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HOURS: Tues-Fri 11:00-5:00, Sat 11:00-7:00, Sun 12:00-5:00. Call (207)253-6808 or visit us as 661 Congress St in Portland, Maine! ----- IMPORTANT SHIPPING NOTE: Orders placed 12/15 onward into early 2026: Shipping will be delayed SUBSTANTIALLY, as I will be away from the shop due to a serious family health situation up north. Assistance continues to be available via phone or in the shop, though!
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True crime

Some of us try to even our odds of successfully sleuthing through the modern world by examining the cases, solved or not, that surround us.  Here are some of the best true crime books I've encountered, or have been recommended by our readers.
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The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall

The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall

$25.00

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Aberration in the Heartland of the Real : The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh by Wendy S. Painting

$24.95

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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach - hardcvr

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach - hardcvr

$26.95

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Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, & the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, & the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill

$18.99

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Knife : Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie - hardcvr

$28.00