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 Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the RevolutionBest Price: $15.36 The story of Meyer Lansky and his plans to make Cuba into a mobsters' dream: "90 miles... |  The Monster of FlorenceBest Price: $12.99 Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (7/08) Author Douglas Preston, his wife Christine,... |  The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed AmericaBest Price: $4.88 This book really takes you back to a time when a group of true visionaries change the world. It... |  Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent FaithBest Price: $6.09 Any time a book is written on the subject of religion, controversy is bound to ensue. Extend... |  The Innocent ManBest Price: $2.98 Making insignificant bad choices during young age can sometimes lead to extreme hardship in the... |
 The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth CenturyBest Price: $17.71 Han Van Meegeren was a mediocre artist with an enormous ego. Convinced that his talents were... |  Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren JeffsBest Price: $12.75 I have read both Escape & Stolen Innocence. Stolen Innocence is unnecessarily too long and... |  If I Did It: Confessions of the KillerBest Price: $14.99 I have always thought OJ did the crime. That being said, I tried to open my mind, but couldn't... |  Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for MillionsBest Price: $3.06 There is a lot of discussion regarding the veracity of this book which if important to you... |  The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small TownBest Price: $3.26 Amazon Kept Recommending this book to me and I would ignore it because I had never heard of the... |
 McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld (Borzoi Books)Best Price: $16.40 You sponsor organized crime. There isn't a thing you can do to stop. These are among the... |  Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga (Modern Library)Best Price: $12.37 This is a wonderful republishing effort in hardback with a great photo of Hunter on its cover -... |  Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilBest Price: $5.00 While I enjoyed reading "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," I had a hard time... |  Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and BetrayalBest Price: $3.29 I've read a lot of true crime novels and this one just seemed flat. It seemed more like a report... |  Lucky: A MemoirBest Price: $3.75 From the opening pages, Sebold tells the reader a truly horrifying story of her rape in accurate... |
 The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed RobberyBest Price: $15.93 This is a good read...Although Montague was probably a con man from the start he certainly led... |  A Descent Into Hell: The True Story of an Altar Boy, a Cheerleader, and a Twisted Texas MurderBest Price: $3.98 Kathryn Casey tells a tragic story of drugs, obsession, murder, and dismemberment. As are all... |  Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest OutlawBest Price: $6.95 Once I begin a book I usually finish it, even if it's not that good. But I couldn't finish... |  Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder: And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's Crime Files)Best Price: $3.33 The book had a fair price, got to me immediately, and was in almost perfect condition. |  Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson MurdersBest Price: $8.00 I bet Vincent never thought people would one day have home computers and be able to read the... |
 While They Slept: An Inquiry into the Murder of a FamilyBest Price: $12.50 Kathryn Harrison's new book describes the murders of the Gilley Family in Oregon, by Billy... |  American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White: The Birth of the "It" Girl and the Crime of the CenturyBest Price: $16.10 The new book has been called the best-ever rendering of the case, and it's impossible to... |  Vanished at Sea: The True Story of a Child TV Actor and Double Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)Best Price: $3.13 Being new to the true crime genre, mostly a reader of fiction, mystery, and non-fiction... |  In Cold BloodBest Price: $12.38 In Cold Blood by Truman Capote was published in 1966, and is based on events that happened... |  Mortal Danger (Ann Rule's Crime Files)Best Price: $7.99 |
 The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece (P.S.)Best Price: $5.84 The Rescue artist is a swift and exciting book that revolves around Charlie Hill, an... |  Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of FlimflamBest Price: $11.90 I got this book after seeing the author on C-SPAN II's "About Books", and as an... |  The Good Rat: A True StoryBest Price: $12.47 On a strictly personal level, I was never much of a fan of Jimmy Breslin's, but I must give him... |  Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling IndustryBest Price: $14.00 For any TRUE Chris Benoit fan, who still hasn't been able to come to grips with the loss of one... |  Such Good Boys: The True Story of a Mother, Two Sons and a Horrifying MurderBest Price: $2.25 Such Good Boys: The True Story of a Mother, Two Sons and a Horrifying Murder This story is... |
