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It’s 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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Evil People Do
- By Dianne on 02-14-13
By: Ann Rule
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No Regrets: And Other True Cases
- And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 11)
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 132
A ship's pilot legendary for guiding mammoth freighters through the narrows of Puget Sound, Rolf Neslund was a proud Norwegian, a ladies' man, and a beloved resident of Washington State's idyllic Lopez Island. Virtually indestructible even into his golden years, he made electrifying headlines more than once: after a ship he was helming crashed into the soaring West Seattle Bridge, causing millions in damages; and following his inexplicable disappearance at age 80. Was he a suicide, a man broken by one costly misstep? Had he run off with a lifelong love? Or did a trail of gruesome evidence lead to the home Rolf shared with his wife, Ruth?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally...worth it!
- By Luv lots on 09-04-13
By: Ann Rule
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Deliver Us
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- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 161
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 160
Over a three-decade span, more than 20 women - many teenagers - died mysteriously in the small towns bordering Interstate 45, a 50-mile stretch of highway running from Houston to Galveston. The victims were strangled, shot, or savagely beaten.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Creepy creepy creepy
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By: Kathryn Casey
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The Evil That Men Do
- FBI Profiler Roy Hazelwood's Journey into the Minds of Sexual Predators
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- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 368
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 321
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 321
Twenty-two years in the FBI, 16 of them as a member of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. Roy Hazelwood, like many investigators, has seen it all. But unlike most, he's gone further into the dark and twisted psyches of serial killers and sadistic sexual offenders and has emerged as one of the world's foremost experts on the sexual criminal. Acclaimed true-crime writer Stephen G. Michaud takes you into the heart of Hazelwood's work through dozens of startling cases, including those of the Lonely Heart Killer, the "Ken and Barbie" killings, and the Atlanta Child Murders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Always learning!
- By T. Barrett on 09-10-19
By: Stephen G. Michaud, and others
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 230
Vincent Di Maio, MD, son of a famous New York City medical examiner, is one of the lions of forensic science. In this clear, gritty, and enthralling narrative, Di Maio himself guides us into the inner sanctum, through the cases that have made him famous, from the exhumation of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and the racially charged shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin to the unmasking of a serial baby killer and the mysterious death of troubled genius Vincent van Gogh.
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By: Vincent Di Maio, and others
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Dead and Buried
- By: Corey Mitchell
- Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen
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Rachel Newhouse disappeared on the night of November 12, 1998. Only months later, in the same town, Aundria Crawford lost her life in an act of unimaginable violence. As authorities worked to find clues, parole officer David Zaragoza paid a routine visit to one of his charges - Rex Allan Krebs, a violent serial rapist who'd served only 10 years of a 20-year sentence. After sending Krebs back to jail for violating his parole, Zaragoza found a key chain belonging to one of the victims. An intensive search led to the gruesome discovery of buried remains near Krebs' secluded cabin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Written!
- By txammug on 09-10-18
By: Corey Mitchell
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Bringing Adam Home
- The Abduction That Changed America
- By: Les Standiford, Joe Matthews
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 195
Before Adam Walsh there were no faces on milk cartons, no Amber Alerts, no National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, no federal databases of crimes against children, no pedophile registry. His 1981 abduction and murder, unsolved for over a quarter of a century, forever changed America.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well-told from the Law Enforcement Perspective
- By Jackie Cross on 03-12-11
By: Les Standiford, and others
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Lethal Guardian
- By: M. William Phelps
- Narrated by: J. Charles
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
A real-estate lawyer in Connecticut's moneyed seaside communities, Beth Ann Carpenter, 30, had beauty, brains, and success. But she wanted more - namely guardianship of her two-year-old niece, Rebecca, daughter of Beth's estranged sister, Kim.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Lethal Guardian
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The Dating Game Killer
- The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders
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- Narrated by: Charles Constant
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 139
In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on the The Dating Game, one of America's most popular television shows at the time. Handsome, successful, and romantic, he was embraced by the audience - and chosen as the winner by the beautiful bachelorette. To viewers across the country, Rodney seemed like the answer to every woman's dreams. Until they learned the truth about his once and future crimes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Like listening to a news report
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Zodiac
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,118
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After Jack the Ripper and before Son of Sam there was only one name their equal in terror: the deadly, elusive, and mysterious Zodiac. Beginning in 1968 the hooded mass murderer terrified the city of San Francisco and the Bay Area with a string of brutal killings. A sexual sadist, his pleasure was torture and murder.
