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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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