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Loomis Chauncey C
WEIRD AND TRAGIC SHORES
New York: Popular Library 1971. Vintage Paperback: Loomis' biography of American Explorer Charles Francis Hall is by turns a history of Arctic exploration; a true crime story of Hall's death on his last attempt in 1871 to reach the North Pole; and a record of Loomis' expedition almost a hundred years later to exhume Hall's body and solve the mystery; lightly age-browned text is clean and tight; pictorial wrappers show age-discoloration on spine and edges; minimal creasing and other surface and edgewear. . First Edition Thus Later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. Popular Library paperback
Bookseller reference : 001579
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Hunt Morton
THE MUGGING
New York: New American Library 1973. Vintage paperback Signet Non-Fiction E5509; a careful thorough True Crime account of a single mugging and murder in New York City in October 1964 and the homicide investigation arrests and trials of four youths accused of the crime; 462 pages includes source notes bibliography and index; text is clean tight with a very slight spine lean in black pictorial wrappers showing minimal surface and edgewear. Scarce. Collectable. First Printing First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. New American Library Paperback
Bookseller reference : 002542
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Holmes Paul
THE TRIALS OF DR. COPPOLINO
New York: New American Library 1968. Vintage paperback Signet Non-Fiction Q3627; an account by a noted lawyer-reporter of the two 1960s trials in Florida and New Jersey of Dr. Carl Coppolino for the murders of his wife and the husband of his ex-mistress including the appearance of F. Lee Bailey as defense attorney in one of the early cases that brought him nationwide attention; text is clean tight square slightly age-tanned in white pictorial wrappers showing some light discoloration minor surface and edgewear. Scarce true crime collectable. First Printing First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. New American Library Paperback
Bookseller reference : 002539
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Rodney Campbell
The Luciano Project
<p>New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1977. 299 pages. The secret wartime collaboration of the mafia and the U.S. Navy. Brodart protected cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Non-Fiction.</p> McGraw-Hill Book Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000373 ISBN : 0070096740 9780070096745
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crime
THE TREATMENT OF CRIME
London 1924 Longmans Green. The report presented to the Conference on Christian politics economics and citizenship at Birmingham April 5-12 1924. Sm.8vo. 91pp. wraps. Good lightly foxed. . paperback
Bookseller reference : a36383
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Horan James D
DESPERATE WOMEN
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1952. A collection of thirteen True Crime biographical sketches of four Civil War era women spies and nine female western outlaws from the 1870s to the end of the 19th century. The spies include Elizabeth Van Lew the Union's principal spy in Richmond and Rose O'Neale Greenhow a beautiful Confederate spy in Washington. Among the outlaws there's Poker Alice considered the toughest female gambler in the West; Calamity Jane a tragic misfit who became a symbol for women who were able to hold their own on the frontier; Ella Watson aka Cattle Kate a rustler; Belle Starr called the Bandit Queen of Texas who became the first woman tried for a major crime in the courtroom of the legendary "Hanging Judge" Parker; and Pearl Hart lady road agent who planned and executed the West's last stage coach robbery. 336 pages illustrated with black & white photos including a bibliography and index. Text block edges show some yellowing due to aging o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked tight and square. The dustjacket shows chipping at the top of the spine other minor edgewear light age tanning and the front flap is price-clipped. O/w dj is 98% whole without tears or creasing or other significant damage. A collectable copy. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. G.P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005006
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Gorman Ed; Greenberg Martin H. & Segriff Larry
THE FINE ART OF MURDER
