Polit- & Justizthriller

Murder at forty Below is a gritty yet fascinating account of many of Alaska''s most notorious and unusual murder cases. Drawn from police files, eyewitness accounts, and news reports, these stories introduce extreme criminals in an extreme land. Meet church-going big-game hunter Robert Hanson, who stalked topless dancers for more than a decade, and Robert Stroud, a construction worker who killed a bartender in Juneau, later to become the nationally known "Birdman of Alcatraz."

The Miller family were a Californian success story when President Reagan retained Roy Miller as his personal attorney. Then a series of horrific events befell them, including suicide, rape and murder. This is an account of the nightmare brought about by one boy's untreated mental illness.

Major investigative nonfiction on one of the most important stories of our time - the spread of nuclear weapons - written by two award-winning journalists who for years have followed the trail of the world's most notorious arms dealer.

Just before Christmas, 1996, a beautiful French woman - the wife of a movie mogul - was brutally murdered outside of her holiday home in a remote region of West Cork, Ireland. The crime was reported by a local journalist, Ian Bailey, who was at the forefront of the case until he became the prime murder suspect. Arrested twice, he was released without charge. This was the start of a saga lasting decades with twists and turns and a battle for justice in two countries, which culminated in the 2019 conviction of Bailey - in his absence - by the French Criminal court in Paris. But it was up to the Irish courts to decide whether he would be extradited to serve a 25-year prison sentence.With the unrivalled co-operation of major investigation sources and the backing of the victim''s family, the author unravels the shocking facts of a unique murder case.

Enchanted Aleutian Pricess

A surprising journey of finding hope and faith when life takes a terrible detour.

From 2003 to 2009 sensational judicial bribery scandals rocked Mississippi's legal system. James R. Crockett details the convoluted schemes that eventually put three judges, six of the attorneys, and the former auditor in federal prison. All of the men involved were successful professionals. The stories involve power, greed, but most of all hubris.

Empire of Corruption is Vladimir Soloviev's attempt to share his opinions on Russia's ways of dealing with corruption. With a certain irony, Soloviev calls the issue 'the Russian national pastime', explaining why in the country where everyone is supposedly fighting corruption, corruption still rules. The author's detailed research into the corruption structure in Russia, with concrete examples and historical references, is now available to the reader in the English language. Soloviev goes further than just talking about the basics of this evil phenomenon; the author suggests a method, a personal path each citizen of Russia may follow to avert corruption in their country.

The urban south has been well-written and documented in today''s television shows, book series, plays and events. Black art, music and films have all been based or created around the black man''s Mecca: Atlanta. The idea of a Mecca in America for black folks is one where every dream come true. This dream is hammered into the consciousness of everyone in America, with Atlanta as the focal point.  Now, with this being said, What about the perception of the rural south, where my ancestors worked in the cotton fields and put up with real prejudice at every turn? Yes, what about now? Is the rural south still the same place of prejudice and hatred or has it changed to the progressive south, as seen in the onslaught of black television shows coming out of Atlanta? Or, is the rural south still stuck in its racist past, where poverty and injustice run rampant? In Our Small Town, the old and the new clash, all triggered by a double murder at a crack house. Murder at a crack house? What makes this any different from the hundreds of deaths every year at crack houses across the country? It is different when the murders occur at the height of football season, during the election year, in the rural south. Loyalties and relationships are strained. With the lifeblood of many of these small towns being one or two auto industry factories or big businesses supplying the jobs, you have a potentially explosive situation. Our Small Town takes a look at each suspect, their involvement, and potential guilt, along with the town''s people and state government with their interest in having a speedy resolution. Now if that''s not enough to pique your interest, wait until the North Korean show up! North Koreans in Alabama, the rural south you say? Well, let me tell you....

Memoir meets true crime in Don Mitchell's exploration of a brutal 1969 murder - of which he was himself a suspect. In Hawaiian culture, shibai means "gaslighting," a concept on which Mitchell expands in this riveting first-person account of the ripples felt from the murder of Jane Britton, the Harvard graduate student who was his friend. Weaving together speculation and discoveries that excavate layers of truth and error, Mitchell moves through past and present, detailing his youth on the Big Island of Hawai'i, ultra running the high plains of the dormant Mauna Kea volcano, navigating the language and culture of the Nagovisi people in Bougainville, and meeting Becky Cooper, an investigative reporter in whose book about Jane's murder he is a continuing presence. Mitchell explores the way facts can shatter long-held perceptions, how love and connection transcend time and culture, and the way memory and meaning can shapeshift into shibai.