Search Results: True Crime from Riverwood's Books

Macmillan. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771595492 . Excellent condition, a little scuffing to jacket, clean, no markings. Martyn Kendrick, who covered the unprecedented 2-year long Hamilton child-custody trial, takes an in-depth look at one of the most troubling phenomena of contemporary life: child sexual abuse. ; 8vo; From a Reviewer: "Starting wth a series of prescedent setting satanic sexual abuse trials Kendrick takes readers through a mindbending journey into the psyche of western consciousness at the end of the decade. He writes in an engaging, humane way about a subject which is frequently illuminated but rarely revealed in its wider dimensions. A must read.." (400) .

Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Softcover. 0887940684 . Pages are clean and intact, light age tanning to page edges and covers, light soiling outer edge of pages. Cover has light scuffing, light soiling and a few small creases. 88 pages. Contents: Definitions and Justifications; Political and tactical influences on assassination; Assassination and usurpation; Assassinations organized by Governments and the terrorist mentality; Terror and revolutionary insurrection: the first two waves; The Tactics of the contemporary revolutionary terrorist; Generations in America; Appendix: Nachaeyeff's "Revolutionary Catechism". (150os-7-13) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New English Library. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. 0450030997 . Paperback 12mo (7" tall). Light wear to cover edges/corners, light scuffing, interior clean, feels tight and unread, age tanning to pages. B/w photos. 159 pages. The vicious shotgun killing of a Yorkshire sub-postmaster was the opening shot in the Black Panther's one-man war against society. His criminal career reached it's horrific crescendo when he was linked to the kidnapping of Lesley Whittle.....This is the story of the most complex hunt ever undertaken - and it nearly failed. (120-osl) ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Edinburgh: Mainstream. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0906391725 . Hardcover clean & unmarked. Jacket has slight edgewear, light scuffing and a 2" closed cut on the front, not price clipped. b/w illustrations.The rotter (or villain) has long been one of the fascinating phenomena of human nature and shows no evidence of decline in modern times. The authors have compiled an entertaining and informative companion to rotters and dig up the dirt on statesmen, spies, literary thieves, murders, mobsters, swindlers, quacks etc. Including: Bonnie & Clyde, Burke & Hare, Emil Savundra, axe woman Lizzie Borden, Ruth Ellis, Anthony Blunt, Deacon Brodie, Al Capone, Henry Faultleroy, John Hatfield, Tom Keating, John Logan etc, etc.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall .

Toronto: Harper Collins. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 9781554680443 . HC/DJ - fine. Excellent condition, looks like new, clean with no markings, slight edge crinkling on jacket. B/w photos; On the morning of April 8, 2006, residents of the hamlet of Shedden, Ontario, woke up to the news that the bloodied bodies of eight bikers from the Bandidos gang had been found dead on a local farm. The massacre made headlines around the world, and the shocking news brought a grim light to an otherwise quiet corner of the province. Six Bandidos would eventually be convicted of the first-degree murder of their biker brothers. Like other outlaw bikers, Bandidos portray themselves as motorcycle enthusiasts who are systematically misunderstood and abused by the police, as well as feared by the public. We now know the Bandidos were anything but simple motorcycle enthusiasts. However, unlike such biker gangs as the Hell's Angels, who run sophisticated operations, the Bandidos… Read More

Warner Books. Fair. 1994. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0446364347 . Paperback is ex-library, with usual ex-lib type of markings. Interior in fairly good condition, cover in fair to poor condition. Cover has library markings, fairly heavy wear overall, numerous creases etc. Pages are all intact, and clean other than a few ink markings, a few tiny spots and a few small edge tears. Light age tanning to interior. B/w photos. Reading or study copy. Recounts the criminal career of Bobby Nauss, a member of an infamous Pennsylvania motorcycle gang who was convicted of trafficking in drugs, killing a woman, and raping another, and who escaped from a maximum security prison. (145not,713) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 280 pages .

Collier Books. Very Good. 1964. First Edition. Softcover. Light edge & corner wear, some rubbing along edges, light scuffing, small indents to cover. Interior pages clean & tight. On the scene at three murder trials, the author brilliantly analyzes the murderers, their motives and their bungling in this true crime classic. (*Shipping will be reduced to all locations). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Paperjacks. Very Good+. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. 0770109888 . Very nice condition, only light wear overall, some creasing to spine, no markings. 250 pages. B/w photos. Drugs, Killings, Thefts, Rapes, Slavery, & Other Outrageous Crimes. A documented expose of the frightening, secret crimes committed by members of the diplomatic corps - wih diplomatic immunity, and what can be done about it. (250noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312135009 . Ex-library book but still in very good condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages all intact and clean other than light soiling outer edge of pages and previous owner's name marked out on first endpage. Pages. B/w photos. ; 8vo; 249 pages; From Booklist: Crime biography fans weary of today's expensive-powders-and-Uzis gangsters and their attendant brutalities and gaucheries well may turn to an earlier age when extreme felons were suitably dignified if no less ruthless--to Gerald Chapman, the subject of Jeffers' fine popular life, for instance. Chapman's heyday was the 1920s. (395noto) .

U. K.: Carlton Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0756763258 . Carlton Books, U. K. 2001 edition. Ex-library book, but still in good condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Interior pages are clean and tight, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Cover has some scuffing and light wear to edges/corners. How Britain's most famous serial killers were identified, caught and convicted. [640] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages .

