Real Life Mysteries

From the hit podcast Unexplained comes a volume perfectly crafted for the curious, the cynical, and the not-easily frightened. Richard MacLean Smith is the expert in the unknown and humbly offers up 10 tales of real-life events that continue to evade explanation. With these chilling stories comes the missing key: a connection to our own beliefs in science, superstition, and perception.

For years Brian Weiss, M.D. has focused on leading his patients into the past, yet some of them experienced spontaneous pre-cognitive moments. When developing regression into past lives, one man went forward into the future rather than backward. He entered into an idyllic future life - a passage which helped him emotionally. At that moment, Dr. Weiss recognized that past, present, and future are one. What happens in the future can affect the present, just as the past also influences it.

As a small boy hunting in the deep Florida swamps, C.E. “Kid” Miller had to become a crack shot, or his five sisters would go hungry. Now, in the summer of 1946, Miller hunts Georgia moonshiners instead of game, and packs a Smith and Wesson instead of a double barrel.

This book explores real-life instances in which everyday people like you and me came face-to-face with danger they hadn't seen coming. While some lived to tell the tale, sadly, others did not. Included are true accounts of a power outage that put a young family in the crosshairs of a stranger with ill-intent, a teenager who found herself at the mercy of a pair of would-be kidnappers after being stranded in the middle of the night, a caregiver whose patient may have been more than she seemed, a young girl whose friends turned out to be her worst enemies, a case of mistaken identity that ...

🔪 Murder, Mystery, and Legends from the Heart of the Mountains 🔪 The Ozarks hold more than breathtaking landscapes—they hide secrets soaked in blood. Across Arkansas and Missouri, small towns and winding highways have been the hunting grounds of killers whose crimes remain unsolved. Legends have formed around these dark events, leaving behind whispered warnings and restless ghosts of the past. Inside True Crime: Ozarks, you’ll discover: 🩸 The Highway’s Harvest – A forgotten serial killer stalked the roads of northwest Arkansas, preying on hitchhikers and vanishing without a...

🔪 Murder Land: New York City dives deep into the darkest crimes in the city that never sleeps. From infamous mob hits to unsolved mysteries, from chilling serial killers to shocking disappearances, these true crime stories reveal the gritty underbelly of NYC like never before. Inside, you’ll uncover: 🔴 The Son of Sam’s reign of terror—how one of the most infamous serial killers in American history held NYC hostage in fear. 🔴 The real-life Goodfellas heist—the $6 million Lufthansa robbery that shook the Mafia to its core. 🔴 The Times Square Torso Murder—who left a ...

The sun is high, the days are long, and a hidden darkness is waiting to strike. This gripping anthology unearths a collection of the most harrowing true crime cases that all have one thing in common: they happened during the carefree days of summer. From idyllic campgrounds that became hunting grounds to serene beach towns stalked by hidden predators, this book exposes the chilling reality that evil doesn't take a vacation. Journey through a meticulously researched collection of real-life mysteries, including: Lakeside Terrors: Uncover the secrets of a decades-old triple murder that still ...

She was terrified...the pain was relentless. Nothing in her life prepared her for this. She desperately needed somewhere safe...someplace she could hide. Someone she could trust. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a detective to recognize what he did hear... Fear. In a desperate moment of hope, a single number saved her life. Then a complete stranger opened his home offering safety yet Grace knew danger surrounded them...when the pain allowed her few ...

You are a celestial being created from the cosmos. There is no need to be an astrologer to look up to the stars. They exist for all of us, and are ready to share their all-knowing truth. The stars have answers for all of your questions and curiosities.

The Last Supper with a Psychopath A Criminologist’s Chilling Diary of a Real Family Murder On a cold November night in 1987, the quiet town of Ina, Illinois, was devastated by a crime so brutal it defied comprehension. The Dardeen family—Keith, Elaine, their 2-year-old son Peter, and a newborn baby girl—were found murdered in their modest trailer home in one of the most disturbing and mysterious homicides in American history. Why was there no forced entry? Why was nothing stolen? And who could commit such unimaginable violence—murdering even a baby born during the attack? In The ...