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Interesting
- By Z on 05-19-06
By: Robert Graysmith
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Deadly Secrets
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4 out of 5 stars 49
In the lovely town of Pleasant Valley in upstate New York, the maple trees were ablaze with fall's blood-red color. The air was crisp. And a woman named Susan Fassett left her weekly choir practice at a church - when a killer emerged from the shadows and mercilessly gunned her down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book!
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Bind, Torture, Kill
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- By: Roy Wenzl, Tim Potter, L. Kelly, and others
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,276
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,921
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,903
For 31 years, a monster terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas. A bloodthirsty serial killer, self-named "BTK" - for "bind them, torture them, kill them" - he slaughtered men, women, and children alike, eluding the police for decades while bragging of his grisly exploits to the media. The nation was shocked when the fiend who was finally apprehended turned out to be Dennis Rader - a friendly neighbor...a devoted husband...a helpful Boy Scout dad...the respected president of his church. Written by four award-winning crime reporters who covered the story for more than 20 years, Bind, Torture, Kill is the most intimate and complete account of the BTK nightmare
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stomach churning
- By 6catz on 02-19-18
By: Roy Wenzl, and others
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Blood Will Tell
- A Shocking True Story of Marriage, Murder, and Fatal Family Secrets
- By: Carlton Smith
- Narrated by: Donna Postel
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4 out of 5 stars 38
For twenty years, Ken and Kristine Fitzhugh and their two sons had lived lives of comfortable middle-class normality. Then came the shocking news that Kristine Fitzhugh was dead, the victim of a terrible accident.... By the time the Palo Alto Police Department looked closer at the death of Kristine Fitzhugh, there could be only one conclusion. Someone had murdered Kristine in her own home, inflicting a series of horrific blows to the back of her head, and then cleaned up the mess to make it look like an accident.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Slow Paced
- By Renee on 05-16-18
By: Carlton Smith
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Whoever Fights Monsters
- My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
- By: Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,900
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,508
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,495
Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned from them how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us - and put them behind bars. Now the man who coined the phrase "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on The Silence of the Lambs shows how he has tracked down some of the nation's most brutal murderers. Join Ressler as he takes you on the hunt for America's most dangerous psychopaths. It is a terrifying journey you will not forget.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Murderino checking in
- By Sarah R Bongiovanni on 06-16-17
By: Robert K. Ressler, and others
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The Girl in the Leaves
- By: Robert Scott, Larry Maynard, Sarah Maynard
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4 out of 5 stars 89
In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina's two children, 13-year-old Sarah and 11-year-old Kody. Investigators began scouring the area, yet despite an extensive search, no signs of the missing people were discovered.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Tells the same story over and over
- By Sweetyness on 02-20-18
By: Robert Scott, and others
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The Skeleton Crew
- How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America's Coldest Cases
- By: Deborah Halber
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4 out of 5 stars 92
The Skeleton Crew provides an entree into the gritty and tumultuous world of Sherlock Holmes-wannabes who race to beat out law enforcement-and one another - at matching missing persons with unidentified remains. In America today, upwards of forty thousand people are dead and unaccounted for. These murder, suicide, and accident victims, separated from their names, are being adopted by the bizarre online world of amateur sleuths.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I Don't Understand
- By Hannah Wallner on 08-07-18
By: Deborah Halber
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The Stranger She Loved
- A Mormon Doctor, His Beautiful Wife, and an Almost Perfect Murder
- By: Shanna Hogan
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 402
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 362
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 362
In 2007, Dr. Martin MacNeill - a doctor, lawyer, and Mormon bishop - discovered his wife of 30 years dead in the bathtub of their Pleasant Grove, Utah, home, her face bearing the scars of a facelift he had persuaded her to undergo just a week prior. At first the death of 50-year-old Michele MacNeill, a former beauty queen and mother of eight, appeared natural. But days after the funeral, when Dr. MacNeill moved his much younger mistress into the family home, his children grew suspicious.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The story of a true psychopath
