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True stories

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

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

Paperback. Nick's parents purchased an old Thames sailing barge. It was an unusual choice of a home in a time when new houses were in demand after Second World War. Nick was lucky to be brought up on board, moving school as the barge moved from port to port on the Medway and Thames. The barge was overhauled by Nick's parents, but the children helped too. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442259
ISBN
9780752442259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.24

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

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

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

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Waterside Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909976245
ISBN
9781909976245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.04

Paperback. This volume throws new light on a century-old British murder mystery. Samuel Herbert Dougal was a career criminal whose appetite for sex and money propelled him through scandal after scandal; through the courts, prisons and asylums; and from woman to vulnerable woman. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466293
ISBN
9780752466293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.32

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

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

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

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

Paperback. The Mount Stewart murder Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460208
ISBN
9780752460208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

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

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

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605989105
ISBN
9781605989105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle's Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-rival. From the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zigzag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550624
ISBN
9780006550624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238. 310 pages, maps. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight: 238.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843582731
ISBN
9781843582731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

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