True Crime

Six captivating true-crime stories, spanning Mark Bowden's long and illustrious career, cover a variety of crimes complicated by extraordinary circumstances. In The Case of the Vanishing Blonde, the veteran reporter revisits some of his most riveting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142180495Author Andy GreenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm * 23mm

A Grim Almanac of Leicestershire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 macabre moments from the county's past. Featured here are such diverse tales as mining disasters, freak weather conditions, industrial catastrophes, train crashes and tragic accidents,...

The paranormal histories of Luton and Dunstable are brought vividly to life in this, the first dedicated guide to the haunted and mysterious sites of these two unassuming Bedfordshire towns. Paranormal historian Paul Adams opens case files both ancient...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783336852Author Jack GoldsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 51Imprint AUK AuthorsPublisher Andrews UK Limited

The blackout went into effect three days before the declaration of war and transformed nocturnal London into a criminal's paradise. As the city pulled together in the face of terrible adversity, the bomb-ravaged streets became the stalking grounds for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History 2016.Book InformationISBN 9781101904183Author Ben MacintyreFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Crown Publishing...

Jack the Ripper's brutal murders have left an ineradicable stain on the gloomy streets of Whitechapel and surrounding area. Disturbingly, his infamous butchery was just one of many equally deplorable atrocities committed in the area, which collectively...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060921781Author Christopher AndrewFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm)...

The magnificent medieval city of Salisbury is steeped in history... and hauntings. From unnerving accounts of apparitions to eerie encounters with spirits, this book reveals the dark story of Salisbury and its haunted hinterland. A whole host of ghostly...

People love hearing about a grisly murder; gasping at the gory details, wondering about the motives, deducing who did it. This macabre fascination is nothing new. In the past racehorses, greyhounds and even a ship have been named after some of the most...

These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The proverbial vanished without a trace incidences, which happen a lot more (and a lot closer to your backyard) than almost anyone thinks. These are the missing whose situations are the hardest on loved...

In the mid-1970s, there were a series of gangland murders, committed by unknown killers, often wielding .22-caliber revolvers. At first these murders seemed unconnected, but law enforcement started noticing links to organized crime and by 1978, federal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593192238Author Alana GoodmanFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Bantam PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345383488Author Lorenzo CarcaterraFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

The shocking true story of international intrigue -"a highly detailed, engrossing work" (Kirkus Reviews)-involving the 1993 murder of CIA officer Freddie Woodruff by KGB agents and the extensive cover-up that followed in Washington and in Moscow. "In a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995452145Author M. J. TrowFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint T Squared BooksPublisher T Squared Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806540139Author Frank DimatteoFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

The exposé that reveals “a prostitution ring, heavy CIA involvement, spying on the White House as well as on the Democrats, and plots within plots” (The Washington Post) Ten years after the infamous Watergate scandal that brought down the Nixon...

This compendium brings together thirty-three murderous tales - one from each of the capital's boroughs - that not only shocked the City but made headline news across the country. Throughout its history the great urban sprawl of Greater London has been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909914315Author David BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books

Looming ominously over the city, the stony battlements of Nottingham Castle speak of a long and violent criminal history. Illustrated with more than forty photographs as well as chilling original artwork, this selection of true-crime stories provides a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977465736Author Larry HancockFormat PaperbackPage Count 506Imprint JFK Lancer Productions & PublicationsPublisher JFK Lancer Productions &...

Anthony Nott joined the Metropolitan Police in 1971, which was a very different world from that of today. He describes his early experiences in the Met, including the arrest of a man for murdering a prostitute in Kings Cross. He was present when a fellow...

UPDATED: New chapters from KatieIn 1992, nine-year-old Katie Beers was kidnapped by a family friend and locked in an underground box for 17 days. Katie has now come forward to tell the story that created a national media storm as reporters uncovered the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250067784Author Bruce PorterFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

Newly updated, here is a array of interrelated topics concerning the explosive vaccine controversy, including the ethics of vaccination mandates, corrupting conflicts of interest in the national vaccine program, and personal narratives of those who have...

'I read everything he writes. Every time he writes a book, I read it. Every time he writes an article, I read it . . . he's a national treasure.' Rachel MaddowPatrick Radden Keefe's work has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980068740Author Seth FerrantiFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Gorilla Convict PublicationsPublisher Gorilla Convict PublicationsWeight(grams) 354g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345438348Author Dennis McDougalFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 170mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345465801Author Nick PronFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 437gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934912935Author C J WynnFormat PaperbackPage Count 362Imprint Black Lyon PublishingPublisher Black Lyon PublishingWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

The cases covered here record the county's most fascinating but least-known crimes, as well as famous murders that gripped not just Cambridgeshire but the whole nation. From the mysterious barn fire at Burwell that killed seventy-six people to the...

A Victorian Murder. A Victorian Madman. A Modern Judgement.Gateshead, April 1866The Apprentice of Split Crow Lane takes the forgotten case of a child murder in 1866 as a springboard to delve deeply into the pysche of the Victorians. What Jane Housham...

A fascinating pop-history dive into the stories behind the incredibly impactful crimes-both infamous and little-known-that have shaped the legal system as we know it. When asked why true crime is so in vogue, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New...

Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Leicester's history. From the brutal murder of John Paas in 1832, whose killer became the last man in England to be gibbeted, and the poisoning of a...

The secret world of military intelligence - written by a senior intelligence officerJohn Hughes-Wilson is a former intelligence officer and is ideally placed to reveal the secret history of military intelligence. He takes us 'behind the scenes' of...

'A cracking read ... Ghislaine Maxwell's story has had endless column inches, but John gives such a great overview, and has mined so many sources that it still feels fresh and compelling.' Mail on Sunday Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307476562Author Jay BahadurFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Although an idyllic setting, where violent crime is thankfully rare, the Channel Islands have a shadier side. Contained within the pages of this book are twenty-five historic cases of murder committed in the Channel Islands. They include a fatal assault...