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The Sociopath Next Door: The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us by Martha Stout
How many sociopaths do you know?
A Fly for the Prosecution: How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes by M. Lee Goff
A discussion of forensic sciences would not be complete without mentioning forensic entomology—the study of insects and arthropods that inhabit decomposing remains. We’re talking maggots and flies, mites and beetles...
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
An economist takes on the world's not-so-boring questions and delivers his theories in an easy-to-digest format.
True Witness: Cops, Courts, Science, and the Battle Against Misidentification
Cops, courts, science, and the battle against misidentification—depending on what you're looking for, this might be a good read. Or not.
It's TV, and it's good.
The Best American Crime Writing 2004 Edition by Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook
It's 2004's best true crime reporting - all in one softcover book. Fabulous!
Thoughts on what it means to be a victim
The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein
The true story of a boy and his backyard nuclear reactor
What's going on in the world of cybercrime?
Green River, Running Red by Ann Rule
"The real story of the Green River Killer—America's deadliest serial murderer"