New York: Galahad Books 1995. Billed as "The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion" this large format 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inchesvolume contains something for everyone from the traditional amateur sleuth story of a hundred years ago to the crime-thrillers popular today. There are chapters on American and British mysteries on African-American detectives police procedurals suspense hard-boiled detectives true crime movie and television mysteries and crime with contributions from writers including Breen Block Brett Hart Hess Keating KIng Maron Pickard and Pronzini. 400 pages with numerous black & white photos charts and illustrations as well as an index. Front and back pastedowns show some minor creasing which occurred during manufacture; previous owner's signature written neatly on front end page o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked tight and square not remaindered. The dustjacket shows only minor surface and edgewear no tears no chipping or creasing not price-clipped. A nice gift for any mystery lover. . First Printing First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Galahad Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005005 ISBN : 0883659107 9780883659106
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Macinnis Peter
POISONS: A History From Hemlock To Botox
New York: MJF Books 2004. Macinnis an Australian educator and television personality presents an informative and witty history of poisons for good or bad in peace and war. He begins with poisoners such as England's Dr. Crippen who poisoned his wife cut her up and disposed of the bits and pieces before boarding a ship for Canada with his lover but was hunted down with the aid of the new radio telegraph arrested and hanged. Or Locusta a cunning Roman noblewoman who sold Nero the poison used to kill the son of Claudius. Or Abraham Lincoln who sometimes took massive doses of 375 grams of mercury to counter depression today 21 grams is considered safe. Boards and text are clean and unmarked tight and square not remaindered. The dustjacket shows minimal surface and edgewear no tears no chipping or creasing. A macabre but fascinating read. First Printing First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. MJF Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005025 ISBN : 1567318142 9781567318142
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Sabbag Robert
Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade
Vintage Books 1990 Some edge wear creased pages. A solid reading copy. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Good. Vintage Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 0214012 ISBN : 0679728643 9780679728641
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Mair George
Star Stalkers
Pinnacle 1995 First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. Pinnacle paperback
Bookseller reference : 05021526 ISBN : 0786001380 9780786001385
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Vincent Teresa
My Life in the Mafia
Rupert Hart-Davis 1973. The confessions of a top Mafia mobster. A solid copy which is missing its title page. One owner's name otherwise clean. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Rupert Hart-Davis Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 050018
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Stewart James B
Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away With Murder
Simon & Schuster 1999 First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. Simon & Schuster hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0114224 ISBN : 0684854848 9780684854847
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Bowles Robin
WHAT HAPPENED TO FREEDA HAYES
Sydney: Macmillan 2002. xviii 332pp. unpaginated b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn only. Bringing the contentious issue of euthanasia to the forefront of public debate was the death of Freeda Hayes a terminally-ill 47 year old antique dealer. On 4 February 2000 she died in a hospice following a visit from her siblings and her treating surgeon Dr Daryl Stephens. Suspicions were aroused and subsequently the trio were charged with wilful murder . . . Contents include: Prelims. Intro. 26 chapters Epilogue. Book weight approx. 510g. . Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Macmillan Paperback
Bookseller reference : 005066 ISBN : 0732911494 9780732911492
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May Ernest R. ed
Knowing One's Enemies: Intelligence Assessment Before the Two World Wars
Ewing New Jersey U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Pr 1985. 561pp. Intelligence assessment before the world wars. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Princeton Univ Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011148 ISBN : 0691047170 9780691047171
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Parry Richard Lloyd
People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo--and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up
NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Very Good-. 2012. Sixth Printing. Softcover. Almost like new condition. Very lightly handled. Unmarked. ; Small 8vo 7�" - 8" tall; 454 pages . Farrar, Straus & Giroux paperback
Bookseller reference : 62251 ISBN : 0374230595 9780374230593
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Svoray Yaron
Gods of Death
New York: Simon & Schuster 1997. 306 pages; slight edgewear. From cover: "Around the World Behind Closed Doors operates an ultra-secret business of sex and death. One man hunts the truth about snuff films." Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000268 ISBN : 0684814455 9780684814452
