True crime

The Bad Boys Chronicles is the true story of the dramatic exploits of a former bank robbery team member as he explicitly recounts his initiation to the criminal lifestyle and his downward spiral from juvenile delinquent to a man wanted by the F.

Doli Incapax is a disturbing memoir by a current practising lawyer who guts and fillets the legal profession, the police, the Catholic Church and what she considers the most toxic institution of all; the family.

A real-life murder and legal drama set in the violent world of 1930s Melbourne.

Featuring the latest information about the murder of Des Moran, including Judy Moran's involvement, these are the gritty stories of Australia's crime world.

In Brisbane's maximum-security prison awaiting trial, Joe Tog composed a series of short narratives for his defence-barrister.

From the success of Australian True Crime Stories, comes the next instalment in the stories of criminals past and present.

In this compilation of twenty short stories by Joe Tog, the criminal genre is nailed exactly as it was during the 70s and 80s - he experienced it - both inside prison and on the outside.

This powerful, unforgettable and uplifting story is one part wrenching family memoir, and one part inspirational journey towards healing and forgiveness but most of all, its an unputdownable journey through one familys tragedy and how they refused to let it define them.

There is a history with this gentleman of, shall we say, a reluctance to stay in custody.

The most controversial cop in Australian history, in his own words.

The Waters family amazed and inspired their neighbour Margaret Wentworth.

Neddy Smith's life story, smuggled out of Long Bay prison, created a sensation on publication.

'Compelling' TELEGRAPH'Such a compelling account of a small but significant dark corner of history.

Four children by her father.

The Kelly Gang: Or, The Outlaws of the Wombat Ranges was produced by George Wilson Hall, the owner of the Mansfield Guardian in 1879.

American-born Gus Pierce arrived in Australia in 1860 and promptly deserted, swimming ashore at Port Phillip.

This is the true crime account of the man known as Eugenia Falleni, who in 1920 was charged with the murder of his wife.

There has never been a more feared or respected policeman in Australia than Brian "e;Skull"e; Murphy.

This book outlines the foundations for understanding modern policing.

Discover the shocking story of Joe Exotic versus Carole Baskin, as seen on the Netflix phenomenon, Tiger King.

This is an educational book about a real life story and contains some upsetting themes.

A biography of a German American family who grew wealthy from their Philadelphia beer brewing company in the late nineteenth century.

This book is about slavery, about brains stolen in childhood and before?

HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2023'Jaw-dropping' -Val McDermid'A police memoir like no other' -Kerry Daynes, bestselling author of The Dark Side of the Mind'Honest, shocking and funny' - Barbara Machin, creator of Waking the DeadWhen Jackie Malton joined the police force in 1970, male recruits were given a truncheon and female recruits were given a handbag.

THE SENSATIONAL NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE DARK SIDE OF THE MIND.

For most of human history, sudden and unexpected deaths of a suspicious nature, when they were investigated at all, were examined by lay persons without any formal training.

Here is the story, in his own words, of how Cesare Mori, with the support of Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, took on the might of the Sicilian Mafia.

When a teenage Sri Lankan au pair goes missing, it's up to the Bradford police to find her.

In George Town, the capital of Penang, the Pearl of the Orient and a Malaysian island hugely popular with domestic and international tourists, trishaws ply the streets ferrying tourists between colonial buildings, temples, food spots and bars.

Pattaya beach resort in Thailand lures eight million foreign tourists annually.

In this exposé of the underbelly of Saigon, Vietnam, the author chats with bargirls in Bui Vien Street, navigates dark alleys in Little Japan, slurps coffee in ‘hugging cafés'' and swigs whiskey in nightclubs with mamasans, hustlers and goons.

Though the word ‘vegetarianism’ was not coined until the mid-nineteenth century, the vegetarian diet has been around as long as man has.

Hatton Garden.

A man alone in a bedsit with a young woman friend, who suddenly unleashes a deadly onslaught, without warning or reason.

Meet Micky Gluckstad.

The Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller, as featured in the Sunday Independent'You're all fallen women.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, with an updated chapter from Denise.

Wine was produced in Burgundy and Bordeaux by the Romans and almost certainly by the Celts before them.

Jeff Bauman woke up on 16th April 2013, in the Boston Medical Center, groggy from a series of lifesaving surgeries and missing his legs.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BENICIO DEL TORO, PRODUCED BY LEONARDO DICAPRIOCuba, 1961.

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A shocking expose of the appalling abuse and experimentation carried out on vulnerable children at Aston Hall Hospital, Derbyshire, in the 60s and 70s.

A risky reportage of the modern city's streets and its dark markets.

They called Meyer Lansky the Godfather of the Godfathers, the Chairman of the Board of the National Crime Syndicate, the Mafia's banker.

'We took some prisoners and tied them up on the airstrip and left them out in the sun to die.

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld.

Philip Carlo's successful and acclaimed books reveal the truth about notorious characters such as LA serial killer Richard Ramirez, Mafia contract killer Richard Kuklinski and crime-family boss Anthony Casso.