True Crime
Murder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the Twenties
Paperback
"Vivid, laconic, and crisp. The bodies fall like dominoes, and every word sounds like it was shot from a gun. And as you might expect from Lesy, the photographs are extraordinary." —Luc Sante
A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial
Paperback
"[Makes] history, with all its messiness, ugliness, and even humanity, come vividly alive."—Chicago Tribune
A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York
Paperback
"A true story more incredible than fiction." —Kevin Baker, author of Striver's Row
Sex Money Murder: A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayal
Hardback
A searing portrait of the crack epidemic and violent drug wars that once ravaged the South Bronx.
Sex Money Murder: A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayal
Paperback
A searing portrait of the crack epidemic and violent drug wars that once ravaged the South Bronx.