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They Walk Among Us

New true crime cases from the No.1 podcast

by Benjamin Fitton, Rosanna Fitton ...

A Chilling Casebook of Horrifying Hometown CrimesHow well do you really know your friends?Neighbours, friends, doctors and colleagues. We see them every day. We trust them implicitly. But what about the British army sergeant who sabotaged his wife’s parachute? Or the lodger who took his landlady on a picnic from which she never returned? From dentists to PAs, these normal-seeming people were ... Read more

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A Chilling Casebook of Horrifying Hometown CrimesHow well do you really know your friends?Neighbours, friends, doctors and colleagues. We see them every day. We trust them implicitly. But what about the British army sergeant who sabotaged his wife’s parachute? Or the lodger who took his landlady on a picnic from which she never returned? From dentists to PAs, these normal-seeming people were
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Murder: The Biography

by Kate Morgan ...

THE CRIMES. THE STORIES. THE LAW‘Fascinating’ – Sunday Times‘Masterful’ – Judith Flanders‘A page-turning read' – Prof. David WilsonTotally gripping and brilliantly told, Murder: The Biography is a gruesome and utterly captivating portrait of the legal history of murder.The stories and the people involved in the history of murder are stranger, darker... ... Read more

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THE CRIMES. THE STORIES. THE LAW‘Fascinating’ – Sunday Times‘Masterful’ – Judith Flanders‘A page-turning read' – Prof. David WilsonTotally gripping and brilliantly told, Murder: The Biography is a gruesome and utterly captivating portrait of the legal history of murder.The stories and the people involved in the history of murder are stranger, darker...
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Where the Silence Calls

by M J Lee ...

Series Book 3 - DI Ridpath Crime Thriller
Play with fire, and you're going to get burned. The unputdownable new Ridpath crime thrillerIn Manchester, a block of flats is burning. The only victim is a middle-aged man, sat watching TV. Are the fire and the man's death an accident or is something more frightening at work?Meanwhile, DI Ridpath is back with his wife and enjoying work at the Coroner's Office, his myeloma still in remission. But ... Read more

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Play with fire, and you're going to get burned. The unputdownable new Ridpath crime thrillerIn Manchester, a block of flats is burning. The only victim is a middle-aged man, sat watching TV. Are the fire and the man's death an accident or is something more frightening at work?Meanwhile, DI Ridpath is back with his wife and enjoying work at the Coroner's Office, his myeloma still in remission. But
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My Ghost Has a Name

Memoir of a Murder

by Rosalyn Rossignol ...

This memoir about a friend's murder—and the mystery surrounding her daughter's role in it—is "a true-crime work that digs deeper" ( Foreword Reviews).On October 20, 1999, thirty-eight-year-old Nell Crowley Davis was bludgeoned, strangled, and stabbed to death in her backyard in Bluffton, South Carolina, near Hilton Head Island. In this blend of true crime and memoir, Rosalyn Rossignol tells the ... Read more

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This memoir about a friend's murder—and the mystery surrounding her daughter's role in it—is "a true-crime work that digs deeper" ( Foreword Reviews).On October 20, 1999, thirty-eight-year-old Nell Crowley Davis was bludgeoned, strangled, and stabbed to death in her backyard in Bluffton, South Carolina, near Hilton Head Island. In this blend of true crime and memoir, Rosalyn Rossignol tells the
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The Women Are Not Fine

The Dark History of a Poisonous Sisterhood

by Hope Reese ...

'An insightful, empathetic and well-researched account of a deeply fascinating and macabre true story' KATE MOORE , New York Times bestselling author of The Radium Girls'Compelling' TELEGRAPH'Such a compelling account of a small but significant dark corner of history... Profound, angry, and tender all at once' VIRGINIA FEITO, author of MRS MARCH<s... ... Read more

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'An insightful, empathetic and well-researched account of a deeply fascinating and macabre true story' KATE MOORE , New York Times bestselling author of The Radium Girls'Compelling' TELEGRAPH'Such a compelling account of a small but significant dark corner of history... Profound, angry, and tender all at once' VIRGINIA FEITO, author of MRS MARCH<s...
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Cultish

The Language of Fanaticism

by Amanda Montell ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers“At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don’t realize you’re in one till it’s too late.”—Refinery29.comThe New York Times ... Read more

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers“At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don’t realize you’re in one till it’s too late.”—Refinery29.comThe New York Times
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The Token

Seven strangers, a dangerous crossing and a fortune to die for

by Sharon Bolton ...

