True stories
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True stories
Paperback. Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty and a famous Nazi-era film actress who Hitler counted among his friends; she was also the niece of Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev, to work for Soviet intelligence. In return, her family were allowed to join her. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017648
- ISBN
- 9780141017648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BGS; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509814824
- ISBN
- 9781509814824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.66
€ 11.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut.. Num Pages: 237 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 199. 237 pages, col. Illustrations. One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JMC; BTC. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight: 198.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844549023
- ISBN
- 9781844549023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.33
€ 15.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846689901
- ISBN
- 9781846689901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.28
€ 18.28
Paperback. After settling in Italy in 2000, the author discovered that the olive grove in front of his home had been the scene of one of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer who had never been found and was known only as the Monster of Florence. This book tells the story of murder, suspicion and ruined lives. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 8 mono. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753517048
- ISBN
- 9780753517048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.95
€ 21.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. Archibald Hall was one of Scotland's most enigmatic criminals. A man of multiple personae, Hall was more widely known as Roy Fontaine, the Monster Butler who murdered five people, including his own brother. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp. plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- B & W Pub
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845023362
- ISBN
- 9781845023362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.35
€ 13.99
€ 10.35
hardcover. As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L. Irey accomplished what J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't and Eliot Ness couldn't. From the 1920s through the 1940s, he headed the investigations that led to the prosecution of the ruthless, murderous bosses who ruled American cities without fear of the law. Num Pages: 372 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974882
- ISBN
- 9781597974882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.89
€ 36.99
€ 36.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Waterside Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909976245
- ISBN
- 9781909976245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.04
€ 29.99
€ 27.04
Paperback. In December 1884, Austin was terrorised by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far more diabolical than London's infamous Jack the Ripper. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Texas Monthly journalist Skip Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to life. Num Pages: 37 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019829
- ISBN
- 9781250118493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Unveils the operations of the Mexican mafia and describes how it grew from a small clique into a transnational criminal organization. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032523
- ISBN
- 9781594032523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.16
€ 29.99
€ 26.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp of b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; JFFE; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Milo Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903854525
- ISBN
- 9781903854525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. A true-life thriller completely exposes the network behind the illegal trade in ancient artifacts - and features a rich cast of rogues and some of the world's most prestigious art institutions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABK; AC; BTC; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586484385
- ISBN
- 9781586484385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.32
€ 24.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake in his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or his eighth victim in the bizarre and shocking Ratcliffe Highway Murders? In this reconstruction, the authors draw on forensics, public records, and newspaper clippings to shed new light on this infamous Wapping mystery. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003386
- ISBN
- 9780571258086
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Ex libris.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KTG0004564
- ISBN
- 9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594484810
- ISBN
- 9781594484810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. A fascinating insight into the detective who was responsible for hunting Jack the Ripper Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196. 208 pages, 41 illustrations. A fascinating insight into the detective who was responsible for hunting Jack the Ripper. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 13. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608273
- ISBN
- 9781445608273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.72
€ 19.72
Paperback. Over 100 eyewitness accounts of hauntings, from all around the world and right up to the present day. Editor(s): Haining, Peter. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BT; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845296889
- ISBN
- 9781845296889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.97
€ 19.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Extraordinary accounts of remarkable escapes from maximum-security prisons. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472100238
- ISBN
- 9781472100238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. A bumper collection of 30 of the most shocking recent cases that have been solved by or investigated with forensic science. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780330020
- ISBN
- 9781780330020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
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Paperback. True crimes too bizarre to be fiction Num Pages: 512 pages, no plate section/illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472118035
- ISBN
- 9781472118035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.01
€ 16.99
€ 13.01