True Crime Survivor

How can Danielle understand "normal" if she has never experienced it? She was moved from town to town, kept hidden from society, and always felt like an outsider. Her innocence was brutally taken by someone she least expected. She harbored a dark secret that could devastate her family—a secret she fiercely protected. Would the burden of shame be too much to bear if the truth were revealed? As secrets are uncovered, Danielle plunges into a tumultuous descent with nothing to stop her fall.

On August 28, 1997, just as she was starting her junior year of college at the University of Kentucky, Holly Dunn and her boyfriend, Chris Maier, were walking along railroad tracks on their way home from a party when they were attacked by notorious serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, a.k.a. The Railroad Killer. After her boyfriend is beaten to death in front of her, Holly is stabbed, raped, and left for dead. In this memoir of survival and healing from a horrific true crime, Holly recounts how she lived through the vicious assault.

This is the story of a girl raised into exploitation who wakes up one night, when she is 14, in the middle of the hardcore porn industry. Faced with the worst version of herself on the screen before her, in a moment of shattering light, Jewell must decide if she will continue going with the flow or if she will fight to become a better version of herself.

From the shadows of the Pacific Coast Highway to the silence of the Sierra Nevada, California is a state built on sunshine—and stained by blood. Logan Carter, Top 100 Audible Author in True Crime, brings you 23 gripping cases that reveal the darkest corners of the Golden State. Inside, you’ll find: – Killers hiding in plain sight – Disappearances with chilling twists – Small-town horrors that never made national headlines – Fresh takes on infamous cases like the Golden State Killer, the Zodiac, and the Manson Family True Crime: California is raw, relentless, and rooted in real ...

The Complete Collection: All 5 Volumes Under One Cover! Every day, countless lives are shattered by the silent menace of stalking—a pervasive threat that transcends age, gender, and social status. It preys on the innocent, leaving victims trapped in fear and anguish. These are their stories. STALKED is a powerful collection of firsthand accounts from survivors who have endured the torment of stalking. Their unfiltered narratives reveal the harrowing realities of obsession—manipulation, intimidation, and shattered security—while also showcasing the resilience and strength needed to ...

Survival. Justice. Hope. She was only thirteen when her nightmare began. Ripped from the arms of her murdered mother, Jayme Closs was taken by a man who had fantasized for years about kidnapping a young girl—any girl—and making her his own. For eighty-eight days, Jayme lived in fear and isolation, hidden beneath a bed, trapped in a remote cabin in the woods. But she never gave up hope. When the moment came, she ran—and changed everything. 88 Days: The Abduction of Jayme Closs is a powerful true crime story of unimaginable horror, unbreakable courage, and the pursuit of justice. ...

She was a successful attorney who prosecuted domestic abusers for a living. Then she fell in love with one. Shelley Lynne Levisay was an accomplished prosecutor, a respected attorney, and the valedictorian of her class. From the outside, she had it all. But inside, a lifetime of feeling overlooked and a deep-seated desire for love left her vulnerable. When she met Matthew—a handsome, decorated Air Force veteran with a tragic story—she thought her prayers had finally been answered. He was charming, attentive, and made her feel like the center of the universe. But the whirlwind romance ...

There are individuals who walk among us, their humanity a thin and brittle mask. They are the quiet neighbor, the charismatic leader, the smiling grandmother. Their normality is their most effective weapon, a camouflage that allows them to move through the world unseen—until the moment the mask is dropped and the abyss is revealed. This gripping collection delves into thirty of the most harrowing and unsettling accounts in modern history . From the frozen plains of Soviet Russia to the sun-baked deserts of the American border, this book is a journey into the heart of darkness, exploring ...

He almost got away with mass murder. If the woman on the picnic table hadn’t screamed, he probably would have. Late one night, a house went up in flames—so hot and so fast that first responders thought they were dealing with a tragic accident. But inside the charred remains, investigators found something far worse: everybody in the home had been murdered before the fire was set, including Katherine Brown. The man who killed them walked back into his own house smelling of smoke. His wife noticed—but no one imagined what he had done. He hid his obsession behind a calm, ordinary façade....

