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Ten Percent of Nothing

02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell

By Jim Fisher, PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A.

£24.50 02 Feb 2012 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

Former FBI agent Jim Fisher upends the genteel racket of fee-based literary agents and vanity publishers in this look at the rise and fall of one bogus entrepreneur who systematically swindled thousands of would-be writers out of millions of dollars with promises of having their work turned into saleable books. In divulging the details of this colossal and shocking confidence game, Ten Percent of Nothing: The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell exposes a growing and serious crime against writers and a dark, ugly secret about the American publishing industry.

In 1989, Dorothy L. Deering, possessing a high school degree, a recent embezzlement conviction, and no experience as a professional writer, editor, or publisher, began operating a fee-based literary agency out of her garage in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Over the next ten years, she racked up a fortune in reading and marketing fees, learning the business of sham publishing as she went along. Later, as the owner of a vanity press, she bilked 1.5 million dollars out of her clients, masterfully manufacturing dreams of literary success until she was brought to justice by Fisher's investigative journalism, an FBI probe, and the retaliation and testimonies of numerous victims.

Actually, what Deering rarely manufactured were books. In fact, she never sold a single manuscript to a major publisher. With the money in her pocket and her clients' hopes and hard work wrapped up in fraudulent contracts, Deering produced a few copies of four cheaply printed, poorly edited paperbacks. These she used as bait to hoodwink more clients. She was abetted by her husband, Charles, a former car salesman; his son, Daniel, a drug user with a ninth-grade education; and her brother, Bill, a fugitive from the law at the time he headed her vanity press.

By successfully impersonating a literary agent for ten years, Deering operated one of the longest-running confidence games in American history. The financial loss for her clients was devastating and the heartbreak was extreme. Drawing on victims' experiences and documents recovered from the Deering venture, Fisher shows how Deering engineered and executed her scam, emphasizing the warning signs of sham agents, crooked book doctors, and mendacious publishers.

Ten Percent of Nothing provides essential information for aspiring writers and publishing professionals. Fisher's findings also prompt new inquiries into the potential licensing of literary agents and the prosecution of interstate scam artists. The volume's gallery of illustrations includes reproductions of correspondence, newsletters, and advertisements used by the Deering operation.

Ten Percent of Nothing

18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell

By Jim Fisher, PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A.

£24.50 18 Jan 2012 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

Ten Percent of Nothing

03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell

By Jim Fisher, PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A.

£24.50 03 Jan 2012 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

Ten Percent of Nothing

19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell

By Jim Fisher, PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A.

£23.95 19 Dec 2011 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

Ten Percent of Nothing

02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell

By Jim Fisher, PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A.

£23.95 02 Dec 2011 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

Ten Percent of Nothing

17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell

By Jim Fisher, PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A. PH.D., B.A.

£23.95 17 Nov 2011 Hardback Southern Illinois University Press

Death Angel

15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Clifford L. Linedecker, Zach T. Martin

£5.99 15 Aug 2011 Paperback Kensington Publishing

True crime writer Linedecker and radio personality Martin deliver the shocking true story of nurse Charles Cullen, a diabolical serial murderer who used his medical skills to kill as many as 40 patients in nursing homes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania from 1988 to 2003. photos. Original.

Stealing the Mystic Lamb

21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The True Story of the World's Most Coveted Masterpiece

By Noah Charney

£16.99 21 Oct 2010 Hardback The Perseus Books Group

Jan Van Eyck's "Ghent Altarpiece" is on any art historian's list of the ten most important paintings ever made. Often referred to by the subject of its central panel, "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb", it is also the most frequently stolen artwork. The author unravels the sometimes bizarre and dramatic stories of each of these thefts.

Creative Accounting, Fraud and International Accounting Scandals

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Jones

£50.00 15 Oct 2010 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Business scandals are always with us from the South Sea Bubble to Enron and Parmalat. As accounting forms a central element of any business success or failure, the role of accounting is crucial in understanding business scandals. This book aims to explore the role of accounting, particularly creative accounting and fraud, in business scandals.

The Killing of Major Denis Mahon

01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A mystery of old Ireland

By Peter Duffy, QC

£9.99 01 Sep 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

The author of "The Bielski Brothers" offers this gripping true story of a controversial murder that casts new light on the Great Irish Famine, the greatest social disaster to strike 19th-century Europe.

Jack the Ripper

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An Encyclopaedia

By John J. Eddleston

£7.99 05 Jul 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

The gruesome, unsolved murders by the first media-sensationalised serial killer, Jack the Ripper, continued to fascinate us after more than a hundred years. However, from the beginning, the truth has been obscured by a fog of half-truths and misinterpretations. Jack the Ripper: An Encyclopaedia clears up half a century of misinformation and myth.

Crimes That Shocked the World

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Danny Collins

£7.99 05 Jul 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

In this book, true crime expert Danny Collins examines 22 crimes from the last 40 years that have been so shocking their impact is still felt today.

Doctors Who Kill

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Profiles of Lethal Medics

By Carol Anne Davis

£19.99 05 Jul 2010 Hardback Allison & Busby

From Beverley Allitt, the attention-seeking nurse who preyed on the children in her care, to the infamous Dr Harold Shipman, who was responsible for the deaths of at least 215 of his patients, this title delves into the tragic stories behind these healers who became murderers.

Family Bones Volume 2

04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Shawn Granger

£11.00 04 Jul 2010 Paperback King Tractor Press

The Conman

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Extraordinary Story How One Amateur with a Pot of Emulsion Paint Mixed

By Laney Salisbury, Aly Sujo

£7.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Gibson Square Books Ltd

When a school teacher put a modest advertisement in Private Eye as a painter of 'genuine fakes', he had no idea that it would lead to him becoming a willing part of the biggest art fraud in Britain. Among one of the few people who responded was the mysterious and magnetic John Drewe, apparently a Professor and inventor with impressive connections.

California Snatch Racket

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kidnappings During the Prohibition and Depression Eras

By James R. Smith

£14.50 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Linden Publishing Co Inc

Presenting a dark and forgotten era, this history explores a booming criminal enterprise that was spawned in California in the 1920s and 1930s. Exposing a spree of kidnappings referred to as the 'snatch racket', it reveals true accounts of the crimes and the unfortunate victims.