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City of New York Police Department
Crime Scene Technitions Manual
<p>This is a nice copy of the investigator's on-scene detection manual. No would-be private eye should be without this informative tome. Vintage yet bright---and still relevant.</p><p>Photo on request.</p> New York City Police Department paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio406
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Giancana Sam; Giancana Chuck
Double Cross: The Explosive Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America
Warner 1992 Minor edgewear to jacket minor soiling to page block. Overall a solid reading copy that shows some use. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Photographs. Warner hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0114134 ISBN : 0446516244 9780446516242
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Dumas Timothy. Signed Copy
Greentown. Murder and Mystery in Greenwich America's Wealthiest Community
New York: Arcade Publishing. 1998 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. Signed by Dumas on the half-title page. 283 pp. Photographs. Light bumping to spine ends. Jacket has some very minor edgecreasing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book. Arcade Publishing. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22210 ISBN : 1559704411 9781559704410
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Kleiman Dena
A Deadly Silence: The Ordeal of Cheryl Pierson A Case of Incest and Murder
Atlantic Monthly 1988 First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. Atlantic Monthly hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0114123 ISBN : 0871132443 9780871132444
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Mark Armstrong David Lindsay and Ray Watterson
MEDIA LAW IN AUSTRALIA
Oxford University Press paperback stiff card cover 1999 reprint of 3rd Edition 1995 307 pages. Light edge wear and bookshop stamp inside front otherwise good clean solid copy. ISBN 0195536037. paperback
Bookseller reference : 23016 ISBN : 0195536037 9780195536034
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Gribble Leonard
NOTORIOUS CRIMES
London Guild Publishing octavo hardcover 1985 174p. Well-known writer on true crime deals with twelve mysterious cases. Includes: Arctic explorer Professor Ross Marvin the disappearance of 15-year-old Thora Chamberlain and a lawyer John Wagstaff. Good copy with good dust-jacket. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23043
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Thomas French
UNANSWERED CRIES. A True Story of Friends Neighbours and Murder in a Small Town
London St Martin's Press octavo hardcover 1991 360 pages illustrated. A telling story about more than a murder - about the failure of people. Karen Gregory 36 was raped and died screaming for her life in her own home. As she staggered onto the street still screaming nobody came nobody called the police. This is her story and the story of those who failed to act. Good solid copy with clear permanent plastic taped down over dust-jacket. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22922
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Jonathan Goodman
THE SUPERNATURAL MURDERS
Lon BCA octavo hardcover 1992 197p illustrated. Classic true-crime stories with a supernatural element involved. Takes a new look at many famous cases e.g. Amityville witch burnings and the Ghost of Sergeant Davies. Plus many more. With B&W photo plates. Very good with excellent cloth and a fairly good dust-jacket. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22833
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Robert Mann & Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
FORENSIC DETECTIVE. How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases
Allen & Unwin large-format paperback 2006 253 pages illustrated. Dr Robert Mann is Deputy Scientific Director of the US government's Central Identification Laboratory the largest forensic laboratory in the world. With two sections photographic plates mostly in colour. Minoir cover creasing and minor edge wear otherwise good. ISBN 1741148863. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22554 ISBN : 1741148863 9781741148862
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Anna Gekoski
MURDER BY NUMBERS. British Serial Sex Kilelrs Since 1950
Andre Deutsch paperback 2003 reprint 388 pages illustrated. Criminologist Anna Gekoski discusses in detail the childhoods lives and crimes of a number of high-profile criminals - John Christie Ian Brady Myra Hindley Peter Sutcliffe Dennis Nilsen Robert Black Colin Ireland Fred and Rosemary West. Some general edge wear but fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0233000070. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22596 ISBN : 0233000070 9780233000077
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Jay Bahadur
DEADLY WATERS. The Hidden World of Somalia's Pirates
