Nonfiction Murders

Two true tales of small-town murders Unfriendly: How a social media feud led to a double homicide When the bodies of Bill Payne and Billie-Jean Hayworth were discovered in their Mountain City, Tennessee home on January 30 2012, investigators initially assumed it was a drug deal gone awry. However, soon their attention was drawn to a vicious online feud that had been simmering in full view of the entire town of Mountain City for over a year. What followed was an unbelievable case involving a CIA agent, a secret relationship, and an impressionable local man who had never had a girlfriend. At ...

Greed, arrogance and lust led Robert Anderson to kill his wife of nearly twenty years. He was a pillar of the community. He owned four Service Master franchises, he was a Kiwanis member and former President, and a former teacher and Athletic Director at Salem High School. The combination of his love for money and infatuation with a younger girl led him to the brutal beating of his wife and subsequent attempt to frame an employee and former student. The death of his wife in Lawrence Mass, was considered an extreme act of rage and was initially attributed to the violence that was pervasive in...

In this 10th Anniversary Edition, Shonda Rhimes, executive producer of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte, and more, not only revisits her galvanizing New York Times bestseller but gives readers an extraordinary cache of brand-new stories that showcase the continuing power...

"The Zorg remains a book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic. It takes a respected place within a growing historical literature about the slave ship in generaL…a potent exposé of the ancient clash between humanity and property.”—The New York Times Book Review...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it...

BEWARE OF THIS FAMILY DOCTOR . . . HE MAY HIRE SOMEONE TO KILL YOU . . . and the medical authorities may not stop him in time! "Extraordinary ... a remarkable story!" Leeza Gibbons, NBC-TV. This stunning new Kindle true crime edition includes an eight-page photo section, plus numerous 2020 updates. An English couple move to North America, but the better life they dream of is shattered when their daughters unsuspectingly complain about sexual misconduct by their family physician. The doctor, a black belt karate expert previously suspended for coercing an underage patient to marry him, now ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. One of The New York...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Gone Girls: Felix Vail had a way with women... and beautiful women had a way of disappearing when he was around. Drive to Kill: The divorce had cost her everything – her kids, her home, her financial security. Then her ex found a new lover. That’s when Dana cracked. An Attitude Adjustment: It was meant to be fun, a late-night excursion to a supposedly haunted house. This night, the horror turns out to be real. Bad Blood: In a quiet parochial house in Ireland, a war is brewing ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine ...

From human stew to hammer murders, these are the crimes nightmares are made of. Why read ghost stories when history drips with cannibals, assassins, and ritual killers? This collection brings together all three volumes of the series, delivering 60 chilling true crime stories and mysteries from around the world. Within these pages lie the darkest corners of human history: serial killers who stalked with hammers, ritual murders steeped in superstition, cannibal feasts, political assassinations that shook nations, and unsolved mysteries that defy explanation. Each story is meticulously ...

She slept with the devil. She killed with the devil. She never stopped loving the devil. July 1963: All of England is rocking to the music of Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, and Elvis. It’s also the month when Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, two of England’s most prolific serial killers, would claim their first victim. He was a child they buried in the muddy, swampy moors near Manchester. Sleeping With The Devil: A Shocking True Crime Story of the Most Hated Woman in Britain is the tale of two bloody years in the 1960s. It was a time when British parents hugged their children a little tighter to ...

THE LEGEND REEXAMINED – THE CRIME THAT SHOCKED A NATION RETURNS TO THE STAND On the sweltering morning of August 4, 1892, a scream shattered the stillness of Fall River, Massachusetts. Within minutes, a quiet home on Second Street became the most infamous address in America. Inside lay Andrew and Abby Borden—bludgeoned, brutalized, and left to bleed on the polished floors of their own home. Standing in the doorway was their daughter, Lizzie Borden—calm, pale, and soon to be accused of the most sensational crime of the nineteenth century. Axed: The Untold Shocking True Story of Lizzie ...

From the author of Crossed Over, another masterful account of a horrible crime: the murder of four girls, countless other ruined lives, and the evolving complications of the justice system that frustrated the massive attempts--for twenty-five years now--to find and punish those who committed it...

New York Times Bestseller ""Authoritarian governments abroad have long used legal threats and lawsuits against journalists to cover up their disinformation, corruption, and violence. Now, as master investigative journalist David Enrich reveals, those tactics have arrived in America.” — Ruth...

The Dark Side of History: 50 True Crime Stories of Murder, Power and Intrigue By Prof. Heinrich Müller Step into the shadowy corridors of history where power, passion, and politics collide in chilling acts of true crime. In this gripping and meticulously researched collection, renowned historian Prof. Heinrich Müller unveils 50 of the most fascinating real-life crimes from ancient times to the 21st century. These are not just tales of murder—they are windows into the darkest corners of human ambition, greed, and betrayal. From ancient political assassinations to modern-day spy scandals,...

The sprawling highways and quiet small towns of Texas hide a dark and brutal history. Beyond the headlines and whispered local legends lie the definitive, blood-curdling stories of the state's most horrifying crimes. True Crime - Gore in Texas is not for the faint of heart. This meticulously researched anthology rips open the case files on the Lone Star State's most infamous and psychologically disturbing criminals. From the sadistic "Candy Man" Dean Corll to the shocking acts of family annihilators and the cold, calculated slayings of cartel hitmen, these accounts detail the manhunts that ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Man She Thought She Knew: Sheila was growing increasingly suspicious of her husband’s cagey behavior. There are some secrets, you don’t want to know. Somewhere in Middle America: A troubled teen with suicidal tendencies. He’s checking out of this life. But he’s not going alone. Because He Said So: How far would you go to please your lover? As far as murder? As far as child murder? As far as your own child? True Detective: The killer was clever; he was cunning; he was ...

The Open Road Promised Freedom. For His Victims, It Became a Highway of Horrors… For decades, America’s highways have been symbols of adventure and independence. But hidden in their shadows was a predator who turned freedom into fear. This is the untold, shocking true story of Robert Ben Rhoades—the long-haul trucker who transformed his eighteen-wheeler into a rolling dungeon and stalked the interstates as one of the most sadistic killers in modern history. The Truck Stop Killer’s Double Life By day, Rhoades appeared ordinary: a polite, quiet driver hauling freight across the ...

Exciting news—I’ve teamed up with Jersey Shore Entertainment to bring Murder! Molly & The Mob to the screen! This is just the beginning, with more of my true crime stories lined up for adaptation. Murder! Molly & The Mob: A 1950s Shocking True Crime Story by Rod Kackley plunges into the heart of one of America’s most chilling unsolved mysteries. Set in Joliet, Illinois—a town on the edge of Chicago’s criminal empire—this gripping narrative follows the life and sudden disappearance of Molly Zelko, a crusading journalist whose fierce editorials took aim at the mobsters and ...