Evil Serial Killers

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Charlotte Greig

£9.99 01 Jul 2010 Hardback Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Slaughter on a Snowy Morn

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Death Penalty Case That Revolutionised Forensic Science

By Colin Evans

£12.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Icon Books Ltd

Charles Stielow was convicted on a phoney confession and the crooked 'expert' testimony of a fussy, jumped-up druggist named Albert H Hamilton. Without the efforts of Grace Humiston, America's most celebrated female lawyer, Stielow would have gone to the electric chair. She saved him, but it was forensic science that gave him back his liberty.

Reggie Kray's East End Stories

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Lost Memoirs of the Gangland Legend

By Reggie Kray

£16.99 01 Jul 2010 Hardback Little, Brown Book Group

The lost manuscript of one of London's most notorious gangsters.

Street Fighting Man

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Quality Street Gang and Me

By Jimmy Swords

£9.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Mainstream Publishing

Former gangster and unlicensed boxer Jimmy Swords breaks his long silence to reveal the eventful story of his life as the head of the Quality Street Gang, the biggest and most feared crime syndicate in Britain. This book contains his revelations on how he chased the Krays' henchman out of the city after they tried to take it over.

Peter Manuel, Serial Killer

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Hector Macleod, Malcolm McLeod

£7.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Mainstream Publishing

Peter Manuel was an icy-eyed psychopath and sexual predator, a petty thief and a relentless liar given to violent and uncontrollable rages. This definitive biography recounts Manuel's chilling story from his birth in the USA to the moment the hangman's rope snapped his spine in Glasgow's notorious Barlinnie Prison.

I, Monster

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Serial Killers in Their Own Chilling Works

By Tom Philbin

£16.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Prometheus Books

What goes through the dark minds of notorious killers such as Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz ('Son of Sam'), John Wayne Gacey, and Dennis Rader (the 'BTK Killer'). Using court transcripts and police interviews, the author has compiled the testimony of twenty of the world's most infamous serial killers - nineteen men and one woman.

The Money Trail

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How Elmer Irey and His T-men Brought Down America's Criminal Elite

By Robert G. Folsom

£25.50 01 Jul 2010 Hardback Potomac Books Inc

Elmer L Irey, the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, was the twentieth century's greatest law enforcement figure. He accomplished what J Edgar Hoover wouldn't and Eliot Ness couldn't: he successfully prosecuted ruthless, murderous bosses who ruled US cities from the 1920s through the 1940s.

Certain Arrogance

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Sacrificing of Lee Harvey Oswald and the Wartime Manipulation of

By George Michael Evica

£20.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Trine Day

Providing the global cultural context for the assassination of John F Kennedy, this title delves into how United States intelligence agencies and other entities manipulated liberal religious groups and educational institutions for ideological, political, and economic gain during the Cold War exposes many misunderstood political operations.

Murder at Guilsborough 1763

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John Croxford

£3.00 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Christopher J.Glazebrook

A Grim Almanac of Lancashire

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jack Nadin

£14.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

More Cornish Murders

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicola Sly, John Van Der Kiste

£14.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

A follow-up to "Cornish Murders" that brings together murderous tales that shocked not only the county but made headline news throughout the nation.

The Lost British Serial Killer

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Harrison, David Wilson

£6.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

* The definitive and explosive account of a harrowing murder case that has shocked Britain

A History of British Serial Killing

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Definitive History of British Serial Killing 1888-2008 - by the UK's

By David Wilson

£7.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

* The definitive history of British serial killing 1888-2008 - by the UK's leading expert

Dead Men Walking

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Life on Death Row

By Gordon Kerr

£7.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

From Charles Manson to Peter Sutcliffe, from Ruth Ellis to James Hanratty - what it is like to live behind bars with the constant threat of death hanging over them

World Serial Killers

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Gordon Kerr

£7.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

From Dr Crippen to Harold Shipman, from Charles Manson to Jeffrey Dahmer, from Ian Brady and Myra Hindley to Fred and Rose West - a fascinating book about serial killers

Dark Harbor

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The War for the New York Waterfront

By Nathan Ward

£17.99 01 Jul 2010 Hardback Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

"Nathan Ward's elegant and affectionate visit to gangster New York in the 1940's is excellent true crime and true history. Dark Harbor goes on the shelf next to Joseph Mitchell and A.J. Liebling"�Alan Hirst, author of sight Soldiers

"This is terrific stuff! Carefully researched, Nathan Ward's Dark Harbor nonetheless reads as if it were ripped from the day's headlines. Here is the real� and fascinating�story of the waterfront."�Kevin Baker, author of Strivers Row

What if the world of the old New York waterfront was as violent and Mob-controlled as it appears in Hollywood movies?

Well, it really was, and the story of its downfall, told here in high style by Nathan Ward, is the original New York Mob story.

When the New York Sun reporter Malcolm "Mike" Johnson was sent to cover the murder of a West Side boss stevedore, he discovered a "waterfront jungle, set against a background of New York's magnificent skyscrapers" and providing "rich pickings for criminal gangs." Racketeers ran their territories while doubling as union officers, from the West Side's "Cockeye" Dunn, who'd kill for any amount of dock space, to Jersey City's Charlie Yanowsky, who controlled rackets and hiring until he was ice-picked to death.

Johnson's hard-hitting investigative series won a Pulitzer Prize, inspired a screenplay by Arthur Miller, and prompted Elia Kazan's Oscar-winning film On the Waterfront. And yet, Edgar Hoover denied the existence of organized crime�even as the government's dramatic hearings into waterfront misdeeds became must-see television.

Nathan Ward tells this archetypal crime story as if for the first time, taking the reader back to a city, and an era, at once more corrupt and more innocent than our own.

Mafia Son

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI and a Story of Betrayal

By Sandra Harmon

£9.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Griffin Publishing

Catherine and Friends

30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Pat Flynn

£13.99 30 Jun 2010 Paperback Liberties Press

McGraw

30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Incredible Untold Story of Tam The Licensee McGraw

By Reg McKay

£7.99 30 Jun 2010 Paperback Black and White Publishing

Tam McGraw was one of the most feared gangsters in Glasgow. Before his death from natural causes in July 2007, he had built up a huge crime empire which stretched from Glasgow to the Canaries. McGraw was a ruthlessly efficient gangster who ruled through fear and cunning, violence and drugs. This title tells the real story of McGraw.

Gang Wars of London

30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How the Streets of the Capital Became a Battleground

By Wensley Clarkson

£11.99 30 Jun 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Scotland Yard has been fighting a losing battle against serious and organised crime ever since the end of the second world war; murder, drugs, armed robbery, people smuggling, counterfeiting and prostitution are still on the rise. But why has London become the breeding ground for so many criminals?

