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Book SynopsisLonglisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger for Non–FictionThis “amusing and elegantly written” romp takes readers on a wild ride through the life of Robert Parkin Peters (The New York Times Book Review)—a liar, bigamist, and fraudulent priest who tricked some of the brightest minds of his generationOne day in November 1958, the celebrated historian Hugh Trevor–Roper received a curious letter. It was an appeal for help, written on behalf of a student at Magdalen College, with the unlikely claim that he was being persecuted by the Bishop of Oxford. Curiosity piqued, Trevor–Roper agreed to a meeting. It was to be his first encounter with Robert Parkin Peters: plagiarist, bigamist, fraudulent priest, and imposter extraordinaire.The Professor and the Parson is a witty and charming portrait of eccentricity, extraordinary narcissism, and a life as wild and unlikely as any in fiction. Motivated not by money but by a desire for prestige, Peters lied, stole, and cheated his way to academic positions and religious posts from Cambridge to New York. Frequently deported, and even more frequently discovered, he left a trail of destruction including seven marriages (three of which were bigamous) and an investigation by the FBI.I was captivated from start to finish by this utterly mad, and wholly delightful story of chicanery and fantasy, and which involves a man who relentlessly duped our most cherished institutions of godly pursuit and higher learning. Plus I learned how to defrock a priest, always good to have on hand in these troubling times. —Simon Winchester, author of The Perfectionists

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Book SynopsisTHE DEFINITIVE STORY OF CHARLES STARKWEATHER, often considered to be the first mass killer in the modern age of America“Starkweather is a story about a different time in a different America . . . [A] grim story, and that grimness is the paradoxical joy of reading MacLean—the raw chill creeping through your veins that feels authentic to the place and the crimes, the lean and vivid sentences rivaling Capote’s In Cold Blood and Mailer’s The Executioner’s Song. —The Washington Post, A Best Book of the YearOn January 21, 1958, nineteen-year-old Charles Starkweather changed the course of crime in the United States when he murdered the parents and sister of his fourteen-year-old girlfriend (and possible accomplice), Caril Ann Fugate, in a house on the edge of Lincoln, Nebraska. They then drove to the nearby town of Bennet, where a farmer was robbed and killed. When Starkweather’s car broke down, the teenagers who stopped to help were murdered and jammed into a storm cellar. By the time the dust settled, ten innocent people were dead and the city of Lincoln was in a state of terror. Schools closed. Men with rifles perched on the roofs of their houses. The National Guard patrolled the street. If there is a cultural version of PTSD, the town suffered from it.Starkweather and Fugate’s capture and arrest, and the resulting trials about the killing spree, received worldwide coverage. The event would serve as the inspiration for the movie Natural Born Killers and Springsteen’s iconic album Nebraska. Today, the story has dropped far from the national consciousness. With new material, new reporting, and new conclusions about the possible guilt or innocence of Fugate, the tale is ripe for an updated and definitive retelling. In Starkweather, bestselling author Harry N. MacLean tells the story of this shocking event and its lasting impact, a crime spree that struck deep into the heart of the heartland.

