New York Times-bestselling author

Set in the bleak backdrop of the Great Depression, a small-time grifter partners with a seductive hustler for a high-stakes kidnapping plot. As he realizes the scheme's brutality, a young girl's telepathic ability might be their only hope.

“Masterfully combines historical thriller and supernatural horror... [for] fans of occult thrillers like those by Dean Koontz.” —Booklist (starred review)

This true crime anthology offers a century-spanning, cross-country tour of the sinister underbelly of the American Dream. Whether venturing into a blood-spattered farm in Texas, down a lonely mountain road in Alabama, or into the deceptively sunny Ohio suburbs, acclaimed mystery writer Craig Rice lends her hardboiled style and wicked irony to this gallery of real-life murders.

"The grand dame of mystery" —Ed Gorman

New York Times-bestselling author

In the year 1704, Matthew Corbett is about to go up against an antagonist completely different from any he has faced before, in this compelling concoction of history, mystery, adventure, and terror that takes us deeper into the early 18th century world.

“The Corbett novels are rich, atmospheric stories, the kind of historical mystery that makes the reader feel as though he really has stepped back in time.” —Booklist 

In this gripping historical account, expert crime historian Joan Renner explores the shadowy world of fame and crime during Hollywood's most glamorous era.

"No one does Los Angeles true crime better than Renner.... This book is for anybody and everybody interested in L.A.'s dark and mysterious history.” —Julia Bricklin, author of Blonde Rattlesnake: Burmah Adams, Tom White, and the 1933 Crime Spree that Terrorized Los Angeles 

From the macabre and morbid to unexplainable stories of the occult, this collection of 13 tales of terror from Weird Tales magazine features the works of beloved early authors including Harry Houdini, H. P. Lovecraft, and others.

Edgar Award finalist

The true story of three disturbed women who almost got away with murder, culminating in a gothic nightmare that fascinated, shocked, and baffled the nation.

“Fascinating detective work.... Entertaining for the morbidly curious.” —Publishers Weekly

In this creepy collection, historian Keven McQueen offers a guided tour of the American Midwest, including terrible crimes, eccentric characters, haunted houses, murder-suicides, mad doctors, body snatchers, and pranks gone comically—and tragically—wrong.

Take a dark tour of history, the supernatural, and the macabre. Discover the paranormal legends behind historic landmarks around the world. Battlefields, prisons, asylums, national monuments—their ghosts still lurk, demanding that we remember the past.

From England’s Jack the Ripper to the Axeman of New Orleans, this trivia book is packed with information about some of the most shocking cold cases in history.