{"product_id":"true-crime-stories-of-the-south-hardcover","title":"True Crime Stories of the South - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCathy Pickens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the South's Most Notorious Murders, Mysteries, and Criminal Masterminds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourney from Texas to Virginia in this gripping collection of haunting criminal cases. Follow a relentless serial killer as he leaves a bloody trail across Louisiana and beyond, witness a cunning lonely-hearts swindler terrorize Texas, and uncover Arkansas's bizarre wave of strychnine poisonings that baffled investigators. Experience the supernatural when a West Virginia murder is revealed through dreams and meet a one-armed conjure-man whose murder-for-hire schemes shocked North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch forensic science evolve as crimefighters expand their arsenal of detection tools in this compelling tour of the South's most notorious crimes, where fact proves stranger than fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrime writer Cathy Pickens brings a novelist's eye to the sinister South and its defining--and quirky--crime stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathy Pickens, a lawyer and college professor, is a crime fiction writer (\u003ci\u003eSouthern Fried Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e, St. Martin's\/Minotaur) and true crime columnist for \u003ci\u003eMystery Readers Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She is Professor Emerita at the McColl School of Business, served as national president of Sisters in Crime and has served on the boards of Mystery Writers of America and the Mecklenburg Forensic Medicine Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.24 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53268641120563,"sku":"9781540299789","price":44.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/khHgtfUqlL9781540299789.webp?v=1776847988","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/true-crime-stories-of-the-south-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}