In 2004, the body of a young Perth woman was found on the grounds of a primary school. Her name was Rebecca Ryle. The killing would mystify investigators, lawyers, and psychologists - and profoundly rearrange the life of the victim's family. It would also involve the author's family, because his brother knew the man charged with the murder. For years, the two had circled each other suspiciously, in a world of violence, drugs, and rotten aspirations. A MURDER WITHOUT MOTIVE is a police procedural, a meditation on suffering, and an exploration of how the different parts of the justice system make sense of the senseless. It is also a unique memoir: a mapping of the suburbs that the author grew up in, and a revelation of the dangerous underbelly of adolescent ennui.

A Murder Without Motive

Best-known as Glee’s sharp-tongued Sue Sylvester, Jane Lynch’s on-screen persona is someone that many love to hate. But when she’s not prowling the corridors in Sue’s shiny tracksuit, who is the real Jane Lynch and how did this Golden Globe and Emmy winner learn to channel such delicious nastiness? This is no typical Hollywood memoir of torment, grief, regret and plastic surgery. It’s a simple but candid story of how a girl from Chicago came to Hollywood, overcame her demons, and finally hit the big time. Taking a good, hard look at herself, Lynch reveals that she and Sue Sylvester actually aren’t all that different. At times in her life she ‘was a real pain in the ass’. ‘I was an anxiety-stricken kid with a big, scary secret.’ How difficult it is to imagine this funny, bright, intelligent woman hitting rock bottom, but she is frank about her self-loathing during those years and paints a vivid picture of drunken nights, angry tirades and a person with no friends. In short, she was a real-life Sue Sylvester. Yet this very same woman has starred in string of great, fun movies, including Talladega Nights, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Role Models and Julie and Julia, with actors such as Steve Carrell, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep. With her impeccable comic timing and quick wit, she has transformed what was originally a guest part on Glee into one of the programme’s most central and defining characters, and has won several awards for doing so. Lynch relates the story of her comedy career in a voice that is modest, hilarious and endlessly entertaining, even though her own life hasn’t always been such a laugh.

Happy Accidents

At 12.16 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in the service pantry of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. A 24-year-old Palestinian immigrant, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, was found holding the smoking gun and convicted of murder. That is the official history - but Tim Tate and Brad Johnson have uncovered a different story. After 25 years spent scrutinising over 100,000 official documents and previously unknown recordings, and conducting new interviews with key figures, they show that Sirhan could not have fired the fatal bullets - and reveal evidence of a murderous conspiracy involving organised crime and the CIA....

The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

The Murder of Martin Luther King is a meticulously researched and thought-provoking book that delves into the assassination of the civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Written with a compelling narrative style, the book provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and following King's tragic death. Drawing on primary sources and official reports, the author sheds light on the historical context and the impact of this heinous crime on the civil rights movement. The book explores the complexities of the case, raising important questions about justice and accountability. The Murder of Martin Luther King is a must-read for those interested in American history and the fight for civil rights.

The Murder of Martin Luther King

It's a story that began in a rickety old home on a cold June morning in 1994, where five members of a seemingly ordinary New Zealand family were gunned down. There were two suspects. One lay dead from a single bullet to the head. The other was the only survivor: David Bain. Since then, the country has asked: Who killed the Bain family? David, or his father Robin? And why? Award-winning journalist Martin van Beynen has covered the Bain story closely for decades. Now, his book brings the story completely up to date: exploring the case from start to finish, picking through evidence old and new, plumbing the mysteries and motives, interviewing never-before-spoken-to witnesses, and guiding readers through the complex police investigation and court cases, seeking to finally answer the question: Who was the killer?

Black Hands

Ever wondered how criminal investigators persuade others to reveal their secrets? Or perhaps your personal or professional life could benefit from more open, trusting interactions? Whatever it may be, 'Unlocking Secrets' provides the answers you need to harness your interpersonal and communication skills to get others to open up and talk. Through real-life examples, Dr David Craig shows how these skills can be applied in everyday life, whilst divulging some of the most enhanced psychological methods used in the world of covert operations. All in an accessible, bitesize way, perfect for anyone looking to advance their career or enrich personal relationships. Dr David Craig has been teaching and researching techniques in covert operations since the early 2000s. Having assisted undercover operations around the world, he spent over two decades as a Federal Agent, and now runs a consultancy for covert operations in Australia and overseas. Craig is the author of the bestselling psychological books ‘Unlocking Secrets : How to get people to tell you everything’ and ‘Lie Catcher: Become a Human Lie Detector in Under 60 Minutes’. Craig believes that everybody can and should benefit from covert skills in their everyday lives.

Unlocking Secrets: How to Get People To Tell You Everything

Cut through the noise and get to the truth with Dr David Craig’s ‘Lie Catcher: Becoming a Human Lie Detector in Under 60 Minutes’. From making a purchase, negotiating a contract to dealing with children, ‘Lie Catcher’ provides fast, simple and effective techniques to enable you to harness expert detective skills in your day-to-day life - in less than 60 minutes. With over 20 years of practical and academic experience, Dr David Craig provides a fully credentialed and accessible guide. Ideal for education, parents, relationships, and business activities. Dr David Craig has been teaching and researching techniques in covert operations since the early 2000s. Having assisted undercover operations around the world, he spent over two decades as a Federal Agent, and now runs a consultancy for covert operations in Australia and overseas. Craig is now the author of the bestselling psychological books ‘Unlocking Secrets : How to get people to tell you everything’ and ‘Lie Catcher: Become a Human Lie Detector in Under 60 Minutes’. Craig believes that everybody can and should benefit from covert skills in their everyday lives.

Lie Catcher: Become a Human Lie Detector in Under 60 Minutes

“Murder, a love triangle, and small-town secrets in Tallahassee, Florida...an unputdownable read.” —The New York Times “A compelling psychological double portrait of what happens when two people are forever bound by a life-altering secret.” —Becky Cooper, bestselling author of We Keep the Dead Close From the critically acclaimed author dubbed “one of today’s finest practitioners of nonfiction” (The New York Times Book Review), a breathless true crime tale of sex, religion, and murder in the deep South. Mike and Denise Williams had a tight knit, seemingly unbreakable bond with childhood friends, Brian and Kathy Winchester. The two couples were devout, hardworking Baptists who lived perfect, quintessentially Southern lives. Their friendship seemed ironclad. That is, until December 16, 2000, when Denise’s husband Mike disappeared while duck hunting on Lake Seminole. After no body was found, everyone assumed that Mike had drowned in a tragic accident, his body eaten by alligators. But things took an unexpected turn when, within five years of Mike’s disappearance, Brian Winchester divorced his wife and married Denise. Their surprising romance set tongues talking. People began wondering how long they had been a couple, and whether they had anything to do with Mike’s death. It took another twelve years for the truth to come out—and when it did, it was unimaginable. Now, the full, shocking story is revealed by Mikita Brottman, acclaimed true crime writer of the “enthralling” (San Francisco Book Review) An Unexplained Death. Through tenacious research and clear-eyed prose, she probes the psychology of a couple who killed and explores how it feels to live for eighteen years with murder on the soul. A fascinating page-turner of modern noir, Guilty Creatures is destined to become an instant true crime classic.

Guilty Creatures

Alex Hanscombe’s powerful, inspirational account as seen on This Morning, BBC Breakfast, Newsnight and in The Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday and The Sun. ‘I was the most famous child in the British Isles…’ The stunning and heartbreaking story of the young son of Rachel Nickell – who witnessed the brutal attack on his mother and whose childhood was shaped by the media storm that followed. A coming-of-age story that begins with a tragedy but ends in optimism, forgiveness and peace. On a beautiful July morning in 1992, just three weeks before his third birthday, Alex Hanscombe and his young mother, Rachel Nickell, went walking on Wimbledon Common. Life was never the same again. Shortly after ten o’clock that morning, Alex was discovered by the side of his mother’s body – she had been assaulted, stabbed forty-nine times in a frenzied attack, and left dead. Alex was the only witness to the attack. Letting Go is Alex’s heartbreaking account of that morning, the aftermath, and the devastating effect on his father, the extended family and the wider community. Alex tells the story of the resulting media storm, the legal cases following and the peace and understanding that he has now found, as a young man. In telling his story, and the truth, this is the last stage of Alex’s incredible journey to letting go.

