Category: True Crime

Conspiracy of Brothers: A True Story of Murder, Bikers and the Law ( Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club ) ( Hell's / Hells Angels related )

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Paperback Edition ) Lowe, Mick

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Seal, 1989, 1st paperback Edition, Later Printing : 1989

Seller ID: 169422

ISBN-13: 9780770423049

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------paperback, a Very Good+ example, tight and square, just a wee bit of very light rubbing to edges, illustrated with b & w photos, 454 pages, ---the motorcycle gangs involved in this story are: Satan's Choice Toronto / Peterborough / Kitchener chapters --- The Golden Hawk Riders Motorcycle Club, Port Hope chapter ---The Outlaws Motorcycle Club, ----- "Investigative reporter Mick Lowe here presents one of the most fascinating & shocking true crime stories -- an account brimming with violence, passions, & stunning revelations. It began on the night of October 18, 1978. Small-town bik...
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Image for Ready for the Plaintiff: A dramatic and brilliant trial lawyer recreates his colorful life in court )(AKA: Blood Money ) -by Melvin M Belli ( F E Camps related)

Ready for the Plaintiff: A dramatic and brilliant trial lawyer recreates his colorful life in court )(AKA: Blood Money ) -by Melvin M Belli ( F E Camps related)

By: Belli, Melvin M ( F E [ Francis Edward ) Camps related)

Price: $33.68

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Charter Books, 1963, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing : 1963

Seller ID: 169299

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

---------softcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a Very Good example, a bit of light rubbing, 338 pages, small chip and crease on rear panel, ---FRANCIS E CAMPS name stamp on the verso of the front panel, ---this book is from the collection of F E Camps / Francis Edward Camps, FRCP, FRCPath (28 June 1905 - 8 July 1972) was a famous English pathologist notable for his work on the cases of serial killer John Christie ( 10 Rillington Place ) and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams. ------his most celebrated criminal cases included those of John Reginald Halliday Christie, Brian Donald Hume, Do...
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ON SOUTH MOUNTAIN: The Dark Secrets of the Goler Clan ( Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia )( Annapolis Valley and Kings county / True Crime / Incest )

By: Cruise, David and Alison Griffiths

Price: $60.68

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Viking, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1997

Seller ID: 168465

ISBN-13: 9780670873883

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, a Very Good+ example with a wee bit of rippling to a few pages along the lower edge, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacketwith a faint small dampstain on the verso of the jacket bottom edge, --- 290 pages,--- contents include: The Mountain and the Valley; Man, God and the Godless; The Clans; Esther and the Mountain; White Rock; Sandra Comes in from the Cold; The Clan; A Bad Thing to Do to a Little Girl; Stella's Boys; And the Rest; The Women; The Other Side of the Clan; Conviction; In the Shadow of the South Mountain; Return to South Mountain; Epilogue --- from the f...
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ON SOUTH MOUNTAIN: The Dark Secrets of the Goler Clan ( Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia )( Annapolis Valley and Kings county / True Crime / Incest )

By: Cruise, David and Alison Griffiths

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Viking, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1997

Seller ID: 168466

ISBN-13: 9780670873883

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket--- 290 pages,--- contents include: The Mountain and the Valley; Man, God and the Godless; The Clans; Esther and the Mountain; White Rock; Sandra Comes in from the Cold; The Clan; A Bad Thing to Do to a Little Girl; Stella's Boys; And the Rest; The Women; The Other Side of the Clan; Conviction; In the Shadow of the South Mountain; Return to South Mountain; Epilogue --- from the front flap ---"The Annapolis Valley is one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth. Apple blossoms, lush farms and lovely...
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Mob Rule: Inside the Canadian Mafia ( Hamilton, Ontario / Rocco Perri / Johnny ' Pops ' Papalia / organized Crime / true Crime )

By: Dubro, James (signed twice)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON.: MacMillan, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1985

Seller ID: 167300

ISBN-13: 9780771596865

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, this copy has been signed by Dubro on the title page, as well this has been signed and inscribed on the front blank endpaper by Dubro "For Giuseppe, with "RESPECT" Best regards James", 317 pages, b&w photos, "Mob Rule is an intimate portrait of the Mafia in Canada, from the early years of extortion & bootlegging to the present day empire of drugs, loan-sharking, prostitution & murder. In Mob Rule, Dubro focuses on the life and times of gangland boss Paul Volpe, the 'respectable' busine...
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King of the Mob: Rocco Perri and the Women who Ran His Rackets ( Hamilton, Ontario true Crime / Organized Crime )( Local History )

