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  Inside Wakefield Prison - Life...

  Jonathan Levi and Emma French

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  HMP Wakefield. 'Monster Mansion'. Hell to be inside. Almost impossible to escape. This prison has seen some of the most infamous prisoners of all time pass through its cells - from Levi Bellfield to Harold Shipman, Ian Huntley and Charles Bronson.Jonathan Levi and Emma French are the perfect authors to give chilling insight into all the terrible men who have served time there. After detailing the shocking truth of life in Britain's most high-profile psychiatric hospital in their bestselling book Inside Broadmoor, now they will take readers behind bars in this the UK's most notorious prison.Inside Wakefield Prison will trace its long and intriguing history, from when it was first built in 1594 all the way up to the present day. Today, just over 750 of the country's most dangerous offenders are kept there, including 'Hannibal the Cannibal' Robert Maudsley, notorious killer Jeremy Bamber and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins. Featuring all the sinister and truly horrifying stories that have emerged from the prison, as well as new unheard tales, this book will fascinate and shock readers on every page. Told with the help of interviews with staff, experts - and even in the words of the prisoners themselves - this is a no-holds-barred journey into the dark.

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  Last Shift The: A Locked-Room...

  Agatha Cross

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  A blizzard turns a quiet graveyard shift into a claustrophobic locked-room murder mystery where the killer is trapped inside.
   
  Harper’s routine night at The Apex diner disintegrates into a survival nightmare when automated storm shutters seal the building against a raging winter storm. With the exits rusted shut and the local sheriff found dead in the walk-in freezer, this atmospheric thriller delivers a pulse-pounding experience perfect for a snowy night in. Paranoia spreads through the neon-lit room as the temperature drops and the suspect list narrows to the three people left breathing.
   
  It is an impossible crime with no footprints in the snow and nowhere to hide. As the clock ticks toward the morning unlock, Harper must transform from an exhausted employee into an amateur sleuth. Every misplaced key and melting patch of ice matters in this high-stakes game of fair play deduction.
   
  What you will encounter in this tense standoff:
  
  A classic closed circle mystery: Navigate the shifting alliances between a volatile cook, a polite salesman, and a reluctant detective.
  Real-time puzzle solving: Test your theories against a complex plot where the clues are hidden in plain sight and the mechanics of the murder defy logic.
  Relentless psychological tension: Experience the dread of total isolation as the storm rages outside and trust erodes inside.
  
   
  Unravel a complex web of secrets before the sun rises. This gripping narrative proves that the most dangerous place to be is locked inside with a stranger who has nothing left to lose.

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  Something Big - The True Story...

  Patrick Wohl

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  Customers know Brown's Chicken for its crispy buttermilk fried chicken and flaky biscuits. The Illinois-based franchise has a reputation for delicious but simple comfort food. But through no fault of its own, the words "Brown's Chicken" are also synonymous with one fateful night in January of 1993."A Real Hometown" is the trite but apt motto of Palatine, Illinois, a quaint middle-class suburb west of Chicago. On a snowy Friday evening, the staff and owners of the city's local Brown's Chicken franchise were closing up when two final customers arrived just past 9pm. As the night drew on and the employees hadn't returned home, the families of the owners and workers began to worry, prompting police to investigate. When they entered the dark building, police were shocked to find seven bodies stacked in the restaurant's freezer and fridge. The killers, of course, were long gone. In the months that followed, the horrendous story rocked Chicagoland and the case remained unsolved for nine years.The Brown's Chicken massacre is one of the most infamous cases in Illinois history, yet it is often misremembered. In Something Big, Patrick Wohl gives a new account of the story, taking listeners behind the scenes and sharing the perspective of the people who lived it.

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  Through the Lens of a Monster -...

  William A. Noguera

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  The only man he trusted was a killer too. 
   
  The inspiration for the hit Oxygen True Crime original documentary series Death Row Confidential, produced by Dick Wolf, Vanity Fair Studios, and Universal Television. Also available on Peacock. 
   
  On death row at San Quentin, artist and inmate William Noguera formed an unlikely bond with notorious serial killer Joseph Naso. Over years of disturbing conversations—and at great personal risk—Noguera gained his trust. What he revealed was far worse than anyone imagined. 
   
  Behind prison walls, Naso described his brutal crimes in chilling detail, exposing the darkness that drove him and disclosing evidence that had eluded investigators for decades. 
   
  For the first time, Noguera lays bare those confessions and the psychological games behind them—offering long-overdue answers for grieving families and fresh leads in cases gone cold. 
   
  Through the Lens of a Monster is both a window into the twisted mind of a predator and a haunting memoir of a man seeking redemption for his own violent past. 
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Ma Barker and the Barker-Karpis...

  Charles River Editors

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  Among America’s most infamous “Public Enemies,” perhaps the most unique and controversial was Kate Barker. With her prominent, hawk-tipped nose and plump, doughy face, framed by a classic dark curly coif and frilly day dresses to match, Ma Barker was as non-threatening as they come. Nary a second glance was given to this grandmotherly figure by those who crossed her path, perhaps at most a polite tip of the hat. Of course, as the age-old adage goes, appearances are often deceiving. According to the FBI and portrayals in popular culture, not only was Ma Barker a crass, greedy, and highly manipulative individual who coaxed her sons into the abyss-like vortex of criminality, she was the matriarchal mastermind of one of the most notorious gangs of the Dirty Thirties era.  
  	The Ma Barker Gang, as they were so branded, wasn't a typical band of small-time crooks. Quite the contrary, the unorthodox family-run enterprise was, as described by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, “the most vicious, cold-blooded crew of murderers, kidnappers, and robbers in recent memory.” The gang was as accomplished – and dangerous – as it was elusive, and between 1930 and 1933 alone, they made off with an estimated $3 million. In their heyday, the gang boasted some 25 members, and through it all, the Barker boys remained its core members. Blood, as per the Barker code, would always be thicker than water. 
  The obvious novelty of the alleged gang leader's identity aside, the disturbing fates of the Barker brothers and many of their associates served as a cautionary tale about the dangers and delusions that ensue when one becomes consumed by unbridled avarice and arrogance. But why were the Barker brothers, once innocent young lads, steered so far off the path of righteousness? What was the true depth of Ma's involvement in the gang's laundry list of despicable crimes? How did the once untouchable gang's winning streak culminate in such catastrophic disaster? 

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  Livin' It - True Story of a Bad...

  Michael Perzel, Rick Mowat

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  A real-life crime memoir so wild, you’ll swear it’s fiction. 
  Livin’ It is a riveting and hilarious true story of rebellion, survival, and wild freedom on the streets of 1960s–70s Philadelphia. Michael is a fearless kid caught in a whirlwind of drugs, gang violence, and underground hustle—navigating a world where danger and humor collide at every turn. 
  From knife fights and motorcycle gang wars to a tragic overdose in his arms, Michael’s life is anything but ordinary. One moment he’s dodging gun-toting outlaws during a visit to Granny at the “Funny Farm,” the next he’s facing down a nun with Gestapo-style tactics after a drug store heist. 
  Packed with unforgettable characters, wild parties, multiple arrests, rock ’n’ roll, and messy first loves, Livin’ It is a high-octane, coming-of-age rollercoaster—equal parts crime, chaos, tragedy, and laugh-out-loud storytelling. Told with gritty humor and unflinching honesty, this memoir hits hard and keeps moving.

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