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Lillian Faderman
Scotch Verdict
Quartet 1985 An account of a sensational trial which took place in Edinburgh in 1810. The two owners of a girls school accuse their aristocratic patron of ruining the school by removing her daughter and urging others to do the same. The patron in turn accuses the two women of lesbianism. Eccellent copy - clean and tight. First British. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Quartet hardcover
Bookseller reference : 018394
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Emerson Steven & Brian Duffy
The Fall of Pan Am 103 : Inside the Lockerbie Investigation
London: Futura 1990. VG Edgewear creases foxing browning/NO DUST JACKET. "A story of terrorism in the twentieth century". 351 pages including the index. Expanded condition report/scan on request. First Futura Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Futura Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020666 ISBN : 0708883478 9780708883471
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Robsky Paul & Fraley Oscar
The Last of the Untouchables
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1969. VG Edgewear crease foxing browning/NO DUST JACKET. Story of the under-cover federal agents who ultimately brought about the downfall of Al Capone as experienced by Robsky. TV tie-in. Expanded condition report/scan on request. First Hodder Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Hodder & Stoughton Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020238 ISBN : 0340107499 9780340107492
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Hirsch Phil Ed
Spy and Counterspy
New York: Pyramid Books 1963. VG Edgewear cover creases remainder mark browning/NO DUST JACKET. "13 modern master spies in the dangerous game of espionage". Pyramid R-935. Expanded condition report/scan on request. First Pyramid Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Pyramid Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 017587
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Adams Randall Dale with William Hoffer and Marilyn Mona Hoffer
ADAMS V. TEXAS
New York: St. Martin's Press. VG/P. 1991. Not First Edition. Hardcover. 031205811X . DJ chips tears edgeworn rubbed. Book spine ends crimped. ; Black boards black quarter cloth. ; 8vo; 347 pages; The ordeal of an innocent man on death row - his own story. He eventually gained his freedom as a result of the attention brought to bear on his case by the film The Thin Blue Line. . St. Martin's Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1184 ISBN : 031205811X 9780312058111
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PASCOE ELAINE
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION THE RIGHT TO SPEAK OUT IN AMERICA
BROOKFIELD CONN: THE MILLBROOK PRESS 1992. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. FINE/FINE. THE MILLBROOK PRESS Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014006 ISBN : 1562942557 9781562942557
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ROSENTHAL RICHARD
ROOKIE COP : Deep Undercover in the Jewish Defense League
WELLFLEET MA.: LEAPFROG PRESS 2000. Signed by Author. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. PAPERBACK. VG. LEAPFROG PRESS Paperback
Bookseller reference : 026848 ISBN : 0965457885 9780965457880
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Pascoe Elaine
Freedom of Expression: The Right to Speak Out in America
Brookfield CT: The Millbrook Press 1992. Ex-library with no markings on DJ ffep missing library name marked out on edge papers tears on boards from tape interior clean binding tight. ISBN: 1562942557. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Freedom of Expression: The Right to Speak Out in America Elaine Pascoe Freedom of Speech. The Millbrook Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002025 ISBN : 1562942557 9781562942557
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Michaud Stephen G. With Roy Hazelwood
The Evil That Men Do
New York: St. Martin's Press 2000. Light edgewear no markings. FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood's journey into the minds of sexual predators. Hazelwood's authentic and unique perspective pierces a darkness most of us would like to believe doesn't exist. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. General Fiction. St. Martin's Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001814 ISBN : 0312970609 9780312970604
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Massimo Ciancimino and Francesco La Licata
Don Vito : The Secret Life of the Mayor of the Corleonesi
Quercus 2011. Brand new copy. Dispatched within 24 hours of receiving the order. Paperback. New. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Quercus Paperback
Bookseller reference : 041626
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Popp Jeanette and Evans Wanda
Mortal Justice: A True Story of Murder and Vindication
Far Hills NJ: New Horizon Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 2009. First Printing. Hardcover. Mild bumping at binding edges - Very lightly used mild signs of handling - unmarked. Nice used copy. DJ improved with new clear mylar cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 315 pages . New Horizon Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 48709 ISBN : 0882823388 9780882823386
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Nash Jay Robert
Murder Among the Mighty: Celebrity Slayings That Shocked America
Dell 1984. Some spine wear. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus. Dell Paperback
