True crime Books
St. Martin's Press A Taste for Poison
Book SynopsisA fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains. --Kathy ReichsA brilliant blend of science and crime, A TASTE FOR POISON reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body--through the murders in which they were used. As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduringand popularweapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict? In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and true crime, Dr. Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimessome notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolvedare the equally compelling storie
£999.99
St Martin's Press The Last Outlaws
Book SynopsisThe definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author. The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one of the greatest outlaw gangs. The dreaded Dalton Gang consisted of three brothers and their rotating cast of colorful accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendary James brothers. They soon became legends themselves, beginning their career as common horse thieves before graduating to robbing banks and trains. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted their boldest and bloodiest raid yet: robbing two banks in broad daylight in Coffeyville, Kansas, simultaneously. As Grat, Bob, and Emmett Dalton and Bill Power and Dick Broadwell crossed the plaza to enter the two buildings, the outlaws were recognized by townspeople, who raised the alarm. Citizens armed themselves with shotguns and six-shooters from nearby hardware stores and were
£999.99
St Martin's Press Totally Terrifying True Crime Trivia
Book SynopsisFor the true fans of true crime: If you think nothing can shock you, think again. With heart-pounding real-life stories of serial killers, sadistic torturers, flesh-eating cannibals, and creepy evil-doers of all kinds, Totally Terrifying True Crime Trivia gives you the gory details your curiosity craves. Meet the most demented figures of all time, like Richard Chase, the necrophile who delighted in drinking his victim's blood; Gilles Garnier, the self-proclaimed werewolf who hunted children; and Ed Gein, who used his victims' bodies like craft supplies. You'll be double-checking your deadbolt every night after stepping into the twisted minds of killers like: - Pedro Rodrigues Filho, a.k.a. the Brazilian Dexter, who considered himself a vigilante for justice and took the lives of over 100 drug dealers, murderers, and rapists.- Mother-daughter cult leaders May Blackburn and Ruth Rizzio, who went from sacrificing animals to baking thirty-year-old Flore
£15.19
St Martin's Press A Twisted Faith
Book SynopsisNew York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen investigates the sensational story of a minister who seduced four of his female congregants, and hatched a cold-blooded plot to murder his wife. On December 26, 1997, near the affluent community of Bainbridge Island off the coast of Seattle, a house went up in flames. In it was the shy, beloved minister''s wife Dawn Hacheney. When the fire was extinguished, investigators found only her charred remains. Her husband Nick was visibly devastated by the loss. What investigators failed to note, however, was that Dawn''s lungs didn''t contain smoke. Was she dead before the fire began? So begins this true crime story that''s unlike any other. It investigates Nick Hacheney, a philandering minister who had been carrying on with several women in the months before and just after his wife''s death. He would be convicted for the murder five years to the day after the crime.From one of the foremost names in true c
£17.10
St. Martin's Publishing Group A Killing in Amish Country
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£12.41
Picador We Were Once a Family
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle for Nonfiction and the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeA Washington Post best nonfiction book of 2023 Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionA riveting indictment of the child welfare system . . . [A] bracing gut punch of a book. Robert Kolker, The Washington Post[A] moving and superbly reported book. Jessica Winter, The New YorkerA harrowing account . . . [and] a powerful critique of [the] foster care system . . . We Were Once a Family is a wrenching book. Jennifer Szalai, The New York TimesA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice One of Publishers Weekly''s best nonfiction books of 2023 The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six childrenand a searing indictment of the American foster care system.On March 26, 2018, rescue worker
£17.00
St. Martin's Griffin Dopeworld
