Nonfiction » True Crime » Kidnapping, abduction, hostage taking

Until Proven Innocent: Could the real-life Kojak help save a man from the electric chair?    by Arthur Jay Harris
Price: $3.99 USD. 132630 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2013. Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder.

The prosecutor was no longer sure both murder defendants were guilty. So he asked his dad—the real-life Kojak: could he help solve the case? A true story.
Pro Bono - The 18-Year Defense of Caril Ann Fugate    by Jeff McArthur
Price: $4.99 USD. 114980 words. Language: English. Published on March 18, 2013. Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder.

In 1958, 19-year-old Charlie Starkweather went on a murder spree that paralyzed Nebraska, shocked the nation, and left 11 people dead. With him when he was captured was his 14-year-old ex-girlfriend Caril Fugate. The question soon arose, was Caril a kidnapped victim, or a heartless accomplice?
Eyes of a Pedophile Detecting Child Predators    by Betty Kuffel
Price: $2.99 USD. 77380 words. Language: English. Published on February 28, 2013. Nonfiction » True Crime » Kidnapping, abduction, hostage taking.

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Peer inside the mind of violent child molester Nathanael Bar-Jonah. Personal coded writings, life-long behaviors and victim testimony reveal how he operated and the difficulties law enforcement experienced stopping him. This book follows his evolution from religious beginnings to hunting children. Extensively researched details explain what is known about child predators and how to recognize them.
Smart Kids, Safe Kids    by Dr. Ajakai Hassler
Price: $4.99 USD. 29830 words. Language: English. Published on January 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Parenting » Teens.

Outsmart anybody who tries to hurt you. Our world is getting crazier every day. This hard-hitting book teaches best ways to prevent (or cope with) child abduction, sexual assault and violence against kids. What I hope you get from this book is that you can and you must make yourself safe in this scary world. Smarter is safer. You can be…here is how… For girls, age 12 and up.
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story    by Marc Schiller
Price: $4.99 USD. 89850 words. Language: English. Published on January 20, 2013. Nonfiction » True Crime » Kidnapping, abduction, hostage taking.

‘Pain and Gain – The Untold True Story’ is a gripping memoir that tells the true story behind the Paramount film Pain and Gain. Written by the real Sun Gym Gang victim, Marc Schiller, ‘Pain and Gain – The Untold True Story’ will take readers on an adrenaline rush with a shocking ending.
Have You Seen My Child - The Quest To Recover a Stolen Child    by Robin Bowles
Price: $9.95 USD. 51870 words. Language: English. Published on July 28, 2012. Nonfiction » True Crime » Kidnapping, abduction, hostage taking.

What would you do if your child was taken by your partner? Find out just what can be done in this amazing true story of the biggest successful international missing persons search ever conducted in the history of the world. The story began in Sydney Australia with a happy marriage and a beloved boy child. It continued through the separation of the child from the father and then the abduction.
Surviving an Active Shooter Incident    by Guardian Martial Arts
Price: $2.99 USD. 3480 words. Language: English. Published on May 28, 2012. Nonfiction » True Crime » Kidnapping, abduction, hostage taking.

An 'active shooter' is a gunmen who isn't interested in robbing you. He wants to kill as many people as he can before he is killed, and expects to die. Law enforcement's advice is for you to 'hide and hope,' but that is in large part because they don't want you complicating their job. This guide is written with you in mind, not them, and urges you not to have a victim mentality.
The Disappearance of Madeleine Maddie McCann    by Dr. Evelyn J Biluk
Price: $2.99 USD. 2500 words. Language: English. Published on March 29, 2012. Nonfiction » True Crime » Missing persons.

A riveting, concise account of the facts surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine “Maddie” McCann from Portugal, during a family vacation in 2007. Also, includes a review of the entire suspect list (Kate McCann, Gerry McCann, Robert Murat, and many more) and how Portugal Police eliminated many of them but not all.
Yolanda's Crossing: A girl’s journey from abuse to the American dream    by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $2.99 USD. 14420 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2012. Nonfiction » True Crime » Kidnapping, abduction, hostage taking.

Over the next six years, he will take her over 5,000 miles, from the tropical scrub brush hills of Oaxaca into the Sonoran Desert and to the United States. She will be a child laborer in North Carolina. In Georgia and Tennessee, she will live trapped in motel rooms while Juan works. And in Dallas, she will sleep in a closet and decide whether to murder him or escape.
Sleeping Dogs: A true story of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping    by Michael Foldes
Price: $4.99 USD. 37880 words. Language: English. Published on February 21, 2012. Nonfiction » True Crime » Kidnapping, abduction, hostage taking.

A deathbed confession. A gun encased in concrete. And the possibility both could have kept Bruno Richard Hauptmann from going to the electric chair for the kidnap and murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. When journalist Michael Foldes hears the story of an upstate NY family who could have known the killers, he teases out details in the 80-year-old case that plausibly point to Hauptmann's innocence.