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John--aka Number Four--continues his quest to find the rest of the Lorien Nine before the Mogadorians can, and, with time running out, Number Six goes off alone while John teams up with Number Nine.

Loo did not have a normal childhood, growing up on the run with her father, Samuel Hawley, a career criminal. Now that she is a teenager, Samuel has decided to take her back to his late wife's hometown to start high school and give her a chance at a normal life. However, when Loo starts investigating who her mother really was, she uncovers the dark history of her parents' lives together before she came along, and threatens to bring the demons of her father's past into the present.

In the mist-covered kingdom of Blunder, Elspeth Spindle lives with the Nightmare inside her to protect her. She's had him ever since she was infected as a child. One day she meets a mysterious highwayman and joins his quest to rid Blunder of its dark magic. She soon learns the highwayman is the King's nephew, the captain of his guard, who is charged with treason. Elspeth must draw from the Nightmare inside her to save her kingdom.

Looks at the lives of American murders Richard Matt and David Sweat and their escape from Clinton Correctional Facility.

Look at the life of American fugitive and convicted murder Glen Stewart Godwin who escaped from Folsom State Prison.

Collects more than 100 short biographies with crime photos, mug shots, photos of victims and partners in crime, cops and prosecutors.

Looks at the life of Brazilian national, Danelo Cavalcante who was accused of murder in the Brazilian state of Tocantins, also convicted of murder in Pennsylvania, and escaped from Chester County Prison.

"Offers a wide-ranging perspective of the criminal underworld from the 1850s to the present, providing illustrated histories of dozens of infamous individuals who have left their mark on society in the darkest ways possible"--Provided by publisher.

"During the 1930s, United States citizens made bank robber John Dillinger and many of his crew their anti-heroes or heroes. These good-looking, sharply-dressed, gentlemen bandits robbed banks, somethimes burning mortgage documents to save townspeople from losing their homes. During a time of abject poverty, when the government was seen as the enemy who could not understand the average citizen's plight, the Dillinger Gang became superstars, eventually to be paid homage in film in nearly every decade since"--Back cover.

"Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer who embarked on a notorious spree of kidnappings, rapes, and murders. He targeted women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. Women were left in fear for their safety until he was finally captured. After more than a decade of denials, Bundy confessed to thirty homicides committed across the United States between 1974-1978. His true victim total is unknown. Once behind bars, Bundy went on to escape from custody, not once, but twice"--Provided by publisher.