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Catalog Report
True Crime
[014307] . Famous Detective Stories Volume 5 Number 1 December 1955. Sydney: Frank Johnson, . Magazine. Good True accounts of famous adventures in crime and detection. This is a vintage Australian pulp style detective magazine full of great Australian crime stories. Warrigal Press has a number of these for sale . If you are looking for a particular crime please contact us. Worn copy. Interesting true crime. $55.00
[015046] . Front Page Detective December 1936. USA: Exposed Publishing Co, 1936. Magazine. Good Rare vintage true crime magazine. Good copy. Light losses on spine. Email for details of contents. $50.00
[014308] . Famous Detective Stories Volume 3 Number 12 November 1949. Sydney: Frank Johnson, Magazine. Good True accounts of famous adventures in crime and detection. This is a vintage Australian pulp style detective magazine full of great Australian crime stories. Warrigal Press has a number of these for sale . If you are looking for a particular crime please contact us. Worn copy. Interesting true crime. $55.00
[013060] . True Detective Police Cases No 25 Complete True Fact Cases from Police Files. Auckland: H B K Hislop Ltd, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled. Poor 64 pp of true police cases. Maily USA. Great cover art. Rear cover missing. $10.00
[013059] . True Detective Police Cases No 23 Complete True Fact Cases from Police Files. Auckland: H B K Hislop Ltd, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled. Good 64 pp of true police cases. Maily USA. Great cover art. Binding easing a staples. $18.00
[013058] . True Detective Police Cases No 19 Complete True Fact Cases from Police Files. Auckland: H B K Hislop Ltd, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled. Good 64 pp of true police cases. Maily USA. Great cover art. Binding easing a staples. $18.00
[013057] . True Detective Police Cases No 21 Complete True Fact Cases from Police Files. Auckland: H B K Hislop Ltd, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled. Good 64 pp of true police cases. Maily USA. Great cover art. Binding easing a staples. $18.00
[013056] . True Detective Police Cases No 31 Complete True Fact Cases from Police Files. Auckland: H B K Hislop Ltd, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled. Fair 64 pp of true police cases. Maily USA. Great cover art. Small piece missing from back cover. $18.00
[010196] . Real Detective September 1972. New York: Rostam Publishing Inc, 1972. Magazine. Fair Worn and marked covesr. Vintage detective magazine. Includes , I was held love captive by a sex sadist! $20.00
[010195] . True Detective February/March 1973 Volume 1 No 6. Australia: Kenmure Press, 1973. Magazine. Good Vintage True Crime detective magazine.. Includes Mystery Torso on the Trash Heap! $25.00
[010154] . Police Detective February 1972. New York: Rostam Publishing Inc, 1972. Magazine. Good Vintage detective mag! Good copy. $15.00
[010155] . True Police Cases April 1973 Vol 24 No 22. USA: Globe Communications, 1973. Magazine. Good Vinatge detective mag. Good copy. $15.00
[010153] . Special Detective-Crime August 1972. Arizona: Jalart, 1972. Magazine. Good Vintage crime mag. Great stories. A few marks. $15.00
[020895] Abrahamsen, David. Murder and Madness the Secret Life of Jack the Ripper. United Kingdom: Robson Books, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Fair. Clipped jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[006606] Adler, Polly. A House is Not a Home. London: Ace, 1957. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Polly Adler - America's queen of the twenties lets the daylight in on the world's oldest profession. Vintage paperback. Worn and slight roll, but hey there was plenty of that going on in Polly's parlour! Small tear along cover edge at top along spine. $7.70
[005172] Archibald, Bill. The Bradley Case. London: Horwitz, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Good copy of the inside story of Australia's most horrifying kidnapping. Inc b/w illus. $30.00
[021429] Archibald, Bill. The Bradley Case. Sydney: Horwitz, 1961. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex Book Exchange. Fair First inside story of Australia's most horrifying kidnapping. Price sticker on front cover, book exchange stamp to free endpage. Covers worn and creased, substantial tearing to spine, spine cracked. Worn copy. $12.00
[018726] Armstrong, Herbert Rowse. The Hay Poisoner. London: Robert Hale, 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good SA few light creases on covers. Gidt insc inside. Good copy. $40.00
[007992] Ashman, Charles. The Strange Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. USA: Manor, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Very worn reading copy only. $5.50
[013820] Audett, Blackie. Rap Sheet. London: Cassell and Co, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Jacket is chipped and worn with losses. Email for a scan. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[017250] Bennett, Benjamin. Too Late for Tears. South Africa: Howard B Timmins, 1950. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. South Africa true crime. Covers worn, some discolouration to spine, edges bumped. Board stains on first blank page. Spine cracked. Some insect nibbles on first blank page. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Pages yellowing. $15.00
[013443] Bennett, Benjamin. Too Late for Tears. South Africa: Howard B Timmins, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. South Africa true crime. Worn copy. Previous owner's name inside. Binding slightly cracked. $15.00
[021756] Bennett, Stephanie. The Gatton Murders. Sydney: MacMillan, 2004. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good A true story of lust, vengeance and vile retribution. Some water damage to the top half of the first few pages, doesn't interfere with text. Price sticker to back cover, some light shelf wear. Square. $15.00
[015495] Bialoguski, Michael. The Petrov Story. Melbourne: William Heinemann, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Previous owner's name inside cover. Copy in good condition considering age. Covers worn. Some photographs. $10.00
[021589] Bottom, Bob. Connections . Australia: Sun, 1985. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7251 0491 0. Crime rackets and networks of influence in Australia. 122 pp. Index. Light wear. Bookshop stamp inside. $15.00
[017614] Bottom, Bob. Connections . Australia: Sun, 1985. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 7251 0491 0. Crime rackets and networks of influence in Australia. 122 pp. Index. Some light scratching to front and back covers. Previous owner's name inside. $15.00