Canal Crimes

30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Davies

£14.99 30 Jun 2010 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Crime and punishment on the waterways between London and Liverpool in the 1800 and 1900s.

The Talented Mr Rocancourt

29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Memoirs of France's Most Notorious Conman

By Christophe Rocancourt

£7.99 29 Jun 2010 Paperback Maverick House

Christophe Rocancourt conned affluent investors out of hundreds of thousands of pounds by using different aliases, most famously claiming he was part of the Rockefeller dynasty. During his time in Hollywood, he befriended actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, lived with Mickey Rourke and married a former Playboy model, Pia Reyes. This work tells his story.

The Gangs of Birmingham

29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Philip Gooderson

£10.99 29 Jun 2010 Paperback Milo Books

Alone

28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Orphaned on the Ocean

By Richard Logan, Tere Dupperault Fassbender

£10.49 28 Jun 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

Alone

28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Orphaned on the Ocean

By Richard Logan, Tere Dupperault Fassbender

£36.49 28 Jun 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

Alone

28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Orphaned on the Ocean

By Richard Logan, Tere Dupperault Fassbender

£15.49 28 Jun 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

The Lucan Emails

28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ian Crosby

£7.99 28 Jun 2010 Paperback PublishYourStory.info

Get Capone

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Secret Plot That Captured American's Most Wanted Gangster

By Jonathan Eig

£20.00 25 Jun 2010 Hardback JR Books Ltd

Poisoned Love

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

American Beauty. American Killer

By Caitlin Rother

£6.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

On November 6, 2000, paramedics answered a call to find Kristin Rossum, 24, sobbing. Her husband, Greg de Villers, wasn't breathing and she claimed he had overdosed on drugs after learning she was leaving him. But family and friends who knew of Greg's distaste for drugs weren't buying her story.

The Bike Path Killer

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Maki Becker, Michael Beebe

£6.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

Altemio Sanchez was a modern-day Jekyll and Hyde - a family man who resided in Buffalo, New York, with a wife and two sons, worked nights as a machinist, and concealed a terrible secret. Once a year, after his shift, he'd make a side trip to a secluded spot where women would ride bikes and jog. He was called 'The bike path rapist'.

Blood Secrets

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Rod Englert

£17.99 25 Jun 2010 Hardback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

Reveals how blood spatter analysis is used in real cases, from puzzling murders in remote towns to the highest-profile celebrity trials - including OJ Simpson, Robert Blake, and others. This title is suitable for the fans of true crime, mysteries, or TV shows like "CSI" and "Forensic Files".

Tokyo Vice

24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jake Adelstein

£8.99 24 Jun 2010 Paperback Constable and Robinson

From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime...

Snowblind

24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Sabbag

£7.99 24 Jun 2010 Paperback Canongate Books Ltd

'Un-put-downable ... the best book ever written about cocaine.' Loaded

23 and Counting

24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On the Murder Trail of Bayou Red, the Record Setting Serial Killer Who

By Fred Rosen

£10.99 24 Jun 2010 Paperback Alyson Publications Inc

Tokyo Hostess

24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Inside the Shocking World of Tokyo Nightclub Hostessing

By Clare Campbell

£6.99 24 Jun 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

A harrowing account of the seductive but deadly world of Tokyo nightclub hostessing

Murder in the High Himalaya

17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet

By Jonathan Green

£15.99 17 Jun 2010 Hardback The Perseus Books Group

Discusses about a murder of a young Tibetan nun by the hands of Chinese border guards at the rooftop of the world that offers a unique parable for the tale of modern Tibet. This title investigates the clash of cultures at the rooftop of the world.

The Murder of Anna Nicole Smith

16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Larry Seidlin

£15.99 16 Jun 2010 Hardback Transit Publishing Inc

The Mafia in Havana

15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Caribbean Mob Story

By Enrique Cirules

£12.99 15 Jun 2010 Paperback Ocean Press

The Brilliant Bandit of the Wabash

15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Life of the Notorious Outlaw Frank Rande

By Mark Dugan

£21.95 15 Jun 2010 Hardback Northern Illinois University Press

Death on the Hill

14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Killing of Celine Cawley

By Abigail Rieley

£9.99 14 Jun 2010 Paperback O'Brien Press Ltd

The case that had everything: lies, betrayal, sex. The full story of the murder of Celine Cawley and her husband's increasingly erratic attempts to hide his guilt.

Godfather of Night

10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

My Life in America's Hidden Mafia

By Kevin Pappas

£6.99 10 Jun 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

The explosive story of one man's rise, fall, and redemption, and an astonishing insight into the world of the Greek mafia.

Original Gangster

10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Rise and Fall of the Original Billionaire Heroin Dealer

By Frank Lucas

£11.99 10 Jun 2010 Paperback Ebury Press

Criminals are not born in a vacuum, and Frank Lucas is no exception. At the age of six, he watched his cousin die in a lynching and in that moment of Southern brutality, Frank Lucas, notorious gangster, billion-dollar-heroin importer and true-life inspiration for the film "American Gangster" was born. This book tells the story of Lucas.

Do Or Die

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How I Survived Live with a Murderer

By Rita Harling

£11.99 07 Jun 2010 Paperback Merlin Publishing

The Prisoner of St Kilda

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The True Story of the Misterious Disappearance of Lady Grange

By Margaret Macaulay

£8.99 07 Jun 2010 Paperback Luath Press Ltd

In the 18th century shotgun weddings were not unusual, but in most cases it wasn't the bride that was holding the gun. So began the stormy marriage between Lord and Lady Grange, a marriage which was to end with Lady Grange's death on the Isle of Skye after 13 years in exile.

The World's Most Bizarre Murders

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By James Marrison

£7.99 07 Jun 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

This is no ordinary true crime book. If you think you've got the stomach for the most blood-curdling, sickening and downright strangest murders you will ever come across, then look no further than these pages. You have been warned...

