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• The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

  the True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist

  Amore, Anthony M.

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  In this fascinating tale, an English debutante becomes a revolutionary and art thief, joining Northern Ireland’s fight for freedom from British rule in the 1970s.

• The Patient Assassin

  a True Tale of Massacre, Revenge, and India's Quest for Independence

  Anand, Anita

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  A BBC journalist presents the story of Udham Singh, an enigmatic man who waited 20 years to take revenge on those responsible for the tragic 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

• Masters of the Lost Land

  the Untold Story of the Amazon and the Violent Fight for the World's Last Frontier

  Araújo, Heriberto

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  This meticulously researched account explores the history of Amazon rainforest deforestation and violent land disputes through the investigation of a labor activist’s assassination in 2000.

• Invisible

  the Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster

  Carter, Stephen L., 1954-

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  Carter shares the story of his grandmother, Eunice Hunton Carter, an accomplished lawyer and activist whose work was central to the conviction of crime boss Charles “Lucky” Luciano.

• In the Mouth of the Wolf

  (En La Boca Del Lobo) : a Murder, a Cover-up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press

  Corcoran, Katherine

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  Corcoran details the bravery of Mexican journalist Regina Martínez in the face of threats and censorship, and strives to uncover the truth behind her 2012 murder.

• The Colony

  Faith and Blood in a Promised Land

  Denton, Sally

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  A mass murder brings the world’s attention to a polygamous Mormon sect based in Mexico. Denton chronicles the group, from their formation in the 1880s to their present-day ties to the NXIVM cult.

• Covered With Night

  a Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

  Eustace, Nicole

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  When a Native American man is killed by British colonizers in 1722, fears of war spread through the land. This history captures the contrast between Indigenous forms of justice and British retribution.

• The Other Dr. Gilmer

  Two Men, a Murder, and An Unlikely Fight for Justice

  Gilmer, Benjamin

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  In this compassionate account, a revered doctor is imprisoned for murdering his own father during a health crisis, exposing a justice system dismissive of criminals who suffer from mental illness.

• The Wager

  a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

  Grann, David

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  Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon) reconstructs the catastrophic 18th century expedition of a British warship, and the court martial convened to determine the truth of what occurred.

• Last Call

  a True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York

  Green, Elon

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  Green’s sensitive account memorializes the victims of a 1990s New York City serial killer who preyed upon a gay community already contending with a world in which they did not feel safe.

• Tracers in the Dark

  the Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency

  Greenberg, Andy

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  Through this chronicle of cybercriminals and the experts that track them down, technology reporter Greenberg offers a compelling primer to the evolving intersection of technology and international crime.

• The Forever Witness

  How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder

  Humes, Edward

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  Genetic genealogy reveals the true killer behind a 1987 double homicide of a young Canadian couple traveling through the Puget Sound region.

• Hell's Half-acre

  the Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier

  Jonusas, Susan

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  Jonusas recounts the story of the infamous murderous family of frontier Kansas and subsequent investigations into their whereabouts after they evade capture.

• Rogues

  True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

  Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-

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  Keefe’s knack for storytelling shines in this collection of twelve engrossing criminal profiles originally published in The New Yorker.

• Tell Me Everything

  the Story of a Private Investigation

  Krouse, Erika

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  A private investigator’s work on what would become a landmark sexual assault case takes a personal turn as she grapples with her own history of trauma.

• White Hot Hate

  a True Story of Domestic Terrorism in America's Heartland

  Lehr, Dick

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  The threat of political extremism comes into sharp relief with this chilling story of a thwarted 2016 domestic terrorist plot against a community of Somali Muslims in Kansas.

• Walking the Bowl

  a True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka

  Lockhart, Chris, 1967-

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  Lockhart immerses readers in Zambian street life through the eyes of four children surviving on their own, and how their lives intersect with the murder investigation of another child.

• The Vanishing Triangle

  the Murdered Women Ireland Forgot

  McGowan, Claire

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  With this spotlight on the unsolved disappearances of eight women near Dublin in the 1990s, McGowan critiques Ireland’s continued culture of misogyny and silence.

• Return to Uluru

  the Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia

  McKenna, Mark, 1959-

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  A historian uncovers new evidence that contradicts the original account of the 1934 police killing of an Aboriginal man, and highlights the harms perpetuated by white colonizers of Australia.

• American Caliph

  the True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC

  Mufti, Shahan, 1981-

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  This riveting account of the 1977 Washington D.C siege orchestrated by Hanafi leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis sheds light on conflicts between American Islamic groups of the time.