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They were wives first, mothers, breadwinners, Sunday-smile neighbors, long before they became killers in the headlines. This book is the fifth volume in a chilling series about women who crossed the final line, and the nine wives you’ll meet here did it in the one place meant to be safest: home. Some struck in white hot rage, after years of humiliation, bruises, or betrayal. Others planned calmly and carefully, turning marriage into a ledger and a husband into a payout, killing not for freedom, but for cash. A poisoned drink. A staged accident. A hired gun. Each chapter follows one wife, ...

A trusted nurse. A devoted wife. A familiar face with something to hide. Some killed for money. Others for revenge, control, or reasons that remain disturbingly unclear. Many gained access to their victims through the very relationships meant to keep them safe. Women Who Murder brings together 120 real-life true crime cases spanning centuries and crossing continents. From poisoners and predatory caregivers to brutal criminal partnerships and political assassins, Ethan Hayes follows the lives, choices, and circumstances behind these deaths. Inside are notorious names and lesser-known cases, ...

Starvation. Poison. Cannibalism. Extermination. History's worst horrors weren't committed by monsters. They were carried out by governments, documented in official records, and conducted in broad daylight while the world looked away. You know the atrocities everyone remembers. The ones taught in schools, commemorated in memorials, discussed in documentaries. This book is about the others. The mass deaths that were buried, minimized, or erased from collective memory. The systematic cruelties that unfolded in isolated places where no one intervened. The horrors that killed thousands—...

America’s Hometown has a dark side. And the truth has been hidden in plain sight. Hannibal, Missouri is known around the world as the boyhood home of Mark Twain—a picturesque river town celebrated for its charm, history, and sense of American innocence. But beneath the postcards, museums, and storybook streets lies a far more unsettling legacy. True Crime in America’s Hometown uncovers the real crimes that shaped Hannibal in silence: brutal murders, unexplained deaths, disappearances that haunted families for generations, and scandals quietly erased from public memory. These are not ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Driving, wild and hilarious” (The Washington Post), here is the incredible “memoir” of the legendary actor, gambler, raconteur, and Saturday Night Live veteran. When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a...

He thought he’d planned the perfect murder. He didn’t count on her mother. No body. No witnesses. He was a husband with the perfect alibi. Or so he thought. When 32-year-old Venus Stewart vanished outside her parents’ rural Michigan home, police had almost nothing to work with. Her husband, Doug Stewart, appeared to be hundreds of miles away in Virginia when she disappeared. Surveillance footage, phone calls, and witnesses all seemed to prove he couldn’t possibly be involved. But the perfect alibi was carefully staged. Behind the scenes, Doug had engineered an elaborate deception ...

Who do we imagine capable of murder—and what happens when the accused defies that image? Those Who Murder: A Three-Book True Crime Collection brings together Women Who Murder, Children Who Murder, and Celebrities Who Murder in one ebook bundle. Through accounts of violent deaths, investigations, and courtroom battles, these books examine cases that challenge deeply held expectations about trust, innocence, and fame. Women Who Murder explores 120 unique cases that confront assumptions about women and violence. Behind familiar relationships and ordinary appearances lie cases shaped by ...

A young cruise line heir must fight to keep his passengers alive aboard a stranded ship as supplies dwindle and deadly secrets surface in this survival thriller set at sea. When Theo Parrish’s father dies, he inherits more than grief—he inherits Parrish Cruise Lines, the ambitious start-up...

Most murders do not begin with strangers. They begin with husbands and wives. Boyfriends and girlfriends. Former lovers. Families. In these five gripping true crime stories, relationships that once promised love, trust, and happiness spiral into jealousy, obsession, betrayal, and murder. Inside *When Love Turns Deadly*, you'll read the story of a woman whose seemingly perfect marriage ended in tragedy. You'll meet a Texas mother who committed an unthinkable crime against her own children. You'll discover how a family Christmas celebration turned deadly when an ex-wife arrived armed with a ...

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. ...

The untold story of the Edinburgh doctor who became Arthur Conan Doyle's model for Sherlock Holmes, and his adventures in the criminal underworld of Victorian Britain. Throughout nineteenth-century Edinburgh, the surgeon Joseph Bell was known for his extraordinary talent for detection and...

