millionaires while they were home, hiding in their closets and daring to smoke while they were sleeping. Rena Pederson, then a young reporter with UPI, started following the elusive thief while she managed the night desk. With gymnastic skill, he climbed trees and crawled across rooftops to take jewels from heiresses, oil kings, corporate CEOs.
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Great read
- By Stan on 05-07-24
By: Rena Pederson
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Swamp Kings
- The Story of the Murdaugh Family of South Carolina & a Century of Backwoods Power
- By: Jason Ryan
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The most famous man in South Carolina lives jailed in the state capital. He stands accused of a staggering amount of wrongdoing—ninety-nine crimes and counting. Once a high-flying, smooth-talking, pedigreed Southern lawyer, Alex Murdaugh is now disbarred and disgraced. For more than a decade, prosecutors claim, Alex was secretly a fraud, a thief, a drug dealer and an all-around phony. On the night of June 7, 2021, they claim, he also became a killer.
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Excellent
- By nina maginnis on 04-23-24
By: Jason Ryan
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American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby?
- By: Blanchard House
- Narrated by: Joe Nocera
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Just before the small-time bootlegger Max Gerlach died, he tried to reveal his secret: he was the inspiration for the mysterious Jay Gatsby. It’s a nice story, but was he telling the truth? Veteran reporter Joe Nocera and producer Poppy Damon investigate this century-old literary mystery and uncover untold secrets about the Great American Novel.
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Reintroduction to a standard classic
- By indigoviolet on 05-08-24
By: Blanchard House
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The Chain
- The Relationships That Break Us, the Women Who Rebuild Us
- By: Chimene Suleyman
- Narrated by: Chimene Suleyman
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In January 2017, Chimene Suleyman was on her way to an abortion clinic in Queens, New York with her boyfriend, the father of her nascent child. It was the last day they would spend together. In an extraordinary sequence of events, Chimene was to discover the truth of her boyfriend's life: that she and many other women had been subtly, patiently and painfully betrayed. In this spellbinding memoir, she exposes one man's control over many women and the trauma he left behind, and celebrates the sisterhood that formed in his wake despite - and in spite of - him.
By: Chimene Suleyman
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Cauldron of Blood
- The Matamoros Cult Killings
- By: Jim Schutze
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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When Mark Kilroy vanished while on spring break in Matamoros, Mexico, the search for the missing pre-med student led to a gruesome discovery on a lonely stretch of land called Rancho Santa Elena: a mass grave containing Mark's mutilated corpse along with the remains of thirteen other people. The investigation uncovered how the victims were brutally killed at the hands of drug trafficker and cult leader Adolpho Constanzo, known by his followers as El Padrino, or The Godfather.
By: Jim Schutze
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Finding Miracles
- Escape from a Cult
- By: Andrew LeCompte
- Narrated by: Joe Yang
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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A lack of love in an authoritarian household sparked Andrew’s lifelong search for love and belonging. His AA sponsor introduced him to A Course in Miracles, which Andrew studied deeply for twenty years. Then a celebrated spiritual teacher invited him to edit his first book and join his community. Andrew had been led to believe that he was chosen to find the Love of God. After a heart-rending parting from his family, he moved to Utah and joined the community.
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Brave and PSA
- By Quang on 04-26-24
By: Andrew LeCompte
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The Book Forger
- The True Story of a Literary Crime That Fooled the World
- By: Joseph Hone
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1932. Thomas James Wise is the toast of the literary establishment. A prominent collector and businessman, he is renowned on both sides of the Atlantic for unearthing the most stunning first editions and bringing them to market. Pompous and fearsome, with friends in high places, he is one of the most powerful men in the field of rare books. One night, two young booksellers - one a dishevelled former communist, the other a martini-swilling fan of detective stories - stumble upon a strange discrepancy. It will lead them to suspect Wise and his books are not all they seem.
By: Joseph Hone
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Selling the Dream
- The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
- By: Jane Marie
- Narrated by: Jane Marie
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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When factories close, stalwart industries shutter, and blue-collar opportunities evaporate, MLMs are there, ready to pounce on the crumbling American Dream. MLMs thrive in rural areas and on military bases, targeting women with promises of being their own boss and millions of dollars in easy income—even at the risk of their entire life savings. But the vast majority—99.7%—of those who join an MLM make no money or lose money, and wind up stuck with inventory they can’t sell to recoup their losses.
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Kept me wanting more
- By Jeff Adair on 05-09-24
By: Jane Marie
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A Jacket Off the Gorge
- True Story of the Biggest Liar
- By: Susan Ashline
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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A Jacket Off the Gorge peels back the layers of the criminal mind, revealing a fascinating look at one man's struggles within himself and with others. Jon's story raises questions about incarceration versus rehabilitation, lack of mental health treatment for offenders, and abuses by those we entrust to uphold the law.
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Hold onto your seats this is a must!
- By Randilyn Stewart on 04-10-24
By: Susan Ashline
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KIDNAPPED A Parent’s Worst Nightmare
- By: David Pietras
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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The kidnapping of a child is every parent's worst nightmare. Statistically, the vast majority of kidnapped children are never returned to their parents. In the past few years, especially recently, there have been some well publicized cases of children being returned to their parents. Some of these abducted children are returned after many years of being held captive. Obviously, this is very unusual, since most children are never returned and many times not even any remains are found. Most parents who lose a child through kidnapping, never even get an answer to the question of, "Is my child ...
By: David Pietras
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The Mysterious Mrs Hood
- A True Victorian Mystery of Scandal, Arson, Murder & Betrayal
- By: Kim Donovan
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Great Yarmouth, September 1900: A young woman is found dead on the beach, a bootlace tied tightly around her neck. Despite her death attracting national attention in the press, nobody claims her. Detective Inspector Robert Lingwood of the Great Yarmouth police force declares he will not rest until the mystery of the young woman's death is solved. But it's only once the case has been referred to Scotland Yard that the layers of mystery start to peel away.
By: Kim Donovan