[015651] Bottom, Bob. Bugged!. Australia: Sun, 1989. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: 0725105895. Legal police telephone taps expose the Mr Bigs of Australia's drug trade. 159 pp. Index. Rolled, covers worn and a few marks. Binding slightly cracked. $9.00
[015514] Bottom, Bob. The Godfather in Australia. Sydney: Reed, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0589501569. Organised crime's Australian connections. 174 pp. Some b/w illus. One of the famous Bob Bottom exposes. $20.00
[014895] Bottom, Bob. Bugged!. Australia: Sun, 1989. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0725105895. Legal police telephone taps expose the Mr Bigs of Australia's drug trade. 159 pp. Index. Illus. Light wear. Near very good copy. $15.00
[021586] Bottom, Bob. Connections II. Australia: Sun, 1987. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7251 0534 8. Crime rackets and networks of influence in Australia. 120 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. Good copy. $25.00
[016717] Bottom, Bob. Shadow of Shame. Australia: Sun, 1988. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good How the Mafia in Australia got away with the murder of Donald Mackay. 226 pp. Some b/w illus. Some light wear on front and back covers, crease on front cover. Text clean, binding good. $12.00
[023141] Bottom, Bob. Shadow of Shame. Australia: Sun Books, 1988. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reprint. How the mafia got away with the murder of Donald Mackay. Covers worn, corners bumped with some creasing. Price sticker on back cover. Some light scratching and imprinting on front cover. Text clean, square. $12.00
[015297] Bottom, Bob. Without Fear or Favour. Australia: Sun, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair ISBN: 0725104538. Crime rackets and networks of influence in Australia. Some b/w illus. Covers worn and marked. $15.00
[013584] Bottom, Bob. Without Fear or Favour. Australia: Sun, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair ISBN: 0725104538. Crime rackets and networks of influence in Australia. Some b/w illus. Covers worn and marked. $15.00
[017822] Bottom, Bob. Connections II. Australia: Sun, 1987. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7251 0534 8. Crime rackets and networks of influence in Australia. 120 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. Worn copy. $20.00
[018829] Bottom, Bob. Shadow of Shame. Australia: Sun, 1988. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good How the Mafia in Australia got away with the murder of Donald Mackay. 226 pp. Some b/w illus. Some light wear on front and back covers, crease on front cover. Text clean, binding good. $12.00
[021585] Bottom, Bob. Bugged!. Australia: Sun, 1989. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0725105895. Legal police telephone tapes expose the Mr Bigs of Australia's drug trade. 159 pp. Index. Illus. Light wear. Near very good copy. $15.00
[005080] Boyd, Gus. Justice in Jeopardy. Aust: Guy Boyd, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0959114203. The Azaria Chamberlain killed by a dingo story. Card covers. 207 pp. B/w illus. Cover has a fold mark. Inscription inside. $14.00
[015493] Brennan, J H. The Good Con Guide. London: Sphere, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Fair Reasonable copy, small ink marks on front cover and page yellowing with age. There is only one way to beat a con man and that's to know his game. Previous owner's name inside front cover. $10.00
[005413] Brown, Malcolm. Australian Crime. Sydney: The Book Company, 1995. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Fair Chilling tales of Australian crime. Inc b/w illus. 255 pp. Index. Covers worn. $10.00
[007366] Brown, Malcolm. Australian Crime Chilling Tales of Our Times. Sydney: The Book Company, 1995. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 256 pp. Some b/w illus. A very worn reading/research copy. Violent Australian crimes. $6.60
[011727] Brown, Malcolm. Rorting the Great Australian Crime. Australia: Lansdowne, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 1863026053. 400 pp. Some b/w illus. Near very good condition. Gift inscription inside. $12.00
[020833] Brown, Malcolm. Justice and Nightmares. NSW: NSW University Press, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Near very good copy. Forensic failures! $24.00
[020809] Brown, Malcolm (ed). Bombs, Guns and Knives: Violent Crime in Australia. Australia: New Holland Publishers, 2000. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Covers worn with some creasing and bumping to edges, light scratching and rubbing. Slight roll. Edges yellowing. $13.00
[021806] Brown, Malcolm (ed.). Rorting: The Great Australian Crime. Australia: Lansdowne, 1988. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Paperback. Good Covers worn at edges, some grubby marks and creasing. Text clean, edges grubby. $10.00
[018786] Browne, Douglas G and Tullet,, E V. Bernard Spilsbury: His life and Cases. London: The Companion Book Club, 1952. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Book club edition. Rolled. Edges bumped. Pages yellowing. Illustrated. $10.00
[020165] Buggy, Hugh. The Real John Wren. New South Wales: Angus & Robertson, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Covers worn and grubbty with an ink stain on front cover, label lift, edges bumped, rub marks, etc. Text is clean. Rolled. $10.00
[014734] Button, John. Why Me Old Lord!. By Author, 1998. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. Good Scarce signed copy of John Button's memoirs re his conviction for murder. 143 pp. One bumped corner. Worn paperback. $55.00
[003017] Camps, Francis.E. Camps on Crime. Great Britain: David and Charles, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7153 5941 x. Respected forensic pathologist reviews famous murders. Jacket has been covered with plastic and is in good condition. Binding good. Text clean. 181 pp. Some b/w illus. Interesting! $25.00
[017690] Captain Meadows Taylor. Confessions of a Thug. London: Anthony Blond, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Dougherty Library No. 6. Jacket is very worn with numerous tears, rub marks and light stains. Text clean and binding good. $30.00
[022082] Carrington, Kerry. Who Killed Leigh Leigh?. Australia: Random House, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good A story of shame and mateship in an Australian town. Covers creased. Churchlands SHS stamp to title page. Pages lightly yellowing. $11.00