Bookseller reference : 09021287 ISBN : 0440157625 9780440157625
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Hunt Morton
The Mugging
Signet 1973. Some scuffing to covers. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good Minus. Signet Paperback
Bookseller reference : 09021224
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Ang Vongvathana Foreword
Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation 2008
Cambodian Ministry of Justice 2008. English and Khmer text bound dos-a-dos. Highlighting throughout English portion; light shelfwear to wraps. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . Paperback. Good. 12mo - 6�" - 7�" Tall. Cambodian Ministry of Justice Paperback
Bookseller reference : 626114
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Richard J. Hutchings
Smugglers of the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight County Press 1984. Light rubbing to wraps else As New. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Isle of Wight County Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 626086
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Menendez Lyle as Told to Norma Novelli
The Private Diary of Lyle Menendez
Dove 1995. Remainder mark. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. Dove Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 09021193 ISBN : 0787104744 9780787104740
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KAREN FARRINGTON
Maximum Security INSIDE STORIES FROM THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PRISONS
Capella 2007. Light shelfwear to wraps; interior is clean tight and bright. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Capella Paperback
Bookseller reference : 625880 ISBN : 1841936820 9781841936826
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Obler Martin
FATAL ANALYSIS: A True Story of Professional Privilege and Serial Murder
New Horizon Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Some small spots of soil to fore edge; . jacket with light wrinkles. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0882821520 . The psychologist of a serial killer describes his early attempts to help his new client before discovering that he was behind recent murders his terror when he learned the man was stalking his fiancee and his struggle with his ethical obligations. ; 1.16 x 9.32 x 6.36 Inches; 309 pages . New Horizon Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7172 ISBN : 0882821520 9780882821528
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Smyth Frank
THE DETECTIVES : Crime and Detection in Fact and Fiction
Philadelphia: Lippincott. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Front board bowed; corner wear to . bottom. Jacket with rubbing to back panel. 1978. First Printing. Hardcover. 0397012535 . Forever trapped between the law and the law-breaker the gut reaction and the facts the truth and the alibi the detective has universally become an intriguing figure a compelling character in fiction a hero and sometimes an inti-hero. But how true to life are these fictional Images This book provides some clues comparing popular detectives of books movies and television with the real-life detectives whose most famous cases are presented here in fascinating detail. ; 191 pages . Lippincott hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7122 ISBN : 0397012535 9780397012534
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Sanders Bruce
THE TELLTALE CORPUS DELICTI: Stories of Murderers Who Couldn't Lose the Bodies
New Jersey: A. S. Barnes. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly rubbed with toning to . spine. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 0498065960 . A collection of twelve classic cases of murder that have one thing in common: the killers whether they slew with calculated ingenuity or In a moment of passion whether they were hopelessly mad or all too terrifyingly sane attempting to conceal their crimes by hiding or destroying the bodies of their victims. . A. S. Barnes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7055 ISBN : 0498065960 9780498065965
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Franco Joseph; Hammer Richard
HOFFA'S MAN : The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Hoffa As Witnessed by His Strongest Arm
New York: Prentice-Hall. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Remainder mark to bottom edge near . spine. Light edge soil. Jacket has some shelf wear and a tiny tear to . bottom front corner. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0135177642 . Tells the inside story of the Teamsters Union payoffs power struggles and Hoffa's disappearance. . Prentice-Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1929 ISBN : 0135177642 9780135177648
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Singular Stephen
TALKED TO DEATH: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg
New York: Beech Tree Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Light foxing to top edge. Jacket back . panel lightly toned. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0688061540 . Tells the story of Alan Berg the abrasive radio talk-show host who was murdered by right-wing extremists and describes the trial of his killers. . Beech Tree Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2513 ISBN : 0688061540 9780688061548
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Earley Pete
PROPHET OF DEATH : The Mormon Blood-Atonement Killings
