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Killers of the Flower Moon

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

podle David Grann ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE“A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime ... Přečtěte si více

161,39 Kč

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE“A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime
... Přečtěte si více
Say Nothing

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

podle Patrick Radden Keefe ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of *London Falling—*a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles ... Přečtěte si více

218,29 Kč

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of *London Falling—*a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles
... Přečtěte si více
The Wager

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

podle David Grann ...

#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 Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.A Best Book of the ... Přečtěte si více

251,79 Kč

#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 Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.A Best Book of the
... Přečtěte si více
London Falling

A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth

podle Patrick Radden Keefe ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling, prizewinning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London’s glittering surface“Another blockbuster feat of reportage. . ... Přečtěte si více

251,79 Kč

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling, prizewinning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London’s glittering surface“Another blockbuster feat of reportage. .
... Přečtěte si více
Darkness Falls

The third unmissable thriller in the pulse-pounding Kate Marshall series

podle Robert Bryndza ...

Série Kniha 3 - Kate Marshall
THE UNMISSABLE THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GIRL IN THE ICE, NINE ELMS AND SHADOW SANDS, ROBERT BRYNDZA__________'T****he third Kate Marshall thriller is the best one yet!' THE TIMES*'*An exciting, riveting read from a master storyteller' RACHEL ABBOTT'A gripping page-turner that gets darker an... ... Přečtěte si více

421,49 Kč

THE UNMISSABLE THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GIRL IN THE ICE, NINE ELMS AND SHADOW SANDS, ROBERT BRYNDZA__________'T****he third Kate Marshall thriller is the best one yet!' THE TIMES*'*An exciting, riveting read from a master storyteller' RACHEL ABBOTT'A gripping page-turner that gets darker an...
... Přečtěte si více
The Family at No 23

A totally gripping psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist

podle Kathryn Sharman ...

'An absolute rollercoaster! So many twists and turns... When I thought I'd figured it all out... BOOM! There came the ending. I'm speechless!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This story is wild!! Actual mind-blowing psychological fiction that has you simultaneously shouting at the characters to stop their crazy antics, while turning pages at a rate of knots to find out what will happen next!! This is the most ... Přečtěte si více

244,59 Kč

'An absolute rollercoaster! So many twists and turns... When I thought I'd figured it all out... BOOM! There came the ending. I'm speechless!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This story is wild!! Actual mind-blowing psychological fiction that has you simultaneously shouting at the characters to stop their crazy antics, while turning pages at a rate of knots to find out what will happen next!! This is the most
... Přečtěte si více
In with the Devil

A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption

podle James Keene, Hillel Levin ...

The basis for the Apple TV+ show Black Bird.In with the Devil presents the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free.Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman ... Přečtěte si více

212,39 Kč

The basis for the Apple TV+ show Black Bird.In with the Devil presents the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free.Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman
... Přečtěte si více
This House of Grief

The true crime classic from the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize

podle Helen Garner ...

Série série W&N Essentials
Dua Lipa's Book Club Pick for August 2025One of the Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century'A true-crime classic and literary masterpiece' ANNE ENRIGHT'Bears comparison with In Cold Blood' KATE ATKINSON'It grabbed me by the throat' GILLIAN ANDERSON'Sharp and forensic' DUA LIPAFather's Day, 2005. Just after nightfall, a discarded husband was driving his thr... ... Přečtěte si více

235,09 Kč

Dua Lipa's Book Club Pick for August 2025One of the Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century'A true-crime classic and literary masterpiece' ANNE ENRIGHT'Bears comparison with In Cold Blood' KATE ATKINSON'It grabbed me by the throat' GILLIAN ANDERSON'Sharp and forensic' DUA LIPAFather's Day, 2005. Just after nightfall, a discarded husband was driving his thr...
... Přečtěte si více
In the Woods

A truly stunning thriller and psychological mystery from one of our greatest living crime writers

podle Tana French ...

Série série Dublin Murder Squad
THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORNew York Times #3 best thriller of the 21st Century'To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer' GILLIAN FLYNN'[Crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star' GUARDIAN'One of the finest writers of cont... ... Přečtěte si více

244,59 Kč

THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORNew York Times #3 best thriller of the 21st Century'To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer' GILLIAN FLYNN'[Crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star' GUARDIAN'One of the finest writers of cont...
... Přečtěte si více
Whoever Fights Monsters

My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI

podle Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman ...