[014936] Chessman, Caryl. Cell 2455 Death Row. USA: Greenwood Press, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. No jacket. Covers bright and clean. Binding good. $20.00
[013902] Clague, Peter. Iron Spearhead the True Story of a Communist Killer Squad in Singapore. Singapore: Heinemann, 1980. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 9971640007. Scarce true crime expose. 153 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers worn and browning. Slight roll. Bidning good. Text clean. $150.00
[007333] Clark, Evert. Contrabandista!. Sydney: Ure Smith, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The busting of a heroin empire. Jacket has a few silverfish nibbles along edges. Near very good. $10.00
[012970] Clegg, Eric. Return Your Verdict. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Some studies in Australian murder. Interesting case histories written by a judge. Email for details of cases covered. Jacket has light wear. Near very good copy. $15.00
[002610] Conway, Barbara. The Piracy Business. Great Britain: Hamlyn, 1981. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 06000204286. 160 pp. Index. Fraud on the high seas. Paperback. Light wear to covers. A nice "square" copy. $10.00
[006565] Cornwell, John. A Thief in the Night. London: Penguin, 1990. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The death of Pope John Paul 1. Paperback . Light wear. Near very good. $6.60
[022296] Coulter, Jack. With Malice Aforethought. Western Australia: St George Books, 1982. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair Western Australian murder cases. Stories by a veteran WA reporter. 150 pp. Illus. Scarce true crime book. No loose pages. In good condition. $120.00
[015066] Cullen Tom A. When London walked in Terror. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor, . Minor foxing on edging and top,Maps back and front comprehensive index included in 304 pp $12.00
[017521] Danes, Kay. Deliver Us From Evil. North Melbourne: Crown Content, 2002. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good Bad things do happen to good people... the author's story of her incarceration in Phonthong Prison. Creases to inside flaps, edges bumped and slightly peeling. Text is clean and binding good. $15.00
[016565] Danforth, Harold R and Horan, James D. Big City Crimes. New York: Permabooks, 1960. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Very Poor Revelations of murder, prostitution, graft, swindling, perversion, etc., in true accounts now told by the D.A.'s man. Major damage to spine, numerous tears and creases. Edges bumped, some stains on back cover. Numerous pages are loose however the text is complete. Reading copy only. Few pages waterstained. Pages browning. $10.00
[003209] Davis, Don. The Milwaukee Murders. Great Britain: True Crime, 1992. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good ISBN: 086369635x. The story of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Paperback. 290 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers worn. Slight roll. Binding good. $9.00
[016707] Demaris, Ovid. Brothers in Blood: The International Terrorist Network. New York: Scribners, 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Jacket very worn, edges chipped and torn, large tears and creases on back cover jacket. Large crease on inside back cover jacket flap. Edges grubby. A few pages have some pencil marks along the edges (?) but this doesn't interfere with the text. $10.00
[009131] Dickie, Phil. The Road to Fitzgerald. Queensland ,Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1988. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0702221864. Revelations of Australian corruption spanning four decades. The Fitzgerald Enquiry. Covers worn. $10.00
[013440] Dinneen, Joseph F. Underworld U.S.A. . London: Cassell, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn and marked. Spine sunned. Some light foxing. Marked. $12.00
[021832] Dobson, Christopher and Payne, Ronald. The Carlos Complex: A Pattern of Violence. London: Book Club Associates, 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is worn at edges with some wear, bumping and minor tearing. Spine lightly yellowing. Text clean, binding good, square. $25.00
[021795] Douglas, KJohn and Olshaker, Mark. The Anatomy of Motive. Great Britain: Simon and Schuster, 2000. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. The FBI's legendary mindhunter explores the key to understanding and catching violent criminals. Some minor tearing to jacket. Tear to top edge of book's spine. Pages yellowing, square. $18.00
[003787] Downes, David and Rock, Paul. Understanding Deviance. London: Clarendon Press, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0198760876. A guide to the sociology of crime and rule breaking 309 pp. Index. Card covers covered with plsatic. Some tape marks nside. Else good. $15.00
[009139] Doyle, William. Lifer. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A true account of the experiences of a man sentenced for life in one of America's toughest jails. jacket is chipped and worn with light losses. Book plate pasted inside. Some marks inside. $12.00
[021612] Doyle, William. Lifer. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A true account of the experiences of a man sentenced for life in one of America's toughest jails. Jacket is clipped, chipped and worn with light losses. Gift inscription inside. $15.00
[022014] Duthie, Eric. Gallery of Rogues. London: Heinemann, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is worn with some grubby marks and tears to edges. Price clipped. Pages yellowing and binding good. $15.00
[010182] Farrell, E. The National Police Gazette May 1940 Vol 144 No 37. USA: Harold H Roswell, 1940. Magazine. Fair Vintage true crime, risque , expose mag from the USA. Boxing, baseball, crime, girls and the odd glimpse of a stocking!. Worn. Pages coming loose. Interesting! $40.00
[010183] Farrell, E. The National Police Gazette May 1940 Vol 144 No 37. USA: National Police Gazette, 1964. Magazine. Good Vintage true crime, risque , expose mag from the USA. Boxing, baseball, crime, girls and more girls! Worn. Interesting! $40.00
[021298] Felstead, S Theodore. Shades of Scotland Yard. London: John Long Limited, . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn with some markings and rubbing to edges and spine. Pages yellowing, spine cracked, illustrations & photographs. $18.00
[011995] Fileder, Michael. Alibi at Mdnight. London: Everest Books, 1974. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Worn reading copy only. $7.70