- By Michelle in New York City on 11-27-15
By: Shanna Hogan
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A Death in Belmont
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Kevin Conway
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 456
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 214
In 1963, with the city of Boston already terrified by a series of savage crimes known as the Boston Stranglings, a murder occurred in Belmont, just a few blocks from the house of Sebastian Junger's family, a murder that seemed to fit exactly the pattern of the Strangler. Roy Smith, a black man who had cleaned the victim's house that day, was convicted, but the terror of the Strangler continued.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Susanna on 01-13-15
By: Sebastian Junger
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Deadhouse: Life in a Coroner's Office chronicles the exploits of a diverse team of investigators at a coroner's office in Pittsburgh. Ed Strimlan is a doctor who never got to practice medicine. Instead he discovers how people died. Mike Chichwak is a stolid ex-paramedic, respected around the office for his compassion and doggedness. Tiffani Hunt is 21, a single mother who questions whether she wants to spend her nights around dead bodies.
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3 out of 5 stars
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good read
- By lostinthewoods2 on 08-27-18
By: John Temple
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All That Remains
- A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes
- By: Sue Black
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 495
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Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist. She has lived her life eye to eye with the Grim Reaper, and she writes vividly about it in this book, which is part primer on the basics of identifying human remains, part frank memoir of a woman whose first paying job as a schoolgirl was to apprentice in a butcher shop, and part no-nonsense but deeply humane introduction to the reality of death in our lives. It is a treat for CSI junkies, murder mystery and thriller fans, and anyone seeking a clear-eyed guide to a subject that touches us all.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I wanted a science book about forensics. I got a mostly-memoir instead.
- By A Customer on 11-29-19
By: Sue Black
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The Cause of Death
- By: Cynric Temple-Camp
- Narrated by: Mark Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 56
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Spontaneous combustion and exhumation, drug mules and devil worshippers, a gruesome killing beneath the Palmerston North Airport control tower, a mysterious death in a historic homestead, a firsthand dissection of the infamous Mark Lundy case... In The Cause of Death, provincial pathologist Dr. Cynric Temple-Camp lifts the lid on the most unusual stories of death and murder he's encountered during his 30-year career.
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5 out of 5 stars
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highly recommended
- By naelene on 06-16-18
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Written in Bone
- Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind
- By: Sue Black
- Narrated by: Sue Black
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 102
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In her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of it, she offered a primer on the basics of identifying human remains, plenty of insights into the fascinating processes of death, and a sober, compassionate understanding of its inescapable presence in our existence. Now in this book, Black builds on that memoir, taking us on a guided tour of the human skeleton and explaining how each person's life history is revealed in their bones.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very human story by a very believable human
- By Gary on 09-21-21
By: Sue Black
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The Anatomy of Motive
- The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
- By: John Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,087
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 962
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 953
The Anatomy of Motive offers a dramatic, insightful look at the development and evolution of the criminal mind. The famed former chief of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit, John Douglas was the pioneer of modern behavioral profiling of serial criminals. Working again with acclaimed novelist, journalist, and filmmaker Mark Olshaker, and using cases from his own fabled career as examples, Douglas takes us further than ever before into the dark corners of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, bombers, poisoners, serial killers, and mass murderers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Smuckers jelly narration. Still good.
- By Thad Ames on 11-07-17
By: John Douglas, and others
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Stiff
- The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
- By: Mary Roach
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,211
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,129
For two thousand years, cadavers have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I worked with cadavers for years, but....
