Nonviolent True Crime

Updated June 6, 2026
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The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession
Finkel, Michael
Paper Book
*#1 New York Times bestseller*  *Shortlisted for The ALCS Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction* 'A breath-taking read, as compelling as a Highsmith novel. I loved it' - Maggie O'Farrell 'Brilliant... A thrilling...
Anansi's gold : the man who looted the west, outfoxed Washington, and swindled the world
Yeebo, Yepoka
Paper Book
Winner of the Jhalak Prize & Plutarch Award | A New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Newsweek, TIME Book of the Year 2023 'Fabulously entertaining' Daily Telegraph | 'Perfect for fans of Frank Abignale Jr.'s...
Rogues : true stories of grifters, killers, rebels and crooks
Keefe, Patrick Radden
Paper Book
From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue by one of the most decorated journalists of our time.Patrick Radden Keefe's work has been recognised by prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award...
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364.168 B498A
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedroom - and almost got away with it. In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free...
Catch me if you can : the amazing true story of the youngest and most daring con man in the history of fun and profit
Abagnale, Frank W.
Audiobook
My friend Anna : the true story of a fake heiress
Williams, Rachel DeLoache
Paper Book
*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2019* *WITH NEW & EXCLUSIVE AFTERWORD* 'Addictive ... a jaw-dropping read' STYLIST 'Explosive ... Definitely one for the...
All that glitters a story of friendship, fraud, and fine art
Whitfield, Orlando
Paper Book
Welcome to the contemporary art world: a ruthless and glamorous arena, where the rewards are limitless - if you can pay the price.
Easy money : cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud
McKenzie, Benjamin
Paper Book
At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he-despite...
The confidence men : how two prisoners of war engineered the most remarkable escape in history
Fox, Margalit
Paper Book
Imprisoned in a remote Turkish POW camp during the First World War, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, cunningly join forces. To stave off boredom, Jones makes a handmade Ouija board and holds fake séances for fellow prisoners. One day, an Ottoman official approaches him with a query...
Con/artist : the life and crimes of the world's greatest art forger
Tetro, Tony
Paper Book
The world's most renowned art forger reveals the secrets behind his decades of painting like the masters--exposing an art world that is far more corrupt than we ever knew while providing an art history lesson wrapped in sex, drugs, and Caravaggio. The art world is a...
Retail gangster : the insane, real-life story of Crazy Eddie
Weiss, Gary
Paper Book
A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all time Back in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the...
The missing cryptoqueen : the billion dollar cryptocurrency con and the woman who got away with it
Bartlett, Jamie
Paper Book
'An astonishing read, plunging you into a toxic world of Insta-wealth, betrayal and ruthless ambition... A con that made Theranos look like small fry' - The Telegraph 'The largest financial scam ever' - Fortune 'The bizarre case of OneCoin...
The dead duke, his secret wife, and the missing corpse : an extraordinary Edwardian case of deception and intrigue
Eatwell, Piu Marie
Paper Book
The extraordinary story of the Druce-Portland affair, one of the most notorious, tangled and bizarre legal cases of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. In 1897 an elderly widow, Anna Maria Druce, made a strange request of the London Ecclesiastical Court: it was for the exhumation of the...
The unusual suspect : the rise and fall of a modern-day outlaw
Machell, Ben
Paper Book
The remarkable true story of a modern-day Robin Hood, from Times feature writer Ben Machell.
Vanished smile : the mysterious theft of Mona Lisa
Scotti, R. A.
Paper Book
In The Lost Mona Lisa, R A Scotti uncovers the truth behind the 'crime of the century.' It is a story to rival the best detective fiction, a story about audacious thieves, art forgers, shadowy conmen, millionaire collectors, a global manhunt and the most beautiful and enigmatic woman in the world,...
The spider network : the wild story of a math genius, a gang of backstabbing bankers, and one of the greatest scams in financial history
Enrich, David
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year! 'Will snare you in its web of deceit ... A brilliant investigative expose' - Harlan Coben, bestselling thriller author 'Reads like a fast-paced John le Carre thriller, and never...
Never saw me coming : how I outsmarted the FBI and the entire banking system--and pocketed $40 million
Smith, Tanya
Paper Book
'Powerfully entertaining. A true thriller of resilience and defiance' JANELLE MONÁE 'Tanya Smith's story is unbelievably bold, captivating, and moving. Never Saw Me Coming is a wild ride from start to finish. She is my hero' ISSA RAE The true story...

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