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Book Synopsis2019 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Winner Before Angalia Bianca became one of Chicago’s foremost authorities on violence interruption and prevention, receiving international recognition and a Resolution for Bravery from the City of Chicago, she was a criminal, a master manipulator, and a brilliant con artist. Bianca spent twelve years in prison for forgery, embezzlement, drug dealing, and theft. But now she has gone far beyond the expectations for recovery to a life of service fueled by an unrelenting determination to make a difference. Bianca was once a gang member; now she puts her life on the line to interrupt gang violence. For thirty-six years she was a heroin addict; now she mentors people in recovery. She was homeless; now she appears as an invited guest to speak at events across the country and around the world. Bianca crawled out of the deepest hole imaginable; now through her work with the renowned violence prevention group Cure Violence, she climbs back down to change lives.In Deep is a blunt, honest look at Bianca's life. Her mind-blowing stories take readers deep into a world of grit and gang violence that seems inescapable. Her story is at once fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately full of hope. Readers will be inspired by Bianca's escape from the depths of depravity, and by her commitment to those facing the worst that the city of Chicago has to offer. Trade Review"A harrowing, heart-wrenching account of addiction, jail time, redemption, and renewal, In Deep will inspire you to go out and make a difference yourself. After almost losing her own life (over and over again!), Bianca has saved many others' lives and uplifted countless more with her fierce, fearless determination and never-take-no-for-an-answer brassy sass." Pamela Des Barres, author of I'm with the Band"A riveting, raw, and brutally honest portrayal of a roller-coaster street life fueled by gang violence and drug addiction; a real page-turner that sucks you in from the get-go and takes you on an adventure you can only imagine in your wildest dreams. Awe-inspiring and nothing short of a miracle, Bianca is a force to be reckoned with and an unlikely heroine and role model. She has proved that nothing is impossible and it's never too late." Vera Ramone King, author of Poisoned Heart"When I read In Deep I was taken to the streets and prisons of Chicago and was sucked into Bianca's life. It is an unbelievable account of drugs, prostitution, mafia, and rock 'n' roll. I couldn't put it down! I felt like I had lived it with her." Carmine Appice, legendary rock drummer, author of Stick It!"Bianca is the real f*cking deal. Every harrowing story of hers is much more than one person should experience in her lifetime, and she has survived dozens of them. The fact that she is still alive and using her every remaining dear breath to now serve humanity rather than deplete it is inspiring." Christian Picciolini, author White American Youth"Riveting, poignant, and necessary. You can tell that Bianca means every word she says, so you believe in her story. Who better to address the violence in Chicago than someone who has lived it?" Vic Mensa, rapper, songwriter, and producer"A story of hope, rife with the belief that people and cities in the most dire of circumstances will one day overcome them." Booklist"When In Deep arrived, I snuck away for a weekend and read it cover to cover. The life experiences and fear resonated all too well. Angalia has relied on her hope and discipline to make a difference. What a wonderful force of nature!" Angie Bowie, author of Backstage Passes

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Book SynopsisThe best-known educator of the twentieth century was a scammer in cashmere. “The most famous reading teacher in the world,” as television hosts introduced her, Evelyn Wood had little classroom experience, no degrees in reading instruction, and a background that included work at the Mormon mission in Germany at the time when the church was cooperating with the Third Reich. Nevertheless, a nation spooked by Sputnik and panicked by paperwork eagerly embraced her promises of a speed-reading revolution. Journalists, lawmakers and two US presidents lent credibility to Wood’s claims of turbocharging reading speeds through a method once compared to the miracle at Lourdes. Time magazine reported Woods grads could polish off Dr. Zhivago in one hour; a senator swore that Wood's method had boosted his reading speed to more than ten thousand words per minute. But science showed that her method taught only skimming, with disastrous effects on comprehension—a fact Wood was aware of from early in her career. Fudging test results, and squelching critics, she founded a company that enrolled half a million. The course’s popularity endured even as evidence of its shortcomings continued to accumulate. Today, as apps and online courses attempt to spark a speed-reading revival, this engaging look at Wood’s rise from mission worker to marketer exposes the pitfalls of embracing a con artist's worthless solution to imaginary problems. Trade Review"I read Scan Artist in thirty minutes! Actually, I didn't, because the Evelyn Wood method doesn't work. But when I did mosey my way through this enjoyable book, I found a great tale of American hucksterism." -- Jonathan Alter, New York Times bestselling author of The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies" Scan Artist is a riveting portrait of an underrepresented archetype: the female con artist. Meticulously researched and cinematically plotted, Marcia Biederman's book excavates biographical details that paint a comprehensive picture of Evelyn Wood's milieu and motivations. Though I did not read at the rate of thousands of words per minute, as Wood may have claimed, my pages turned rapidly as I devoured this dastardly, delightful character." -- Elizabeth Greenwood, author of Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Dead Fraud"If Americans could split the atom, track satellites in outer space, and build missiles, why shouldn't reading methods also make spectacular advances? The fact that supersonic reading becomes skimming did not deter Utah teacher Evelyn Wood. Beiderman's thoroughly researched biography deserves to be read slowly. It is a fascinating case study of the thin line between adroit marketing and misleading hyperbole." -- Robert L. Hampel, author of Fast and Curious: A History of Shortcuts in American Education"This is an intriguing and surprising biography of a woman who was once a household name" -- Booklist"A highly recommended examination of the life of Evelyn Wood and her Reading Dynamics program." -- She Treads Softly"...a compelling biography wrapped in the rare true story from the education sector. A page-turner, it could easily be read one sitting... maybe even an hour for a faster reader." -- Plucked from the Stacks" Scan Artist thoroughly portrays Wood's rise and fall as well as the need to beware the deal that seems too good to be true. It always is." HistoryNet