LEARN THE TRUE STORY OF ONE OF THE FBI PROFILERS WHO COINED THE PHRASE "SERIAL KILLER"Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran Robert K. Ressler learned how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us -- and put them behind bars. In Whoever Fights Monsters, Ressler—the inspiration for the character Agent Bill Tench in David Fincher's hit TV show Mindhunter ... Přečtěte si více

167,19 Kč

LEARN THE TRUE STORY OF ONE OF THE FBI PROFILERS WHO COINED THE PHRASE "SERIAL KILLER"Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran Robert K. Ressler learned how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us -- and put them behind bars. In Whoever Fights Monsters, Ressler—the inspiration for the character Agent Bill Tench in David Fincher's hit TV show Mindhunter
... Přečtěte si více
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

podle John Berendt ...

THE LANDMARK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR MUSICAL COMING SOON TO BROADWAY • An enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city: “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime." —The New York Times Book Review • 30th Anniversary Edition with a New ... Přečtěte si více

251,79 Kč

THE LANDMARK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR MUSICAL COMING SOON TO BROADWAY • An enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city: “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime." —The New York Times Book Review • 30th Anniversary Edition with a New
... Přečtěte si více
Serial Killers True Crime: Murder Stories Trilogy

podle Daniel Brand ...

The 1980s-2000s was a time of great technological and social change in America, but it was also a time when monsters stalked the highways and byways of the country as well as, for the first time, the information super highway. If you love Criminal Minds, Unsolved Mysteries, True Crime, and true tales of horror more chilling than anything the imagination can conceive then Serial Killers True Crime ... Přečtěte si více

123,19 Kč

The 1980s-2000s was a time of great technological and social change in America, but it was also a time when monsters stalked the highways and byways of the country as well as, for the first time, the information super highway. If you love Criminal Minds, Unsolved Mysteries, True Crime, and true tales of horror more chilling than anything the imagination can conceive then Serial Killers True Crime
... Přečtěte si více
The Twenty

podle Sam Holland ...

Série Kniha 2 - Major Crimes
A nail-biting, award-winning crime novel from the author of The Echo Man!A shocking crime scene…DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims – all with numbers written above their bodies. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down…A case that twists and turns…When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, they trigger memories of a ... Přečtěte si více

182,49 Kč

A nail-biting, award-winning crime novel from the author of The Echo Man!A shocking crime scene…DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims – all with numbers written above their bodies. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down…A case that twists and turns…When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, they trigger memories of a
... Přečtěte si více
Jack the Ripper - The Policeman

A New Suspect

podle Rod Beattie ...

Imagine you were a police officer and had been dominated as a child by an abusive mother who didn’t really want you and as an adult had been served bastardy orders twice, firstly by a woman in whose house you lived and then by a woman you had a relationship with.Then, to top it all after you had become a police officer in another city you arrested a woman you thought was a prostitute, whose ... Přečtěte si více

286,43 Kč

Imagine you were a police officer and had been dominated as a child by an abusive mother who didn’t really want you and as an adult had been served bastardy orders twice, firstly by a woman in whose house you lived and then by a woman you had a relationship with.Then, to top it all after you had become a police officer in another city you arrested a woman you thought was a prostitute, whose
... Přečtěte si více
Missing

The Unsolved Cases of Ireland's Vanished Women and Children

podle Barry Cummins ...

From 1950 to the present day, there have been almost 900 long-term missing people in Ireland. The equivalent of a vibrant village, all gone, vanished without a trace.Where did they go? Are they dead or still alive somewhere? How many have been murdered? How many killers have got away with their crimes?RTÉ journalist Barry Cummins has reported on the unsolved cases of Ireland's missing for decades. ... Přečtěte si více

179,09 Kč

From 1950 to the present day, there have been almost 900 long-term missing people in Ireland. The equivalent of a vibrant village, all gone, vanished without a trace.Where did they go? Are they dead or still alive somewhere? How many have been murdered? How many killers have got away with their crimes?RTÉ journalist Barry Cummins has reported on the unsolved cases of Ireland's missing for decades.
... Přečtěte si více
Run As Fast As You Can! (And I Will Find You!)

podle George G. Spanos ...