Jack the Ripper Unmasked

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By William Beadle

£11.99 07 Jun 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Respect and Reputation

04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On the Doors, in Prison and in Life

By Robin Barratt, Charles Bronson

£12.99 04 Jun 2010 Hardback Apex Publishing Ltd, Essex

Innocent as Charged

04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Colin Stagg, Ted Hynds

£7.99 04 Jun 2010 Paperback Pennant Books Ltd

The Gangs of Birmingham

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Philip Gooderson

£10.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Milo Books

The Hate Factory

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Thirty Years Inside with the UK's Most Notorious Villains

By David Leslie

£9.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Mainstream Publishing

Convicted murderer Billy Ferris has endured more than three decades behind bars in many of Britain's prisons. This title documents his experiences in jail with some of the UK's most notorious criminals.

Faces (Pt. 1)

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Real Picture of Britain's Underworld

By Bernard O'Mahoney, Brian Anderson

£25.00 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Tonto Books

Villains, gangsters or 'faces', as they prefer to be called, are the men, gangs and families that have been making newspaper headlines for all the wrong reasons over the years. Some are household names, strangers talk about them as if they are long lost friends but few people would know them if their paths crossed in the street.

The Talented Mr Rocancourt

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Memoirs of France's Most Notorious Conman

By Christophe Rocancourt

£7.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Maverick House

California Snatch Racket

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kidnappings During the Prohibition and Depression Eras

By James R. Smith

£14.50 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Linden Publishing Co Inc

The History of Australian True Crime

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Real-life Stories of Greed, Obsession, Drug Addiction and Death

By Nigel Cawthorne

£9.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Rope Burns

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Scott

£6.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

Michelle Michaud was a suburban northern California mother and a part-time prostitute. James Daveggio was a drug abuser and violent rapist. Together, they forged one of the most perverse alliances in criminal history - and in September 1997 - began a nightmare spree of incest, kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder.

Savage Son

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Corey Mitchell

£6.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

It was a night of celebration for the Whitaker family. Their son Bart was graduating from college. But when Bart's brother Kevin opened the door to their house, a masked intruder shot him point blank. His mother took the next bullet, followed by Mr Whitaker and Bart. Blood was everywhere, but somehow Bart and his father survived.

Lethal Charmer

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Patricia Springer

£6.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

Fort Worth businessman Stephen Barbee was handsome, popular, and married to a wonderful woman. There was just one problem: His ex-girlfriend, Lisa Underwood, was pregnant - and asking for money... As guests gathered for Lisa's baby shower with presents and good wishes, only two things were missing: Lisa, and her seven-year-old son, Jayden.

Fraudsters and Charlatans

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Peek at Some of History's Greatest Rogues

By Linda Stratmann

£9.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Boston

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Murder and Crime

By Douglas Wynn

£9.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

These fourteen tales of true murder from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, compiled by renowned local author Douglas Wynn, will fascinate anyone wanting to know more about Boston's dark history.

Middlesex Murders

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Linda Stratmann

£14.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Linda Stratmann's carefully researched and enthralling text includes much previously unpublished information and will appeal to everyone interested in the shady side of Middlesex's history.

Suffolk Murders

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mark Mower

£12.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Encyclopedia of London Crime

31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Stephen Wade

£12.99 31 May 2010 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Deep Deception

31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ireland's Swimming Scandals

By Justine McCarthy

£9.99 31 May 2010 Paperback O'Brien Press Ltd

In recent years, the world of Irish swimming was shattered by an appalling series of child sexual abuse scandals. This book offers a detailed account of the tragic abuse scandals that shocked Ireland. It is updated to include the case of Ger Doyle.

A Time to Betray

31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary Guards

By Reza Kahlili

£12.49 31 May 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

A Time to Betray

31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary Guards

By Reza Kahlili

£42.49 31 May 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

A Time to Betray

31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary Guards

By Reza Kahlili

£17.49 31 May 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

Foul Deeds in Kensington and Chelsea

30 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John J. Eddleston

£16.99 30 May 2010 Hardback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Doncaster

30 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Stephen Wade

£12.99 30 May 2010 Paperback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Murder and Mayhem in North London

30 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Geoffrey Howse

£12.99 30 May 2010 Paperback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Poisoned Love

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

American Beauty. American Killer

By Caitlin Rother

£6.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

The Bike Path Killer

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Maki Becker, Michael Beebe

£6.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

Blood Secrets

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Rod Englert

£17.99 28 May 2010 Hardback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

Underworld UK: Women Who Kill

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Vanessa Howard

£6.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Quercus Publishing Plc

Every murder is shocking, but few crimes shock society more than when the killer is a woman. There has been an explosion in female violence in the last ten years, and Women Who Kill brings to light some of the most horrific and compelling cases in this disturbing trend.

Gentlemen and Blackguards

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Gambling Mania and the Plot to Steal the Derby of 1844

By Nick Foulkes

£18.99 27 May 2010 Hardback Orion Publishing Co

The gambling mania that gripped early 19th-century Britain, focusing on the corrupt Derby race of 1844.

Pirates

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ross Kemp

£7.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Penguin Books Ltd

Pirates have been around as long as people have used the oceans as trade routes, and their reign on the world's high seas has inspired many a novelist. This title introduces the corsairs of Somalia, Indonesia and Nigeria that are armed with AK47 assault rifles, RPG-7 rocket launchers and semi-automatic pistols.

Satan's Playground

25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mobsters and Movie Stars at America's Greatest Gaming Resort

By Paul J. Vanderwood

£17.99 25 May 2010 Paperback Duke University Press

As prohibitions against liquor, gambling, and prostitution swept the United States, the vice industry flourished in and around Tijuana, to an extent that reformers came to call the town 'Satan's Playground'. This title chronicles the rise and fall of the gambling industry that developed just south of the US-Mexico border in the early 20th century.

Jack the Ripper

21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Scotland Yard Investigates

By Stuart P. Evans, Donald Rumbelow

£12.99 21 May 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Drawing on the authors' knowledge of the Jack the Ripper murders and their professional experience as police officers, this title reveals the clues that have remained undetected for over a hundred years. It also reveals the conflict between the City and Metropolitan forces and the ridicule heaped on the police by the press.

