Thriller Biography

When acclaimed mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers first began compiling anthologies of the best crime stories in the 1920s and ’30s, the genre was in the flush of its first golden age. While it is hard to imagine today - after every possible mystery plot has been told, retold, subverted, and played straight again by hundreds of writers over nearly a century - in Sayers’s day there were still twists that had never been seen, and machinations of crime that would shock even jaded Jazz Age fans.

This omnibus includes the first four books of a seven book series. Book 1: Rescued by Ghosts A TRUE STORY Three spirits start visiting young Tim at night. They don’t come to haunt him, they come to warn him. Upstairs, the church is singing and stomping and praying. Downstairs, Tim is hiding, because in his world, being “found” doesn’t mean being saved. It means punishment. Raised inside a high-control religion where obedience is everything, Tim watches the rules tighten, the fear deepen, and the adults call cruelty “God’s will.” The ghosts keep appearing, nudging him away from...

The world knew his moonwalk. Almost no one knew the man. Michael Jackson is, by almost any measure, a legend. His music crossed every border of language, geography, and generation, and his title—the King of Pop—is rarely, if ever, disputed. Yet for all his staggering fame, the human being behind the icon has always remained a mystery. Until now. From a cramped two-bedroom house on Jackson Street in the steel town of Gary, Indiana, to the very summit of global stardom—and a fall that played out in courtrooms, tabloids, and television screens around the world—this gripping, carefully ...

When it comes to divorce, forewarned is forearmed. This book delivers both in a story you won't be able to pause. Equal parts suspense thriller and how-to manual, Tim’s memoir is a must read for anyone who’s facing a divorce with children, or loves somebody who is. While most intuitively understand that divorce brings out the worst in people, and many have heard that separating can be extremely costly and frustrating, few approach the process aware of its greatest pitfalls, how truly terrible they are, and just how prevalent they’ve become.

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO DOCUMENTARY SERIES #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post | Maureen Corrigan, NPR | Paste | Seattle Times | Entertainment Weekly | Esquire | Slate | Buzzfeed | Jezebel | Philadelphia Inquirer | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus Reviews...

Book #5: Tragic Triumph A TRUE STORY In the cutthroat world of business, Tim stands as a beacon of resilience against the stormy ambitions of Dagger, his ruthless partner with a penchant for manipulation. Yet, beyond the office meetings and deals, a shadow lurks. Dale's envy isn't just professional—it's supernatural, as his restless spirit emerges in the still of the night, intent on unsettling vendettas. Haunted by dreams of danger, Tim is forced to confront not only his external enemies but the shadows of his past, and the shaky foundation of his marriage to Candy. As betrayals come to ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The epic true story of Kim Philby, the Cold War’s most infamous spy, from the “master storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) and author of Prisoners of the Castle. Now an MGM+ series starring Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, and Anna Maxwell Martin “[A Spy Among...

A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly The iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one...

In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the incident—unexplained violent injuries, signs that they cut open and fled the tent without proper clothing or shoes, a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers, and elevated levels of radiation found on some of their clothes—have led to decades of speculation over what really happened.

A Russian Drama best seller now in its second edition! In February, 1959 nine young hikers on a cross country ski trip mysteriously died under horrific circumstances. It is one of the great mysteries of our times. They would be found with missing eyes, even a missing tongue, crushed bones, and stripped of their clothes (later found radioactive) in minus 50 degree temperatures. Theories range from their being murdered by the CIA to space aliens, to even "Abominable Snowmen". This book explores this famous incident using a technique known as "Higher criticism" to explain their terrifying ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the #1 national bestseller Cleopatra unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. “The Witches is the fullest and finest story ever told about Salem in 1692, and no one else could tell it with the otherworldly flair of Stacy Schiff.” ―Joseph J. Ellis...

In the tenth audiobook in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard take on their most controversial subject yet: The Mob. Killing the Mob is the tenth audiobook in Bill O'Reilly's #1 New York Times bestselling series of popular narrative histories, with sales of...

In book one of Nick Denmon's groundbreaking An Upstate New York Mafia Tale series, undercover cop Alex Vaughn goes deeper than ever into the organized crime family of Buffalo, NY. Motivated by justice and revenge, he seeks out the assassin that laid his friend Jack low. Professional killer Rafael Rontego traverses the deadly politics of Buffalo’s mafia underbelly. In a city whose winter can be just as deadly as those wielding power, Rontego tries to stay ahead of the game.

On a sunny May morning in 1998 in Cortez, Colorado, three desperados in a stolen truck opened fire on the town cop, shooting him 20 times; then they blasted their way past dozens of police cars and disappeared into 10,000 square miles of the harshest wilderness terrain on the North American continent. Self-trained survivalists, the outlaws eluded the most sophisticated law enforcement technology on the planet and a pursuit force that represented more than 75 local, state, and federal police agencies with dozens of SWAT teams, U.S. Army Special Forces....

For half a century, Michael Jackson’s music has been an indelible part of our cultural consciousness. Landmark albums such as Off the Wall and Thriller shattered records, broke racial barriers, amassed awards, and set a new standard for popular music. While his songs continue to be played in...

One forbidden kingdom. Two diplomats. A price paid in blood. Uncover the forgotten true story of the first American diplomat ever assassinated. History tells us that American warships forced Japan open through “gunboat diplomacy,” but steel alone did not open the gates of the Hermit Kingdom. It was the courage of two diplomats—and only one survived. Diplomatic Blood for Trade recounts the harrowing tale of Henry Heusken, a young man drawn by the promise of the American dream and thrust into a world of shadows, danger, and international intrigue. As the United States fought to claim ...

Erika Sifrit was once a high school basketball star and an honors student. Then she married Navy SEAL Benjamin Sifrit. Some say Erika was abused by "B.J." Some say she pulled his strings. But by the time they reached Ocean City, MD, Erika was packing a gun in her Coach bag and was caught in the grips of a new American death ride.

THE BOY THEY WIRED TO A CHAIR. Fall 1959. A room on Divinity Avenue with a one-way mirror. Harvard asks a seventeen-year-old boy to write an essay — his deepest beliefs, his understanding of the purpose of human life. Then they hand his words to a trained adversary and tell him to take the boy apart. The experiment ran for three years. Twenty-two subjects. More than two hundred hours of filmed psychological destruction. The youngest subject was given a code name. The code name was LAWFUL. His name was Theodore John Kaczynski. File 007 of The Unsealed Archives traces the full arc — from ...

From the award-winning author of Sandworm comes the propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, exposing once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence. “I love the book… It reads like a thriller… These stories are amazing.” (Michael...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An exciting Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians and the ultimate gift for anyone who loves a good spy thriller! On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a...