Prepare to be shocked as you have never been shocked before! Never have so many outrageous, shocking and downright bizarre true crimes been gathered together between the covers of one book. In these pages, there are 41 shocking true-life crimes that even a Hollywood scriptwriter couldn't dream up.

Prepare to be shocked as you have never been shocked before! Never have so many outrageous, shocking and downright bizarre true crimes been gathered together between the covers of one book. Take the story of the mother who listened helpless over the telephone as her little boy was shot in the head by her husband. Or the brave policeman who shot dead a burglar - then found out that the victim was a fellow cop and lifelong friend. Then there was the randy reverend that robbed his local banks to pay for sex with good time girls. And the identical twins who each accused the other of carrying out a hideous murder. In these pages, there are 41 shocking true-life crimes that even a Hollywood scriptwriter couldn't dream up. They are tales of love and lust, greed and gore, murder and mayhem. But be warned, some of the grisly stories are so terrifying that you won't want to be home alone when you read them.