By: Dubro, James (signed) and Robin F Rowland (signed)

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Markham, Ontario, Markham, ON: Viking, 1987, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1987

Seller ID: 167299

ISBN-13: 9780670815333

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, star stamp on upper edge of text block, a bit of foxing to the upper edge of the textblock, PENGUIN BOOKS stamp on verso of front board, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, this copy has been signed and inscribed by Dubro on the front blank endpaper " For Giuseppe with Regards James", as well this has been signed on the title page by Dubro, and fianlly this has been signed by Rowland on the title page, the Rowland signature is very faint as if the pen wasn't working quite right, not often found signed by ...
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The Bandido Massacre: A True Story of Bikers, Brotherhood and Betrayal

By: Edwards, Peter

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Harper Collins / HarperCollins, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2010

Seller ID: 168230

ISBN-13: 9781554680443

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 474 pages, 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 stuffed into cars and trucks by 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 Canadian province. The day after the bodies were discovered, Bandido Wayne -Weiner- Kellestine was arrested for the murders of their own crew in what re...
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The Olson Murders ( BC / British Columbia True Crime )( Clifford Olson )

By: Ferry, Jon and Damian Inwood

Price: $26.93

Publisher: British Columbia, Langley, BC: Cameo Books, 1982, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1982

Seller ID: 167851

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) paperback, a Good only copy with multiple creases, small chips and nicks, age toning to paper, 176 pages, b&w photos on the verso of the covers, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for The Train Robbers -by Ex-Detective Superintendent Malcolm Fewtrell, Former Head of BUCKS CID in Charge of Investigating the Great Train Robbery ( Ronnie Biggs; Bruce Reynolds; Ronald Edwards; Charles Wilson; Roy James; Brian Field; Gordon Goody; et al)

The Train Robbers -by Ex-Detective Superintendent Malcolm Fewtrell, Former Head of BUCKS CID in Charge of Investigating the Great Train Robbery ( Ronnie Biggs; Bruce Reynolds; Ronald Edwards; Charles Wilson; Roy James; Brian Field; Gordon Goody; et al)

By: Fewtrell, Malcolm ( Ex-Detective Superintendent )

Price: $33.68

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Arthur Barker / The Sunday Telegraph, 1964, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1964

Seller ID: 169308

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

---------hardcover, a Near Fine example, , in a lightly rubbed Very Good price clipped dustjacket, some shallow chipping at tips, 157 pages, b&w photos, ---The most famous member is Ronnie Biggs who escaped from London's Wandsworth prison in 1965.; Bruce Reynolds planned the robbery and as a result has become one of the most notorious criminals in British history.; Ronald Edwards: believed to have wielded the instrument used to hit the train driver over the head. In 1994 he was found hanged in a garage.; Charles Wilson: was in charge of splitting the loot between the robbers. Wilson was nickna...
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Their Town: The Mafia, the Media and the Party Machine ( Hamilton Ontario / True Crime )

By: Freeman, Bill and Marsha Hewitt, Editors ( Henry Jacek )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: James Lorimer, 1979, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1979

Seller ID: 168672

ISBN-13: 9780888622679

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------softcover, a solid Very Good example, a bit of light wear and rubbing, a bit of age toning to paper, 174 pages, illustrated with b&w photos, ---contents include: Foreword; Introduction - Hamilton Politics & the Ideology of Business; Welfare Hamilton Style By Freeman; Business Control in a Working Class Town By Freeman; Hamilton Labour, the Failure of an Opposition Group By Freeman; John Munro and the Hamilton East Liberals - Anatomy of a Modern Political Machine By Jacek; The Hamilton Mob and the Politics of Organized Crime By Freeman; Independence or Control, Ten Years at The SPEC...
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Image for The Challenor Case -by Mary Grigg -a Penguin Special ( Harold Gordon "Tanky" Challenor / Donald Rooum / Forensic Science )( London Metropolitan Police / Falsifying Evidence )( Trial )