 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, 2nd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)Best Price: $11.01 I have finished reading this book, and here are my findings: The book is very easy to read.... |  The Informant: A True StoryBest Price: $7.50 This book is just uncredible. Obviously things are happening beyond our expectations, but facts... |  The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract KillerBest Price: $8.43 This book was an intense read. It's definitely filled with everything you might expect from... |  Die, My Love: A True Story of Revenge, Murder, and Two Texas SistersBest Price: $3.95 Could not put this book down. Loved it! Only thing I didnt like was the cover--- It's weird... |  By Their Father's Hand: The True Story of the Wesson Family MassacreBest Price: $4.37 I found this book to be boring. I could not finish it, and it's a short book. Unfortunate,... |
 A Family Cursed: The Kissell Dynasty, a Gilded Fortune, and Two Brutal Murders (St. Martin's True Crime Library)Best Price: $2.83 Wife with too much money kills husbund. Brother who wants more money is killed. Was it worth it?... |  Heartless: The True Story of Neil Entwistle and the Cold Blooded Murder of his Wife and Child (St. Martin's True Crime Library)Best Price: $4.43 This was not a sarisfying crime book. The back cover says "...and bring him to trial."... |  Key Lime Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery With Recipes) (Hannah Swensen Mystery With Recipes)Best Price: $3.29 I have been a long time reader of the Hannah series. I actually did not rush right out and get... |  Den of ThievesBest Price: $4.40 I read this after enjoying Stewart's later book, Disney War. This one was more thrilling as it... |  When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought BackBest Price: $13.96 "When Men Becomes Gods" is a portrait of oppression. Wrapped in religion, perhaps, but... |
 House of Evil: The Indiana Torture Slaying (St. Martin's True Crime Library)Best Price: $4.24 In the heart of Indianapolis in the mid 1960’s, through a twist of fate and fortune, a... |  How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret, and RemorseBest Price: $15.74 I began reading this book the minute I grabbed it out of the mailbox and simply could not stop... |  No Regrets (Ann Rule's Crime Files, Vol. 11)Best Price: $2.00 I usually try to enjoy Ann Rule`s books for what they are...decent retellings of infamous cases.... |  Death of a Dream (48 Hours Mystery)Best Price: $4.01 This book is really good. If you are a true crime fan you have to read this book. I have read... |  Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle GangBest Price: $7.15 This is a story every bit as fascinating as Donnie Brasco. Should also be a movie. Living... |
 Debunked!: Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, and Evil Plots of the 21st CenturyBest Price: $8.98 Richard Roeper again writes a book that is very enjoyable to read.I recommend every one to get... |  The Prosecution of George W. Bush For MurderBest Price: $20.60 The prosecution of George W. Bush for murder? Preposterous. But then again, why not? The... |  Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia EmpiresBest Price: $10.35 I've read about half the book and I enjoy it very much. It's the best book I've read on this... |  The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World (Updated Second Edition)Best Price: $13.99 The most informative book I have ever read, on the subject(s) of, world-power, extraterrestials,... |  The King of Sting: The Amazing True Story of a Modern American OutlawBest Price: $15.88 I'm not much of a reader. I heard the interview with Glazer(who's from my area of the country)... |
 Witch: The True Story of Las Vegas' Most Notorious Female Killer (Berkley True Crime)Best Price: $3.95 The book did not explain too much about Brookey herself. I wanted more on the withcraft, more on... |  Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin MurdersBest Price: $18.67 This books gives an account of the tragic event and the circumstances surrounding it -- the... |  Pure Murder (Pinnacle True Crime)Best Price: $3.32 For many years now, I've been a fan of the true crime genre; reading nothing but these... |  The Stranger Beside Me (Revised and Updated): 20th AnniversaryBest Price: $7.99 I am 28 and so was only a young girl when Bundy was executed. I had heard of him, but was not... |  The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small TownBest Price: $1.30 I hope that this is the last non-fiction book that John Grisham writes. I have not read a book... |
 High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of GreedBest Price: $14.06 After reading this book I honestly have no idea of how accurate and objective it is. It is one... | ||||
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