True Thrillers

A woman's car is rammed on a desolate road. A man is shot dead at point-blank range. For the jury, it should be a clear-cut case of self-defense. Danielle, a young schoolteacher with a clean record and a registered firearm, claims the man she killed was a violent aggressor who threatened her life. The prosecution argues it was an unnecessary execution, painting Danielle as a vigilante. With the nation fiercely divided on the issue, the pressure is on the twelve men and women in the deliberation room to get it right. As they examine the grainy gas station video and listen to the chilling ...

Kevin, Meg's cyber-savvy nephew who lives in the basement, comes to her with a problem. He's become involved as the techie for a true-crime podcast, one that focuses on Virginia cold cases and unsolved crimes. And he thinks their podcast has hit a nerve with someone...one of the podcast team has had a brush with death that Kevin thinks was an attempted murder, not an accident. Kevin rather sheepishly asks for Meg's help in checking out the people involved in a couple of the cases.

After suffering an emotional nervous breakdown from witnessing his longtime girlfriend cheat on him. Darren Phillips heads off into a spiritual journey to lose himself and forget the pain. But on this journey he runs into two unknown faces that are convinced he is the man responsible for abducting a friend of theirs, which leads to Darren's imprisonment. The only way for Darren to survive is to convince them of his innocence or wind up six feet underground.

Synopsis: Marina, a 38-year-old woman with a strained marriage, falls in love with a married coworker who has a child. The two engage in a torrid affair, and one of them commits a murder. Oscar, a detective specializing in homicides, is assigned to the case. He is a cunning man dedicated to his work and family, often joking about typical police series. "I couldn't stop reading, such was the interest in finding out how the story would end. I liked: ... the story, ... the way it was told (with two narrators), ... the simplicity of the writing, ... the relevant theme ... the characters, ...

Suburbia. Shady, tree-lined streets; well-tended lawns; and cozy homes. A nice, quiet place to grow up. Unless you are teenage Meg or her crippled sister, Susan. On a dead-end street, in the dark, damp basement of the Chandler house, Meg and Susan are left captive to the savage whims and rages of a distant aunt who is rapidly descending into madness. It is a madness that infects all three of her sons and finally the entire neighborhood. Only one troubled boy stands hesitantly between Meg and Susan and their cruel, torturous deaths.

"Made me think twice about my next snorkeling trip!" -HorrorFan "If you have been waiting for the proverbial once-in-a-lifetime, under one cover collection of sea monster narratives, look no further than this recent entry." -Charles J. Kader, VINE VOICE Have you ever considered that sea monsters and other creatures may be part of your reality? Find out now in Monsters & Marine Mysteries. Written by bestselling author Max Hawthorne, this thrilling book has never-before-seen evidence based on scientific investigations, as well as interviews with eyewitnesses who had harrowing encounters with ...

Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members for insurance money in the 1970s. With the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative shot him dead at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell's murderer was acquitted—thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the reverend. Casey Cep brings this story to life, from the shocking murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South.

A lost treasure, three best friends, and a journey of a lifetime.When there’s an ancient treasure buried at sea, and you have the means to go try and find it, there’s only one option, right? That’s exactly what Fetu, Alofa, and Laki decided when they heard the rumors, and they set sail on an adventure. But when things don’t go according to plan, their swashbuckling adventure turns into a fight for survival. When all hope is lost, and you’re staring death in the face, your friends will show their true colors. Will they come together, or will they turn on each other? Join Fetu, ...

If you are eager to read John and Patsy Ramsey's new release about the mysterious death of their daughter JonBenet, you won't want to miss Perfect Murder, Perfect Town. Schiller creates a portrait of an inscrutable family thrust under the spotlight of public suspicion and an affluent, tranquil city torn apart by a crime it was unprepared to deal with.

Beautiful, shrewd, and lethal, Daria Villalobos is on a mission. Determined to be the first woman to take the reins of her father's notorious organization, she hatches a plot to eliminate Veranda, framing a rival to take the fall. Veranda Cruz is on a mission of her own. Intent on destroying the powerful Villalobos criminal empire, Veranda battles her department and her personal demons as she takes on Daria.