The Challenor Case -by Mary Grigg -a Penguin Special ( Harold Gordon "Tanky" Challenor / Donald Rooum / Forensic Science )( London Metropolitan Police / Falsifying Evidence )( Trial )

By: Grigg, Mary / A Penguin Special

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Middlesex, England, Middlesex, UK: Penguin # S 242, 1965, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1965

Seller ID: 169301

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

---------paperback, a solid ery Good+ example, some light rubbing, a bit of age toning to paper, 192 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Man They Could Not Hang: The True Story of John Lee ( John Babbacombe Lee )( Execution / Gallows )

By: Holgate, Mike; Ian David Waugh ( John "Babbacombe" Lee related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: England, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton Publishing, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2005

Seller ID: 167185

ISBN-13: 9780750936521

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 243 pages, b&w illustrations and photos, ---John Lee is the most infamous Victorian criminal after Jack the Ripper. Found guilty of the murder of his employer, he was sent for execution but three times the trap failed to open. Released from gaol after 23 years, he married, then abandoned his family and disappeared. This text pieces together his story, reviewing and presenting new evidence., any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///...
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Image for ( 1st Revised Edition ) - Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One, On the Rock, Twenty-Five Years in Alcatraz, The Prison Story of Alvin Karpis as Told to Robert Livesey (signed)( 25 / 1 )

( 1st Revised Edition ) - Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One, On the Rock, Twenty-Five Years in Alcatraz, The Prison Story of Alvin Karpis as Told to Robert Livesey (signed)( 25 / 1 )

By: Karpis, Alvin as Told to Robert Livesey (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, ON: L.B.S. Inc. Publications ( Little Brick Schoolhouse ), 2008, 1st REVISED LBS Edition, First Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 167136

ISBN-13: 9780919788176

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------( 1st printing of the First revised Edition ) trade paperback, a Very Good+ example, a wee bit of very light rubbing, signed and inscribed "March 18, 2013 for Al and Pat Thanks for all your help. Another Al, Al Karpis, an old friend of mine back in the 1870's, is probably smiling up at us from down there. Robert Livesey", 318 pages, illustrated with b&w photos, ---this revised edition adds 12 pages to the earlier edition ---"[this] Special Edition 2008 ---Includes author's appendix about the life of Alvin Karpis after prison (1969-1979) and his death in Spain. ---This is the per...
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Image for Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One, On the Rock, Twenty-Five Years in Alcatraz, The Prison Story of Alvin Karpis as Told to Robert Livesey (signed)( 25 / 1 )

Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One, On the Rock, Twenty-Five Years in Alcatraz, The Prison Story of Alvin Karpis as Told to Robert Livesey (signed)( 25 / 1 )

By: Karpis, Alvin as Told to Robert Livesey (signed)

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, ON: L.B.S. Inc. Publications ( Little Brick Schoolhouse ), 1994, 1st LBS Edition, First Printing : 1994

Seller ID: 169471

ISBN-13: 9780919788053

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------paperback, a Very Good+ example, a wee bit of very light rubbing, very faint spine crease, signed and inscribed "for Paul McCuaig Thanks for all your help. Robert Livesey", 306 pages, illustrated with b&w photos, ---"In 1936 the FBI arrested Alvin Karpis in New Orleans. He was the leader, along with Freddie Barker, of the Karpis/Barker gang of outlaws. (The FBI falsely claimed that Freddie's mother, Ma Barker, was the leader of the gang only after they killed the old lady with her son Freddie in Florida.) Alvin Karpis was wanted for 14 murders at the time of his arrest, but none cou...
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Image for BIKER: Inside the Notorious World of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang -by Jerry Langton -a Signed Copy ( Organized Crime / True Crime / Sons of Satan Motorcycle Gang / Club )

BIKER: Inside the Notorious World of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang -by Jerry Langton -a Signed Copy ( Organized Crime / True Crime / Sons of Satan Motorcycle Gang / Club )

By: Langton, Jerry (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, ON: John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd., 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2009

