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  The Drummond Affair - Murder and...

  Daniel Smith, Stephanie Matthews

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  'A serious reinvestigation full of revealing background information that sheds additional light on what was then and now remains a shocking crime' Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking
  'This riveting, eye-opening investigation of a 70-year-old murder mystery reads like a whodunit ... A true crime must-read' Dean Jobb, author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream
  'As much social history as it is gripping true crime' Jeremy Craddock, author of The Jigsaw Murders
  
  
  'A meticulously researched re-examination' Caitlin Davies, author of Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths
  
  1950s France. A British establishment figure. A shocking crime. A miscarriage of justice. The search for truth.
  
  
  In 1952, in a peaceful corner of Provence, a farmer's son stumbled upon a terrible scene. Three bodies: a husband and wife shot dead, their ten-year-old daughter savagely beaten to death. They were all British. So begins one of the most notorious murder cases in French history.
  
  Sir Jack Drummond was a senior advisor to the British government, a household name who was respected and admired. His fame made the case a cause celebre in France and resulted in the swift conviction of a local farmer, but questions about Drummond's life and death remain unanswered.
  
  In this bold new investigation, Stephanie Matthews and Daniel Smith strip away the prejudice and propaganda to reveal a grave miscarriage of justice. A light is shone on Drummond's secret life in the shadows of the Cold War, painting a portrait of an enigmatic man who may not have been the innocent holidaymaker he appeared to be, and recasting one of the twentieth century's most notorious murders in a fascinating and important new light.

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  Interview with Manson Murderer...

  Susan Atkins

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  Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 - September 24, 2009) was an American convicted murderer who was a member of Charles Manson's "Family." Manson's followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in California over a period of five weeks in the summer of 1969. Known within the Manson family as Sexy Sadie, Atkins was convicted for her participation in eight of these killings, including the most notorious, the Tate murders in 1969. She was sentenced to death, which was subsequently commuted to life imprisonment when the California Supreme Court invalidated all death sentences issued prior to 1972. Atkins was incarcerated until her death in 2009. At the time of her death, she was California's longest-serving female inmate, since surpassed by fellow Manson family members Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel. The following interview is from 1978 while Atkins was incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, CA.

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  The Lady in The Lake

  Jeremy Craddock

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  A body in a lake. A wife missing for 21 years. A husband’s denial of murder. A crime reporter who was there revisits the shocking crime 25 years on. 
   
   
  The Lady in the Lake is a real-life murder mystery and true crime memoir that reads like a thriller. A dark secret resurfaces after 21 years in the English Lake District to devastate a family. 
   
   
  With powerful themes of murder and denial, the story spans five decades, from the 1970s to the present day. 
  In August 1997 Jeremy Craddock is a young newspaper reporter in the Lake District. When divers discover a suspicious package weighted down in Coniston Water he is thrust into the heart of the biggest story of his career, a haunting murder mystery that will stay with him for the next quarter of a century. Inside the package is the body of a woman. Police identify her as Carol Park, a young wife and mother missing since 1976. 
   
   
  Now – 21 years later – suspicion falls on her husband, Gordon Park, who is on holiday in France with his third wife. Shocked, he returns to a media frenzy and detectives’ questions. Park is arrested on suspicion of murder. The press nickname the case ‘the lady in the lake’, borrowing the title of Raymond Chandler’s classic detective novel. 
   
   
  As one of the first journalists on the case, Jeremy Craddock bears witness to a strange and dark murder investigation that grips the world’s media. At Park’s later trial, a picture emerges of Gordon and Carol’s open marriage, their infidelities and Park’s controlling nature towards his young wife. Park is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. But did he really murder his wife and drop her body into the murky depths of Coniston Water? The jury and Carol Park’s brother believe he did. But Park never stops protesting his innocence. 
   
  With his now adult children at his side, he begins a long fight to clear his name. Will he succeed? 
   
   
  The Lady in the Lake is a newspaper reporter’s account of a chilling murder case and his re-investigation a quarter of a century later. Using police and court documents, original press coverage and new interviews with detectives, witnesses, lawyers and members of the victim’s family, Jeremy Craddock tells the full story of this shocking case for the first time.

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  Finland True Crime - Harrowing...

  Adrian Langenscheid, Lisa...