Book SynopsisIn this irreverent ode to gonzo journalism, one writer travels the globe to explore the use of recreational drugs in cultures around the world.After I got out of jail, I was determined to find out more about how the issue of drugs not only landed me there, but has shaped the entire world: wars, scandals, coups, revolutions. I read every book, watched every documentary. I saved up to buy plane tickets. I went to Colombia, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Japan and the Afghan borderall in all, fifteen countries across five continents.Call me Narco Polo.Just as Anthony Bourdain''s No Reservations did for the world of food, Dopeworld is an intoxicating journey into the world of drugs. From the cocaine farms in South America to the streets of Manila, Dopeworld traces the emergence of psychoactive substances and our intimate relationship with them. As a former drug dealer turned subversive scholar, with unparalleled access to drug lo
£16.14
Celadon Books Unmasked
Book Synopsis**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**It's a mark of the highest honor when I say it's even more riveting than an episode of ''Dateline''.The New York TimesFrom Paul Holes, the detective who found the Golden State Killer, Unmasked is a memoir that grabs its reader in a stranglehold and proves more fascinating than fiction and darker than any noir narrative. (LA Magazine)I order another bourbon, neat. This is the drink that will flip the switch. I don't even know how I got here, to this place, to this point. Something is happening to me lately. I'm drinking too much. My sheets are soaking wet when I wake up from nightmares of decaying corpses. I order another drink and swig it, trying to forget about the latest case I can't shake.Crime solving for me is more complex than the challenge of the hunt, or the process of piecing together a scientific puzzle. The thought of good people suffering d
£23.19
St. Martin's Griffin A Taste for Poison
Book SynopsisA fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains. --Kathy ReichsA brilliant blend of science and crime, A Taste for Poison reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body--through the murders in which they were used. As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduringand popularweapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict?In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and true crime, Dr. Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimessome notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolvedare the equally compelling
£17.00
Picador USA In Hoffas Shadow
Book SynopsisThe Irishman is great art . . . but it is not, as we know, great history . . . Frank Sheeran . . . surely didn't kill Hoffa . . . But who pulled the trigger? . . . For some of the real story, and for a great American tale in itself, you want to go to Jack Goldsmith's book, In Hoffa's Shadow. Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street JournalIn Hoffa's Shadow is compulsively readable, deeply affecting, and truly groundbreaking in its re-examination of the Hoffa case . . . a monumental achievement. James Rosen, The Wall Street JournalAs a young man, Jack Goldsmith revered his stepfather, longtime Jimmy Hoffa associate Chuckie O'Brien. But as he grew older and pursued a career in law and government, he came to doubt and distance himself from the man long suspected by the FBI of perpetrating Hoffa's disappearance on behalf of the mob. It was only years later, when Goldsmith was serving as assistant attorney general in the George W. Bus
£999.99
MacMillan Audio Killing the Mob The Fight Against Organized Crime
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£29.99
Picador USA The Vapors
Book SynopsisA 2020 New York Times notable book One of the Chicago Tribune''s best nonfiction books of 2020Complex, turbulent, as haunting as a pedal steel solo Jonathan Miles, The New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice)One of 21 books we can''t wait to read in 2020 Thrillist A New York Times Book Review summer reading pick A GQ best book of 2020 Named one of the 10 best July books by The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor A Kirkus Reviews hottest summer read A Publishers Weekly summer reads staff pickThe incredible true story of America''s originaland forgottencapital of viceBack in the days before Vegas was big, when the Mob was at its peak and neon lights were but a glimmer on the horizon, a little Southern town styled itself as a premier destination for the American leisure class. Hot Sp
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St. Martin's True Crime The Doomsday Mother
Book SynopsisIn The Doomsday Mother, bestselling true crime author John Glatt tells the twisted tale of Lori Vallow, accused of having her two children murdered to start a new life with her new husband, doomsday prepper Chad Daybell.At first, the residents of Kauai Beach Resort took little notice of their new neighbors. The glamorous blonde and her tall husband fit the image of the ritzy gated community. The couple seemed to keep to themselvesuntil the police knocked on their door with a search warrant. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell had fled to Hawaii in the midst of being investigated for the disappearance of Lori's children back in IdahoTylee and JJwho hadn't been seen alive in five months.For years, Lori Vallow had been devoted to her children and her Mormon faith. But when her path crossed with Chad Daybell, a religious zealot who taught his followers how to prepare for the end-times, the tumultuous relationship transformed her into someone unrecognizable. As aut
£10.41
Celadon Books Bad City
Book SynopsisPringle's fast-paced book is a master class in investigative journalism... when institutions collude to protect one another, reporting may be our last best hope for accountability.The New York TimesFor fans of Spotlight and Catch and Kill comes a nonfiction thriller about corruption and betrayal radiating across Los Angeles from one of the region''s most powerful institutions, a riveting tale from a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist who investigated the shocking events and helped bring justice in the face of formidable odds. On a cool, overcast afternoon in April 2016, a salacious tip arrived at the L.A. Times that reporter Paul Pringle thought should have taken, at most, a few weeks to check out: a drug overdose at a fancy hotel involving one of the University of Southern California's shiniest starsDr. Carmen Puliafito, the head of the prestigious medical school. Pringle, who'd long done battle with USC and its al
£23.99
Flatiron Books Tell Me Everything
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2023 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime A New York Times Book Review Editors'' ChoicePart memoir and part literary true crime, Tell Me Everything is the mesmerizing story of a landmark sexual assault investigation and the female private investigator who helped crack it open.Erika Krouse has one of those faces. I don't know why I'm telling you this, people say, spilling confessions. In fall 2002, Erika accepts a new contract job investigating lawsuits as a private investigator. The role seems perfect for her, but she quickly realizes she has no idea what she's doing. Then a lawyer named Grayson assigns her to investigate a sexual assault, a college student who was attacked by football players and recruits at a party a year earlier. Erika knows she should turn the assignment down. Her own history with sexual violence makes it all too personal. But she takes the job anyway, inspired by Grayson's conviction that he could hel
£16.14
Picador USA The Holly
Book SynopsisA New York Times Book Review Editors'' ChoiceWinner of the 2022 Colorado Book Award for General NonfictionWinner of the 2022 High Plains Book Award for Creative NonfictionNow the basis for an investigative documentary of the same name, award-winning journalist Julian Rubinstein''s The Holly presents a dramatic account of a shooting that shook a community to its core, with important implications for the future.On the last evening of summer in 2013, five shots rang out in a part of northeast Denver known as the Holly. Long a destination for African American families fleeing the Jim Crow South, the area had become an invisible city within a historically white metropolis. While shootings there weren't uncommon, the identity of the shooter that night came as a shock. Terrance Roberts was a revered anti-gang activist. His attempts to bring peace to his community had won the accolades of both his neighbors and the state's mo
£17.10
St Martin's Press The Ransomware Hunting Team
Book SynopsisA real-life technological thriller about a band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersecurity threats of our time.What Michael Lewis did for baseball in Moneyball, Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden do brilliantly for the world of ransomware and hackers. Cinematic, big in scope, and meticulously reported, this book is impossible to put down. Doug Stanton, New York Times bestselling author of In Harm's Way and Horse SoldiersScattered 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 simply cherish your digital data, you may be painfully familiar with the team's sworn enemy: ransomware. Again and again, an unlikely band of misfits, mostly self-taught and often struggling to make ends meet, have outwitted the underworld of hackers wh
£16.14
Celadon Books The Man Nobody Killed
£23.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Last Book On The Left
Book SynopsisAn equal parts haunting and hilarious deep-dive review of history’s most notorious and cold-blooded serial killers, from the creators of the award-winning Last Podcast on the Left.Trade Review"Complete with funny illustrations by Tom Neely (of Henry and Glenn Forever renown), Zebrowski and Kissel’s signature gallows’ humor patter, and Parks’s deeply researched writing."–Vulture "'Last Book on the Left' cuts serial killers down to size...A new book from 'Last Podcast on the Left' creators re-examines well-known murderers — without getting hung up on nostalgia...A fully illustrated compendium that revisits in print nine of the most notorious killers covered on the podcast, re-investigating the subjects and going through two rounds of fact-checking to provide definitive accounts of murderers from John Wayne Gacy to the Son of Sam to Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, which at the same time question their mythical status in our collective psyche and nightmares."–Rolling Stone “Delightfully creepy...Cult-favorite horror-comedy podcast Last Podcast on the Left brings its morbid humor and astute research to the page… You don’t need to be a listener to enjoy the book; it will appeal to anyone who likes their true crime with a side of comedy.” –Booklist —