Letting Go

I've begged God for forgiveness, but I won't know till the day I die if He has truly forgiven me … I've paid my dues to society by serving my long sentence, but perhaps I haven't earned His indulgence … Oh my God, I've lived so many different lives! I survived Pablo Escobar Gaviria, El Patrón (The Boss), and it was the strength of his indomitable spirit that kept me going all these years; I don't quite know how or why. I still feel his presence every day of my existence. The Medellin cartel's crimes weigh as heavily on my shoulders today as they did yesterday. My youth, wasted in crime, became the sword that now hangs over my graying head. To the world, I'll always be known by my alias, Popeye, the fearsome hitman of the Medellin cartel, Pablo Escobar Gaviria's right-hand man … How can I make you understand I'm a new man … that twenty-three years behind bars in that hellhole have transformed the person I once was. Now the freedom I yearned for is vanishing in the murderous hands of my enemies. Perhaps fate has extended my life only to toy with me by preparing my own dying moments. I survived in captivity but I don't know if I'll be able to live in freedom … A prisoner of my own mind, I'll try to fight to find some peace … It's very cold … now it's August 2014. I'm one step from freedom and I'm still breathing … still here in this dimly lit cell in the maximum security prison in Cómbita, Boyacá.

Surviving Pablo Escobar

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike. Just after 4:00 am on November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were viciously stabbed to death in an off-campus house. The killings would shake the small blue-collar college town of Moscow, Idaho, dominate mainstream news coverage, and become a social media obsession, drawing millions of clicks and views. While a reticent Moscow Police Department, the FBI, and the Idaho State Police searched for the killer, unending conjecture and countless theories blazed online, in chatrooms and platforms from Reddit and YouTube to Facebook and TikTok. For more than a month, the clash of armchair investigators and law enforcement professionals raged, until a suspect—a 28-year-old Ph.D. candidate studying criminology—was arrested at his family home 2,500 miles away in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania on the day before New Year’s Eve. While Idaho Slept is a thought-provoking, literary chronicle of a small-town murder investigation blistering beneath the unceasing light of international interest, as traditional investigators, citizen sleuths, and the true-crime media acted—sometimes together, often in conflict—to uncover the truth. As J. Reuben Appelman brings this terrible crime into focus, he humanizes the four victims, examining the richness of their lives, dissects the mind and motivations of their presumed killer, and explores the world of northern Idaho, a rugged, deeply conservative stronghold steeped in Christian values and American patriotism. Going deep inside the case, Appelman addresses a crucial question: With so many millions of citizens armed by access and hungry to take part in a true crime hunt of their own, has the nature of homicide investigations permanently changed? Rising above the sensational, While Idaho Slept illuminates the intrinsic connection between today’s media, citizen sleuths, our societal mania for murder tales, and an impatient public’s insatiable appetite for spectacle as never before. Running beneath, the pulse of the story is a heartbreaking narrative of the people we love, the dreams we all share, and the uncertain time left for sharing them.

While Idaho Slept

“Among the Bros is a harrowing and disturbing book. I have read about fraternity life but nothing like this. This book will blow your mind, each page digging deeper into the unimaginable. Except every word is true.”—Buzz Bissinger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito Bowl and Friday Night Lights A brilliant young investigative journalist traces a murder and a multi-million-dollar drug ring, leading to an unprecedented look at elite American fraternity life. When Max Marshall arrived on the campus of the College of Charleston in 2018, he hoped to investigate a small-time fraternity Xanax trafficking ring. Instead, he found a homicide, several student deaths, and millions of dollars circulating around the Deep South. He also opened up an elite world hidden to outsiders. Behind the pop culture cliches of “Greek life” lies one of the major breeding grounds of American power: 80 percent of Fortune 500 executives, 85 percent of Supreme Court justices, and all but four presidents since 1825 have been fraternity members. With unprecedented immersion, this book takes readers inside that bubble. Under the live oaks and Spanish moss of Travel + Leisure’s “Most Beautiful Campus in America,” Marshall traces several “C of C” boys’ journeys from fraternity pledges to interstate drug traffickers. The result is a true-life story of hubris, status, money, drugs, and murder—one that lifts a curtain on an ecstatic and disturbing way of life. With expert pacing and a cool eye, he follows a never-ending party that continues after funerals and mass arrests. An addictive and haunting portrait of tomorrow’s American establishment, Among the Bros is nonfiction storytelling at its finest.

Among the Bros

A heart-stopping story of lies, brutality and fear. British girl Megan Stephens tells the true story of how an idyllic Mediterranean holiday turned into an unimaginable nightmare when she was tricked into becoming a victim of human trafficking and held captive for six years by deception, threats and violence. While on holiday with her mother at a popular Mediterranean coastal resort, Megan fell in love. Just 14 years old, naïve and vulnerable, she had no reason to suspect that the man who said he loved her would commit the ultimate betrayal of her trust. When her mother returned to England, Megan stayed with Jak, who said he would find her a job as a waitress and promised they would be together forever. But when Megan travelled to the city with Jak, his attitude quickly changed and instead of finding her work as a waitress, he allowed her to be raped and then sold her to a human trafficker. Abandoned by Jak but still unable to accept that everything he’d told her had been a lie, Megan was coerced by threats and violence into working as a prostitute in private homes and brothels. Then the trafficker threatened her mother’s life and it was Megan’s turn to lie: sending her mother the staged photographs that had been taken of her apparently working as a waitress in a cafe, she told her she was happy. Too frightened and bewildered to trust or reach out to anyone, Megan remained locked in a world of brutality and abuse for six years. In the end, there only seemed to be one way out. Megan’s powerful story reveals the devastating realities of human trafficking and the fear that imprisons its victims more effectively than any cage could ever do.

Bought and Sold

Mystery. Manipulation. Murder. Cults are associated with all of these. But what really goes on inside them? More specifically, what goes on inside the minds of cult leaders and the people who join them? Based on the hit podcast Cults, this is essential reading for any true crime fan. Cults prey on the very attributes that make us human: our desire to belong, to find a deeper meaning in life, to live everyday with divine purpose. Their existence creates a sense that any one of us, at any time, could step off the cliff’s edge and fall into that daunting abyss of manipulation and unhinged dedication to a misplaced cause. Perhaps it’s this mindset that keeps us so utterly obsessed and desperate to learn more, or it’s that the stories are so bizarre and unsettling that we are simply in awe of the mechanics that make these infamous groups tick. The premier storytelling podcast studio Parcast has been focusing on unearthing these mechanics—the cult leaders and followers, and the world and culture that gave birth to both. Parcast’s work in analyzing dozens of case studies has revealed patterns: distinct ways that cult leaders from different generations resemble one another. What links the ten notorious figures profiled in Cults are as disturbing as they are stunning—from Manson to Applewhite, Koresh to Raël, the stories woven here are both spellbinding and disturbing. Cults is more than just a compilation of grisly biographies, however. In these pages, Parcast’s founder Max Cutler and national bestselling author Kevin Conley look closely at the lives of some of the most disreputable cult figures and tell the stories of their rise to power and fall from grace, sanity, and decency. Beyond that, it is a study of humanity, an unflinching look at what happens when the most vulnerable recesses of the mind are manipulated and how the things we hold most sacred can be twisted into the lowest form of malevolence.