New York: William Morrow. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book has remainder mark. Jacket has . light shelf wear. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 068810584X . Based on trial transcripts and interviews with Lundgren's associates this work describes how the Mormon priest ritually sacrificed two of his best friends and their three children . . William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1718 ISBN : 068810584X 9780688105846
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Ruddick James
DEATH AT THE PRIORY : Sex Love and Murder in Victorian England
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Book leans a bit. Jacket lightly . wrinkled along edges. 2001. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0871138328 . Filled with love greed intrigue violence and a wealth of suspects a riveting true account details the unsolved murder of successful attorney Charles Bravo a cruel man who tormented his wife Florence in a mystery that paints an intriguing portrait of Victorian culture and one woman's fight to exist in this repressive society. 35000 first printing. Of Victorian culture and one woman's fight to exist in this repressive society. . Atlantic Monthly Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3847 ISBN : 0871138328 9780871138323
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Wolfe Linda
THE PROFESSOR AND THE PROSTITUTE : And Other True Tales of Murder and Madness
Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Slight lean and edge fading to book. . Jacket has top edge wrinkling and shelf rubbing. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 039540049X . Ten accounts exploring the psychological forces that drive affluent people to destroy themselves and others focus on a New England professor's obsession with a prostitute the drug-related deaths of twin gynecologists and other cases. . Houghton and Mifflin hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4235 ISBN : 039540049X 9780395400494
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Priesmeyer Scottie
THE CHEATERS: The Walter Scott Murder
St. Louis: Tula Publishing. Very Good; Plain semi-glossy white wraps with printed paper front cover . glued on with an overlap taped inside front cover. Some wear to spine edge . of paper cover couple spots of fore edge soil. 1997. Galley Proof. Softcover. 0965466833 . This riveting true-crime focuses on the motivating factors of lust greed and cheating which triggered the murder of Walter Scott the singer of the national hit song "The Cheater. " The pages recreate Scott's struggle to attain stardom sexual passion the gruesome discovery of Scott's body in a cistern and years of legal maneuvers in a faltering justice system. ; Trade PB; 254 pages . Tula Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 4703 ISBN : 0965466833 9780965466837
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Marx Samuel; Vanderveen Joyce
DEADLY ILLUSIONS : Jean Harlow and the Murder of Paul Bern
New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Hint of lean to book. Two small dents . to jacket front panel at spine edge. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394582187 . Disputes the suicide verdict in the 1932 shooting death of director Paul Bern and presents new evidence of a murder and cover-up. . Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6574 ISBN : 0394582187 9780394582184
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Cornwell Patricia
Portrait of a Killer : Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2002. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A new study of the infamous 'Jack the Ripper' serial killer case of 1888 in London England the author applying rigorous twenty-first century police investigative techniques to specifically identify the actual killer - containing some interesting surprises and new considerations not previously dealt with by others. Hardcover with dust jacket contains illustrations bibliography indexed 387pp. A very nice copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near New/Near New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00013799 ISBN : 0399149325 9780399149320
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Fuhrman Mark
Death and Justice : An Expose of Oklahoma's Death Row Machine
New York: William Morrow : HarperCollins 2003. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The former LAPD detective and a main player in the 1990s prosecution of O. J. Simpson investigates the death penalty in Oklahoma a state known for 'hang 'em high' cowboy justice and most of the death row inmates coming from one jurisdiction there. Fuhrman focuses on a dozen of the most controversial cases and examines police records trial transcripts appellate decisions and conducts hundreds of interviews to assess whether or not justice was really served in those cases. Hardcover with dust jacket contains appendix indexed 276pp. remainders mark to underside. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. William Morrow : HarperCollins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00013872 ISBN : 0060009179 9780060009175
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Masetti Jorge
In the Pirate's Den : My Life As a Secret Agent for Castro