Are you ready for a deep dive into the mysteries of the ocean? In this gripping eBook, we take you on a journey through the mesmerizing world of marine ecosystems, exploring the vast diversity of marine life and the intricate balance that sustains it. From the vibrant colors of marine plants to the elusive creatures of the ocean depths, you'll discover the wonders of the ocean in a way you never have before. But this is more than just a book about the beauty of the ocean. It's also an urgent call to action. We'll explore the devastating effects of human activity on marine ecosystems, from ...

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 ...

True crime like you’ve never experienced before. Step into the darkest corners of history with 15 immersive retellings of the most shocking and chilling true crime cases ever recorded. From notorious serial killers to unsolved mysteries, each story is reconstructed in gripping, cinematic detail—putting you inside the moment. Inside, you'll experience: ✔ Firsthand-style narratives of real-life crimes ✔ Infamous cases like the Zodiac Killer, Black Dahlia, and more ✔ Unsolved mysteries that still haunt investigators today ✔ The fear, tension, and psychological twists behind each ...

Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true crime, Jessica Knoll—bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and the writer behind the Netflix adaptation starring Mila Kunis—delivers an “unflinching and evocative” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) thriller in Bright Young Women. The book opens on a Saturday night in 1978, hours before a soon-to-be-infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive, including a sorority president and key witness, Pamela Schumacher, are forever changed.

The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, the first novel Nabokov wrote in English, is a tantalizing literary mystery in which a writer’s half brother searches to unravel the enigma of the life of the famous author of Albinos in Black, The Back of the Moon, and Doubtful Asphodel. A characteristically cunning play on identity and deception, the novel concludes “ I am Sebastian, or Sebastian is I, or perhaps we both are someone whom neither of us knows.”

A missed clue. A wrong diagnosis. Sometimes the greatest danger comes not from illness itself, but from human error. In Medical Mysteries – Misdiagnosed, bestselling author Dean Lawton explores 20 real-life cases where patients suffered, struggled, and sometimes triumphed despite catastrophic medical mistakes. From wrong-leg amputations to deadly missed infections, these gripping true stories reveal the razor-thin margin between life and death when critical details are overlooked. How did a man survive months of unnecessary cancer treatments he never needed? What caused a young boy’s "...

Here’s a harrowing array of spine-chilling stories that will make your heart race nonstop. This book is full of twists and turns, dark corners, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and devilish plots that get your blood pumping. Horror Anthology contains 19 short stories of terrifying real tales of horror. With exceptional articulation and clarity, author Ann Gaiman spins dark but real tales that will make you sit on the edge of your seat.

You won’t find this in any PI manual. Step into the real world of private investigation—where false identities, hidden cameras, and gut instincts collide with human folly and outright fraud. From the quiet corners of Appalachia to the busy streets of New York, this gripping collection of true stories pulls back the curtain on what it really means to chase the truth. Meet the investigator who bluffed his way onto Civil War battlefields, played pool with a fraudster to extract a confession, and faked a car chase just to earn the trust of a backwoods gang. Whether it’s tracking stolen ...

All Hell breaks loose in Rilton Castle…. ‘You had sex with me in your dressing room. I was thirteen at the time.’ Ronny Hudd, lead singer of heavy metal band Hell’s Gate and Britain’s favourite hard rocker, is being blackmailed. He calls in Tom Flowers to help him but first Tom has to decide if Ronny is innocent before trying to find the blackmailer. Then a boy is found mutilated in the quiet woods behind Rilton Castle village, giving newly appointed Chief Inspector Regina Muga her first murder since arriving in Dorset. The injuries are strangely familiar and Muga fears an old ...

The Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon, by prize-winning Chinese novelist Liu Zhenyun, is a novel of Beijing that paints a microcosm of contemporary China, dealing with classes at the two extremes: the super rich and the migrant workers who make them rich through deceit and corruption. The protagonist, Liu Yuejin, is a worksite cook and small-time thief whose bag is stolen. In searching for it, he stumbles upon another bag, which contains a flash disk that chronicles high-level corruption.