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True stories
Paperback. Cases of child homicide are rare but they are especially horrific. The author goes behind the sensationalist headlines to investigate why these crimes happen and examines child homicide in our modern violent world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 17. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753507582
- ISBN
- 9780753507582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Retitled, revised and repackaged in B-format paperback: 'Marvellous.. Passionate, intelligent and thrillingly written and, above all, it is true. This is what it feels like to live in Britain today' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; BTC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258. The Decline of Order and Justice in England. 336 pages. In this volume Peter Hitchens argues that the time has come to re-examine the criminal justice system root and branch - to cope with rising levels of violent crime, and to restore public faith in society's ability to defend itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; BTC; JPVH. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843541493
- ISBN
- 9781843541493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. Since the brutal slaying of the Rev John Hay, Vicar of South Brent, dragged from his church and slaughtered in 1436, Devon has had its fair share of 'murder most foul'. This book recounts several notable cases, from the killing of Sarah and Edward Glass at Wadland Down in 1827, to the horrific murder of Emma Doidge and her boyfriend William Rowe. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944083
- ISBN
- 9780750944083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Tells the story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJPK; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553298
- ISBN
- 9780099553298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.70
€ 21.99
€ 17.70
Hardback. Working as a prison guard in St Petersburgs notorious Kresty Prison, the author diligently recorded over 3,000 criminal tattoos, documenting their meanings within this closed society. This title explores the extremes of this collection. Illustrator(s): Vasiliev, Sergei. Editor(s): Murray, Damon; Sorrell, Stephen. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300 illustrations, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AFY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- FUEL Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955006128
- ISBN
- 9780955006128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. A riveting courtroom drama worthy of Grisham or Turow that is also a real-life political thriller that captures the moral vertigo of South Africa's violent apartheid years. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPN; BT; JKV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272875
- ISBN
- 9781846272875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
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
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A lone policewoman disarms a knife-wielding schizophrenic; two officers drag a woman from a railway line seconds before an express train roars past; an undercover cop clings onto the bonnet of a drug-dealer's car as it speeds through a busy town centre. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472108326
- ISBN
- 9781472108326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on 'Home Truths'. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. An incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers and some stains on page edges
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0007641
- ISBN
- 9780007222018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first real-life story behind HM Customs officer work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472109422
- ISBN
- 9781472109422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Meet the DeMeo gang - the most deadly killers the Mafia has ever known. They were a small-time Brooklyn corner crew who, headed by the notorious Roy DeMeo, became the hitmen of choice for the Gambino family. Killing for profit and pleasure, they were ultimately feared by everyone - even the Mafia bosses they worked for. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091941123
- ISBN
- 9780091941123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.69
€ 21.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961813
- ISBN
- 9780750961813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. Tells the story of the siege - of the toll that thirst, hunger and sleeplessness took on the hostages, of the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the doctor who tried to relieve the suffering of the young children. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BTP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079939
- ISBN
- 9781862079939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: BTC; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New and revised ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869928308
- ISBN
- 9781869928308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.32
€ 17.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: BT; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172490
- ISBN
- 9781590172490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.90
€ 20.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Somerville Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992736453
- ISBN
- 9780992736453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Scottish murders Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450087
- ISBN
- 9780752450087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008187569
- ISBN
- 9780008187569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Hardback. Gangs are expanding, evolving, and posing an increasing threat to communities nationwide. This could be due in part to the increased number of gang members with military training. This book explores how military veterans are becoming increasingly involved in street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and domestic extremist groups. Num Pages: 292 pages, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442275164
- ISBN
- 9781442275164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 49.06
€ 50.99
€ 49.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Milo Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903854914
- ISBN
- 9781903854914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. A follow-up to "Cornish Murders" that brings together murderous tales that shocked not only the county but made headline news throughout the nation. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455457
- ISBN
- 9780752455457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.86
€ 19.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. Control. Jealousy. Isolation. Blame. Anger. Violence. The inspiring true story of a young woman who suffered a terrifyingly abusive relationship culminating in a horrific acid attack from the man who claimed to love her. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0014054
- ISBN
- 9780008182090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; BTP; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576878330
- ISBN
- 9781576878330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.99
€ 43.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. Richard 'the Ice Man' Kuklinski led a double life, becoming one of the most notorious professional assassins in American history while hosting neighbourhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. This work gives an insight into the mind of one of the world's most prolific contract killers. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845963392
- ISBN
- 9781845963392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80