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Dark Realities

Prepare to confront the darkest corners of human depravity in this bone-chilling collection of true crime novels that will send shivers down your spine.

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  • The Wicked Boy

    the Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

    Summerscale, Kate, 1965-
    In East London in the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age thirteen) and his brother Nattie (age twelve) were arrested for matricide and sent for trial at the Old Bailey. Robert confessed to having stabbed his mother, but his lawyers argued that he…
    Book, 2016New York : Penguin Press, 2016. — 364.1523 S955W
  • The Devil in the White City

    Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

    Larson, Erik, 1954-
    On the surface, you might think this book is about the history of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and think to yourself, “What’s so scary about that?” And then you’ll realize you’re about to be forever haunted by H.H. Holmes, a truly disturbed man who…
    Book, 2004New York : Vintage Books, 2004. — 364.1523 L3346D 2004
  • Cincinnati's Savage Seamstress

    The Shocking Edythe Klumpp Murder Scandal

    Jones, Richard O
    On a cold, drizzly fall afternoon in 1958, a trio of duck hunters stumbled on the charred remains of Cincinnati resident Louise Bergen. When investigators learned that her estranged husband was living with an older divorcee, Edythe Klumpp, they…
    eBook, 2014The History Press, 2014
  • Forever and Five Days

    The Chilling True Story of Love, Betrayal, and Serial Murder in Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Cauffiel, Lowell
    In a small-town retirement home, two nurses make a bloody pact. Outside the dining hall of the Alpine Manor nursing home, there is a sign that reads, "This is Grand Rapids, Michigan," a reminder for those who can no longer trust their own minds.…
    eBook, 2014MysteriousPress.com/Open Road, 2014
  • Evidence of Love

    A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs

    Bloom, JohnAtkinson, Jim
    On a hot summer day in 1980, the secret passions and jealousies that linked Candy and Betty exploded into murderous rage. What happened next is usually the stuff of fiction. But the bizarre and terrible act of violence that occurred in Betty's…
    eBook, 2016Open Road Media, 2016
  • American Predator

    the Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

    Callahan, Maureen (Journalist),
    Israel Keys was a predator who struck all over the United States. He buried "kill kits"-- cash, weapons, and body-disposal tools-- in remote locations across the country and over the course of fourteen years would fly to a city, rent a car, and…
    Book, 2019[New York] : Viking, [2019] — 364.1523 C156a
  • I'll Be Gone in the Dark

    One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

    McNamara, Michelle, 1970-2016,
    A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer-- the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade-- from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case. For…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — 364.1532 M169i
  • On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no…
    eBook, 2001Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2001
  • Helter Skelter

    the True Story of the Manson Murders

    Bugliosi, Vincent
    Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the twentieth century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of…
    Book, 1994New York : W.W. Norton, [1994] — 364,1523 B9314h
  • Catch and Kill

    Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

    Farrow, Ronan, 1987-
    In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood's most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer to the…
    Book, 2019New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019. — 331.4 F246c