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  The Marquise de Ganges -...

  Alexandre Dumas

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  To paraphrase the note from the translator, The Celebrated Crimes of Alexandre Dumas père was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language—has minced no words—to describe violent scenes of violent times.In this, the eighteenth of the series, Dumas explores the history of a famous French aristocratic family: that of Marie de Rossan, also known as Diane de Joannis de Roussan and as Anne-Elisabeth De Rossan, but in any case the Marquise de Ganges and La Belle Belle Provençale: often described as the most beautiful woman of her time. It was, indeed, her beauty that undid her. After the death of her first husband, she heard of the Marquis de Gange; she heard of him as the handsomest man in France, and she could not resist the urge to meet him. They met, they married, and the rest is history--bloody, violent and terrible history, completely opposite to the sweet romance with which it began. Dumas tells her story in full, and also takes us through the tales of her husband, her children, and the men who murdered her--and that group may include her husband as well.Dumas may have collaborated on this, as he frequently did in his works, with other writers. Nevertheless, it is clearly Dumas who has the final say on this work, as with all the other works in this series.Enjoy!

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  The Guns of Meeting Street - A...

  T. Felder Dorn

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  An engrossing investigation into the true crime story of a sixteen-year family feud that ended in murder in early twentieth-century South Carolina. 
   
  As compelling as fiction, The Guns of Meeting Street reconstructs a series of murders from the early 1940s that rocked rural Edgefield County, South Carolina. Featuring a cast of unlikely antagonists—a prominent store owner, an elementary school teacher, and a law enforcement officer—the acts of revenge resulted in five murders and a trio of executions, including that of the first woman to be electrocuted in South Carolina. 
   
  Through interviews with members of the two families involved, T. Felder Dorn probes the longstanding feud between the Logues and the Timmermans to uncover this chilling plot of resentment, revenge, and violence. Dorn’s careful research weaves together the oral history of family members affected by the shooting with court transcripts, prisoner confessions, and coroners’ reports to produce a truly gripping account of the events. 
   
  Although most of the deaths took place between 1940 and 1943, the roots of this tragedy can be traced back to killings that occurred in the Meeting Street community in the 1920s. The story climaxes on January 15, 1943, with the execution, within a single hour, of Sue Stidham Logue, George Logue, and Clarence Bagwell for the murder of Davis Timmerman. Dorn’s saga concludes with the 1960 parole and rehabilitation of Joe Frank Logue Jr., the only one of Timmerman’s killers to escape capital punishment. 
   
  Not for the faint of heart, The Guns of Meeting Street details the circumstances and motivations for the killings, the complexities of the court cases, and the involvement in the proceedings of South Carolina governors Richard Manning Jefferies, Olin D. Johnston, and J. Strom Thurmond. 
   
  “If you have any interest in history or true crime, The Guns of Meeting Street is a winner.” —Spartanburg Herald Journal 
   
  “Dorn’s rigorously researched book unfolds in a clear, straightforward style that renders the events all the more disturbing.” —The State 
   
  “Dorn’s extremely impressive book has all the elements—is fascinating in its entirety. And for every reader who loves a good mystery, The Guns of Meeting Street is available to intrigue, inform, incite and excite. It’ll never get a chance to gather dust on any bookshelf.” —Union (N.J.) Leader

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  Police-Encounters: Everything...

  Dr. Ezekiel Fierce Zeke

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  My Juris Doctorate Degree and expertise is in the study of criminal law and criminal procedure.Are you worried about police officers unjustifiably harming or killing you?Have you been in fear by feeling that police are unfair, or that police mistreat, and brutalize citizens?Are you tired of not knowing how to act when encountering a police officer?If so, this book is for you.Here is just a fraction of what you will learn:• Why some People are getting harmed or killed by police• How to conduct yourself during a police-encounter• What a police officer’s authority is before, during, and after a police-encounter• How to teach your children and loved one’s how to conduct themselves during a police-encounter• Proof that the majority of people are not being mistreated during police-encounters• Proof that most cops are not out to harm or kill People* Proof that generally no cops white, black, or brown are out to harm or to kill peoplePlus, inside this book, you will learn how police officers are trained.And if that is not enough, you will learn the driving forces behind the unfortunate killings of People by cops.  For instance... some of the false rhetoric and the lies that are keeping tensions high between the police and Citizens....how bystanders put themselves in harm’s way and can be charged with obstruction-of-justice by police ...proof that what you may believe is police brutality actually is not...and why there is absolutely no mass conspiracy by police officers or by police departments to harm or to kill Citizens.This book will dispel many misconceptions and alleviate many fears.Even if you only applied the mere basics covered in this book, it is easily worth 1000x the cost of this book because it will keep you out of physical harm’s way and possibly save your life.Click "Buy Now" and grab your copy today!

