True crime

Gathered together within the pages of this book is a roguish array of artful tricksters, fantastic fakers, rascally fraudsters and cunning conmen.

Gathered together within the pages of this book is a roguish array of artful tricksters, fantastic fakers, rascally fraudsters and cunning conmen.

Imagine you were a police officer and had been dominated as a child by an abusive mother who didn't really want you and as an adult had been served bastardy orders twice, firstly by a woman in whose house you lived and then by a woman you had a relationship with.

Imagine you were a police officer and had been dominated as a child by an abusive mother who didn't really want you and as an adult had been served bastardy orders twice, firstly by a woman in whose house you lived and then by a woman you had a relationship with.

"e;A welcome, detailed account of the background to the prosecution of Brighton police officers around 1957 and their Chief Constable.

The historic 1910 London domestic murder case is re-examined using new DNA evidence in this true crime study.

Real-life stories of cops vs.

Real-life stories of cops vs.

Medics and carers hold the lives of their patients in the balance.

Discover the psychological motivations behind the world's most dangerous killers.

An exploration of the Jack the Ripper murders through the eyes of the Londoners who lived through it, including eye-witness accounts and inquest testimonies.

An historical true crime accounting of London's notorious serial murderers and their victims, spanning the Victorian era to the mid-twentieth century.

An historical true crime accounting of London's notorious serial murderers and their victims, spanning the Victorian era to the mid-twentieth century.

'Compelling, urgent and devastating.

The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the UK's number one true crime podcast, RedHanded!

**AS SEEN ON TV***HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR BEST AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2023*'A truly astonishing murder mystery this is proper journalism' Jeremy ClarksonFollowing a long investigation by the world-famousSunday TimesInsight team, David Collins tells the truly unique story of a string of murder-suicides in north-west England and poses the terrifying question: are they the work of a serial killer who has been operating undetected since the mid-nineties?

The ancient city of Bath has always attracted visitors, flourishing in the Georgian era and becoming home for the fashionable and wealthy.

Portsmouth's position on the south coast of England has meant it has been an important port for centuries, and the heavily fortified home of the Royal Navy.

Victorian and Edwardian Jarrow was a boom town but it also had a dark side.

Monmouthshire may have a reputation as a quaint, idyllic, rural county but scratch the surface and you'll find a past riddled with scandal, strife and murder most foul.

';This slim yet insightful and entertaining volume documents the many instances where wine drinkers did not get what they paid for, sometimes with deadly consequences.

ON ANY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE FLORIDA REDLANDS, DEE CASTEEL MIGHT HAVE SERVED YOU PANCAKES AT THE IHOP …She was a hard-working, cheerful waitress, one of the nicest people you'd ever want to know.

Early on a May morning in 1988, Laurie Dann, a thirty-year-old, profoundly unhappy product of the wealthy North Shore suburb of Chicago, loaded her father's car with a cache of handguns, incendiary chemicals, and arsenic-laced food.

In August of 1969, during two bloody evenings Charles Manson and his "e;Family"e; made their gruesome and bloody impact on the Love Generation.

Juvenile crime makes headlines.

Juvenile crime makes headlines.

Featuring original research findings from a key Chinese national research centre, this book provides researchers with cutting-edge, reliable and comprehensive information about children and youth in modern China.

Featuring original research findings from a key Chinese national research centre, this book provides researchers with cutting-edge, reliable and comprehensive information about children and youth in modern China.

"e;Living Victims, Stolen Lives: Parents of Murdered Children Speak to America"e; is a gripping and instructive sketch of the intense psychic pain, anger, and frustration experienced by parents of murdered children.

"e;Living Victims, Stolen Lives: Parents of Murdered Children Speak to America"e; is a gripping and instructive sketch of the intense psychic pain, anger, and frustration experienced by parents of murdered children.

This book examines the potential impact of rape survivors' traumatic experiences in post-conflict zones.

This book examines the potential impact of rape survivors' traumatic experiences in post-conflict zones.

This title was first published in 2000: Mainstream criminology has devoted little attention to minority perspectives in crime and violence.

This title was first published in 2000: Mainstream criminology has devoted little attention to minority perspectives in crime and violence.

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This book focuses on the needs of the community affected by bullying behaviour, rather than simply apportioning blame and deciding on punishment.

This book provides a nuanced and timely contribution to the question of vulnerability in police custody.

This book provides a nuanced and timely contribution to the question of vulnerability in police custody.

With the insight and clarity that mark all of Petersen's writings, Against the Stream brings together reflections of an unconventional demographer.

With the insight and clarity that mark all of Petersen's writings, Against the Stream brings together reflections of an unconventional demographer.

Delinquency is one of those social problem areas that calls upon the contributions of many different disciplines.

Delinquency is one of those social problem areas that calls upon the contributions of many different disciplines.

This volume develops a theoretical and critical foundation for understanding "e;maladministration"e;-the phenomena of harmful administrative and organisational behaviours in educational systems.