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Paperback. Explores the dealings and manoeuvring on both sides of the case, and how a combination of the prosecution's over-confidence, the defence's shrewdness, and the Los Angeles Police Department's incendiary history with the city's African-American community, gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt. This is an account of the O J Simpson trial. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784755867
ISBN
9781784755867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Bobby Cummines was only 28 when he passed through the grim gates of Parkhurst, Britain's Alcatraz, as a category - A prisoner with a host of crimes to his name. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785035166
ISBN
9781785035166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. The inside story from the journalists who set the investigation in motion Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786070708
ISBN
9781786070708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861834082
ISBN
9780861834082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTP; DNJ; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985220
ISBN
9780141985220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.76

Paperback. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the eight men unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives. This title tells the story of courage under fire, of hairbreadth escapes, of the trained soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS3; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099556671
ISBN
9780099556671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Fancy rafting across the Atlantic? Famous traveller requires 3 crew. Must be OAP. Serious adventurers only. Num Pages: 208 pages, same plate section as HB - no LS help required. BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSSN3; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472121134
ISBN
9781472121134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardback. Based on extensive sources, including newspapers, trial documents, and local histories, this gripping account of a seemingly typical woman who achieved extraordinary notoriety will appeal to true crime lovers and historians alike. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19, 7 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; JFSJ1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420202
ISBN
9781421420202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 41. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Citadel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780806538419
ISBN
9780806538419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 147 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560722670
ISBN
9781560722670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238. 310 pages, maps. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight: 238.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843582731
ISBN
9781843582731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle's Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-rival. From the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zigzag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550624
ISBN
9780006550624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605989105
ISBN
9781605989105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty and a famous Nazi-era film actress who Hitler counted among his friends; she was also the niece of Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev, to work for Soviet intelligence. In return, her family were allowed to join her. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017648
ISBN
9780141017648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BGS; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509814824
ISBN
9781509814824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut.. Num Pages: 237 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 199. 237 pages, col. Illustrations. One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JMC; BTC. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight: 198.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844549023
ISBN
9781844549023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. The Mount Stewart murder Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460208
ISBN
9780752460208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689901
ISBN
9781846689901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. After settling in Italy in 2000, the author discovered that the olive grove in front of his home had been the scene of one of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer who had never been found and was known only as the Monster of Florence. This book tells the story of murder, suspicion and ruined lives. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 8 mono. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753517048
ISBN
9780753517048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Archibald Hall was one of Scotland's most enigmatic criminals. A man of multiple personae, Hall was more widely known as Roy Fontaine, the Monster Butler who murdered five people, including his own brother. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp. plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
B & W Pub
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845023362
ISBN
9781845023362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

hardcover. As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L. Irey accomplished what J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't and Eliot Ness couldn't. From the 1920s through the 1940s, he headed the investigations that led to the prosecution of the ruthless, murderous bosses who ruled American cities without fear of the law. Num Pages: 372 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974882
ISBN
9781597974882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.93

Paperback. This volume throws new light on a century-old British murder mystery. Samuel Herbert Dougal was a career criminal whose appetite for sex and money propelled him through scandal after scandal; through the courts, prisons and asylums; and from woman to vulnerable woman. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466293
ISBN
9780752466293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Waterside Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909976245
ISBN
9781909976245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. Clears a devastating path from the bygone Glasgow of the 1970s to the grim secrets of Gloucester in the mid 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215607
ISBN
9780571215607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.33

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