Strange Crime: Oddball Crimes, Capers, Plots, Laws, and More
Editors of Portable Press
Jun 2018 · Simon and Schuster
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From dognappings to Munchausen by proxy to early forensics and hot felons, these unbelievable true crime stories will blow your mind.
2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Winner—2018 BRONZE Winner for Humor (Adult Nonfiction)
Loaded with dozens of entertaining and amusing articles about actual crimes, this latest book from Portable Press will definitely leave you scratching your head. Dumb crooks, celebrities gone bad, unsolved mysteries, odd laws, and more, Strange Crime has plenty of stories that will make you ask yourself, “What could they possibly have been thinking?” This easily portable ebook is ideal for readers on the go. Take it to school, to work, to jury duty!
2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Winner—2018 BRONZE Winner for Humor (Adult Nonfiction)
Loaded with dozens of entertaining and amusing articles about actual crimes, this latest book from Portable Press will definitely leave you scratching your head. Dumb crooks, celebrities gone bad, unsolved mysteries, odd laws, and more, Strange Crime has plenty of stories that will make you ask yourself, “What could they possibly have been thinking?” This easily portable ebook is ideal for readers on the go. Take it to school, to work, to jury duty!
Strange Crime delves into such weirdness as . . .
· The Dexter influence
· Eerie similarities in the trials of Lizzie Bordon and O. J. Simpson
· Bird testimony—parrots as witnesses
· Cases of instant justice
· Celebrities’ days in court
· Mediocre masterminds
· Terrible twins
· Night Stalker strangeness
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Theresa Sainato
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January 18, 2025
Quite entertaining, and full of hilarious, poetic, justice.
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Portable Press is a tight-knit group of writers, researchers, and editors who are responsible for some of the publishing industry’s most popular non-fiction trivia and facts books. Aside from creating the fan-favorite Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series (more than 16 million books in print since 1988), the Portable Press team also specializes in regional and kids’ titles, plus gift books, activity books, and whatever else strikes their fancy.
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