San Francisco: Encounter Books 2002. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The fascinating memoirs of a leading Cuban intelligence agent under Fidel Castro describing the wide variety of operations he participated in to further Cuba's communist cause or to weaken or destroy its perceived enemies - military operations in Angola to prop up the Marxist regime there narcotics trafficing and counterfeiting throughout the world to generate funds for Cuba's operations assassinations much more as well as providing an insider perspective on the various purges and political murders ordered by Castro against his internal opponents - such deeds eventually persuading the author that the Cuban revolution had failed and that Castro is little more than a murderous dictator. Hardcover with dust jacket contains illustrations indexed 164pp. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Encounter Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00013445 ISBN : 1893554422 9781893554429
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Ramsland Katherine
Piercing the Darkness : Undercover With Vampires in America Today
New York: Harper Prism 1998. FIRST PRINTING stated of the First Edition. The true story of a reporter's investigation into the strange phenomenon of alleged vampires across America and a reporter - Susan Walsh - having strangely disappeared while undertaking a similar project the cultists who practice vampirism their rituals and habits whether these creatures are actually real or not whether they actually drink blood etc. as well as the search for answers re Walsh's disappearance. Hardcover with dust jacket contains illustrations bibliography resources list indexed 371pp. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Very rare especially in this condition. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Harper Prism Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00013454 ISBN : 0061050628 9780061050626
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Rule Ann
Every Breath You Take : A True Story of Obsession Revenge and Murder
New York: Free Press 2001. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The true crime account of the murder of Sheila Blackthorne Bellush - involving sexual deviance obsession revenge scams physical abuse of children much more. Hardcover with dust jacket illustrations 446pp. A very nice copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/Near New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Free Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00013384 ISBN : 0743202961 9780743202961
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Schiller Lawrence
Cape May Court House : A Death in the Night
New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2002. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. An analysis of the case of the Ford Motor Company being held responsible for one of its vehicles in which a pregnant woman died - the air bag allegedlly inflating improperly and causing injuries resulting in her suffocation - but investigators coming to conclude that she was strangled by her husband instead. Hardcover with dust jacket 368pp. A very nice copy. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. New/Near New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. HarperCollins Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00013385 ISBN : 006000665X 9780060006655
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Rayner Richard
Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist
New York: Doubleday 2002. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The fascinating biography of the famous American swindler Oscar Hartzell who made millions in the 1920s and 1930s in various confidence games but especially from his misuse of the purported lost fortune of Sir Francis Drake detailing how his swindles worked his evasion of lawmen his restyling of himself as an English aristocrat his fortunes after the 1929 stock market crash his evolvement into a 'messiah' status much more. Hardcover with dust jacket sources indexed 224pp. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00012898 ISBN : 0385499493 9780385499491
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Rayner Richard
Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist
New York: Doubleday 2002. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The fascinating biography of the famous American swindler Oscar Hartzell who made millions in the 1920s and 1930s in various confidence games but especially from his misuse of the purported lost fortune of Sir Francis Drake detailing how his swindles worked his evasion of lawmen his restyling of himself as an English aristocrat his fortunes after the 1929 stock market crash his evolvement into a 'messiah' status much more. Hardcover with dust jacket sources indexed 224pp. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00012899 ISBN : 0385499493 9780385499491
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Rayner Richard
Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist
New York: Doubleday 2002. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The fascinating biography of the famous American swindler Oscar Hartzell who made millions in the 1920s and 1930s in various confidence games but especially from his misuse of the purported lost fortune of Sir Francis Drake detailing how his swindles worked his evasion of lawmen his restyling of himself as an English aristocrat his fortunes after the 1929 stock market crash his evolvement into a 'messiah' status much more. Hardcover with dust jacket sources indexed 224pp. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00012896 ISBN : 0385499493 9780385499491
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Rayner Richard
Drake's Fortune : The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist
