True stories: general

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.

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

The first complete account of the Jack and Elizabeth Ennis story-a WWII tale of love, danger, and internment in Japanese-occupied Singapore.

The first complete account of the Jack and Elizabeth Ennis story-a WWII tale of love, danger, and internment in Japanese-occupied Singapore.

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

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.

Food historian Emma Kay tells the story of our centuries-old relationship with herbs.

Food historian Emma Kay tells the story of our centuries-old relationship with herbs.

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!

Using real stories, expert opinion, politics, psychology and the author's own insights, Forgiveness explores the messy, complex and gripping subject of forgiveness.

*HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR BEST AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2023*A truly astonishing murder mystery this is proper journalism Jeremy Clarkson Following 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?

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

Five months, one week and three days of hell.

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.

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar leads an army that controls most of Libya, stands at the gates of Tripoli and is threatening to overthrow the Government of National Accord.

Spring 1941 - the Third Reich triumphant!

Ernest Coleman has led or participated in four expeditions to find out the fate of the Franklin expedition.

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.

Published to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day'[The] stories are every bit as dramatic as those from the front lines and Barrett and Calvi have done an incredible job.

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There's a problem with school lunch in America.

It was one of the most brutal killing crusades that Britain has ever seen.

Remembering Histories of Trauma compares and links Native American, First Nation and Jewish histories of traumatic memory.

Remembering Histories of Trauma compares and links Native American, First Nation and Jewish histories of traumatic memory.

This book presents a novel and systematic social theory of soil, and is representative of the rising interest in 'the material' in social sciences.

This book presents a novel and systematic social theory of soil, and is representative of the rising interest in 'the material' in social sciences.

This "e;delightfully creepy"e; New York Times bestseller from the award-winning horror-comedy podcast team takes deep dives into nine infamous serial killers (Booklist).