[007290] Fish, Donald. Airline Detective. London: Collins, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The fight aganst international air crime. 224 pp. Some b/w illis. Jacket is chipped and worn with substantial losses but wrth preserving. Covers worn and marked. Dusty. A few marks inside. Interesting. Introduced by Ian Fleming. $20.00
[004639] Fitzgerald, Peter. Frank Galbally for the Defence. Australia: Unicorn Books, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A fair copy only of The Krope Trial story 211 pp. Worn and marked. $6.00
[001274] Forrest, A J. Interpol. London: Allan Wingate, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Cover has few light marks. Previous owner's name inside. Text clean, binding good. The story of Interpol. 212 pp. B/w illus. $12.00
[004853] Fowler, Gene. The Great Mouthpiece. New York City: Blue Ribbon Books, 1938. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The story of William J Fallon, the most resourceful and colorful criminal lawyer ever to practice at the New York bar. Interesting case stories. Jacket is chipped and worn with repaired tears and losses, now protected. PON inside. Binding good. $25.00
[003429] Frank, Gerold. The Boston Strangler. London: Pan, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good The real story of the Boston Strangler. Became a movie. Covers chipped and worn. Reading creases on spine. Binding good. 414 pp. Browning. $8.00
[015130] Friedrich, John. Codename Iago. Melbourne: Heinemann, 1991. 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0855614528. Good condition paperback. John Friedrich former chief executive of the Victorian NSCA. 256pp $20.00
[007780] Fry, Monroe. Sex Vice and Business. New York: Ballantine, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good What is the secret tie-up between vice and big business? This book shows how it works and why. Covers worn, slight roll. Wear at top and bottom of spine. Pages browning with age $10.00
[021751] Gatto, Mick and Noble, Tom. I, Mick Gatto. Melbourne: Victory Books, 2009. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good Some light wear to covers, minor creasing to back cover. Text clean, binding good, square, tidy copy. $15.00
[007404] Gavron, Jeremy. Darkness in Eden . London: Harper Collins, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0002158590. The story of the murder of Julie Ward in Kenya 1988. A true story of detection. 213 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. In very good condition. $40.00
[016145] Geddes, Hugh. The Pyjama Girl Case. Melbourne: Sun Books, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good / No Jacket. Remnant of original price sticker on front cover. Spine cracked and worn. Edges bumped, few small creases, back cover rubbed. $10.00
[007800] Gillard, Michael. In the Name of Charity the Rossminster Affair. London: Chatto and Windus, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0701128593. Tax avoidance scam in the UK. Book and jacket in near very good condition. $25.00
[021833] Gleeson, Michael. The Jaidyn Leskie Murder. Australia: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Some wear and scratching to covers, edges worn with some creases. Square. $12.00
[021770] Glover, George. Shropshire Murders. Uk: Arch, 1992. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0947618074. 96 pp. Tidy copy. has a few minor dents on front cover. $12.00
[005036] Goodman, Jonathan. The Trial of Ruth Ellis. Great Britain: David and Charles, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 071536241. On Easter Sunday 1955 Ruth Ellis shot her lover. She was convicted of murder and became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom. One of the celbrated trials series. Jacket has light sunning along spine. Else very good. 156 pp. B/w illus. $25.00
[021805] Goodsir, Darren. Line of Fire. North Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good The insie story of the controversial shooting of undercover policeman Michael Drury. Light shelf wear, square, some minor edgewear. $14.00
[016309] Grex, Leo. Detection Stranger Than Fiction. London: Robert Hale, 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex Lib. Fair Ex library copy. Jacket and book covered in plastic covering. Plastic covering grubby. Due Date plaque and card holder glued inside. Spine cracked. Few pages stained. Rolled. $10.00
[013765] Gribble. Leonard R. Great Detective Feats. London: A Condor Crime Book, 1946. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 96 pp. Vintage crime cases, Email for details. pages browninmg with age. A few tears. Small section of tape on spine. previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[013351] Griffith, Geoffrey. Homicide True Stories of Australian Crime. Sydney: Farleigh Books, 1967. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 193 pp. Worn paperback. Pages browning with age. A few marks. Square copy. Ryan, Lawson and O'Connor. $32.00
[010719] Hain, Peter. Policing the Police Volume 1. London: John Calder, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0714536288. Are the police becoming a law unto themselves? This is a review copy in good condition. One small tape stain inside. $12.50
[013172] Hall, Richard V. a Spy's Revenge. Australia: Penguin, 1987. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Good copy. Light wear. A few reading creases. $6.60
[007278] Hede, Andrew. Keeping Them Honest. Democratic Reform in Queensland. Queensland ,Australia: University of Queensland Press, 992. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0702224871. A look at law and corruption in Qld after the Fitzgerald Enquiry. Paperback in near very good condition. $15.00
[008182] Hibbert, Christopher. A Social History of Crime and Punishment. London: Penguin, 1966. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 559 pp. Pages browning with age. PB. Some light foxing on the first few pages. Binding good. $10.00
[013573] Hinchley, Vernon. Spy Mysteries Unveiled. London: George G Harrap, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Poor / No Jacket. Ex lib reading copy. First blank page removed. $10.00
[013752] Hodge, Brenda. Walk on. Ausralia: The Five Mile Press, 2005. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The remarkable story of the last person sentenced to death in Australia. Near very good copy. $12.00
[011782] Holmes, Paul. The Sheppard Murder Case. London: Corgi, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Edge worn. Slight roll. Light damage at top of spine. $5.50
[013407] Hoser, Raymond. The Hoser Files. Victoria: Kotabi Publication, 1995. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0646230875. The fight against entrenched official corruption. Very good copy. $12.00
