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  • The Lost Village of Kensico
    Eric Pleska
    Beneath the depths of Kensico Reservoir, which provides drinking water to Westchester County, NY, and New York City, are the remains of a forgotten village.Proceed with caution. This collection of true stories about a once small farming community in Westchester County, NY, contains possibly disturbing and shocking information. While this easy-to-read nonfiction book is crammed ...
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    7,94 €

  • Old Orchard Street & The Petrifying Past of North White Plains
    Eric Pleska
    Tread carefully. This collection of true stories about people, places, and events that unfolded on and around Old Orchard Street in North White Plains, NY, holds secrets that may unsettle and shock. This nonfiction book, while rich in local offbeat history, also unveils tales of tragedy, disturbing deaths, eerie events, and perhaps even a lurking monster. Old Orchard Street is ...
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    8,79 €

  • Another ingenious manchego
    Carlos Muñoz Lozano
    How can a child born in a small town in La Mancha in the hard post-war years, broaden their horizons and use his ingenuity in pursuit of his goals?With a plain and direct style, not without humor, which in part reminds us of the best. From the Spanish picaresque, Carlos Munoz Lozano tells us about his adventures and achievements, In a life in which there was no shortage of chal...
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    19,94 €

  • The Sudden Disappearance of William and Margaret Patterson
    Ripley Jones
    In the quiet town of Stevenson, the Patterson family mysteriously disappears, sparking a media frenzy and a multitude of theories and speculations.As the investigation delves into their backgrounds and the community grapples with the tragedy, this gripping true crime chronicles the search for answers and the profound impact on the town.Uncover the secrets, unravel the mysteries...
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    104,09 €

  • The Life We Live
    Lewis D Watkins
    The Life We Live follows the journey of a young boy named Davon, who feels the weight of his father’s legacy pressing down on him. Growing up in a gritty neighborhood, Davon is drawn to the street life that his father embraced a world filled with both allure and danger. As he navigates the challenges of adolescence, he finds himself following in his father’s footsteps, caught u...
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    17,54 €

  • The Historical Forensic Files
    Shah Rukh
    'The Historical Forensic Files: Unsolved Cases Through Time' delves into history’s most perplexing and enduring mysteries. From infamous disappearances to chilling murders, this book explores the stories that have baffled investigators and captivated the public imagination for centuries. Each chapter sheds light on a different unsolved case, revealing the complexities and often...
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    17,65 €

  • THE LEWISTON SHOOTINGS
    Robert Conlin
    October 25, 2023 was just an ordinary night in Lewiston, a small, working class city of 37,000 in central Maine. Friends and families had gathered to do what they loved to do with the people they wanted to be with at a bowling alley called Just-in-Time Recreation Center and Schemengees, a popular sports bar and restaurant. They felt immune from the violent crime that seemed to ...
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    24,73 €

  • THE LEWISTON SHOOTINGS
    Robert Conlin
    October 25, 2023 was just an ordinary night in Lewiston, a small, working class city of 37,000 in central Maine. Friends and families had gathered to do what they loved to do with the people they wanted to be with at a bowling alley called Just-in-Time Recreation Center and Schemengees, a popular sports bar and restaurant. They felt immune from the violent crime that seemed to ...
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    33,47 €

  • INSIDE THE ENEMY
    BK Spencer
    Dive into one of the best thriller books of 2024 with 'Inside the Enemy' by BK Spencer. This gripping story follows Amirah Hamad, an Arabic reporter caught in the chaos of the Iraq war. After narrowly escaping a deadly explosion, Amirah is rescued by Kevin O’Conner, a brave sergeant in the United States Army Rangers. Amidst the dangers of war, their love blossoms, creating a co...
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    21,51 €

  • INSIDE THE ENEMY
    BK Spencer
    Dive into one of the best thriller books of 2024 with 'Inside the Enemy' by BK Spencer. This gripping story follows Amirah Hamad, an Arabic reporter caught in the chaos of the Iraq war. After narrowly escaping a deadly explosion, Amirah is rescued by Kevin O’Conner, a brave sergeant in the United States Army Rangers. Amidst the dangers of war, their love blossoms, creating a co...
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    27,07 €

