True Crime Case Histories - Volume 24: 12 Disturbing Stories of Murder and Mayhem

12 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and MayhemVolume 24 of the True Crime Case Histories Series***** This series can be read in any order *****Some of them hid behind a name that wasn't theirs. Others hid behind a uniform, a reputation, a famous last name, or a job so ordinary no one thought to look twice.The twelve cases in this volume share one unsettling thread: the distance between who these people appeared to be and what they did when they were certain no one was watching. A few of them held that distance open for years. Some held it for decades. One of them died before anyone ever closed it.Spanning more than four decades and three continents, these are cases of patient, deliberate deception—and the investigators, families, and ordinary strangers who finally tore the mask away.A sampling of the stories includes:The Shadow Brother – He was the dependable handyman who never missed a shift and never gave anyone a reason to worry. He also carried one of the most recognizable family names in America—a name that, for a while, made him the last person anyone wanted to suspect.Call Me Clark – For sixteen years he moved through New England's wealthiest circles as a member of one of America's most storied dynasties. His wife believed him. His daughter believed him. No one asked the obvious question—until a private investigator discovered that the man simply hadn't existed before 1993.Amok – A novelist published a literary thriller dense with sex, philosophy, and one strangely specific killing. Years later, a detective who happened to read the book could not shake how closely its pages matched a real murder that had never been solved.The Chosen One – He believed he was the Son of God and that voices spoke to him through the walls. One morning, in a maximum security prison, he was assigned to an unsupervised work detail alongside the most notorious inmate in the building. Only one of them walked away.The Port Arthur Massacre – On an autumn afternoon, a young man with a troubled history and a sports bag full of weapons sat down for lunch at a historic visitor site. What followed became the deadliest mass shooting in modern history.Mad Blood – Two sisters, first cousins of a woman who would one day be Queen, were quietly recorded as deceased in the most authoritative guide to British nobility. The entries were false. Both women were alive, and would remain so for decades, in an institution that had all but forgotten their names.Plus several more disturbing cases.These aren't stories ripped from headlines you've already read. They're deep dives into cases reconstructed from court transcripts, police files, forensic reports, trial testimony, and contemporary news coverage. No sensationalism, no padding—just meticulously researched truth about what people are capable of when they're convinced no one will ever know.Readers love the True Crime Case Histories series:"I stay up way too late every time I pick up one of these books. Jason Neal has a gift for making you feel like you're right there with the investigators.""The research alone sets this series apart. These aren't recycled headlines—they're cases I'd never heard of, told with real depth.""I've read every volume in this series. The writing keeps getting sharper and the cases keep getting more disturbing. Can't stop now.""What gets me is how normal these people seemed. Jason Neal captures that better than anyone else writing true crime today.""Finished this in two sittings. The pacing is perfect. Every chapter pulls you deeper before you realize how much time has passed.""I recommended this to my true crime book club and now everyone is working through the whole series. Genuinely hard to put down."Scroll up to get your copy. Read more