In 1982 Malcolm Macarthur, the wealthy heir to a small estate, found himself suddenly withoutmoney. The solution, he decided, was to rob a bank. To do this, he would need a gun and a car. Inthe proces..
This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the reader from a free-love community in upstate New York to the shocking assassination of President Jame..
Now with a new afterword covering the months-long landmark trials of Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani.
'I couldn't put down this thriller . . . the perfect book to read by the fire this winter...
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As a cop, I used to sit on one side of the interview room table facing murder..
Spontaneous combustion and exhumation, drug mules and devil worshippers, a gruesome killing
beneath the Palmerston North Airport control tower, a mysterious death in a historic homestead, a first..
A searing expose of institutional child abuse, and the remarkable story of the survivors who would not be silenced
'A unique story of pain and triumph told superbly by Anne Manne, who follows vic..
A leading journalist on cults explores how and why they capture people, the line between victim and perpetrator, and the cost of leaving
At a new age festival in Byron Bay, journalist Anke Richter ..
At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with o..
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is both a masterpiece of journalism and a powerful crime thriller. Inspired by a 300-word article in The New York Times, Capote spent six years exploring and writing the ..
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION
**SOON TO BE A M..
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION
**SOON TO BE A M..
In this ground-breaking and utterly compelling book, Toby Muse draws on 15 years of reporting on the drug war in Colombia, giving readers unprecedented access to the entire cocaine supply chain - perf..
In the Spring of 1993, federal agents raided the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. A 51-day standoff ensued. Known as the Waco Siege, it has become a founding myth of the extreme wing of Americ..
The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song ever written, the crowd belts out the lyrics to their favorites, and a man standing nearby is drinking a Scotch and wat..
One Australian woman is hospitalised every three hours and two more lose their lives each week as a result of family violence. But for some women there is a punishment far more enduring than injury or..
The incredibly elaborate but all-true story of the psychopathic international fraudster, who charmed his victims to death
The twisted true story of Alexandre Despallieres
Alexandre Despalli ..
Twelve extraordinary tales of disappearance: a collection of true crime writing by New Zealand's award-winning master of non-fiction.
Former journalist Murray Mason, found dead in the Auckland ..
The dramatic events of some of the world's most controversial murder trials
The stakes are never higher when the charge is murder...
Explore the riveting twists and turns of some of the mos..
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WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
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Letters from Serial Killers is a unique study of the criminal mind based on the author's extensive correspondence with convicted serial murderers. Such a collection is extremely rare, and among the ki..
Nagyrev, Hungary, 1929. Over 160 mysterious deaths. A group of local wives conspiring together, and one woman at the centre of it all...
In 1929, a dark secret at the heart of a Hungarian farming v..
The true story of the world's most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The ..
"Riveting...an electrifying true crime story of the Mafia-smitten eighties and nineties. Suspenseful and multifaceted, The Gotti Wars can't be missed." -Esquire, The Best Nonfiction Books of the Year
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX MOVIE STARRING CHRIS EVANS AND EMILY BLUNT
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Richard Kuklinski, aka "the Ice Man," will go down as one of the most vicious killers in history.
Responsible for well over 200 murders, he is the man who claims a direct link to the killing of Jim..
'Lucia Osborne-Crowley is a lighthouse of a writer: steadfast, illuminating and patiently cutting through darkness and horror to lead us to safety.' -Benjamin Law
'Lucia Osborne-Crowley is ..
'I love puzzles, and finding answers is the only truly enjoyable part of what I do.'
This is because Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist, her days spent at crime scenes collectin..
'Long before The Teachers Pet, Rebecca Hazel was enquiring into the unexplained disappearance of Lynette Dawson. '
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The Teacher's Pet podcast was a phenomenon with more than 80 mill..
In the 1980s, a wave of Chinese from Fujian province began arriving in America. Many of them lived in a world outside the law, working in a shadow economy overseen by the ruthless gangs that ruled the..
'Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it's all true.' - Time
In this thrilling panorama of real-li..
True stories of death and desperation
One survivor chooses loneliness.
One chooses exile.
One chooses oblivion.
Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. ..
If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked.
Hedley Thomas takes you behind the scenes with a blow-by-blow account of one of the most intriguing and enduri..
A revealing, page-turning story of the most iconic Cold War spy killing of all time, for fans of Ben Macintyre, Henry Hemming and the novels of John Le Carre and Mick Herron.
London, September 19..
A devastating work of non-fiction that reveals a hidden history of women, violence and the law.
' A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more they are beaten, the better they'll be.'
So went t..
How fakes, fraudsters, and grape crusaders have shaped the world of wine.
This novel take on the history of wine reveals that, whether by adding toxic sweeteners or passing off counterfeit bot..
Long-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world, and its mystifying authentication process
Late one afternoon in the winter of 2003 art critic Richard Dormen..
The notorious city as you've never seen it before. This non-fiction title featuring original interviews gets to the heart and soul of this desert metropolis - as well as its seedy underbelly.
Wha..