  • Undaunted
    Dave Sweet / Susan Forest
    Real People. Real Crime. Incredible Stories. When we think of the modern hero - the uncommon person - what stands out? Do those who perform optimally do so because they possess something unique that separates them from the rest? Can the secrets of their ability to perform in a crisis be learned?Detective Dave Sweet and acclaimed author Susan Forest team up to answer those quest...
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    24,00 €

  • Chaos the Cat
    David Dondero
    'Chaos the Cat' takes readers on a journey into the heart of California’s cannabis legalizationera, where a secluded pot farm becomes the backdrop for a clash between preservation andexploitation. Amidst this backdrop, a diverse group of characters converges, each seeking theirform of self-improvement. At the center of the conflict is a trio of antagonists whoseschemes threaten...
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    24,47 €

  • KILLER STORIES - Conversations with South African serial murderers
    Brin Hodgskiss / Nicole Engelbrecht
    ’If you made me angry, to me, for that anger to go away, I have to get hold of you ... I have to do something to you.’ ’I didn’t feel myself. I felt numb, like a zombie, like a switch had been flicked and a light had gone off.’These are the words of some of South Africa’s most terrifying serial killers, who spoke to psychologist Brin Hodgskiss in the bowels of the country’s mos...
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    16,44 €

  • The Celestial Odyssey
    Angel Viera
    'The Celestial Odyssey:' Journey Through Portals.' This book aims to guide people out ofdarkness through abstract parables. The portals symbolize our negative thoughts, fears, andanxieties, offering metaphorical representations of the challenges we face. Each story servesas a helping hand, providing guidance and support. ...
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    24,15 €

  • BORDER PATROL SERIAL KILLER
    Lyzza Janette
    WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND OF A SERIAL KILLER?You think you know ... but you have no idea. This is the story of Juan David Ortiz. This true crime exposé is drawn from EXCLUSIVE interviews-like you’ve never seen before-with Juan David Ortiz, the professed churchgoer, war veteran, and former Supervisory Border Patrol Agent whose grisly killing spree left four women dead in Laredo, ...
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    22,35 €

  • BORDER PATROL SERIAL KILLER
    Lyzza Janette
    WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND OF A SERIAL KILLER?You think you know ... but you have no idea. This is the story of Juan David Ortiz. This true crime exposé is drawn from EXCLUSIVE interviews like you’ve never seen before with Juan David Ortiz, the professed churchgoer, war veteran, and former Supervisory Border Patrol Agent whose grisly killing spree left four women dead in Laredo, ...
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    32,76 €

  • Through the Keyhole
    Shawnee Barnes
    In the quiet town of Price, Utah, where tranquility is the norm, the summer of 1970 bore witness to a gruesome murder that forever altered the life of 4-year-old Heidi Jones. The haunting image of her mother, Loretta, lying lifeless as viewed from the keyhole of her bedroom door is an indelible memory that haunted Heidi throughout her life. It ignited an unwavering determinatio...
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    14,55 €

  • SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
    James W Rose
    All across this great country in towns scattered throughout the hills, mountains, valleys, and forests nestled in their homes, are volunteer first responders known as 'EMTS', Emergency Medical Technicians. They are everyday people, many of which hold full time jobs, going to work daily, and responding to calls in their community when they are off from work. Much of this work is...
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    32,19 €

  • SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
    James W Rose
    All across this great country in towns scattered throughout the hills, mountains, valleys, and forests nestled in their homes, are volunteer first responders known as 'EMTS', Emergency Medical Technicians. They are everyday people, many of which hold full time jobs, going to work daily, and responding to calls in their community when they are off from work. Much of this work is...
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    21,70 €

  • Like Every Form of Love
    Padma Viswanathan
    From the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist, a gripping exploration of class, race, friendship, sexuality, what an author owes her subject and what it means to be a good person-all wrapped up in a riveting Canadian true crime story.Padma Viswanathan was staying on a houseboat on Vancouver Island when she struck up a friendship with a warm-hearted, working-class queer man named Ph...
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    17,51 €