'EXPERTLY CONSTRUCTED, HIGH-STAKES DRAMA' GUARDIAN'BOLTON'S DAZZLING PLOT RECALLS CHRISTIE AT HER MOST INVENTIVE' SUNDAY TIMESTHE BILLIONAIRE'S WILL PROMISED THEM EVERYTHING. BUT THE MONEY COMES WITH A DEADLY PRICE.When seven strangers receive a mysterious note that billionaire Logan Quick is leaving them his vast fortune, all they... ... Read more

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'EXPERTLY CONSTRUCTED, HIGH-STAKES DRAMA' GUARDIAN'BOLTON'S DAZZLING PLOT RECALLS CHRISTIE AT HER MOST INVENTIVE' SUNDAY TIMESTHE BILLIONAIRE'S WILL PROMISED THEM EVERYTHING. BUT THE MONEY COMES WITH A DEADLY PRICE.When seven strangers receive a mysterious note that billionaire Logan Quick is leaving them his vast fortune, all they...
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The Last Gangster

From Cop to Wiseguy to FBI Informant: Big Ron Previte and the Fall of the American Mob

by George Anastasia ...

"It's over. You'd have to be Ray Charles not to see it." —former New Jersey capo Ron Previte, on the mob today As a cop, Ron Previte was corrupt. As a mobster he was brutal. And in his final role, as a confidential informant to the FBI, Previte was deadly. The Last Gangster is his story—the story of the last days of the Philadelphia Mob, and of the clash of generations that brought it down once ... Read more

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"It's over. You'd have to be Ray Charles not to see it." —former New Jersey capo Ron Previte, on the mob today As a cop, Ron Previte was corrupt. As a mobster he was brutal. And in his final role, as a confidential informant to the FBI, Previte was deadly. The Last Gangster is his story—the story of the last days of the Philadelphia Mob, and of the clash of generations that brought it down once
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The Most Bizarre True Crime Stories Ever Told

20 Shocking and Unbelievable True Crime Cases That Will Haunt You

by Jack Rosewood ...

A collection of the most mind-boggling and outrageous True Crime cases you've ever read. Stories so bizarre, creepy and compelling that you can't stop turning the pages - the perfect gift for True Crime lovers.Are you a hardcore true crime fan? Do you know all the ins and outs of popular cases and killers? Are you kind of sick of hearing the same old stories over and over? Do you long to be truly ... Read more

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A collection of the most mind-boggling and outrageous True Crime cases you've ever read. Stories so bizarre, creepy and compelling that you can't stop turning the pages - the perfect gift for True Crime lovers.Are you a hardcore true crime fan? Do you know all the ins and outs of popular cases and killers? Are you kind of sick of hearing the same old stories over and over? Do you long to be truly
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Famous Trials: Lucky Escapes

by Alex McBride ...

Series series Penguin Specials
From the legendary Famous Trials series of real-life courtroom dramas, two classic murder trials abridged and refreshed as Penguin Specials for modern readers, selected and introduced by Alex McBride, author of Defending the GuiltyNineteen year-old Madeleine Smith may have been charged in 1857 with poisoning her lover, Emile L'Angelier, but her real sin was having sex - a lot of sex - out of ... Read more

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From the legendary Famous Trials series of real-life courtroom dramas, two classic murder trials abridged and refreshed as Penguin Specials for modern readers, selected and introduced by Alex McBride, author of Defending the GuiltyNineteen year-old Madeleine Smith may have been charged in 1857 with poisoning her lover, Emile L'Angelier, but her real sin was having sex - a lot of sex - out of
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Cut Short

Why We’re Failing Our Youth – and How to Fix It

by Ciaran Thapar ...

'I came away from this book enraged, enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do something' Annie Mac'Lays down a transformative path to peace' David Lammy MP'Compelling' The Sunday Times; 'Assured' Observer; 'Brilliantly written' Nikesh Shukla_________________________Demetri wants to study criminology at university to und... ... Read more

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'I came away from this book enraged, enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do something' Annie Mac'Lays down a transformative path to peace' David Lammy MP'Compelling' The Sunday Times; 'Assured' Observer; 'Brilliantly written' Nikesh Shukla_________________________Demetri wants to study criminology at university to und...
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Killer Women

Chilling, Dark and Gripping True Crime Stories of Women Who Kill

by Nigel Cawthorne ...

The Chilling Inside Story of Women Who Are Driven to KillKiller Women are the most disturbing yet compelling of all criminals, representing the very darkest side of humanity and subverting the conventional view of women as the weaker sex.From Elizabeth Bathory, 'The Bloody Countess' whose vampire-like tendencies terrorised sixteenth-century Hungary, to the Moors Murderer Myra Hindley and the ... Read more

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The Chilling Inside Story of Women Who Are Driven to KillKiller Women are the most disturbing yet compelling of all criminals, representing the very darkest side of humanity and subverting the conventional view of women as the weaker sex.From Elizabeth Bathory, 'The Bloody Countess' whose vampire-like tendencies terrorised sixteenth-century Hungary, to the Moors Murderer Myra Hindley and the
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In the Woods

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

by Tana French ...

