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In 1810 the French bade good-bye to torture, including whipping and the rack. Beginning in 1832 those convicted of parricide no longer needed suffer the amputation of their right hand before being put to death. Death by guillotine, however, endured until 1977, despite the opposition of Victor Hugo, his son Charles, and many others to…
In his next volume, Geary takes us out to the wild west and the just opened up prairies of Kansas. Out on a deserted stretch of road linking newly forming towns, a mysterious family stakes a claim and builds an inn for weary visitors. Soon, reports multiply of disappearances around that area. Generally, those who…
The most famous assassination of the Victorian era. The details he reveals are fascinating. Booth worked with a group of disgruntled Southern sympathizers out to decapitate much of the US Executive branch, not just the President! Geary also details the flight of the culprits and the hot pursuit of federal agents.
He loved her to death. This book will keep you reading till the wee hours of the night, that will make you crave for more, you can share around the campfire, creep out some friends in a sleepover, or read to your children as a bedtime story whichever way you read it or perceive it…
Ali Pasha (1740 – 24 January 1822), variously referred to as of Tepelena or of Janina/Yannina/Ioannina, or the Lion of Yannina, was an Ottoman Albanian ruler who served as pasha of a large part of western Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire’s European territories, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in…
Noel’s father was ‘The Innocent Man’ by John Grisham who served on death row almost 12 years for a crime he didn’t commit and was exonerated 5 days before his execution date. Unaware of her true lineage until her late teenage years, she navigated a world shrouded in mystery. With an African American mother and…
Some nightmares don’t just follow you. They hunt you. For Maddie and Sandy, a simple road trip through the Arkansas wilderness becomes a descent into pure terror. What starts as a routine girls’ vacation trip transforms into a calculated pursuit and a deadly game. There’s something in the rearview mirror. And it’s getting closer. A…
Clotel William Wells Brown Clotel; or, The President’s Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States is an 1853 novel by United States author and playwright William Wells Brown about Clotel and her sister, fictional slave daughters of Thomas Jefferson. Brown, who escaped from slavery in 1834 at the age of 20, published…
“Case Closed” by Arthur D. Hemmings begins in May 1937 with Otto Schmidt, a German exile in Paris, committing a bank robbery and killing a teller. This act sets in motion a chain of events involving his accomplice Helmut and the French police, particularly Inspector Renau. Otto and Helmut attempt to flee, eventually agreeing to…
“Case Closed” by Arthur D. Hemmings begins in May 1937 with Otto Schmidt, a German exile in Paris, committing a bank robbery and killing a teller. This act sets in motion a chain of events involving his accomplice Helmut and the French police, particularly Inspector Renau. Otto and Helmut attempt to flee, eventually agreeing to…
From the back cover: In 1954, the lights went out… I was 11. She was 13. Unsophisticated. Innocent. We emigrated from Germany leaving familiar cobblestone streets and meadows to a new vision of flashing neon signs, new languages and cars driven by thousands on the streets of Montréal. A few weeks later, Rosemarie vanished on…
Entdecken Sie einige der berüchtigtsten Mörder der Welt in perfekt illustriertem Detail. Menschen sind besessen von Serienmördern, deren morbide Faszination ihnen eine kultartige Anhängerschaft unter denjenigen mit Hang zum Makabren verschafft. Ihre Verbrechen sind in die Geschichte eingegangen und viele Menschen haben versucht, sich in ihren Kopf zu versetzen und herauszufinden, was sie antreibt. In…
“Missing” is a compelling novel penned by using the achieved author Mrs. Humphry Ward, an outstanding discern in overdue nineteenth and early twentieth-century English literature. This gripping work revolves round issues of own family, identification, and the complexities of human relationships. Set towards the backdrop of British higher-magnificence society of the time, “Missing” delves into…
“The Face and the Mask” is a short story collection by Canadian-Scottish novelist Robert Barr. Through a succession of engaging vignettes, the book provides a riveting view into late-nineteenth-century society and human nature. Barr’s ability of narrative shines through as he delves into the dualities of human character and the masks humans wear in various…
This book recounts from beginning to end how a young man from a wealthy class falls in love with a poor young woman, embarrasses her and then, to avoid scandals and not having to take responsibility, brutally assassinates her. He is helped by his medre to hide his crime but with police investigations everything comes…
Ali Pasha of Tepelena surnamed Aslan, “the Lion”, or the “Lion of Yannina” (1740 – 24 January 1822), was a Muslim Albanian who served as an Ottoman pasha of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire’s European territory, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina
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