True Crime

The incredibly elaborate but all-true story of the psychopathic international fraudster, who charmed his victims to deathThe twisted true story of Alexandre DespallieresAlexandre Despalli res bewitched many people with his...

John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, in his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the...

'An insightful and explosive expose' - Stephen Breen, author of The Cartel and The HitmenIreland's top crime journalist traces the flood of cocaine into Ireland and those behind its unprecedented...

*The New York Times bestseller* *Shortlisted for The ALCS Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction*'A breath-taking read, as compelling as a Highsmith novel. I loved it' - Maggie O'Farrell 'Brilliant... A...

The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone...

Recounts the stories of nine trials involving murder and treason, and includes the stories of some unjustly convicted individuals

This is the story of a boy called Richard. One October night in 1975, Richard, aged five, was alone in the house with his three sisters. It was 3am and...

*** Richard Lloyd Parry is the Winner of the 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize ***In the summer of 2000, Jane Steare received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Lucie...

**Now a major BBC series starring James Norton**Have you ever bought a pirate DVD? Taken drugs? Fallen for a phishing scam?Organised crime is part of all our worlds - often...

The notorious corner of West Fayette and Monroe Streets in Baltimore is a 24-hour open-air drug market that provides the economic fuel for a dying neighbourhood. Through the eyes of...

Covers the life stories of Bonnie Parker, Virginia Hill, the glamorous girlfriend of Bugsy Siegel who died mysteriously, Evelyn Frechette, who was charged with harbouring murderous mobster John Dillinger and...

The most compelling account I've read from the other side of the fence...there are welcome moments of levity' The Times'Compelling, urgent and devastating. A triumph' The Secret Barrister'Funny, heart-breaking and...

For two decades, Rene Enriquez, aka 'Boxer', was a mob enforcer among the upper echelons of the Mafia. But he didn't work for the Italians. Or the Russians. He worked...

'Riveting . . . a triumph . . . intertwining personal narratives with wider themes of remembrance, loss, courage and blame' Gary Murphy, Irish ExaminerNovember 1983. Early morning in suburban...

Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of...

In 1970s New York, the ruthless Frank Lucas was the king of the Harlem drug trade, bringing in more than a million dollars a day. At the height of his...

'One of the hottest memoirs of 2024' Sunday Times StyleA Guardian 'Books to look out for in 2024' pick * A Financial Times 'What to Read in 2024' pick 'An...

'A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.' - Al CaponeFeatured in ViceA man of singular influence in the American underworld, Johnny...

'Breaking Bad meets City of God' Roberto Saviano, author of GomorrahHUSBAND. This is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the...

'A work of journalistic brilliance and rare humanity' GEORGE PACKER 'Truly a remarkable achievement' JON LEE ANDERSON'Ahmed writes about Mexico with uncommon authority and a broken heart' GARY SHTEYNGART'A stunning,...

They are some of Ireland's most famous names, for all the wrong reasons. They are Ireland's missing women, many of them murdered and their bodies hidden by evil killers who...

In June 2004, 16-year-old Liam Kelly was lured to a location in Liverpool in the early hours of one morning and shot dead. The following year, another Liverpudlian, 22-year-old mother...

'In a world of one, I am alone, more alone than I have ever been in my life.Locked up in a box within a box where no one can enter...

*Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2019* 'A fascinating portrait of Victorian London' Observer'I devoured it in one sitting' Alison Weir 'Excellent' Dan Snow Early on the morning...

'The shadowy Gangster Squad was formed in 1946 with eight men operating out of two rusted old Fords. They had no office and made no arrests -- the idea was...

John Follain, who covers Italy for the Sunday Times, tells the definitive inside story of this extraordinary case. Shortly after 12.30pm on 2 November 2007, Italian police were called to...

Justine Delaney Wilson accompanied an established dealer as he made his drops to his customers. His first stop was not a run-down block of flats but a well-known Dublin solicitors'...

The definitive and explosive account of a harrowing murder case that has shocked BritainPeter Tobin was already serving a life sentence for murder when he was charged with the murder...

Now filmed as 'The Irishman' starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci 'I heard you paint houses' are the first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank 'the...

Some of the most controversial Irish crime stories in recent years have involved young offenders. Among them the joyrider who killed Gardai Michael Padden and Garda Tony Tighe in 2002;...

BESTSELLERAn explosive expose of how British military intelligence really works, from the inside. The stories of two undercover agents -- Brian Nelson, who worked for the Force Research Unit (FRU),...

In Conspiracy: Legends, David Gardner delves into the world of celebrity to investigate legendary stories that continue to fascinate and intrigue to this day. If people famously remember where they...

The Terrifying Story of the Most Monstrous Serial Killers through History.Serial Killers are the most notorious and disturbing of all criminals, representing the very darkest side of humanity. Yet they...

Since the Stone Age, drugs have been sniffed to induce sleep, mixed to cure ills, swallowed to stimulate creativity, snorted to increase sexuality, popped for the hell of it and...

'An incredible and compelling story' MATT COOPER'Gripping, unpretentious, brilliant and unputdownable' BUSINESS POSTA Murderer. A Leader. The Scandal of an Era.In the summer of 1982, Irish aristocrat Malcolm Macarthur embarked...