True Crime - Audiobooks

Serial killer H. H. Holmes built his murder castle in Chicago, but he met the hangman in Philadelphia. Al Capone served his first prison sentence here. America's first bank robbery was pulled off here in 1798. The country's first kidnapping for ransom came off...

"Courageous and compelling...essential and critically important." --Bryan Stevenson An award-winning scholar of white supremacy tackles her toughest research assignment yet: the unsolved murder of a Black man in rural Mississippi while her grandfather was the local sheriff--a cold case that sheds new light on...

"Among the Bros is a harrowing and disturbing book. I have read about fraternity life but nothing like this. This book will blow your mind, each page digging deeper into the unimaginable. Except every word is true."--Buzz Bissinger, #1 New York Times bestselling author...

The disturbing true story of the notorious Cecil Hotel in downtown LA, by its general manager for a decade and star of the controversial Netflix documentary series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.When Amy Price took a temporary design job at an...

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents jaw-dropping true stories of Egyptian burial chambers, prehistoric ruins, pirate treasure, bizarre crimes, and more... What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's...

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the "University of Idaho Murders," offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media's seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating...

Author: John GlattISBN-10: 1665209453ISBN-13: 9781665209458Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2019Format: CDWeight: 0.60lbs

Learn the terrifying truth behind the world's deadliest serial killers . . . Serial killers haunt our dreams and inspire the terrifying villains of TV shows and horror movies. But how much do you really know about the minds behind the world's deadliest killers?...

The incredible story of a 1958 murder that ended with the last woman to ever be executed in California--a murder so twisted it seems ripped from a Greek tragedyDeborah Larkin was only ten years old when the quiet calm of her California suburb was...

"This book is as engrossing as anything by Agatha Christie, as unsettling as a novel by Stephen King, and reported with a vigorous empathy that leaves Truman Capote in the dust. Scott Johnson's courage, his relentless quest for the truth behind a set of...

From Sarah Weinman, the award-winning editor of Unspeakable Acts, a groundbreaking new anthology showcasing the future of the true crime genreTrue crime, as an entertainment genre, has always prioritized clear narrative arcs: victims wronged, police detectives in pursuit, suspects apprehended, justice delivered. But what...

From an award-winning former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure follows the author's quest to find missing hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail by pairing up with an eclectic group of unlikely allies. As a park ranger with the...

The shocking secret history of twentieth-century orphanages--which for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their walls For much of the twentieth century, a series of terrible events--abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths--took places inside orphanages. The survivors have been trying to...

The Cold War meets Mad Men in the form of Karel Koecher, a double agent whose shifting loyalties and over-the-top hedonism reverberated from New York to Moscow. In the mid-1970s, the CIA and KGB were both watching Karel Koecher closely--and they were both convinced...

"The Life We Chose--an unforgettable story. A really great read." --Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy and Casino and screenwriter of GoodfellasFrom Matt Birkbeck--investigative journalist and executive producer of Netflix's #1 movie Girl in the Picture--a revelatory father/surrogate son story that takes readers deep inside...

A riveting, deeply personal memoir of more than twenty years of death-scene investigations by New York City death investigator Barbara Butcher.Barbara Butcher was recovering from addiction problems and unhappy relationships when she landed a job at the Medical Examiner's Office in New York City....

When a young American named Billy Reilly vanished into Russia's war with Ukraine, his parents embarked on a desperate search for answers. Was their son's disappearance connected to his mysterious work for the FBI, or was it a personal quest gone wrong? Only when...

Author: Ann RuleISBN-10: 1665299509ISBN-13: 9781665299503Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/09/2016Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 6.70h x 5.30w x 0.60d

Before reality TV, GPS devices, and dashboard computers, there was a coming of age for the Maine Warden Service. It was a time when a compass, map, and one's wits were what mattered most in the field. Every day offered the potential for an...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on...

The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most dangerous female spy in US history, drawing upon never-before-seen material and to be published upon her release from prison, for readers of Agent Sonya and A Woman of No Importance.Just days after September 11, the...

Author: Errol MorrisISBN-10: 8200075141ISBN-13: 9798200075140Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/2012Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.10lbs

Author: Serhii PlokhyISBN-10: 1665299290ISBN-13: 9781665299299Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/06/2016Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.20lbs

Every serial killer is a nice guy--until he's found out. This is the shocking, true account of a Southern charmer who left a trail of victims in his wake.Jerry Marcus fooled them all. He was a nice guy, always helped at home, did well...

True crime is having, as they say, a moment, reports the New York Times, where they know a thing or two about covering crime. There's a boom in the genre across media, from books to television to podcasting. Perfect for newcomers and hardened crime...

Two days after Christmas, 2011, Russel Faria returned to his Troy, Missouri, home to find his wife, Betsy, dead, a knife still lodged in her neck. She had been stabbed fifty-five times in a brutal murder that would set off a chain of events...