Detective Billy Harney’s reputation as a dirty cop may be the only thing keeping Chicago clean in this thrilling novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author.​ For Detective Billy Harney, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state’s attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is...

The harrowing true story of abduction and survival from the courageous young woman who lived it—now the subject of a Lifetime original movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart. In this memoir, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime. On...

Most twelve-year-old boys are preoccupied with comics and playing with their friends. Twelve-year-old Frank Heeney, however, is about to start three years of hell at Ireland’s notorious St. Joseph’s Industrial School in Letterfrack County Galway. St. Joseph’s is an inferno of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of the administrators. Many children, some as young as four, die from such conditions and are secretly disposed of in the surrounding wilderness. As Frank spends three years at St. Joseph’s Letterfrack and two years at St. Patrick’s children’s prison, he is...

An unflinching memoir that reframes a national tragedy and demands we reckon with the cost of ignoring intimate partner violence. On April 18, 2020, Lisa Banfield's life shattered. After nineteen years in a controlling and often abusive relationship, she escaped a violent assault by her partner, Gabriel Wortman–unaware he was about to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.

★★★★★ "Great story of redemption and the human spirit!" - Reader review ___ In this gripping memoir, Jimmy “Slim” Rumsey tells the extraordinary story of his life. His inspiring perspective arose out of his struggles as a teenager and young adult after confronting his most difficult challenges of seeking redemption for his past, embarking on a process of self-healing, and extending forgiveness. Jimmy was born on the run to a fugitive father, coming of age in California as a formidable gang member, serving time behind bars, and nearly losing his life after being shot in the ...

It’s a total crime wave: A mini encyclopedia of true crime, packed with stories of killers, cons, survivors, forensics and more! More than 200 stories of killers, con artists, master thieves, and brazen kidnappers—and strong survivors, detectives, forensic breakthroughs, and legal minds on...

She sees the patterns no one else will admit. She keeps the records no one else dares to write. In a city that would rather forget its missing girls, Roxie Williams refuses to disappear. Atlanta’s streets hum with secrets, and Roxie knows them all too well. Armed with a battered notebook, a sharp mind, and a promise she can’t break, she hunts for the truth behind the “Vanishing Girls”—a string of disappearances the city would rather ignore. But the closer Roxie gets to the heart of the case, the more dangerous her world becomes. Cops who can’t be trusted. Friends who vanish ...

As seen in the HBO Max docuseries The Vow, a jaw-dropping insider look into the world of the "Hollywood Sex Cult" NXIVM, chronicling the rise of enigmatic cult leader, Keith Raniere. Keith Raniere was prosecuted for ensnaring tens of thousands of people in the US, Mexico, Canada and elsewhere...

In this thrilling New York Times bestseller from the worlds most celebrated writer, three bodies are found in a Chicago bedroom at the same time a black book goes missing—leaving the city in more danger than the detectives on the case can handle. Billy Harney was born to be a cop. As the son...

Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940: Witold Pilecki, a Polish underground operative, accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands interned at a new concentration camp, report on Nazi crimes, raise a secret army, and stage an uprising. The name of the camp - Auschwitz. Over the next two and half years, and under the cruelest of conditions, Pilecki's underground sabotaged facilities, assassinated Nazi officers, and gathered evidence of terrifying abuse and mass murder.

She was supposed to disappear. Left for dead in a ravine, mutilated and alone, a fifteen-year-old girl does the unthinkable—she survives. What follows is a harrowing journey of raw willpower, courtroom justice, and the terrifying truth that her attacker may walk free again. Nowhere Girl is a fictionalized account inspired by the real-life case of Mary Vincent. Combining true events with gritty narrative style, Logan Carter delivers a haunting portrait of survival, trauma, and strength that lingers long after the last page. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to face evil—and walk ...