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Troy Taylor
WITHOUT A TRACE 2
MORE ACCOUNTS OF THE MISSING AND THE LOST
Discover Troy Taylor's second book of mysteries that may never be solved - those of people who simply…
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UNTIL DEATH DO US PART
MURDER, MAYHEM & MALEVOLENT TALES OF LOVE GONE WRONG
BY TROY TAYLOR
There is no question that we are fascinated by murder. And among those…
ONE MIDNIGHT IN TEXAS
THE TRUE STORY OF THE SERVANT GIRL ANNIHILATOR
Terror came to the Texas town of Austin on December 31, 1884. That night was the first attack…
Troy Taylor, Rene Kruse
FEAR THE REAPER
America's Rural Mysteries, Hauntings & Horrors
By Troy Taylor & Rene Kruse
WOODS AND FIELDS DARK AND WICKED!
Far away from the bright lights of America's big…
Natalie Lunis, Troy Taylor
"Schools and libraries are places for knowledge. But what if they contain something even scarier than homework and tests? Travel around the country, visiting real schools and libraries with creepy…
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Euripides
A new play text edition of Euripides’ great tragedy to coincide with the National Theatre’s major new production directed by Katie Mitchell in November-March 2007/8.
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This new Student Edition offers a much-needed pedagogical framework to the play, including an overview of the original performance context; the times within which Euripides was writing it; and how…
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From the secrets of Joliet Penitentiary to the ferocious gunfights between the Ku Klux Klan and the Shelton Gang, Troy Taylor takes the measure of the dishonest sweat and innocent…
From the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre to Lincoln Park’s Lipstick Killer, Troy Taylor recounts many of the horrific crimes perpetrated in Chicago’s North Side neighborhoods.
An addictive and fascinating read that traces the criminal history of our nation’s capital, from the bloody site of the city’s most famous murder to dark deeds involving politicians from…
In 1854, Decatur was nicknamed Hell’s Half Acre. ? By the 1910s and 1920s, the town was referred to as the Second Most Corrupt City in Illinois, ? gaining notoriety…
A wild mix of American cults, true crime, and the supernatural, delving into a search for the divine that has, far too often, sent seekers in regrettable directions - and…
ONE NIGHT AT THE BIOGRAPH MURDER, MAYHEM AND THE MYSTERIOUS AFTERLIFE OF JOHN DILLINGER BY TROY TAYLOR THE LIFE, LEGEND & MYSTERY OF ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST FAMOUS OUTLAWS! As…
Dive into the life and mind of a not so stereotypical African American male. In this book, he describes the emotional struggles of an introverted man living in an extroverted…
Lurking below the Loop, behind the industry-driven energy of Chicago, lies the mysterious criminal underworld of the South Side. Recounting criminal exploits of legends like Alphonse Capone, as well as…
The true story of a little-known series of murders that shaped the lives of scores of people in the early twentieth century and a real-life monster that prowled the darkness…
In the early 1800s, the Bell family of Robertson County, Tennessee, was preyed upon by a strange creature that also terrorized the community, tortured the Bells’ youngest daughter, and eventually…
On Halloween 1926, the Curtain Closed for the Final Time of the One of the Greatest Magicians in History… Or Did it? Harry Houdini was a man obsessed with death……
In 1929, Chicago gangster Al Capone arranged a special St. Valentine’s Day delivery for his favorite arch enemies: a massacre. Seven North Side mobsters were left dead. Yet random killings…
BLOOD, GUNS & VALENTINES
AL CAPONE AND THE GHOSTS OF GANGLAND CHICAGO
The Roaring 20's -- that decade of gangsters, jazz, Prohibition, and flappers - left a bloody mark on…
For nearly two decades, Troy Taylor has been delving into the ghosts and haunted places in the state of Illinois but in this book, the author takes a journey down…
In this book, readers learn about haunted libraries. –
From the very beginning, Chicago thrived on its reputation as a wide-open town. After the Great Fire, no part of the city was rebuilt more quickly than the vice districts…
According to legend, one of the strangest possessions in American history occurred in the small Illinois town of Watseka in 1878, creating a mystery that endures to this day. But…
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES 2 AMERICA’S UNEXPLAINED IN 20 OBJECTS JUST HOW WEIRD IS AMERICA? COME INSIDE AND FIND OUT! Mysteries have baffled us since time began and no one knows…
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES The History of the Supernatural in 20 Objects BY TROY TAYLOR During all of recorded history, man has been fascinated with the trappings of the supernatural, from…
Come along as author Troy Taylor takes you on a cross-country trip to the most haunted cemeteries and burial grounds in America.
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES 3 THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF AMERICA’S PRISONS, HOSPITALS & ASYLUMS IN 20 OBJECTS When compiling a list of America’s most haunted places, prisons, hospitals and asylums are…
Satan, the Devil, Lucifer, the Evil One…Pick the name and they all refer to the same thing, or person, or being, or whatever the Devil is supposed to be. Feared…
The Show Me State’s creepiest accounts of ghosts and hauntings.
For nearly two decades, Troy Taylor has been chronicling the haunted history of Illinois, from its ghost-infested houses to its abandoned graveyards and beyond. In this volume of hauntings from…
FALLEN ANGEL BY TROY TAYLOR The Tragic True Story of the Black Dahlia Los Angeles. Home to Hollywood, sandy beaches, orange groves and movie studios. It’s been called the City…
MURDER BY GASLIGHT THE AUTHENTICATED HISTORY OF H.H. HOLMES, HIS INSIDIOUS MURDER CASTLE, AND THE HORRORS OF GASLIGHT ERA CHICAGO Chicago during the Gaslight Era was a place that embodied…
ONE DARK NIGHT
MAD GASSERS, BLACK GHOSTS, AND AMERICA’S OTHER SINISTER STRANGERS
For more than three centuries, America has been plagued by phantom figures, strange happenings, and sinister strangers who…
Join author Troy Taylor for his darkest and strangest book yet as he takes a historic, haunted and horrific look at sex and the occult through the ages, from sex…
WEIRD HIGHWAY: MISSOURI ROUTE 66 HISTORY & HAUNTINGS, LEGENDS & LORE BY TROY TAYLOR GETTING YOUR KICKS ON MISSOURI’S ROUTE 66! There is no greater highway in American History than…
Bigfoot Big Muddy Monster The Piasa Bird The Mad Gasser of Mattoon Other strange creatures, including vampires, alligators in the sewer, out-of-place panthers, thunderbirds, and lake monsters
Journey back in time to the opulent days of St. Louis in the Gilded Age and discover the true story of the Lemp family and its rise to power, wealth…
Author Troy Taylor offers up a strange array of frightening tales from the annals of American music, from the tragic deaths of rock icons to curses, murders, and brushes with…
