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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Small sacrifices Small sacrifices Ann Rule the mesmerizing story of Diane Downs, a beautiful, brillient, sociopath, who commits the ultimate evil when she shoots her three children to gain the love of a married man. Anne Rule's insight into t… OL15642789W
The devil's right-hand man The devil's right-hand man Michaud, Stephen G. The case of Robert Charles Browne, who may be one of America’s most prolific serial killers, was supposed to be a cold one. But that was before three retired buddies took it on. “The score is you… OL17822941W
The original Battle Creek crime king The original Battle Creek crime king Blaine Lee Pardoe "Adam 'Pump' Arnold was both feared and regaled in Victorian-era Battle Creek. He was a bootlegger and a pimp, a robber and a con artist, an arsonist and a loan shark and even an assassin. Arnold fac… OL17899481W
The Story of Chicago May The Story of Chicago May Nuala O'Faolain A unique, ruminative biography -- a fascinating excursion into the American underworld at the dawn of the twentieth century, the life of an unrespectable Irish woman, and the hidden inner life of any… OL1871462W
Pretty Boy Pretty Boy Michael Wallis Presents the life of one of America's most notorious criminals, describing "Pretty Boy" Floyd's coming of age in poverty, his descent into petty crime and bootlegging, his stormy marriage, murders, j… OL19950485W
Dead of night Dead of night Gary C. King Details of the abduction and murder of a Santa Barbara City College student, Brianna Denison home on winter break in Reno, Nevada by serial rapist, James Biela. OL20647809W
Killing Goldfinger Killing Goldfinger Wensley Clarkson 380 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm OL21145693W
A gallery of rogues A gallery of rogues Michael Kurland Over 500 personalities from criminal legend--from Lizzie Borden to Son of Sam. Includes biographical profiles & thematic entries on such topics as kidnapping, the KKK, the Miranda ruling, & capital p… OL2213408W
American Taboo American Taboo Philip Weiss,Philip Weiss In 1975, a new group of Peace Corps volunteers landed on the island nation of Tonga. Among them was Deborah Gardner — a beautiful twenty-three-year-old who, in the following year, would be stabbed tw… OL2973463W
Dillinger's wild ride Dillinger's wild ride Elliott J. Gorn In an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger was the most famous and flamboyant of them all. Reports on the man… OL3915812W