True Crime
The Last Days of Cleveland
and More True Tales of Crime and Disaster from Cleveland's Past
by John Stark Bellamy II
Cleveland's master of historical crime and disaster returns with 15 more true tales in this sixth volume of his popular series. Meet Joseph “ Specs” Russell, who vaulted to fame in the summer of 1927 by staging as many as 52 . . . [Read More]
Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!
Sixteen Tragic Tales of Death and Destruction--An Anthology
by John Stark Bellamy II
This collection of the 16 best true disaster stories from the popular books of John Stark Bellamy II retell the most terrible tragedies in Cleveland history, including:
The apocalyptic East Ohio Gas Company explosion and fire of 1944, which destroyed . . . [Read More]
The Serial Killer's Apprentice
And 12 Other True Stories of Cleveland's Most Intriguing Unsolved Crimes
by James Renner
Here are thirteen true stories about the most notorious unsolved crimes in the last half century of Northeast Ohio. Investigative reporter James Renner recaps the cold cases and attempts to crack open dark secrets that have baffled Clevelanders for years . . . [Read More]
Cleveland Cops
The Real Stories They Tell Each Other
by John H. Tidyman
Gritty, scary, hilarious, heartbreaking, and wild . . . these remarkable true stories will take you on the roller coaster ride that is life as a Cleveland police officer.
These are the real stories cops trade with each other after the shift, over . . . [Read More]
Amy: My Search for Her Killer
Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic
by James Renner
I fell in love with Amy Mihaljevic not long before her body was discovered lying facedown in an Ashland County wheat field. I fell for her the first time I saw that school photo TV stations flashed at the beginning . . . [Read More]
Women Behaving Badly
True Tales of Cleveland's Most Ferocious Female Killers: An Anthology
by John Stark Bellamy II
Women who murder . . . why are they so much more fascinating than their male counterparts?
Just take a look at the past 150 years in Cleveland, for example.
Measure almost any murder committed by a female during those fifteen decades against . . . [Read More]
Death Ride at Euclid Beach
And Other True Tales of Crime & Disaster from Cleveland's Past
by John Stark Bellamy II
Cleveland's crime and disaster expert is back yet again, with more true tales of woe from local history. This fifth book in John Stark Bellamy's popular series (which includes They Died Crawling and The Killer in the Attic) delivers 26 . . . [Read More]
The Killer in the Attic
And More True Tales of Crime and Disaster from Cleveland's Past
by John Stark Bellamy II
Cleveland history buffs and true crime fans will be thrilled (and chilled) to get their hands on John Stark Bellamy's latest collection. Killer in the Attic contains more gruesome, horrible, tragic, and despicable— but true— tales from Cleveland's history. In . . . [Read More]
The Corpse in the Cellar
And Further Tales of Cleveland Woe
by John Stark Bellamy II
Bellamy is back! Cleveland's crime and disaster expert returns with 25 more short true tales of woe from local history. As usual, the chapter titles give the best idea of the excitement to follow:
Murderer in Short Breeches: The Gothic . . . [Read More]
The Maniac in the Bushes
More Tales of Cleveland Woe
by John Stark Bellamy II
Here are 13 more incredible but true crime stories from the streets of Cleveland, Ohio— and from the author of They Died Crawling And Other Tales of Cleveland Woe. Included are northeast Ohio's most terrifying unsolved cases: the Torso Murders . . . [Read More]
They Died Crawling
And Other Tales of Cleveland Woe
by John Stark Bellamy II
The foulest crimes and worst disasters in Cleveland history are recounted in these 15 incredible-but-true tales.
Each no-holds-barred account delves into one of this city's most notorious moments, from the 1916 waterworks collapse to the Cleveland . . . [Read More]