June 22, 2026
J. Caleb Cunningham’s engaging memoir recounts his years in Missouri’s rural Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, where he eventually became head prosecutor.
Writing about his late 20s in the years surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Cunningham describes a seven-year period when he worked in the Camden County prosecutor’s office and eventually rose to lead it. He portrays […]
December 30, 2025
A useful handbook for scam-proofing your life, this book by Ken Ray demystifies the financially devastating, potentially embarrassing, and constantly evolving realm of fraud.
The book is published by Scam Watchdogs, a consumer protection group co-founded by Ray. Scams are nothing new, of course, but their rapid advancement and technological spread demands cutting-edge insight on […]
November 4, 2025
Jens Heycke’s complex, meticulously documented saga centers on Robert Brockman, the reclusive, paranoid billionaire who, before his death, allegedly pulled off the biggest individual tax fraud in U.S. history to the tune of $1.4 billion.
This book is part investigative journalism, part crime caper, told in a breezy style as Heycke makes accessible, and sometimes […]
October 20, 2025
A meticulous account of appalling injustice, this book offers a scathing portrait of courtroom malfeasance, as witnessed through the lens of the defendant’s longtime lawyer.
Following the brutal murder of a grocery store owner in 1993, Clevon Jamel Jenkins was arrested, charged, tried, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Three […]
September 30, 2025
More than a half-century after the crime, author Wes Skillings offers this deep dive into a murder and the man he believes was unfairly convicted of it.
Sometime in October 1973, 12-year-old Jennifer Hill’s body was dumped in a cornfield in rural Pennsylvania. Police immediately suspected Kim Hubbard, the 20-year-old brother of Jennifer’s friend Ruthie. […]
September 23, 2025
In this memoir, the author contrasts his life and upbringing with that of his first cousin Robert, both of whom chose very different paths.
Fabio sat down with Robert, who was felled by a stroke in his later years, to record his past. He examines their similar upbringings in the 1970s in close-knit New York […]
September 2, 2025
Author Dave Tabler’s Delaware Behaving Badly is the latest in a series of his Delaware histories. This volume explores the state’s dark underside, with each chapter centering on a crime that occurred in Delaware, from accusations of witchcraft in the colonial era to international espionage in the 21st century.
Most of Tabler’s chapters are ten […]
June 10, 2025
In her powerful memoir, Dr. Mary Jumbelic reflects on her life as a medical examiner (ME), wife, and mother. Focusing on crimes against females, Jumbelic recounts decades confronting violence, grief, and injustice, while fiercely honoring the humanity of each woman she encountered on her autopsy table.
After graduating from the University of Maryland School of […]
February 28, 2023
In 2018, a massive mudslide annihilated parts of Montecito, California. Among the victims were Kim Cantin, her husband and two children. In this moving memoir, Cantin recalls this horrific experience and her journey from the heart-breaking aftermath to hope.
The Thomas Fire raged through Southern California in 2017. Heavy rain ensued in Montecito, making conditions […]
October 18, 2021
Trials of a Dead Lawyer’s Wife is the true account of author Maggie Redmon’s search for answers after her soon-to-be ex-husband Scott dies while with a woman with a checkered past.
After seven happy years of marriage, Scott, a recovering addict, is prescribed pain medication after surgery, reigniting his addiction. Redmon sees him through his […]