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Lucky Luciano: Mafia Murderer and Secret Agent by Tim Newark
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.83Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld. He was a legend - but also a fake master criminal without real power, his reputation manipulated and maintained by the government... -
Molly the Pet Detective Dog: The true story of one amazing dog who reunites missing cats with their families Colin Butcher 9780241371770
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $9.75Discover the incredible true adventures of Molly the pet detective dog!'Barking brilliant. Really heartwarming . . . the reunions with runaway pets will bring a lump to any throat' Daily Mail________Missing cat? Molly the pet detective is on the case. ... -
Wild Thing: The True Story of Britain's Rightful Guv'nor by Bernard O'Mahoney
RRP: $20.63Booksplease Price: $14.91Everybody in the unlicensed fight game knows that only one man has the honour of being titled 'Guv'nor' - and that man is Lew 'Wild Thing' Yates. Yates began boxing at the age of six, and as an adult he was ruthless in pursuit of his dream of becoming... -
The Investigator by John Sandford
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $8.41Letty Davenport, the brilliant and tenacious adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes the investigative reins in the newest thriller from #1 bestselling author John Sandford.By twenty-four, Letty Davenport has seen more action than most law enforcement... -
Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar by Stephen E. Murphy 9781472268358
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.67The explosive memoir of legendary DEA agents and the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos, Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pena For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pena tell the true story of how they took down Pablo... -
Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: Britain's most notorious gangsters 1930-50 by Carl Chinn
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.23From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Carl ChinnAs Britain emerges into the mid-twentieth century, change is afoot. Cities are beginning to shift from smog-filled industrial hubs to more efficient metropolitan centres of commerce and, despite the... -
Exposed: A gripping, gritty gangland thriller of murder, mystery and revenge by Roberta Kray
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $7.68Uncover the truth or end up six feet underNO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY'A cracking good read!' Jessie Keane'Martina Cole territory' Independent'Gripping' Daily ExpressCut from the same cloth as Kimberley Chambers, Martina Cole and Casey Kelleher... -
Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present John Dickie 9781444726411
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.67In MAFIA REPUBLIC, John Dickie, Professor of Italian Studies at University College, London and author of the international bestsellers COSA NOSTRA and MAFIA BROTHERHOODS, shows how the Italian mafias have grown in power and become more and more... -
A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan Laura Thompson 9781788543835
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.60'Sensational. The most minutely researched and brilliantly told account ever' MAIL ON SUNDAY. Laura Thompson re-examines the truths behind one of post-war Britain's most notorious murders: the bludgeoning to death of nanny Sandra Rivett in a Belgravia... -
Mr Nice: 21st Anniversary Edition by Howard Marks
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $12.3121ST ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IRVINE WELSHHe was Britain's most wanted man. He spent seven years in America's toughest penitentiary. You'll like him.During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and... -
Outlaws: Inside the Hell's Angel Biker Wars: Inside the Violent World of Biker Gangs Tony Thompson 9781444716627
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.13An outlaw motorcycle club is a band of brothers like no other. Hidden away from mainstream society behind multiple layers of secrecy, mythology and a sophisticated campaign of misinformation that portrays them as nothing more than loveable rogues, the... -
The Gypsy Code: The true story of hide-and-seek in a violent underworld Mike Woodhouse 9780241357248
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.60The Gypsy Code is a true story of secret identity, revenge and forbidden love that's perfect for fans of Running with the Firm, Undercover and Soldier Spy.Mike Woodhouse had everything: an engineering business, a wine bar, a home, a Range Rover and a... -
Albanian Mafia Wars: The Rise of Europe's Deadliest Narcos by 9781527255074
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $12.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527255074Format PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Aberfeldy LondonPublisher Aberfeldy London -
Gotti: The Rise and Fall by Jerry Capeci
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $16.02John Gotti: Gangster, killer, celebrity.From the tough streets of Queens to the heights of the American Mafia, John Gotti thought he was invincible. Ruthless, brutal and always immaculately dressed, he was known as the Teflon Don, because no charge the... -
This is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.62Set in and around the city of Veracruz in Mexico, This Is Not Miami delivers a series of devastating stories - spiralling from real events - that bleed together reportage and the author's rich and rigorous imagination. These cronicas - a genre unique to... -
1312: Among the Ultras: A journey with the world's most extreme fans James Montague 9781785039188
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.60You can see them, but you don't know them.Ultras are football fans like no others. A hugely visible and controversial part of the global game, their credo and aesthetic replicated in almost every league everywhere on earth, a global movement of extreme... -
Pablo Escobar: My Father Juan Pablo Escobar 9781785035142
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $14.29THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM PABLO ESCOBAR'S SONUntil now, we believed that everything had been said about the rise and fall of the most infamous drug lord of all time, Pablo Escobar - from books to film to the cult series 'Narcos'. But these... -
Hotel K: The Shocking Inside Story of Bali's Most Notorious Jail by Kathryn Bonella
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.13THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERHotel K - Bali's most notorious jail - is Hell in Paradise.Welcome to Hotel Kerobokan, or Hotel K, Bali's most notorious jail. Its walls touch paradise; sparkling oceans, surf beaches and palm trees on one side, while on the... -
The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins by John Pearson
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.52The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy. Reggie and Ronnie Kray ruled London's gangland during the 60s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. Building an empire of... -
