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True Crime
The Angel Makers
Patti McCracken
In 1929, anonymous notes brought to light the crimes of a midwife who may have been the century’s most prolific killer, leading a ring of women responsible for the deaths of at least 160 men. A skillful prosecutor hungry for justice ran the investigation, while newsmen from around the world— including the New York Times— poured in to cover the dramatic events as they unfolded.
AB CD 9 Discs 15329958 $39.99
AVAILABLE MARCH 14
Koresh
Stephan Talty
No other event in the last 50 years is shrouded in myth like the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Today, we remember this moment for the 76 people, including 20 children, who died in the fire, for its inspiration of the Oklahoma City bombing, and for the wave of antigovernment militarism that followed.
AB CD 11 Discs 15330464 $55.99
AVAILABLE APRIL 11
True crime listens for armchair detectives.
Searching for Savanna
Mona Gable
A gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native American women in America and the societal ramifications of government inaction.
AB CD 6 Discs 15458646 $39.99
AVAILABLE APRIL 25
Fire on the Levee
Jared Fishman
The former federal prosecutor and founder of Justice Innovation Lab tells the story of his struggle to unravel the cover-up of a police shooting, and subsequent incineration of the shooting victim, in Hurricane Katrina–era New Orleans.
AB CD 9 Discs 14843687 $44.99
AVAILABLE APRIL 25
The Man Who Hacked the World
A Ghostwriter’s Descent Into Madness with John McAfee
Alex Cody Foster
For six months, Alex Cody Foster— hired as McAfee’s ghostwriter— traveled with McAfee across America and Europe, occasionally going on the run to evade purported killers and kidnappers. Foster tells the incomparable tale of how the two of them met, where their adventures took them, and what precipitated McAfee’s death.
AB CD 14 Discs 15480681 $39.99
The Wager
David Grann
A story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on the Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.
AB CD 8 Discs 15342612 $44.99
AVAILABLE APRIL 18
