Search Results: True Crime from Bytown Bookery

Complexe. Fine. 2007. Paperback. 2804801314 . A glossy Trade Paperback in Fine condition. "Cette affaire sert de point de de´part a` une enque^te sur les mentalite´s victoriennes. Les crimes commis par Jack l'Eventreur ont re´veille´ les grandes peurs des Victoriens (la maladie, la mort, le sexe et la crainte des bas-fonds de la ville) et bousculent les valeurs morales et l'ordre social." ; 6.85 X 4.49 X 0.55 inches; 189 pages; Box 22 .

A Signet Book, D1469. Good. 1957. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Good condition. A clean & unmarked book, there is a break between pages 126 & 127. Wear to the spine hinges and ends, creasing to the front cover bottom corner. Contains the precedent-shattering Clarence Darrow summation. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 299 pages; Box 1 .

Touchstone. Very Good+. 1998. Paperback. 0684835584 . Paperback in Very Good+ condition. Tightly bound, bright & unmarked. "The astonishing story of an obsessive hacker who has broken into highly secured computer systems at banks, universities, federal agencies, and top-secret military weapons-research sites, "At Large" exposes the frightening vulnerability of the global online network U. S. News & World Report. "; 8.50 X 5.50 X 0.72 inches; 315 pages .

1986. Very Good. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0671611062 . An oversize Mass Market Paerback. This is a tightly bound book with clean, unmarked pages. Lightly creased spine, very moderate cover edgewear and rubbing. Very Good++ condition. "More shocking than In Cold Blood, this is the astonishing story of how and why Frances Schreuder masterminded her own father's death and ordered her own son to execute him. Contains new details available only in this edition. "16 pages of photographs. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 791 pages; Box 1 .

London, England: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Textured. 0241102715 . Black textured boards with silver titles to the spine. Light spine end bumping and edgewear. A tightly bound copy with a bright & unmarked interior. Bibliogrpahy, notes and indexed. The DJ is unclipped, price on the back cover, rubbing to the spine edges and cover edges. "The Soviet Spy network set up after Hiroshima and exposed by the Russian traitor Igor Gouzenko." ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 236 pages .

HarperCollins Publishers. Fine+. 2012. Paperback. 1554680468 . Trade Paperback in Fine+ condition. Tight, bright & unmarked with moderate cover edgewear. "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." Black & white photo sections through the book. ; 7.80 X 5.30 X 1.50 inches; 512 pages .

Doubleday Canada. Near Fine. 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0385251106 . First Edition. Black hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. Pages are tightly bound, bright & unmarked, light spine end bumping. The djis unclipped and in Very Good+ condition. "Convincing proof that Canadian history is anything but dull, this book recounts the action-filled careers of some of the country's most successful and violent adventurers, licit and illicit. From Elizabethan privateers seeking fortune off the coasts of Newfoundland to the courtly warriors of Acadia, from the wildly successful letter-of-marque ships of Liverpool, Nova Scotia to the vicious sea fights of the War of 1812, Horwood and Butts reconstruct the lives of the country's finest fighting seamen. Inland, they consider the less reputable careers of the gangs who fought for control of gold and timber in the raw frontier settlements that would one day be Canada. "; 8.60 X 5.60 X 0.90 inches; 227 pages .

Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0671247638 . Black hardboards, blue cloth spine, black titles on the spine. Slight fading to the top and bottom edges. Reaminder mark onthe bottom edge. The interior is clean & bright and this book has a solid binding. The DJ has been clipped, has light scuffing and edgewear. "Tracing the events of an infamous murder in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kate Millett explores the meaning behind the brutal abuse and torture of a 16-year-old girl. Reporting with dramatic and terrifying detail, Millett crafts an indelible portrait of obsession and intimate violence in American society." ; Remainder; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 341 pages .

Hushion House. New. 1999. Paperback. 0968204309 . Signed by the author on the title page. Brand new, tight, bright, and unmarked. "Once again author Robert Knuckle combines a meticulous eye for research with a storyteller's touch to recreate an intriguing real-life drama based on one of the most interesting stories in the files of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A wild-west gunfight and high-speed manhunt ensues when a desperate couple--called Canada's Bonnie and Clyde--are trapped inside a motel, then escape in a police cruiser." ; 8.90 X 5.90 X 0.80 inches; 268 pages; Signed by Author .

Signet. Very Good. 1989. Paperback. 0451162188 . Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. A tightly bound copy with an unmarked text and spine creasing. "To the residents of Toms River, New Jersey, the Marshalls were the perfect couple. Then Rob Marshall called to report the slaying of his wife. Sympathy poured in until disturbing facts of gambling, sex and murder began tearing the mask off Rob Marshall to expose a coldhearted killer. "; 6.80 X 4 X 1.50 inches; 448 pages .