Set in 1991, just as Star Trek: The Next Generation has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and a series of disturbing letters, that take him on a terrifying and bizarre journey that enlists Paramount Security, the LAPD, and even the FBI in putting a stop to the danger that has his life and career hanging in the balance.

Disgraced attorney Andi Slade is seeking justice for the killer who destroyed her reputation and her career. But going undercover as an ice road trucker in Alaska to find answers is just the tip of the iceberg. A brutal snowstorm, a handsome stranger, and an unsolved cold case send Andi's plans into a tailspin. Former CID investigator Duke McAllister refuses to give up searching for his fiancée who disappeared two years ago on the Dalton Highway. When he rescues a woman on the side of the road, he knows just how much danger she’s in.

BRITISH LEGAL HISTORY - The Fielding Brothers & Bow Street Runners - the early days and beginnings of policing in England with the infamous Fielding Brothers, the early Bow Street Runners, Robert Peel, Jerome Caminada, and other brutal crime fighters, covering highway robberies, gruesome murders, street crime and a host of dangerous attacks on society. A fascinating slice of legal history and nostalgia, featuring Victorian & Edwardian Manchester crime.

The Northwoods’ Detectives series continues when the head of a Viking-themed campground is found crucified after a Fourth of July party. Detectives Brayden Tucker and Mike Lenard must put their turbulent relationship aside and try to find the killer before their partnership comes to its inevitable end. The winding case will test their moral compass while also making them question their own beliefs. Will the duo be able to put aside their differences one last time or will their past finally be too much to overcome?

When Julia Henry's daughters disappear, she uncovers a web of secrets rooted in their birth mother's past. Every mother's nightmare becomes Julia Henry's reality when her daughters, Jewel and Opal, vanish without a trace. The secret to their abduction might lie buried in a dark past, tangled in a web of secrets and deceit of their birth mother. As Julia digs deeper, she uncovers secrets that stretch to her own doorstep, challenging everything she knows about her life. In a race against time, Julia must navigate a maze of lies to rescue her daughters.

You probably already know my name. Lucy Chase, the woman who doesn’t remember murdering her best friend. Even though they couldn’t find enough evidence to charge me, I know you all think I did it. That’s OK. I realise being found wandering the streets the next day covered in her blood wasn't a great look. Believe me, I’m as frustrated as you are. I’d love to know if I’m a murderer – it’s the sort of thing you really should know about yourself, isn’t it? And now, thanks to true-crime podcast Listen for the Lie, I finally have the chance to find out.

El cadáver de una joven estudiante aparece en el campus de una Universidad con una fórmula química grabada en su piel. Esa fórmula, de un compuesto experimental rechazado hace décadas, relaciona el crimen con otro cometido treinta años antes en el mismo campus, llamado por la prensa de entonces "El caso de los químicos" y en el que un estudiante de Ciencias Químicas murió envenenado. Perteguer y su grupo han sido reclutados por una unidad de investigación del Centro Nacional de Inteligencia dirigido por Santalla y la Policía les solicita ayuda al encontrar inexplicables y ...

FLIT is the true story of the Instantaneous Transport Portal, believed to have been discovered many years ago by forgotten NASA scientists and suppressed by the government. The ITP was deemed too disruptive to the status quo because it offered instant transport of cargo and people between any location, obsolescing every form of physical transport and all the ancillary services supporting transportation across the entire world.But the invention eventually gets out and what happens when the concept of a locale becomes meaningless, and how the machine shatters the world economy and people's ...

​For Detective Billy Harney, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state’s attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is a normal week on the job. So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But Harney's instincts - his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister, Patti, is also on the force - run deep. As a population hungry for justice threatens to riot, he realizes that the three known victims are hardly the only casualties.

They Were Watching Me: True Encounters with the Digital Abyss is a chilling anthology of first-person horror stories from those who wandered too deep into the code, clicked the wrong link, or accepted the wrong friend request. Told with eerie realism and paranoid intimacy, these tales of online stalker cults, cursed livestreams, and identity-fracturing AI blur the line between digital safety and modern damnation. What begins as a DM, a strange forum invite, or an archived username quickly unravels into something far more sinister—something watching. Something remembering. Something ...