The World of Crime
Explore the world of crime through literature, from Dostoyevsky's classic *Crime and Punishment* to true-crime social science in *The Devil's Highway*. Discover our curated book list featuring fiction, political thrillers, and psychological depth from authors like Nora Roberts and Jeffrey Eugenides—perfect for readers seeking gripping stories of justice, morality, and human nature.
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Crimes Against Nature
by Robert Francis Kennedy
A case study of the link between money and political power charges the Bush administration with compromising mainstream America through its proposed changes to environmental laws.
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The Devil's Highway
by Luis Alberto Urrea
In a new 10th anniversary edition: "The single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic). In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the "Devil's Highway." Three years later, Luis Alberto Urrea wrote about what happened to them. The result was a national bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a "book of the year" in multiple newspapers, and a work proclaimed as a modern American classic.
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True Devotion
by Dee Henderson
Kelly Jacobs has already paid the ultimate price of loving a warrior: She has the folded flag and the grateful thanks of a nation to prove it. Navy SEAL Joe "Bear" Baker can't ask her to accept that risk again -- even though he loves her. But the man responsible for her husband's death is back, closer than either of them realize. Kelly's in danger, and Joe may not get there in time . . . This romantic suspense with its theme of God as refuge provides a firsthand look at life in the military -- where serving God and country create truly Uncommon Heroes. This popular series debut is now out in trade paperback with expanded content! Clear, stylish typeset.
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True Betrayals
by Nora Roberts
Living at a Virginia horse farm with the mother she had never known, Kelsey Byden becomes involved with a high-stakes gambler who raises troubling questions about her mother's past
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The Encyclopedia Of International Organized Crime (Facts on File Crime Library)
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Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption. This vivid translation by David McDuff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky’s great novel, rendering its dialogue with a unique force and naturalism. This edition also includes a new chronology of Dostoyevsky’s life and work.
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Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Three generations of a Greek American family find themselves plagued by a mutant gene which causes bizarre side effects in the family's teenage girls.
