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True stories
Paperback. Number 1 Bestseller Gangland! investigates who is pulling the strings behind the scenes - the families that form the Irish mafia - and examines the way in which their net has spread across Ireland and beyond. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862785765
- ISBN
- 9780862785765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. Presents an account of how organized crime exploded in Limerick from the 1990s and in the noughties. This book describes the depravity and decadence of the gangs, their deadly rivaliries, and their reigns of terror over the community in which they lived. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241970461
- ISBN
- 9780241970461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Organized crime took hold in Ireland and soon armed robberies, kidnappings and murder became commonplace. This book traces how the hugely lucrative drug trade that then emerged led to the gang wars that have corroded communities and devastated countless lives. It describes in gripping detail the shocking depths to which the mobsters have sunk. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954744
- ISBN
- 9780241954744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. For over a year everyone assumed missing Dublin woman Elaine O'Hara had ended her own life. But after her remains were found gardai discovered that Elaine was in thrall to a man who had spent years grooming her to let him kill her. That man was Graham Dwyer, a married father of three and partner in a Dublin architecture practice. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241973783
- ISBN
- 9780241973783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
paperback. The extraordinary life and crimes of Martin Cahill, gangster, criminal mastermind, MOST WANTED MAN. Now a major film from John Boorman Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. Well read copy with some shelfwear and soiling. Remains good over all
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- O'Brien Dublin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KST0017218
- ISBN
- 9780862784331
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.47
€ 5.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784081904
- ISBN
- 9781784081904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. Drawing on primary sources wherever possible, a myth-busting and thought-provoking examination of 33 intriguing serial killers from Australia, Great Britain, South Africa, Iran, the United States and elsewhere. Num Pages: 416 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472136749
- ISBN
- 9781472136749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Extraordinary accounts of remarkable escapes from maximum-security prisons. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472100238
- ISBN
- 9781472100238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Agripping and detailed account of the decade's most sensational murder and trial. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847398628
- ISBN
- 9781847398628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paul Rexton Kan demonstrates that the ongoing war in Mexico, now in its sixth year, is a mosaic war, with several wars occurring at once: cartels battle each other, cartels suffer violence within their own organisations, cartels fight against the Mexican state, cartels and gangs wage war against the Mexican people and gangs combat gangs. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table; 2 figures; 4 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597977074
- ISBN
- 9781597977074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Barricade Books
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569804940
- ISBN
- 9781569804940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.01
€ 21.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. Roy Fontaine, also known as Archie Hall, was infamous as a bisexual butler to Britain's aristocracy, and a rumoured lover of Prince Charles' uncle, Lord Mountbatten. His modus operandi was to gain the confidence of his wealthy employers before taking their jewels and then their lives. This book reveals the secrets of Archie Hall's double life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575612
- ISBN
- 9781780575612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.38
€ 26.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. In this fascinating crime book journalist and longtime Japan resident Paul Murphy provides a glimpse of Japanese society through a year's worth of criminal court cases in Matsumoto, a city 140 miles to the west of Tokyo Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; JKVG; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313428
- ISBN
- 9784805313428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. One man's story of life in The Joy - compulsive, chilling and frank. A no-holds-barred account of a criminal's time in the notorious Dublin prison, as revealed to journalist Paul Howard. New introduction by the author. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847177445
- ISBN
- 9781847177445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. Examines the stories and subsequent trials behind some of the most infamous cases of British female killers between the early part of the nineteenth century and the 1950s. This book analyses each of these prominent British cases. It includes post-trial material as well as the executions of the offenders. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780750950817
- ISBN
- 9780750950817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.72
€ 19.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. * The definitive and explosive account of a harrowing murder case that has shocked Britain Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751542325
- ISBN
- 9780751542325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. * The definitive account of a national tragedy: by the journalist who broke the story and the UK's 'Number One Expert on Serial Killing' - with full details of the January 08 trial Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 24, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751540246
- ISBN
- 9780751540246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Peking, 1937: The teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. The police investigation is botched; as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BTC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957172
- ISBN
- 9780241957172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. On Boxing Day 2004, Rob, Paul, Matty and Rosie Forkan lost their parents in the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. This is an enthralling, harrowing but ultimately uplifting journey from the slums of India and the tsunami, to the boardrooms of the City of London, Downing Street and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782433576
- ISBN
- 9781782433576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. This is one man's insight into Britain's crime world and the inextricable web of corruption. It is a revealing story of official corruption and unholy alliances. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840183887
- ISBN
- 9781840183887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90