With such acclaimed works as The Devil's Gentleman, Harold Schechter has earned renown as the dean of true crime historians. Now, in this gripping account of driving ambition, doomed love, and brutal
From renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter comes the riveting exploration of a notorious New York City murder in the 1890s, the fascinating forensic science of an earlier time, and the grisly
Hollywood's make-believe maniacs can't hold a candle to the real life monsters who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civilization throughout the ages. Now, from the much-accl
In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic expose The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated
