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Mindhunter John Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Mindhunter is a real-life, fascinating insight into the life of a FBI Special Agent, and the minds of the psychologically disturbed serial killers he hunts.

Frenzy! Neil Root

Three notorious serial killers. The press out of control. Police with their hands in the till. Judges and judiciary more concerned about private clubs and public image than the law. Sounds like a thriller? It is and it's all true.

The Last Gangster Charlie Richardson

Charlie Richardson, one of Britain's most notorious gangland bosses and rival to East End twins the Krays, sheds light on his extraordinary life story completed just weeks before his death in September 2012.

Straight Flush Ben Mezrich

The New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House returns with the larger-than-life true tale of a group of hard-partying frat brothers who built a multi-billion-dollar on-line poker colossus – and what happened when the Feds shut down their operation, sending them on the run.

The Slave Across the Street Theresa Flores

The chilling yet ultimately inspirational true story of how a 15-year-old teenager escaped the world of human trafficking

Once Upon a Time in Russia Ben Mezrich

A gripping and shocking insight into the lives of Russia’s most famous oligarchs from New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House.

Inside Alcatraz Jim Quillen

One man's account of life inside Alcatraz, from desperation to redemption.

One of the Family Maureen Flanagan

The true life story of two women, Maureen 'Flan' Flanagan and her best friend Violet Kray, whose influence strongly shaped the lives of Ronnie and Reggie Kray.

The Shepherd's Bush Murders Nick Russell-Pavier

August 1966 - Harry Roberts, a hardened criminal known for his unflinching violence, murders three unarmed police officers in cold blood. This is the chilling examination of a crime that would come to haunt the nation forever - 50 years on, Nick Russell-Pavier examines the killers behind the ruthless murders.

Shepherds and Butchers Chris Marnewick

A gripping true crime story set in apartheid South Africa - soon to be a critically acclaimed Netflix film in 2017 starring Steve Coogan

The Dirty Game Andrew Jennings

The first and definitive book on the FIFA scandal - by the journalist who brought down Sepp Blatter

The Life of a Scilly Sergeant Colin Taylor

'Enchantingly dotty' – Daily Mail 'Scilly stories from UK's quietest police force...' – Sun This is the silly, but true, life of a Scilly Sergeant. Fans of Bill Bryson, Clare Balding and The Shepherd's Life will love this book!

Undercover Joe Carter

'This is the best expose of life as a British Undercover ever written.' - Joe Pistone AKA Donnie Brasco, FBI’s most famous UC. Twenty years undercover - one man's true story of life as an undercover cop. Soon to be a major TV show...

The People V. O.J. Simpson Jeffrey Toobin

Now a major BBC TV series; the definitive account of the O.J. Simpson trial, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Travolta, David Schwimmer, and Connie Britton.

The Krays: The Prison Years David Meikle, Kate Beal Blyth

The Krays: The Prison Years explores the fascinating and largely untold story of the Kray twins following their imprisonment.

The Shankill Butchers Martin Dillon

A Case Study of Mass Murder

Sleepers Lorenzo Carcaterra

When friendship runs deeper than blood

A Safe Place Lorenzo Carcaterra

The true story of the shocking events preceding Sleepers

Among The Thugs Bill Buford

Before Running with the Firm came Among the Thugs - the bestselling classic account of football violence in English football.

The Gangs Of New York

Herbert Asbury

The Gangs Of New York Herbert Asbury

Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Liam Neeson and others.

Breaking Vegas Ben Mezrich

The book Vegas doesn't want you to read... Another page-turning true story of the underbelly of Las Vegas from Ben Mezrich, a successor to his bestselling Bringing Down the House.

The Innocent Man John Grisham

Murder and injustice in a Small Town

Notorious John Pearson

Britain's greatest true crime writer writes the definitive biography of the Kray twins.

Kidnapped Stanley N Alpert

The remarkable account of a federal prosecutor’s kidnapping, the psychological duel and investigation that followed – a riveting story of human resilience: vivid, funny, terrifying, profane, true.

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