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True stories
Paperback. In the summer of 2000, Jane Steare received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Lucie Blackman - tall, blonde, and twenty-one years old - had stepped into the vastness of a Tokyo summer and disappeared forever. That winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. Had Lucie been abducted by a religious cult? Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099502555
- ISBN
- 9780099502555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BT; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manor House Publishing Inc Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897453100
- ISBN
- 9781897453100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.44
€ 16.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. Colleen Stan was a sweet-natured 20-year-old when she set out to hitchhike from her home in Washington to southern California. Seven years later, she emerged from hell, the victim of a bizarre and chilling crime. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 109 x 30. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780352325617
- ISBN
- 9780352325617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.42
€ 21.99
€ 16.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Grolier, M. S. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333815
- ISBN
- 9781590333815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.90€ 70.71
€ 92.90
€ 70.71
Paperback. Tells the story of the infamous Peterhead Prison in Scotland's far north-east. Built in the 1880s as part of an ambitious humanitarian plan to use convict labour to construct a 'harbour of refuge' on the town's wild, storm-battered coast, it became what some call Scotland's gulag. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp. colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845025380
- ISBN
- 9781845025380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.71
€ 17.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. Behind the bars of Peterhead Prison, you'll find drugs, riots and fighting making the headlines, but there's also humour and stories aplenty as some of the most violent men in British crime do their time. Told by Britain's most wanted man in 1974, this is James Crosbie's insight into the other side of prison life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; JKVP1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845021528
- ISBN
- 9781845021528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. This is the Film Tie-In edition of Martin Sixsmith's moving book. The film stars Dame Judi Dench, and is currently scheduled for Boxing Day release. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BTP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447245223
- ISBN
- 9781447245223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. In FBI terms, leaders who pick up their own brass casings at the firing range are more effective than those who expect someone else to do it for them. To those at the bureau, this small action speaks louder than words and is largely indicative of a person's overall management style. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 341 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976831
- ISBN
- 9781597976831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can 'walk through the minds' of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can see the world through their eyes and know what they're thinking. How does he do it? This book reveals the psychological and forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC; JMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 32. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552147187
- ISBN
- 9780552147187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.39
€ 11.99
€ 10.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635912
- ISBN
- 9781566635912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.64
€ 26.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307587831
- ISBN
- 9780307587831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.18
€ 16.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509843305
- ISBN
- 9781509843305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; BTC; HBTM; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613736661
- ISBN
- 9781613736661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.95
€ 17.99
€ 16.95
Hardback. The detective is a familiar figure in British history. This work looks at famous cases such as the Ripper murders and the beginnings of the Special Branch and Detective Branch of Scotland Yard. This history covers various aspects of crime history, including the career of Jim 'the Penman' Saward, a notorious forger, and more. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; HBTB; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441863
- ISBN
- 9780752441863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. An eccentric wager finds Tony Hawks, a man who loves an unusual challenge, bound for the little-known Eastern European state of Moldova. His mission: to track down members of the country's football team and persuade them to play him at tennis. This quest turns into an extraordinary journey involving the Moldovan underworld, gypsies, and others. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DV; BT; WH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091920357
- ISBN
- 9780091920357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. In suburban Croydon over a period of ten months during 1928-9, three members of the same family died suddenly. A complex police investigation followed, but no charges were ever brought and the mystery remains officially unsolved. The author meticulously reconstructs these events and offers a new solution to an old murder mystery. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453378
- ISBN
- 9780752453378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.40
€ 20.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. How do you make it as a pop star? Why does one boy band make it big and another disappear off the pages of the magazines altogether? Why do girls cost more than boys? Featuring scandals, this book takes you to the heart of one of the most wicked and secretive industries, a world where money talks, bullshit walks and drugs are a way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552156929
- ISBN
- 9780552156929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. The first gangster to fall foul of Grimes's change of heart was Curtis Warren, aka 'Cocky', the wealthiest and most successful criminal in British history. This work reveals the secrets behind one of the controversial episodes in British judicial history - how former Home Secretary Michael Howard was duped into granting John Haase a Royal Pardon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8insert(some colour ). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840189254
- ISBN
- 9781840189254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974714
- ISBN
- 9781894974714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Roy Shaw is the ultimate hardman. He has cult status and commands a respect that few, even in the violent world he moves in, can equal. To him, violence is simply an accepted part of his profession. He doesn't exaggerate it, he can't excuse it and he refuses to apologize for it. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194. 224 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. Roy Shaw is the ultimate hardman. He has cult status and commands a respect that few, even in the violent world he moves in, can equal. To him, violence is simply an accepted part of his profession. He doesn't exaggerate it, he can't excuse it and he refuses to apologize for it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857825510
- ISBN
- 9781857825510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. "This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."-Larry McMurtry Num Pages: 544 pages, 62 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJG; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338188
- ISBN
- 9780393338188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 31.58
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€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940363103
- ISBN
- 9781940363103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.28
€ 21.99
€ 20.28
Paperback. Provides an account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. This book provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an inmate, K.C. Carceral, who has been in the prison system. Editor(s): Bernard, Thomas J. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799550
- ISBN
- 9780814799550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63