Cults

From Vice journalist and executive producer of hit Netflix documentary Fyre comes an eye-opening look at the con artists, grifters and snake oil salesmen of the digital age—and why we can’t stop falling for them. "Scams are hot right now, and Bluestone covers the hottest here." – Booklist We live in an age where scams are the new normal. A charismatic entrepreneur sells thousands of tickets to a festival that never happened. Respected investors pour millions into a start-up centered around fake blood tests. Reviewers and celebrities flock to London’s top-rated restaurant that’s little more than a backyard shed. These unsettling stories of today’s viral grifters have risen to fame and hit the front-page headlines, yet the curious conundrum remains: Why do these scams happen? Drawing from scientific research, marketing campaigns, and exclusive documents and interviews, Vice reporter Gabrielle Bluestone delves into the irresistible hype that fuels our social media ecosystem, whether it’s from the trusted influencers that peddled Fyre or the consumer reviews that sold Juicero. A cultural examination that is as revelatory as it is relevant, Hype pulls back the curtain on the manipulation game behind the never-ending scam season—and how we as consumers can stop getting played. “Juicy, sharp, savage and wildly entertaining” – Cat Marnell, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Murder Your Life

Hype

One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut...Meredith's flatmate Amanda Knox, an American also studying in Italy, initially gave evidence that implicated Patrick Lumumba, the owner of a local bar, and he was arrested. However Know changed her story - claiming her memory had been affected by smoking cannabis - and another man, local drifter Rudy Guede, was arrested, charged with murder and, after a 'fast track' trial, found guilty. But the story didn't end with Guede's conviction. What was Amanda Knox's role on the night of the murder? Prosecutors suspected that Guede, Knox and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito had killed Meredith in a perverted sexual game that went too far. With allegations of inaccurate forensic evidence, police brutality, blackmail and even devil-worship, the trial was destined to be a long and complex affair. Top true-crime author Gary C King presents the whole story behind the real-life courtroom drama that has made headlines around the world.

The Murder of Meredith Kercher

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times, Spectator and Waterstones Book of the Year 'Shocking and moving' Guardian 'Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose’ The Times At eight years of age, Charles Spencer was sent away to one of England's most England's most exclusive boarding schools. Here he reveals the strange secrets of the school, and the culture of cruelty and abuse he experienced in his five years there as pupil. Spencer reflects on the misery, hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness and the vicious brutality of a boys' school in the 1970s. All these years later, Spencer's bafflement at the teachers' motivations to inflict such cruelty on young children in palpable. As is his fury that, even if somehow he had spoken up, he'd never have been believed. Charles Spencer's book 'A Very Private School' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 11-03-2024.

A Very Private School

A natural subject for the UK's bestselling true-crime author: a study of people who randomly kill large numbers of others (spree killers), or who set out to do so in specific places or situations (mass killers). Because of the ease of obtaining firearms in the USA, many of these, inevitably, are American, but there have been other recent examples in New Zealand and Norway, while three major mass shootings took place in the UK at Hungerford in 1987 (17 dead, including the killer), Dunblane in 1996 (18, including the killer), and in Cumbria in 2010 (13, including the killer). As such killings become more frequent, it is easy to blame them on the ready availability of firearms and weak or non-existent background checks, even though many countries, including the UK, have extremely robust firearms legislation. What is more difficult to establish, however, is the motivation behind such killings: some are occasioned by grievance, real or imagined, while others have their origins in a sense of failure or feelings of inadequacy. Other killers, however, seem to be driven by a desire for power over their fellow humans, often coupled with an overriding contempt for the lives of others. In search of answers to the questions raised, Christopher Berry-Dee offers case studies in some of the most infamous mass killings of the past fifty years, from school massacres to workplace killings, hate crimes to familicides. In doing so he demonstrates, chillingly, that such murders are almost impossible to predict, and therefore almost impossible to prevent.

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages: Mass Murderers and Spree Killers

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What is it like to learn that your ordinary, loving father is a serial killer? Discover the true story behind the BTK killer, as told by those closest to him. In 2005, Kerri Rawson opened the door of her apartment to greet an FBI agent who shared the shocking news that her father had been arrested for murdering ten people, including two children. That's also when she first learned that her father was the notorious serial killer known as BTK, a name he'd given himself that described the horrific way he committed his crimes: bind, torture, kill. As news of his capture spread, the city of Wichita celebrated the end of a thirty-one-year nightmare. For Kerri Rawson, another was just beginning. In the weeks and years that followed, Kerri was plunged into a black hole of horror and disbelief. The same man who had been a loving father, a devoted husband, church president, Boy Scout leader, and a public servant had been using their family as a cover for his heinous crimes since before she was born. Everything she had believed about her life had been a lie. Written with candor and extraordinary courage, A Serial Killer's Daughter is an unflinching exploration of life with one of America's most infamous killers and an astonishing tale of personal and spiritual transformation. A Serial Killer's Daughter will give you the encouragement you need to learn how to: Pick up the pieces of your life when everything falls apartBegin to heal from the long-lasting effects of violenceTrust that light will overcome the darkness Kerri Rawson's story offers the hope of reclaiming sanity in the midst of madness, rebuilding a life in the shadow of death, and learning to forgive the unforgivable.

A Serial Killer's Daughter

’Indecently entertaining.’ A Daily Mail Book of the WeekAn Amazon US Best Book of 2022'A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.' — Kathy Reichs As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring — and popular — weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict? In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and narrative crime nonfiction, Dr Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimes —some notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolved — are the equally compelling stories of the poisons involved: eleven molecules of death that work their way through the human body and, paradoxically, illuminate the way in which our bodies function. Drawn from historical records and current news headlines, A Taste for Poison weaves together the fascinating tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins, showing how the precise systems of the body can be impaired to lethal effect through the use of poison. From the deadly origins of the gin & tonic cocktail to the arsenic-laced wallpaper in Napoleon’s bedroom, A Taste for Poison leads readers on a fascinating tour of the intricate, complex systems that keep us alive — or don’t.

A Taste for Poison

'One of the best books I've read this year. Just astounding.' - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train. Law student Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, working on a retrial for death-row convicted murderer and child molester, Ricky Langley, finds herself thrust into the tangled story of his childhood. As she examines the minute details of Ricky's case, she is forced to face her own history, to unearth long-buried family secrets, and to reckon with how her own past colours her view of his crime. When Alexandria begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, and sees Ricky's face flash on the screen as she reviews old tapes, and hears him speak of his crimes, she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case, realizing that despite their vastly different circumstances, something in his story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar. As enthralling as true-crime classics such as In Cold Blood and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and broadcast phenomena such as The Keepers, Making a Murderer and Serial, The Fact of a Body is a groundbreaking, heart-stopping investigation into how the law is personal, composed of individual stories and proof that arriving at the truth is more complicated, and powerful, than we could ever imagine.

The Fact of a Body

A moving, eye-opening polemic about the US-Mexico border and what happens to the tens of thousands of unaccompanied Mexican and Central American children arriving in the US without papers‘We are driving across Oklahoma in early June when we first hear about the waves of children arriving, alone and undocumented, from Mexico and Central America. Tens of thousands have been detained at the border. What will happen to them? Where are the parents? And why have they undertaken a terrifying, life-threatening journey to enter the United States?’ Valeria Luiselli works as a volunteer at the federal immigration court in New York City, translating for unaccompanied migrant children. Out of her work has come this book – a search for answers and an urgent appeal for humanity and compassion in response to mass migration, the most significant global phenomenon of our time. ‘So true and moving that it filled me with hopeless hope’ Ali Smith ‘Harrowing, intimate, quietly brilliant’ New York Times ‘The first must-read book of the Trump era’ Texas Observer ‘Angry and affecting. A slight book with a big impact’ Financial Times ‘There are many books addressing the plight of refugees. Tell Me How It Ends – lucid, plain-speaking and authoritative – is one of the most powerful’ Big Issue

Tell Me How it Ends

We had been there for over 12 hours. The man was still 30 feet up a tree, balancing on a branch directly over one of the main railway lines out of one of the busiest train stations in the country. He refused to talk to us, threatening to jump if we came too close. To him, we were the enemy. My job was to preserve his life. The most dangerous time in any negotiation is when you think you’re winning. From kidnappings to terrorist incidents, violent armed stand-offs to talking someone back from the ledge: all these make up the day-to-day life of Nicky Perfect’s job as a crisis and hostage negotiator. One of the first on the scene in situations that most would run from, Nicky is deployed to defuse the most volatile and fraught situations imaginable. After a decade on the frontlines, confronting the extremes of human behaviour, these are the stories and cases that have shaped a career spent on high alert, where life often hangs in the balance. It’s about finding yourself and following your passion, and of a life lived to help others.

