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The Dark Hours

The Brand New Blockbuster Ballard & Bosch Thriller

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When a Killer Calls

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A Death in Malta

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In Cold Blood

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A Song for the Dark Times

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Charles Manson, the CIA and the Secret History of the Sixties

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Darkness Falls

The third unmissable thriller in the pulse-pounding Kate Marshall series

by Robert Bryndza ...

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10 hours 1 min

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The Road to Jonestown

Jim Jones and Peoples Temple

by Jeff Guinn ...

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2018 Edgar Award Finalist—Best Fact Crime“A thoroughly readable, thoroughly chilling account of a brilliant con man and his all-too vulnerable prey” (The Boston Globe)—the definitive story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre, the largest murder-suicide in American history, by the New York Times bestselling author of Manson.In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis ... Read more

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Mindhunter

Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ...

Narrated by John E. Douglas ...

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2 hours 52 min

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The Soul Killer

A gritty, heart-pounding crime thriller

by Ross Greenwood ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The DI Barton Investigations
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12 hours 23 min

'A real page turner which kept me glued to my seat and got my heart racing.' ★★★★★ A murder made to look like suicide. Another that appears an accident.DI Barton investigates the tragedies that have shattered a family’s lives, but without obvious leads the case goes nowhere. Then, when the remains of a body are found, everything points to one suspect.Barton and his team move quickly, and once ... Read more

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The Ratline

Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive

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Unabridged

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Gunnawah

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Five Families

The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

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An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick

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The Real Story of the Green River Killer--Americas Deadliest Serial Murderer

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