True Crime Spotlight (3/15/22)

We’re diving into true crime in this spotlight with the story of a landmark sexual assault investigation, a memoir about cracking America’s toughest cold cases, a fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds, and a look at psychopathy from a leading expert.

TELL ME EVERYTHING: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse

2 starred reviews!

“Readers will devour this searingly intimate tale of institutional misogyny. An important addition for all libraries.”–Library Journal, starred review

“The emotional catharsis delivered by the book’s end turns this sensational tale into a stunning story of redemption and hope. Readers will be gripped.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

UNMASKED: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases by Paul Holes

“Retired cold case investigator Holes debuts with an exceptional memoir coauthored with bestseller Fisher (AFTER THE FIRE)…This is an essential companion to Michelle McNamara’s I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

A TASTE FOR POISON: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury

“Physiology and biophysics professor Bradbury debuts with an accessible and fascinating study of poisons, using real murder cases to explain how the chemicals affect the human body…Readers of A IS FOR ARSENIC: The Poisons of Agatha Christie will be entertained.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

MAKING A PSYCHOPATH: My Journey into Seven Dangerous Minds by Mark Freestone

“The author convincingly concludes that ‘it is the environment the child grows up in that makes the difference in creating a criminal psychopath,’ and makes a case that ‘forensic psychology and psychiatry are often insufficiently attentive to social context.'”–Publishers Weekly

TELL ME EVERYTHING: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse; 9781250240309; available now.
UNMASKED: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases by Paul Holes; 9781250622792; 4/26/22.
A TASTE FOR POISON: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury; 9781250270757; available now.
MAKING A PSYCHOPATH: My Journey into Seven Dangerous Minds by Mark Freestone; 9781250277978; available now.