Scribe Publications Australia paperback 2011 300 pages. Piracy is an ancient trade but today it has taken on a new face as small ragtag bands of men hijack mammoth ships and hold them and theirt crews to ransom. The author is a freelance journalist who ventured into the heart of the pirate's territory to learn all about them. A detailed and interesting book but lacks any photos pity. Back cover a little marked but otherwise a good clean copy. ISBN 9781921640636 paperback
Bookseller reference : 22602 ISBN : 9781921640 9789781921643
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John Follain
DEATH IN PERUGIA. Meredith Kercher and Amanda Knox
Hodder & Stoughton large-format paperback 436 pages illustrated. 'The definitive account of the Meredith Kercher case - from her murder to the acquittal od Raffaele Sollecito and Amanda Knox. The author who has worked as a newspaper correspondent in Italy had access to all court papers and interviewed the Knox family. Illustrated with colour photos. Very good like-new copy with unbroken spine. ISBN 9781444706550. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22462 ISBN : 9781444706 9789781444708
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Pete Earley
PROPHET OF DEATH. The Mormon Blood Atonement Killings
Avon Books paperback 1991 422 pages illustrated. Jeffrey Lundgren taught a radical version of Mormonism. Claiming to be the 'Last Prophet' one among many Mormons who claim to be prophets he engaged in sexual slavery human sacrifice and murder. Another in a long line of stories of cults that suck people up into their evil embrace. The paper is a bit age-browned and cover card suntanned on the inside. Otherwise good and solid. ISBN 0380715023. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22511 ISBN : 0380715023 9780380715022
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Richard Shears
BLOODSTAIN The Vanishing of Peter Falconio
New Holland large-format paperback 2005 240 pages illustrated. One of the nasty episodes in Australian Outback history. Peter Falconio and his girlfriend Joanne Lees travelling through northern Australia had the misfortune to encounter one of the nastiest characters travellers could meet - Bradley Murdoch. Falconio ended up dead and Joanne became a captive of the maniac killer. Front cover card and title page have creasing but otherwise fairly good clean copy. ISBN 1741103223. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22516 ISBN : 1741103223 9781741103229
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John Dunning
MURDEROUS WOMEN. Shocking true stories of modern lady killers
Arrow paperback 1986 249 pages. Where the female is deadlier than the male. This well-known crime writer tells the story of numerous murderous women - stories drawn from three continents. Light edge staining and tiny damage to cover card otherwise good. ISBN 0099437104. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22540 ISBN : 0099437104 9780099437109
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Morris Rachel
MURDERED BY THE MOB. The Mafia hit that shocked Australia
Woman's Day paperback 2005 184 pages. The murder of anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay in Griffith in 1977 brought the drug war home to Australians. The murder has never been solved and recently there have been renewed efforts to find the remains. A scarce book! This copy has a short crease to front cover and some turned down page corners near back and some general wear otherwise it is a good solid copy. ISBN 1863965300. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22320 ISBN : 1863965300 9781863965309
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Don W. Weber and Charles Bosworth Jr
PRECIOUS VICTIMS
Virgin paperback 1998 421 pages illustrated. 'Could a mother's grief conceal the most unnatural crime of all' Did a masked intruder kidnap her baby girl And could such a weird event happen a second time The book is a bit skewed sideways form being read but is otherwise o.k. ISBN 9780863695988. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22321 ISBN : 9780863695 9789780863692
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O'Beirne Kathy
KATHY'S STORY. Inside the hell of Ireland's notorious Magdalen Sisters' Laundries
HarperCollins large-format paperback 2005 223 pages illustrated. At the age of 12 Kathy was sent to a Magdalen laundry where the girls were cruelly punished for small infractions and in some cases including Kathy's sexually abused. She gave birth to a bay at the age of 14. A frank book. Well used copy with creaing to both covers but internally quite o.k. ISBN 0732282160. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22370 ISBN : 0732282160 9780732282165
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Caroline Stevenson
HORSE TRACKS & STIRRUP IRONS. Death Comes to Ebenezer
Jack Sim Publications Australia large-format paperback 2006 158 pages illustrated. In the 'Murder Trails' series of true crime histories. Details the death of a young girl in 1926 at Ebenezer on the outskirts of Ipswich Queensland and the subsequent police and legal action. Very good clean copy of this scarce book. ISBN 0975194435. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22230 ISBN : 0975194435 9780975194430
