Becky: The Heartbreaking Story of Becky Watts by Her Father Darren Galsworthy

Bye Mam, I Love You

Sonia Oatley, Lynne Barrett-Lee · 276 pages

On Saturday, 23 October 2010, Sonia Oatley waved off her 15-year-old daughter, Becca, to meet Joshua Davies, a former boyfriend. Becca's hope was that the two of them would get back together, but it was not to be. By 3pm, oddly, she stopped answering her mobile. By 7.30 she was officially declared missing. And at 10am the following morning, while Sonia and the family were out searching, came the c

Goodbye, Dearest Holly: Ten Years On

Kevin Wells · 336 pages

My James: The Heartrending Story of James Bulger by His Father

Ralph Bulger, Rosie Dunn · 323 pages

On 12 February 1993, three year old James Bulger wandered away from his mum Denise in a shopping mall in Bootle. Grainy images from a security camera showed him trustingly holding the hand of ten year old Jon Venables as they walked away. Venables and Robert Thompson murdered James. In this book, James' father describes how his world fell apart.

Madeleine: Our Daughter's Disappearance and the Continuing Search for Her

Kate McCann, Gerry McCann · 392 pages

Written by her parents, this is an account of the disappearance of and subsequent search for Madeleine McCann, in Portugal in 2007.

Alligator Candy: A Memoir

David Kushner · 256 pages

Dance with the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss

David Bagby · 320 pages

On November 2001, the body of a young doctor named Andrew Bagby was discovered in Keystone State Park outside Latrobe, Pennsylvania, by a homeless man searching dumpsters for aluminum cans. The alleged murderer was his ex-girlfriend Shirley Turner---also a doctor. For parents Dave and Kate, the pain was unbearable. Little did they know, however, that the worst was far from over. Shirley Turner---k

The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed

Judy Shepard · 288 pages

Who Killed My Daughter?

Lois Duncan · 321 pages

On July 16, 1989, Lois Duncan's daughter was chased down and shot to death in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After the police abandoned all leads, Duncan refused to give up her search for the truth. In this tragic memoir and investigation, Lois Duncan searches for clues to the murder of her youngest child, eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Arquette. Duncan begins to suspect that the official police investigatio

Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, the Manson Murders, and a Crusade for Justice

Alisa Statman, Brie Tate

Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son

Leroy Aarons · 288 pages

Bobby Griffith was an all-American boy ...and he was gay. Faced with an irresolvable conflict-for both his family and his religion taught him that being gay was "wrong"-Bobby chose to take his own life.Prayers for Bobby, nominated for a 1996 Lambda Literary Award, is the story of the emotional journey that led Bobby to this tragic conclusion. But it is also the story of Bobby's mother, a fearful c

Eric

Doris Herold Lund · 267 pages

A Father's Story

Lionel Dahmer · 255 pages

On July 23, 1991, Milwaukee chemist Lionel Dahmer discovered - along with the rest of the world - that his son Jeffrey was a murderer who, over a period of many years, had carried out some of the most ghastly crimes ever committed in the United States. These crimes were so grisly that for a time Dahmer entered a world of complete denial - first convinced that Jeff was innocent, then later that he

A Mother's Story

Rosie Batty, Bryce Corbett · 336 pages

Boy, Lost

Kristina Olsson · 264 pages

A powerful family memoir from the award-winning author of The China Garden Kristina Olsson's mother lost her infant son, Peter, when he was snatched from her arms as she boarded a train in the hot summer of 1950.

Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story

Carol Burnett · 224 pages

In this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and "New York Times" bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life.

Swimming with Maya: A Mother's Story

Eleanor Vincent · 303 pages

The Book of My Lives

Aleksandar Hemon · 214 pages

"Aleksandar Hemon's lives begin in Sarajevo, a small, blissful city where a young boy's life is consumed with street soccer with his casually multi-ethnic group of friends, resentment of his younger sister, and occasional trips abroad with his engineer-cum-beekeeper father, and a young man's life is about poking at the pretensions of the city's elders with American music, bad poetry, and slightly

Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings

Michelle Knight, Michelle Burford · 252 pages

Describes the details of the abduction and decade-long captivity of one of the three survivors of notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, and how she found the courage to endure unimaginable circumstances and never lose hope for the future.

Fly a Little Higher

Laura Sobiech · 368 pages

When Sobeich found out her son Zach had only one year to live, she released him to God's will. When his mother told him to think about writing good-bye letters to family and friends, he decided instead to write songs. One of them, "Clouds," captured hearts and changed not one life but millions. This isn't a cancer story, it's about how God used a dying boy from a small town in Minnesota to touch t

Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness

Kent Whitaker · 224 pages

This is the tragic story of Kent Whitaker's heart-wrenching journey toward forgiveness and faith after the brutal murder of his wife and one of his sons. Straight from the headlines comes an incredible true story of a son's treachery. For the first time, readers are offered inside access to the emotional drama that went on behind the scenes. At the core is the remarkable healing power of forgi

Redemption: A Story of Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Freedom Behind Bars

Stacey Lannert · 318 pages

As her parent's marriage crumbles, Stacey finds comfort in her loving father, Tom. Until, at age eight, Tom initiates Stacey to a game they must keep between themselves. For the next ten years, Stacey's life is ripped apart by physical and sexual abuse. Feeling hopeless, she takes matters into her own hands by ending the life of her abuser. Redemption takes a dark, disturbing look into a life dest

I Will Find You: A Reporter Investigates the Life of the Man Who Raped Her

Joanna Connors · 272 pages

Setting out to uncover the story of her attacker, Connors embarked on a journey to find out who he was, where he came from, who his friends were and what his life was like. What she discovers stretches beyond one violent man's story and back into her own, interweaving a narrative about strength and survival with one about rape culture and violence in America.

Through the Glass

Shannon Moroney · 368 pages

An impassioned, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful story of one woman's pursuit of justice, forgiveness, and healing. In this intimate and gripping journey into prisons, courtrooms, and the human heart, Shannon Moroney reveals the far-reaching impact of her husband's crimes, the agonizing choices faced by the loved ones of offenders, and the implicit dangers of a correctional system that prioritize

Notes Left Behind

Brooke Desserich, Keith Desserich · 272 pages

Elena Desserich dreamed of becoming a teacher. Although her time on this earth was far too short to fulfill her dream, she left behind an enlightening lesson plan on life. Wise beyond her years, Elena never stopped teaching those around her to appreciate the miracle of everyday living even as the innocent six-year-old battled a rare form of brain cancer.Through personal and candid journal entries