Series series 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... ... Read more

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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...
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A Death at Fountains Abbey

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Raven Scholar, a thrilling and gripping historical crime thriller

by Antonia Hodgson ...

Series series Thomas Hawkins
**Buy The Raven Scholar now - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue from Sunday Times bestselling Antonia Hodgson**'In a tale that more than matches its predecessors for pace and atmosphere, Hawkins is forced into confrontation with a psychopathic killer. . .hugely enjoyable'Sunday Times'Hodgson has a knack for convincing dialogue that crackles with period cadence and flavour' Daily Mail< ... Read more

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**Buy The Raven Scholar now - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue from Sunday Times bestselling Antonia Hodgson**'In a tale that more than matches its predecessors for pace and atmosphere, Hawkins is forced into confrontation with a psychopathic killer. . .hugely enjoyable'Sunday Times'Hodgson has a knack for convincing dialogue that crackles with period cadence and flavour' Daily Mail<
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Deep Cover

How I took down Britain’s most dangerous gangsters

by Shay Doyle, Scott Hesketh ...

Shortlisted for the Book of the Year and Audiobook of the Year at the 2023 True Crime AwardsStreet kid turned undercover cop.'This time he wasn't getting up. Neither were the two young women he'd just murdered. The two unarmed young police officers he cut down in a hail of 32 bullets and the fragments of a grenade, ending their promising lives so savagely, so senselessly. I felt empty. Cold. How ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Book of the Year and Audiobook of the Year at the 2023 True Crime AwardsStreet kid turned undercover cop.'This time he wasn't getting up. Neither were the two young women he'd just murdered. The two unarmed young police officers he cut down in a hail of 32 bullets and the fragments of a grenade, ending their promising lives so savagely, so senselessly. I felt empty. Cold. How
... Read more
Mindhunter

Inside the FBI Elite Serial Crime Unit, the Bestselling True Story (Now A Netflix Series)

by John Douglas, Mark Olshaker ...

The bestselling true story and inspiration behind the hit Netflix show, looking at how one underfunded FBI team became the first to explore the dark world of serial killers.'John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world' Jonathan Demme, director of The Silence of the LambsJohn Douglas is a former FBI Special Agent and expert in criminal profiling and behavioural science. ... Read more

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The bestselling true story and inspiration behind the hit Netflix show, looking at how one underfunded FBI team became the first to explore the dark world of serial killers.'John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world' Jonathan Demme, director of The Silence of the LambsJohn Douglas is a former FBI Special Agent and expert in criminal profiling and behavioural science.
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The Detective Stories Library (26 Books). Illustrated

The House of the Poplars by Dorothy L. Sayers, Grand Guignol by John Dickson Carr, Boots by Ngaio Marsh, The Yellow Sphere by John Rhode, Shadowed Sunlight by Christianna Brand and Many Others

by Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, E. C. R. Lorac, John Rhode, Anthony Berkeley, Anthony Gilbert, Christianna Brand, J. Jefferson Farjeon, Lynn Brock, Cyril Hare, Christopher Bush, Joseph Commings, Christopher St. John Sprigg, Alice Campbell, Stuart Palmer, Josephine Bell, G. D. H. & M. Cole, William A. R. Collins, Nicholas Blake, Ethel Lina White, H. C. Bailey, Gladys Mitchell, Richard Keverne, Herbert Adams ...

The Detective Stories Library is a rich and engaging collection of classic mysteries by some of the greatest writers of the genre. This illustrated volume brings together brilliant tales of crime, deduction, and suspense, featuring works by masters of the Golden Age of detective fiction such as Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, John Rhode, and Christianna Brand. Among the ... Read more

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The Detective Stories Library is a rich and engaging collection of classic mysteries by some of the greatest writers of the genre. This illustrated volume brings together brilliant tales of crime, deduction, and suspense, featuring works by masters of the Golden Age of detective fiction such as Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, John Rhode, and Christianna Brand. Among the
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Redhanded

An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick

by Suruthi Bala, Hannah Maguire ...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the UK's number one true crime podcast, RedHanded!What is it about killers, cults, and cannibals that capture our imaginations even as they terrify and disturb us? How do we carefully consume these cases and what can they teach us about what makes victims and their murderers our collective responsibility?RedHanded rejects the outdated narrative of killers ... Read more

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The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the UK's number one true crime podcast, RedHanded!What is it about killers, cults, and cannibals that capture our imaginations even as they terrify and disturb us? How do we carefully consume these cases and what can they teach us about what makes victims and their murderers our collective responsibility?RedHanded rejects the outdated narrative of killers
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Mary's Mosaic

The CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace

by Peter Janney ...