Sex Trafficking

21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Inside the Business of Modern Slavery

By Siddharth Kara

£11.95 21 May 2010 Paperback University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

McGraw

20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Incredible Untold Story of Tam The Licensee McGraw

By Reg McKay

£7.99 20 May 2010 Paperback Black and White Publishing

The Money Trail

20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How Elmer Irey and His T-men Brought Down America's Criminal Elite

By Robert G. Folsom

£26.00 20 May 2010 Hardback Potomac Books Inc

The Mammoth Book of Bizarre Crimes

18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Robin Odell

£7.99 18 May 2010 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

Spies of the First World War

17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Under Cover for King and Kaiser

By James Morton

£20.00 17 May 2010 Hardback The National Archives

Playing the Numbers

17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Gambling in Harlem Between the Wars

By Shane White, Graham White, Stephen Robertson, Stephen Garton

£19.95 17 May 2010 Hardback Harvard University Press

The phrase 'Harlem in the 1920s' evokes images of the Harlem Renaissance, or of Marcus Garvey and soapbox orators haranguing crowds about politics and race. This title reveals a different dimension of African American culture that made not only Harlem but New York City itself the vibrant and energizing metropolis it was.

The Adventuress

15 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Murder, Blackmail, and Confidence Games in the Gilded Age

By Virginia A. McConnell

£26.95 15 May 2010 Hardback Kent State University Press

Tells the tale of a nineteenth-century black widow. This book deals with story of Minnie Walkup, a young woman from New Orleans who began her life of crime when she was only sixteen years old. It details her remarkable life and criminal activities.

Angel Face

15 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The True Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

£8.99 15 May 2010 Paperback Beast Books

On the Trail of the D.C. Sniper

15 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Fear and the Media

By Jack R. Censer

£26.95 15 May 2010 Hardback University of Virginia Press

For a month in the fall of 2002, a series of sniper attacks suddenly dominated the headlines in the nation's capital. This title uses these remarkable events to explore the shifting character of journalism as it entered the twenty-first century and to question how this change in the way news is gathered and reported impacted the events it covered.

Gangland

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

From Footsoldiers to Kingpins - The Search for Mr. Big

By Tony Thompson

£13.99 13 May 2010 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Tony Thompson, bestselling author of GANGS, returns to the killing streets and takes us to the heart of UK gang culture.

Gangland

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

From Footsoldiers to Kingpins - The Search for Britain's Mr. Big

By Tony Thompson

£16.99 13 May 2010 Hardback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Tony Thompson, bestselling author of GANGS, returns to the killing streets and takes us to the heart of UK gang culture.

The Ride

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Brian MacQuarrie

£9.99 13 May 2010 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

Hate Crimes

11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Causes, Controls, and Controversies

By Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld

£27.99 11 May 2010 Paperback SAGE Publications Inc

Who perpetrates hate crimes and why? How do hate groups recruit members? Why does so much controversy surround hate crime legislation? This title addresses the many facets of hate crimes, providing a comprehensive examination of this complex problem.

No Angel

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An Undercover Journey to the Heart of the Hells Angels

By Jay Dobyns, Nils Johnson-Shelton

£8.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Canongate Books Ltd

The extraordinary story of a cop who went undercover inside the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club

In the Name of My Father

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Murder and Mayhem in the North

By Paddy Conroy, Bernard O'Mahoney

£9.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Mainstream Publishing

Once dubbed the UK's most wanted man, Paddy Conroy had become embroiled in a war with rival Tyneside gangsters who were determined to flood the community that he lived in with Class A drugs. This title reveals about his war with those that threatened his community and attacked his family.

Gangsters

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Gordon Kerr

£6.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

From Al Capone to Lucky Luciano, from the Kray Twins to Frankie Fraser - gangsters throughout the world.

Born to Kill

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Bill Wallace

£6.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

A look at notorious children who murder...

Roger Cook's Greatest Conmen

03 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

True Stories of the World's Most Outrageous Scams

By Roger Cook, Tim Tate

£9.99 03 May 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Roger Cook and Tim Tate - television investigators who have spent a lifetime exposing crooks across the world - tell the extraordinary stories of the men and women who invented the most extravagant scams of all time.

The World's Most Evil Gangsters

03 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Nigel Cawthorne

£7.99 03 May 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Jack the Ripper

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

British Intelligence Agent

By Tom Slemen, Keith Andrews

£8.99 01 May 2010 Paperback The Bluecoat Press

Jack the Ripper

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Andrew Cook

£9.99 01 May 2010 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Finally solves the mystery of the Victorian serial killer who murdered and mutilated up to 11 women in London in 1888.

Olde London Punishments

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Alan Brooke, David Brandon

£12.99 01 May 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Contains all manner of grim and ancient punishments from London's long and bloody history. From the Tower and Newgate prison to the Clink and the Fleet, this book explores London's criminal heritage. It also includes the stocks and pillories that lie, almost forgotten, in churchyards and squares across the City.

Herefordshire Murders

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicola Sly

£14.99 01 May 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Features twenty-five murderous tales, some which were little known outside the county of Herefordshire, and others which made national headlines.

Blood on the Tracks

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A History of Railway Crime in Britain

By David Brandon, Alan Brooke

£16.99 01 May 2010 Hardback The History Press Ltd

With their enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, Britain's railways, this book perfectly brings together the authors' interests in social history and the history of crime, both subjects on which they have a number of published titles to their credit, ensuring that the reader will find this title an enthralling read.

Arsenic in the Dumplings

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Casebook of Historic Poisonings in Suffolk

By Shiela Hardy

£9.99 01 May 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

This chilling collection is sure to appeal to all those interested in the shady side of Suffolk's history.

Scottish Murders

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Martin Baggoley

£18.99 01 May 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Rule, Ann

£8.24 01 May 2010 Compact Disk Simon & Schuster Audio

From the author of more than two dozen "New York Times" bestsellers comes her most engrossing audiobook ever: a 14-year saga of treachery, jealousy, murder, and of the two women who learned the truth too late. Abridged. 5 CDs.

Blood Secrets

01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Rod Englert

£17.99 01 May 2010 Hardback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

The Crimes of Jack the Ripper

30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Roland

£9.99 30 Apr 2010 Hardback Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Foul Deeds Around Crewe

30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Ollerhead, Susan Chambers

£12.99 30 Apr 2010 Paperback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Hanged in Lancashire

30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Martin Baggoley

£12.99 30 Apr 2010 Paperback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Corrupted Evidence

30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael O'Connell

£12.99 30 Apr 2010 Hardback Robert Hale Ltd

Offers an account of the wrongful conviction of Stefan Kiszko. He was an entirely innocent young man who, due to the abuse of police powers, perjury and legal incompetence, was found guilty of the brutal murder of an 11-year-old girl, Lesley Molseed.

Genocide

30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By A. Dirk Moses

£975.00 30 Apr 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

A collection of foundational scholarship.

