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BADGE #1: TRUE STORIES FROM A BOSTON COP By Frankie Desario. Frankie DeSario offers a vivid account of his forty-year career in the Boston Police Department. From true stories of the mafia and gangland slayings to busing, race riots, thugs and corruption, Frankie reveals what it was like to have a ringside seat at events that made history: the TPF, the Boston busing crisis, Barboza and Whitey Bulger. Along the way, he also touches on the more glamorous side of the job including acting as the trusted protector and escort to celebrities, religious and political leaders and other high-profile visitors to the city of Boston, such as the pope, Miss Shirley McLaine and Tony DeMarco. Engrossing and revealing from the first page to the last, here is a real-world look at life on the beat and behind the badge. $19.99
VILLISCA: THE TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE UNSOLVED 1912 MASS MURDER By Roy Marshall (2003) In 1912 what was arguably the most violent crime, the darkest mystery, in Midwest history took place. Law enforcement officers encountered a scene of unimagined violence: eight victims, six of them children, bludgeoned to death with an ax while they slept. Everywhere there were clues. But inexperienced investigators failed, and private detectives took over. When Detective James Newton Wilkerson charged that a respected state senator had been motivated to the unthinkable by the promiscuity of his daughter-in-law, the community was drawn into a bitter and accelerating struggle between powerful men. And then a deranged and perverted minister confessed. $20.95
DUSTBOWL DESPERADOES by Stone Wallace (2004) Gangsters of the Dirty ‘30’s The 1930’s and the Great Depression brought hard times to America and as people roamed the country looking for work, a new breed of criminal emerged from the dusty landscape. This entertaining collection features the Dustbowl-era bandits and bank roobers like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Alvin Karpis and the Ma Barker gang, Two Gun Crowley, Bonnie and Clyde and more. Highly readable and a great introduction to the dangerous era of crime in the 1930’s. $10.95
CROSSING THE LINE by Gord Steinke (2004) Mobsters and Rumrunners --- During the 1920’s, American Prohibition laws led to lucrative deals between businessmen in Canada and the mobsters of the Upper Midwest. This roaring book exposes the tommy guns and whiskey barrels of the American and Canadian rumrunners and tells the stories of Al Capone, the Purple Gang, Dutch Schultz, Rocco Perri, and many others. A great collection that features a number of little-known gangsters and bloody events! $10.95
GHOST OF 22 MOUNTAIN : THE STORY OF MAMIE THURMAN by George Morrison (2004) "Ghost of 22 Mountain" is the story of a woman who met death under mysterious circumstances when she was still young. The story is set in the mountains of West Virginia where the victim was born and lived. Of the dozens of people who might have committed the crime of murder, only one paid the price. He was a young black who served as handyman in the urban estate where Mamie Thurman lived with her husband, the policeman on the downtown beat of Logan, West Virginia. It is not likely that Clarence Stephenson was the guilty party, even if he were involved in a most unlikely way in the disposition of the body of Mamie Thurman. There were many others who could have killed the lovely Mamie, all of them members of the urban elite of the small West Virginia town. Mamie was a promiscuous flapper known to all of those who ran things in the town of Logan. Who was the real killer? "Ghost of 22 Mountain" offers the enticing story of all the candidates, while leaving the decision with you. $10.95
THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE by William J. Helmer & Arthur Bilek (2004) The Untold Story of the Gangland Bloodbath that Brought Down Al Capone --- The respected crime author is joined by the former chief of the Cook County Sheriff's police for the first book length study of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, the grisly machine gun killings of seven of bootlegger Bugs Moran's men. Based on new evidence, a discovered manuscript and a long-supressed confession, the book reveals that the massacre was not ordered by Capone but was a case of bad timing and terrible judgment on the part of a secret crew from St. Louis who was known to Capone's mob as the "American Boys". This is a fascinating book and may just turn what we know about the massacre upside down! (Hardcover) $24.95
DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson (2003) A Breathtaking account of the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair that tells the story of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. This true account is written in the style of the best fiction and recounts Burnham’s efforts to make the fair a success as well as the sinister activities of Holmes, who was responsible for scores of murders at the time of the fair. He devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel (later known as his “Murder Castle“), complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims. The author combines the two stories, usually in alternating chapters, and provides an account of both the magical and the dark side of Chicago -- making this a must read for all “haunted history” buffs! $14.95
CHICAGO BY GASLIGHT BY RICHARD LINDBERG (1996) A fascinating look at the crimes and dark history of Chicago from 1880-1920. This well-written and compelling book takes a look at the most notorious characters, crimes and black deeds from the period. It includes HH Holmes and his "Murder Castle", the dangerous Levee Districts, crooked cops and politicians, the early days of the Chicago "outfit" and more! $14.00
BLOODY WILLIAMSON BY PAUL M. ANGLE (1992) A reprint of the classic 1952 book about the crime, gangsters and bloody days in Illinois' most violent county. An in-depth look at the men and events that shaped the dark side of the region including Charlie Birger, the Shelton Gang, S. Glenn Young and of course the Herrin Massacre, the Prohibition Wars and the battles with the Ku Klux Klan. Your collection is not complete without it! $16.95
A KNIGHT OF ANOTHER SORT BY GARY DENEAL (1998) The legacy of Charlie Birger, Southern Illinois' most famous gangster, is revealed in this one of a kind book on the heyday of crime in the region. The account details his early life and rise to power as a key figure in the violence that galvanized America during the Prohibition era. Compiled from years of research and interviews, this is a classic tale of Southern Illinois and one of the best books ever written on the subject. $19.95
MURDER IN LITTLE EGYPT BY DARCY O'BRIEN (1989) The book that has come to be considered a classic of Illinois crime is now back in print again. This graphic and compelling book tells the story of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, a respected Southern Illinois physician who was charged with the murder of his son in 1984. Outraged and disbelieving, the people of the region rose to his defense -- only to discover that a monster lurked beneath this polished exterior. An amazing book that lays bare the darkest secrets of Little Egypt. $14.00