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James Keene had it all: cars, girls, houses up and down the Gold Coast. But behind his well-connected star athlete façade was a money-obsessed drug dealer desperate to make the big score to get him out of the business. When he was sentenced to prison, it seemed the only lessons he would learn would be about navigating convict society. Instead, he was offered a chance to regain his freedom in return for going undercover in the nation’s highest security prison for the criminally insane.

All his life, "Johnnyboy" Steele has been running. First from an abusive father, then from the rigors of an approved school and a young offenders jail, and finally, from the harshness of adult prison. This book details how the Steele brothers staged the most daring breakout that Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison had ever seen and recounts what happened when their younger brother, Joseph, was falsely accused of the greatest mass murder in Scottish legal history.

Murder on Songbird Road revisits the stabbing death of an 11-year-old girl in Southern Illinois and the subsequent arrest and conviction of her father’s fiancée for the crime. In this series, veteran true-crime host Lauren Bright Pacheco teams up with criminal defense attorney Bob Motta to investigate whether the case—one that tore apart a rural community, sparking controversy, corruption, and ongoing questions—was truly solved, or if an innocent woman remains wrongfully convicted.

A hypnotic and thought-provoking novel inspired by the sensational Lord Lucan case, by the Orange Prize-shortlisted author of Fred & Edie. Drawing on the infamous Lord Lucan affair, this compelling novel explores the roots of a shocking murder from a fresh perspective and brings to vivid life an...

A rollicking true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs—and the wildlife detective determined to stop him. On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain’s Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped...

Chained Birds: A Crimemoir is the story of Carla Conti’s 10-year journey to advocate for federal inmate Kevin Sanders and help him re-enter society after prison. But the mission came at a cost as Carla struggled to balance her own, Scott’s, and Kevin’s safety while writing an exposé on the horrific conditions that led to the shutdown of an experimental prison program in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST The gripping true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent work of literary journalism. “I don’t know a more complicated, original protagonist in literature than Lissa Yellow...

Mystery amateurs, folklore fiends, oglers of the occult, gather round!The Blackbird Tales is a podcast where reality meets fiction, where history meets legend.Come and listen to scary, amazing, mysterious and sometimes perplexing stories from the past!

Immerse yourself in the captivating realm of "Opium Bird," where the interplay of dreams and reality creates a tapestry of enchanting tales. This podcast invites you to explore narratives that echo the intoxicating allure of the natural world, much like the mythical bird that symbolizes transcendence and exploration. Each day, a new complete audiobook is featured, showcasing a diverse collection of stories that delve into the surreal, the mysterious, and the profound. These unique explorations challenge perceptions, inviting listeners to journey through the depths of human experience and ...

Blackbird: An Advocacy Podcast supports and advocates for victims of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and other forms of abuse. No one should go through this alone.

An informative and currently introduction into the realm of cannabis (birdseed) science, cultivation, and bullshit. I've been in the i502 (Washington) industry for about 5 years now from working in retail to labs to my now current job of farming! Farming is where my passion lies at the moment, but I have a real strong interest in breeding and genetics of this wonderful plant! I've been smoking the plant for 10 years and growing it for longer than I've been in the industry, close to 6-7 years for my personal use. Join me and maybe learn something or teach me along the way! Let's learn as we ...