Reggie Kray's East End Stories: The lost memoirs of the gangland legend by Reg Kray 9780751547108 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $3.28The name Reggie Kray remains synonymous with London's East End to this day, and yet although much is known about Reg and his brother Ronnie's life of crime in the '50s and '60s, to date precious little has been revealed about their formative years... -
Reggie Kray's East End Stories: The lost memoirs of the gangland legend by Reg Kray
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.13The name Reggie Kray remains synonymous with London's East End to this day, and yet although much is known about Reg and his brother Ronnie's life of crime in the '50s and '60s, to date precious little has been revealed about their formative years... -
Rough Justice: Do we have the law we deserve? Her Honour Wendy Joseph 9780857529671
RRP: $28.38Booksplease Price: $20.77Do we have the law we deserve?Has justice improved for the victim, the accused and society?What even is justice?'Joseph is a natural storyteller.. but what makes it stand out is her point of view.' The Times'A compelling read' Lady Hale'A more cerebral... -
Underworld: The definitive history of Britain's organised crime by Duncan Campbell
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $15.78Live on the wrong side of the law with Britain's gangsters, Peaky Blinders, godfathers, robbers, informers, kingpins, vice lords and career criminals***The Sunday Times Bestseller ***With stories of murder, theft, fraud and treachery, The Underworld is a... -
Pimped: The shocking true story of the girl sold for sex by her best friend by Samantha Owens
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $7.42By the age of thirteen, vulnerable Sheffield teenager Samantha Owens had fallen through the cracks in the care system. Bounced around numerous foster carers after her home life became too chaotic, Samantha thought she had found a friend in the streetwise... -
Gangs of Britain - The Gripping True Stories Behind Britain's Organised Crime by Wensley Clarkson
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.07Today's gangsters are streets apart from the old-style gang lords of the Fifties and Sixties. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilising influence. Their power inspired respect and they well and truly kept the underworld in check. The... -
The Mammoth Book of the Mafia by Nigel Cawthorne 9781845299583
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Missing: My life finding the lost and delivering justice for the living by Charlie Hedges 9781399616188
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $7.97'A phenomenal insight... a fascinating read. I couldn't put it down' Jackie Malton, author of The Real Prime Suspect'A fascinating insight into the world of missing persons... a must-read' David Berridge, author of Inside ParkhurstEvery 90 seconds in the... -
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.67Recognised as 'The first truly definitive English-language study of this myth-laden subject and a pleasure to read' (Sunday Times) COSA NOSTRA is the compelling story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood... -
Prey: My Fight to Survive the Halifax Grooming Gang by Cassie Pike
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $7.42Cassie was only thirteen when her mother died of a degenerative illness, leaving her vulnerable to sexual predators in the Halifax area who had been grooming her since the age of eleven. She fell through the net of the care system and reached out for... -
Essex Boys: A Terrifying Expose Of The British Drugs Scene Bernard O'Mahoney 9781840182859
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.60ESSEX BOYS is the brand new edition of the shocking bestseller known as SO THIS IS ECSTASY?. It is the true story of the rise of one of the most violent and successful criminal gangs of the 90's whose reign of terror was finally terminated when the three... -
The Autobiography of a Thief: The Man Behind The Great Train Robbery B Reynolds 9780753539170
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $15.788 August 1963; a railway track in Buckinghamshire. The moon shines clearly over Bruce Reynolds and sixteen other men robbing a train of its sacks of money. The Great Train Robbery has entered British folklore as one of the most audacious and... -
Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History by Ben Mezrich
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $8.77A gripping and shocking insight into Russia's most influential oligarchs, including Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky, from New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires.To understand the state of Russia today, one must understand... -
Breaking the Code: A True Story by a Hells Angel President and the Cop Who Pursued Him by Pat Matter 9781939288684
RRP: $11.29Booksplease Price: $10.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939288684Author Pat MatterFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Real Deal, LLCPublisher Real Deal, LLCWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm *... -
Murder Inc.: The Rise and Fall of Ireland's Most Dangerous Criminal Gang by Paul Williams
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.60Murder Inc. is the latest blockbuster by Ireland's most respected crime writer and journalist, Paul Williams. Murder Inc. is the definitive account of how organized crime exploded in Limerick from the 1990s and in the noughties. It describes the... -
Queens of the Underworld: A Journey into the Lives of Female Crooks by Caitlin Davies
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $24.38'This book is an extremely important part of women's social history. Read it!' - Maxine PeakeRobin Hood, Dick Turpin, Ronnie Biggs, the Krays ... All have become folk heroes, glamorised and romanticised, even when they killed. But where are their female... -
The Boss of Bosses: The Life of the Infamous Toto Riina Dreaded Head of the Sicilian Mafia by Attilio Bolzoni 9781409153801 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $3.13This is the true story of Toto Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite his lowly beginnings, is able to outmanoeuvre the other... -
The Boss of Bosses: The Life of the Infamous Toto Riina Dreaded Head of the Sicilian Mafia Attilio Bolzoni 9781409153801
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.13This is the true story of Toto Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite his lowly beginnings, is able to outmanoeuvre the other... -
Mafia Life: Love, Death and Money at the Heart of Organised Crime by Federico Varese
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.77We see mafias as vast, powerful organisations, harvesting billions of dollars across the globe and wrapping its tentacles around everything from governance to finance. But is this the truth? Travelling from mafia initiation ceremonies in far-flung... -
Hollywood Godfather: The most authentic mafia book you'll ever read by Gianni Russo
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.07Gianni Russo was a handsome twenty-five-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set up her brother Sonny, played by... -
Class of '88: Find the warehouse. Lose the hitmen. Pump the beats. by Wayne Anthony
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $14.29Organised crime puts on a smiley face.When the Summer of Love hit Britain in '88, Wayne embraced the bright new world of dance music, MDMA and all-night celebrations. But alongside the ecstasy, his natural East End entrepreneurial instincts kicked in,...