Girls of Murder City : Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
Category: True Crime
With a thrilling, fast-paced narrative, award-winning journalist Douglas Perry vividly captures the sensationalized circus atmosphere that gave rise to the concept of the celebrity criminal - and gave Chicago its most famous story. "The Girls of Murder City" recounts two scandalous, sex-fueled murder ca ...Show more
Beyond Bad: The Life and Crimes of Katherine Knight, Australia's Hannibal by Sandra Lee
Category: True Crime
BEYOND BAD is the shocking true story of Katherine Knight, the first Australian woman to be sentenced to serve out her life in prison. Her crime uathe ritual slaying and skinning of her de facto husband for a cannibal feast uais the most gruesome ever committed in Australia. Knight, a 44-year-old abatto ...Show more
Outlaw Bikers in Australia by Duncan McNab
Category: True Crime
The Gripping Inside Story of Australia's Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Australia has a unique place in the history of outlaw motorcycle gangs, boasting the highest per capita membership in the world, and a biker culture where bombings, drive-by shootings, arson, beatings and murder are regular occurrences. F ...Show more
The Witch of New York - The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice by Alex Hortis
Category: True Crime
Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony--before even Lizzie Borden--there was Polly Bodine, the first American woman put on trial for capital murder in our nation's debut media circus. On Christmas night, December 25, 1843, in a serene village on Staten Island, shocked neighbor ...Show more
Evil Beyond Belief by Wensley Clarkson
Category: True Crime
Dr. Harold Shipman was a pillar of the community, serving on local committees, donating prizes to sports clubs, and organizing charity collections. His patients saw him as kind, attentive and never too busy to chat. Yet behind this charming facade lay a prolific serial killer with at least 300 suspected ...Show more
Sons of God by Heath O'Loughlin
Category: True Crime
"Siege? Bomb threat? Terrorist alert? Shooting spree? The Sons of God are who Australia turns to in times of extreme crisis. The SOG's top-secret methods, advanced training and incredible bravery have made them the ultimate urban warriors in the war against high-level crime and terrorism. This book deta ...Show more
Holy Hell by Patricia Feenan
Category: True Crime
When Senior NSW Police Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox told the ABC's Lateline programme on November 8, 2012, that the Catholic Church had covered up crimes by paedophile priests, silenced investigations and destroyed crucial evidence to avoid prosecution, the public outrage that ensued triggered a ...Show more
Till Death Do Us Part by Paul B. Kidd
Category: True Crime
Every year, many Australian marriages end in murder. Sometimes these killings follow years of abuse by one party, and at other times they seemingly out of the blue. What sort of person turns from loving spouse to killer? As these chilling stories show, there is no type.
Hollywood Obscura: Death, Murder, and the Paranormal Aftermath by Brian Clune
Category: True Crime
Hollywood is no stranger to murder, and some of the murderers are the most vicious killers known to man. Through extensive research by Brian Clune, the historian for Planet Paranormal Investigations, take a deeper look at 12 stories dealing with the murders and paranormal aftermath of some of Hollywoods ...Show more
How They Murdered Princess Diana: The Shocking Truth by John Morgan (University of Nottingham, UK University of Wales, Cardiff University of Wales, Aberystwyth University of Wales, Cardiff University of Wales, Cardiff University of Wales, Aberystwyth University of Wales, Cardiff University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
Category: True Crime
This explosive book blows the lid on one of the most shocking crimes of our modern era. But it does more than that. How They Murdered Princess Diana is the most complete evidence-based account of the assassination of Princess Diana yet written. It delivers on providing answers to many of the key questio ...Show more
Evil Wives by John Marlowe
Category: True Crime
Evil Wives focuses on the horrible crimes committed by women. Included are those such as Rosemary West, Myra Hindley and Karla Homolka who engaged with their partners in the most horrific crimes, as well as those who preyed upon their spouses or fiances. Among the 36 murderers covered are: Pamela Smart ...Show more
Prison Break: True Stories of the World's Greatest Escapes by Paul Buck
Category: True Crime
'These men for whom there is little else that life has to offer, little or nothing to lose; these are men who are at the limits; these are men who might walk on hot coals without burning their feet.' In the folklore of World War II, the memory of those heroes who staged 'Great Escapes' from PoW camps st ...Show more