Seller ID: 167955

ISBN-13: 9780470160589

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) trade paperback, about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, a VNear Fine copy, a wee bit of light rubbing, signed without inscription by Langton, 232 pages, ---"You'll never meet the bikers in this book or visit the mythical rust belt city of Springfield. But through the eyes of Ned "Crash" Aiken, you will experience the real world of the outlaw biker gang -a world shaped by desperation, casual brutality and fascinating rites of passage. Biker follows the career trajectory of "Crash" from his days as a small-time high school drug dealer to his rapid rise through ...
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Image for Britain's Gangland: Violence is Their Way of Life -by Norman Lucas (inc. Glasgow, Little Chicago; London, the Race Gangs; Liverpool; White Slavers' Fleshpots; The Kray Firm; Underworld Take Over, etc)( From razor gangs of the 20s to the Kray killers )

Britain's Gangland: Violence is Their Way of Life -by Norman Lucas (inc. Glasgow, Little Chicago; London, the Race Gangs; Liverpool; White Slavers' Fleshpots; The Kray Firm; Underworld Take Over, etc)( From razor gangs of the 20s to the Kray killers )

By: Lucas, Norman

Price: $26.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Pan Books, 1969, 1st Paperback Edition, First Printing : 1969

Seller ID: 167890

ISBN-13: 9780330024075

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) paperback, about 4.25w x 7h inches, a solid Very Good example, some light rubbing, a bit of age toning to paper, 304 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Buttons: The Making of a President: Hell's Angels England ( Hells Angels Motorcycle Club )( Hardcover Edition )

By: Mandelkau, Jamie (signed)

Price: $944.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Open Gate / MacMillan, 1971, 1st Edition, First Printing, Issued Simultaneously as the softcover edition by Sphere : 1971

Seller ID: 167486

ISBN-13: 9780333128992

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Very Good+ / Near Fine example of a truly rare book, in an attractive Good dustjacket, some short closed tears, some tape repairs, small chips, ---this copy has been signed and inscribed by the author "for Jock Many thanx yr nephew Jamie Mandelkau", a hint of age toning to paper as often seen with this title, stupid rare but even moreso signed ---157 pages, illustrated with b&w photos, chapter headings include: Introduction; a Brief History of the Hell's Angels; the Tool Merchants; Vice President, Mad Mad John; Buttons Recovers; ...
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I'd Rather be Wanted Than Had: The Memoir of an Unrepentant Bank Robber -by Micky McArthur ( Port Perry Robbery )( Ontario / Canadian True Crime )

By: McArthur; Micky ( Mitchiel ?Micky? McArthur )( Mickey )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON.: Stoddart, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 167302

ISBN-13: 9780773723405

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, remainder dot on lower edge of text block, slight bump along bottom edge of front board, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 243 pages, ---The autobiography of an unrepentant bank robber, Micky McArthur has done time in some of Canada's worst prisons, He has also escaped from some of them, including Millahven and Collins Bay. This true crime story is a fascinating tale of a career criminal who makes no excuse for what he is, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED --...
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Image for True Cases of Scotland Yard, Volume 1, # 1 (inc. Butcher of the Beach; Buried Alive in the Crumbles; The Sussex Slaughterer; Case of the Blazing Car; Bluebeard of the Bath; The Case of " Blodie Belgium "; Murder at Blackheath; The Old Bailey; etc)

True Cases of Scotland Yard, Volume 1, # 1 (inc. Butcher of the Beach; Buried Alive in the Crumbles; The Sussex Slaughterer; Case of the Blazing Car; Bluebeard of the Bath; The Case of " Blodie Belgium "; Murder at Blackheath; The Old Bailey; etc)

By: No Author / W M Messenger, Editor

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Greenwich, Connecticutt, Greenwich, CT: M W Messenger, 1937, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1937

Seller ID: 168901

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

--------------softcover, about 8.5 x 11 inches, a Very Good example with a bit of light rubbing, some browning to the paper, small chips at spine tips, noose cover art, 98 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate ( generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Jack the Ripper in Fact and Fiction (chapters inc. Jill the Ripper; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; Dr Pedachenko; Miller's Court; etc)

By: Odell, Robin; with a Foreword By W Lindesay Neustatter

Price: $33.68

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: George G Harrap, 1965, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1965

Seller ID: 169298

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

---------hardcover, a solid Very Good+ example, light wear and rubbing to the boards and tips, no dustjacket, 275 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---small bookseller label ( Wildy & Sons Ltd, London ) on verso of front board, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Category: True Crime