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Muhsen Zana
SOLD. One Woman's True Account of Modern Slavery
Warner Books paperback 1996 229p illst. w. bw photo plates. The appalling true story of modern-day slavery. A father sold his two 15-yr-old daughters - brought up in England - to primitives in the Middle East. Eight years later Zena escaped to freedom; her sister was - last time I heard - still a slave. Good copy. ISBN 0751509515. paperback
Bookseller reference : 17399 ISBN : 0751509515 9780751509519
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Karen Farrington
MAXIMUM SECURITY. Inside Stories From the World's Toughest Prisons
Icewater Preess large-format paperback 2010 208 pages illustrated. Tells the stories of the world's harshest prisons and the people on either side of the locked door. From Alcatraz and Devil's Island to La Sante France and Boscobel USA 'supermax'. With many illustrations. Front cover card and the first few pages creased due poor storage otherwise the book is good. ISBN 9781921718922. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22162 ISBN : 9781921718 9789781921711
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Lindsey Robert
A GATHERING OF SAINTS. A True Story of Money Murder and Deceit
Corgi paperback 1990 431p illustrated. Murder and mayhem in Salt Lake City home of the Mormons. One of the most amazing crime stories involving fake documents fraud and bombs. Good copy. ISBN 0552136263. paperback
Bookseller reference : 22096 ISBN : 0552136263 9780552136266
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Whitechapel Simon
CROSSING TO KILL. The True Story of the Serial Killer Playground
Virgin paperback 2000 287p. Since 1993 over 180 women have been raped and brutally murdered in Ciudad Juarez a Mexican border town. This is the story. Minor edge stains otherwise good copy. ISBN 0753506866. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21936 ISBN : 0753506866 9780753506868
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Crown James
AUSTRALIA: THE TERRORIST CONNECTION
Sun Books Australia paperback stiff pictorial card 1986 150 pages illustrated. The author believes Australia's happy state of freedom from terrorism may not last. Has a selection of very interesting B&W photos in centre. Some edge wear and signs of age but fair. ISBN 0725105089. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21884 ISBN : 0725105089 9780725105082
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Waterkeyn Xavier
CELEBRITY CRIMES. The Dark Side of the Limelight
New Holland large-format paperback stiff card cover with flaps 2007 237 pages illustrated. A wide-ranging history of celebrity and the crime that too often strikes down the rich and famous. Stories like the mysterious murders of Joy and George 'Born Free' Adamson and the slaying of Versace the trial of Lana Turner's daughter and the tragic death of many. They are all here. A couple of very light edge marks otherwise very good copy. ISBN 9781741105650. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21664 ISBN : 9781741105 9789781741104
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Bowden Mark
FINDERS KEEPERS. What would you do if you found $1 million in the street
Atlantic Books UK large-format paperback 2002 209 pages. Times were hard for Joey Coyle. Joey an American dockworker lived with his aged mother and had a drug habit he could hardly support. One afternoon in February 1981 he came across two curious containers lying in the street. They contained $1.2 million and had fallen from an armoured van. Coyle secretly shared his windfall with all and sundry but there was a dark side to the find. This is the story. Tiny corner wear nothing serious otherwise good. ISBN 1843541173. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21351 ISBN : 1843541173 9781843541172
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Abbott Geoffrey
SEVERED HEADS. British Beheadings Through the Ages
Andre Deutsch paperback 2003 244 pages illustrated. The author is Yeoman Warder retired HM Tower of London. The Islamics are not the only ones to engage in this gruesome activity. The Nazis beheaded many as did the Japanese and the French via the mechanism of the guillotine. But it is good to be reminded that Britain too over a period of about 500 years happily lopped off heads with sometimes nary a second thought. And women were not spared e.g. Anne Boleyn Katherine Howard Mary Queen of Scots and Lady Jane Grey. Includes indexed case histories of a selected 100 victims and the details of their executions. Minor marks and front cover lightly creased otherwise good. ISBN 0233051279. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21340 ISBN : 0233051279 9780233051277
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Blyth Captain Ken with Peter Corris
PETRO PIRATES. The Hijacking of the Petro Ranger
