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True stories

Paperback. Singapore's most bizarre murder case drew to a close on 25 November 1988 when Adrian Lim, his wife Catherine Tan Mui Choo and mistress Hoe Kah Hong were hanged at Changi Prison. After two children were found dead within a fortnight in 1981, the Toa Payoh 'ritual killings' proved shocking for the revelations about self-styled spirit medium Adrian Lim's greed, depravity and cruelty. The confidence trickster persuaded numerous women that he possessed supernatural powers and they paid him with money, valuables and sex. He tortured his victims with primitive electric shock treatments that left one man dead. He was a monster who beat, slapped and kicked his women to make them fear and obey him as he acted out his every lustful perversion. He turned his wife into a prostitute and stripper. He made his mistress lure the children to their deaths. Sentencing all three to hang, the trial judges said of Adrian Lim: "We are revulsed by his abominable and depraved conduct." Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814751179
ISBN
9789814751179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.11

Paperback. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. My True Story. 288 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. Aileen Wuornos was executed at the age of 46. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood, straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. This book is her story, in her own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 196.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844542376
ISBN
9781844542376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Kester, Lisa; Gottlieb, Daphne. Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593762902
ISBN
9781593762902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 746. 324 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTH; BTP. Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869196929
ISBN
9781869196929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, Photographs, colour & b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1038. 430 pages, Photographs, colour & b&w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 220 x 157 x 31. Weight: 1036.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869194109
ISBN
9781869194109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.74

Hardback. Thirty adrenaline-infused stories of police putting their lives on the line in pursuit of justice. Num Pages: 320 pages, includes a black & white photo insert. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 37.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599211077
ISBN
9781599211077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. Ex Library. Usual markings.Complete with plastic dustwrapper.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
BBC Books London
Number of pages
95
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New
SKU
KEX0205108
ISBN
9780563534365
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Includes stories behind some of the most notorious murders in the history of Greater Manchester. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950916
ISBN
9780750950916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. This is a collection of over 100 tales of murder, ghosts and ghouls, body-snatching and witch-burning, which reveal the darker side of genteel Edinburgh's history. Included are the macabre exploits of the capital's infamous villains - Deacon Brodie, and Burke and Hare. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851584567
ISBN
9781851584567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Powerfully detailing the way prisoners are treated on a daily basis, Life in Strangeways is a gripping tale that will change the perception of Alan Lord: convicted murderer and riot leader, unflagging rights campaigner and humanitarian. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784186012
ISBN
9781784186012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

paperback.
Publisher
Bene Factum Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903071557
ISBN
9781903071557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Treason Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports.,. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750939188
ISBN
9780750939188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

paperback. In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BT; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477761
ISBN
9780099477761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610395984
ISBN
9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.28

Paperback. A page turning insider's account of reporting on crime in Japan. Does for Tokyo what Homicide did for Baltimore. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. 384 pages. From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight: 300.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849014649
ISBN
9781849014649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. An entertaining new book about the trials and tribulations of an English couple trying to scratch a living in the Andalucian countryside in the late '80s. They relate their amusing (and occasional painful) experiences - and those of their pets. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BT; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Survival Books
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KCW0018229
ISBN
9781901130492
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Random House Canada Canada
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307358950
ISBN
9780307358950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.51

Paperback. The stunning and heartbreaking story of the young son of Rachel Nickell - who witnessed the brutal attack on his mother and whose childhood was shaped by the media storm that followed. A coming-of-age story that begins with a tragedy but ends in optimism, forgiveness and peace. Num Pages: 272 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008144296
ISBN
9780008144296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
SEVEN STORIES PRESS
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583226759
ISBN
9781583226759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
BLACK & WHITE PUBLIS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845020552
ISBN
9781845020552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.62

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