True Crime

When Reggie Kray shot Albert Donoghue from behind the bar, Albert learned that the Twins meant business. The hit was intended to avenge a loose remark, and also to test Albert's loyalty to the underworld code of silence. It was a test that Albert passed...

ONE OF THE TIMES' BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2021'The tale of the Phoenix Park murders is not unfamiliar, but Kavanagh recounts it with a great sense of drama... Kavanagh's account reminds me of the very best of true crime.' The Times (Book of the Week)On a...

For millions of people across the world, lighting up a joint is no more controversial than having a cup of tea. But in Hash Wensley Clarkson explores the dark and sinister side of this multi-billion pound business: one fuelled by a brutal underworld...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398828841Author Al CiminoFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

The New York Times bestselling author of War Dogs exposes the inside story of disgraced fraudster turned undercover FBI informant Marty Blazer and the greatest scandal in the history of the NCAA.When the federal government catches hotshot financial...

This book is the fully documented story of Marilyn Monroe's death - a heart-stopping account of the events that led to the circumstances of 4th August 1962. To this day the Los Angeles police and the District Attorney's office have perpetuated a...

'A fascinating look behind closed lock-up doors'Evening StandardEast End Gangland is a true crime classic, now updated and expanded. Bestselling author James Morton tracks the changing face of the East End from the 1870s to now, through opium dens and...

In this revisionist biography, award-winning historian Michael Wallis re-creates the rich anecdotal saga of Billy the Kid (1859-1881), a young man who became a legend in his time and remains an enigma to this day. In an extraordinary evocation of the...

What happens when ordinary people, in real-life murder clubs, set out to investigate cold cases and other crimes? The Netflix hit Don't F**k with Cats was based on the 2012 Montreal murder of Lin Jun by his porn-star boyfriend, Luka Magnotta...

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A New York Times Bestseller! For viewers of the hit Series I Am the Night and fans of the Root of Evil Podcast, the book that finally revealed the shocking identity of the Black Dahlia Killer-and the Police Corruption That Concealed It for So LongIn...

Much has been written about the brutal crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, and - thirty-five years after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of thirteen women - scarcely a week goes by without some mention of him in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950154753Author Benji FeldheimFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Sager Group LLCPublisher Sager Group LLCWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The disappearance of schoolboy Philip Cairns has baffled detectives and his family and remains unsolved 35 years later, despite an intensive garda investigation, extensive searches and multiple media appeals. The quiet 13-year-old was snatched in broad...

New York Times Bestseller Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime The Day of the Locust meets The Devil in the White City and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in this juicy, untold Hollywood story: an addictive true tale of ambition, scandal,...

'David Oluwale's story has a raw power...and Kester Aspden makes it relevant for the reader of today' Mishal HusainAn award-winning microhistory that examines the death of David Oluwale and institutionalised police racism in Britain.When, in May 1969,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814358323Author Andy BottsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Monsoon BooksPublisher Monsoon Books

It was the look and the attitude that defined the UK in the 1980s. It was 'a culture unto its own' that brought with it an unforgettable style that was as important as the team. It was about confrontation and being involved, a good fight and being part...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780199376568Author Associate Professor Jason Morgan WardFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint OUP IndiaPublisher OUP IndiaWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm)...

As the horror of Nazism tightened its grip on Germany, Jews found themselves trapped and desperate. For many, their only hope of salvation came in the form of a small, bespectacled British man: Frank Foley. Working as a Berlin Passport Control Officer,...

In the early hours of 7th August 1985, five members of the Bamber family were shot dead with a .22-calibre Anschutz rifle. Sheila Caffell, who was known to have struggled with mental illness, was at first thought to have murdered her twin sons and...

Cousins Valerie and Toni McVay have been best friends forever, and when you're a McVay you need all the friends you can getWhen Toni's twelfth birthday is marred by a terrible crime, the wicked path of the girls looks set.A decade later, the McVay family...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732241626Author William D LarueFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Chestnut Heights PublishingPublisher Chestnut Heights PublishingWeight(grams)...

In her bestselling book Slave Girl, Sarah Forsyth told of her terrible ordeal as a young woman sex-trafficked from England to the Red Light District of Amsterdam - and of her dramatic escape from forced prostitution. But Sarah's journey from the dark...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375706134Author Tony HorwitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Dark Valleys collects together more than a century of murders that took place in and around the valleys of South Wales. These horrific crimes shocked not only Wales, but also made national headlines. Although treated with compassion and sensitivity by...

Drawing on the infamous Lord Lucan affair, this compelling novel explores the roots of a shocking murder from a fresh perspective and brings to vivid life an era when women's voices all too often went unheard. In the summer of 1974, Mandy River arrives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988240919Author Shannon AdamcikFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint ShannonPublisher ShannonWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 21mm

A New York Times bestseller and winner of a 2015 Prose Award!There is a threat lurking online. A secret war with the power to destroy your finances, steal your personal data, and endanger your life.In Spam Nation, investigative journalist and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250312303Author John GlattFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648946809Author Jennifer TwemlowFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Jennifer TwemlowPublisher Jennifer TwemlowWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Ace of Spies reveals for the first time the true story of Sidney Reilly, the real-life inspiration behind fictional hero James Bond. Andrew Cook's startling biography cuts through the myths to tell the full story of the greatest spy the world has ever...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948239646Author Charity LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Wildblue PressPublisher Wildblue PressWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

A fly-on-the-wall account of the greatest drama in modern sporting history by the New York Times cycling correspondent. As Lance Armstrong's precipitous fall from grace continues, New York Times sports reporter Juliet Macur takes the reader...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772774481Author Raymond AaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint 10-10-10 PublishingPublisher 10-10-10 PublishingWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

In September 2007, a packed courtroom in St. George, Utah, sat hushed as Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age fourteen. This...

A gritty, explosive gangland thriller from TOP 20 BESTSELLER Owen MullenFamily first. Family last. The Glass family always...Charley Glass arrived in her family's lives like the hurricane she'd escaped. But she hadn't run far enough: the ruthless...

'You said I was the perfect boyfriend. If you can prove you really love me, perhaps I can be that way again.' This is the chilling true story of a woman trapped in a devastating relationship as she tries to prove her love - over and over again...

"A beguiling tale of espionage and double-dealing in the years leading up to World War II. ... Strap in for a narrative that demands a suspension of disbelief-and richly rewards it." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review); Best Books of February SelectionThe...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593597279Author January 6 Select Committee, TheFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc