The Lindbergh Child (A Treasury of XXth Century Murder) #[nn]

Rick Geary's meticulous true-crime storytelling finds a gripping subject in the infamous 1932 kidnapping that transfixed a nation. The cover sets an immediate mood of dread: a cloaked, hooded figure climbs a wooden ladder toward an open second-story window with pale blue shutters, the stark shadows against the white wall conveying both stealth and menace. Part of NBM's Treasury of XXth Century Murder series, this 2008 volume showcases Geary's signature blend of precise linework and unsettling quiet — making the mundane details of a ladder and a window feel genuinely chilling.