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Book SynopsisShawn Harrington returned to Marshall High School as an assistant coach years after appearing as a player in the iconic basketball documentary film Hoop Dreams. In January of 2014, Marshall’s struggling team was about to improve after the addition of a charismatic but troubled player. Everything changed, however, when two young men opened fire on Harrington’s car as he drove his daughter to school. Using his body to shield her, Harrington was struck and paralyzed. The mistaken-identity shooting was followed by a series of events that had a devastating impact on Harrington and Marshall’s basketball family. Over the next three years it became obvious that the dream of the game providing a better life had nearly dissolved. Author Rus Bradburd tells Shawn’s story with empathy and care, exploring the intertwined tragedies of gun violence, health care failure, racial assumptions, struggling educational systems, corruption in athletics—and the hope that can survive them all.

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Book Synopsis"A real-life crime drama with vivid individuals and neighborhoods. A murder unsolved until now after forty years. It portrays the unvarnished Chicago of yesterday...absolutely a must read." —Dick Simpson, author of The Good Fight The cold-case murder of John Hughes, the son of a Chicago Outfit member suspected of pulling the trigger, and the efforts of a determined detective to unravel a cover-up The grandson and great-grandson of Chicago police officers, Chicago Police Detective James Sherlock was CPD through-and-through. His career had seen its share of twists and turns, from his time working undercover to thwart robberies on Chicago's L trains to his years as a homicide detective. He thought he had seen it all. But on this day, he was at the records center to see the case file for the murder of John Hughes, who was seventeen years old when he was gunned down on Chicago's Southwest Side in 1976. The case’s threads led everywhere: Police corruption. Hints of the Chicago Outfit. A crooked judge. Even the belief that the cover-up extended to "hizzoner" himself—legendary Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. A murder that had roiled the city and had been investigated for years had been reduced to a few reports and photographs. What should have been a massive file with notes and transcripts from dozens of interviews was nowhere to be found. Sherlock could have left the records center without the folder and cruised into retirement, and no one would have noticed. Instead, he tucked the envelope under his arm and carried it outside. Trade Review"This tale sheds light on the worlds of Chicago crime and politics and shows the collateral damage both can leave in their wake." -- Jerry Springer, host of The Jerry Springer Show & Judge Jerry"Coen pulls back the curtain on a cold case, revealing the city's underside and offering compelling evidence that a police cover-up, mob influence, and political corruption conspired to hide the truth behind John Hughes's murder. An engaging true-crime story that reads like a mystery, alive with vivid characters and unexpected twists and turns." -- Kevin Davis, author of The Brain Defense and Defending the Damned"Jeff Coen's heartbreaking account of the unsolved 1976 murder of a high school senior in a South Side park is like the story of Chicago in miniature. It's a sad and infuriating story, meticulously reported and so vividly written that it feels like a film." -- Mary Wisniewski, author of Algren: A Life"an exciting book which takes us compellingly back in time and into some of darkest corners of Chicago." Chicago Tribune"With this fascinating survey, Coen burnishes his reputation as a top-notch crime writer." Publishers Weekly Online"Fans of true crime and of police procedurals will find much to relish here." Booklist"In-depth and compelling investigative journalism that will resonate with those interested in organized crime and Chicago history and politics." Library Journal