Crisis

An Instant New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020 Named One of the Best Books of the Year by: The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Esquire, Electric Literature, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and InStyle A chillingly personal and exquisitely wrought memoir of a daughter reckoning with the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather, and the moving, intimate story of a poet coming into her own in the wake of a tragedy At age nineteen, Natasha Trethewey had her world turned upside down when her former stepfather shot and killed her mother. Grieving and still new to adulthood, she confronted the twin pulls of life and death in the aftermath of unimaginable trauma and now explores the way this experience lastingly shaped the artist she became. With penetrating insight and a searing voice that moves from the wrenching to the elegiac, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Natasha Trethewey explores this profound experience of pain, loss, and grief as an entry point into understanding the tragic course of her mother’s life and the way her own life has been shaped by a legacy of fierce love and resilience. Moving through her mother’s history in the deeply segregated South and through her own girlhood as a “child of miscegenation” in Mississippi, Trethewey plumbs her sense of dislocation and displacement in the lead-up to the harrowing crime that took place on Memorial Drive in Atlanta in 1985. Memorial Drive is a compelling and searching look at a shared human experience of sudden loss and absence but also a piercing glimpse at the enduring ripple effects of white racism and domestic abuse. Animated by unforgettable prose and inflected by a poet’s attention to language, this is a luminous, urgent, and visceral memoir from one of our most important contemporary writers and thinkers.

Memorial Drive

The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter’s moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards. One evening in 2009, April Balascio was searching online, as she had been every night, for unsolved murders in the towns her family had lived growing up, when she stumbled across the latest investigations into the “Sweetheart Murders” cold case. All at once, the buried memories of her father’s dark history were awakened, and she knew she had to take action. She picked up the phone to call a detective and the rest is infamous true crime history. In her unflinching memoir, Balascio bravely reveals an astonishing tale of a lifetime of manipulation, unexplained upheavals, and silent fear. Some part of her had always known what her father was capable of, but the full truth of how she came to these revelations is as riveting as it is quietly terrifying. Through searing storytelling, dedicated research, and intimate insight, Raised by a Serial Killer is a gripping, courageous memoir unlike any other.

Raised by a Serial Killer

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email. The result would be an unprecedented system of mass surveillance with the ability to pry into the private lives of every person on earth. Six years later, Snowden reveals for the very first time how he helped to build this system and why he was moved to expose it. Spanning the bucolic Beltway suburbs of his childhood and the clandestine CIA and NSA postings of his adulthood, Permanent Record is the extraordinary account of a bright young man who grew up online – a man who became a spy, a whistleblower, and, in exile, the Internet’s conscience. Written with wit, grace, passion, and an unflinching candor, Permanent Record is a crucial memoir of our digital age and destined to be a classic.

Permanent Record

An anonymous barrister's darkly comic and moving first-hand account of life in the legal system, and how it's failing us all. The Sunday Times number one bestseller. Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award. Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year. Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year. ‘Eye-opening, funny and horrifying’ – Observer You may not wish to think about it, but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom. You might be a juror, a victim, a witness or – perhaps through no fault of your own – a defendant. Whatever your role, you’d expect a fair trial. I’m a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed. Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent are wronged and the guilty allowed to walk free. In The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken I want to share some stories from my daily life to show you how the system is broken, who broke it and why we should start caring before it’s too late. A Sunday Times top ten bestseller for twenty-four weeks. ‘Everyone who has any interest in public life should read it’ – Daily Mail

The Secret Barrister

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER / OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD THE AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT'S ORIGIN STORY ‘Essential reading for this moment in history’ New York Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist ‘Brilliant … offers an acute insight into the reasons voters have put their trust in Trump’ Observer J. D. Vance grew up in the hills of Kentucky. His family and friends were the people most of the world calls rednecks, hillbillies or white trash. In this deeply moving memoir, Vance tells the story of his family’s demons and of America’s problem with generational neglect. How his mother struggled against, but never fully escaped, the legacies of abuse, alcoholism, poverty and trauma. How his grandparents, ‘dirt poor and in love’, gave everything for their children to chase the American dream. How Vance beat the odds to graduate from Yale Law School. And how America came to abandon and then condescend to its white working classes, until they reached breaking point. ‘A beautiful memoir but it is equally a work of cultural criticism about white working-class America … Vance offers a compelling explanation for why it’s so hard for someone who grew up the way he did to make it … a riveting book’ Wall Street Journal ** Now a major-motion picture directed by Ron Howard and starring Amy Adams, Glenn Close, and Gabriel Basso **

Hillbilly Elegy

‘A hugely impressive achievement.’ – Hadley Freeman, author of House of Glass At 8.00am on Monday 18th June 2001, Danielle Jones left home dressed in her school uniform – and promptly vanished. The 15-year old’s body was never recovered, but Danielle’s parents soon learned that her ‘Uncle Stuart’, a close family friend, had concealed a decades-long history of sexual violence against teenage girls. Despite the absence of a body, Stuart Campbell was sentenced to life in prison for Danielle’s abduction and murder. But what set him on his path as a violent sexual predator? And how do you come to terms with his actions if he’s your own flesh and blood? In My Brother the Killer, Stuart’s older brother Alix Sharkey chronicles the violent childhood and troubled teens that helped shape a bright and handsome little boy into one of Britain’s most notorious killers, and led to one of the UK’s most unusual murder trials. Sharkey also poses several terrifying questions: what happens when you discover a deadly sexual predator in your family? Is it possible to trace the root of his heinous crimes? And with the clock ticking towards his possible parole, can Stuart Campbell be convinced to reveal the location of Danielle’s remains? A devastating hybrid of true crime and family memoir, My Brother the Killer examines the true cost of keeping dark family secrets.

My Brother the Killer

In Big Pharma, lives are secondary to profit margins. But Lisa Pratta stood her ground—risking everything to expose the lies of a billion-dollar pharmaceutical business mired in deception, greed, and the systemic abuse of both patients and employees As a rising star in pharmaceutical sales, Lisa Pratta wanted to believe that she was helping improve the lives of people who suffered from illness. But as she climbed the corporate ladder, she uncovered a sinister world of bribery, fraud, and sexual harassment—all papered over with a thin veneer of corporate respectability. At Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Lisa found herself at a small company with a blockbuster drug that could have been a lifeline for patients suffering from multiple sclerosis—that is, if it was prescribed properly. But instead, Questcor chose profits over patients, training its sales force to push untested treatment regimens with the sole purpose of beating its competition. Lisa recognized this as not only dangerous but highly illegal. In the midst of this controversy, Questcor arbitrarily inflated the drug’s price to a jaw-dropping $28,000 per vial. Torn between her morals and the financial stability the job provided for her special-needs son, Lisa made a decision that would change her life forever: she reported the fraudulent practices of the company to the federal government. For nearly a decade, she led a double life—feeding insider information to the Department of Justice while enduring the relentless demands of her company to sell their drug using illegal marketing tactics. She faced constant fear of exposure, knowing that the government offered her no protection if her secrets were revealed. Nonetheless, Lisa pressed on, determined to hold Questcor accountable for the laws they were breaking and the lives they were endangering. This incredible true story offers a sobering look at the unscrupulous sales methods used by America’s corrupt pharmaceutical industry, spotlights the levers they pull to extract ludicrous profits from the sick and dying, and is a page-turning portrait of one woman’s heroic fight against Big Pharma and a mother’s struggle to protect her family.