[004546] Howe, Ronald. The Story of Scotland Yard. London: New English Library, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good Written by a former head of the CID. 125 pp. Index. Light wear. Square copy pages browning with age. $7.50
[021605] Hoysted, Peter. Shallow Graves The Concealments of Killers. Australia: The Five Mile Press, 2002. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 236 pp. Some b/w illus. A chilling look at some of Australia's worst cromes, inc Birnies, the Coby murder, Milat etc. card covers. Near very good. $20.00
[006923] Hoysted, Peter. Shallow Graves The Concealments of Killers. Australia: The Five Mile Press, 2002. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 236 pp. Some b/w illus. A chilling look at some of Australia's worst cromes, inc Birnies, the Coby murder, Milat etc. card covers. Near very good. $30.00
[004750] Hubbard, David G. The Skyjacker. New York: MacMillan, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The startling conclusions of a dsitinguished psychiatrist who has interviewed many skyjackers. Jacket is chipped and has a few minor tears. Binding good. Text clean. Gift inscription inside. $8.00
[010873] Hunt, Morton. The Mugging. USA: Signet, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The anatomy of a mugging. 462 pp. True crime. Small tear on front cover. $6.60
[019528] Hyde, H Montgomery. The Quiet Canadian. London: The Quality Book Club, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Ex Book Exchange. Good / Fair. The secret service story of Sir WIlliam Stephenson. Jacket worn, grubby with chips and tears to edges. Texta price on jacket flap. Pages yellowing. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside. $12.00
[008172] Jackson, Geoffrey. People's Prison. London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. ISBN: 057110424x. Jacket slightly worn. Clipped. Corners lightly bumped. Binding good. A few marks. Signed by author. $25.00
[012853] Johnston, W T. Murder in the Boonjie Scrub. Qld: Eacham Historical Society, 1988. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stapled. Good ISBN: 095953362. 60 pp. Numerous illus. Scarce. Stapled. Worn covers. $44.00
[018457] Joly, Eva. Justice Under Siege. London: Arcadia Books, 2006. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. One woman's battle against a Eurpoean oil giant. Near very good copy. Only light wear. Clean and bright. $20.00
[007288] Jones, Elwyn. Death Trials. London: Star, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 7 intriguing cases of capital crime. Illus. Paperback in worn cndition. Old price penned inside. $6.60
[004102] Jones, Nella. Ghost of a Chance. London: Pan, 1982. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good The story of a woman with a paranormal gift, she uses to solve crimes. Read the book and make up your own mind! Paperback. Some illus. Near very good. $10.00
[016716] Jones, Richard Glyn (Ed). Solved! Famous Mystery Writers on Classic True-Crime Cases. London: Xanadu, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Includes stories by authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Graves and Erle Stanley Gardner. Few small chips on jacket. pages yellowing, dedication to previous owner on first blank page. Binding good. $10.00
[015058] Joy, William. The Bushrangers. Sydney: Ironbark, 1963. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Fair. Cloth covers are edgeworn, a few marks, gift inscription inside. Pages browning with age. 155pp. illus. Fair, jacket is chipped and worn with light losses. $13.50
[019766] Kelly, Vince. The Bogeyman. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The amazing career of policeman C J Chuck. Covers and binding good. Text clean. Some b/w illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. $22.00
[022303] Kelly, Vince. The Charge is Murder. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Worn copy. Ex lib, Free end removed. A solid reading copy. $10.00
[019876] Kelly, Vince. The Bogeyman. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The amazing career of policeman C J Chuck. Binding good. Edges bumped. Text clean. Some b/w illus. Jacket is worn, creased and insect nibbled at extremities. $20.00
[010920] Kelly, Vince. The Racket Buster. Sydney: Horwitz, 1963. First Horwitz. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. The amazing career of policeman C J Chuck. True crime as a pulp style paperback by Horwitz. Great cover art. Worn covers. Some light foxing. Previous owner's name inside. $26.00
[012086] Kelly, Vince. The Racket Buster. Sydney: Horwitz, 1963. First Horwitz. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. The amazing career of policeman C J Chuck. True crime as a pulp style paperback by Horwitz. Great cover art. Worn covers. Some light foxing. Ex book exchange. $26.00
[013227] Keyes, Edward. The Michigan Murders. London: New English Library, 1978. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Ex book exhange copy. $12.00
[005410] Kidd, Paul B. Never to be Released. London: Pan, 1994. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Australia's most vicious murderers. 256 pp. Some b/w illus. Repair to one page. $10.00
[018037] Kirkpatrick, Sidney D. Turning the Tide. New York: Dutton, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. One man against the Medellin Cartel. Rub marks and minor shelf wear to jacket. Text clean. Some b/w images. $16.00
[016124] Krasnoff, Stan. Undercover Cop. Australia: Kelly House Publishing, 1994. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 646 20169 7. An account of the covert drug operation 'Sunshine'. Covers worn, edges bumped. Price stickers on front and back covers. Binding loose. Square copy. $20.00
[022502] Krasnoff, Stan. Undercover Cop. Australia: Kelly House Publishing, 1994. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 646 20169 7. An account of the covert drug operation 'Sunshine'. Covers worn, slight edge wear. Binding good. Square copy. Felt pen mark on title page. $25.00
[002232] Lalor, Peter. Blood Stain. Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2002. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1 86508 878 1. The true story of Katherine Knight. Paperback in very good condition. $25.00
[005547] Lane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. London: Headline, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0747204616. 310 pp ofserial killers. With illus and index. In good condition. $10.00
