Murder, Misadventure and Miserable Ends: Tales from a Colonial Coroner's Court by Catie Gilchrist
37.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
Murder, manslaughter, suicide, mishap - the very public business of determining death in colonial Sydney. Murder in colonial Sydney was a surprisingly rare occurrence, so when it did happen it caused a great sensation. People flocked to the scene of the crime, to the coroner's court and to the criminal ...Show more
Tremors in the Blood - Murder, obsession and the birth of the lie detector by Amit Katwala
35.00 NZD
Category: True Crime | Reading Level: very good
Truth, murder and the birth of the lie detectorHenry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency room covered in his wife's blood. But was he a grieving husband, or a ruthless killer who'd conspired with bandits to have her murdered?To find out, the San Francisco police turned to technology, and a ...Show more
Freezing Order: Vladimir Putin, Russian Money Laundering and Murder - A True Story by Bill Browder
29.00 NZD
Category: True Crime | Reading Level: good-very good
‘More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, but it is all true’ Stephen Fry ‘Mind-blowing...Browder's battle for justice is at times terrifying, at times deeply touching’ Catherine Belton ‘A jaw-dr ...Show more
The Adventurer's Son - A Memoir by Roman Dial
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A brave and marvelous book. A page-turner that will rip your heart out." --Jon Krakauer Gripping. --New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) * Beautiful. --Washington Post * Destined to become an adventure classic. --Anchorage Daily News In the tradition of Into the Wild com ...Show more
The Fix - The story of one of New Zealand's biggest swindles by Scott Bainbridge
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Reference | Reading Level: very good
In 1966, international con-man Robert Gardner brought a highly skilled crew of grifters to New Zealand to pull off one of the biggest swindles in the country’s history. This was executed with professional precision, until two young office girls played detective and stumbled upon a crucial mistake – but ...Show more
Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World's Network of Corruption by Patrick Alley
38.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
*** "Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of the brilliant and necessary superheroes of Global Witness, whose superpower is the truth." - Edward Zwick, Director of Blood DiamondArms trafficking, offshore accounts and luxury property deals. Super-yachts, private jets a ...Show more
Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders by Mike Rothmiller, Douglas Thompson
30.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
New evidence reveals the extent to which Frank Sinatra’s life and career were inextricably linked with the Mafia, and how innocent people died, simply because they knew Sinatra, or had upset himIn Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders Mike Rothmiller and Douglas Thompson draw on previously secret Los Ange ...Show more
Under the Banner of Heaven (TV Tie-In) by Jon Krakauer
28.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
True crime in the American heartland. Under the Banner of Heaven is a riveting account of Mormon fundamentalism and renegade prophets, from the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air.Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. Jon Krakauer's investigation into ...Show more
18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb
38.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
'For most of human history, sudden and unexpected deaths of a suspicious nature, when they were investigated at all, were examined by lay persons without any formal training. People often got away with murder. Modern forensic investigation originates with Frances Glessner Lee - a pivotal figure in polic ...Show more
The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey: A true story of sex, crime and the meaning of justice by Julia Laite
25.00 NZD
Category: No Category
An extraordinary story.
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe
28.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelve enthralling stories of misbehavior and skullduggery by one of the most decorated journalists of our time."I read everything he writes. Every time he writes a book, I read it. Every time he writes an artic ...Show more
Killers of the Flower Moon - Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
29.00 NZD
Category: True Crime | Reading Level: near fine
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 **NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND ROBERT DE NIRO** 'A riveting true story ...Show more