Ethical Complications of Lynching

30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ida B. Wells's Interrogation of American Terror

By Angela D. Sims

£50.00 30 Apr 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

This project examines Ida B. Wells's ethical interrogation of America's infatuation with terror.

Going Postal

29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

School Shootings, Workplace Massacres, and the Untold History of Failed

By Mark Ames

£11.99 29 Apr 2010 Paperback Soft Skull Press

23 and Counting

29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On the Murder Trail of Bayou Red, the Record Setting Serial Killer Who

By Fred Rosen

£10.99 29 Apr 2010 Paperback Alyson Publications Inc

Other Chicago Mob

28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The True Story of Gary Cohen Man in Blue

By Verne Elliot Glassman

£16.99 28 Apr 2010 Paperback GE Publishing, LLC

Presents the story of Officer Gary Cohen, a cop from 1966 to 1988. This title describes a forty-year cover-up as Gary crosses the thin blue line and breaks the code of silence to set history right. It explains how the police department works, names individuals, and takes you on the streets and down in the subways.

Fraud in the Markets

28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Why It Happens and How to Fight It

By Peter Goldmann

£26.99 28 Apr 2010 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

A dramatic look at fraud's role in our financial markets-and how you can protect yourself Fraud In the Markets reveals the critical role fraud played in the global financial crisis-even as many of the perpetrators continue to go unpunished.

Get Capone!

27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster

By Jonathan Eig

£15.49 27 Apr 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

Get Capone!

27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster

By Jonathan Eig

£40.49 27 Apr 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

Get Capone!

27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster

By Jonathan Eig

£20.49 27 Apr 2010 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

Hoolies

26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

True Stories of Britian's Biggest Street Battles

By Garry Bushell

£7.99 26 Apr 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Skinheads, Mods, Teddy Boys, Hell's Angels, Punks, Glory Boys to name just a few ... this fascinating book is the definitive guide to hooligan history in the UK. It examines who the men behind the cults were, what made them tick and why they fought their battles.

Shakespeare and Love

26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Raymond Scott, Mike Kelly

£7.99 26 Apr 2010 Paperback Tonto Books

"The Shakespeare First Folio" is a revered book. One is owned by billionaire John Paul Getty, another was in the hands of Raymond Scott. When he tried to sell it to fund the good life with his fiancee it sparked an international investigation involving the FBI, Interpol and the British police. This book lifts the lid on this crime.

Into the Heart of the Mafia

22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Journey Through the Italian South

By David Lane

£8.99 22 Apr 2010 Paperback Profile Books Ltd

Shows how globalisation has transformed the Mafia into more than simply a local phenomenon. This title describes the daily accommodation to Mafia pressure endured by priests, politicians and prosecutors, businessmen, trade unionists and ordinary citizens. It incorporates a portrait of the Italian South's long and tumultuous history.

Naughty Bastards

19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Twenty-one True Stories

By Kate Kray

£7.99 19 Apr 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Chopper 10

19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Fool and His Toes are Soon Parted

By Mark Brandon Read

£7.99 19 Apr 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

'People get killed, generally speaking, because they're idiots and they bloody well deserve it, they need killing and their time has come and they get killed, because, um, well, they've been putting holes in their manners and they've been getting away with it and, you know, they've done it one too many times and they get shot!' - Chopper

Handbook of Scientific Methods of Inquiry for Intelligence Analysis

16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Hank Prunckun

£44.95 16 Apr 2010 Hardback Scarecrow Press

Famous Players

15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor

By Rick Geary

£6.99 15 Apr 2010 Paperback NBM Publishing Company

It's the early days of Hollywood, movies are just starting to come of their own and gain in popularity. New Stars are made. The movies are still silent but their stars' certainly are not in the scandal sheets. Amidst this new boiling cauldron, William Desmond Taylor, a successful director at the 'upscale' Famous Players Studio is found shot in his home.. Could it have been the star Mary Miles Minter or a former butler? But then, what about that strange past Taylor had? Another delectable mystery as only Geary can tell 'em!

Where Mercy is Shown, Mercy is Given

15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter"

By Duane Chapman

£16.99 15 Apr 2010 Hardback Orion Publishing Co

More Dog's tales from the most famous bounty hunter in the world...

Mafia Princess

15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Marisa Merico

£8.99 15 Apr 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

Marisa Merico, the daughter of one of Italy's most notorious Mafia Godfathers, was dazzled by her father, Emilio DiGiovine. To her he was all powerful, sophisticated and loving; to the rest of the world he was staggeringly ruthless. Marisa knew her father would do anything for her, but she hadn't expected just how much he would ask in return.

More Murderous Bolton

08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Steve Fielding

£12.99 08 Apr 2010 Paperback Amberley Publishing

An exciting second helping of true stories, vividly recreating a series of heinous murders committed in and around the Bolton area.

Edinburgh Murders and Misdemeanours

08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By David Brandon, Alan Brooke

£12.99 08 Apr 2010 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Nineteenth century crime and punishment in Edinburgh.

Duplicity and Deception

06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Policing the Twilight Zone of the Troubles

By Alan Simpson

£20.00 06 Apr 2010 Hardback Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd

Mr Perfect

05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Gary C. King

£7.99 05 Apr 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Darren Dee O'Neall was handsome, he was charming, he was smooth talking... But nobody knew he was a twisted, crazed sex killer.

The Diary of Jack the Ripper

05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Chilling Confessions of James Maybrick

By Shirley Harrison

£7.99 05 Apr 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

The pages of The Diary of Jack the Ripper reveal the unimaginable: that over a century ago, the legendary serial killer at work in London's Whitechapel kept a record of his bestial mutilations of women.

Naughty Bastards

05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Twenty-one True Stories

By Kate Kray

£7.99 05 Apr 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Chopper 10

05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Fool and His Toes are Soon Parted

By Mark Brandon Read

£7.99 05 Apr 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

Most Wanted Killer

05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Scott

£6.99 05 Apr 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

Jesse James Hollywood grew up in LA's upscale West Hills with every imaginable privilege. By the age of 19, he owned a spacious house, a tricked-out car, a closet full of designer clothes. His lifestyle of drinking, partying and getting high was bankrolled by his chosen career: drug dealing.

Living with Evil

05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer

By Christopher Berry-Dee

£19.99 05 Apr 2010 Hardback Headline Publishing Group

Men Who Killed Gandhi

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Manohar Malgonkar

£14.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Roli Books Pvt Ltd

West Midland Murders and Misdemeanours

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mike Posner

£12.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Nineteenth century crime and punishment in the Black Country.