False Claims

From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog – now the subject of a new Disney+ docuseries – and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom and healing. Shari Franke’s childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers. But a darker truth lurked beneath the surface – Ruby’s wholesome online persona masked a more tyrannical parenting style than anyone could have imagined. As the family’s YouTube notoriety grew, so too did Ruby’s delusions of righteousness. Fueled by the sadistic influence of relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, together they implemented an inhumane and merciless disciplinary regime. Ruby and Jodi were arrested in Utah in 2023 on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse. On that fateful day, Shari shared a photo online of a police car outside their home. Her caption had one word: 'Finally'. For the first time, Shari will reveal the disturbing truth behind 8 Passengers and her family’s devastating involvement with Jodi Hildebrandt’s cultish life coaching program, 'ConneXions'. No stone is left unturned as Shari exposes the perils of influencer culture and shares for the first time her battle for truth and survival in the face of her mother’s cruelty.

The House of My Mother

El sábado 9 de agosto de 1969, tras una alerta de posible homicidio, tres agentes de policía acuden a la vivienda de la actriz Sharon Tate —la mujer del director de cine Roman Polanski, embarazada de ocho meses— situada en el 10050 de Cielo Drive, en el opulento barrio angelino de Bel Air. En la mansión, descubren los cuerpos salvajemente asesinados de la actriz y otras cuatro personas en lo que parece un crimen ritual. Al día siguiente, no muy lejos, en el barrio de Los Feliz, encuentran los cadáveres acuchillados del matrimonio Leno y Rosemary LaBianca. En el cuerpo de la mujer se identifican posteriormente cuarenta y una heridas de arma blanca. En tres puntos del domicilio, alguien ha dejado escrito, con la sangre de una de las víctimas, unas extrañas proclamas. La errática investigación que siguió a estos bestiales asesinatos —que al principio no se relacionaron entre sí, a pesar de las coincidencias— basculó entre la estupefacción y la impotencia. ¿Quién había cometido aquellas atrocidades? Y ¿por qué? Mientras los titulares de la prensa de toda Norteamérica alimentaban la conmoción y el estupor, y las especulaciones sobre los sospechosos y los móviles se sucedían, la investigación iría apuntando a un grupo de jóvenes que se había establecido en el árido entorno del rancho Spahn —un antiguo escenario natural de westerns al norte de Los Ángeles reconvertido en comuna hippy— liderados por Charles Manson —alias Jesucristo—, cuyo poder e influencia sobre el grupo —la Familia— llegarían al punto de lograr que mataran siguiendo sus oscuros designios. El autor de este clásico de la literatura criminal, el fiscal Vincent Bugliosi, tomó las riendas de uno de los casos más extensos e intrincados de la historia judicial norteamericana, y, además de relatar con una precisión y rigor deslumbrantes los pormenores de los crímenes y del proceso judicial que generaron, compuso un retrato portentoso y aterrador de la "Familia Manson" y de su líder, uno de los iconos más terribles y perdurables de la cultura popular. Tras cincuenta años de los infames asesinatos, presentamos la edición más completa del libro, que incluye un posfacio del propio Bugliosi de 1994 y una profusa selección de imágenes. LA VERDADERA HISTORIA DE LOS CRÍMENES DE LA FAMILIA MANSON *** 7 MILLONES DE EJEMPLARES VENDIDOS *** El libro de true crime más vendido de todos los tiempos Prólogo de Kiko Amat

Helter Skelter: La verdadera historia de los crímenes de la Familia Manson

En 1948, dos agentes de policía japoneses que hacían su ronda habitual patrullando las calles de Shinjuku, Tokio, dieron el alto a un ciclista que decía transportar mandarinas a casa de un familiar. Al inspeccionar la bicicleta, encontraron varias prendas de ropa y, envuelto en ellas, el pequeño cuerpo inerte de un bebé. Los policías acompañaron al detenido hasta la funeraria donde trabajaba y allí encontraron otros cuatro cadáveres más, también de bebés. El espeluznante relato del detenido llevó a la policía a investigar una maternidad privada dirigida por Miyuki Ishikawa, más tarde conocida como la «comadrona del infierno», en uno de los episodios más sórdidos de la historia de Japón.

Asesinos en serie de Asia

Miyuki Ishikawa: La comadrona del infierno

Esta es una historia real, llena de aristas y sombras, sobre la condición humana. A fines de los sesenta, con trece años, la argentina Silvia Labayru era una adolescente tímida, lectora, amante de los animales, entusiasta de John F. Kennedy, hija de una familia de militares que incluía a su padre, miembro de la Fuerza Aérea y piloto civil. A esa edad ingresó en el Colegio Nacional Buenos Aires, una institución pública de gran prestigio, donde entró en contacto con agrupaciones estudiantiles de izquierda y se transformó en una militante aguerrida. En marzo de 1976 se produjo en la Argentina un golpe de Estado que dio comienzo a una dictadura militar. Para entonces, embarazada de cinco meses y con veinte años, Labayru integraba el sector de Inteligencia de la organización Montoneros, un grupo armado de extracción peronista. El 29 de diciembre de 1976 fue secuestrada por militares y trasladada a la ESMA, la Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada, donde funcionaba un centro de detención clandestino en el cual se torturó y asesinó a miles de personas. Allí tuvo a su hija que, una semana más tarde, fue entregada a los abuelos paternos. En la ESMA, Labayru fue torturada, obligada a realizar trabajo esclavo, violada reiteradamente por un oficial y forzada a representar el papel de hermana de Alfredo Astiz, un miembro de la Armada que se había infiltrado en la organización Madres de Plaza de Mayo, un operativo que terminó con tres Madres y dos monjas francesas desaparecidas. La liberaron en junio de 1978 y en el avión rumbo a Madrid, junto a su hija de un año y medio, pensó: «Se acabó el infierno». Pero el infierno no había terminado. Los argentinos en el exilio la repudiaron, acusándola de traidora a raíz de la desaparición de las Madres. Abominada por quienes habían sido sus compañeros de militancia, arropada por unos pocos amigos fieles exiliados en Europa, hizo una vida. Hasta que en 2018 la contactó desde Buenos Aires un hombre que había sido su pareja en los años setenta y, en una secuencia en la que se funden manipulaciones familiares que torcieron el destino, comenzó a urdirse una historia que continúa hasta hoy. La periodista Leila Guerriero comenzó a entrevistarla en 2021, mientras se esperaba la sentencia del primer juicio por crímenes de violencia sexual cometidos contra mujeres secuestradas durante la dictadura, en el que Labayru era denunciante. A lo largo de casi dos años, habló con sus amigos, sus exparejas, su pareja actual, sus hijos y sus compañeros de cautiverio y de militancia. El resultado es el retrato de una mujer con una historia compleja en la que se amalgaman el amor, el sexo, la violencia, el humor, los hijos, los padres, la infidelidad, la política, los amigos, las mudanzas, y en la que sobrevuela una llamada telefónica que, realizada desde la ESMA el 14 de marzo de 1977, le salvó la vida. «El buen periodismo y la buena literatura son una y la misma cosa, y Leila Guerriero sabe escribir esa cosa (se la llame como se la quiera llamar) como ningún otro entre los periodistas latinoamericanos contemporáneos» (Patricio Pron). «El periodismo que practica Leila Guerriero es el de los mejores redactores del New Yorker: implica trabajo riguroso, investigación exhaustiva y un estilo de precisión matemática» (Mario Vargas Llosa).