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Book Synopsis"Here is a work that emphasizes the full view of the lives of those young people that Gacy took. . . . It is essentially the Gacy story in reverse. Victims first.” —Jeff Coen, author of Murder in Canaryville As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turned to the owner of the house. John Gacy was an upstanding citizen, active in local politics and charities, famous for his themed parties and appearances as Pogo the Clown. But in the winter of 1978–79, he became known as one of many so-called “sex murderers” who had begun gaining notoriety in the random brutality of the 1970s. As public interest grew rapidly, victims became footnotes and statistics, lives lost not just to violence, but to history.Through the testimony of siblings, parents, friends, lovers, and other witnesses close to the case, Boys Enter the House retraces the footsteps of these victims as they make their way to the doorstep of the Gacy house itself.Trade Review"Sometimes in the numerous writings and TV shows on the story of John Wayne Gacy, and in fact in projects on many serial killers, it's the startling and disturbing number of victims that stands out. But too often they remain not much more than thatnumbers. Not so in Boys Enter the House . Here is a work that emphasizes the full view of the lives of those young people that Gacy took. Their worlds that they were removed from too soon. It is essentially the Gacy story in reverse. Victims first." Jeff Coen, author of Murder in Canaryville and Family Secrets"A freshand neededapproach to one of Chicago's most sensational crimes. Through sensitive interviews with people close to John Gacy's young victims, we hear them laugh, understand their ambitions, and sense the challenges they faced, coming of age on streets tingling with money and sexand shadowed by unspeakable risk. Despite its inherent horror, this is a profoundly humane book." Mara Leveritt, investigative reporter and author of The Devil's Knot" Boys Enter the House is an incredibly researched yet page-turning narrative and an essential read: anyone fascinated with this case knows of the many murdered boys, but David B. Nelson expands their lives to a familiarity I've never before felt. The tragedy typically associated with the case is that Gacy's victims were so young that they had their whole lives ahead of them, but this book illustrates that they are as people, boys who may have had much promise, but had already survived and endured a hell of a lot. In an even more novel approach, Nelson also illuminates the lives of the indirect victims, the cascading fallout on the families, friends, and even professionals whose worlds were forever changed. David B. Nelson's level of attention, detail, and respect toward the victims of criminals is the gold standard for every true crime writer." Mary Kay McBrayer, author of America's First Female Serial Killer"Both tender and heartbreaking, this book is a bit of a miracle. Not only are the lives of John Wayne Gacy's victims brought back to life on the page, but so are the lives of their families who were left behind. Nelson artfully brings the full weight of his craft to these complex stories of before and after." Liza Rodman, author of the The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer"David Nelson shines a light on lives often shaded by the headlines. Boys Enter the House explores the real-life stories behind the victims that get lost in the wake that is John Wayne Gacy. Well written and devastating, this book shows the world that these boys were much more than just the victim of a serial killer." Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author of Water's Edge and If You Tell"Nelson succeeds in giving Gacy's victims a voice. This is a must for true crime fans." Publishers Weekly"David B. Nelson's level of attention, detail, and respect toward the victims of criminals is the gold standard for every true crime writer." Mary, GoodreadsTable of ContentsThe Greyhound Bus Boy The Poor Side of Town Class of 1973 All Happy Families Silly Love Songs In the Company of Homosexuals The Runaways Summerdale Avenue Light and Concrete The Gallery of Grief Miami and Elston Remember Me Always

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Book SynopsisWhenever Lisa Bailey sees a particularly striking person, she wonders, “What is going on under their skin?” It all started after Bailey took the FBI’s Forensic Facial Imaging Course and was introduced to facial approximation. Her fascination was instantaneous. As the only female forensic sculptor in the FBI, Bailey re-created the faces of unidentified homicide victims from their skulls. She worked on hundreds of cases and grew to become a subject matter expert in the field. The job was just as incredible as it sounds, and she loved every moment of it. Her life changed when new supervisors began subjecting her to extreme sexual discrimination and harassment. Her casework was sabotaged; she was berated in front of coworkers, cyber-stalked, slandered, and threatened physically. When the FBI ignored her repeated appeals for help, Bailey filed an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint. What followed was six years of retaliation. Ultimately, it was ruled that the FBI had discriminated against Bailey, but the men responsible escaped unscathed. Bailey came to believe that it was her obligation to speak up to expose the culture of discrimination and reprisal and help other women to protect themselves.Told with unflinching honesty and a touch of gallows humor, Clay and Bones is a memoir with a mission, and a fascinating exploration into the surreal and satisfying work of a forensic artist.

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Book SynopsisNow presented with a son’s thirty years of research to provide new context. In June 1970, Sam Melville pleaded guilty to a series of politically motivated bombings in New York City and was sentenced to thirteen to eighteen years in jail. His imprisonment took him to Attica, where he helped lead the massive rebellion of September 9, 1971—and where, four days later, he was shot to death by state police. During nearly two years in prison, Melville wrote letters to his friends, his attorneys, his former wife, and his young son. To read them is to eavesdrop on a man's soul. Determinedly honest and deeply moving, they reveal much about Sam and evoke the suffering of prisoners in America. Collected after his death, the letters were originally published with material by Jane Alpert, who was living with Sam when both were arrested on bombing charges, and John Cohen, a close friend who visited Sam in jail. Sam's letters begin with despair but end in hope and defiance. He became a leader of the prisoners' struggle for justice and humane treatment. At Attica he fought against and was a victim of the state's brutality. Those who knew Sam found him a man of extraordinary courage and determination, who rather than accede or submit to injustice and racism chose to fight against them. Table of ContentsPrimer by Joshua Melville Foreword by William Kunstler Profile of Sam Melville by Jane Alpert Introduction by John Cohen Letters by Samuel Melville I Federal House of Detention, West Street II The Tombs III Sing Sing IV Attica Appendix Sam Melville’s Prison Reading List The Attica Liberation Faction Manifesto of Demands and Anti-Depression Platform

