True Criminal

Brought to you by Penguin. WHAT MAKES A MURDERER? Unraveling the Dark Psychology Behind Britain’s Most Notorious Killers From Forensic Psychiatrist, Dr Duncan Harding SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2025 A young girl burns down the family home A man doesn’t remember...

Canadian women judges and criminal lawyers tell of cases that they have found particularly challenging in this fourth book of the Durvile True Cases series. Some were disquieting and perplexing or had surprising turns, many are high-profile, and many continue to have interesting social or personal effect.

How do you deal with those that break the law? If their aim is to evade you, how do you identify them? If their aim is to lie, how do you interview them? If they don't see their actions are wrong, how do you help them to successfully reform? Criminal psychology is the discipline which tackles these challenges head on. From the signals which give away when we’re lying to the psychological profiling of violent offenders, this exhaustive guide, written by the UK’s top experts, is the perfect introduction.

100 Most Infamous Criminals is an astounding compendium of crimes and their perpetrators. The range of crimes is extraordinary, from the bizarre to horrific, and from the heartbreaking to the ridiculous. The book tells in vivid detail the story of the history's most infamous criminals; lives they led, the crimes they committed, and the destruction and sorrow left in their wake.

*Shortlisted for Book of the Year at the True Crime Awards 2026!* What makes ordinary people, living normal lives, abandon everything to join a cult? Emma Kenny - psychologist and true crime expert - delves into gripping true stories of cults, operating all around us. In this exhilarating and...

In diesem True Crime-Buch erwarten Sie detaillierte Berichte über berüchtigte Serienmörder, brutale Überfälle und unvorstellbare Taten, die die Öffentlichkeit erschütterten und die Ermittler seinerzeit an ihre Grenzen brachten. Erleben Sie die unermüdliche Arbeit der Polizei, die Hintergründe und Motive der Täter und die unerträgliche Angst der Opfer.

Tauchen Sie ein in die finstere Welt der Wahren Verbrechen mit 13 echten, schockierenden Kriminalfällen und wahren Begebenheiten aus den 1970er Jahren. Dieses Buch ist eine faszinierende Sammlung der schrecklichsten und spannendsten Kriminalfälle und perfekt für alle, die True Crime Bücher lieben.

This is a gripping anthology of 50 disturbing, real-world criminal cases; from serial killers and baffling cold cases to brutal murders and chilling disappearances, this audiobook delivers exactly what true crime aficionados crave: raw, immersive storytelling grounded in terrifying facts.

A Criminal and an Irishman is the story of Pat Nee's life as an Irish immigrant and Southie son, a Marine, a convicted IRA gun smuggler, and a former violent rival and then associate of Whitey Bulger. His narrative transports the listener into the criminal underworld, inside planning and preparation for an armored car heist, inside gang wars and revenge killings.

True Crime – Real Criminal Cases: How Investigators, DNA, and Coincidence Unmask Evil True crimes. Real victims. And the search for clues to uncover the truth. This audiobook takes you deep into the darkest chapters of criminal history – where the line between humanity and monstrosity becomes blurred. From the icy shores of Long Island to a bloody apartment in Moscow to the quiet streets of California – every story in this audiobook is real.

El autor superventas de True Crime, Adrian Langenscheid, le invita a un viaje estremecedor al lado más oscuro de España. A través de 14 impactantes casos reales, saca a la luz la cruel realidad que se esconde tras las soleadas playas, las vibrantes metrópolis y la apasionada cultura del país. España, conocida por su ambiente alegre, oculta al mismo tiempo secretos oscuros: asesinos en serie sin escrúpulos, brutales tragedias familiares, secuestros misteriosos y crímenes a sangre fría que estremecieron al país.

In 2001, John J. Lennon killed a man on a Brooklyn Street. Now he’s a journalist, working from behind bars, trying to make sense of it all. The Tragedy of True Crime is a first-person journalistic account of the lives of four men who have killed, written by a man who has killed. Lennon entered...

Why are Scotland Yard murder detectives considered among the finest in the world? And why is so little known about how they truly work? DI Steven Keogh spent over half of his 30-year police career as a Scotland Yard detective, helping to hunt down terrorists and some of the worst murderers in...

I am a hacker. It sounds bad, I know. We're the people who make ransom attacks on public services, cripple the workings of airports and banks, and force companies to shut down and slash their profits. Well, yes, we do those things. But I wasn't always like that . . . This is the story of a life...

Ever wondered who murdered JonBenét Ramsey, or who terrorized San Francisco as the Zodiac Killer? Puzzled over the notorious Black Dahlia murder, or the shooting of TV presenter Jill Dando? This true crime audiobook makes you the detective, investigating some of the most infamous unsolved cases...

On one of the rare occasions he wasn't incarcerated, Floyd met Nancy, a golden-haired goddess, the love of his life. Given the choice between loving her and being the greatest bank robber in America, he chose Nancy without hesitation. But before he went straight, he just needed to pull off one last job....

Eric Brach's new book Double Lives: True Tales of the Criminals Next Door offers terrifying true stories about the criminals hidden among us and the banality of evil and crime, elevated by its frank discussion of the nation-wide criminal scourge of the moment: opioid addiction. Double Lives chronicles the very monsters who walk unnoticed among us - even serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, or John Wayne Gacy. They are neighbors and students, professionals and friends living out criminal double lives.

In his intimate diary, Jerome Mayne personally shares his life-saving lessons of ethics, morality, trust, and humility, with wit and passion. He was an aspiring finance professional on his way to the top. With his new family and his sights set for success, the world was his oyster. Lured by the prospect of big business, his career derailed when he joined forces with his future co-conspirators in a real estate finance scandal. The nightmare begins with a hurricane of FBI investigations, criminal court, and prison.

Everyone knows the infamous names. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. The Zodiac Killer. Charles Manson. The Golden State Killer. Their crimes have been covered again and again. But beyond the familiar monsters of true crime history lies a darker world of cases that are just as chilling—and often far less known. American True Crime Files takes listeners into ten real cases involving serial killers, missing persons, unsolved murders, and criminal minds.

‘A bracing account of abuses of power and corruption in the criminal justice system.’ The Guardian From the fearless defense attorney and civil rights lawyer who rose to fame with Netflix’s The Staircase comes an essential examination of America’s corrupt and abusive criminal justice...