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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases Subtitle: Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 6 Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 53 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed for her "devastatingly accurate insight" (The New York Times Book Review) into the criminal mind, Ann Rule has chronicled the most fascinating cases of our time in her bestselling Crime Files series. For this sixth stunning collection, Rule has culled from her private files the most-asked-about homicide cases - riveting accounts of seemingly normal men and women who are compelled by a murderous rage to suddenly lash out at innocent victims. Torn from the headlines, here is the case that shocked a nation: the Seattle city bus ride that turned to mayhem and murder at the hands of a gunman. Ann Rule unmasks the forces that drove quiet, clean-cut Silas Cool to shoot the driver, causing the bus to plunge off the Aurora Bridge into an apartment building. The catastrophe left three dead - including Cool - and dozens injured. While the scene unfolds as in a terrifying movie, Rule finds very real answers to the haunting question "how could this happen?" - and expertly constructs the unseen chain of events that resulted in an explosive and shattering tragedy. Included here are nine other sensational cases that illuminate Rule's unique and authoritative view of the human psyche gone temporarily berserk. No one can match Rule's meticulous research, or reveal the motives to murder in such explicit and chilling detail. You may think you know who is safe and who is dangerous; in A Rage to Kill, Ann Rule frighteningly shows that none of us are truly protected from the flashes of irrational violence that can erupt from the killers among us. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The End of the Dream: The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up and Other True Cases Subtitle: Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 5 Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 05-10-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 139 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: An explosive account of lethal greed and twisted desire from the files of America's number-one true-crime writer, Ann Rule. They were best friends, four talented and charismatic young men who lived charmed lives among the evergreens of Washington state: Kevin, the artist; Steve, the sculptor; Scott, the nature lover and unabashed ladies' man; and Mark, the musician and poet. With their stunning good looks, whip-sharp minds, athletic bodies - and no lack of women who adored them - none of them seemed slated for disaster. But few knew the reality behind the leafy screen that surrounded Seven Cedars, Scott's woodland dream home - a tree house equipped with every luxury. From this idyllic enclave, some of these trusted friends would become the quarry for a vigilant Seattle police detective and an FBI special agent, who unmasked clues to disturbing secrets that spawned murder, suicide, million-dollar bank robberies, drug-dealing, and heartbreaking betrayal. When the end came in a violent standoff, the ringleader of the foursome - the fugitive dubbed "Hollywood" for his ingenious disguises and flawless getaways; the persuasive talker who turned his friends into accomplices - faced a final chapter no one could have predicted. In a blast of automatic gunfire, the highest and lowest motives of the human heart were, at last, revealed. Along with four other true-crime tales, The End of the Dream is a masterful and compelling tour of the criminal mind from Ann Rule. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Blood Echoes Subtitle: The Infamous Alday Mass Murder and Its Aftermath Author: Thomas H. Cook Narrator: Kris Koscheski Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 05-07-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: A true-crime account of a vicious massacre and the legal battles that followed. It was not a clever killing. On May 5, 1973, three men escaped from a Maryland prison and disappeared. Joined by a 15-year-old brother, they surfaced in Georgia, where they were spotted joyriding in a stolen car. Within a week, the four young men were arrested on suspicion of committing one of the most horrific murders in American history. Jerry Alday and his family were eating Sunday dinner when death burst through the door of their cozy little trailer. Their six bodies are only the beginning of Thomas H. Cooks retelling of this gruesome story; the horrors continued in the courtroom. Based on court documents, police records, and interviews with the surviving family members, this is a chilling look at the evil that can lurk just around the corner. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: A Fever in the Heart: And Other True Cases Subtitle: Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 3 Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-30-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 208 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: A Fever in the Heart dissects an explosive triangle that led to obsession and murder in a small town in the northwest of America. Ann Rule reveals the story of an alluring wife and the two men desperate for her love; a story with a bizarre and deadly twist that no one could have suspected. In this and several other riveting true-crime cases from her personal files, Ann Rule masterfully probes the delusions of the criminal mind, the fateful circumstances and the unrelenting investigative forces at work in the aftermath of murder. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors: And Other True Cases Subtitle: Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 16 Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 01-15-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 242 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Its a chilling reality that homicide investigators know all too well: The last face most murder victims see is not that of a stranger, but of someone familiar. Whether only an acquaintance or a trusted intimate, such killers share a common trait that triggers the downward spiral toward death for someone close to them: They are masters at hiding who they really are. Their clever masks let them appear safe, kind, and truthful. They are anything but - and almost no one can detect the murderous impulses buried deep in their psyches. These doomed relationships are the focus of Ann Rules 16th Crime Files collection. In these shattering inside views of both headlined and little-known homicides, Rule speaks for vulnerable victims who relied on the wrong people. She begins with two startling novella-length investigations. In July 2011, a billionaires Coronado, California, mansion was the setting for two horrifying deaths only days apart - his young sons plunge from a balcony and his girlfriends ghastly hanging. What really happened? Baffling questions remain unanswered, as these cases were closed far too soon for hundreds of people; Rule looks at them now through the eyes of a relentless crime reporter. The second probe began in Utah when Susan Powell vanished in a 2009 blizzard. Her controlling husband, Josh, proved capable of a blind rage that was heartbreakingly fatal to his innocent small sons almost three years later in a tragedy that shocked America as the details unfolded. If anyone had detected the depth of depravity within Josh Powell, perhaps the family that loved and trusted him would have been saved. In these and seven other riveting cases, Ann Rule exposes the twisted truth behind the facades of Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Walking Among the Dead: True Stories from a Homicide Detective Author: Ken Lang Narrator: Mike Vendetti Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 11-28-12 Publisher: Ken Lang Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: In his debut release, former homicide detective Ken Lang transports you from your cozy, comfy chair to the cold, hard streets surrounding Baltimore, Maryland. Witness first-hand the vicious brutality that a human being can inflict onto another, search for that one piece of evidence needed to solidify a conviction, and desperately try to identify a shooting victim whose mangled and burnt body is found at a scene where no clues are left behind. A revealing glimpse of the demanding life as a homicide detective, Ken Lang puts you right into the scene, reveals the evidence, and leads you through some of the most incredible death investigations you will ever experience. Walking among the Dead: True Stories from a Homicide Detective is a must listen for all true crime fans. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Injustice System Subtitle: A Murder in Miami and a Trial Gone Wrong Author: Clive Stafford Smith Narrator: Jonathan Cowley Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 11-08-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: A man accused of a murder he didn't commit languishes on death row. A crusading lawyer is determined to free him. This powerful book reads like a compelling legal thriller with one crucial difference: Justice is not served in the end.In 1986, Kris Maharaj was arrested in Miami for the murder of his ex-business partner. A witness swore he saw him pull the trigger and a jury found him guilty and sentenced him to death. But he swears he didn't do it. Twenty years later, he's bankrupted himself on appeals and been abandoned by everyone but his wife. Enter Clive Stafford Smith, a charismatic public defender with a passion for lost causes who calls up old files and embarks on his own investigation. It takes him from Miami to Nassau to Washington as he uncovers corruption at every turn. Step by step, Clive slowly dismantles the case, guiding us through the whole scaffolding of the legal process and revealing a fundamentally broken system whose goal is not so much to find the right man as to convict.A bombshell whose final chapter should re-open a long closed case, The Injustice System will appeal to fans of true crime and anyone who has served on a jury. Critic Reviews: "Clive Stafford Smith details a spectacular example of a bogus conviction, and the many lives ruined by it. It is a superbly written account of only one case, but one of thousands." (John Grisham) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Midnight in Peking Subtitle: The Murder That Haunted the Last Days of Old China Author: Paul French Narrator: Crawford Logan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-12 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Paul Frenchs Midnight in Peking, a gripping, true murder mystery story read by the actor Crawford Logan. Who killed Pamela Werner? On a frozen night in January 1937, in the dying days of colonial Peking, a body was found under the haunted watchtower. It was Pamela Werner, the teenage daughter of the citys former British consul, Edward Werner. Her heart had been removed. A horrified world followed the hunt for Pamelas killer, with a Chinese-British detective team pursuing suspects including a blood-soaked rickshaw puller, the Triads, and a lascivious grammar school headmaster. But the case was soon forgotten amid the carnage of the Japanese invasion...by all but Edward Werner. With a network of private investigators and informers, he followed the trail deep into Pekings notorious Badlands and back to the gilded hotels of the colonial Quarter. Some 75 years later, deep in the Scotland Yard archives, British historian Paul French accidentally came across the lost case file prepared by Edward Werner. Unveiling an undercover sex cult, heroin addicts, and disappearing brothels, the truth behind the crime can now be told - and is more disturbing than anyone could imagine. Not just the unpause-able story of a savage murder, Midnight in Peking is a sweepingly evocative account of the end of an era. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Gangster Squad Subtitle: Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles Author: Paul Lieberman Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: A harrowing, edge-of-your-seat narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angels - the real events behind the blockbuster Warner Brothers film starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone. Gangster Squad chronicles the true story of the secretive police unit that waged an anything-goes war to drive Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums from Los Angeles after World War II. In 1946, the LAPD launched the Gangster Squad with eight men who met covertly on street corners and slept with Tommy guns under their beds. But for two cops, all that mattered was nailing the strutting gangster Mickey Cohen. Sgt. Jack OMara was a square-jawed church usher, Sgt. Jerry Wooters a cynical maverick. About all they had in common was their obsession. So OMara set a trap to prove Mickey was a killer. And Wooters formed an alliance with Mickeys budding rival, Jack The Enforcer Whalen. Two cops - two hoodlums. Their fates collided in the closing days of the 1950s, when late one night The Enforcer confronted Mickey and his crew. The aftermath would shake both LAs mob and police department, and signal the end of a defining era in the citys history. In 2008 award-winning journalist Paul Liebermans seven-part Los Angeles Times series Tales from the Gangster Squad was optioned by Warner Bros. He spent over a decade tracking down surviving members of the real police unit as well as families and associates of the mobsters they pursued. Gangster Squad is a tour-de-force narrative reminiscient of LA Confidential. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Shattered Subtitle: The True Story of a Mother's Love, a Husband's Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Texas Murder Author: Kathryn Casey Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 06-29-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 267 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: In Creekstone, Texas, a small, quiet suburb of Houston, football was king and David Temple was a prince. A former high school and college gridiron-star-turned-coach, he had a fairy-tale marriage to bright, vivacious Belinda Lucas, a teacher at the local high school who was so warm and popular her colleagues called her "The Sunshine Girl". The fairy tale ended savagely on January 11, 1999, when Belinda's lifeless body was discovered in a closet. Her skull had been shattered by a shotgun blast at close range. She was eight months pregnant. There was no damning evidence directly linking the brutal murder to husband David, who stood by emotionless and dry-eyed as police searched the crime scene. But a dogged eight-year investigation would expose a shocking history of cruelty and domination, infidelity and rage - ultimately resulting in an epic courtroom battle for the ages - as the scandalous truth was revealed about love betrayed and innocent lives shattered. Critic Reviews: "Kathryn Casey is one of the best true crime writers today." (Ann Rule) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins Author: John Pearson Narrator: Martin Shaw Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-12 Publisher: The Copyright Group Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 57 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Heroes or villains? You decide.... In the 1960s, Londons gangland was ruled by two men: Reggie and Ronnie Kray. Building an empire of crime by intimidation, extortion, and terror on a scale never seen before or since, they feted stars of stage and screen, sportsmen, and even politicians to gain the respectability they craved. On the March 17, 1995, Ronnie Kray died suddenly of a heart attack while serving a life sentence for murder. His funeral was watched by over 50,000 people. Five years later, Reggie Kray died of cancer, thus closing a particularly dark chapter in the history of London's underworld. Read by acclaimed actor Martin Shaw, this is the true story of their rise and fall. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: If You Really Loved Me Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Ann Rule Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 03-02-12 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 48 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: In 1985, 32-year-old David Brown seemed to have it all. A computer genius with a million-dollar business, married for the fifth time - most recently to a 23-year-old beauty, Linda, the mother of his new-born baby - he was the living emobodiment of a rich playboy. But the signs of the dream life's dark underside were already emerging - especially in Brown's penchant for divorcing his young wives as soon as they matured to full womanhood. The darkness came into full, violent bloom the night Linda was found shot to death in her own bed. Shockingly, Brown's 14-year-old stepdaughter Cinnamon confessed, earning a prison sentence for the murder in a case that rocked California's Orange County community. But even after the verdict was in, officials in the District Attorney's office suspected that all the facts were yet to be revealed. What their further investigations uncovered was a trail of lechery, deceit and betrayal - a trail that began and ended with David Brown. Filled with horrifying findings from the author's exclusive access to the details of the investigation, If You Really Loved Me is Ann Rule's most compelling work yet - a chilling true crime masterpiece! Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Serial Killer Whisperer Subtitle: How One Man's Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World's Most Terrifying Killers Author: Pete Earley Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 571 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Fifteen-year-old Tony Ciaglia had everything a teenager could want: good grades, good athletic skills, and good friends - until he suffered a horrific head injury at summer camp. Pronounced clinically dead three times by helicopter paramedics before he reached a hospital, Ciaglia lapsed into a coma. When he emerged, his right side was paralyzed and he had to relearn how to walk, talk, and even how to eat. The areas of his brain that were damaged required him to take countless pills to control his emotions and rages. Abandoned and shunned by his friends, he began writing to serial killers on a whim and discovered that his traumatic brain injury - which made him an outcast to his peers - enabled him to emotionally connect with notorious murderers in a unique way. Soon many of America's most dangerous psychopaths were revealing heinous details to Tony about their crimes - even those they'd never been convicted of. The killers opened up to him, trusted him, and called him a "best friend". But there was a price. As Tony found himself being drawn deeper and deeper into their violent worlds of murder, rape, and torture, he was pushed to the brink of despair and, at times, forced to question his own sanity - until he found a way to put his unusual gift to use. Asked by investigators for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for help in solving a murder, Tony began launching his own personal searches for forgotten victims, incredibly with clues often provided to him voluntarily by the killers themselves. The Serial Killer Whisperer takes listeners into the minds of murderers in a way that has never been done before - straight from a killer's thoughts. It is also an inspiring (albeit sometimes terrifying) tale of an American family whose idyllic life is shattered by a terrible accident and how healing and closure came to a tormented man in the most unlikely way: by connecting with monsters. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Mass Murder in the Sky Subtitle: The Bombing of Flight 629 (Historical True Crime Short) Author: R. Barri Flowers Narrator: Doug Poling Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 12-30-11 Publisher: R. Barri Flowers Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Mass Murder in the Sky: The Bombing of Flight 629 is a 7,063 word historical true crime piece about mass killer, Jack Gilbert Graham. It tells the shocking story of hatred, revenge, mass murder, terrorism, and a bizarre dynamite bomb Christmas gift that brought a plane down in the Colorado sky more than half a century ago, killing all forty-four passengers and crew, and the intense investigation that resulted in bringing the killer to justice and paying the ultimate price for his brutal crimes. On November 1, 1955, United Air Lines Flight 629 took off from Denver, Colorado's Stapleton Airfield en route to Portland, Oregon. Eleven minutes into the flight, there was a tremendous explosion that ended the lives of everyone aboard the ill-fated airliner. A coordinated effort between law enforcement agencies, Civil Aeronautics Board investigators, and United Air Lines officials led to identifying the killer as Jack Graham, whose very own mother was aboard the plane and targeted to die. The truth is certainly far more frightening than fiction as this tale will attest to.... Bonus material includes a complete tale on British serial killers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley by R. Barri Flowers from his upcoming true crime anthology, Serial Killer Couples: Bonded by Sexual Depravity, Abduction, and Murder; and excerpts from the author's bestselling true crime classic, The Sex Slave Murders: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Sex Slave Murders Subtitle: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald & Charlene Gallego Author: R. Barri Flowers Narrator: Barbara Whitesides Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 11-30-11 Publisher: R. Barri Flowers Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: A marriage made in hell.... Barely five feet tall, sweet and innocent looking, Charlene Gallego used all of her charms to beguile pretty teenage girls and young women into the back of a van, where her lethal husband, Gerald, lay waiting. A killer couple bound together by secrets, lies, and sex slave fantasies.... Married multiple times and still in his early 30s, Gerald Gallego found the perfect companion in Charlene. Over a grisly period of 26 months, their bloody and brutal rampage of kidnapping, rape, and murder spanned three states and claimed 11 lives. In this much-more-frightening-than-fiction tale of domination, depraved lust, substance abuse, violence, and murder, award-winning and best-selling criminologist R. Barri Flowers tells the whole story of a couple's twisted relationship, their ghastly crimes and ability to elude the law, how they were finally captured, and the two riveting trials that ultimately pitted wife against husband, with the stakes higher than either one imagined in their murderous bond. Critic Reviews: "Flowers always relates an engrossing story in a hard-hitting and fast-paced manner." (Robert Scott, author of Shattered Innocence and Driven to Murder) "R. Barri Flowers has done a tremendous job, and if you are looking for a true-crime read, this book should not be missed." (RAWSISTAZ.com) "A gripping account of the murders committed by husband-and-wife serial killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Top true-crime author and criminologist R. Barri Flowers provides his keen insight and expertise into what made these killing partners tick. Flowers knows his stuff. Compelling reading." (Gary C. King, author of Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer and Driven to Kill) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com