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Book SynopsisJack Ruby changed history with one bold, violent action: killing accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV two days after the November 22, 1963, murder of President John F. Kennedy. But who was Jack Ruby, and how did he come to be in that spot on that day? As we approach the sixtieth anniversaries of the murders of Kennedy and Oswald, Jack Ruby’s motives are as maddeningly ambiguous today as they were the day that he pulled the trigger. The fascinating yet frustrating thing about Ruby is that there is evidence to paint him as at least two different people. Much of his life story points to him as bumbling, vain, violent, and neurotic; a product of the grinding poverty of Chicago’s Jewish ghetto; a man barely able to make a living or sustain a relationship with anyone besides his dogs. By the same token, evidence exists of Jack Ruby as cagey and competent, perhaps not a mastermind, but a useful pawn of the Mob and of both the police and the FBI; someone capable of running numerous legal, illegal, and semi-legal enterprises, including smuggling arms and vehicles to both sides in the Cuban revolution; someone capable of acting as middleman in bribery schemes to have imprisoned Mob figures set free.Cultural historian Danny Fingeroth's research includes a new, in-depth interview with Rabbi Hillel Silverman, the legendary Dallas clergyman who visited Ruby regularly in prison and who was witness to Ruby’s descent into madness. Fingeroth also conducted interviews with Ruby family members and associates. The book’s findings will catapult you into a trip through a house of historical mirrors. At its end, perhaps Jack Ruby’s assault on history will begin to make sense. And perhaps we will understand how Oswald’s assassin led us to the world we live in today.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Killing the Killer 2. Assassination 3. World’s Apart 4. A World Gone Mad 5. War at Home, War Abroad 6. The Old Frontier 7. The Personal and the Political 8. Converging Forces 9. Life Is a Carousel 10. The New Frontier 11. The Center Cannot Hold 12. Autumn in New York . . . and Dallas 13. Murder Most Foul 14. Frenzy 15. Hero of the People 16. Whom the Gods Would Destroy 17. Dallas Justice 18. Sound and Fury 19. Pyrrhic Victory 20. Going Home 21. Afterlife Index

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Book SynopsisThe Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States guarantee the right against self-incrimination, the right to remain silent, and the right to counsel. A crime wave swept California in the late 1970s. Several young girls were abducted, raped, and murdered. Michael Dee Mattson was convicted of these crimes and sentenced to death.Law clerk by day, family man by night. In 1982, Jim Potts—a brilliant, idealistic, African American law student—is honored when one of his professors recruits him to assist in writing a death penalty appeal on behalf of a serial killer. Potts discovers a loophole in the case that had somehow been overlooked. One that could not only get Mattson off death row, but once presented to the Supreme Court of California, could release him to rape and murder again. When Potts confides in his pregnant wife, she says if Mattson goes free, their marriage is over. But if Potts quits the case, or withholds information, he violates his duty to client and Constitution and risks his career before it even begins.A moral dilemma with no good way out. To avoid losing his family and releasing pure evil back into the world, Potts must be smarter than his options. He must find a way to keep his family together, fulfill his duties, and keep Mattson behind bars.But can he?

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Book SynopsisSt. Joseph, Minnesota, police officer Brian Klinefelter was gunned down on January 29, 1996, leaving behind a wife and infant daughter. His death in the midst of a crime spree by three local men shocked Central Minnesota. But the response of his family and others affected by that night's violence was just as surprising in its grace. Drawing on dozens of interviews and hundreds of pages of court records, The Klinefelter Legacy reveals never-before-published details about that night, and also what the family and others have done in the twenty years since to help themselves and the community heal.

