True Crime
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See also: True Crime
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Villains: It Takes One To Know One
£8.49
- Paperback - Black & White
Murder, gunrunning, drug trafficking, kneecapping - Paul Ferris has been accused of many things in his life, some true, some not. What's not in dispute is that he spent 25 years as one of Britain's most feared gangsters. Out of prison and straight for five years, Paul hasn't forgotten the common thugs and big-time players that surrounded him. -
Add to BasketJourney To Hell: Inside The World's Most Violent Prison System
£9.99
- Paperback - Milo
'Journey to Hell' offers an inside account of the workings of the international drugs trade and a terrifying journey through some of the world's most violent and notorious prisons. -
Add to BasketScotland's Most Wanted
£9.99
- Paperback - Fort
This text tells the true stories of Scotland's most notorious criminals, from the 1960s to 2000. It includes accounts of the exploits of bank robbers, con men, fraudsters, gangsters, drug barons, road-ragers, blackmailers, madames and poisoners. -
Oscar Slater: The 'Immortal' Case Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
£9.34
- Paperback - Sutton
In 1909, Oscar Slater, a German Jew, was convicted and sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Marion Gilchrist, an elderly Glaswegian spinster. His trial is known to have been one of the most scandalous miscarriages of justice in the annals of legal history. This book is provides an account of this infamous case. -
Add to BasketThe Sheriff: A Detective's Story
£11.99
- Paperback - Mainstream
Retired Detective Inspector Gerry O'Carroll worked on many of Ireland's biggest murder cases. This book recounts Gerry's story from his Kerry upbringing as one of a family of fifteen children to his professional success as Ireland's highest-profile policeman. -
Add to BasketDon't Call Me A Crook!: A Scotsman's Tale Of World Travel, Whisky & Crime
£10.63
- Paperback - Dissident
In 'Don't Call Me A Crook!' Bob Moore recounts pitched battles with Chinese bandits, life in gangster-infested Chicago, and decadent orgies aboard a millionaire's yacht. -
Add to BasketScottish Hard Bastards
£17.99
- Hardback - John Blake
Meet the hardest men from a country where the streets are the most dangerous and the gangsters are the toughest in Britain. Jimmy Holland and Stephen Richards describe violent crime in Scotland, from murderers to armed robbers, and a female crime clan with a family feel to it. -
Add to BasketGlasgow Crimefighter: The Les Brown Story
£8.49
- Paperback - Black & White
The true story of one of Glasgow's most controversial detectives and his battle with the criminals and violent street gangs of the city. 'Glasgow Crimefighter' tells the inside story of cases and criminals who have written themselves into the history of a city where brawling is said to be in the blood. -
Add to BasketWhite Gold: The Inside Story Of The UK's Largest Ever Drugs Haul
£6.79
- Paperback - Mainstream
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, professional diver Chris Howarth was making quite a name for himself in the Highland fishing port of Ullapool. This is the story of how a local man became embroiled in the biggest drugs operation in Scottish history. -
Add to BasketPowder Wars: The Supergrass Who Brought Down Britain's Biggest Drug Dealers
£6.79
- Paperback - Mainstream
'Powder Wars' is the true story of the supergrass who brought down Britain's biggest drug dealers. Gangster Paul Grimes was a one-man crimewave with a breathtaking capacity to steal, but when his son died of a heroin overdose, the old-school mobster turned undercover informant.