**"The vivid cinematic narration drawn from the author's personal experience makes the reader an invisible observer of the deadliest Urban Fire of the 21st century and an undeniable witness to the moments experienced by the civilians fighting the unequal battle with the fiery monster, forcing themselves to discover their survival limits." Athens Voice"A documento written out not only to honor the ... Přečtěte si více

220,38 Kč

**"The vivid cinematic narration drawn from the author's personal experience makes the reader an invisible observer of the deadliest Urban Fire of the 21st century and an undeniable witness to the moments experienced by the civilians fighting the unequal battle with the fiery monster, forcing themselves to discover their survival limits." Athens Voice"A documento written out not only to honor the
... Přečtěte si více
John Wayne Gacy

Defending a Monster

podle Sam L. Amirante, Danny Broaderick ...

A chronicle of one of the most disturbing serial killer cases in American history, from the lawyer leading the defense.“Sam, could you do me a favor?” Thus begins a story that has now become part of America’s true crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga—the story of a young lawyer fresh from the Public Defender’s Office ... Přečtěte si více

314,37 Kč

A chronicle of one of the most disturbing serial killer cases in American history, from the lawyer leading the defense.“Sam, could you do me a favor?” Thus begins a story that has now become part of America’s true crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga—the story of a young lawyer fresh from the Public Defender’s Office
... Přečtěte si více
Landru's Secret

The Deadly Seductions of France's Lonely Hearts Serial Killer

podle Richard Tomlinson ...

On 12 April 1919, the Paris police arrested a bald, short, 50-year-old swindler at his apartment near the Gare du Nord, acting on a lead from a humble housemaid. A century later, Henri Désiré Landru remains the most notorious and enigmatic serial killer in French criminal history, a riddle at the heart of an unsolved murder puzzle. The official version of Landrus lethal rampage was so shocking ... Přečtěte si více

349,35 Kč

On 12 April 1919, the Paris police arrested a bald, short, 50-year-old swindler at his apartment near the Gare du Nord, acting on a lead from a humble housemaid. A century later, Henri Désiré Landru remains the most notorious and enigmatic serial killer in French criminal history, a riddle at the heart of an unsolved murder puzzle. The official version of Landrus lethal rampage was so shocking
... Přečtěte si více
The Long Silence

The Story of James Hanratty and the A6 Murder by Valerie Storie, the Woman Who Lived to Tell the Tale

podle Paul Stickler ...

In August 1961, 22-year-old Valerie Storie and 36-year-old Michael Gregsten were the victims of James Hanratty in the notorious ‘A6 Murder’. After a five-hour ordeal, ending in a layby on the A6 in Bedfordshire, Michael was shot dead and Valerie was raped, shot and left for dead. She survived, but was paralysed and remained in a wheelchair until her death in 2016.In 1962, Hanratty became one of ... Přečtěte si více

387,85 Kč

In August 1961, 22-year-old Valerie Storie and 36-year-old Michael Gregsten were the victims of James Hanratty in the notorious ‘A6 Murder’. After a five-hour ordeal, ending in a layby on the A6 in Bedfordshire, Michael was shot dead and Valerie was raped, shot and left for dead. She survived, but was paralysed and remained in a wheelchair until her death in 2016.In 1962, Hanratty became one of
... Přečtěte si více
Trial of Mary Blandy

podle William Roughead, Editor ...

"Mary Blandy (1720 – April 6, 1752) was a female murderer in 18th century England. In 1751, she poisoned her father, Francis Blandy, with arsenic. She claimed that she thought the arsenic was a love potion that would make her father approve of her relationship with William Henry Cranstoun, an army officer and son of a Scottish nobleman."--WikipediaThis edition features• illustrations• a linked ... Přečtěte si více

96,82 Kč

"Mary Blandy (1720 – April 6, 1752) was a female murderer in 18th century England. In 1751, she poisoned her father, Francis Blandy, with arsenic. She claimed that she thought the arsenic was a love potion that would make her father approve of her relationship with William Henry Cranstoun, an army officer and son of a Scottish nobleman."--WikipediaThis edition features• illustrations• a linked
... Přečtěte si více
Doing Life

The Extraordinary Saga of Jerry Rosenberg, America’s Greatest Jailhouse Lawyer

podle Steve Bello ...

