A biography of Nathan Hale, the first spy in United States during the Revolutionary War, and discusses his youth, education, brief career as a school teacher, and actions as a patriot in Washington's army based on entries from Hale's personal journal.

In this chilling true-crime thriller by New York Times bestselling journalist M. William Phelps, a woman's mysterious death in upstate New York plunges her family into a nightmare of backstabbing and vengeance ... In July 2015, Mary Yoder returned home from the chiropractic center that she operated with her husband, Bill, complaining that she felt unwell. Mary, health-conscious and vibrant, was suddenly vomiting, sweating, and weak. Doctors in the...

In 1993, Donna Palomba was raped by a masked assailant in her own home. Yet, her story is more than a victim's tale of physical and emotional recovery. It is a story of one woman's hunt for justice while fending off attacks by institutions designed to defend and protect her, the police department, the local government, and a community clinging to an outrageous claim that Donna had invented the crime to cover up a sexual affair. From the night of the...

Describes how, after a nasty divorce and bitter custody battle, Jessica McCord, with the assistance of her new husband, decided to get revenge on her ex-husband, Alan Bates, and his new wife by leading them into a deadly trap.

"The missing-persons case of Heather Strong, a young, beautiful suburban mother, baffled Florida detectives. When the file was handed to a veteran investigator, he knew Heather was dead. The challenge was to find her body - and whoever killed her."--Page 4 of cover.

Iowa housewife Tracey Pittman Roberts seemed to have it all: natural beauty, three loving children, and a fairy tale second marriage to a wealthy businessman. But beneath the happy façade was a woman who used lies, manipulation, sex, ugly allegations, blackmail-and even murder-to serve her own selfish ends. On December 13, 2001, police rushed to Tracey's home after a shooting left her vulnerable young neighbor dead. Tracey claimed it was an act...

After her mother's untimely death, Clara Schwartz became distant, withdrawn. Her father, a renowned DNA researcher, lived in a farmhouse outside Leesburg, Virginia, where in December 2001, he was fatally stabbed by what seemed to be a ninja-style sword. Police arrested Kyle Hulbert, a troubled teen--and aspiring vampire. Kyle was Clara's friend, one of a circle obsessed with role-playing games. Drawing on exclusive interviews with the killer, bestselling...

Pure Terror. Real Courage. A Survivor of the Golden State Killer's True Story. Jane Sandler had just kissed her husband goodbye as he left for work that morning. When he pulled out of the garage, another man walked in unnoticed. Seconds later, as her three-year-old nestled by her side, Jane heard footsteps-and then saw an intruder wearing a black ski mask. He had a rope and a knife in his hands… This is the harrowing account of Jane's all-too...

From the bestselling author of The Killing Kind, a woman shares her story of survival after an attack during a home invasion.
A few days before her twenty-sixth birthday, Melissa Schickel returned to her Indianapolis home and went to bed. An hour later, she was yanked from her dreams into terror. An intruder held her down, brutally beating and stabbing her.
Melissa fought fiercely. The assailant fled, leaving her to face a long...