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The Man in the Rockefeller Suit : The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter
by Mark Seal
Hardcover: Jun 2011
Paperback: 25 Apr 2012
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A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man.

If I Am Missing or Dead : A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation
by Janine Latus
Hardcover: Apr 2007
Paperback: 15 Apr 2008
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In April 2002, Janine Latus's youngest sister, Amy, wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. Today Ron Ball and I are romantically involved, it read, but I fear I have placed myself at risk in a variety of ways. Based on his criminal past, writing this out just seems like the smart thing to do. If I am missing or dead this obviously has not protected me...

The Innocent Man : Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham
Hardcover: Oct 2006
Paperback: 20 Nov 2007
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John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet.

Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson
Hardcover: Oct 2006
Paperback: 7 Sep 2007
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The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time - Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication.

Manhunt : The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
by James L. Swanson
Hardcover: Feb 2006
Paperback: 6 Feb 2007
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A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, this is history as you've never read it before.

Arthur & George
by Julian Barnes
Hardcover: Jan 2006
Paperback: 5 Dec 2006
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An utter astonishment that captures an era through one life celebrated internationally - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; and another entirely forgotten - George Edalji.

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