New York: Doubleday 2002. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The fascinating biography of the famous American swindler Oscar Hartzell who made millions in the 1920s and 1930s in various confidence games but especially from his misuse of the purported lost fortune of Sir Francis Drake detailing how his swindles worked his evasion of lawmen his restyling of himself as an English aristocrat his fortunes after the 1929 stock market crash his evolvement into a 'messiah' status much more. Hardcover with dust jacket sources indexed 224pp. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00012897 ISBN : 0385499493 9780385499491
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Weller Sheila
Saint of Circumstance : The Untold Story Behind the Alex Kelly Rape Case - Growing Up Rich and Out of Control
New York: Pocket Books 1997. FIRST PRINTING stated of the First Edition. The shocking disturbing true crime story of a wealthy Connecticut man escaping justice from rape for many years but ultimately being convicted after a long struggle by the family of the victim and a handful of determined prosecutors - and the seamy underside of his town where such behavior was both common as well as commonly kept hidden through a complicated 'way of doing things' by nearly everyone in authority; contains glossy illustrations. Hardcover with dust jacket 308pp. book shows remainders mark. A very nice copy. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pocket Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00011741 ISBN : 0671014374 9780671014377
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Salamon Julie
Facing The Wind : A True Story Of Tragedy And Reconciliation
New York: Random House 2001. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. A true case study of a deranged man's killings of his family the author exploring the causes consequences and legal and moral implications - the man tried but found not guilty by reason of insanity and released in 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket bibliography 302pp. A very nice copy. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Random House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00011895 ISBN : 0375500227 9780375500220
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Cosman Mark ; Moyer Bell
In the Wake of Death : Surviving the Loss of a Child
Wakefield: Moyer Bell 1996. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. An autobiographical account of a parent's painful journey of self-discovery following the homicidal death of his daughter his struggling to cope with the tragedy the loss of values and his search to regain them the support of others the confusion and fear the seemingly intractable darkness - and yet the ultimate gaining of insights and a path into the future. Hardcover with dust jacket list of support groups 177pp. reading tassel. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Moyer Bell Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00012049 ISBN : 1559211571 9781559211574
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Stillman Deanne
Twentynine Palms : A True Story of Murder Marines and the Mojave
New York: William Morrow : HarperCollins Publishers 2001. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The true crime story of a US Marine who murdered two young girls near the huge USMC base in California - discussing his background and war expeience the girls's own circumstances and certain mysteries surrounding their lives and choices and generally examining issues related to fatherless families shattered dreams and relentless violence. Hardcover with dust jacket notes 277pp. remainders mark. A very nice copy. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. William Morrow : HarperCollins Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00012069 ISBN : 0380975602 9780380975600
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Wambaugh Joseph
Blooding The : The True Story of the Narborough Village Murders
New York: William Morrow & Company Inc. 1989. The full shocking true crime story of the rape-murders of two fifteen-year-old girls which took place in the English Midlands near a psychiatric hospital and the psychopath eventually being caught by the discovery of a single drop of blood and the genetic 'fingerprint' it provided to genetic forensic specialists - and the first murder case to be resolved by that method. Hardcover with dust jacket 288pp. book and d.j. show light wear. A nice copy. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. William Morrow & Company Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00010413 ISBN : 0688086179 9780688086176
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Berendt John
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil : A Savannah Story
New York: Random House 1994. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The full story of the 1981 murder or self-defense that took place in one of Savannah Georgia's finest mansions presented in a narrative form full of remarkable characters scandals intrigue and many surprises - yet made up of true events that still reverberate today throughout that community. Later made into a major motion picture. Hardcover with dust jacket 388pp. spine a bit shaky some print bleeding to jacket referse and a tiny bit to upper edge of inside rear board. A very nice copy overall the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Random House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00010492 ISBN : 0679429220 9780679429227
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Gilmore Mikal
