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Quick view The Devil in the City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life... View Details
Quick view Poisoners Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum The untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. A pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. View Details
Quick view Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981.Was it murder or self-defense?For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and... View Details
Quick view Getting Away With Murder hc by Chris Crowe The 1955 kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi is famous as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. In clear, vivid detail Crowe investigates the before-and-aftermath of the crime, as well as the dramatic court trial, and... View Details
Quick view For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life by Albert Demeo A suspenseful, emotionally charged real-life "Sopranos": The son of New York's most notorious Mafia killer reveals the conflicted life he led being raised by a cold-blooded murderer who was also a devoted family man, and the wrenching legacy of Mafia... View Details
Quick view Double Helix: The Quest to Discover the Structure of DNA by Glen Phelan Trace the quest to solve the scientific riddle of how human traits are passed down from one generation to the next in this new book from National Geographic. The story begins in 1856, when the scientist and monk Gregor Mendel begins experiments on pea... View Details