Murder and Mayhem (Various)

★ Discover America's First Killers ★ They murdered. They stole. And, they did it all to excess. Unlike other bandits of early America, they didn't do it for the money- they did it for the thrill and love of blood. They were the Harpe Brothers, and they have been called America's first true serial killers. In this gripping narrative, the crimes and the lives of America's most notorious sibling killers are documented like, a page-turning novel.

If you've ever thought your child was bad, then you haven't seen anything yet! In the pages that follow, you are about to meet some of the most vicious children, who ever lived. The kids in this book are as young as ten-years-old and they are ruthless. The nice ones killed in cold blood, but many of these kids weren't nice... they wanted their victims to suffer. Some were, turned killers by their brutal home environments; others were just inherently evil. They were all deadly darlings you'd never want to meet on the street.

Beautiful Alaska-a peaceful, natural land where you know your neighbors and don't have to lock your doors. For most people, it's the perfect place to experience nature, for Robert Hansen, it was the perfect place for murder. Between 1980 and 1983, Hansen went on a murderous rampage killing between 17 and 37 women in the Anchorage, Alaska area. Hansen, a small-business owner, and pillar of the community, was also an avid hunter and used young girls as prey when he decided he needed a more challenging hunt. This book is the gripping account of the hunt and eventual capture of an unlikely killer, who almost got away with it.

The real story behind Poe's story. The murder of Mary Rogers may not be well known today, but in the 19th century, it was one of the most compelling murders of the century. It became a national sensation, so much so that Edgar Allan Poe used it as the inspiration for his story "The Mystery of Marie Roget." This chilling narrative will take you back in time to 1838, where you will learn the details of the case and how it became a national phenomenon.

The murder was brutal--raped and strangled. The case was open and shut--a man had confessed to the murder, and he was easily convicted. There was a problem with the man's testimony, however...he was a pathological liar who had confessed to over 200 other crimes--many of which never happened. For over 27 years, Sean Hodgson, the convicted murderer, sat in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The real killer, 17-year-old David Lace, had also confessed to the crime, but police didn't believe him. This gripping short book takes the reader on the hunt for the real killer and reveals the creation of Operation Iceberg--the operation that led to the DNA review of over 240 other convictions.

"One day I'm going to give my boss what he has coming." The fifteen people in this book took this notion to the extreme. What kind of workplace drives a person into performing such heinous acts? Does a workplace drive a person to kill, or is the killer already inside, waiting for a reason to act out? Find out in this fascinating quick read. If you are stressed at work, then maybe this book will show you that you don't have it so bad; or maybe it will show you that the person in the cubicle next to you may need to be handled a little more...delicately.