​Trailed is a beautifully written account of a great American tragedy--the unsolved murders of an undetermined number of young women, all by the same serial killer, who got away. The truth is still buried. I couldn't put it down.--John Grisham, #1 New York Times...

This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the listener from a free-love community in upstate New York to the shocking assassination of President James Garfield.It was heaven on earth--and, some whispered, the devil's garden.Thousands came by trains and...

The disappearance of a twenty-one-year-old woman from a Massachusetts suburb became one of the most discussed crimes of the twentieth century.The discussion intensified when the public learned that Robin Benedict worked as a prostitute in Boston's notorious red-light district, the "Combat Zone," and was...

Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column Lady Killers, this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages.When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper, John...

Giancarlo Granda finally reveals the truth about his relationship with Becki Falwell and her husband Jerry Falwell Jr., and the hidden world of political influence, high finance, and criminal intrigue.Jerry Falwell Jr. is a prominent figure in the evangelical world whose support for presidential...

I Did It is the story of Gina Champion-Cain, the mastermind behind the largest woman-led Ponzi scheme in US history--$400 million. This real-life story includes a multitude of participants, banks, hedge funds, egomaniacs, and small-time crooks, all fueled by greed, stupidity, and a keen...

A gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native American women in America and the societal ramifications of government inaction.In the summer of 2017, twenty-two-year-old Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind vanished....

Author: Robert Dugoni, Joseph HilldorferISBN-10: 1665282967ISBN-13: 9781665282963Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/21/2017Format: CDWeight: 0.55lbs

Author: Coleen Marlo, Gregg OlsenISBN-10: 1665224894ISBN-13: 9781665224895Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2018Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.10lbs

A tale of breathtaking ambition, flamboyant personalities, palace intrigue, and casualties strewn along the path to enlightenmentIn 1981, ambitious young Ma Anand Sheela transported the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh to the United States to fulfill his dream of creating a utopia for his...

God is on your side? Is he a conservative? The Devil is on my side, he's a good communist.--Joseph StalinIn the wee hours of January 23, 1931, the world's greatest ballerina lay dying. As her lungs filled with fluid, the exiled Russian, Anna Pavlova,...

The incredible story of a 1958 murder that ended with the last woman to ever be executed in California--a murder so twisted it seems ripped from a Greek tragedyDeborah Larkin was only ten years old when the quiet calm of her California suburb was...

Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column Lady Killers, this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages.When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper, John...

For readers of Jon Krakauer and Douglas Preston, the critically acclaimed author and journalist Jon Billman's fascinating, in-depth look at people who vanish in the wilderness without a trace and those eccentric, determined characters who try to find them. These are the stories that...

A hard-nosed investigation into Hollywood's most enduring mysteryFor thirty-five years, it has been a riddle which has gripped the world. Part love story, part tragedy, it has all the elements of a Hollywood blockbuster: a beautiful actress, a handsome leading man, a brooding sidekick...

This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the listener from a free-love community in upstate New York to the shocking assassination of President James Garfield.It was heaven on earth--and, some whispered, the devil's garden.Thousands came by trains and...

The disappearance of a twenty-one-year-old woman from a Massachusetts suburb became one of the most discussed crimes of the twentieth century.The discussion intensified when the public learned that Robin Benedict worked as a prostitute in Boston's notorious red-light district, the "Combat Zone," and was...

New York Times bestselling author and award-winning historian John Boessenecker separates fact from fiction in the first new biography in decades of Black Bart, the Wild West's most mysterious gentleman bandit.Black Bart is widely regarded today as not only the most notorious stage robber...

The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most dangerous female spy in US history, drawing upon never-before-seen material and to be published upon her release from prison, for readers of Agent Sonya and A Woman of No Importance.Just days after September 11, the...

"Impressively researched and written with storytelling verve. ... Talty delves the deepest into the history and twisted personality of David Koresh." --Wall Street JournalThe first comprehensive account of David Koresh's life, his road to Waco, and the rise of government mistrust in America, from...

The Angel Makers is a true-crime story like no other--a 1920s midwife who may have been the century's most prolific killer leading a murder ring of women responsible for the deaths of at least 160 men. The horror occurred in a rustic farming enclave...

When Lieutenant Commander Bobby Thompson surfaced in Tampa in 1998, it was as if he had fallen from the sky, providing no hint of his past life. Eleven years later, St. Petersburg Times investigative reporter Jeff Testerman visited the rundown duplex Thompson used as...

This true crime saga--with an eccentric Southern backdrop--introduces the listener to the story of a murder in a crumbling Louisville mansion and the decades of secrets and corruption that live within the old house's walls. On June 18, 2010, police discover a body buried...

I Did It is the story of Gina Champion-Cain, the mastermind behind the largest woman-led Ponzi scheme in US history--$400 million. This real-life story includes a multitude of participants, banks, hedge funds, egomaniacs, and small-time crooks, all fueled by greed, stupidity, and a keen...