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Paperback. Dark and foggy Victorian streets, the murderous madman, we all think we know the realities of Victorian crime. This title recounts the murders, by knife and poison. It takes the readers into less familiar parts of Victorian life, uncovering the wicked, the vengeful, the foolish and the hopeless amongst the criminal world of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452807
ISBN
9780752452807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

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
€ 19.63

Paperback. An insider's view of Japan's underworld of organized crime. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780330679
ISBN
9781780330679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. The most notorious criminals in recent British history, brought together in one book. A darkly fascinating look at the changing face of crime. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445639246
ISBN
9781445639246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; GBC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493000609
ISBN
9781493000609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.41

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
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908479860
ISBN
9781908479860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454566
ISBN
9780752454566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Whitechapel, 1988: a spate of brutal murders becomes the most notorious criminal episode in London's history. The killer, chillingly nicknamed 'The Whitechapel Murderer', 'Leather Apron' and, most famously, 'Jack the Ripper', is never brought to justice for the slaughter and mutilation of at least five women in the slums of East London. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718178246
ISBN
9780718178246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Monday Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KNW0008964
ISBN
9780955285479
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

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
€ 13.27

Paperback. Contains the stories behind some of the most heinous crimes ever committed in Wiltshire that include the murder of Eliza Jones, stabbed to death by her common-law husband in 1836; the shooting of a policeman in 1892; and, Mary Ann Nash, who disposed of her illegitimate son in 1907 by dropping him into a disused well. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448961
ISBN
9780752448961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. In 1995, a film called I D, about an ambitious young copper who was sent undercover to track down the 'generals' of a football hooligan gang, achieved cult status for its sheer brutality and unsettling insight into the dark and often bloody side of the so-called beautiful game. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKSW1; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091951528
ISBN
9780091951528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. There cannot be many cities where crime could mean anything from stealing a ship to singing a seditious song, but nineteenth century Glasgow was a unique place with an amazing dynamism. This book chronicles the century long struggle of the forces of law and order to bring peace to a troubled city. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
B & W Pub
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845025366
ISBN
9781845025366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. Hayley was just 12 when she met Mr Willson, the new drama teacher at her school. Good looking and charismatic, he was classic schoolgirl-crush material. Hayley was flattered by the attention he gave her, and he soon befriended her parents. Little did they know they were all being groomed. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785035531
ISBN
9781785035531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. The Official autobiography and the true story from Ronnie Biggs himself. Having been released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2009, this is considered by Ronnie Biggs to be the final chapter of his life story. Covers events in the Author's life following the Great Train Robbery in August 1963, the Trial, his escape from HMP Num Pages: 464 pages, 92. BIC Classification: BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 172 x 41. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
M Press (Media) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957039827
ISBN
9780957039827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. Marisa Merico, the daughter of one of Italy's most notorious Mafia Godfathers, was dazzled by her father, Emilio DiGiovine. To her he was all powerful, sophisticated and loving; to the rest of the world he was staggeringly ruthless. Marisa knew her father would do anything for her, but she hadn't expected just how much he would ask in return. Num Pages: 336 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007332038
ISBN
9780007332038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. A spell-binding account of an appalling miscarriage of justice. Num Pages: 507 pages, Illustrations, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
490
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380801
ISBN
9781904380801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.30

Paperback. Tells the story of six of the country's most notorious jails - Durham, Wandsworth, Pentonville, Wormwood Scrubs, Dartmoor and Holloway - and of the men and women who entered their gates, sometimes stood on their scaffolds and occasionally vanished before their time. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845028480
ISBN
9781845028480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Over the Easter weekend in 2015, a gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency services in the area. Coincidence? Nigel Cawthorne digs deep to question the motives and methods behind diamond theft. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784189785
ISBN
9781784189785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Paperback. Takes the reader as close as possible to experience life in Sing Sing, one of America's most notorious high security jails. This title offers an account of how the gruelling world of the prison system brutalizes all who enter it - prison guards and prisoners alike. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091940959
ISBN
9780091940959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Following a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. This title sets Ruth's story firmly in its historical context in order to tell the truth about both her timeless crime and a punishment that was very much of its time. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576237
ISBN
9781780576237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.15

Paperback. The inside story of the 20th century's most lucrative armed robbery. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849163071
ISBN
9781849163071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

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
€ 13.39

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