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Paperback. This title, filled with case studies, illustrations and photographs, draws on interviews with police personnel and forensic scientists to uncover the vast and detailed under-workings of criminal investigation. Topics covered include: the stages of a body's decay and criminal science career paths. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091897284
ISBN
9780091897284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. Tony Long was the best 'shot' the Met ever had. Under the codename 'Echo 7', he was 'licenced to kill' bringing down scores of targets. From life or death cases and botched operations to political fallouts, this book charts his controversial career from rookie seventies beat cop to Long's command of SO19 - the Met's elite specialist firearms unit. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033957
ISBN
9781785033957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Exploding myths that every serial killer is a 'monster', the author draws attention to Mary Ann Cotton's charms, allure, capability, skill and ambition - all of which she used to remain undetected while committing up to 21 murders. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKV; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380917
ISBN
9781904380917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569801536
ISBN
9781569801536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.24

Paperback. Stylish and dark, the BBC series the 'Peaky Blinders' is set in the backstreets of Birmingham after the First World War and tells of the rise to power of Thomas Shelby and his criminal gang. Yet the real stories behind these fictional characters are just as dramatic, bloody and compelling as the TV series. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 112 pages, 47 - mono illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Brewin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858585307
ISBN
9781858585307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.42

Hardcover. Combines the drama, intrigue, and emotion of excellent storytelling with cutting-edge forensic investigation techniques and legal theory Num Pages: 405 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
405
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814784563
ISBN
9780814784563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.59

Paperback. An entertaining quick-fire round up of Liverpool's most shocking, gruesome and unusual events over the years. Num Pages: 96 pages, 91. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445646947
ISBN
9781445646947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.34

Paperback. Irish Travellers have never enjoyed a higher profile, at home and abroad, for good reasons and bad. This book delves into the heart of Traveller life, focusing on three aspects that have coloured perceptions of Travellers among the wider community: family feuds, bare-knuckle fights and trading. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848271692
ISBN
9781848271692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. 'Sex on the Moon' is the amazing true story of the 35-year-old genius who convinced NASA interns to help him steal Apollo moon rocks from every moon landing in history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099553427
ISBN
9780099553427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. When the police finally caught up with the 'wolf man' little did they know how far and wide his web of terror had stretched. Francisco Arce Montes was a twisted rejected loner with an addiction to young girls. This book uncovers the full story of this deeply disturbed sexual predator and killer. It reveals how he was banished from his home town. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8 page illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. Well-read paperback in good condition, some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRF0029711
ISBN
9781844545049
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A title that examines the mythology surrounding the case and provides some insights into the portrayal of the Ripper on stage and screen and on the printed page. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753541500
ISBN
9780753541500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. A shocking expose of an extraordinary Siberian criminal underworld Translator(s): Hunt, Jonathan. Num Pages: 464 pages, No Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCS; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328. 384 pages, Illustrations. A shocking expose of an extraordinary Siberian criminal underworld. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCS; BM; BTC. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679338
ISBN
9781847679338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. A tale of a boy reared in the poverty of the Gorbals who became one of the world's most extraordinary safe blowers. He spent more than 40 years in jail. A daring escaper, he broke out of Scotland's grim prison fortress of Peterhead five times - three times in one year! A likeable rogue, he was a gentle man who in peacetime shrank from violence. Num Pages: 212 pages, 8 pp. plate section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226. The Extraordinary True Story of the Safe Blower Who Became a War Hero. 212 pages, 8 pp. plate section. A tale of a boy reared in the poverty of the Gorbals who became one of the world's most extraordinary safe blowers. He spent more than 40 years in jail. A daring escaper, he broke out of Scotland's grim prison fortress of Peterhead five times - three times in one year! A likeable rogue, he was a gentle man who in peacetime shrank from violence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight: 234.
Publisher
Black & White Publishing
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845023461
ISBN
9781845023461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the count but also made national news, including the cases of Charlotte Dymond, whose throat was cut on Bodmin Moor in 1844, and Emily Tredrea, strangled at St Erth in 1909, both by their jilted suitors, and Mary Ann Dunhill,murdered in a Bude hotel in 1931. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947077
ISBN
9780750947077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572312
ISBN
9780099572312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Cheating in casinos is illegal: card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. This book tells the true story a successful scam, in which teams of young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos of Las Vegas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0231140
ISBN
9780099468233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Cheating in casinos is illegal: card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. This book tells the true story a successful scam, in which teams of young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos of Las Vegas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0005409
ISBN
9780099468233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The county of Essex has rolling arable farmland, Epping Forest, sleepy villages, busy market towns and secluded backwaters - a wide variety of settings for murder. This work includes accounts that date from as far back as the eighteenth century when the smuggler 'Colchester Jack' shot a confederate in the stomach in a row over stolen goods. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750935548
ISBN
9780750935548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Amanda Wright was just four years old when she witnessed her mother's brutal murder. John Dickinson, a family friend, strangled her mother to death in front of her and then tried to do the same to her. This is a sad, strange yet beautiful story about a girl who lost everything but found the strength inside herself to make her mother proud. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTC; JKV; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KRS0029596
ISBN
9781784189846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

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