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Rogues - True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks (Paperback): Patrick Radden Keefe Rogues - True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks (Paperback)
Patrick Radden Keefe
R350 R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Save R33 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

'I read everything he writes. Every time he writes a book, I read it. Every time he writes an article, I read it . . . he's a national treasure.' Rachel Maddow Patrick Radden Keefe's work has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in the US to the Orwell Prize in the UK for his meticulously reported, hypnotically engaging work on the many ways people behave badly. Rogues brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from the New Yorker. As Keefe says in his preface: 'They reflect on some of my abiding preoccupations: crime and corruption, secrets and lies, the permeable membrane separating licit and illicit worlds, the bonds of family, the power of denial.' Keefe brilliantly explores the intricacies of forging $150,000 vintage wines, examines whether a whistleblower who dared to expose money laundering at a Swiss bank is a hero or a fabulist, spends time in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain, chronicles the quest to bring down a cheerful international black-market arms merchant, and profiles a passionate death-penalty attorney who represents the 'worst of the worst', among other bravura works of literary journalism. The appearance of his byline in the New Yorker is always an event, and collected here for the first time readers can see his work forms an always enthralling but deeply human portrait of criminals and rascals, as well as those who stand up against them.

The White House Plumbers - The Seven Weeks That Led to Watergate and Doomed Nixon's Presidency (Paperback): Egil "Bud"... The White House Plumbers - The Seven Weeks That Led to Watergate and Doomed Nixon's Presidency (Paperback)
Egil "Bud" Krogh, Matthew Krogh
R395 R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Save R29 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Science of Murder - The Forensics of Agatha Christie (Paperback): Carla Valentine The Science of Murder - The Forensics of Agatha Christie (Paperback)
Carla Valentine
R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota (Paperback): Elizabeth Dorsey Hatle The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota (Paperback)
Elizabeth Dorsey Hatle
R501 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Minnesota might not seem like an obvious place to look for traces of Ku Klux Klan parade grounds, but this northern state was once home to fifty-one chapters of the KKK. Elizabeth Hatle tracks down the history of the Klan in Minnesota, beginning with the racially charged atmosphere that produced the tragic 1920 Duluth lynchings. She measures the influence the organization wielded at the peak of its prominence within state politics and tenaciously follows the careers of the Klansmen who continued life in the public sphere after the Hooded Order lost its foothold in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes.

The Crime Against Kansas. the Apologies for the Crime. the True Remedy... (Paperback): Charles Sumner The Crime Against Kansas. the Apologies for the Crime. the True Remedy... (Paperback)
Charles Sumner
R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

11 Oak Street - The True Story of the Abduction of a Three Year Old Child and its Appalling Lifetime Consequences (Hardcover,... 11 Oak Street - The True Story of the Abduction of a Three Year Old Child and its Appalling Lifetime Consequences (Hardcover, 4th Revised edition)
Graham Cook
R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

11 Oak Street is the true story of how the Queen's bankers, Coutts & Co, sent two cashier's cheques to the law firm of Urie Walsh in San Francisco with the wrong address on the envelope (11 Oak Street instead of 1111 Oak Street), setting off a chain of events that led to the abduction of a three-year-old child from Bristol, England, to San Francisco, California. It is a horrifying story of greed, ineptness, corruption, stupidity and wasted years as the father tries to seek justice and access to his son in the midst of a thirteen-year nightmare that even Kafka could not have thought up. If you want to read about the seven California lawyers involved in this story who either went to jail, were disbarred, or resigned with charges pending, and inept judges who broke all the rules or were disciplined, this is the book for you. This is a story that would never have happened if those concerned had fulfilled their duties correctly and not broken the law. If Graham Cook, the author, had known then what he knows now, there would have been no story and he would not have gone bankrupt, become homeless or, through the actions of his own brother, ended up in a California jail. This is the book the California Judges Association refused to let the author promote to its members, since it reveals in detail the judicial abuse by some of their past and present members whose conduct will shock and disgust any right- minded person. The best way to describe this book is that everything that could go wrong went and if the internet was around at the start of the nightmare most of what went on in this book would not have happened.This is a book where certain people have gone to extraordinary lengths to stop people buying and have dismally failed in their objective.

