Spring Trade Paperbacks: True Crime

Akashic Books

Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth (June, $15.95), edited by Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock, features new true crime tales from such writers as Robert Leuci, Errol Louis, Aileen Gallagher et al.

Anova/Portico

(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)

Thick Villains: The Criminals So Stupid They Catch Themselves (Apr., $14.95) by Simon Vigar collects stories of foolhardy felons.

Barricade Books

(dist. by NBN)

Human Sacrifice (July, $15.95) by Jimmy Lee Shreeve probes today’s international epidemic of ritual killings and human sacrifices.

Hampton Roads

A Mind for Murder: The Real-Life Files of a Psychic Investigator (Apr., $16.95) by Noreen Renier with Naomi Lucks views Renier’s place as a respected figure in the police community.

Lyons Press

Invisible Chains: Shawn Hornbeck and the Kidnapping Case that Shook the Nation (May, $18.95) by Kristina Sauerwein explores the case of two kidnapped boys that focused attention on Stockholm syndrome.