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Book Synopsis***With a brand new chapter, updates on the investigations, 8 pages of exclusive photos, and a behind-the-scenes conversation between Billy Jensen and retired detective Paul Holes on the Golden State Killer, their favorite cold cases, and more***The New York Times bestselling true-crime hit, now in trade paperback!Journalist Billy Jensen spent fifteen years investigating unsolved murders, fighting for the families of victims. Every story he wrote had one thing in common—they didn't have an ending. The killer was still out there.But after the sudden death of a friend, crime writer and author of I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Michelle McNamara, Billy became fed up. Following a dark night, he came up with a plan. A plan to investigate past the point when the cops had given up. A plan to solve the murders himself.You'll ride shotgun as Billy identifies the Halloween Mask Murderer, finds a missing girl in the California Redwoods, and investigates the only other murder in New York City on 9/11. You'll hear intimate details of the hunts for two of the most terrifying serial killers in history: his friend Michelle McNamara's pursuit of the Golden State Killer and his own quest to find the murderer of the Allenstown Four. And Billy gives you the tools—and the rules—to help solve murders yourself.Gripping, complex, unforgettable, Chase Darkness with Me is an examination of the evil forces that walk among us, perfect for every true crime fan who has read I'll Be Gone in the Dark and wants to know "what's next?"

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Book SynopsisA chilling true crime book that chronicles the wave of abductions that terrorized the U.S. during the Great Depression, including the most infamous kidnapping case in American history."A thrilling account that puts the 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapping case, billed as "the crime of the century," in the context of the thousands of other kidnappings that occurred in the U.S. during the Prohibition and Depression eras...will enthrall true crime fans."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED reviewThe Great Depression was a time of desperation in America—parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with submachine guns and corrupt law-enforcement officers ran rampant. But amidst this panic, there was one sure-fire way to make money, one used by criminals and resourceful civilians alike: kidnapping.Jump into this forgotten history with Edgar Award-winning author David Stout as he explores the reports of missing people that inundated newspapers at the time. Learn the horrifying details of these abduction cases, from the methods used and the investigative processes to the personal histories of the culprits and victims. All of this culminates with the most infamous kidnapping in American history, the one that targeted an international celebrity and changed legislation forever: the Lindbergh kidnapping.The Kidnap Years is a gritty, visceral, thoughtfully reported page-turner that chronicles the sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country as desperate people were pushed to do the unthinkable."A fascinating crime book like no other."—David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

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Book SynopsisCasey Sherman is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today & Boston Globe Bestselling Author of 17 books including The Finest Hours (now a major Walt Disney Studio motion picture starring Chris Pine & Casey Affleck), and Patriots Day (now an acclaimed motion picture from CBS Films starring Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Bacon). Sherman's 2023 true crime bestseller Helltown, is now in development as a limited television series for Amazon Studio. Sherman will serve as Executive Producer on the project, which is slated to star Oscar Isaac (Dune), with director Edward Berger (Netflix All is Quiet on the Western Front), and produced by Team Downey (Robert Downey, Jr. & Susan Downey - HBO's Perry Mason). Sherman's other books include James Patterson's The Last Days of John Lennon, which spent more than 23 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, 12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady's Fight for Redemption, and Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of The Capture & Killing of America's Most Wanted Crime Boss. Sherman has appeared on more than 100 television and radio programs and is a contributing writer for TIME Magazine, Esquire, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Boston Magazine and the Boston Herald.

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Book Synopsis'Very few public figures can claim the level of fame, or infamy, that Pauline does. So much so, her surname isn't needed. Everyone knows her, or knows of her, and nearly everyone has a passionate viewpoint about her; she doesn't engender indifference.'So who is Pauline Hanson, the woman and politician? Does she really stand for the battler, or has it only ever been about her personal pursuit for power and infamy? Has she duped her loyal supporters, who have kept her in the public eye and propelled her back into parliament because she 'speaks for them'? Pulling no punches, and with a finely developed sense of the absurd, Kerry-Anne Walsh's conclusion is an emphatic yes.Through all the ups, the downs, the downs and the ups, Kerry-Anne probes and prods the evidence to uncover the many faces of Pauline Hanson: her time as an accidental local councillor, her emergence as a surprising national figure in 1996 and her resurrection in 2016, her careful profile-building through the media during the intervening years, the friends she's used and discarded, the men who control her, the money trail of her party and her personal finances. And then there's the rise and rise of the disaffected voters who now control political destinies, and the collapse of trust in the system that has allowed chancers such as Hanson to flourish.Perceptive, surprising and revealing, get ready for Hoodwinked to take you on one wild ride.

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