“[A] relentless exploration . . . The story of Meyer’s murder, and its cover up, is one more fascinating footnote to the Kennedy assassination.” —David Talbot, New York Times-bestselling authorThe death of Mary Meyer left many Americans with questions. Who really killed her? Why did CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton rush to find and confiscate her diary? Had she discovered the plan to ... Read more

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“[A] relentless exploration . . . The story of Meyer’s murder, and its cover up, is one more fascinating footnote to the Kennedy assassination.” —David Talbot, New York Times-bestselling authorThe death of Mary Meyer left many Americans with questions. Who really killed her? Why did CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton rush to find and confiscate her diary? Had she discovered the plan to
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Not What It Seems

The newest utterly absorbing crime thriller from multi-million-copy bestselling author

by Lisa Jackson ...

'Dark, unnerving and gets right under your skin from those first pages... loved this book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Lisa Jackson delivers exactly what thriller fans hope for - suspense, secrets, and plenty of twists' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Some secrets are best left buried...When Billy Huber is found dead outside his house, the police at first assume he fell from a ladder, injuring his throat and smashing ... Read more

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'Dark, unnerving and gets right under your skin from those first pages... loved this book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Lisa Jackson delivers exactly what thriller fans hope for - suspense, secrets, and plenty of twists' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Some secrets are best left buried...When Billy Huber is found dead outside his house, the police at first assume he fell from a ladder, injuring his throat and smashing
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False Flag Jack the Ripper

by Stephen Senise ...

“makes a big contribution to the field ...a breath of fresh air and a pure delight” - Paul Begg, Jack The Ripper historian, author of 'The Complete Jack The Ripper: A to Z'“Stephen Seniseʼs... newly published study of the case, offers the most important clue not just as to whodunit, but why.” - THE TIMES OF ISRAEL“fascinating” - Gareth Williams, editor RIPPEROLOGIST, The Journal Of Jack The Ripper ... Read more

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“makes a big contribution to the field ...a breath of fresh air and a pure delight” - Paul Begg, Jack The Ripper historian, author of 'The Complete Jack The Ripper: A to Z'“Stephen Seniseʼs... newly published study of the case, offers the most important clue not just as to whodunit, but why.” - THE TIMES OF ISRAEL“fascinating” - Gareth Williams, editor RIPPEROLOGIST, The Journal Of Jack The Ripper
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Did She Kill Him?

A Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic

by Kate Colquhoun ...

In the summer of 1889, young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poisoning of her much older husband, Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick.'The Maybrick Mystery' had all the makings of a sensation: a pretty, flirtatious young girl; resentful, gossiping servants; rumours of gambling and debt; and torrid mutual infidelity. The case cracked the varnish of ... Read more

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In the summer of 1889, young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poisoning of her much older husband, Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick.'The Maybrick Mystery' had all the makings of a sensation: a pretty, flirtatious young girl; resentful, gossiping servants; rumours of gambling and debt; and torrid mutual infidelity. The case cracked the varnish of
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Harold Shipman - Prescription For Murder

The true story of Dr Harold Frederick Shipman

by Brian Whittle, Jean Ritchie ...

He was a pillar of the community, serving on local committees, donating prizes to the rugby club, organising charity collections. His patients thought the world of him: he was attentive, kind, never too busy to chat. Yet Dr Harold Frederick Shipman was also the most prolific serial killer the world has ever known, with between 200 and 300 victims. Quietly, for many years, the small, bespectacled ... Read more

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He was a pillar of the community, serving on local committees, donating prizes to the rugby club, organising charity collections. His patients thought the world of him: he was attentive, kind, never too busy to chat. Yet Dr Harold Frederick Shipman was also the most prolific serial killer the world has ever known, with between 200 and 300 victims. Quietly, for many years, the small, bespectacled
... Read more
In Contempt

by Christopher Darden ...

#1 New York Times Bestseller. For more than a year, Christopher Darden argued tirelessly for the prosecution, giving voice to the victims in the 0.J. Simpson murder trial. In Contempt is an unflinching look at what the television cameras could not show: behind-the-scenes meetings, the deteriorating relationships between the defense and prosecution teams, the taunting, baiting, and pushing matches ... Read more

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#1 New York Times Bestseller. For more than a year, Christopher Darden argued tirelessly for the prosecution, giving voice to the victims in the 0.J. Simpson murder trial. In Contempt is an unflinching look at what the television cameras could not show: behind-the-scenes meetings, the deteriorating relationships between the defense and prosecution teams, the taunting, baiting, and pushing matches
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