Overview

Guilty as charged. If reading true crime is a guilty pleasure, this collection of stunning heists and unspeakable murders from the front pages of history will leave no doubt about the verdict. Three unsuspecting men’s lives cut short at the hands of their lovers in Gangland Chicago, a mysterious and murderous trapper chased across unforgiving Arctic mountains in sub-zero temperatures, a notorious band of outlaws’ ill-fated bank robbery, a little-known but starkly detailed look at Lizzie Borden’s handiwork with her famous ax, a body in a trunk and a suspect halfway across the world thinking he’s pulled it off are among the enticing and unsettling tales in this arresting collection. Here are stories sure to intrigue and shock readers and put them on the edges of their seats. That’s the point after all, and The Greatest Crime Stories Ever Told will not disappoint. From a first-person account of the infamous Lufthansa robbery that netted millions, to the beguiling society bank robber so confident he broke into the same New York City bank twice to pull off the biggest haul in history, to the mysterious and brutal murders of a quiet farm family in a close-knit but suspicious community that offered an unusual number of suspects, The Greatest Crime Stories Ever Told is a fascinating and darkly enticing contribution to the wildly popular true crime genre. Here are not only the suspects, obvious or not, but the detectives who wanted them in prison and were willing to put their own lives at risk to do so. Did the perpetrators get away with their perfidies? Did the rule of law prevail in the end? Were the right people caught and prosecuted? Readers will have to decide for themselves.

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"NetGalley Review: 4 stars Last updated on 28 Jun 2021 ""A well-researched, well plotted, nonfiction book about some of the biggest crimes and heists of the last one hundred years. Once you start reading you are well aware that the author is a speaker and an intellectual and not just a true-crime buff. It reads as though we need to take notes and prepare for a test at the end. Which some people will not like, or appreciate, but I enjoyed it. I learned a few new small pieces of information and clues, but not as much as I hoped to form a new novel and new investigator into these infamous stories. These days it is hard to come up with new info and be the one to uncover and share new insights when all of us arm-chair-podcast-google-detectives have seen and heard it all. BUT really. over all it was informative and well done."" --Natalie Freese, Reviewer at Big Canvas Reads NetGalley Review: 4 stars Last updated on 06 Sep 2021 ""A collection of true crime stories from the past century. There is truly something here to catch the interest of true crime readers, no matter your preference in styles. Each story is told in a different voice, set in different time periods, different types of crimes, you definitely will not be bored. Tom McCarthy has done an excellent job of editing while gathering some of the most interesting cases a true crime junkie could ask for.""--Denice Langley, reviewer at Ottawa County Public Library/Bearskin Public Library NetGalley Review: 5 stars Last updated on 02 Aug 2021 ""I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley. #netgalley Sometimes you just need some great true crime. These stories were great.""--Blind Bat Books Bakunzi NetGalley Review: 4 stars Last updated on 05 Jul 2021 ""I received an advance copy of, The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told, by Tom McCarthy. This book is for fans of true crimes. It goes back centuries, when women killed and sometimes got away with it."" --Sheila Treacy, consumer reviewer ""True crime fans and history buffs alike will find much to savor."" --Publishers Weekly"

True crime fans and history buffs alike will find much to savor. --Publishers Weekly

"""True crime fans and history buffs alike will find much to savor."" --Publishers Weekly ""True crime fans and history buffs alike will find much to savor."" --Publishers Weekly"

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Tom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.

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