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Golab Jan
The Dark Side of the Force
<p>First edition first printing of this true crime novel about the L.A.P.D.'s Detective Richard Ford and Officer Robert Von Villas who were running out-call prostitution dealing in automatic weapons committing insurance fraud armed robbery and murder for hire. In fine / fine condition.</p> Atlantic Monthly Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio11132 ISBN : 0871134993 9780871134998
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Odell Robin
Exhumation of a Murder
<p>First US edition first printing of this true crime novel which looks into the crimes of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong. This is a case at which the famous Dr. Bernard Spilsbury gave testimony. Light edge wear. There is a tiny surface chip to the dust jacket's rear panel. Earlier owners signature on the first half title page. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Proteus hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio11133
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Fanning Diane
Under the Knife: A Beautiful Woman a Phony Doctor and a Shocking Homicide
New York: St. Martin's. Near Fine. 2007. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Inscribed dated and SIGNED by AUTHOR on the title page. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 240 pages. Handsome charming and a fixture on the New York City club scene Dean Faiello had built a thriving beauty business. But money was never enough for Faiello whose hard-partying ways constantly left him on the edge of ruin. So he did the unthinkable and worked as a cosmetic surgeon - even though he had no medical degree or training whatsoever. In the spring of 2003 a beautiful successful woman named Maria Cruz went to "Doctor" Faiello for a relatively simple cosmetic procedure.and succumbed to a fatal complication while under his care. Faiello allegedly buried her corpse beneath a concrete slab at his Newark New Jersey home - and went on the run. It was only after Cruz's body was found that the true callousness of Faiello's plan would be dissected.and he would be accused of putting her Under the Knife . St. Martin's paperback
Bookseller reference : 603799 ISBN : 0312939523 9780312939526
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Parker Jonathon and Flewwelling Pat
Judge Not
<p>True crime novel about abuse of power and police corruption. In fine unread condition</p> Createspace paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio10673 ISBN : 1480277525 9781480277526
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Bar Zohar Michael and Haber Eitan
The Quest for the Red Prince
<p>First edition first printing of the account of the hunt for Ali Hassan Salameh mastermind behind the Olympic Games massacre. Light edge wear. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10424 ISBN : 0297780638 9780297780632
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Linklater Eric
The Corpse on Clapham Common: A Tale of Sixty Years Ago
<p>First edition first printing of this true crime novel about the trial of Steinie Morrison. The rear dust jacket panel has three one inch closed tears along the top edge. In near fine / very good condition.</p> Macmillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10369 ISBN : 0333002776 9780333002773
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Ambler Eric
The Ability to Kill and Other Pieces
<p>First edition first printing of this collection of essays and lectures on true crime. Second state due to the fact that there is a chapter on James Hanratty and not John Bodkins Adams which the book was recalled over. Light edge wear. Lamination has lifted on the dustjacket at the edge of the spine. Earlier owners name on the first glued down end page. Price clipped otherwise in very good / very good condition.</p> Bodley Head hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10251
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Pointer Larry
In Search of Butch Cassidy
<p>First UK edition first printing of this investigation into what really happened to Butch Cassidy. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near fine condition.</p> Constable hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10329 ISBN : 0094627703 9780094627703
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Winterbotham F W
The Nazi Connection
<p>First US edition first printing of this account of adventures of a master spy inside Hitler's Germany. Top edge of the dustjacket's front panel has two 1/4 inch closed tears. Price clipped otherwise in very good / very good condition.</p> Harper & Row hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10122 ISBN : 0060146869 9780060146863
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Kane Harnett T.
Spies for the Blue and Gray
<p>First Ace Star # K-132 edition of this look at spies for both sides of the American Civil war. Light edge wear. Light reading crease to the spine. Earlier owners small name plate on the back side of the front cover. In very good condition.</p> Ace Books paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio10152
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Abramson Leslie
The Defense is Ready: Life in the Tranches of Criminal Law
<p>Advance Uncorrected Reader's Proof of this biography of a defense lawyer. The top outside corner of the book is creased and effects the first 49 pages. In near fine condition.</p> Simon & Schuster paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio10154 ISBN : 068481403X 9780684814032
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Lustgarten Edgar
Defender's Triumph
<p>First thus edition of this true crime novel about four murder trials which in each case the prisoner was defended by remarkable defenders. Light edge wear. There is a 1/2 inch puncture to the dustjacket along the edge of the spine most of the hole is closed except for a pen head sizes hole. Price clipped otherwise in very good / very good condition.</p> Norton hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10063
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Lourie Richard
Hunting the Devil: The Pursuit Capture and Confession of the Most Savage Serial Killer In.
