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Toronto:: The Toronto Sun Publishing,, (1994, c 1985). Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Trade paperback. Includes the first 4 books of true crime stories by this noted Canadian true crime newspaper columnist and author in one volume, from Bothersome Bodies to Crime Flashback 3. Over 150 stories of crimes, cons and murders arranged in 12 sections from… Read more about this item

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1999,. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (a bit of toning and wear to top edge of dj, folded slightly offcenter). First printing. A book by this Pulitzer Prize winning author which "explores the discoveries of a maverick American criminologist, Dr. Lonnie Athens - himself the… Read more about this item

New York:: Cliff Street Books / Harper Collins,, (1999). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards, no dust jacket. . First edition. Indiana's first book-length work of nonfiction, an unusual true crime story in which he immerses himself in the mind of a killer. He depicts the 1997 killing spree of Andrew Cunanan as… Read more about this item

New York:: Citadel / Kensington,, (2023). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A book which "delves into the 1990 murder of Lisa Pruett, a resident of the wealthy suburb of Shaker Heights who was found stabbed to death near her boyfriends home. Through research and interviews, Renner comes to… Read more about this item

New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2017). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket (highlighting to a few of the sources at the back of the book) . First printing. A fascinating account of the hunt for a serial bomber stalked the streets of 1950s New York. "The race to catch him would… Read more about this item

New York:: Villard,, (1991). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Based on extensive interviews with arson investigators, bomb technicians, hostage negotiators and others, this gives a close-up look at the real-life world of the police in a study of what goes into crime-scene investigations. 278 pp.

New York:: McCall Publishing Co.,, (1970). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (bookplate on front endpaper with name crossed out). First US printing. Five of the world's great detectives - policemen from Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK and the United States - reveal how they solved their most extraordinary cases.… Read more about this item

Toronto:: McClelland & Stewart,, (1973). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine (lower corners slightly bumped) in a good only dust jacket with overall rubbing and edgewear, some foxing to the verso of dj, original price of 5.95 on dj flap) .. First printing. The scarce true first edition of this book by a British Columbia journalist which… Read more about this item

New York:: Citadel / Kensington,, (2019). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (toning to the pages) . First printing. "Meet the men who murdered for the mob and made John Gotti the most powerful and deadly crime boss in America . . .In his short reign as the head of the Gambino… Read more about this item

Boston:: Little Brown,, (1991). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The story of a the private eye considered best in the business (and one of the most controversial) by his peers by a writer who, in the mid-70s, worked as an investigator for him. "The bug in the martini olive was a… Read more about this item

New York:: Sterling,, (2020). First edition -. Near fine.. First printing, a trade paperback original. A title in the Profiles in Crime series - this focuses on the changes in forensic investigation which have helped to capture serial killers from 1890 to 2003, including "Rodney Alcala, a serial rapist and murderer sometimes called Dating Game killer… Read more about this item

New York:: Richard Marek Publishers,, (1979). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. The story of five Black Muslims who held San Francisco in a 179-day grip of terror in the fall and winter of 1973-74, randomly selecting 23 victims from the streets of San Francisco for kidnap, rape, robbery, mutilation,… Read more about this item

London:: Cassell, , (1957). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (usual toning to the pages, small chip to front cover of dj) . First printing. A reconstruction of the life of William Palmer (1824-1856): surgeon, racehorse owner.a confessed forger who got girls into trouble, doped horses, robbed a few people, but was… Read more about this item

New York:: Harper & Row,, (1969). Very good in glossy black wrappers (toning to the pages, very tight binding). Trade paperback. A well documented and comprehensive study. Includes a two page spread with the New York Police Departmen chart of crime families. Notes, glossary, index. xiii, 367 pp.

Philadelphia:: University of Pennsylvania Press,, (2000). Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Between 1788 and 1790, a century before Jack the Ripper, a bizarre serial attacker known as the London Monster assaulted more than 50 women, until an unlikely suspect was caught, tried, and convicted after… Read more about this item

New York:: Broadway Books,, (2003). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An investigation of a crime that "riveted the nation" - the story of how a world-traveled fashion writer who had chosen to live as a single mother in Truro on Cape Cod became the victim of a brutal… Read more about this item

New York:: Random House,, (2019). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A combination of true crime and investigative journalism, this describes the "decade-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux - the creator of a frighteningly powerful Internet-enabled cartel who merged the ruthlessness of a drug lord with the technological savvy of… Read more about this item

New York:: Dutton,, (1993.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket.. First printing. "When beautiful heiress Nancy Dillard Lyon was rushed to the hospital, . . . and died there in agony, the wheels were set in motion for an investigation, arrest, sensational trial, and conviction that would give a candid close-up… Read more about this item

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1933.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fair condition only in peach colored cloth (dampstaining and crinkling to the front cover and the front endpapers, but most of the text block is unaffected and in good condition), no dust jacket. Uncommon signed. . First printing. Ulman, a U.S. lawyer, jurist, teacher and activist taught… Read more about this item

London:: Bodley Head,, (1963). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in red cloth with gold lettering in a near fine dustjacket (some toning to the white background on the spine and top edge of the dj) .. First printing. A collection of essays on both historical criminal trials and more contemporary ones. Includes a series… Read more about this item