Search Results: TRUE CRIME from The Novel Shoppe

Henry Holt & Co. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0812830504 . Murray Humphreys, a dapper, elegant, good-looking man, a "gentleman" among thugs, was one of the few gangsters of the period not of Italian origin. He invented the idea of "laundering" money. He introduced gambling into Nevada. He controlled the Hollywood film unions. He knew Joseph Kennedy when he was a rival Chicago bootlegger and became influential in national politics. Previous owner's name on ffep. 3 or 4 neat dogears. ; 202 pages; 30599 .

NY: Schocken Books. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1977. Stated 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0805236082 . A fascinating, unique book that explores the true history of 13 Victorian French & American murderesses. Among the 13 is Marie Lafarge, a wife disappointed with her marriage her family had arranged for her and solved her disappointment by feeding her husband large doses of arsenic. There is also Constance Kent, whose hatred for her step-mother and step-brother led her to commit an unspeakable crime. Another case concerns Claire Raymond, a young woman who was driven by her unfaithful husband to kill his mistress. Probably the most lurid, and detestable case concerns governess Celestine Doudet, who beat and tortured the children in her care until two of them died. Sensational and gripping showing women are every bit as cool, calculating and dangerous as any man. Previous owner's cataloging dot taped to spine of DJ. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 318 pages; 26033 .

Warner Books. Very Good+. 1991. 1st Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. TRUECRIME . Previous owner's cataloging label neatly scotch taped to spine; otherwise as new.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 258 pages; 24259 .