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1) Bad blood
Author
Series
Alexandra Cooper novels volume 9
Language
English
Description
In the middle of an unusual trial involving a young businessman charged with murdering his wife, Manhattan prosecutor Alexandra Cooper sees the city thrown into chaos when an explosion of unknown origin erupts 600 feet below street level, an event she is summoned to investigate when it is traced back to her case.
Author
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of a seemingly open-and-shut murder investigation in which a leading Canadian radio show host has confessed to his wife's murder, the suspect's defense attorney struggles to make sense of clues that do not add up.
6) Unthinkable
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Nate Lovejoy is a self-proclaimed nobody, a stay-at-home dad who doesn't believe he's important to anyone but his wife and their two daughters. So it's a shock when members of a powerful secret society kidnap and spirit Nate away to a mansion at the behest of their leader, Vanslow DeGange, who claims to know the future. He's foreseen that a billion people could die--unless Nate acts. It seems improbable, especially given what DeGange says will set...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The epic true crime story of bootlegger George Remus and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him "King of the Bootleggers,"...
Series
Library of America volume 269
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
These four stories examine isolated crimes within society that not only breed murder but destructive suspicions.