£17.00
Orion Publishing Co Sorry Isnt Good Enough
Book Synopsis''One of the best books I have ever read. More like this please JANE BAILEY'' NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1966. Nine-year-old Stephanie has an emotionally absent mum, a limp, and a manipulative friend who walks all over her. But everything changes when Stephanie strikes up a relationship with Mr Man, who always seems pleased to see her. Finally, it seems she has a genuine friend. When Stephanie''s friend goes missing in the woods, no one in the neighbourhood appears to know what has happened to her, but someone is lying... 1977. Stephanie has spent her life trying to bury the events of that terrible summer. When a man starts following her on the train home from London, she suspects the dark truth of what happened may have finally caught up with her. Praise for Sorry Isn''t Good Enough:''Gripping and surprisingTrade ReviewTold from the perspective of a nine year old embroiled in tragedy that shapes her whole life, childhood memories carried with her that resonate on so many levels, it evokes the past in glorious technicolour. I absolutely loved it and cannot do justice to the goldenness it contains, bitter-sweet and touching. * Amanda Reynolds *Wonderful. Literally (literally!) couldn't put it down, to me it reads like Joanna Cannon/Maggie O'Farrell with a slice of Stand by Me era Stephen King. * Hayley Hoskins *Sorry Isn't Good Enough was gripping and surprising, and at turns chilling and heartbreaking. Stephanie's story will stay with me for a long time. * Melanie Golding *What a wonderful book; it swept me back to the sixties and my own childhood. Touching and gripping - a story that will stay with me. * Jackie Kabler *The heart of this emotionally-literate coming-of-age story is Stephanie who, with her eccentric take on the world, yearning for love and unexpected bursts of wit, is as believable as she is sympathetic. What seems like a gentle story on first glance soon reveals itself to be much more: full of life's sorrow, joy and misunderstanding. I always love Jane Bailey's books and this is her best yet. * Kate Riordan *Richly-textured, compelling, emotionally complex. Squeezes your heart until the very last page. * Tammy Cohen *
£15.66
Sirius Entertainment The Zodiac Killer
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Sirius Entertainment The Worlds Worst Cults
£999.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Brookwood Killers
Book SynopsisNestled deep in the Surrey countryside stands the Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial. Maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, its panels contain the names of nearly 3,500 men and women of the land forces of Britain and the Commonwealth who died in the Second World War and who have no known grave. Among the men and women who names are carved on the memorial are Special Operations Executive agents who died as prisoners or while working with Allied underground movements, servicemen killed in the various raids on enemy occupied territory in Europe, such as Dieppe and Saint-Nazaire, men and women who died at sea in hospital ships and troop transports, British Army parachutists, and even pilots and aircrew who lost their lives in flying accidents or in aerial combat. But the panels also hide a dark secret. Entwined within the names of heroes and heroines are those of nineteen men whose last resting place is known, and whose deaths were less than glorious. All were murderers who,
£14.24
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Thames Torso Murders
Book SynopsisAnother grisly unsolved Victorian multiple murder case for the author of Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer.
£11.69
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Whitechapels Sherlock Holmes
Book SynopsisThe story of Fred Wensley, a Somerset gardener who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1888 and retired, forty-one years later as Chief Constable of the CID, is an extraordinary one. After an abortive attempt to catch Jack the Ripper by nailing strips of bicycle tyres to the soles of his boots, Wensley got stuck into arresting the neer-do-wells of Whitechapel, where he would spend twenty-five years of his service. Within months of joining the CID, Wensley, while off duty, arrested a double murderer. He smashed the murderous Bessarabian and Odessa gangs, brought the Vendetta gang to book when, brandishing revolvers they tried to storm a police court, played a decisive part in the Siege of Sidney Street and created the Flying Squad. Wensleys career was dogged with controversy; when Stinie Morrison was convicted of murder, was he, as he claimed, framed by Wensley? And was Edith Thompson, hanged for the murder of her husband, as Wensley stated, a cold-blooded murderess or, as her defence counsel claimed, a fanciful dreamer?The first Kings Police Medal was awarded to Wensley; he was appointed OBE and commended on many of occasions. Retired Flying Squad officer, turned author, Dick Kirby has dug deep to paint a fascinating portrait of the man dubbed, The Greatest Detective of all Time.
£20.81
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Missing Presumed Murdered
Book SynopsisExamines cases where convictions were achieved without the victims' bodies being found.
£26.48
Random House USA Inc Best Business Crime Writing of the Year
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£10.80
Crown Publishing Group (NY) Thunderstruck
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£26.00
Random House USA Inc Starvation Heights
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St. Martin's Griffin Cosa Nostra A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Book SynopsisHailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread.In this gripping history of the Sicilian mafia, John Dickie uses startling new research to reveal the inner workings of this secret society with a murderous record. He explains how the mafia began, how it responds to threats and challenges, and introduces us to the real-life characters that inspired the American imagination for generations, making the mafia an international, larger than life cultural phenomenon. Dickie''s dazzling cast of characters includes Antonio Giammona, the first boss of bosses''''; New York cop Joe Petrosino, who underestimated the Sicilian mafia and paid for it with his life; and Bernard the Tractor Provenzano, the current boss of bosses who has been hiding in Sicily since 1963.
£20.79
Thorndike Press The Devil in the White City Murder Magic and
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£40.61
Raintree Great Art Thefts Ignite Treasure Hunters Library
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£24.49
Capstone Great Art Thefts Ignite Treasure Hunters
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£9.49
Gale, a Cengage Group The Gunfighters
£37.10
Johns Hopkins University Press The Doctor Who Fooled the World
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRiveting . . . Readers who love a good debunking will find Deer's narrative logical, exciting, and enraging.—Publishers WeeklySeldom has any new book been more timely than The Doctor Who Fooled the World At times the book reads more like a thriller than a journalistic investigation—The Sunday TimesAt a time when the World Health Organization lists 'vaccine hesitancy' as one of the top ten threats to global health, this stunning work sounds an urgent message and demonstrates the essential role of investigative journalism in uncovering the truth.—Foreword ReviewsExposing researchers who lie, cheat and fake their data often requires the work of courageous whistleblowers or tenacious investigative journalists. Enter Brian Deer, an award-winning reporter for the Sunday Times of London—The Wall Street JournalAlthough many people think they know this now-infamous story, it is likely they are unaware of all its dramatic details. Curious lay readers and vaccine experts alike are sure to learn something worthwhile from Deer's well-chronicled account.—Paul A. Offit, ScienceMind-boggling . . . Every chapter drops your jaw.—BigThinkRiveting . . . a compelling portrait of hubris and the terrible dark shadow it can cast.—Saad B. Omer, NatureEvocative . . . an incredible story.—Chemistry WorldThe author not only exposes major flaws in the study itself, he also describes high-pressure tactics used to recruit the young patients and the harmful, invasive procedures used to gather samples.—Eric Hoffer Award CommitteeTable of ContentsPrologue: ResurrectionPart 1. Big Ideas1. The Guinness Moment2. It Must Be Measles3. Quests Collide4. The Pilot Study5. Child Four6. A Moral IssuePart 2. Secret Schemes7. Everybody Knows8. First Contact9. The Deal10. Trouble in the Labs11. Spartanburg Science12. Asked and Answered13. Turn of the Century14. On Capitol Hill15. Letting Go 16. The Bridge17. UnblindedPart 3. Exposed18. Assignment19. Cracking the Coombe20. The Spoiler21. Texas22. Nothing As It Seems23. Sesame Street24. Enterocolitis25. We Can Reveal26. Cry Smear27. An Elaborate FraudPart 4. Avenged28. Rock Bottom29. Payback Time30. Vaxxed31. Wakefield's World32. Cause and AffectEpilogue: A Wonderful DoctorTimelineNote to ReadersAcknowledgmentsIndex
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Barcharts, Inc Forensic Chemistry Toxicology
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£999.99
Simon & Schuster Mississippi Mud
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£17.09
Simon & Schuster A Time to Betray A Gripping True Spy Story of
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£999.99
Simon & Schuster The Serial Killer Whisperer How One Mans Tragedy
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£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Butterfly in the Rain The 1927 Abduction and
