Overview of the True Stories Collections

Based on real criminal cases, these novels reconstruct the lives of the perpetrators and victims of true crimes.

The author strives to decipher the motivations of the main characters and understand their psychology. The characters’ personalities are not simplified or reduced to stereotypes; they are presented in all of their complexity.

The crimes themselves are sometimes horrific, but always treated with sensitivity and humanity. These works of creative nonfiction are both captivating and moving.

In this collection you’ll find bestsellers like:

• The Poitiers Affair: A Harrowing True Crime Story
• Beneath the Moor: How Ian Brady and Myra Hindley Became the Moors Murderers
• The Devil's Billhook: The Life of Pierre Rivière
• The Judge of God: Nicolas Rémy, his Witches and Sorcerers
• The Ogre of Hannover Station: Fritz Haarmann
• She Poisoned Them with Digitalin: A True Story from Gironde, France
• The Assassin Was a Child: François, Age 12
• The Killer on the Paris-Mulhouse Train: An Elusive Railway Murderer
• The Assassinated Virgin
• The Infamous Dandy: Henri Pranzini
• The Monsters of Waldighoffen
• And other true crime novels...

Tales of true yet cruel deeds are the focus of this collection. Each criminal case is presented in the form of a short stories, and the stories are grouped by theme or by geographic region.

Thematic books include:

• Killer Doctors: The True Crimes of Dr. Petiot & Other Murderous Physicians
• Crimes in the Bible, Volume 2: Saul, David, Salomon (1,100 to 930 BCE)
• Poisonners,
• Trains of crime,
• Crimes in the Bible, Volume 1: Genesis, Exodus, Judges (4,000 to 1,100 BCE)
• Other cruel tales...

Or explore crimes in France by region:

• My Crimes in Berry,
• The "Boyaux Rouges" Confessor: 13 Crimes in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
• Motherly Hatred: 13 Crimes in Loire-Atlantique
• The Sorcerer Child: 13 Crimes in Charente-Maritime
• The Evil Bailiff: 13 Crimes in Aquitaine
• Other cruel tales...

These novels plunge us into the heart of great moments in French history. Going off the beaten path, you will discover true stories of little-known events that are sure to captivate and intrigue you.

Solidly documented, each book is a good read that uncovers fascinating hidden stories, all while expanding our knowledge of key moments in European history.

In this collection, you’ll find:

• In the Name of Freedom: Joseph Boczov and Olga Bancic
• The Double Face of Dr Karl Roos: A Spy Nest in Alsace-Lorraine
• If These Are Men…: The Doctors of Struthof
• Three Seasons in Hell: The Possessed of Loudun

Discover the worlds of everyday people living incredible lives in extraordinary times.

The true stories of their lives are told with passion and biographical accuracy. These books reveal what life was really like for those living in France in generations past.

In this collection, you’ll find:

• Fernand Goes to War: 1914-1919
• The 100-Year-Old Man and His 1,000 Cars: A Great Human Adventure