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Innocent Photos, Horrific Backstories: Book 2
A smile. A snapshot. A moment frozen forever… and the darkness waiting just beyond the frame.
In this chilling new collection from bestselling true-crime author Paul T. Gregory, ten innocent photographs become the doorway into ten devastating real-life tragedies. Each seemingly harmless image — a birthday portrait, a Snapchat selfie, a Christmas family photo, a graduation pose — hides a story far more disturbing than anyone could have imagined.
These pictures don’t reveal danger.
They conceal it.
Across 10 gripping, cinematic cases, Gregory exposes the terrifying truth behind some of the world’s most haunting
The beaming child whose birthday photo masked a home ruled by chaos and predators.
The final Snapchat of a young woman heading out on a date from which she would never return.
The famous family Christmas portrait that disguised years of torture happening behind closed doors.
The grainy CCTV still of a toddler walking hand-in-hand with two boys — a moment that shocked an entire nation.
The wedding and modelling photographs of women whose lives ended in unimaginable violence.
Each chapter reads like a crime thriller — immersive, atmospheric, and meticulously researched — while remaining respectful to the victims whose stories deserve to be told with truth and dignity.
This is not a book of gore.
It is a book of revelation.
A journey through the hidden side of ordinary images… and the real-world monsters that stepped just out of shot.
If you think photographs tell the truth, this book will change your mind.
Perfect for readers
Cold Cases, Unsolved Mysteries, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, and Paul T. Gregory’s hit series Crime Stories and 23 Days.
Innocent Photos with Disturbing Backstories 2 —
Because some of the scariest stories begin with a smile.
In this chilling new collection from bestselling true-crime author Paul T. Gregory, ten innocent photographs become the doorway into ten devastating real-life tragedies. Each seemingly harmless image — a birthday portrait, a Snapchat selfie, a Christmas family photo, a graduation pose — hides a story far more disturbing than anyone could have imagined.
These pictures don’t reveal danger.
They conceal it.
Across 10 gripping, cinematic cases, Gregory exposes the terrifying truth behind some of the world’s most haunting
The beaming child whose birthday photo masked a home ruled by chaos and predators.
The final Snapchat of a young woman heading out on a date from which she would never return.
The famous family Christmas portrait that disguised years of torture happening behind closed doors.
The grainy CCTV still of a toddler walking hand-in-hand with two boys — a moment that shocked an entire nation.
The wedding and modelling photographs of women whose lives ended in unimaginable violence.
Each chapter reads like a crime thriller — immersive, atmospheric, and meticulously researched — while remaining respectful to the victims whose stories deserve to be told with truth and dignity.
This is not a book of gore.
It is a book of revelation.
A journey through the hidden side of ordinary images… and the real-world monsters that stepped just out of shot.
If you think photographs tell the truth, this book will change your mind.
Perfect for readers
Cold Cases, Unsolved Mysteries, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, and Paul T. Gregory’s hit series Crime Stories and 23 Days.
Innocent Photos with Disturbing Backstories 2 —
Because some of the scariest stories begin with a smile.
84 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 2, 2025
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January 4, 2026
Not really my style of writing. Was expecting/hoping for more than what it was. I don't feel like it really did justice for the people who are in the photos.
February 24, 2026
I didn’t even finish this book. It was very poorly written. There is no sentence structure, punctuation is not correctly used, and the author doesn’t even use complete sentence, instead “listing” things. The stories are also not very interesting. Just bad all around.
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