Book SynopsisThe chilling 1927 abduction and murder of Marion Parkerâa shocking crime that unveiled the unthinkable reality of child abduction-- set off one of the greatest manhunts in California history, and became one of the first to consider the insanity plea during a trial. Here, the story is recounted in compelling detail.Trade ReviewIt's hard to imagine a more depressing narrative than the kidnap-murder recounted by film historian Neibaur in this intriguing but embellished account of the crime. In 1927, a man entered a Los Angeles elementary school and asked to take 12-year-old Marion Parker out of school, claiming that her father, Perry, had been in an accident. Despite indications that the man was lying, the teacher released the child. That night, the Parkers received a telegram from the kidnapper, the first in a series of demands that ended tragically. When Perry finally handed over the ransom, after seeing Marion and believing her to be alive, he received a bundle that contained the dismembered corpse of his daughter, her eyes sewn open to simulate life. A fingerprint the killer left behind led to his swift identification and apprehension, and much of the book focuses on the perpetrator, William Edward Hickman, a 19-year-old who had been fired from Perry's bank for forging checks. Neibaur follows the crime, short investigation, and trial as well as the national uproar over the horrific crime. The latter included criticism of the motion picture industry after Hickman's love of movies became known . . . Neibaur puts forth a fast-paced, highly readable book for those who can tolerate the gruesome nature of the crime. * Publishers Weekly *[Neibaur] improves on earlier books about the case by inserting atmospheric bits of ‘20s music and movie lore into his account of this truly nutty Jazz Age crime. * LA Weekly *The abduction and murder of Marion Parker by William Hickman was at one time the crime of the century, and rivaled the horrible crime of Leopold and Loeb in 1920s America. James Neibaur’s new book vividly captures this true crime and the workings of the criminal justice system in California, showing how far things have changed in some regard (e.g., the swift execution of Hickman) and how other things remain the same (e.g., the existence of heinous crime). Butterfly in the Rain is a fascinating book that will interest not only true crime buffs, but also crime historians and criminologists of any stripe. -- Matt DeLisi, Iowa State University, professor, Iowa State UniversityButterfly in the Rain is a genuine “life is stranger than fiction” account of a little known and long forgotten capital crime. Neibaur recounts the Marion Parker abduction and murder in a fast-paced, action-packed read that will captivate criminologists and crime buffs, alike. -- J. Mitchell Miller, Professor, University of North Florida; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences FellowJames Neibaur has stepped out of his usual offerings of movie and drama criticism and crafted a truly beautiful reading book of True Crime that captures your imagination from the very start. The book is a case of abduction and murder of Marion Parker, forgotten and crowded out by time and events. Neibaur has written a very descriptive tale that captures the spirit and time of the Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, and the heyday of the silent movies and the post war era period of brilliant literature, the Charleston as only a master of true crimes writing and of Hollywood cinema and movies could deftly perform. -- Donald A. Tubman, former New York State Medicological Investigator and Private InvestigatorHistorical true crime at its best. A sensational depiction of a senseless crime. As vivid a portrait of a psychopath as I’ve read in a long time. -- Michael Benson, author of The Devil at Genesee Junction
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HarperCollins Publishers Someone You Know
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Union Square & Co. Charles Manson Conversations with a Killer
