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1) The society
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With every one of his ten novels a New York Times bestseller, emergency medicine physician Michael Palmer is recognized by critics and fans worldwide as a master of medical suspense. Now Palmer delivers a relentless thriller that slices to our deepest fears with surgical precision—a tale as timely as it is terrifying, as harrowing as it is plausible. Welcome to The Society.
At the headquarters of Boston’s Eastern...
At the headquarters of Boston’s Eastern...
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Jack Reacher is back, dragged into what looks like a series of grisly serial murders by a team of FBI profilers who aren't totally sure he's not the killer they're looking for, but believe that even if he isn't, he's smart enough to help them find the real killer. And what they've got on the ex-MP is enough to ensure his grudging cooperation: phony charges stemming from Reacher's inadvertent involvement in a protection shakedown and the threat of...
3) Jackaby
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When she arrives in new England in 1892, Abigail Rook lands a job with R.F. Jackaby, an investigator who insists the supernatural is real. Their first case is tracking down a serial killer the police refuse to say is an inhuman creature, except for handsome detective Charlie Cane, who joins them in the investigation.
4) Twisted
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With her energies focused on a baffling, vicious gang slaying and her personal life in shambles, Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has a full plate. The last thing she needs is a whiz-kid grad student claiming to have stumbled upon a bizarre connection between several unsolved murders.
“An elaborate, tangled web . . . With unsuspected turns at every chapter break...
With her energies focused on a baffling, vicious gang slaying and her personal life in shambles, Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has a full plate. The last thing she needs is a whiz-kid grad student claiming to have stumbled upon a bizarre connection between several unsolved murders.
“An elaborate, tangled web . . . With unsuspected turns at every chapter break...
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Seventeen-year-old Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his notorious "Dear Old Dad," but believes he has a conscience that will help fight his own urges and right some of his father's wrongs, so he secretly helps the police apprehend the town's newest murderer, "The Impressionist."
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After being left at the altar 5 years ago, ex-beauty queen Farrah Adjani has receded into her own world. She lives at home in an apartment shared by her mother and aunt, and rarely comes out of her room. She spends her time flipping through the 24-hour news cycle and feeding her obsession with Jackson Miles, a recently convicted serial killer. Everything changes when her overbearing drunk of a mother returns home from her date, flashes a ring, and...
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¿Has escuchado o leído el nombre miles de veces sin saber toda su historia? ¿Te gustaría conocer todo lo que se esconde detrás de este psicópata? ¿Hay manera de evitar a otros individuos como Ted Bundy de acuerdo a la psicología? Entonces sigue leyendo…
"El mal está sólo en tu mente y no en lo externo. La mente pura siempre ve solamente lo bueno en cada cosa, pero la mala se encarga de inventar el mal." - Goethe
Theodore Robert Bundy...
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United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on twenty of the most chilling crimes in California history.
True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but also included are lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes.
Some of the cases included in this book:
Gerald and Charlene Gallego: Killer husband and wife duo who abducted young...
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TWENTY YEARS BEFORE SHOCKING THE WORLD IN LOS ANGELES IN 1947 AS "THE BLACK DAHLIA AVENGER" DID GEORGE HODEL TERRORIZE CALIFORNIA BY COMMITTING SOME OF ITS MOST INFAMOUS CRIMES AND SERIAL MURDERS? From the Introduction: In writing George Hill Hodel: "The Early Years," my original intent was to present all my father's suspected crimes from the 1920s and 1930s in one edition. I have found this is simply not possible as it would require a book that would...
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According to Pew Research Center, 78% of US adults are not convinced of the fairness of the death penalty and doubt its effectiveness as a deterrent to heinous crimes. .
Do you share the same views? Or do you have complete trust in the judicial process?
If you're looking to broaden your grasp of this subject matter, you've come to the right place.
You will gain insights into the legal, moral, social, and personal implications of this type of criminal...
11) Sledge
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Sledge hits you from the beginning with humor and originality. The action kicks off instantly with skull crushing deaths from the killer, Adam Lynch. Adam believes he is in a movie and video game that he has created in his head.
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¿Te has preguntado quienes son los seres humanos más despiadados de toda la historia? ¿Quiénes han cometido los actos más crueles e innombrables hacia otros seres humanos? ¿Qué es lo que los convierte en monstruos capaces de cometer violentos crímenes? Entonces sigue leyendo..
"Estoy seguro que a cualquiera le gusta un buen crimen, siempre que no sea la víctima." - Alfred Hitchcock
No siempre hemos sabido cómo hablar de los criminales que...
13) The Editor
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A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.
14) Shock Value
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Miles Fowler makes horror movies. After witnessing a real life murder, he blackmails the killer to star in his next film, but when cameras roll, "creative differences" put everyone's life in turnaround.
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This combo consists of two true crime books, which are:
Pablo Escobar - One of the big lords of the drug cartels in Colombia is Pablo Escobar, a criminal who became a leader and expanded his influence on organized crime throughout the North and South American continents. With billions in his bank account, in cash, and in other assents, it's not easy to ignore his name and the power he gained.
In 1976, Escobar established the Medellín Cartel, which...
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Dating a psychopath is one of the most dangerous situations that women can accidentally put themselves into.
It often leads to harassment, stalking, physical abuse, and at its worst, even murder.
Thankfully, avoiding psychopathic serial killers when on the dating scene is a lot easier than you think… once you know the signs.
And this book will make you a pro at noticing the red flags of a psychopath even when you're not the one dating them.
But...
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This gem of a production was nominated for six Emmy Awards and is acclaimed as the finest of all the interpretations. Called "ornately atmospheric horror," by The Hollywood Reporter, it is a powerful adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's unforgettable tale, featuring Jack Palance as the mild Dr. Jekyll and the brutally evil Mr. Hyde.
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If you're a fan of true crime, you're undoubtedly familiar with the big-name cases: Ted Bundy, BTK, David Berkowitz, Christopher Watts, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jodi Arias, Ed Gein, etc. The list of well-known, notorious cases throughout history is seemingly endless. Books, websites, podcasts, streaming television series, and magazines are filled with their abhorrent tales of mayhem. They're some of the most foul killers the world...
19) Serial Killers
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In a quiet town in Wichita, Kansas comes the Serial Killer that is known as Dennis Rader. He wasn't your typical murderer; no he was something more than this, a twisted and demented family man.
Jeffrey Dahmer and his cannibalistic murder spree
The Zodiac Killer who terrorized San Francisco
John Wayne Gacy, the Klown Killer
If you liked authors Jack Rosewood and Ryan Green, then you are going to be on the edge of your seat!
Delve deep into the...