The Magnificent Spilsbury and the Case of the Brides in the Bath

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jane Robins

£16.99 01 Apr 2010 Hardback John Murray General Publishing Division

A young woman marries. Before long, she drowns in her bath. No sign of a struggle. No suggestion of foul play. Edwardian England turns to Bernard Spilsbury to solve the mystery.

Go Down Together

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde

By Jeff Guinn

£8.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Simon & Schuster Ltd

The true, untold story of the disadvantaged young couple who became the most iconic and romantic gangsters in history.

True Crime

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Martin Fido, David Southwell

£9.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Carlton Books Ltd

Offers an account of the history of the world's most infamous murderers and villains, dating from the start of the eighteenth century to the present day. This book contains newspaper-style reports together with around 90 box features on particular aspects of crime, such as white slavery and cannibalism.

The Night Stalker

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Life and Crimes of One of America's Deadliest Killers

By Philip Carlo

£9.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Mainstream Publishing

Twenty-five years after Richard Ramirez left thirteen dead, paralysing the city of Los Angeles, his name is synonymous with fear, torture and sadistic murder. Based on three years of research and interviews with Ramirez, this title reveals the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined.

One of Your Own

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Life and Death of Myra Hindley

By Carol Ann Lee

£11.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Mainstream Publishing

On 15 November 2002, Myra Hindley died in prison, one of the rare women whose crimes were deemed so indefensible that 'life' really did mean 'life'. Who was the woman behind the headlines? How could a seemingly normal girl, with no intimations of violence in her character, grow up to commit such terrible acts? This title answers these questions.

The Iceman

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Rise and Fall of a Crime Lord

By Jim Wilson, Russell Findlay

£7.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Birlinn General

The elite police officers secretly launching Scotland's biggest ever offensive against organised crime had only one target. His name was Jamie Stevenson, but he was known as The Iceman, the biggest drugs trafficker the country has ever seen. This title tells the astonishing story of Stevenson's rise and fall.

Homicide

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Trends, Causes and Prevention

By Randal B. Toliver, Ulrich R. Coyne

£74.50 01 Apr 2010 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Homicide refers to the act of killing another human being. There are many types of homicide, including criminal homicide, when a person purposely causes the death of another (murder and manslaughter), and there is non-criminal homicide in which the law allows homicide by allowing certain defenses to criminal charges (self-defense).

Shocking Cases from Dr Henry Lee's Forensic Files

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Henry C. Lee, Jerry Labriola

£21.99 01 Apr 2010 Hardback Prometheus Books

Dr Henry C Lee is highly regarded throughout the law-enforcement community as one of the most talented and experienced forensic scientists in the world. In this book, he presents five notorious incidents including, the Phil Spector case; the Brown's Chicken massacre; Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina; and, Murder in the Sacristy.

Murder City

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields

By Charles Bowden

£15.99 01 Apr 2010 Hardback Avalon Publishing Group

Murder in Baker Company

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How Four American Soldiers Killed One of Their Own

By Cilla McCain

£20.99 01 Apr 2010 Hardback Chicago Review Press

Using court transcripts, personal interviews, and police records to retrace the key events of the case, this title intends to uncover the truth about what happened to Richard Davis and provides a look into the problems of military.

Snitch!

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A History of the Modern Intelligence Informer

By Steve Hewitt

£16.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Continuum Publishing Corporation

Gives an account of how some citizens actively assist state surveillance by informing on others, such as during the Cold War and the campaign against terrorism. The author provides a study of human informers - people who secretly supply information to a domestic security agency (a spy provides information to a foreign intelligence service).

Snitch!

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A History of the Modern Intelligence Informer

By Steve Hewitt

£50.00 01 Apr 2010 Hardback Continuum Publishing Corporation

Presents an account of how some citizens actively assist state surveillance by 'informing' on others, such as during the Cold War and the current campaign against terrorism. This title is suitable for those interested in security and intelligence as well as in issues surrounding the use of informers, especially in democratic societies.

Rain of Bullets

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The True Story of Ernest Ingenito's Bloody Family Massacre

By Patricia A. Martinelli

£20.99 01 Apr 2010 Hardback Stackpole Books

On the night of 17 November 1950, Ernie Ingenito entered the house of his in-laws and opened fire on his wife Tessie and her parents. This factual account that probes the mind of an unrepentant killer and follows the riveting story from the night of the tragic massacre to years of bungled trials and appeals that would decide his fate.

Victorian Murders

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mysteries of Police and Crime

By Major Arthur Griffiths

£14.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Richly illustrated, including early sketches by Arthur Rackham, and filled with countless tales of poisoners, sadists, serial killers and cases that have never been solved, this is a book that no true-crime fan should be without.

Bolton

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Chronicles of Crime

By Sara Vernon

£12.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Murder and Crime

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Cheshire

By Vickers Raymond

£9.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Charles Manson

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Coming Down Fast - A Chilling Biography

By Simon Wells

£7.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Forty years after the Manson Family murders, this is the definitive account of the crimes that shocked the world.

The Gardner Heist

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft

By Ulrich Boser

£9.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. They stole a dozen masterpieces. The theft has become one of the nation's extraordinary mysteries. Art detective Harold Smith worked the theft for years. This work explores his unfinished leads.

Friends of the Family

01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case

By Tommy Dades

£6.99 01 Apr 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Looks at the most notorious case to rock the New York Police Department - the story of two NYPD cops who moonlighted as mob hit men.

Legacy of Secrecy

31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination

By Lamar Waldron, Thom Hartmann

£17.99 31 Mar 2010 Paperback Counterpoint,U.S.

This work reveals the attempts by Robert Kennedy to expose John F. Kennedy's killers--attempts that led to RFK's own murder. Interviews and newly declassified files document how three mob bosses and a few CIA operatives were able to prevent the truth from coming to light--until now.

The Book of Pirates and Highwaymen

31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tales from the Terrific Register

By Cate Ludlow

£9.99 31 Mar 2010 Hardback The History Press Ltd

In the early 1800s, the "Terrific Register" thrilled its readers with tales of Turkish princes and wicked thieves, black-hearted murderers, wicked massacres and the boldest criminals ever to menace the traveller by land or sea. This title contains some of the most graphic tales of highway robberies and dark deeds on the high seas.