La llamada

En este lugar del mundo, en esa región que recorre de Oriente Medio a Afganistán, hay una revolución en marcha. Es la revolución de las mujeres. Una lucha sin cuartel ni final contra el patriarcado que domina la política, la cultura y la sociedad. A veces, esa lucha es por la mera supervivencia. Otras, una lucha consciente y organizada por defender derechos que se les niegan de forma reiterada. El derecho al aborto, el derecho a una educación, el derecho a un trabajo digno. El derecho a existir libremente. Txell Feixas, corresponsal en Oriente Medio, nos relata en este emocionante audiolibro las historias de trece mujeres anónimas y valientes cuyas experiencias conmueven, empoderan y explican mejor que nadie la realidad de lo que implica ser hoy mujer en el mundo árabe.

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Mujeres valientes

¿Te gustaría sumergirte en uno de los grandes misterios de la humanidad? ¿Quién era Jack el destripador? ¿Era un maestro del disfraz o un criminal increíblemente afortunado? Entonces sigue leyendo… No hubo testigos de sus asesinatos. Poco se sabe con certeza sobre el Destripador. Las víctimas de sus crímenes eran todas mujeres. Algunos de sus cuerpos fueron mutilados y todos fueron degollados. La ola de asesinatos del Destripador en el pobre East End de Londres de finales de la época victoriana ha fascinado a un gran número de investigadores históricos y detectives aficionados. Han escrito y siguen escribiendo libros y artículos, creando podcasts, películas, novelas y obras de teatro en las que seleccionan pistas de los registros que han sobrevivido, para crear un caso para su sospechoso. ¿Era un médico trastornado, un artista excéntrico, un trabajador de un matadero judío, un miembro de la familia real, un militar o un estafador estadounidense? Expertos en escritura, historia del papel, patólogos forenses, historiadores del arte, estudiosos de la psicopatía y científicos expertos en el análisis del ADN mitocondrial han estudiado las pruebas. Después de todo esto, a pesar de lo que afirman algunos detectives, el caso no está cerrado. En este libro, descubrirás: 	Todo sobre sus asesinatos cronológicamente. 	Descubre a todos los posibles sospechosos y que fue de sus vidas. 	Teorías conspirativas alrededor de la investigación policiaca de ese entonces. 	Herramientas del futuro que pudieron cambiar el rumbo de la investigación. 	Conocer Whitechapel en la época de Jack el Destripador.	Y mucho más… Es posible que Jack el Destripador no fuera el más mortífero de los asesinos; a cambio, bien puede ser de los más crueles y –sin duda– es el más famoso de todos ellos. Será que su nombre todavía nos evoca ese miedo que sólo pueden provocar unos pasos en la oscuridad, el resplandor de un súbito cuchillo en una calle solitaria. Será que algunos criminales nunca fueron capturados, pero que a él hubo que ponerle un alias porque ni siquiera se capturó su identidad. Será, en fin, que "los crímenes de Whitechapel" conmovieron los cimientos bien estantes de la sociedad victoriana y desvelaron la existencia de una Gran Bretaña distinta, humillada y pobre. Si las historias a detalle sobre el crimen verdadero son tu pasión ¡no te puedes escapar de esta historia! ¡Desplaza hacia arriba y añade al carrito de compra!

Jack el Destripador

Un libro sobre el impacto mundial del #MeToo, que se expande como la pólvora. Desde que la etiqueta #MeToo se hizo viral, se ha roto el silencio que rodea el acoso y las agresiones y abusos sexuales. Pero ¿cómo ha sido la interacción entre esta campaña global y los activismos locales de largo recorrido? ¿De qué forma se ha desarrollado este movimiento en países donde los derechos de las mujeres se ven coartados por la represión o la desigualdad? ¿Y cuáles han sido las repercusiones dentro y fuera de internet, sobre todo en contextos caracterizados por la desconfianza en la justicia? Despertar es la crónica de un movimiento interconectado que está modificando la manera en que las mujeres actúan conjuntamente contra la violencia sexual y la discriminación. Centrándose en algunos lugares del mundo en los que ser mujer supone un mayor desafío, como Brasil, China, Egipto, Túnez, Nigeria y Pakistán, pero también en sociedades más igualitarias, como Suecia, esta obra revela varias historias personales procedentes de culturas y clases sociales diversas para mostrarnos el coraje de quienes, motivadas por las herramientas y la fuerza del #MeToo, han decidido alzar la voz aun poniendo en riesgo no solo su reputación, sino también la vida.

Ariel

Despertar

La noche de Halloween de 2017, un enigmático artículo de un periódico japonés anunció la detención de un sospechoso tras encontrarse nueve cadáveres en su apartamento a las afueras de Tokio. El detenido era un joven con una vida relativamente normal, por lo que nadie advirtió que pudiera haber restos humanos descomponiéndose en el edificio. Ninguno de los vecinos se quejó a la policía ni al portero del extraño olor. La policía y el gobierno japonés enseguida se dieron cuenta de que jamás se habían enfrentado a un delito de ese tipo ni de esa magnitud, por lo que no existían ni directrices ni protocolos sobre cómo proceder. El «asesino de Twitter» marcó un antes y un después en la historia japonesa.

Takahiro Shiraishi: El asesino de Twitter

A las personas capaces de mediar entre los tres mundos del universo indonesio se las llama hechiceros o dukun, y se dice que poseen habilidades extraordinarias que se traspasan de maestros a aprendices. A veces, la muerte del maestro no pone fin a su conexión con el aprendiz. La bendición del difunto maestro también puede potenciar aún más a su discípulo, que se eleva a un nuevo nivel. Hay rituales específicos para convocar al mentor muerto, y si se produce un enlace, el aprendiz puede recibir un poder inimaginable; pero, a veces, el encuentro sale muy mal. Nuestro protagonista, el hechicero de Medan, recibió en sueños la visita de su padre y maestro, quien le indicó que para conseguir un poder mágico sin precedentes debía beber la saliva de setenta mujeres jóvenes. Como pensó que de ese modo tardaría una eternidad, aprovechó su fama como hechicero para tejer una trampa mortal para las mujeres que acudieron a él con sus problemas amorosos.

Ahmad Suradji: El hechicero de Medan

Un relato escalofriante, una historia real que nos sume en el estupor, que es un viaje al corazón del horror, un libro excepcional que ha sido comparado con A sangre fría de Truman Capote. El 9 de enero de 1993, Jean-Claude Romand mató a su mujer, sus hijos, sus padres e intentó, sin éxito, darse muerte. La investigación reveló que no era médico, tal como pretendía y, cosa aún más difícil de creer, tampoco era otra cosa. Mentía desde los dieciocho años. A punto de verse descubierto, prefirió suprimir a aquellos cuya mirada no hubiera podido soportar. Fue condenado a cadena perpetua. Yo entré en relación con él, asistí a su proceso, dice el autor. He intentado relatar con precisión, día tras día, esta vida de soledad, de impostura y de ausencia. Imaginar lo que bullía en su mente a lo largo de las horas vacías, sin proyecto ni testigos, cuando se suponía que estaba trabajando y en realidad pasaba el tiempo en parkings de autopistas o en los bosques del Jura. Comprender, en fin, lo que en una experiencia humana tan extrema me ha tocado tan de cerca y que nos afecta, creo, a cada uno de nosotros. «Excelente» (Soledad Puértolas). «Novela apasionante y reflexión de escalofrío» (David Trueba). «Basada en un caso real, el de los crímenes cometidos por el falso médico Jean-Claude Romand, El adversario es un texto poderosísimo que sume al lector en el espanto» (Juana Salabert, La Razón). «Un libro contenido, bien graduado y fascinante por tanta materia oscura que aborda» (Antón Castro, ABC). «Ese retrato del monstruo, del diablo, logra atraparnos» (Josep M. Sòria, La Vanguardia).

