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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Obsessed Obsessed Susan Andersen Seattle surgeon Ivy Pennington treats a victim of serial rapist "Hart" who carves a heart on all of his victims. She becomes involved with her neighbor Vincent D'Ambruzzi who is the cop in charge of … OL17741728W
Bone crusher Bone crusher Linda Rosencrance Describes how serial killer Larry Bright, who raped and murdered countless women throughout Illinois, and then burned their bodies, was finally brought to justice after one of his victims escaped. OL17830591W
Strangers Strangers Bill Pronzini Cody Hatcher is the kind of teenager you don't want your kids hanging with. That's why the citizens of Mineral Springs have no problem believing that he's guilty of three rapes. His mother, Cheryl, a… OL17915396W
I'll Be Gone in the Dark I'll Be Gone in the Dark Michelle McNamara For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, … OL18195597W
Nine lessons Nine lessons Nicola Upson Called to the peaceful wooded churchyard of St-John's-at-Hampstead, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose faces one of the most audacious and unusual murders of his career. The body of the church'… OL19722233W
The truth-teller's lie The truth-teller's lie Sophie Hannah "Naomi Jenkins knows all about secrets: three years ago something terrible happened to her, so terrible that she's never told anyone about it. Now, Naomi has another secret: her passionate relationsh… OL19943808W
The charmer The charmer Richard Muti When prison inmate Robert Reldan's aunt died and left him an $8.9 million trust fund, Arthur and Barbara Reeve, parents of murder victim Susan Reeve, acted to deprive Reldan of the funds that could g… OL19957219W
South of forgiveness South of forgiveness Þórdís Elva Þorvaldsdóttir One ordinary spring morning in Reykjavik, Iceland, Thordis Elva kisses her son and partner goodbye before boarding a plane to do a remarkable thing: fly seven thousand miles to South Africa to confro… OL20055510W
The fate of women The fate of women Williams, Lawrence Every police officer can recall a case that will always haunt him. For Detective Sergeant Jack Bull it is the case known as the Fate of Women. Someone has developed a solution to the problem of respo… OL20889231W
The knowing The knowing Nita Lapinski "Dubbed the "Sweetheart Rapist", Aaron Goddard terrorized and raped more than a dozen women in northern California in the 1980s before authorities caught him. The attacks struck fear into the hearts … OL24175945W
Tan muerto como tu Tan muerto como tu Peter James Las violaciones brutales de dos mujeres en Brighton muestran notables similitudes con una serie de crimenes sin resolver desde 1997. Comisario Roy Grace se ve obligado a escarbar en su pasado danado … OL24301824W
Reckoning Reckoning R. E. Willis There are turning points in our lives; crossroads that we come to that once picked send us down a certain path. Heather Lawson job is to find those points in the past of societies criminals and help … OL28168697W
A star & a tear A star & a tear Stephen McCutchan A Star and a Tear is a mystery thriller with a spiritual edge. Frank Sessions is locked in a season of grief caused by the violent death of his wife during a convenience store robbery. He emerges out… OL28773845W
The rapist's wife The rapist's wife Kathryn Casey Several months into her idyllic marriage, Linda Bergstrom notices a change in her husband, he becomes rough and demanding. Soon after, he is accused of being a local serial rapist, but the case is dr… OL3077193W
Green River, Running Red Green River, Running Red Ann Rule "Ann Rule has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than forty-nine young women. The quest to discover the most prolific serial killer in Amer… OL892134W
Chasing the Devil Chasing the Devil David Reichert The riveting personal account of one sheriffs epic hunt for America's most heinous serial killer. For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer--… OL9207377W