True Crime

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  The Night Stalker: The Life And Crimes Of One Of America's Deadliest Killers
  Philip Carlo - Paperback - Mainstream
  From Ramirez's early brushes with the law to his deadly stalking expeditions, to the police and civilian manhunt that resulted in one of the most sensational trials in California's history, this is the story of America's most feared serial murderer.
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  City Of Gangs: Glasgow And The Rise Of The British Gangster
  Andrew Davies - Hardback - Hodder & Stoughton
  During the 1920s and 1930s, Glasgow gained an unenviable and enduring notoriety as Britain's gang city - the 'Scottish Chicago'. Out of the most dilapidated and overcrowded tenements in Britain stepped young men and women dressed like Hollywood gangsters and their molls. On the city's streets they took centre stage in dramas of their own making, fighting territorial battles laced with religious sectarianism and running protection rackets modelled on those of the American underworld. Drawing on 15 years of original research, Andrew Davies, brings to life the reign of terror exerted by gangs like the Billy Boys, the Kent Star, the Savoy Arcadians and the South Side Stickers.
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  Forget You Had A Daughter: Doing Time In The 'Bangkok Hilton'
  Sandra Gregory - Paperback - John Blake
  Sandra Gregory was caught smuggling heroin through Bangkok airport in 1993. Her punishment saw her suffer the horrors of the notorious 'Bangkok Hilton' prison, before being transferred to a British prison, then freed in 2000. This is her story.
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  The Lost Boy: The Definitive Story Of The Moors Murders And The Search For The Final Victim
  Duncan Staff - Paperback - Bantam
  In Lancashire, in the 1960s, four children were murdered by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, the body of one of their victims, Keith Barrett, has never been found. This book presents the story of some of the 20th-century's most notorious crimes. It explores various aspects of these murders and their long-felt aftermath.
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  The Glasgow Curse
  William Lobban - Paperback - Birlinn
  This chilling and disturbing memoir tells the story of one of Glasgow's most notorious criminals, a man accused of many murders. Writing in his own words, William Lobban tells how he was born in Exeter Prison to a violent, schizophrenic mother and went on to start his own career in crime.
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  The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story Of A Child Raised By Monkeys
  Marina Chapman - Hardback - Mainstream Publishing
  In 1954, a young girl was abducted and then abandoned in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend five years in the jungle, her only family being a troop of capuchin monkeys. Using instinct to guide her, she copied everything they did and soon learned to fend for herself. At around ten years old, a feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. Beaten daily and groomed to be a prostitute, she escaped and lived as a street kid. However, Marina's life as a wild child wasn't over - in some ways, it had only just begun.
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  Glasgow: The Real Mean City
  Malcolm Archibald - Paperback - Black & White Publishing
  Glasgow formed Britain's first professional police force in the 19th century and men such as Superintendent James Smart fought to stem the crime that at times seemed to overwhelm the city. The police had an often thankless task and this book chronicles the century long struggle of the forces of law and order to bring peace to a troubled city.
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  The World's End: A Thirty-Year Quest For Justice
  Tom Wood - Paperback - Birlinn
  The authors presents an account of the murder of two young women, Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, who died in October 1977, and of the thirty year investigation that followed.
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  Crime Stopper
  Bryan McLaughlin - Paperback - Black & White
  Bryan McLaughlin faced the challenge of tackling crime on Glasgow's mean streets and throughout Scotland for more than 30 years, finding himself involved with nearly 300 killings. He started as a bobby on the beat and gradually rose through the ranks. Here, he lifts the lid on some of the cases he worked on.
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  Gang Of One
  Gary Mulgrew - Paperback - Hodder
  Imagine you're a 35 year old, white, British, middle-class businessman sentenced to three years in Big Spring, one of America's most notorious prisons. You've been told that if get into any trouble, your sentence will be doubled. You've just said goodbye to your lawyer. You're on your own. You are a gang of one.