ALLISON BUSBY (dist. by IPM)
Satanic Killings: Inside the Devilish Minds of the Most Dangerous Killers in History(Mar.; $25.95, paper $15.95) by Frank Moorhouse. The pseudonymous author trawls through the psyches and carnage of vicious murderers.
ARCADE
The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights (July, $26) by Prentice Earl Sanders and Bennett Cohen. San Francisco's first black police chief describes how black detectives solved a series of racially motivated killings in 1973.
ATRIA
'Till Death Do Us Part: Love, Marriage, and the Mind of the Killer Spouse(Apr., $25) by Robi Ludwig and Matt Birkbeck, foreword by Larry King and Nancy Grace, chronicles the psychological profiles of murderous spouses. 75,000 first printing. Author tour.
BARRICADE BOOKS
Bronx D.A.: True Stories From the Domestic Violence and Sex Crimes Unit (May, $22) by Sarena Straus details her experiences combating crimes against women and children. Author tour.
JOSSEY-BASS
Defending Gary: The Inside Story of the Nation's Deadliest Serial Killer(May, $25.95) by Mark Prothero and Carlton Smith considers Green River Killer Gary Ridgeway.
W.W. NORTON
A Death in Belmont (May, $23.95) by Sebastian Junger recalls how three lives collided in one of the Boston Strangler murders. Ad/promo. 18-city author tour.
PROMETHEUS
Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files: Five Famous Cases: Scott Peterson, Elizabeth Smart, and More...(May, $26) by Dr. Henry C. Lee and Jerry Labriola, M.D., explains the forensic evidence involved in five closely watched cases.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Medici Conspiracy: Organized Crime, Looted Antiques, Rogue Museums (Apr., $26) by Peter Watson and Cecilia Todeschini exposes the underground smuggling network for Italian antiquities.
STEERFORTH
A Criminal and an Irishman: The Inside Story of the Southie Gang Wars and the Boston Mob—IRA Connection(Apr., $24.95) by Patrick Nee et al. A gun smuggler and former associate of Whitey Bulger describes his role in Boston's mob. Ad/promo. Author tour.
UNIV. OF CHICAGO PRESS
Postmortem: How Medical Examiners Explain Suspicious Deaths (May, $30) by Stefan Timmermans explains this profession's inner workings.