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. New. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 0374430896 . New & unread, no markings. Young adult to adult reading. In the summer of 1971, Jack Gantos was an aspiring writer desperate for adventure, college cash, and a way out of a dead-end job. For ten thousand dollars, he recklessly agreed to help sail a sixty-foot yacht loaded with hashish from the Virgin Islands to New York City, where he and his partners sold the drug until federal agents finally caught up to them in a bust at the Chelsea Hotel. For his part in the conspiracy, the twenty-year-old Gantos was sentenced to serve up to six years in prison. In Hole in My Life, this acclaimed author of over thirty books for young people confronts the period of struggle and confinement that marked the end of his own youth. (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) ; 8vo .

Methuen & Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0458969702 . Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked. Jacket has light scuffing, tiny peels where sticker was removed and light edge wear & tiny edge tears. "Working from court transcripts, interviews with key players and long discussions with Hambleton himself, the author provides fascinating details on how the Soviets recruited the quiet professor, how a Canadian government agency bankrolled the subversion of the Western Hemisphere and how the intricate weave of a double life finally became unravelled...." [400-noto]; 8vo .

Hancock House Pub Ltd. Very Good. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0888394314 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages are clean and tight, slight wrinkling to a few pages. Laminate has a little wear at corners. B/w illustrations. Contents: The Life and Times of the McCarty Gang; Deja Vu at Echo Cliffs; Breaking the Convict Code; the Canadian Connection and Puzzle of the Purcell Mountains. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; (*lower shipping avail to most locations) [201-osl] .

Nyc: William Morrow. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688033431 . HC/DJ - near fine/very good. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, minimal wear. Jacket has light edge wear, a few tiny edge tears, age tanning, price clipped, old price sticker inside flap. " In this shocking account of a murder and its aftermath, journalist and reporter Arthur Bell probes the facts behind a crime of violence--the brutal slaying of John Knight III in Philadelphia--and reveals how the victim's secret life brought about his own death. " His "secret life, " of course, was his homosexuality. (429not4-22) ; 8vo .

Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd.. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 1551537710 . Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition - usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact. Cover has light wear to edges/corners and a few light creases. ; Amazing Stories; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages; Legends, Liars, and Lawbreakers - Incredible Tales from the Pacific Northwest ""I hate Sin. You know that. But I love Sinners." " -Reverend Dr. Mark Matthews This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history crime Throughout history some people have pushed the limit of what is acceptable to society. Those featured in this book lived in an era when smuggling was rife, liquor was plentiful, and murder was rampant. Many become legends in their own lifetimes and, although often feared and loathed, are remembered as colorful characters who were products of the times in which they lived. (155osl) .

New York: Villard Books. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394544595 . Hardcover is clean & unmarked, wear is minimal. Jacket has light edgewear, a little age tanning and moderately heavy scuffing. How an outlaw gang member bridged the relationship between motorcycle gangsand the Mafia, specifically the Calabrian Mafia, a crime organization rooted in Canada and gaining in New York. ; 8vo .

Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. Very Good. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 028307373x . Pages clean and intact, with no markings, b/w photos. Cover has light edge/corner wear, creasing to spine and a couple small spots outer edge of pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages; "Marching Powder is the story of Thomas McFadden, a small-time English drug smuggler who was arrested in Bolivia and thrown inside the notorious San Pedro prison. He found himself in a bizarre world, the prison reflecting all that is wrong with South American society. Prisoners have to pay an entrance fee and buy their own cells (the alternative is to sleep outside and die of exposure) , prisoners' wives and children often live inside too, high quality cocaine is manufactured and sold from the prison, and all the police from the governor downwards can be bribed. Under the surface is a frightening level of violence-Thomas's life was often in danger and one of his friends was murdered by the police when he… Read More

Surrey, B. C.: Heritage House. Very Good. 1985. Second Printing. Softcover. 0919214525 . Heritage House 1985 edition. Ex-library book, still in very good condition, laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Light edgewear to cover, interior clean with pages intact. B/w photos & maps. Volume 1: Eleven stories of outlaws and lawmen on the Canadian frontier. Some of Western Canada's dramatic crimes. (osl) ; 8vo .

Edmonton: Lone Pine Publishing. Very Good. 1999. First Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 1551051664 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition, usual ex-lib type of markings. Cover has light edge/corner wear, minor corner curling. Pages are clean and intact, slight soiling outer edge of pages. B/w illus. "In the old West, these early robbers, murderers and bandits, and the lawmen who relentlessly pursued them, faced completely different challenges than their modern counterparts....nevertheless the Mouties and the strong arm of the law had a pretty long and determined reach, as these stories show.." [288-os? ]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374240639 . Signed by author on half title page. Farrar, Straus & Giroux edition 1986. Hardcover has light edgewear, pages clean and tight. Jacket has light edgewear, light soiling, scuffing, sticker residue on front, not price clipped. 247 pages. On December 22, 1984, a thin, blond, seemingly ordinary young man shot four teenagers on a New York subway train. The gunman was white, the youths black. His shots sent a tremor across the land.....; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Psychologist Lillian Rubin examines Goetz's past and childhood experiences and convincingly traces the forces and events that led almost inexorably to the subway shootings. (650) ; Signed by Author .