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  Seven Bones - Two Wives Two...

  Peter Seymour, Jason K. Foster

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  We have a dead second wife and a missing first wife…we've got a huge problem here.' Detective Peter Seymour 
   
  Seven Bones is the story of one of the more bizarre murder investigations in Australia's history. Two wives die in suspicious circumstances: co-incidence or, as husband Thomas Keir describes it, ‘bad luck'? 
   
  Three years after Thomas Keir alleged his first wife Jean deserted him and her young son for another man, his second wife Rosalina, Jean's cousin, lay scorched and strangled on her bed. Arriving on the scene, Detective Peter Seymour realised he was either dealing with the world's unluckiest husband, or a serial wife killer. 
   
  While Keir was remarkably found ‘not guilty' of Rosalina's murder, despite a clear-cut case, her death unlocked the mystery of Jean's disappearance. A subsequent police investigation lead to the discovery of seven small fragments of Jean's bones – fingers, knuckles and toes – buried deep under the same house in which Rosalina died. 
   
  Keir's ‘grieving husband' act was suddenly in question. The investigation revealed Thomas Kier was a man so jealous he hated even his own baby son touching his wife, Jean. A man so possessive he threatened he would cut her up and feed her to the dogs if she ever left him. A man who thought he could commit the perfect crime and publicly taunted the police through the media. 
   
  Written through the eyes of Detective Peter Seymour, Seven Bones follows his relentless pursuit of justice and his own family sacrifices, through the drama of the police investigation into Jean's death, and the three trials, convictions, and appeals that would take fifteen years to reach their final conclusion.

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  The Cannibal Who Collected...

  Davis Truman

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  Jeffrey Dahmer was a notorious American serial killer who murdered 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 21, 1960, and committed his first murder at 18. Dahmer was known for his shocking crimes, including cannibalism, necrophilia, and preserving body parts as souvenirs. He was arrested in 1991 after one of his intended victims managed to escape and alert the police. Dahmer was eventually sentenced to multiple terms of life in prison, where he was murdered by a fellow inmate in 1994. Despite the heinous nature of his crimes, Dahmer remains a topic of fascination for many due to the sheer brutality of his actions and the unanswered questions surrounding his motivations and mental state. 
  In this audiobook, you will read about Jeffrey Dahmer's life, murders, and psychosocial factors that contributed to the development of his criminal behavior:Childhood traumaMental illnessSubstance abuseSocial isolationSexual issues 
  It's important to remember that these factors are not excuses for Dahmer's actions but rather possible contributing factors to his criminal behavior.

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  Buddy Boys - When Good Cops Turn...

  Mike McAlary

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  A shocking true story of corruption and crime in the ranks of the NYPD in the worst police scandal since the revelations of Fred Serpico In the 1970s, New York City’s 77th Precinct was known as “the Alamo.” In Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, Brooklyn—neighborhoods notorious for drugs and violent crime—some of the worst criminals wore police uniforms and carried badges. Henry Winter was a good cop when he first entered the infamous 77th station house that was already infamous as a home to the dregs of the NYPD. Before long, he and fellow officer Anthony Magno found themselves deeply entrenched in the Alamo’s culture of extortion, lies, corruption, and crime—and they were regularly supplementing their incomes by ripping off thieves, drug dealers, junkies, and honest citizens alike. But the gravy train couldn’t stay on the rails forever. Winter and Magno were caught and faced a devastating choice: They could betray their crooked friends and colleagues by helping investigators expose the rot that festered at the Alamo’s core—or spend the next several years behind bars.   In Buddy Boys, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist Mike McAlary blows the doors off 1 of the worst scandals ever to taint New York’s uniformed guardians, the men and women sworn to protect and serve the populace. Blistering, shocking, and powerful, it’s a frightening look inside the NYPD and an eye-opening exploration of the daily temptations that can seduce a good cop over to the dark side.

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