The Book of Ghosts

31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tales from the Terrific Register

By Cate Ludlow

£9.99 31 Mar 2010 Hardback The History Press Ltd

As a schoolboy, Charles Dickens took a copy of the "Terrific Register" every week, and he later recalled how it 'frightened my very wits out of my head, for the small charge of a penny weekly'. This title contains some of the finest ghost stories from this 185-year-old publication, many of which have not appeared in print since Dickens read them.

Fraud in the Markets

31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Why It Happens and How to Fight It

By Peter Goldmann

£26.99 31 Mar 2010 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Offers a look at fraud's role in our financial markets and how you can protect yourself. Focusing on the reckless conduct of the former senior executives at major Wall Street firms just before their collapse, this book shows how the culture of 'anything goes' on Wall Street fueled the innovation of exotic but deadly asset-backed securities.

Amish Grace

30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How Forgiveness Redeemed a Tragedy

By Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zercher

£11.99 30 Mar 2010 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Recounts the Amish witness and connects it to the heart of their spirituality. This title combines history, evaluation of American society, and an examination of what builds community into a story that details the shootings, and probes the religious beliefs that led to forgiving.

Predator

29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Steven Walker

£6.99 29 Mar 2010 Paperback Kensington Publishing

A mother and daughter - brutalized, murdered, and left to rot in the summer heat. A young college student - killed with a.38 handgun at a remote highway rest stop. These were just a few of the victims of Timothy Krajcir, a sexual predator with an unquenchable appetite for violence.

The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock's Shower

26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Graysmith

£8.99 26 Mar 2010 Paperback Titan Books Ltd

Reveals a real-life mystery of murder, body doubles, and obsession.

Spies of the First World War

25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Under Cover for King and Kaiser

By James Morton

£20.00 25 Mar 2010 Hardback The National Archives

The Mammoth Book of Bizarre Crimes

25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Robin Odell

£7.99 25 Mar 2010 Paperback Constable and Robinson

A collection of unusual, if not sensational, murder cases that recalls strange crimes and offers insights into particularly macabre and shocking modern murders. This title covers many of the cases that shed light on advances in crime detection, law enforcement and forensic science.

Who You Claim

25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Performing Gang Identity in School and on the Streets

By Robert Garot

£14.99 25 Mar 2010 Paperback New York University Press

The colour of clothing, the width of shoe laces, a pierced ear, certain brands of sneakers, the braiding of hair and many other features have long been seen as indicators of gang involvement. This book demonstrates that gang identity is a carefully coordinated performance with many nuanced rules of style and presentation.

Who You Claim

25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Performing Gang Identity in School and on the Streets

By Robert Garot

£54.00 25 Mar 2010 Hardback New York University Press

Global Leniency Manual

25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Samantha J. Mobley, Ross Denton

£125.00 25 Mar 2010 Paperback Oxford University Press

This book will be an annually updated guide to leniency programmes across the world containing practical, accessible and comprehensive information on each country's leniency programme, enabling practitioners to rapidly assess the requirements for submitting an application for leniency in any of the jurisdictions covered.

Youth Violence in Latin America

19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Gangs and Juvenile Justice in Perspective

By Jones, Gareth A. Rodgers, Dennis

£40.00 19 Mar 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

This volume provides a systematic overview of the contemporary Latin American youth violence phenomenon. The authors focus specifically on youth gangs, juvenile justice issues, and applied research concerns, providing a rounded and balanced exploration of this increasingly important topic.

Yarmouth Murders and Misdemeanours

18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Frank Meeres

£12.99 18 Mar 2010 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Nineteenth century crime and punishment in Yarmouth.

More Murderous Bolton

18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Steve Fielding

£12.99 18 Mar 2010 Paperback Amberley Publishing

An exciting second helping of true stories, vividly recreating a series of heinous murders committed in and around the Bolton area.

Serial Killers: The World's Most Evil

18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Nigel Blundell

£19.99 18 Mar 2010 Hardback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

The Law of Pulic Order and Protest

18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Thornton, Ruth Brander, Richard Thomas, David Rhodes, Mike Schwarz, Edward Rees

£95.00 18 Mar 2010 Hardback Oxford University Press

The Law of Public Order and Protest provides a systematic, in-depth analysis of the law relating to public order and the right to protest, considering the impact of legislation brought into force over the last decade.

The Rumrunners

15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Prohibition Scrapbook

By Marty Gervais

£16.50 15 Mar 2010 Paperback Biblioasis

Offers an illustrated history of bootlegging along the Great Lakes. This book gives a sense of prohibition, and the larger-than-life rumrunners and bootleggers who thrived during it. It is suitable for those interested in the history of prohibition.

23 and Counting

11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On the Murder Trail of Bayou Red, the Record Setting Serial Killer Who

By Fred Rosen

£10.99 11 Mar 2010 Paperback Alyson Publications Inc

Tyburn Tales

10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Criminal Chronology of York Castle

By William Knipe

£9.99 10 Mar 2010 Paperback The History Press Ltd

Compiled from prison documents, ancient papers, and other authentic sources, this book contains the details of the crimes, trials and executions of various murderers, highwaymen, rogues and rebels to swing from the York Tyburn. Taking you on a tour through the executions of the North, it is suitable for those with an interest in criminal history.

Prisoner 1082

07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Escape from Crumlin Road, Europe's Alcatraz

By Donal Donnelly

£11.99 07 Mar 2010 Paperback The Collins Press

On St Stephen's Day 1960 Donal Donnelly made his dramatic escape from the prison known as 'Europe's Alcatraz'. Three years earlier, he had been convicted of membership of the IRA in the first year of 'Operation Harvest'. This is the story of a man who was banned from his hometown for 30 years and how he overcame the hurdles to live a happy life.

A Swindler's Progress

05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty

By Kirsten McKenzie

£22.95 05 Mar 2010 Hardback Harvard University Press

Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, this title presents a tale of adventure and deceit across two worlds - British aristocrats and Australian felons - bound together in an emerging age of opportunity and individualism, where personal worth was battling power based on birth alone. It illuminates the darker side of this age of liberty.

Mafia Son

04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI and a Story of Betrayal

By Sandra Harmon

£8.99 04 Mar 2010 Paperback Icon Books Ltd

The Scarpas were a New York Mafia dynasty led by Greg Scarpa Senior, nicknamed 'The Grim Reaper' for his brutal addiction to violence and murder. This work tells a tale of violence, wealth, and sex, set in a world where a man's word is both everything and nothing.