El adversario

Todo cabe en un libro como este. Crímenes reales, la pobreza como fuente del crimen y la capacidad extraordinaria de una mujer única para desentrañar la esencia de todo ello. Emilia Pardo Bazán se basaba en esos crímenes, que tanto llamaban su atención, para escribir novelas cortas. Pero dejaba siempre bien clara la diferencia entre crimen real y ficticio. Para ella, el crimen inventado es «cerebral, geométrico y matemático, tan distinto de la realidad humana y tan parecido a los problemas de ajedrez». Por eso mismo, por su imperfección, los crímenes reales eran de su máximo interés, hasta el punto de acudir al lugar del suceso para observar con sus propios ojos los detalles que se les escapaban a los cronistas y, después, opinar sobre todo ello en sus artículos. No dejaba en ellos títere con cabeza. Criticaba a los investigadores que no actuaban con profesionalidad en la inspección ocular de la escena del crimen. A las víctimas y a los asesinos, y lo hace con su peculiar gracejo y su libertad de pensamiento. Marisol Donis recoge el seguimiento que Emilia Pardo Bazán hizo de algunos de los crímenes más memorables y bárbaros de su tiempo: el crimen del pinar de Pericote; el de la calle San Andrés; los crímenes de la calle Fuencarral; los «mujericidios»… Nada le era ajeno, siguió y documentó una treintena de sucesos criminales, estafas, suicidios ampliados… Crímenes reales que no siempre eran resueltos por la mala investigación, lo que la llevaba a concluir, contrariada en no pocas ocasiones, al final de sus artículos: «El asesino no ha sido habido». Puro Emilia Pardo Bazán. Puro deleite para todos sus lectores.

Narrativa

Emilia Pardo Bazán y su fascinación por la criminología

En este libro se aborda una de las problemáticas menos tratadas en la actualidad que no por ello deja de ser un tema preocupante en cuanto que afecta al personal encargado de velar por la protección y seguridad de la ciudadanía. Una profesión, la de policía, que en ocasiones no está valorada socialmente de forma adecuada, a pesar del importante papel que juega en el mantenimiento del orden y la convivencia social. Un cuerpo que se enfrenta a una realidad cada vez más habitual con la pérdida de sus agentes por la acción suicida. Tal es la preocupación que distintos gobiernos ya han adoptado medidas de prevención y otros están aún en vías de su concreción. Estas medidas suelen establecerse dentro de un Plan de Prevención de la Policía, aunque existe disparidad en cuanto a los objetivos y métodos para llevarlo a cabo. En este texto se analizan los planes para su implantación. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Suicidio Policial: Guía Para Una Prevención Eficaz

«Yo no quería hacerles daño. Sólo quería matarlas.» – David Berkowitz Conoce la historia de una de las mentes más enfermas y sanguinarias que ha existido en los EE.UU. que después de aburrirse de asesinar mujeres, decidió llevar a cabo una de las peores masacres en la historia reciente. Según un apunte de una libreta que le perteneció, lo hizo a nombre de todos los que le hicieron bullying cuando niño, como un sacrificio a la justicia. Para la mayoría este asesino sigue siendo desconocido, pero lo más interesante es cómo pasó de ser un niño tímido al que le hacían bullying a un monstruo… Conoce más de cerca como suele ser a veces el nacimiento de un psicópata. Camino de un psicópata es una historia 100 % real, solo los nombres fueron cambiados porque la persona que me proveyó toda la información del que llamo Michael, así lo dispuso. Adéntrate en una de las historias que te harán sentir lastima por el verdugo y al mismo tiempo rabia por su sadismo y maldad. Todas las expresiones que leerás en este libro son del homicida. Sumérgete en lo más profundo de la psique humana y los motivos que llevan actuar a veces a una mente que no encontró la paz en este mundo. *Las opiniones o informacion mostrada en este libro no representan la manera de pensar del autor ni de la plataforma donde se muestra.

Camino de un psicópata

Coca, farlopa, perico, merca, Fariña. Nunca Galicia comercializó un producto con tanto éxito. ​ Aunque ahora parezca una pesadilla lejana, en los años 90, el 80 por ciento de la cocaína desembarcaba en Europa por las costas gallegas. Aparte de su privilegiada posición geográfica, Galicia disponía de todos los ingredientes necesarios para convertirse en una «nueva Sicilia»: atraso económico, una centenaria tradición de contrabando por tierra, mar y ría, y un clima de admiración y tolerancia hacia una cultura delictiva heredada de la época de los «inofensivos» y «benefactores» capos del tabaco. Los clanes, poderosos y herméticos, crecieron en un clima de impunidad afianzada gracias a la desidia (cuando no complicidad) de la clase política y de las fuerzas de seguridad. A través de testimonios directos de capos, pilotos de planeadoras, arrepentidos, jueces, policías, periodistas y madres de toxicómanos, Nacho Carretero retrata con minuciosidad un paisaje criminal con frecuencia infravalorado. En el imaginario popular, ese costumbrismo kitsch de capos con zuecos y relojes de oro ha oscurecido el potencial destructivo de un fenómeno que arrasó el tejido social, económico y político de Galicia. Fariña incluye, además, un repaso inédito por los clanes que siguen operando hoy en día. Porque en contra de la creencia mediática y popular —tal y como demuestra este libro—, el narcotráfico sigue vivo en Galicia. No se debe olvidar lo que todavía no ha terminado. Un ensayo muy bien documentado sobre una realidad oscura de Galicia. EXTRACTO "El problema de los primeros pasos fue que, si sacabas pecho, podían hundírtelo. «Eran un puñado, nadie los apoyaba, nadie decía nada. Nadie acudía a los primeros actos que organizaban». Una de estas primeras iniciativas del escuálido grupo de vecinos fue organizar la «bandera blanca», una actividad festiva copiada de Sicilia para recabar firmas contra las organizaciones mafiosas en una enorme bandera de color blanco. «Y en blanco quedaba los primeros años. No firmaba nadie». Estaban solos Felipe, Pastor y los demás, porque nadie quería saber nada de semejante desafío. Porque el narcotráfico, como ya hemos visto, estaba enquistado, tenía un poder enorme, y porque, que se supiese hasta ese momento, no estaban haciendo nada malo." LO QUE DICE LA CRÍTICA "He aquí uno de esos ensayos cuyo anecdotario desafía la ley de la gravedad." - Carlos Prieto, El Confidencial "Lo mejor de Fariña es la cantidad de testimonios que se pueden encontrar en él: desde una de las artífices de la asociación “Las madres contra la droga” hasta capos o corruptos arrepentidos pasando por policías o jueces. Es un trabajo de recopilación inmenso donde prima el contenido, no la forma. Quizá sea eso el mayor mérito en la primera obra de este periodista de 36 años." - El blog de Carlos Barrágan "Me quedo con la gran profusión de detalles de este libro y su enorme esfuerzo de documentación y explicación. Grande, Nacho. ¡Por muchas más ediciones de Fariña!" - TheCitizen.es SOBRE EL AUTOR Nacho Carretero (A Coruña, 1981) empezó en redacciones y después huyó para ser freelance. Ha publicado en todo medio escrito que se le ponía a tiro, desde Jot Down al XL Semanal pasando por Gatopardo o El Mundo. Escribió sobre el genocidio de Ruanda, sobre el ébola en África, sobre Siria, sobre su tía Chus y hasta sobre su amado Deportivo de La Coruña. Contar la historia del narcotráfico gallego era un sueño periodístico enquistado en su cerebro desde que era un neno. En verano de 2015 juró fidelidad como reportero a El Español.

