Citizen 865

By Debbie Cenziper

Citizen 865

A Pulitzer-worthy investigation of escaped war criminals.

The Capital of Basketball

By John McNamara, with Andrea Chamblee and David Elfin

The Capital of Basketball

This thoroughly researched work illustrates how much the sport owes the city.

The Killer’s Shadow: The FBI’s Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

A gripping look at the manhunt that helped put criminal profiling on the map.

The Nazi Spy Ring in America: Hitler’s Agents, the FBI, & the Case that Stirred the Nation

A fascinating look at the 1938 trial that tipped the U.S. into the Allies’ corner.

Waters of the World

The author flexes her skills as an historian but unfortunately goes slack in her prose.

A Castle in Wartime

By Catherine Bailey

A Castle in Wartime

A captive German mother’s tribulations amid the final throes of the Reich.

The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution

American GIs overthrow Tennessee autocrats in this inspiring, if overstuffed, real-life tale.

1957: The Year that Launched the American Future

A densely written, fact-packed account of a pivotal period in U.S. history.