Shot in the Heart
New York: Doubleday 1994. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The true crime story of Gary Gilmore a murderer eventually captured tried and shot to death by firing squad in 1977 after campaigning for his own execution. Author is Gary's brother revealing much personal and family information as background to the events presented. Hardcover with dust jacket illustrations 403pp. one page shows underlinings. A nice copy. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00008337 ISBN : 0385422938 9780385422932
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Douglas John ; Mark Olshaker
Anatomy of Motive The : The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
New York: Scribner 1999. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The popular criminologist author devotes his attention to motive as the driving force of the criminal discussing its genesis and how it plays out in the mind and ultimately becomes reality in the phsyical crime committed citing numerous actual cases to demonstrate his points. Hardcover with dust jacket indexed 320pp. remainders mark. A nice copy. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Scribner Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00008346 ISBN : 0684845989 9780684845982
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Cooper George
Poison Widows : A True Story of Witchcraft Arsenic and Murder
New York: St. Martin's Press 1999. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The shocking true 1930s crime story of the growth amongst the superstitious women of an Italian-American immigrant community in south Philadelphia Pennsylvania of occultism and witchcraft leading to the horrendously painful homicidal deaths of many of their husbands. Author discusses the women's motivations and social circumstances the police investigations the trial much more. Hardcover with dust jacket illustrations appendices source notes 287pp. A very nice copy the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Very rare. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. St. Martin's Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00008328 ISBN : 0312199473 9780312199470
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Stowers Carlton
Innocence Lost : The True Story of a Quiet Texas Town and the Coldblooded Murder Committed By Its Kids
New York: Pocket Books 1990. First Printing of the First Edition stated. The shocking true crime story which occurred in in a small Texas town involving drug abuse and partying leading to murder by members of a younger generation seemingly bereft of morality - and those hunting down the killers and struggling to come to terms with their attitudes and what they did; contains glossy illustrations. Hardcover with dust jacket 291pp. A very nice copy. Former Owner Signature. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pocket Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00005776 ISBN : 0671668196 9780671668198
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Dunne Dominick
Justice : Crimes Trials and Punishments
New York: Crown Publishers 2001. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. A collection of the author's essays on crime criminals criminology famous trials and other court cases prosecutors police and the whole American system of justice or injustice and how it impacts or is impacted by the surrounding society and culture. Hardcover with dust jacket 337pp. A very nice copy. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Crown Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00006544 ISBN : 0609608738 9780609608739
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Weller Sheila
Saint of Circumstance : The Untold Story Behind the Alex Kelly Rape Case - Growing Up Rich and Out of Control
New York: Pocket Books 1997. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The shocking disturbing true crime story of a wealthy Connecticut man escaping justice from rape for many years but ultimately being convicted after a long struggle by the family of the victim and a handful of determined prosecutors - and the seamy underside of his town where such behavior was both common as well as commonly kept hidden through a complicated 'way of doing things' by nearly everyone in authority; contains glossy illustrations. Hardcover with dust jacket 308pp. book shows remainders mark. A very nice copy. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pocket Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00003992 ISBN : 0671014374 9780671014377
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Weller Sheila
Saint of Circumstance : The Untold Story Behind the Alex Kelly Rape Case - Growing Up Rich and Out of Control
New York: Pocket Books 1997. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition stated. The shocking disturbing true crime story of a wealthy Connecticut man escaping justice from rape for many years but ultimately being convicted after a long struggle by the family of the victim and a handful of determined prosecutors - and the seamy underside of his town where such behavior was both common as well as commonly kept hidden through a complicated 'way of doing things' by nearly everyone in authority; contains glossy illustrations. Hardcover with dust jacket 308pp. book shows remainders mark. A very nice copy. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pocket Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00005965 ISBN : 0671014374 9780671014377
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