[015120] Lennox, Gina. Struck By Lightning. Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1996. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Ex Lib. Good ISBN: 1864480793. Story of Garry Lynch father of murdered Anita Cobby. 251pp. Light library markings $80.00
[015114] Linedecker, Clifford L. Massacre at Waco. Reading, Great Britain.: Cox & Wyman Ltd , 1993. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0863697135. True story of cult leader David Koresh and the Branch Davidians. Some photos. 254pp $10.00
[022170] Longrigg, Clare. No Questions Asked. Australia: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good The secret life of women in the mob. Covers worn with some creasing to edges, reading creases. Price sticker to back cover. Slight roll, text clean and binding good. $15.00
[010025] Lovell, Avon. The Mickelberg Stitch. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0908469233. This is the book that was too hot for the shelves of Western Australian book shops. A controversial view of the Perth Mint gold swindle and its aftermath. 285 pp with some b/w photos. Old price label on front cover. Near very good copy. $15.00
[008481] Lovell, Avon. The Mickelberg Stitch. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good This is the book that was too hot for the shelves of Western Australian book shops. A controversial view of the Perth Mint gold swindle and its aftermath. 285 pp with some b/w photos. Covers worn, fold marks, a few marks. $14.00
[011700] Lovell, Avon. Split Image. Perth, Western Australia.: Creative Research, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 908469 24 1. 415pp sequel to the well known Mickelberg Stitch which was removed by booksellers from their shelves by threats of litigation. This is a clean copy. Gift inscription by the author inside. Near very good copy. $30.00
[009153] Lovell, Avon. The Mickelberg Stitch. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good This is the book that was too hot for the shelves of Western Australian book shops. A controversial view of the Perth Mint gold swindle and its aftermath. 285 pp with some b/w photos. Covers worn, fold marks, a few marks. $14.00
[021809] Lovell, Avon. Split Image. Perth, Western Australia.: Creative Research, 1990. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 908469 24 1. 415pp sequel to the well known Mickelberg Stitch which was removed by booksellers from their shelves by threats of litigation. Jacket is worn in places, text clean and binding good. $30.00
[009526] Lovell, Avon. Split Image. Perth, Western Australia.: Creative Research, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 908469 24 1. 415pp sequel to the well known Mickelberg Stitch which was removed by booksellers from their shleves by threats of litigation. This is a clean copy signed by the author. Jacket is edge worn and has a few marks. $35.00
[008396] Lustgarten, Edgar. The Woman in the Case. London: Pan, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Four famous murder tials. A few marks. Pages browning with age. $5.50
[020651] MacDonald, John D. No Deadly Drug. New York: Doubleday, 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. The anatomy of a celebrity murder trial. Book Club edition. Jacket is browning at edges and spine. Some chipping and tearing to edges. Pages deckled and yellowing. Binding good, square. $20.00
[003721] MacDonell, John. Historical Trials. London: Watts and Co, 1931. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Good / Fair. One of the Thinkers Library. Great trials ... Socrates, Joan of Arc, Bruno Galileo, Servetus, Knights Templars, witches etc. Worn jacket has some tears and losses. Now protected. A nice copy. $22.00
[004951] Mack, John A. The Crime Industry. England: Saxon House, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An investigation into criminal activity. 209 pp. Index. B/w illus. Binding good. Jacket lightly worn. Old penned price inside. $20.00
[018072] Mackenzie, Colin. Ronald Biggs: The Most Wanted Man. London: Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is worn with some grubby marks and general wear. Pages browning and brittle. Square. Spine cracked. $18.00
[008168] Mackenzie, Donald . Fugitives an Autobiography. London: Elek Books, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers are worn and have a few marks. Some marks inside. Good copy. $35.00
[017551] Madison, Arnold. Great Unsolved Cases. New York: Franklin Watts, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Large tear on front cover jacket, some creases, edges chipped. Rub marks and light scratches on back cover jacket. Text clean, binding good. Some b/w illustrations. $15.00
[022327] Mann, Robert. Forensic Detective. Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2006. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Only light wear, near very good copy. $20.00
[023129] Mann, Robert & Williamson, Miryam Ehrlich. Forensic Detective: How I Cracked The World's Toughest Cases. Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2006. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Covers lightly scratched, edgeworn with corners bumped. Pages yellowing at edges, binding good, square. $20.00
[020089] Maples, William R and Browning, Michael. Dead Men Do Tell Tales. London: Mandarin, 1997. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The strange and fascinating cases of a forensic anthropologist. Covers creased, edges bumped, spine cracked, text clean. $8.80
[002969] Maxwell, Gavin. God Protect Me from My Friends. London: Readers Union, 1957. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. The story of Sicilian outlaw Savator Giuliano. Ex retirement village library. A few stamp marks but only light wear. Covers have some marks. Spine lightly sunned. Binding good. $20.00
[021800] McCulloch, Lachlan. The Street. New South Wales: Floradale Productions, 2001. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Confessions of an undercover cop. Square, tidy copy. Price sticker to back cover. $10.00
[004466] Meredith, Lee. The Pink Pussycat. Melbourne: Goldstar Publications, 1972. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A fact/fiction book on striptease in Australia up to 1971. Card covers. Light wear. 204 pp. $25.00
[021772] Meurant, Ross. The Red Squad Story.... Auckland: Harlen Publishing, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Some light shelf wear, some fading to jacket, grubby marks. Text clean and binding good. $15.00
[019529] Mitchell, Ewan. Coping with Crime. ill. Francis, Nigel. London: Business Books Ltd, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. The businessman's guide to dealing with stealing, spying, fraud, false trade descriptions and other common commercial crimes: with tax, vehicle and race supplement. Minor shelf wear. $15.00
