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  • Deviant

    by Harold Schechter ...
    From the author of “top-drawer true crime” (Booklist) books comes the definitive account of Ed Gein—the man whose shocking crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.The year was 1957. To his Wisconsin neighbors, Ed Gein was a slight, Midwestern farmhand with a twisted little smile. To an unsuspecting nation, he would become one of the most notorious crime ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • 50 States of Murder

    An Atlas of American Crime

    by Harold Schechter ...
    From the true crime author of Murderabilia, a geographic telling of some of the most notorious but lesser-known murders for each US State.Filled with hundreds of entries organized by location, 50 States of Murder is a lively and chilling work of storytelling and an authoritative survey of the homicidal history of the United States—perfect for any true-crime obsessive. Certain crimes are impossible ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Deranged

    The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer

    by Harold Schechter ...
    Harold Schechter brings his expertise to the shocking historical true crime story of early 20th-century serial killer Albert Fish in Deranged, which reveals the life and crimes of a grandfatherly figure who kidnapped and murdered children.“America’s principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers” (The Boston Book Review), Harold Schechter shatters the myth that violent crime is a modern ... Read more

    Was $13.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD

  • Killer Colt

    Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend

    by Harold Schechter ...
    An in-the-room account of John Colt's scandalous nineteenth-century murder trial from "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" ( Boston Review).In this masterful account, renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter takes you into the life and crimes of convicted murderer John Caldwell Colt, drawing parallels between John's rise to notoriety and his brother Samuel ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Killer Colt

    by Harold Schechter ...
    Narrated by Robert Fass ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 9 min

    An in-the-room account of John Colt's scandalous nineteenth-century murder trial from "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (Boston Review).In this masterful account, renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter takes you into the life and crimes of convicted murderer John Caldwell Colt, drawing parallels between John's rise to notoriety and his brother Samuel ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Murderabilia

    A History of Crime in 100 Objects

    by Harold Schechter ...
    From veteran true crime master Harold Schechter comes a unique look into the history of crime told through the dark objects left behind.The false teeth of a female serial killer from 1908, the cut-and-paste confession of the Black Dahlia killer, the newly cracked cipher of the Zodiac killer, the shotgun used in the Clutter family murders, which were made famous by Truman Capote's true crime ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

    by Harold Schechter ...
    Bestselling true-crime writer Harold Schechter, a leading authority on serial killers, and coauthor David Everitt offer a guided tour through the bizarre and blood-chilling world of serial murder. Through hundreds of detailed entries that span the entire spectrum -- the shocking crimes, the infamous perpetrators, and much more -- they examine all angles of a gruesome cultural phenomenon that grips ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Depraved

    by Harold Schechter ...
    The heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's Depraved tells the complete story of the killer whose evil acts of torture and murder flourished within miles of the Chicago World's Fair. "Destined to be a true crime classic" (Flint Journal, MI), this authoritative account chronicles the methods and madness of a monster who slipped easily into a bright, affluent ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Nevermore

    by Harold Schechter ...
    Praised by Caleb Carr for his "brilliantly detailed and above all riveting" true-crime writing, Harold Schechter brings his expertise to a marvelous work of fiction. Superbly rendering the 1830s Baltimore of Edgar Allan Poe, Schechter taps into the dark genius of that legendary author -- and follows a labyrinthine path into the heart of a most heinous crime.NevermoreA literary critic known for his ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Whole Death Catalog

    A Lively Guide to the Bitter End

    by Harold Schechter ...
    In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. With his trademark fearlessness and bracing sense of humor, Schechter digs deep into a wealth of sources to unearth a treasure trove of surprising ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Serial Killer Files

    The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers

    by Harold Schechter ...
    THE DEFINITIVE DOSSIER ON HISTORY’S MOST HEINOUS!Hollywood’s make-believe maniacs like Jason, Freddy, and Hannibal Lecter can’t hold a candle to real life monsters like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and scores of others who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civilization throughout the ages. Now, from the much-acclaimed author of Deviant, Deranged, and ... Read more

    Was $11.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Butcher's Work

    True Crime Tales of American Murder and Madness

    by Harold Schechter ...
    A Civil War veteran who perpetrated one of the most ghastly mass slaughters in the annals of U.S. crime. A nineteenth-century female serial killer whose victims included three husbands and six of her own children. A Gilded Age “Bluebeard” who did away with as many as fifty wives throughout the country. A decorated World War I hero who orchestrated a murder that stunned Jazz Age America. While ... Read more

    $19.29 CAD