The intricate diplomacy that led to the peace agreement in Bosnia, known as the Dayton Accords, is here revealed in unprecedented detail. Based on thousands of still-classified government documents and dozens of interviews with key participants, this is a comprehensive story of high-level diplomacy, told from the inside.

"Oil Heir Kills Brother, Lover With Bomb On Yacht!!" No respectable firm will touch the case, but Alexander Whitney and his law students sign up on a win-or-no-fee basis and the evidence suggests their client is innocent, duped by the lovely and mysterious Maggie Dayton. But to what end? Devastated by her death in the apparent accident, Alex's client wants to plead guilty and the NYC press and D.A. have a field day with the "Mad Bomber." Alex builds a scenario that dispels the circumstantial evidence, yet when his client takes the stand he delivers a whole new story that sends Alex and the jury into a tailspin. Struggling to understand his client's motives, Alex gambles on a bold legal maneuver, then receives the greatest shock of his life from his unpredictable client. And then another. And another!!

The Miami Valley of Ohio has a rich but gruesome and bloody history. In Dayton, Christine Kett murdered her daughter and confessed seventeen years later on her deathbed. William Fogwell of Beavercreek clung to life long enough to name his killer before he died. Joshua Monroe, a Yellow Springs man, killed his lover--also his sister-in-law--in a jealous rage. Reputed serial killer Oliver Crook Haugh was accused of murdering multiple women over several years, but he was ultimately convicted of killing "only" his family. Author and founder of the Dayton Unknown history blog Sara Kaushal uncovers the violent and horrific crimes of the past.