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The Headlines Told You What Happened. These Stories Explore the Chilling Why... and the Terrifying What If. You’ve read the news clippings, seen the grainy photos. But behind every infamous crime lies a story far darker and more complex than any headline can reveal. From the masterful pen of Logan Carter comes TRUE CRIME: RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES, a harrowing collection of 30 fictionalized short stories, each plunging into the heart of real-life tragedies that shocked the world. Step beyond the yellow tape and into meticulously crafted narratives inspired by cases that continue to haunt ...

A fifteen year old dead body, with a note in its throat. What does this mean for Detective Robin Matthews?Here is what reader are saying about The Robin Matthews Series: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Now I’m scared to close my eyes lol. This was awesome and really kept me guessing. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is just WOW. It is intense. The writing gets you heart rate up. The characters are outstanding. This one wept me on the edge of my seat. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A really wild series! Definitely, “More Mayhem, More People Killed!” I don’t think I have ever read a story with a more fierce killer. ⭐⭐...

Psychologist Margot Scott has a picture-perfect life: a nice house in the suburbs, a husband, two children and a successful career. On a warm spring morning Margot approaches one of her clients on a busy train platform. He is looking down at his phone, with his duffel bag in hand as the train approaches. That’s when she slams into his back and he falls in front of the train. Margot’s clients all lie to her, but one lie cost her family and freedom.

A sinister secret lies buried—one that swallows two young teens into an abyss of mystery. When two young teens at a county fair are drawn to desperate cries emanating from the House of Horrors, their world spins into chaos. They never enter, but suddenly, they're gone—vanished into thin air. Thus begins a baffling mystery into which rookie detective Teresa Simmonds and veteran Allan Yeats are thrown headfirst into a maze of secrets and lies. As they unravel the web of secrets and cover-ups, the question haunts them: What happened to Yasmine and Jerry, and why does no one want the truth ...

When you can’t hear…death comes silently. Scotland Yard detective Valerie Crowther is assigned to investigate the murder of a student at a university for the Deaf in London, England. The murder investigation coincides with a deadly flu virus outbreak, resulting in the university being quarantined from the outside world. When more Deaf students are murdered, it becomes clear there is a serial killer operating within the sealed-off university. A chilling cat-and-mouse game evolves as the unknown killer targets Valerie and the virus claims more lives. A stunning, claustrophobic, “...

Not All Christmas Stories End With Silent Night Christmas Crimes: Scary Stories for The Holiday Season rips away the tinsel to expose the dark reality lurking beneath holiday cheer. This explosive collection blends true crime cases with terrifying fictional horror, perfect for readers who know the most dangerous night of the year isn't Halloween. What's Inside This Chilling Collection: • The 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery, when a man in a red suit turned a Texas town into a bloodbath • The Lawson Family Christmas Massacre, a portrait session days before an entire family was murdered • ...

“Such Quiet Girls sucked me in from the first page. I came to care about all the characters and by the end I couldn’t stop turning the pages. Yet another winner from Noelle Ihli that is not to be missed!” —Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid Ten...

“She escaped him once. Now he’s taken a girl who looks just like her.” FBI Agent Grace Powell has spent her life trying to outrun the man who abducted her as a child. But then six-year-old Ellie Marks disappears. Same age. Same features. Grace knows it’s not a coincidence. He’s back. As Grace races to find the girl, the lines between justice and obsession begin to blur. Each clue pulls her deeper into the past she swore she buried. And she starts to wonder if this is a trap to lure her back to him. To stop him, Grace must face her darkest fear: That the man who once forced her to ...

Zoe Nolan disappeared from Manchester University in 2011. Her story was sad, certainly, but hardly sensational, Joseph Knox thought. As a crime writer, he felt that dead girls were everywhere, and the missing ones just didn't cut it. He wouldn't have given her any more thought were it not for Evelyn Mitchell. Another writer struggling to come up with a new idea, Evelyn attended one of Joseph's publicity events, and she was wondering just what happened to all the girls who go missing.