Lying for Money - How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World (Paperback): Dan Davies Lying for Money - How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World (Paperback)
Dan Davies
R452 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Mystery of Mary Stuart (Paperback): Andrew Lang The Mystery of Mary Stuart (Paperback)
Andrew Lang
R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

The Rope - A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP (Paperback): Alex Tresniowski The Rope - A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP (Paperback)
Alex Tresniowski
R432 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
My Friend Anna - The True Story of a Fake Heiress (Paperback): Rachel DeLoache Williams My Friend Anna - The True Story of a Fake Heiress (Paperback)
Rachel DeLoache Williams
R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Lord Lucan - Africa a New Beginning (Paperback): Ian Crosby Lord Lucan - Africa a New Beginning (Paperback)
Ian Crosby
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Psychic Detectives - Using the Power of the MInd to Solve True Crimes (Hardcover): Jenny Randles, Peter Hough Psychic Detectives - Using the Power of the MInd to Solve True Crimes (Hardcover)
Jenny Randles, Peter Hough
R617 R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Save R59 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Crime investigation is not always a matter of gathering hard evidence. Just as police officers sometimes follow a "hunch", people with psychic abilities have often supplied invaluable leads to help crack the most baffling cases. Through dreams, visions, telepathy, and a host of other means, psychics have also predicted and tried to prevent many serious crimes. Psychic Detectives allows you to enter their world, revealing their astounding experiences and the often heavy price they pay for sharing what they know. Police agencies are generally reluctant to admit to the use of psychics during or even after the completion of an investigation for fear of ridicule from the public and other members of the law enforcement community. Despite this, psychics have often become involved in a large number of highly publicised investigations into serial murders conducted over the last 20 years or more. Featured cases include: the Kennedy assassinations * Jack the Ripper * Charles Manson murders * Uri Geller's diamond find * David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") * Los Angeles Olympic Games bombing * Moors murders * Peter Sutcliffe ("The Yorkshire Ripper") * IRA bombing, Manchester * disappearance of Lord Lucan * Patty Hearst kidnapping * and many more ...

The Vapors - A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of... The Vapors - A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice (Paperback)
David Hill
R465 R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Perversion of Justice - The Jeffrey Epstein Story (Hardcover): Julie K. Brown Perversion of Justice - The Jeffrey Epstein Story (Hardcover)
Julie K. Brown
R719 R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Save R72 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Unsolved Arizona - A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem & Mystery (Paperback): Jane Eppinga Unsolved Arizona - A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem & Mystery (Paperback)
Jane Eppinga
R496 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book - A Collection Of Fascinating Facts And Disturbing Details About Infamous Serial Killers... The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book - A Collection Of Fascinating Facts And Disturbing Details About Infamous Serial Killers And Their Horrific Crimes (Perfect True Crime Gift) (Hardcover)
Jack Rosewood
R577 R532 Discovery Miles 5 320 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Clydach Murders - A Miscarriage of Justice (Paperback, New edition): John Morris The Clydach Murders - A Miscarriage of Justice (Paperback, New edition)
John Morris
R301 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R24 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Untitled Duncan Harding (Paperback): Duncan Harding Untitled Duncan Harding (Paperback)
Duncan Harding
R440 R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Save R47 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

* PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY * The compelling and moving memoir of forensic psychiatrist Dr Duncan Harding

Zodiac - The Shocking True Story of America's Most Bizarre Mass Murderer (Paperback, Media tie-in): Robert Graysmith Zodiac - The Shocking True Story of America's Most Bizarre Mass Murderer (Paperback, Media tie-in)
Robert Graysmith 2
R233 R194 Discovery Miles 1 940 Save R39 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"This is the Zodiac speaking. I like killing people because it is so much fun...the most thrilling experience..." This shocking true crime classic is now a major movie. A sexual sadist, the Zodiac's pleasure was torture and murder. He taunted the authorities with mocking notes telling where he would strike next. The official tally of his victims was six. He claimed 37 dead. He was never caught. Author Robert Graysmith tells the inside story of the hunt for the hooded killer, and finally reveals his possible true identity. The new movie "Zodiac" is based on this book. Directed by David Fincher ("Fight Club"), it stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Graysmith himself, Robert Downey Jr and Chloe Sevigny.

Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch - The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse (Paperback): Jayme Lynn Blaschke Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch - The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse (Paperback)
Jayme Lynn Blaschke
R631 R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Save R46 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
From Convicted to Cop Part II - Second Chances: Starting Over While Facing Spiritual Warfare (Hardcover): Tony Stewart From Convicted to Cop Part II - Second Chances: Starting Over While Facing Spiritual Warfare (Hardcover)
Tony Stewart
R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Arizona Gold Gangster Charles P. Stanton - Truth and Legend in Yavapai's Dark Days (Paperback): Parker Anderson Arizona Gold Gangster Charles P. Stanton - Truth and Legend in Yavapai's Dark Days (Paperback)
Parker Anderson; Foreword by Marshall Trimble - Arizona State Historian
R496 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Chaos - Charles Manson, the Cia, and the Secret History of the Sixties (Paperback): Tom O'Neill Chaos - Charles Manson, the Cia, and the Secret History of the Sixties (Paperback)
Tom O'Neill; As told to Dan Piepenbring
R586 R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Save R50 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina (Paperback): Cathy Pickens True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina (Paperback)
Cathy Pickens
R513 R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Napa Valley Case Files - Justice in Wine Country (Hardcover): Raymond A. Guadagni Napa Valley Case Files - Justice in Wine Country (Hardcover)
Raymond A. Guadagni; Foreword by Judge Phil Champlin
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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