<p>First edition first printing of this account of the pursuit capture and confession of Andrei Chikatilo of Russia. In fine / fine condition.</p> HarperCollins hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10068 ISBN : 0060177179 9780060177171
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Wilson Donald Powell
My Six Convicts
<p>First edition first printing of this account of a psychologists three years in Fort Leavenworth working with six convicts. The cloth is worn down to the boards at just about every corner. Earlier owners gift inscription. No dustjacket. In very good condition.</p> Rinehart & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10091
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Rule Ann
In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds and Her Mother's Unceasing Quest for the Truth
<p>First edition first printing of this true crime novel about the murder of Ronda Reynolds. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Free Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9858 ISBN : 1416544607 9781416544609
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Eddy JP. J. P.
The Mystery of 'Peter the Painter'
<p>First edition first printing of this account mostly taken from police reports of this true crime story. The dustjacket is torn in half. There are large chunks missing from the bottom edge of the dustjacket and top edge. There is a 3 inch jagged tear to the rear panel. In very good / poor condition.</p> Stevens & Sons Limited hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9989
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Featherling D. A.
Who Killed Ben Miller and Death of a Juror
As New. 2014. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 161 pages. Signed by Author . paperback
Bookseller reference : 608366 ISBN : 1503339033 9781503339033
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Wyndham Sean
Dreadful 'Twas
<p>First edition first printing of this collection of articles from the Police Budget from the early 1900's. Light edge wear. Light soiling along the front edge of the dustjacket's spine. Price clipped otherwise in very good / very good condition.</p> Per Ardua hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10045
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Wagner James and Picciarelli Patrick
Jimmy the Wags: Street Adventures of a Private Eye
<p>First edition first printing of this account of James Wagner's life as a Private Eye in New York. In fine / fine condition.</p> William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio10047 ISBN : 0688165117 9780688165116
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Hyde H. Montgomery
The Atom Bomb Spies
<p>First Canadian edition first printing of this true crime novel about Igor Gouzenko a Russian cipher clerk who escaped Russia with over one hundred top secret documents. The boards and dustjacket all say Nelson Publishing but the book pages say Hamish Hamilton. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Nelson / Hamish Hamilton hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9667 ISBN : 0176014624 9780176014629
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Norris William
The Man Who Fell From the Sky
<p>First edition first printing of this true crime novel about the suspicious death of Alfred Loewenstein a tycoon who fell out of his plane into the English Channel. Light edge wear. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near fine condition.</p> Viking hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9806 ISBN : 0670813699 9780670813698
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Haines Max
Celebrity Murders and other nefarious Deeds
<p>Uncorrected and Unpublished proofs of this collection of true crime stories. Spiral binding. In fine condition.</p> Viking paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio9541
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Martin John Bartlow
My Life in Crime
<p>First edition first printing of this look at the life of crime by the Butcher's Dozen reporter. No dustjacket. Light edge wear. Earlier owners gift inscription on the first free end page. In very good condition.</p> Harper & Brothers hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9597
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Miller Orlo
Twenty Mortal Murders
<p>First edition first printing of this collection of Canadian true crime short stories. Light edge wear. Light rubbing to the surface of the dustjacket. In very good / very good condition.</p> Macmillan of Canada hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9618 ISBN : 0770517137 9780770517137
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Murnick Carolyn
The Hot One
<p>Advance Uncorrected Proofs of this true crime novel about a cold case that sat for more then seven years. In fine unread condition.</p> Simon & Schuster paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio9499 ISBN : 1501165542 9781501165542
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Protess David and Warden Robert
Gone in the Night
<p>First edition first printing of this true crime novel involving the Dowaliby Family. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Delacorte Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9236 ISBN : 0385306199 9780385306195
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Mulgrew Ian
Final Payoff: The True Price of Convicting Clifford Robert Olson
<p>First edition first printing of this look into what it cost Canada financial and morally to payoff Clifford Olson. Review copy with paper work. In fine / fine condition.</p>removedremoved Seal Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9166 ISBN : 0770423701 9780770423704
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Knightly Phillip
Philby K.G.B. Masterspy
<p>First edition first printing of the second novel by this author. A look at the life of Kim Philby masterspy. Light rubbing to the surface of the dustjacket. There are the remains of a price sticker on the front panel top edge of the dustjacket. Price clipped otherwise in very good / very good condition.</p> Andre Deutsch hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9213 ISBN : 0233983600 9780233983608
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Hammer Richard
The CBS Murders
New York: William Morrow & Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 220 pages . William Morrow & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 608240 ISBN : 0688066097 9780688066093
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Freemantle Brian
The Fix: Inside the World Drug Trade
<p>First US edition first printing of this non fiction novel about the world's drug trade. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Tor hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio9002 ISBN : 0312932448 9780312932442
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Zonderman Jon
Beyond the Crime Lab: The New Science of Investigation
<p>First edition first printing of this look at the New Science of Investigation. Light edge wear. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near fine condition.</p> John Wiley and Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio8708 ISBN : 0471622966 9780471622963
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Guillet Edwin C.