Rookie cop Carrie Santero has always been fascinated by serial killers. As a teenager, she wrote a letter to Charles Manson in prison - and received a chilling reply. Then she came face to face with a child murderer in her small Pennsylvania town, an encounter that haunts her to this day. Now, as a detective in training, she finally has her chance to make a difference; to hunt down a psychopathic sadist who embodies the very nature of evil itself.

*Read by the authors and celebrated podcasters, Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan!* From the beloved hosts of the hit podcast I've Had It, an honest, irreverent and inspiring guide to overcoming life's unexpected challenges and finding joy, stability and humor in today's chaotic world, for fans...

A riveting thriller about a woman still grieving her brother who was killed at a carnival, but when she goes back to retrace his steps the night he was killed, she learns the full, terrifying truth about what happened that night... Everyone will hear you scream. No one will listen. Norah can’t...

For two thousand passengers, it’s the vacation of a lifetime. For a killer, it’s a floating tomb—and the perfect hunting ground. Rory Blake, a retired criminal profiler, wants nothing to do with the string of grisly deaths plaguing the ship's exclusive legal retreat. He’s just a guest speaker trying to escape his own past. But when a cunning serial killer begins executing the legal world's elite one by one, staging each murder as a symbolic masterpiece, Rory is dragged into a desperate hunt. Trapped on the open ocean with a murderer who knows every secret passage of the ship and a ...

When the past whispers secrets, two strangers must listen to save the future. Immerse yourself in a gripping thriller where historian Angus Cunningham and Detective Jackie Moralez join forces to unravel a sinister mystery. Two teenagers disappear from the state fair, leading to a harrowing investigation into a centuries-old ritual sacrifice plot. Experience the rush as Angus’s deep historical insights and Jackie’s intense police work collide, racing against time to save the victims from a dark fate. Brace yourself for a whirlwind of suspense and unexpected twists.

In 1974, a wave of brutal armed robberies on small sub-post offices swept across the north of England. The police gave the masked assailant a name that would soon strike fear into households nationwide: The Black Panther. But it was his next crime – the chilling kidnapping and ransom of heiress Lesley Whittle – that sealed his place in criminal infamy. In this gripping new volume of Murder Tales, H. N. Lloyd unravels the extraordinary story behind the headlines. With meticulous research and riveting detail, Lloyd exposes the life of Donald Nielson, the ex-soldier turned killer who ...

In this haunting continuation of the Case Files That Never Slept series, six new narrators step forward from the shadows—each bound to a case that reshaped their lives and forced them to confront the fragile line between truth and what people choose to believe. A loyal friend becomes the keeper of digital evidence when anonymous messages spiral into real-world danger. A former defendant revisits the night that fractured a friend group and the versions of the truth that multiplied afterward. A retired detective is pulled back into the one cold case that never released its grip on him. A ...

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 ...

Elodie Fray wants to be more like her perfect sister, Ada, the one her parents are actually proud of. When she decided to quit her job and pursue her dream of becoming an author, she thought it would be her time to shine, but a year on nothing has happened. And she's getting desperate. When Elodie makes one small mistake on a drunken night with a friend, things quickly spiral and suddenly everyone believes she has a book deal. Unable to find a way back from her little lie, her perfect dream becomes a perfect nightmare - and desperate times call for desperate measures.

A prestigious university. An idyllic campus. A body in a dorm room. For ambitious student journalist Tessa Quinn, it’s the story of a lifetime, a chance to prove she’s more than just a writer for the college paper. But as she digs into the murder of a freshman girl, she uncovers a chilling connection to a cold case from thirty years ago. This isn't a random act of violence. It’s a copycat killing. As Tessa follows the dark blueprint left by a long-dead murderer, the killer begins to communicate with her, pulling her into a twisted game of cat and mouse. The threats become personal, ...

Twelve jurors. One locked room. A verdict that will change everything. The case against David Kellerman seems open-and-shut. Accused of the brutal murder of his stepdaughter, Mia, the evidence is damning, the motive is clear, and eleven members of the jury are ready to vote ‘guilty.’ The public wants justice for the birthday girl. But Juror #9, Anya, can’t shake a feeling of profound doubt. A small, overlooked detail in the evidence—a detail that connects to her own secret tragedy—suggests a story far more complex than the one the prosecution presented. As she pushes back against ...