Book Synopsis This is the gripping story of the real Charles Manson as told by his long-time prison administrator, counselor, unofficial 'press agent,' and confidant, Ed George. “Throughout my life, people have asked me about Manson. . . .‘Does he have hypnotic powers?’ ‘Does he have a diabolical charisma?’ . . .‘Is he crazy?’ My response is that for some people, the answer to all of the above is yes—except for the last question.” —EDWARD GEORGE Charles Manson was perhaps the most infamous criminal of the twentieth century. Convicted for orchestrating the shocking Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969, and for two other killings, there has been much written about him. But not many people knew him as well as Edward George, who over years of conversations with Manson as his prison administrator, counselor, unofficial “press agent,” and confidant, gained deep insight into Manson’s mind-set. In this updated edition of George’s riveting account, he illuminates the many sides of Manson: charismatic cult leader, master manipulator, calculated “showman,” sly trickster, and more. George and his coauthor, Dary Matera, begin by detailing the troubling events of Manson’s youth, the historic 1969 murders, and the subsequent trial that ended an era. They then pull back the curtain on the intense reality of Manson’s turbulent life behind bars and the events that have transpired since the initial publication of this book in 1999, including Manson’s death in 2017. Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition, Taming the Beast: “A valuable book which gives additional insights into the criminal mind of Charles Manson.”—Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter “Charles Manson may be the most written about, commercially viable malefactor in American history, yet George and Matera offer a worthwhile new take on him in their jailhouse bio. . . . George came to know Manson’s whole rollicking gang in scary and intimate detail. He strives to understand Manson and his devotees and, spewing psychological and spiritual insights and plenty of witchy Masonoid details, succeeds in horrifying his readers.”—Booklist “What distinguishes George’s book is that it puts a human face on a man whose very name defines evil-revealing the personality hidden during television interviews.”—Alameda Journal “An ugly, ugly look at a man whose entire life has been a study in sickness. . . . Provide[s] a chilling glimpse of Family members like Lynette ‘Squeaky’ Fromme, who showed up at the prison regularly in her red cape.”—Kirkus Reviews “This anecdotal account by his jailer confirms that Manson remains without remorse, unstable, frightening, and unlikely to ever be paroled. . . . George seems to have been truly shaken by his dealings with Manson.”—Library Journal “Manson continues his reign as America's leading celebrity carnivore.”—Phoenix Arizona Republic “A helter skelter odyssey that takes readers into the heart of convicted murderer Charles Manson’s bizarre world. . . . It’s also a fascinating look at the California state prisons system.”—Vacaville Reporter “Who was Manson?, George wondered. After all, who could be so cold, so much without soul? Figuring out Manson became almost an obsession for George. . . . At one point, he began meeting daily with Manson in his cell to try to understand this demon, or at least, what he first believed was a man with an indefensible demonic bent.”—Portland Maine Sunday Telegram
£14.24
Union Square & Co. The Lafferty Girl
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Little, Brown & Company The Brothers Bulger
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£16.99
Pelican Publishing Co The Ultimate Ponzi The Scott Rothstein Story
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£21.24
Pelican Publishing Co. Killing Albert Berch
Book SynopsisA dark historical reality exposed. In 1923 Marlow, Oklahoma, at the hotel belonging to Albert and Lula Berch, Albert is murdered trying to protect his African-American porter from an angry mob. After his death, the case unravels, and the truth of Albert Berch and his murderers emerges. Tracing his own family history, Dr. Alan Berch Hollingsworth discovers that it's not just the Marlow townspeople who have something to hide. Why did his grandfather insist on hiring an African-American porter, violating the era's Jim Crow segregation laws? How is the KKK involved in this gruesome crime? Unlocking the secret to his grandfather's murder, he uncovers a true crime story of racial violence in 1920s Oklahoma.
£17.84
Pelican Publishing Co Death Over a Diamond Stud
Book SynopsisThe gripping true story of the first judicial murder of the 20th century is delivered in stunning detail, from the crooks and crevices of the city streets and courthouses, to the very fibers of the hangmans noose. The murder of the newly elected District Attorney J. Ward Gurley sent shock waves through the city of New Orleans not only because of the brutal and brazen nature of the killing, but because the suspects name had previously been in the city newspapers. The journey of Lewis Lyons from working family man to the cold-blooded killer of his own attorney is a heartbreaking saga that begins with a tragic miscarriage of justice concerning a stolen diamond stud.
£22.39
