Frank Carlson Library

This is Clive Small's personal account of how he led the investigation into the Belanglo State Forest murders and convicted the Backpacker Murderer, Ivan Milat. He brings to this story the unique perspective from his leadership role, and many fascinating and new revelations. He tells it like it happened, and so we follow the detectives' leads and suspicions, until they get their man. Subsequently there was an attempt to link Milat with a very large...

With the help of a mysterious and sexy FBI agent, he must put an end to the killer's reign of terror. What they encounter is more than either of them bargained for. Former SFPD Detective Frank Crenshaw is asked to solve a string of copycat murders. It's not going to be an easy job. When the killings are linked to his past, Frank must work fast to reveal the person responsible. Assigned to him is Sarah Coulson, a mysterious and sexy FBI agent with...

The streets of Detroit become a maze of terror as the killer zeroes in on unknowing victims and escalates more tension as the public loses fate in their Police Department. With time ticking till the next kill, a detective is called back on duty to add five detectives in the hunt for a serial killer, who has been killing girls and leaving them in the public to be found. With the pressure on, one of the media alerts the public, the detectives find themselves...

All Joan could do was comfort her friend Robin in what is surely the worst moments of her life...Suspicious Circumstances. Fire rages through a home in a peaceful Boise, Idaho, subdivision in the wee hours of a foggy February morning-a man and two young children sleep inside. Robin Lee Row with her good friend Joan McHugh are helpless as they watch in shock and horror as Robin's entire family is lost in the flames. To everyone's surprise, the fire...

You've read all the stories...but can you match the mobster with the way he met his end? Do you know how they caught the Boston Strangler? Can you define chickens, a Shotaro complex or Colombian neckties? The Killer Book of True Crime is the ultimate collection of in-depth stories, trivia, quizzes, quotes and photos gruesome and interesting enough to make any crime buff shudder in horrified delight. Discover all the odd and intriguing facts and tidbits...

Growing up on the poor side of glitzy Hollywood, Loren Neestrom has developed into a handsome young man worthy of a big-screen idol. But beneath his good looks lies another side, too dark even for Hollywood. Raised by a deranged mother, he is torn between their incestuous relationship and the drive to realize his secret desire... a diabolical plot to kidnap and kill two boys. Steve Bell and his nerdy sidekick, Rick Shoeman, are carefree kids coming-of-age....

The World's Worst Crimes takes you deep into the disturbing world of psychopaths, career criminals, and serial killers. From the Woman in the Box and the Online Murderer to the Düsseldorf Vampire and the House of Horror, this book delves into every major category of crime, sifting through the evidence to present a grisly, compelling, and blood-spattered history of the worst crimes ever committed.

On first impressions, Ted Bundy seemed like the perfect all-American boy. He was good-looking, fun and very charming; many women found him irresistible... But deep inside he was an evil monster who terrorised large areas of America, assaulting and murdering numerous women and adolescent girls. He used his insider knowledge of law enforcement to evade detection, escaping from imprisonment twice before his eventual capture. While he confessed to 30...

"Behind the Mask: The Golden State Killer" delves into the relentless pursuit of one of America's most elusive and notorious serial killers. This gripping book explores the crimes, investigations, and the shocking revelation that led to the identification and capture of the Golden State Killer. Through meticulous research, firsthand accounts, and expert analysis, it unveils the chilling details and the face behind the mask of this decades-long enigma....

A California couple abduct, sexually abuse and torture teenage girls in the back of their customized minivan while their own daughter watches. An odd couple play 'make-up' with the severed head of their latest victim. Two wealthy University graduates team up to slaughter strangers and then escape justice because their crimes seem too unbelievable to be true. Serial killers and sadistic sex murderers are, by nature, solitary predators who keep their...