The Anatomy of Motive

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From legendary FBI profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker- authors of the nonfiction international bestsellers Mindhunter, Journey into Darkness, and Obsession- comes an unprecedented, insightful look at the root of all crime.

With the brilliant insight he brought to his renowned work inside the FBI's elite serial-crime unit, John Douglas pieces together motives behind violent sociopathic behavior. He not only takes us into the darkest recesses of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, bombers, poisoners, assassins, serial killers, and mass murderers, but also the seemingly ordinary people who suddenly kill their families or go on a rampage in the workplace.

JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation

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When six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in her home on December 25, 1996, millions were transfixed by the story. Detective Steve Thomas was at the center of the team that searched for her killer. He chased leads from jail cells to estates; he talked to hundreds of witnesses and conducted extraordinary interviews with the Ramseys. Now he tells how someone got away with murder.

Recounting mistakes made throughout the investigation, Thomas also details his own work, and readers will draw compelling conclusions. His inside story answers a wide range of important questions about a murder investigation gone awry

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A gripping, epic true story of violence, double-cross and corruption, Black Mass is much more than a crime story. It is also a book about Boston and Irish America, about the pull of place and the ties between people--ties that bind, and ties that blind. Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill take us deep undercover, exposing one of the worst scandals in FBI history and the black hearts of two old friends who preferred the darkness of permanent midnight.

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This volume examines the Mafia career of Salvatore (Sammy the Bull) Gravano, who testified as a state's witness in the murder and racketeering trial of John Gotti.

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The New York Times bestseller from the FBI agent who inspired the Jack Crawford character in The Silence of the Lambs, Mindhunter is a riveting look at the major serial killers of our time. It takes readers behind the scenes of America's most gruesome serial killer cases. Includes an eight-page photo insert.

Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for The FBI

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Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned from them how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us--and put them behind bars. Now the man who coined the phrase "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on The Silence of the Lambs shows how he is able to track down some of today's most brutal murderers.

Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob, the Most Brutal and Brilliant Criminal Organization of Our Time, Has Invaded America

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No journalist in the world knows more about the Russian mob in America than Robert Friedman. At great risk to himself, he has made connections with a number of top criminals who have gone on record about their activities for the first time. The result of his discoveries is a revelation: the Red Mafiya is everywhere. The implications--for law enforcement, the economy, foreign policy, for the American people themselves--are staggering."

Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter

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The story (and inspiration for the film) of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, middleweight champion falsely convicted of killing three whites in 1967.

Catch Me if You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Most Extraordinary Liar in the History of Fun and Profit

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Cynics might say that Frank Alagnale had the makings of a great politician. After all, he has written $2.5 million in bad checks, posed successfully as a physician, a lawyer, a bank deposit collector and a CEO, taught in colleges without any real credentials, and convinced people that he was an FBI agent. All of which he did before he was twenty-one. Alagnale's creative skein came to an end when a flight attendant recognized the glowering face on the Interpol poster. After a five year prison sabbatical, Alagnale received an offer he couldn't refuse: parole for the price of his knowledge. This extraordinarily informative (and strangely exhilarating) memoir was first published twenty years ago. Alagnale (who now runs an anti-fraud corporation) has updated his tale with insights into criminal advances in the technological age.