This Man Hanged Himself!
<p>First edition first printing of this study of evidence in the case of The King versus Newell. SIGNED and dated by the author on the first free end page. It says "Edwin C. Guillet Toronto June 19. 1946." Light edge wear. No dustjacket. In very good condition.</p> Ontario Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio8735
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Brocklehurst Ann
Dark Ambition: The Shocking Crime of Dellen Millard & Mark Smich
<p>Uncorrected Proof of this true crime novel. In fine unread condition.</p> Viking paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio8457 ISBN : 0670070149 9780670070145
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Jackson Joseph Henry ed
San Francisco Murders
<p>First paperback edition first printing of this collection of true crime stories by various authors. Slight spine slant. The cover seems misaligned so I'm guessing someone over the years has repaired it. Light edge wear. Earlier owners name on the top of the title page. In fair condition.</p> Bantam Books paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio8482
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Summerscale Kate
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer
<p>US Advance Uncorrected Proofs of this author's second true crime novel. In fine unread condition.</p> Penguin Books paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio8243 ISBN : 1594205787 9781594205781
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MacLean Fitzroy
Take Nine Spies
<p>First US edition first printing of this look at nine spies of the twentieth century. Slight spine slant. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Atheneum hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio8287 ISBN : 0689108540 9780689108549
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Jaher David
The Witch of Lime Street: Seance Seduction and Houdini in the Spirit World
<p>Advance Reader's Edition of the first novel by this author. Centers around the show down between The Witch of Lime Street and Harry Houdini. In fine unread condition.</p> Crown paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio8301 ISBN : 0307451062 9780307451064
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Parkhurst William
True Detective
<p>First edition first printing of this novel about the behind the scenes of the real P.I. Light rubbing to the surface of the dustjacket. In fine / near fine unread condition.</p> Crown hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio8373 ISBN : 0517565544 9780517565544
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Grex Leo aka Leonard Gribble
Murder Stranger Than Fiction
<p>First edition first printing of this collection of true crime stories. A hint of edge wear. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Robert Hale hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio7966 ISBN : 0709148178 9780709148173
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Gribble Leonard
Famous Stories of Scientific Detection
<p>First edition first printing of this collection of short stories in which science has been the solving factor. There is a one inch closed tear to the top edge of the dust jacket front panel. On the edges of the pages there are several dots of soiling. In very good / very good condition.</p> Arthur Barker hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio7967 ISBN : 0213178060 9780213178062
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Dickey Christopher
Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South
<p>Uncorrected Proof of this account of the actions of Robert Bunch during the American Civil War. Lightly bumped at the base of the spine. In near fine unread condition.</p> Crown paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio8004 ISBN : 0307887278 9780307887276
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Dillon Martin
God and the Gun: Church and Irish Terrorism
<p>First edition first printing of this novel about the church and Irish terrorism. Light rubbing to the surface of the dust jacket. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Orion hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio8018 ISBN : 0752810375 9780752810379
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Dilnot George
The Real Detective
<p>First edition first printing of this real look at Scotland Yard. Light edge wear. The pages are lightly tanned and there are random spots of soiling on the pages. No dust jacket. In good condition.</p> Geoffrey Bles hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio8024
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Glenny Misha
Nemesis - The Hunt for Brazil's Most Want Criminal
<p>First tradepaper edition first printing of this true crime novel. Published in 2015 as a hard cover. In fine unread condition.</p> House of Anansi paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio7750 ISBN : 148700138X 9781487001384
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Jones Richard Glyn
Killer Couples
<p>First edition first printing of the true crime novel featuring short articles on the world's deadliest duos. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Xanadu hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio7899 ISBN : 0947761284 9780947761288
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Summerscale Kate
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
New York: Walker & Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First US Edition. Hardcover. 360 pages . Walker & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 607977 ISBN : 0802715354 9780802715357
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Napley Sir David
The Camden Town Murder
<p>First edition first printing of this true crime novel which looks into the trial of Robert Wood. In fine / fine condition.</p> Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio7451 ISBN : 0297791273 9780297791270
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Thomas Donald
Honour Among Thieves: Three Classic Robberies
<p>First edition first printing of this collection of three true crime stories. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio7067 ISBN : 029781205x 9780297812050
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Page Leo
For Magistrates & Others
<p>First edition first printing of this gathering of information from meetings and conferences to expose issues Judges and Probation Officers are having. There is a on inch closed tear to the head of the spine. The dust jacket has tanned. In very good / very good condition.</p> Faber & Faber hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio6508
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Deverell William
Fatal Cruise: The Trial of Robert Frisbee
<p>First edition first printing of this account of the Robert Frisbee trial. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Light rubbing to the surface of the dustjacket. In near fine / near fine unread condition.</p> McClelland & Stewart hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio6200 ISBN : 0771026633 9780771026638
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