The classic true-crime chronicle of Jerry Rosenberg, America’s first jailhouse lawyer. Criminal. Convict. Lawyer. Legend. A breathtaking excursion into a shocking and violent world, Doing Life is the story of Jerry Rosenberg, a one-time junior mobster from Brooklyn who, over forty-six years in prison, transformed himself into one of the finest legal minds in the country. His conviction in a double ... Přečtěte si více

174,56 Kč

The classic true-crime chronicle of Jerry Rosenberg, America’s first jailhouse lawyer. Criminal. Convict. Lawyer. Legend. A breathtaking excursion into a shocking and violent world, Doing Life is the story of Jerry Rosenberg, a one-time junior mobster from Brooklyn who, over forty-six years in prison, transformed himself into one of the finest legal minds in the country. His conviction in a double
... Přečtěte si více
Disparitions à Marseille - Recherche 3 Prostituées N° 2

Soumia Irina Cristina Zineb

podle Patrick Salameh ...

Série série Disparitions à Marseille - Recherche 3 Prostituées
Dans les rues chaudes de Marseille, une 1ière prostituée Ukrainienne disparaît. C'est Iréva.2 semaines après, c'est au tour d'une jeune fille roumaine, Crisleva.15 jours après ce sera au tour de Ziane, JF maghrébine, prostituée également, qui disparaît.Un suspect est arrêté, Patrick Salameh, sa photo fut diffusée dans toutes les presses. Les médias le présentent comme responsable des disparitions ... Přečtěte si více

244,77 Kč

Dans les rues chaudes de Marseille, une 1ière prostituée Ukrainienne disparaît. C'est Iréva.2 semaines après, c'est au tour d'une jeune fille roumaine, Crisleva.15 jours après ce sera au tour de Ziane, JF maghrébine, prostituée également, qui disparaît.Un suspect est arrêté, Patrick Salameh, sa photo fut diffusée dans toutes les presses. Les médias le présentent comme responsable des disparitions
... Přečtěte si více
The Grangegorman Murders

Dean Lyons, Mark Nash and the Story behind the Grangegorman Murders

podle Alan Bailey ...

On the morning of 7 March 1997, the bodies of two elderly female patients were discovered in their sheltered accommodation at Grangegorman Psychiatric Hospital in Dublin.It would be a further 16 years before Mark Nash was convicted of the notorious Grangegorman murders, but not before Dean Lyons, an innocent man, spent months in prison for a crime he did not commit, only to tragically die of a ... Přečtěte si více

134,09 Kč

On the morning of 7 March 1997, the bodies of two elderly female patients were discovered in their sheltered accommodation at Grangegorman Psychiatric Hospital in Dublin.It would be a further 16 years before Mark Nash was convicted of the notorious Grangegorman murders, but not before Dean Lyons, an innocent man, spent months in prison for a crime he did not commit, only to tragically die of a
... Přečtěte si více
If You Tell: The True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Bond of Motherhood

podle Bernard Yudowitz ...

Growing up, my father ran America’s most notorious prison for the criminally insane, running experiments on inmates and releasing psychotic killers into Belmont, Mass. My school ordered family therapy stopped early when Fox Television phoned asking for his news commentary, and his career grew fastest. He helped defend Goetz, John Gotti, O. J. Simpson, a royal princess., etc. He helped the FBI ... Přečtěte si více

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Growing up, my father ran America’s most notorious prison for the criminally insane, running experiments on inmates and releasing psychotic killers into Belmont, Mass. My school ordered family therapy stopped early when Fox Television phoned asking for his news commentary, and his career grew fastest. He helped defend Goetz, John Gotti, O. J. Simpson, a royal princess., etc. He helped the FBI
... Přečtěte si více

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Killers of the Flower Moon

Say Nothing

The Wager

London Falling

Darkness Falls

The Family at No 23

In with the Devil

This House of Grief

In the Woods

Whoever Fights Monsters

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Serial Killers True Crime: Murder Stories Trilogy

The Twenty

Jack the Ripper - The Policeman

Missing

Run As Fast As You Can! (And I Will Find You!)

John Wayne Gacy

Landru's Secret

The Long Silence

Trial of Mary Blandy

Doing Life

Disparitions à Marseille - Recherche 3 Prostituées N° 2

The Grangegorman Murders

If You Tell: The True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Bond of Motherhood