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  » The diabolical awaits us at the bottom of the land of 1000 lakes. Unsparingly and with focus, Langenscheid reveals the darkest sides of Finland « – Dave Grunewald (Musician / Influencer)» Morbid, whimsical, sad ... Goosebumps!« – Leonie-Rachel Soyel (Podcast Couchgeflüster)» Why go to the basement to be creeped out? Lights off - reading lamp on!« – Harmke Horst (Podcast Mantrailing / Trainer for person detection dogs)» Nothing is as moving and churning as true stories. Langenscheid's books are a heartfelt recommendation for every true crime fan. « – TheKilla PodcastFINLAND TRUE CRIME - TRUE CRIMES - REAL CRIME CASESIn this sixth volume of his True Crime series, Germany's bestselling True Crime author Adrian Langenscheid once again unleashes heart-pounding, addictive reading. This breathtaking and deeply harrowing portrait of the human abyss arouses powerful emotions due to its cool, factually neutral descriptions.Free of any sensationalism, sixteen True Crime short stories retell some of the most spectacular Finnish criminal cases in recent decades. A gripping collection of tales of murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, abuse, fraud, betrayal, and theft take the reader to their most unbearable limits. These are crimes involving "people like you and me"; people whose lives, due to tragic circumstances, are no longer what they once were.With his expertise and excellent imaginative writing, the True Crime expert integrates key insights from court hearings, case files, psychological assessments, interrogations, and investigative protocols into his eventful narratives.Real life produces outrageous stories and this book sums them up. Captivated, stunned, amazed, and moved to tears, you will question everything you thought you knew about human nature.Click "BUY NOW WITH ONE CLICK" and join the author as he immerses you in his breathtaking world of true crime and real criminal cases. TRUE CRIME.

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  Assassinated Presidents The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Until April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth was one of the most famous actors of his time, and President Abraham Lincoln had even watched him perform. But his most significant performance at a theater did not take place on the stage. That night, Booth became one of history’s most infamous assassins when he assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. 
  	In 1880, Garfield ran as a Republican for president, and one of his supporters was a man named Charles Guiteau, who wrote and circulated a speech called “Garfield vs. Hancock” that aimed to rally support for the Republican candidate. Though few knew it, Guiteau’s family had already deemed him insane and attempted to keep him committed in an asylum, only to have him manage an escape from confinement. Garfield went on to narrowly edge Winfield Scott Hancock in the election, and Guiteau, harboring delusions of grandeur, believed he had helped tip the scales in Garfield’s favor.  
  President James Garfield had been assassinated just 20 years earlier, but McKinley didn’t worry about presidential security or his own safety, and that was the case in Buffalo. McKinley’s insistence on greeting the public and shaking hands allowed Czolgosz to walk up to him on September 6, 1901 at a public reception in the Temple of Music on the expo grounds and shoot him point blank, with one bullet grazing the president and another lodging in his abdomen.  
  In many ways, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his young family were the perfect embodiment of the ‘60s. The decade began with a sense of idealism, personified by the attractive Kennedy, his beautiful and fashionable wife Jackie, and his young children. Months into his presidency, Kennedy exhorted the country to reach for the stars, calling upon the nation to send a man to the Moon and back by the end of the decade. But the idealism and optimism of the decade was quickly shattered, starting with Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. 

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  It’s Not Personal - Growing Your...

  Scott Holt

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  DO IT LIKE A DON 
  The business world has become cut-throat and highly competitive. Many companies crumble, so every organization must secure it remains on top to guarantee longevity. So, how can your business survive? And not only to survive but prosper? Easy! 
  It’s time to get pointers from one of the most iconic organizations ever – the Mafia! 
  The world’s oldest and most established corporation has been using management techniques to accumulate wealth and triumph regardless of the times of war, the Great Depression, and being persecuted aggressively by law enforcement throughout the years. 
  Would your business endure if you had all these odds stacked against you? If not, don’t be discouraged! Unlike other business books, It's Not Personal rejects theoretical nonsense focusing on practices, The Mafia has used, breaking them down into easy-to-use steps! 
  This book provides strategies and management practices tried and tested by the mob, allowing your company to thrive and beat your competition without even needing a baseball bat! 
  Author Scott Holt shows you:The cornerstones of getting ahead and adapting to changeThe benefits of having a strong organizational cultureThe advantages of networking and outsourcingTips on becoming one of the world’s best business leadersThe importance of a good reputationStaying in the game long term 
  And more! 
  Grab this modern businessman must-read now and learn how to pull off some of the biggest legal ‘heists’ this world has ever seen!

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