The award-winning journalist and author of Dixie's Last Stand delves into a troubling murder trial gone wrong in this "superbly crafted" true crime (Jim Hollock, author of Born to Lose).When Jessica O'Grady met Christopher Edwards, she was a starry-eyed Nebraska college girl in search of Mr. Right—and Edwards had a dark and deceitful soul. In May of 2006, Jessica's mystifying disappearance and a blood-soaked mattress sparked a state-wide media fren...

"A chilling piece of journalism" from the bestselling author of Wrecking Crew: Demolishing the Case Against Steven Avery (Ron Franscell , author of Alice & Gerald).In this thrilling true crime book, bestselling and award-winning author John Ferak explores the murder, investigation, trial, conviction and eventual exoneration—the largest such ever in the United States—of the Beatrice 6.On February 5, 1985, one of the coldest nights on record,...

The true crime author of Body of Proof investigates the case of an Iowa woman charged with murder for killing her abusive husband.Scott and Dixie Shanahan lived in a gray ranch along Third Avenue in the sleepy Midwestern town of Defiance, Iowa. With a population of less than 400, everyone in Defiance knew the home for its recurring episodes of screaming, mayhem, and horrific domestic violence.Then one day, Scott Shanahan was gone. Some thought the a...

The veteran true crime author chronicles the terrifying murders, surprising arrest and dramatic trial of Illinois serial killer Milton Johnson.In the summer of 1983, an elusive serial killer stalked the blue-collar industrial city of Joliet, Illinois. One overnight killing spree took five victims, including members of the Will County Sheriff's Office. The following month brought a quadruple murder inside a shop known for its pottery classes.The plague of vi...

An in-depth true crime study of the case made famous in Netflix's Making a Murderer, the case against Steven Avery, and the work to free him.Updated Fifth Anniversary Edition Including Exclusive Interview with Steven AveryIn 2016–17, while working for the USA Today Network's Wisconsin Investigative Team, author John Ferak wrote dozens of articles examining the murder case against Steven Avery, who had already beaten one wron...

Three bestselling true crime books for the price of one—from the Steven Avery case to a brother's quest for justice to an international conspiracy.Wrecking Crew: While working for USA Today's Investigative Team, John Ferak wrote dozens of articles on Steven Avery, who was charged with the murder of Teresa Halbach. In Wrecking Crew, Ferak lays out high-profile lawyer Kathleen Zellner's post-conviction strategy to free Aver...

The true crime story of the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a Missouri teen and her family's journey to justice.In the early hours of March 22, 1989, two friends—career criminals with violent felony convictions—drove around the eastern Kansas City area in a stolen car committing a series of crimes. The weather was mild for late March in Kansas City; the sky was clear, and there was the pale remnant of a Full Moon that bore the dubious name of Death Moon, the last fu...

A deep dive into the murders and minds of John Wayne Gacy, Kenneth Bianchi, William Heirens, John Cannan, and Patricia Wright from the bestselling author.In Talking with Serial Killers: World's Most Evil, bestselling author and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee delves deeper into the gloomy underworld of killers and their crimes. He examines, with shocking detail and clarity, the lives and lies of people who have killed and shines a light on the motives b...

A collection of three true crime titles by OJ Modjeska, now available in one volume!Ace In The Hole: A glamorous Hollywood actress and playwright seeks the insights of a notorious serial killer. But what starts as research for her new play quickly spirals into a twisted obsession as she underestimates the killer's charm. Love and madness intertwine, blurring the lines between fiction and reality, as the killer challenges her devotion in a deadly game mirroring her ...

"Scrapped captures the barren roads and fallow fields of Oswego County the way Capote captured Finney County, Kansas in In Cold Blood." —Tom Barbash, New York Times bestselling author of The Dakota WintersA convicted man. A missing teen. A buried informant file. And a justice system more interested in clo...

Both books in OJ Modjeska's true crime series, 'Murder By Increments', now in one volume!A City Owned: This true story follows the investigation of the worst case of serial sex homicide in American history. As naked, strangled bodies of women begin to appear on suburban roads and freeways, police suspect the perpetrator may be one of their own. When an arrest is made in the strangling murders of two co-eds, investigators are led down a dark journey through the maze...

The shocking 1997 murder that exposed a devoted Philadelphia husband as a cold-hearted killer, from the author of A Family Business and Hot Blood ."[Engalde is] one of the most astute observers of America's wild side." —Jack Olsen, New York Times –bestselling authorInside a beautiful house in Philadelphia's ri...