NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"An enjoyable, breezy treatment of a provocative subject."
Psychopaths who commit violent crimes are at one end of a spectrum that also includes solid citizens.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Cooke itemizes the available details, but more importantly, she notes the questions that weren't asked, the facts that were not introduced, and the logical conclusions that never arrived."
Novelist Cooke applies her considerable storytelling talent to expose the incompetent, ineffective investigation and 1781 trial of John Donellan in England.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"Essential reading for anyone interested in justice or memoir."
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 15, 2012
"Readers will be captivated as they follow the development of this remarkable talent over a 40-year career."
Perenyi, who barely finished ninth grade, illustrates how he became America's top art forger.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 14, 2012
"An intriguing story diminished by the inability of the authors to screen out irrelevant or marginal details, making the saga difficult to follow."
A convoluted account of an infamous child kidnapping from 100 years ago, with a contemporary twist.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 7, 2012
"Will appeal to fans of legal thrillers and stories of redemption."
With the assistance of Burke (co-author:
The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, 2008), Hopwood delivers an unusual tale of punishment and redemption.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 10, 2012
"An eye-opening window onto Wall Street's destructive culture of unchecked hubris and a harrowing thrill ride into the unraveling mind of a desperate operator."
The sordid saga of debauched Wall Street hedge fund manager Sam Israel and how he lost more than $100 million--and most of his sanity.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
"A heart-pounding read lacking a climax or overarching structure."
A behind-the-scenes look at the adventures of a U.S. Customs special agent on the front lines of the drug wars.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
"A dynamic synthesis of Western saga, true-crime thriller and California-based transformation narrative."
NONFICTION
Released: July 3, 2012
"The author's determination to complete a case that at times drove him to despair and brought him to the edge of bankruptcy is admirable, but the meticulous detail occasionally verges on excruciating."
A celebrated criminal lawyer's tell-all memoir about the tumultuous years he spent defending supposed Florida "baby killer" Casey Anthony.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 5, 2012
"A fresh, compelling read for fans of true crime and slowly unfolding mysteries."
NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2012
"Zorn's research includes new forensic evidence, personal and historical documents, and interviews, laying the foundation for a thrilling true-crime tale that offers a resounding answer to the question of who was really responsible for the kidnapping."
Debut author Zorn makes a compelling case that the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping was orchestrated by a Bronx deli clerk who got away with the crime scot-free.
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