Criminals & Outlaws

On 6th September 1949, twenty-eight-year-old Howard Barton Unruh shot thirteen people in less than twelve minutes on his block in East Camden, New Jersey. The shocking true story of the first recorded mass shooting in America has never been told, until...

For decades now, serial killers have taken center stage in the news and entertainment media. The coverage of real-life murderers such as Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer has transformed them into ghoulish celebrities. Similarly, the popularity of fictional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593298589Author Jason De LeonFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Viking Press IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988981454Author Billy HayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Curly Brains PressPublisher Curly Brains PressWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

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_____________________________At Ronnie Kray's funeral, London crime expert John Pearson saw a man he didn't recognise - but who all the notorious criminals present deferred to.This is the remarkable true story of that man: 'the Englishman'.Investigations...

The Making of a Female Serial Killer"In America's First Female Serial Killer, McBrayer offers us a complex and terrifying portrait of a killer who seemed almost doomed from birth." Kate Winkler Dawson, author of American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593135938Author Tiffany JenkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Harmony BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

From true-crime legend T. J. English, the epic, behind-the-scenes saga of "Los Muchachos," one of the most successful cocaine trafficking organizations in American history-a story of glitz, glamour, and organized crime set against 1980's Miami.Despite...

Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction. A letter arrives. You've got an appointment with a trainee clinical psychologist on April 29, 2008. You don't attend. Another letter arrives. It says they don't normally reschedule appointments, but they...

Shocked by a five-month arson spree that left a Virginia county reeling, reporter Monica Hesse drove to Accomack to cover the trial of Charlie Smith who pled guilty to 67 counts of arson. But Smith wasn't lighting fires alone: his crimes were galvanised...

John Pearson, author of the bestselling definitive book on the Krays, THE PROFESSION OF VIOLENCE, re-examines the bizarre and frightening story of the Kray twins including new revelations about their criminal past, trial and their extraordinary...

'Original, intelligent and thought-provoking, Carol Ann Lee's book sheds new light on to the human stories behind the headlines. A touching and timely insight into all of Sutcliffe's victims.' - Roberta Kray___________________Much has been written about...

Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. They stole a dozen masterpieces, including one Vermeer, three Rembrandts, and five Degas. But after...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732181304Author Duane 'keffe D' DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint KingdomediaPublisher KingdomediaWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

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'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...

Indiana State Police Captain Matt Leach led the hunt for John Dillinger during the violent early 1930s. Pushing a media campaign aimed at smoking out the fugitive, Leach elevated Dillinger to unprecedented notoriety. In return, Dillinger taunted him...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953084715Author Michael FrancisFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Milo BooksPublisher Milo BooksWeight(grams) 166g

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From brainwashing and blackmail to manipulation and murder, explore the terrifying world of cults in this pocket guideThe strange and disturbing world of cults is fascinating and horrifying in equal measure. Led by charismatic and deceptively charming...

'In Dog We Trust'. The autobiography of cult hero Duane 'Dog' Chapman, the world's most successful bounty hunter.Duane 'Dog' Chapman entertains and inspires millions on DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER, his top-rated TV show, but there is more to his story. From...

Updated and expanded edition of the fullest ever collective investigation into Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders. This volume collects not just all the key factual evidence but also 20 different arguments as to the identity of Jack the Ripper,...

NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE AND JESSICA CHASTAIN'A stunning book... should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood' New York TimesAfter his arrest in 2003, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed 'The Angel of Death' by the media...

John Massey's story is unique. Part of a notorious duo that the Flying Squad dubbed 'Laurel and Hardy', his criminal activities included hijacking a police car after robbing a bank of GBP25,000 and relieving the Sunday Mirror of GBP50,000 - and all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062202536Author Chas SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Criminology on Trump is a criminological investigation of the world's most successful outlaw, Donald J. Trump. Over the course of five decades, Donald Trump has been accused of sexual assault, tax evasion, money laundering, non-payment of employees, and...

The extraordinary life and crimes of heiress-turned-revolutionary Rose Dugdale, who in 1974 became the only woman to pull off a major art heist.In the world of crime, there exists an unusual commonality between those who steal art and those who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593329238Author Matthew CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 465gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 159mm...

For audiences of the popular FX television series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, based on Jeffrey Toobin's The Run of His Life and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Travolta, David Schwimmer, and Courtney B. Vance. Named on Vogue...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425266854Author Matt BirkbeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425266854Author Matt BirkbeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A New York Times Book of the Year, 2018A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICKA dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries.After moving to Los Angeles, Susan Orlean became fascinated by a mysterious local crime that has...

Howard Marks is the most famous drug smuggler of his age, and a hero to a generation. On his release from one of America's toughest prisons, Howard made a promise to himself to go straight. No more drugs, no more smuggling, no more fake passports. He...

The true story behind hit BBC drama THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT'[A] real-life Midsomer Murder ... it's chilling, but [David Wilson's] explanation of how a psychopath thinks is masterly' The TimesTwo deaths.Three doors apart.An unsuspecting community about to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345816092Author Peter EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House CanadaPublisher Random House Canada

The hilarious and headline-stealing memoir from Kari Ferrell, AKA the 'Hipster Grifter', perfect for fans of Inventing Anna, Tinder Swindler and Cat Marnell's How to Murder Your Life'Emphatically audacious, hysterical and compelling. Read this memoir!'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806541600Author S.J. PeddieFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

Criminals are not born in a vacuum, and Frank Lucas is no exception. At the age of six he watched his cousin die in a lynching and in that moment of Southern brutality, Frank Lucas, notorious gangster, billion-dollar-heroin importer and true-life...