  • Detroit Burning
    Tobin T. Buhk
    In March 1863, news of a controversial draft law hit the streets of Detroit as local saloonkeeper William Faulkner stood trial for raping two young girls. The sensational trial and accompanying lurid coverage in local newspapers inflamed festering racial animosities, resulting in an event dubbed 'the bloodiest day that ever dawned upon Detroit.' The Detroit riot of 1863 perm...
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    42,66 €

  • Sing Sing Follies (A Maximum-Security Comedy)
    John H. Richardson
    'I can’t wait for you to read this. I hope it thrills and confounds and inspires you just like it did me.' -Greg Kwedar, co-writer, director, and producer of Sing Sing At Sing Sing, the infamous, Gothic maximum-security prison on the Hudson River in New York, some of the incarcerated pass their time and slay inner demons performing theater-in this case, a silly slapstick comedy...
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    12,82 €

  • The Republican Revolution
    William Wallace
    The Republican Revolution of 1994 is the wicked seed that killed Nicole Brown Simpson. This seed was planted to produce a hostile, racial climate in America in order to repeal Affirmative Action Legislation that advanced African-Americans and other minorities since the Civil Rights Movement of 1964. Advancements such as higher education, college admissions, and equal employment...
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    16,27 €

  • The Republican Revolution
    William Wallace
    The Republican Revolution of 1994 is the wicked seed that killed Nicole Brown Simpson. This seed was planted to produce a hostile, racial climate in America in order to repeal Affirmative Action Legislation that advanced African-Americans and other minorities since the Civil Rights Movement of 1964. Advancements such as higher education, college admissions, and equal employment...
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    10,62 €

  • THE UNTOLD TRUTH OF THE SON OF SAM
    Paul Santo Agostino
    In 1976 and ’77, fear paralyzed New York City as a serial killer stalked the streets randomly shooting people for no apparent reason. Six people were murdered and seven were injured in eight separate attacks by a man who took complete responsibility for the crimes named David Berkowitz, the '.44 Caliber Killer,' also known as the 'Son of Sam.'  After David Berkowitz was arrest...
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    19,30 €

  • The Secret History of Intelligence Operations
    Shah Rukh
    'The Secret History of Intelligence Operations' delves into the clandestine world of espionage, uncovering true stories of covert missions that have shaped the course of history. From the ingenious deception of Operation Mincemeat to the high-tech cyber warfare of Stuxnet, this book offers a captivating exploration of the ingenuity, bravery, and ethical dilemmas faced by spies ...
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    17,61 €

  • Judicial Misconceptions Shattered
    Matthew Harrison
    Unveil the truth behind the myths of the legal world with Matthew Harrison’s 'Judicial Misconceptions Shattered.' In this eye-opening exploration, Harrison dismantles long-held beliefs that undermine justice, revealing the systemic flaws that perpetuate wrongful convictions and judicial errors. Packed with incisive analysis and real-life examples, this book challenges conventio...
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    13,80 €

  • The Mysteries of Historical Deaths
    Shah Rukh
    Embark on a captivating journey through the annals of history with 'The Mysteries of Historical Deaths: Investigating the Unsolved Enigmas.' This book delves into history’s most intriguing and baffling deaths and disappearances, from the vanishing of Amelia Earhart to the enigmatic demise of Tutankhamun. Each chapter explores a unique case, unraveling the mysteries and theories...
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    17,53 €

  • Nordic Noir
    Michael East
    Discover the Dark Heart of Nordic NoirNordic noir has captivated true crime enthusiasts worldwide, drawing them into a world of chilling mysteries and enigmatic crimes. From the shadowy intrigue of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to the relentless suspense of The Killing, audiences are mesmerized by the region’s sinister tales.But what real-life events have sparked the imaginat...
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    16,44 €

  • Record Retreat Report
    Łukasz Marek Sielski
    History of the phenomenon system and people who together created third-party reporting in the UK Deeply personal yet backed by deep research and records'This will be an ideal read for those who are part of the solution and also those who are part of the problem group as well learning to had by all here' Mark Hodson a former officer of West Midlands Police'What an amazing book, ...
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    22,11 €