Murder

London in 1952 was a still recovering from the devastation wrought by World War II: rationing was still in effect, rates of crime and unemployment were high, and the national economy was in shambles. In an effort to repay its massive war debt, the...

This book tells the stories of those most depraved killers whose crimes outraged society and demanded the harshest penalty available to a British court. Among a UK prison population of close to 100,000, fewer than 40 men and women have been told they...

Wiltshire Murders brings together numerous murderous tales, some which were little known outside the county, and others which made national headlines. Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most heinous crimes ever...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398845206Author Jo Durden SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 161gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

As featured on 60 Minutes, Dateline, Inside Edition, and 48 Hours, the shocking true story of banker Edmond Safra's death and the man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the crime. When billionaire banker Edmond Safra died in the ashes of Monaco's La...

An "entertaining" (Booklist) account of the mysterious, hair-raising, and heartbreaking cases handled by the coroner of Marin County, California throughout his four decades on the job-from high-profile deaths and serial killers to inmate murders and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915728111Author Daniela AirlieFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint City Sky PublishingPublisher City Sky PublishingWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction 2011 and Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction 2011. Nominated for British Columbia's National Award for...

In this clear eyed, gritty, and enthralling narrative, Dr. Vincent Di Maio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide us behind the morgue doors to tell a fascinating life story through the cases that have made Di Maio famous-from the exhumation of...

Somerset Murders brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the county but also made headlines throughout the country. They include the cases of Elizabeth and Betty Branch, a mother and daughter who beat a young servant girl to death...

Some of the gruesome cases in this book are better known than others, such as the inexplicable shooting of his wife and two daughters by Lock Ah Tam in 1926 and the Gorse Hall murder in 1909, which still excites aficionados of true crime and those who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952225642Author Robyn MaharajFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Wildblue PressPublisher Wildblue PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

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The third title in our Conversations with a Killer series focuses on one of the most notorious serial killers of the 1970s, Ed Kemper, a key character in the hit Netflix series Mindhunter.If there ever was a human monster that walked this earth, it was...

When Kate married gangster Ronnie Kray, he introduced her to the most deadly criminals ever known. She persuaded them to talk about their crimes, fears and dreams. The result is a book offering an authentic, shocking and gripping insight into the...

Uncover the chilling true stories behind some of history's most monstrous murderers.Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, Ted Bundy, Harold Shipman - these notorious names represent the worst of humanity, men and women who are driven by an urge to kill, and kill...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901091786Author J. P. SperatiFormat PaperbackPage Count 207Imprint Irregular Special PressPublisher Baker Street StudiosWeight(grams) 229gDimensions(mm)...

A perfect life. A perfect lie. When Nancy Cooper moved from Canada to Cary, North Carolina with her new husband Brad, their future was bright: living in one of the most picturesque towns in the US, the couple mingled with neighbors, attended...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949889048Author Eric PowellFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Albatross FunnybooksPublisher Albatross FunnybooksWeight(grams) 527gDimensions(mm) 236mm...

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Eye of the Hurricane: My Path from Darkness to Freedom is a self-portrait of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a twentieth-century icon and controversial victim of the U.S. justice system turned spokesperson for the wrongfully convicted. In this moving narrative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250037688Author Michele R McPheeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm)...

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They thought they had got away with murder. They were wrong.Discover the vital clues, the crucial evidence, the lucky breaks, the chases, the painstaking detective work, and the unlikely heroes that led to the capture of some of the world's most...

**A contributing source for the film Richard Jewell, directed by Clint Eastwood**On July 27, 1996, a hapless former cop turned hypervigilant security guard named Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious bag in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park, the town...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646043996Author Hunt A KillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 111g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996394314Author Michael ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Twin Prime PublishingPublisher Twin Prime PublishingWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm)...

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For fans of ITV's 'Des', starring David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen.Only one TV interview with a serial killer has ever been recorded in a British jail and broadcast. This is the exclusive story of that dramatic event, carried out by award-winning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560255598Author Frankie SaggioFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth PressWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

Britain has its fair share of unsolved murders. Crimes that have both fascinated and horrified in equal measure, with many as baffling today as they were when the stories first hit the headlines in the national press. Spanning 100 years between...

Shropshire Murders brings together numerous murderous tales, some which were little known outside the county, and others which made national headlines. Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most heinous crimes ever...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061824586Author T J EnglishFormat PaperbackPage Count 484Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher William Morrow & CompanyWeight(grams) 540g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615833415Author Peter Ross RangeFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Hawthorne BooksPublisher Hawthorne BooksWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

In winter 1952, London automobiles and thousands of coal-burning hearths belched particulate matter into the air. But the smog that descended on December 5th of 1952 was different; it was a type that held the city hostage for five long days. Mass...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250118707Author Gregg OlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 170mm *...

In 1893, young army officer Cecil Hambrough was murdered at the sprawling Ardlamont estate in Scotland, unleashing one of the most gripping court cases Victorian Britain had ever known. Even more remarkably, the case brought together two pioneering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780470137413Author Stephen Dando-CollinsFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint John Wiley & Sons LtdPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

A chilling true crime story of poisonous family secrets, love gone wrong, and a cold case that refused to stay buried... In late summer of 2012, millionaire landowner Goeran Lundblad went missing from his farm in Sweden. When a search yielded nothing,...