Dark City. Murder, Vice, and Mayhem in Wartime London, Paperback - Simon Read

Dark City is the first book to explore how London became a criminals' paradise during the Second World War

Reducere. Murder & Mayhem in Houston: Historic Bayou City Crime, Hardcover

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Mike BrowneNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 165 x 229 x 31Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera ...

A vivid and contemporary retelling of the Greek myths.

Reducere. Nashville is known for its bold, progressive flair, but few are aware of the city's malevolent past. A rowdy red-light district called ``Smoky Row`...

Reducere. Crime ran rampant at the turn of the twentieth century across Central Washington, from jail breaks, lethal bootleggers and assassinations in Kittit...

This true crime saga--with an eccentric Southern backdrop--introduces the reader to the story of a murder in a crumbling Louisville mansion and the...

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Desperadoes like Frank and Jesse James earned Missouri the nickname of the "Outlaw State" after the Civil War, and that reputation followed the reg...

Reducere. The pleasant neighborhoods of the Crescenta Valley offer no hint of the many violent and heinous crimes that have occurred between the San Gabriel ...

The bucolic image of central Massachusetts belies a dark and sometimes deadly past. Grisly crimes and grim misdeeds reach back to colonial settleme...

An absorbing 1920s saga set in London's East End.

DescriptionThe headlines shook Portland, Oregon. The brutal Ardenwald axe murders. The retribution killings by Chinatown tongs. The fiendish acts o...

Reducere. Murder and Misfortune in Minnesota This book contains stories of early crimes of disturbing proportions -- the weapons used to commit these dastard...

Southern Man tells the story of Alan Walden, one of the most colourful and influential personalities to emerge from the history of R&B and Southern...

Delve into a gaslit London in this 'compulsively readable murder mystery' (Guardian) by the Number One bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes. Jack ...

Publisher: Simon & SchusterAuthor(s): Kara WestIllustration(s): f-c gloss cvr (no sfx); b-w interior illustrationsNumber of pages: 384Collection: M...

Reducere. "Excellent social history...an indispensable account of a time of beauty and terror." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review A modern epic of the battles...

Murder and dark deeds shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. In the summer of 1893, a tall and well-dresse...

Jerusalem, 1100. On returning to the city following an exhausting desert patrol, Crusader knight Sir Geoffrey Mappestone hears screams coming from ...

A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction....

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide t...

Reducere. Boston's history is checkered with violence and heinous crimes. In 1845, a woman lured into prostitution was murdered at the hands of her jealous l...

DescriptionLondon: A City in Pictures forms a tour of the city s historic streets of medieval and classical architecture, sumptuous palaces and dis...

Reducere. The notorious 1942 "Sleepy Lagoon" murder trial in Los Angeles concluded with the conviction of seventeen young Mexican American men for the allege...

It's said that New Orleans' "culture doesn't come down from on high, it bubbles up from the streets." It is a proud city with interwoven stories of...

Reducere. MARCO IS A HUSTLER'S HUSTLER. Loyalty proves more than a word when his plug, Genesis, commands him to kill a traitor in his Atlanta-based crew duri...

Reducere. On November 13, 1974 the quiet village of Amityville was rocked by the murders of six members of the DeFeo family at 112 Ocean Ave. The only surviv...

The incredible true story of a boy trying to lead a normal life in London amidst the terrors and horrors of the Blitz and V bombs raining down in t...

Reducere. Not for the faint of heart, "Mad Maury" explores the macabre side of the "Dimple of the Universe." A selection of Maury County's most famous ghost ...

Among the debris of the night raid, the body of a young woman is found. She has been strangled. As D.I. Jago investigates, he discovers a web of de...

When a dock worker is found murdered, DI Jago uncovers a web of secrets about family, war and the British Empire.Publisher: Allison & BusbyAuthor(s...

Armistice Day 1940. A young man, Terry Watson, has been found in a back-yard Anderson shelter, battered about the head, and with two white poppies ...

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide t...

A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction.

Reducere. DescriptionMurder and Mayhem -- true stories of crimes in the United State's fourth corner. Everything from public hangings, husbands killing wives...

Reducere. The smiling faces and southern hospitality of North Carolina promise a paradise for visitors and residents alike, but darkness still lurks in small...