An Uncommon Hangman: The life and deaths of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard by Rachel Franks
$34.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
Executioners were once a critical component of the justice system in New South Wales. In an era when judges handed down death sentences as easily as they toasted the good health of the monarch, someone had to do the dirty work of the authorities.Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard used to be a household name. Tod ...Show more
The Boxing Butterfly: A Life of Conviction by Margaret Cunneen, Andrew L. Urban
$29.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
THE BOXING BUTTERFLY is a career chronicle of Margaret Cunneen SC -- the boxing butterfly who turned the tables on ICAC, amidst prosecuting murderers, pedophiles and rapists -- as she launches into her new chapter as a defence barrister. In her rear view mirror, Cunneen sees her trial successes -- her c ...Show more
Ned Kelly by Peter FitzSimons
$24.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
Historians still disagree over virtually every aspect of the eldest Kelly boy?s brushes with the law. Did he or did he not shoot Constable Fitzpatrick at their family home? Was he a lawless thug or a noble Robin Hood, a remorseless killer or a crusader against oppression and discrimination? Was he even ...Show more
Framed by Stuart Rosson
$26.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
“Framed” blows the lid off one of Melbourne’s most puzzling secrets: Who stole Picasso’s Weeping Woman from the NGV in 1986. Written by the brother of the brilliant artist who was framed for the crime, “Framed” draws on never-before-revealed information told to the author before his brother died. “Frame ...Show more
The Suitcase Baby: The heartbreaking true story of a shocking crime in 1920s Sydney by Tanya Bretherton
$22.99 AUD
Category: True Crime | Series: The\Australian Crime Vau Ser.
Shortlisted for the 2018 Ned Kelly Award, Danger Prize and Waverley Library NIB Sydney, 1923 a suitcase washed up on a harbourside beach reveals its grisly contents - and from there, an extraordinary story unfolds. True history that is both shocking and too real, this unforgettable tale moves at the pac ...Show more
I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective by Gary Jubelin, Dan Box
$27.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
Serial killings, child abductions, organised crime hits and domestic murders. This is the memoir of a homicide detective. Here I am: tall and broad, shaved head, had my nose broken three times fighting. Black suit, white shirt, the big city homicide detective. I've led investigations into serial killing ...Show more
Shirley's Story: A Tale of Strength, Courage, and Hope by Emily Eklund
$34.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
From the oppressed shores of India to a racially charged Fiji, her mother's death at her birth, early adoption, marital abuse, military takeover, and move to Australia, Shirley had already overcome a life of adversity when she was subjected to a nightmare no mother should endure. On April 22, 2003, ...Show more
Larrimah: A missing man, an eyeless croc and an outback town of 11 people who mostly hate each other by Caroline Graham, Kylie Stevenson
$34.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
A dying town, a missing man. One of Australia's greatest mysteries - two whodunnits, twisted together. Larrimah: hot, barren, a speck of dust in the centre of the nothingness of outback Australia. Where you might find a death adder in the bar and a spider or ten in the toaster. Maybe it's stupid to writ ...Show more
Suburban Noir: Crime and Mishap in 1950s and 1960s Sydney - Shortlisted for The Age Nonfiction Book of the Year Awards 2023 by Peter Doyle
$34.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
Nothing in the post-war decades reveals the underbelly of Australian life the way police records do.Small time heists. Failed robberies. Runs of bad luck. Payback. Love gone wrong. Drink, drugs and late-night assignations. Cops doing their job well. And badly. Plausible lies, unlikely truths. Murder and ...Show more
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
$24.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
The shocking true story of the Manson murders, revealed in this harrowing, often terrifying book. Helter Skelter won a Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award in 1975 for Best Fact Crime Book. On August 9th 1969, seven people were found shot, stabbed and bludgeoned to death in Los Angeles. America watche ...Show more
Totally Terrifying True Crime Trivia: Outrageous Facts About Murders, Maniacs, and Mayhem by Brian Boone
$32.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
For the true fans of true crime: If you think nothing can shock you, think again. With heart-pounding real-life stories of serial killers, sadistic torturers, flesh-eating cannibals, and creepy evil-doers of all kinds, Totally Terrifying True Crime Trivia gives you the gory details your curiosity crave ...Show more
Killers of the Flower Moon - Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
$24.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
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