- By POQA on 11-11-12
By: Mary Roach
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Demonic Foes
- My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal
- By: Richard Gallagher
- Narrated by: Kevin Collins
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 520
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Successful New York psychiatrist Richard Gallagher was skeptical yet intrigued when a hard-nosed, no-nonsense Catholic priest asked him to examine a woman for a possible exorcism. Meeting her, Gallagher was astonished. The woman’s behavior defied logic. This remarkable case was the first of many that Gallagher would encounter. Sought after today by leaders of all faiths—ministers, priests, rabbis and imams, Gallagher has spent a quarter-century studying demonic activity and exorcisms throughout history and has witnessed more cases than any other psychiatrist in the world today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Exceptional Book for Reference and Debate
- By SecretOktober on 10-15-20
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Decoding Madness
- A Forensic Psychologist Explores the Criminal Mind
- By: Richard Lettieri
- Narrated by: David Mack
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 44
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Dealing with some of the most heinous crimes imaginable, forensic neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Richard Lettieri gives a behind-the-scenes look at criminal psychology through case studies from his over 30 years of experience as a court-appointed and privately retained psychologist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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VERY Interesting, Enjoyable and Insightful
- By Erik on 01-13-23
By: Richard Lettieri
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Over Our Dead Bodies
- Undertakers Lift the Lid
- By: Todd Harra, Kenneth McKenzie
- Narrated by: Reay Kaplan, Gregory St. John, Brian Troxell
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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From a dysfunctional family who turn their mother's wake into a full-blown riot, to funeral crashers looking for free meals, to a horse-drawn hearse taking the dearly departed for the ride of their afterlife, these accounts from actual undertakers will have you laughing, thinking, and gasping in disbelief. A literal graveyard of wild coincidences, slapstick humor, and touching moments, Over Our Dead Bodies explores the lighter side of the dead, the living, and the lone undertaker who has to make it all go as planned - even if it doesn't.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great stories!
- By M.E. on 03-07-24
By: Todd Harra, and others
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- divinemsk
- 07-18-23
a very enjoyable read
I found the story interesting and educational and I really enjoyed the performance. the reader had an interesting voice and I never found myself being annoyed by obvious mispronunciations. I think the only reason I didn't give the book five stars was the subject was just too good, too noble, too "right" I would have found it more interesting if the subject had made errors and let them truly be errors without blaming politics or whatever. I would recommend this book to others and I'll probably re-listen to it myself. I would also consider reading other books by the authors. same thing with the reader.
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- Mandy Alexander
- 09-07-22
Perfect and educational!
I have listened to this multiple times and I'm sure I'm not done yet!
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- A Koepck
- 11-08-23
Fascinating and highly informative
Fascinating and highly informative book about the career of a county coroner. There are so many aspects to being a coroner that people aren’t aware of. This book talks about suicides so be aware.
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- valerie
- 06-12-19
Narrated
Voice of the narrator was to robotic for me. It seemed to monotone. I would have liked more personality.
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- Pju
- 10-28-23
Many Interesting details in this book
I enjoyed the story of how a coroner's office functioned. Very interesting. and informative narrative.
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- NTC
- 04-06-23
Informative and engaging
I enjoyed listening to it. I always wondered how a coroner is related to law enforcement and their position during an investigation.
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- soozq
- 10-29-23
Fascinating
Both the life story, experiences, and composition of this book kept me enthralled. Very insightful and despite the sad topic, was relevant and applicable to end of life issues.
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- D.S.
- 11-09-23
Well done
This is a a “can’t put it down book”. It is well written and to the point!
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- Kate
- 11-01-23
Riveting story!
The details of the exciting cases overseen by Ken are really captivating. I found this a good read, and would definitely recommend it.
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- Mike S.
- 11-22-23
A very interesting read
It was a good story and quite interesting not only from the perspective that these were real people’s lives and deaths but that you’re following along in someone’s career in dealing with each of these events
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