Fariña

La mañana del lunes 16 de abril de 2007 Cho Seunghui, de origen coreano y estudiante universitario, llevó a cabo el plan macabro que más tarde se conocería como la Masacre de Virginia Tech, en la que murieron treinta y tres personas, incluido el autor del tiroteo. Con un lenguaje fluido y periodístico Juan Gómez-Jurado construye el relato de lo sucedido con todo tipo de detalles y mantiene al lector en tensión hasta el final, como en las mejores novelas de suspense. Juan Gómez-Jurado es un conocido autor español, autor de superventas como Reina roja. Ha trabajado como periodista para diferentes medios, como Radio España o Canal + y es colaborador habitual de los podcast Todopoderosos y Aquí Hay Dragones. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.

La masacre de Virginia Tech

¿Te has preguntado quienes son los seres humanos más despiadados de toda la historia? ¿Quiénes han cometido los actos más crueles e innombrables hacia otros seres humanos? ¿Qué es lo que los convierte en monstruos capaces de cometer violentos crímenes? Entonces sigue leyendo.. “Estoy seguro que a cualquiera le gusta un buen crimen, siempre que no sea la víctima.“ — Alfred Hitchcock No siempre hemos sabido cómo hablar de los criminales que ahora clasificamos como asesinos en serie. Hasta las últimas décadas, ni siquiera nos dábamos cuenta de que era necesaria una categoría separada para estos violentos criminales. Lo cierto es que, durante siglos, los asesinos en serie han dejado que la pura barbarie de sus actos hablen por ellos. Incluso si hubiéramos sabido cómo nombrar y hablar de estos depredadores, nada de lo que hubiéramos dicho sobre ellos -independientemente de la fuerza moral o intelectual de nuestros pronunciamientos- nos habría dado el poder de prevenir sus crímenes. En este libro descubrirás: -Historias escalofriantes de los asesinos seriales más infames de todos los tiempos. -Características en común que comparten los asesinos en serie. -Las diferentes maneras que utilizan para acercarse a sus presas. -Las experiencias que llevan a las personas a la psicopatía. -Y mucho más.. Tal vez la intensa fascinación que despiertan los asesinos en serie tenga que ver con que asumen el papel de monstruos de la sociedad, con que sus actos primarios de matanza aplacan a los monstruos que ya existen en nuestras imaginaciones. Miles de asesinos en serie han vivido entre nosotros, y eso puede ser emocionante de una manera aterradora. Una luz dura dirigida a algunos de los asesinos que vagaron por este recinto de la maldad humana iluminará sus mentes y métodos, dará testimonio del terrible sufrimiento de sus víctimas y ofrecerá al lector cualquier medida de protección que la información pueda proporcionar. No lo pienses más y explora hoy mismo los casos más impactantes de la historia. ¡Haz clic en comprar ya y descubre quiénes son estos temibles personajes!

Asesinos en Serie y Psicópatas

V13: viernes 13 de noviembre de 2015. En tres puntos diferentes de París se producen atentados yihadistas. El más grave es el de la sala Bataclan, donde están actuando los Eagles of Death Metal. El resultado de los ataques en el corazón de Francia es de ciento treinta muertos y más de cuatrocientos heridos. Años después, durante nueve meses –entre septiembre de 2021 y junio de 2022–, se celebra el juicio en el Palacio de Justicia de la capital. Hay catorce acusados: el principal es el único superviviente de entre los terroristas de Estado Islámico que participaron en la masacre. Sobrevivió porque no detonó su cinturón con explosivos. ¿Falló el mecanismo? ¿Tuvo miedo? ¿O quizá un fugaz momento de arrepentimiento y humanidad? El resto son colaboradores en distintos grados. Y además están los testigos –que cuentan historias de una gran crudeza–, los familiares de los fallecidos, los severos fiscales, los abogados defensores, que utilizan argucias para tratar de salvar a sus clientes, el tribunal, que debe emitir sentencia… La justicia evalúa con frialdad la barbarie. Emmanuel Carrère cubre el juicio y envía sus crónicas semanales a L'Obs. Esos textos son la base de este libro. En sus páginas encontramos la narración del juicio, la voz de las víctimas, los advenedizos que han tratado de hacerse pasar por víctimas, los héroes que ayudaron a detener a los criminales, los corrillos de los abogados, los detalles entre bambalinas… La dimensión humana y la dimensión política. El resultado: un volumen sobrecogedor y un testimonio necesario. El periodismo hecho literatura a través de la perspicaz mirada de Carrère.

En junio de 2004 un crimen brutal conmociona España. Se le conoce por «el triple crimen de Burgos». De madrugada, un asesino entra en el domicilio de la familia Barrio sin hacer ruido. Tiene las llaves de la casa. Tres de los cuatro miembros de esa familia —padre, madre y el hijo menor— son sorprendidos mientras duermen y son apuñalados con saña. Sin apenas testigos ni pistas, los investigadores tienen que sumergirse en la vida de los fallecidos para tratar de encontrar al culpable. Tres son las preguntas fundamentales a las que tienen que responder: ¿quién podía odiarlos tanto?, ¿quién tenía las llaves del domicilio?, ¿quién se beneficia de su muerte? Tres años después, las sospechas se centran en el superviviente, Rodrigo, el hijo mayor de la familia Barrio. Había salvado la vida porque de domingo a jueves dormía en un internado a ochenta kilómetros de distancia de su hogar. Es detenido e ingresa en un centro de menores, pero horas después el juez lo deja en libertad. ¿Por qué? La parte de la familia del padre confía en la inocencia del joven, pero la de la madre está convencida de su culpabilidad. Han pasado los años y el triple crimen de Burgos sigue sin resolverse. Es, sin duda, uno de los mayores misterios de la historia criminal de nuestro país. ¿Quién fue el autor? El Superviviente bucea en la cronología de los hechos, narra las pesquisas policiales, habla con protagonistas, detalla las tesis oficiales y saca a la luz datos nuevos y desconocidos hasta hoy.

SinFicción

El Superviviente

El gran especialista del true crime nos descubre las mentes de los grandes criminales contemporáneos. Los grandes psicópatas de la historia contemporánea son célebres por la fuerza de su criminalidad excepcional. Ya sean tiranos, nazis o asesinos en serie, es difícil sustraerse a la fascinación que produce la crueldad monstruosa que exhibieron hacia sus víctimas, una brutalidad que nos resulta ajena a la humanidad misma del hombre, y que al mismo tiempo suscita preguntas acerca de su naturaleza psicológica. ¿Nacen monstruos o son víctimas de sus circunstancias? ¿Podemos considerarlos inteligentes? ¿Son capaces de sentir remordimientos o empatía? Con la incisiva sagacidad a la que Vicente Garrido nos tiene acostumbrados, el criminólogo nos invita a sumergirnos en la psique de las figuras que han representado como nadie las múltiples facetas en las que el mal se ha encarnado, a lo largo de la historia, en su estado más abyecto. Desde los atroces experimentos de Mengele a los brutales asesinatos de Ted Bundy, pasando por el genocidio perpetrado por Hitler o al caníbal de niños Chikatilo. Aquí recordaremos sus actos infames, pero, sobre todo, recorreremos el interior de algunas de las mentes más aterradoras de los últimos tiempos, siguiendo los pasos de las oscuras pulsiones de la naturaleza humana.

Psicología y neurociencia

Rostros del mal

En 1882 una niña que enfermó con una fiebre que estuvo a punto de morir. Ella sobrevivió, pero la quedaron secuelas, no podía ver ni oír. Debido a que no podía oír tampoco podía hablar. " Historia de mi vida" es el relato extraordinario de Helen Keller, una mujer sorda y ciega que, a pesar de sus desafíos, se convirtió en un símbolo de superación y logros. En esta obra, Keller comparte sus experiencias desde la infancia hasta la adultez, destacando cómo superó las limitaciones impuestas por sus discapacidades. Su historia inspiradora no solo ilustra la fuerza del espíritu humano, sino también la importancia de la educación y la perseverancia. A través de sus palabras, los lectores pueden conocer la vida de Keller y apreciar su valiente viaje hacia el conocimiento y la independencia.

HELLEN KELLER: La História de mi Vida

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