101 creepy unique stories! From bestselling author Ethan Hayes comes Halloween Haunts, a chilling collection of 101 spine-tingling tales perfect for the most haunted time of the year or any other if you're into being scared. Known for his knack for capturing the eerie and the inexplicable, Hayes takes readers on a journey into the unknown with stories he’s gathered over the years—true accounts of encounters that defy logic and explanations that remain just out of reach. This anthology is a tapestry of terror, weaving together ghostly apparitions, sinister urban legends, and unexplained ...

Weird but True Stories from the American Old West: Strange and Bizarre Tales from the Frontier, 1865–1895 is a thrilling journey through the most unusual, mysterious, and downright bizarre real-life stories to come out of the Wild West. From haunted saloon pianos and vanishing mining towns to storm-riding cowboys and a decapitated outlaw whose ghost still roams the gallows, this captivating collection brings to life the stranger side of frontier history. Every chapter reveals a unique tale rooted in actual accounts, period newspapers, or enduring local legends—all set west of the ...

What if the creepiest things that happen on Halloween are the ones that are completely real? A masked visitor knocks on a door and commits murder. A child dies after eating poisoned Halloween candy, but the monster is not a stranger. Two teenage girls vanish on October 31 and are never seen again. A real dead body hangs in plain sight while people drive past, assuming it is just another Halloween decoration. And that is only the beginning. STRANGE BUT TRUE: CREEPY THINGS THAT HAPPEN ON HALLOWEEN digs into the bizarre, disturbing, unbelievable, and sometimes darkly funny true stories that ...

Pike County, Missouri looks like a place you can trust. River bluffs. Two-lane roads. Front porches and church bells. A county where neighbors wave and the Mississippi rolls past like it always has. But Pike County has a second history, one whispered after dark and remembered in headlines that never truly faded. True Crime in Pike County, Missouri takes you into the county’s most chilling cases, from bloodshed born in the Civil War’s bitter aftermath to modern murders that shattered families in broad daylight. These are not distant crimes in faraway cities. They happened here, in living...

More than 300 of history’s most infamous killers, brought together in one comprehensive illustrated guide. Updated 2027 Edition. Some killed for power. Some for control. Others were driven by greed, obsession or desires that remain difficult to comprehend. Some became notorious around the world, while others committed equally horrifying crimes without ever becoming household names. Inside, you’ll discover: • Detailed profiles spanning centuries and continents • The motives, methods and patterns behind the crimes • The investigations that finally brought many of these killers to ...

Beneath the rolling cornfields and along the forgotten highways of America’s Heartland, darkness is never far from the surface. Are you ready to uncover the most chilling murders, unsolved mysteries, and infamous serial killers that have haunted the Midwest for over a century? True Crime and Tragedy in the Midwest plunges readers into unforgettable stories of murder, mystery, and tragedy from across the Midwest, each case more gripping and real than the last. Inside You’ll Discover: Notorious Serial Killers: Encounter the twisted minds of John Wayne Gacy, H. H. Holmes, the Bloody ...

When Olivia ‘Liv’ Carson is saved from a near death experience during a caving expedition in this true crime story by handsome, charming Gary Preston, she thinks she’s hit the jackpot. They soon marry, start a family, and have what appears to be a perfect marriage. But Liv soon discovers Gary’s dark side and her dream marriage quickly turns into a full-fledged nightmare. Isolation, abuse, and control leads to a sense of mounting danger in Liv’s life. When she musters up the courage to demand a divorce, Gary’s sinister side finally comes into full display. In a fit of violent ...

Ghost Stories of the Appalachian Trail: 30 Chilling Tales of Real Hauntings and Legends The Appalachian Trail winds through some of America's most rugged and mysterious wilderness — and not everything lurking in the woods can be explained. In this spine-tingling collection, explore 30 short stories inspired by real events, ghostly encounters, and chilling Appalachian folklore. From vanished hikers and phantom lights to haunted hollows and ancient curses, each story will leave you wondering what's hiding just beyond the next bend in the trail. Whether you're a believer, a skeptic, or ...

What happens when America's most sophisticated forensic science meets murders that defy all explanation? In these sixteen chilling true crime cases, detective work collides with the impossible. From prophecies that predict murders with perfect alibis to bank robbers locked inside vaults before opening time, from synchronized twin murders committed simultaneously across different states to footprints that appear in snow hours after the victim's death—these are the cases that shattered everything investigators thought they knew about crime. The Prescott Prophecy Killer predicted three ...