San Diego: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0151132178 . Gray hard boards with red cloth spine and gilt lettering on spine. A stated First Edition. There is a black remainder mark on the bottom text block. Minor smudges on front and back boards (very light). The DJ is not price clipped and has edgewear and overall light rubbing on covers. "The full and detailed fascinating true crime story of the 1980s bombing homicide of the Benson family in Naples, Florida, killing a wealthy heiress and her son but barely sparing a third victim, the arrest and trial of the heiress' son that followed, and all the gory and surprising details in between. "; Remainder; B&W Photographs; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 358 pages .

Key Porter Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1550139134 . Hardcovers in Very Good condition. Pages are tightly bound, clean & unmarked with tanning to the page edges. The DJ is unlcipped and in Very Good+ condition. Black & white photo section. "For 2 years, BRE-X was the darling of the world's stock markets. Millionaires were created over night; until the scam was uncovered. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 240 pages .

Dundurn Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550021907 . Green Hardcovers in Fine + condition. The DJ is not clipped and in Very Good+ condition. ; 9.0 X 6.3 X 0.8 inches; 160 pages .

London, England: Mayflower. Very Good. 1971. Mass Market Paperback. Good+, tightly bound and unmarked with age yellowing to the pages. Protected by a clear plastic covering." A definitive volume on the world's major cases of violent murder. He traces the history of violence from its beginning." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 253 pages .

A Dell Book. Very Good+. 1978. Paperback. 0440113024 . A Very Good+ Mass Market Paperback. Tightly bound, squared with a clean & unmarked text. A light spine crease with a small crease to the front cover top corner. "The true story of the 1973 murder of Roseann Quinn (Katherine Cleary in the book) in New York City. "; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 284 pages; Box 1 .

New York: Antheneum. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. 0689118317 . Grey hard boards / red spine covering / silver lettering on the spine. Book Club Edition. Previous owner's blind stamp and name on front free-endpaper. Light spine bumping, clean interior with a solid binding. DJ has some edgwear and 1/4 inch tear on the back cover at spine joint. A story of a true-life romance gone very wrong. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 346 pages .

Penguin Books, Limited (UK). Very Good. 2004. Paperback. 0140173951 . Trade Paperback in Very Good condition. Tightlyh bound and unmarked with tanning to the interior page edges, a crease to the front free end paper. "Fully updated and revised, Donald Rumbelow's classic work is the ultimate examination of the facts, theories, fictions and fascinations surrounding the greatest whodunit in history. "The Complete Jack the Ripper" lays out all the evidence in the most comprehensive summary ever written about the Ripper. Rumbelow, a former London Metropolitan policeman, and an authority on crime, has subjected every theory - including those that have emerged in recent years - to the same deep scrutiny. He also examines the mythology surrounding the case and provides some fascinating insights into the portrayal of the Ripper on stage and screen and on the printed page. More seriously, he also examines the horrifying parallel crimes of the Dusseldorf Ripper and the Yorkshire… Read More

Toronto, Ont.: McClleland & Stewart Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0771039611 . Like new. Wonderful copy in an unclipped DJ with very light rubbing. Michael Harris’s book about life inside prison is hard-hitting, hair-raising, and certain to be hugely controversial. Con Game shows us that Canadian penitentiaries are effectively run by their inmates. Behind bars, gangs control the booming drug trade and mete out their own rough justice to inmates who break their rules. Guards sit by, prevented from interfering by a succession of court rulings that have limited their authority. Wardens and bureaucrats at Corrections Canada, intent on keeping their desks clean, allow prison murders to be written off as suicides. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 371 pages .

Macmillan of Canada. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0771599153 . A Near Fine blue Hardcover, pages are bright & unmarked, tightly bound. The DJ is Very Good ++. "n. Pl. 1. Perpetrators of stock market fraud. 2. Money launderers. 3. White-collar criminals (esp. In Canada)." ; 8.90 X 6 X 1.30 inches; 310 pages .

Macfarlane Walter and Ross. Very Good+. 1996. Hardcover. 092191296X . Blue hard boards with silver titls to the spine. Very good++, very nice with a solid binding, a bright, unmarked interior. Small piece removed from the top right hand corner of the front free end paper. The DJ is unclipped with cover scuffing & edgewear. Very good +; A True Story; B&W Photographs; 1.5 x 8.6 x 5.7 Inches; 368 pages .