Allen & Unwin large-format paperback 2000 192 pages illustrated. A 14-day ordeal for a ship's captain and crew in the hands of pirates. Some light edge wear and tiny corner damage but nothing serious. Generally fairly good. ISBN 1865083682. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21350 ISBN : 1865083682 9781865083681
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Lamont Brown Raymond
KEMPEITAI Japan's Dreaded Military Police
Budding Books large octavo hardcover pictorial boards 1998 182 pages illustrated. The history of the greatly-feared military police known as Kempeitai. They moved into all the occupied lands during World War 2 and instituted a reign of fear. Planned brutality and sheer horror tactics were designed to keep the populace submissive. In this work they were supported by ethnic collaborators. Very good clean copy with excellent dust-jacket. ISBN 1840151625. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21422 ISBN : 1840151625 9781840151626
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Goldman Family
I DID IT! Why O.J. Simpson's Confession of the Killer Must Not Remain a Secret
Gibson Square paperback 2007 204 pages. As if the botched trial of O.J. Simpson was not enough Mr Simpson in 2006 announced a six-figure book and publicity tour in which he would reveal how he would have committed the murders of his wife Nicole and Ron Goldman hypothetically. Public outrage followed and 400000 copies of the book were pulped. In 2007 a Florida bankruptcy court awarded the copyright to the estate of Ron Goldman to satisfy the unpaid award in the civil suit for wrongful death. This book is considered by the family to be effectively a confession of guilt and has been published as such with a commentary. Slight damage front cover and minor wear good copy. ISBN 9781906142094. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21293 ISBN : 9781906142 9789781906145
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Yoder Harvey
HAPPENING The. Nickel Mines School Tragedy
TGS International large-format paperback 2007 170 pages illustrated. Based on the terrible 2006 murder of Amish school children at Nickel Mines Pennsylvania. A deranged gunman Charles Roberts took a bunch of school children captive and eventually killed six young girls wounding others. Another sad story from gun-ridden America. This book has a religious message and describes the forgiveness extended by the Amish to the killer. Light wear and a couple of shop stickers inside front otherwise good clean copy. ISBN 9781885270702. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21289 ISBN : 9781885270 9789781885273
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Gregory Julie
SICKENED. The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
Bantam large-format paperback 2003 244 pages illustrated. A true-life memoir of a young girl who was a victim of the strange malady known as Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome MBF that afflicted her mother. Dragged from doctor to hospital variously treated for mysterious symptoms Julie Gregory was the object of a bizarre but not completely uncommon form of child abuse. Julie's understanding of the reason for her painful childhood came only in adulthood but it was in time for Julie to rescue another girl one her mother had found as a replacement for Julie. Minor damage last few pages but not affecting text or anything important. Otherwise good copy. ISBN 1863254250. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21133 ISBN : 1863254250 9781863254250
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Davies Lisa
TRUE COLOURS. Lauren Huxley and Her Family: From Tragedy to Triumph
HarperCollins large-format paperback 2009 342 pages illustrated. The term 'shocking' is often applied to crimes but surely it has never been more accurate than this one - the awful attack of a young woman Lauren Huxley in her own home by a total stranger. Repeatedly beaten bound and soaked in petrol and then left to die as her home was set alight Lauren's life hung by a thread. This is the story of her survival and the courage and determination of Lauren and her family. The perpetrator Robert Farmer was eventually caught and jailed but he reportedly 'showed no remorse' for his inhuman crime. Small coiver creasing otherwise good clean copy. ISBN 9780732289034. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21138 ISBN : 9780732289 9789780732288
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Bowles Robin
TAKEN IN CONTEMPT. When parents abduct their own children
Pan Macmillan Australia large paperback stiff pictorial card 2001 356 pages illustrated. The complex and appalling modern crime too often allowed to fester because of official inaction. The author's own family was involved - her grandchild illegally abducted to France by his mother. Robin Bowles has woven the story of her own situation into the whole story of child abduction today. With a good selection B&W photos. Small cover crease otherwise good copy. ISBN 073291101X. paperback
Bookseller reference : 21067 ISBN : 073291101X 9780732911010
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