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Scattered across the world, an elite team of code crackers is working tirelessly to thwart the defining cyber scourge of our time. You've probably never heard of them. But if you work for a school, a business, a hospital, or a municipal government, or...

"And you wonder: How the hell did this guy go on to be a loving father and grandfather? How did he bury all that crap? That's a story in itself." -Clint Eastwood, director of THE CHANGELING The film story of young Sanford Clark and his forced...

The true story of a young police officer's imprisonment for a crime he did not commit It was Michael Bunting's life ambition to follow in his father's footsteps and become a police officer. But six years after his family watch him pass out and...

In his critically acclaimed "American Mafia", Thomas Reppetto revealed the details of organized crime's ascendancy in America. His fascinating sequel follows the mob after its peak during Prohibition and the mayhem that followed. Drawing on a lifetime of...

John "Red" Shea was a top lieutenant to South Boston's top Irish mobster, Whitey Bulger, and was the only guy to walk the walk and take the rap when the mob boss and his fellow rats turned and ran. Shea did twelve years of hard time in order to maintain...

Night comes quickly to the Bahamas. That of 7 July 1943 was unpleasantly close and humid, for though the rains were nearing their end, the air was heavy with an approaching storm. It struck Nassau soon after midnight. By the time it had blown itself out,...

Jonathan Paul goes behind the sensationalist headlines of 'child killers' to investigate why these crimes happen. He examines child homicide in today's violent, confusing world and contextualises it against the cruel unforgiving retribution of yesterday...

Coinciding with Pope Benedict XVIs state visit to the UK in September 2010. David Yallop, author of In God's Name, looks at the current news stories concerning widespread child abuse by priests and shows how the Vatican is not telling the full story...

Of the many attempts to discover Jack the Ripper's identity, few omit the name of James Kenneth Stephen, tutor to Queen Victoria's eldest grandson, fondly known as Prince Eddy. While Stephen superficially fit the profile investigators established, was he...

As a gun-wielding bank robber, Noel 'Razor' Smith was top of the criminal tree, enjoying the excitement and benefits of a dangerous and adrenalin-filled career. But he'd also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where...

Lisa Morgan didn't know how strong she was until she lost everything. Following eight exhausting years working a Lisa was burnt out and ready for a new chapter in her life-hopefully one that involved a little romance. In her forties and doubtful of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439177112Author KippsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (History (World)) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780615932934Author Tom WescottFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Crime...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996046930Author F W BurleighFormat PaperbackPage Count 558Imprint Zenga Books LLCPublisher Zenga Books LLCWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm...

Handsome Brute explores the facts of a once-renowned, now little-remembered British murder case, the killings of the charming, but deadly ex-RAF playboy Neville Heath. Since the 1940s, Heath has generally been dismissed as a sadistic sex-killer - the...

Herefordshire Murders brings together twenty-eight murderous tales, some which were little known outside the county and others which made national headlines. Herefordshire was home to one of Britain's most infamous murderers, Major Herbert Rowse...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802125637Author Molly BrodakFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Black CatPublisher Black Cat

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 he tried to do the same to Amanda. He laid their lifeless bodies out on their...

Cornish Murders brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the county but also made national news. They include the cases of Charlotte Dymond, whose throat was cut on Bodmin Moor in 1844, and Emily Tredrea, strangled at St Erth in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399013529Author Angela BuckleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Pen and Sword Social HistoryPublisher Pen and Sword Social HistoryWeight(grams) 152g

'A riveting read ... a dark story of murder and deceit with verve and insight' John Woolf, author of The Wonders THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A 19TH-CENTURY CIRCUS LEGENDOn 28 November 1911 a retired showman died violently at his home in North London. Known to...

"It all happened so fast that even now, a month later, I still have trouble believing it, and I have to tell myself over and over again: Leszli, you have been kidnapped." On April 12, 1999, Leszli Kalli boarded a plane in Colombia to work on a kibbutz...

Portsmouth's position on the south coast of England has meant it has been an important port for centuries, and the heavily fortified home of the Royal Navy. Industries surrounding the naval docks and shipbuilding led Portsmouth to become one of the most...

'I read this in one sitting. Fascinating and unique' BELLA MACKIE 'Gripping, sharp and sultry' PANDORA SYKES 'Superbly unsettling' GUARDIAN 'A gothic Olive Kitteridge mixed with Gillian Flynn' VOGUE On a cold day in 1997, student Sara Morgan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838489854Author Leonard MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint Zoilus PressPublisher Zoilus Press

BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION DAGGER AWARD 'THE MOST IMPORTANT CRIME STORY OF THE DECADE' Scottish Mail Manchester. London. Glasgow. In the summer of 2011...

Published alongside the 2013 film The Bling Ring, directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Emma Watson, this is the explosive true story of the seven celebrity-obsessed teens who became the most audacious burglary gang in Hollywood history. It's 19...

'Eye-popping analysis of politicians' finances... a ground-breaking study... a fascinating and important work.' Sunday Times'Immaculately researched... A powerful reminder that reporters can serve the public good... Should make journalists proud - and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671017064Author John DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 254g

Invitations to John Aspinall and John Burke's illegal gambling parties were the most sought after in 1950s London - only the wealthy and well-connected were allowed past their door. When the police finally arrested them, Aspinall and Burke challenged the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955285479Author WPC E.E. BloggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Monday BooksPublisher Monday BooksWeight(grams) 193g

Brutal murders. Bizarre crimes. Eccentric crooks. And Scotland's toughest gangsters. Bryan McLaughlin faced the challenge of tackling crime on Glasgow's mean streets and throughout Scotland for more than 30 years, finding himself involved with nearly 300...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781961227590Author Cheryln CadleFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint CcpressPublisher CcpressWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692838723Author Tom WescottFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint Crime Confidential PressPublisher Crime Confidential PressWeight(grams)...

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. This book covers events in the Author's life following the Great Train Robbery in August 1963, the...

For more than a decade, an intense gang war has been raging between British and foreign criminals in Spain's sunny costal regions. The warring factions have left more than a hundred people dead and scores injured, making headlines around the world. These...

From the author of the star reviewed Garden State Gangland comes an in-depth expose on East Harlem's notorious Purple Gang whose murderous exploits became a media obsession and Mafia lynchpin.In the late 1970s, a string of seemingly unconnected murders...

'I stood there for a moment, silently speaking to myself: Josefina, you will survive this. You are strong. You are a fighter. You adapt.'As a young mum-of-three, Josefina Rivera was determined to get her troubled life back on track. But then she met Gary...

Lush Life: Constructing Organized Crime in the UK opens 'the box marked do not open, too difficult to deal with', in the words of one Assistant Chief Constable, to explore the contested notion of British organized crime. The first book to trace the...

*The definitive and bestselling account of Charles Manson*'A sprawling, fast-paced account of Manson's life' The Times'Fascinating' Daily Mail __________Los Angeles, California. 1969. Seven people are found shot, stabbed and beaten to death in Beverley...