[022206] Mitnick, Kevin D. The Art of Deception. Indiana: Wiley Publishing, 2002. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Controlling the human element of security... Light shelf wear, some scratching and label lift to back cover. Pages yellowing at edges, binding good, text clean. Tidy copy. $18.00
[013801] Moore, Maurice C. Frauds and Swindles a Cautionary Handbook. London: Gee and Co, 1947. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 96 pp of great con tricks and frauds. Worn copy. Faded section on front cover. Marked copy. Binding ood. Very interesting. $18.00
[003069] Moore, Robin. The French Connection II. London: Futura, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0860072142. Sequel based based on the real life thrilling account of the world's most exciting narcotics investigation. Paperback. Binding good.Text clean. Near very good. $7.00
[003064] Moore, Robin. The French Connection. London: Coronet, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The thrilling account of the world's most exciting narcotics investigation. Paperback. Covers have been protected by plastic, now removed. Some light tape stains inside. Binding good.Text clean. $8.00
[014937] Morley, Ronald. Greybeard. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0949206717. The true story of Ronald Morley, who became a robber known as Greybeard in Perth, Western Australia. Covers and edges worn. Previous owner's name inside. $12.00
[022449] Morley, Ronald. Greybeard. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0949206717. The true story of Ronald Morley, who became a robber known as Greybeard in Perth, Western Australia. Covers and edges lightly worn. $15.00
[019843] Morley, Ronald. Greybeard. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0949206717. The true story of Ronald Morley, who became a robber known as Greybeard in Perth, Western Australia. Covers and edges lightly worn. $18.00
[020977] Murphy, Lionel. The Judgements of Justice Lionel Murphy. NSW, Australia: Primavera Press, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Good copy. Edges dusty. Binding good. 332 pp. Index. $12.00
[013819] Narborough, Fred. Murder on My Mind. London: Allan Wingate, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Ex super of Scotland Yard tells his story.. Clipped jacket is rubbed and worn woith an old penned price on front. Binding good. Text clean. Good copy. $15.00
[020224] Nicholson, Michael. The Yorkshire Ripper. London: Star Books, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The authoritative study of the most vicious series of murders this century. Covers yellowing and worn, edges bumped. Binding good. $10.00
[001603] Norris, Joel. Serial Killers. The Growing Menace. Australia: Gary Allen, 2002. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1 877082 21 x. A disturbing look at serial killers in the USA. 333 pp. In very good condition. Old price white inked out inside. Binding good. Text clean. No roll. $10.00
[021787] Parker, Tony. The Twisting Lane. London: Hutchinson, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Edgeworn, some light shelf wear. Some yellowing water stains to back cover jacket. Square, text clean, binding good. $20.00
[003609] Parker, Tony. Five Women. London: Arrow, 1967. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of 5 women criminals. Paperback. Covers worn. Browning with age. Light wear to spine. $8.00
[023062] Peachment, Allan (ed.). The Years of Scandal. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press, 2006. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Commissions of inquiry in Western Australia 1991-2004. Some light shelf wear, text clean, binding good, square. Nice copy. $35.00
[016919] Pincher, Chapman. A Web of Deception. London: Sidgewick and Jackson, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Two small tears on jacket spine, few light scratches and marks. Text clean, binding good. $15.00
[015208] Pinto, Oreste. Friend or Foe?. London: Werner Laurie, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. A follow up to the author's famous Spycatcher. A little discolouration on inside jacket. $12.00
[013406] Prasser, Scott. Keeping Them Honest Democratic Reform in Queensland. Queensland ,Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1992. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 312 pp. Near very good copy. $10.00
[021637] Prasser, Scott. Keeping Them Honest Democratic Reform in Queensland. Queensland ,Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1992. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 312 pp. Light wear. A good copy. Democratic reform in Queensland. $10.00
[021803] Prasser, Scott; Wear, Rae and Nethercote, John (eds.). Corruption and Reform: The Fitzgerald Version. Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Some light wear to covers, spine sunned. Some highlighting inside. An otherwise tidy copy. $45.00
[010211] Prendergast, William. Z-Car Detective. London: Readers Book Club, 1964. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with light losses at extremities. $10.00
[012058] Prout, Denton & Feely, Fred. 50 Years Hard the Story of Pentridge Gaol from 1850 to 1900. Australia: Rigby, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn and has a few short tears. Binding ood. Text clean. $20.00
[016036] Prout, Denton & Feely, Fred. 50 Years Hard the Story of Pentridge Gaol from 1850 to 1900. Australia: Rigby, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Small tear on jacket spine. A tidy and square copy. $20.00
[010759] Provost, Gary. How to Write and Sell True Crime. Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. How to spot local stories and turn them into gripping national bestsellers. Worn ex lib copy with the usual markings. $10.00
[021818] Raymond, R Alwyn. The Cleft Chin Murder. Sydney: The Shakespeare Head, 1946. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Fair A Condor Crime novel. Covers are worn with some reading creases, chips to edges. Pages browning. Square, binding good. $30.00
[021968] Raymond, R Alwyn. The Cleft Chin Murder. Sydney: The Shakespeare Head, 1946. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Fair A Condor Crime novel. Covers are worn with substantial creasing, back cover creased and grubby with some pen marks. Water/light ink damage to some pages, text still legible. Foxing and grubby marks to some pages. Reading copy only. $23.00
[000278] Read, Mark Brandon. Chopper 2, Hits and Memories. NSW, Australia: Sly Ink, 1994. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 646 109 87 1. "confessions of the Australian underworld's most feared headhunter, Mark Brandon Read."212pp paperback. A few marks and chipping to covers. Some grubby marks inside. $10.00
[011755] Read, Mark Brandon. Chopper 3 How to Shoot Friends and Influence People. NSW, Australia: Sly Ink, 1997. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. Paperback. A few marks. Light wear. $10.00
[011748] Read, Mark Brandon. Chopper 7 the Singing Detective. NSW, Australia: Sly Ink, 1997. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 646 339230. Paperback. A few marks and chipping to covers. Light wear. $10.00
[011749] Read, Mark Brandon. Chopper 4 for the Term of His Unnatural Life. NSW, Australia: Sly Ink, 1997. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. Paperback. A few marks and chipping to covers. Light wear. $10.00
[019235] Reavill, Gil. Aftermath Cleaning Up After the CSI Goes Home. London: Vision, 2007. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light wear. aA few marks. Square copy. $18.00
[001622] Ressler, Robert,K. Whoever Fights Monsters. New York: Pocket Books, 1992. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: 0 671 71561 5. Written by R.K.Ressler, the brilliant FBI detective behind the Silence of the Lambs, with Tom Shachtman. 400 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. Paperback. Bumped. Slight roll. Edgeworn. Spine has foldmarks. $8.00
[004083] Rosen, Fred. Gang Mom. USA: St Martins Press, 1998. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good The true story of a murdering mother. 235 pp. Some b/w illus. Light wear. Remainder mark along bottom edge. $6.00
[020974] Rosendahl, Glenn. The Dark Side of the Law. Weston Creek, ACT, Australia: Self Published, 1984. First Edition. Large Format. Good Scarce self published copy of the criticism of the legal system in the Chamberlain case. 192 pp. Plastic spiral back type binding. Good copy. Remnants of a price label on the front cover. $88.00
[017673] Salazar, General Leandro A Sanchez. Murder in Mexico. London: Secker and Warburg, 1950. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The assassination of Leon Trotsky. Slight roll. Edges bumped. Pages yellowing. Tidy copy. $40.00
[006008] Sanders, Ed. The Family. The Whole Charles Manson Horrorshow. London: Panther, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The story of Charles Manson's dune buggy attack battalion. 348 pp. Fair paperback.Edges dusty. A grubby reading copy of a grubby story ... $5.00
[003076] Sawyer, Peter. One Man Banned. Australia: Brian Wiltshire, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0646265172. The best of Peter Sawyer, whistle blower edited by Brian Wilshire. From the author of "Inside News.' Great free thinking ! Light card covers. Near very good. $15.00
[005877] Sawyer, Peter. One Man Banned. Australia: Brian Wiltshire, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Very Good ISBN: 0646265172. The best of Peter Sawyer, whistle blower edited by Brian Wilshire. From the author of "Inside News.' Great free thinking ! Light card covers. Near very good. $16.00
[005623] Scott, Harold. Scotland Yard. London: Mayflower, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of Scotland Yard. By the Commissioner of Metropolitan Police 1945-53. 190 pp paperback in good condition. $8.00
[018169] Scott, Margaret. Port Arthur Anstory of Strength and Courage. Ausralia: Random House, 1997. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Near fine copy. $10.00
[017115] Seth, Ronald. Spies at Work. London: Peter Owen Limited, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / No Jacket. A history of espionage. Covers worn, few light stains, edges bumped. Few library stamps inside front cover. Spine cracked. Pages yellowing. This book contains a few black-and-white images and photographs. $12.00
[005755] Shears, Richard. Azaria. Victoria, Australia: Sphere, 1982. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 17 0061469. The mysterious disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain. Paperback. 235 pp. Rolled. Covers worn. $12.00
[006143] Shears, Richard. Azaria. Victoria, Australia: Sphere, 1988. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0091691818. The mysterious disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain. Paperback. 235 pp. Square copy. Light wear. $14.00
[019506] Shears, Richard and Gidley, Isobelle. Devi, The Bandit Queen. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Due to a printing error, four pages of photographs are stuck together at the top edge. Some shelf wear to jacket, text clean, binding good. The story of a young Indian woman setting out on a path of revenge. $18.00
[014805] Silvester, John. Leadbelly Inside Australia's Underworld Wars. NSW, Australia: Floradale Productions, 2004. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0975231804. Light roll. A few marks. Edge worn 348 pp. Some b/w illus. Crime expose. $20.00
[013131] Silvester, John. Leadbelly Inside Australia's Underworld Wars. NSW, Australia: Floradale Productions, 2004. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0975231804. Square copy. Edge worn 348 pp. Some b/w illus. Crime expose. $22.00
[021757] Silvester, John and Rule, Andrew. Tough: 101 Australian Gangsters. Australia: Sly Ink, 2003. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Light shelf wear, tidy copy. $15.00
[001968] Simmonds, James. Azaria. Australia: Tpnl Books, 1982. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The complete story of Australia's dingo baby case. Paperback. 216 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers worn and chipped. Pages browning with age. $12.00
[013802] Singer, Kurt. More Spy Stories. London: W H Allen, 1955. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Worn jacked is chipped and marked. Covers clean and bright. Board stains inside. General wear and marks. $20.00
[013835] Singer, Kurt. The Worlds Greatest Women Spies. London: W H Allen, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Jacket tatty with substantial losses, worth preserving. Covers clean. Previous owners name inside. Some b/w plates. $10.00
[019740] Smith, Sydney. Mostly Murder. London: The Companion Book Club, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with large loss on spine. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[021831] Stevens, John C. Court-Martial at Parris Island: The Ribbon Creek Incident. United States: Naval Institute Press, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Some light shelf wear, light scratching and wear to jacket, tidy copy. $18.00
[014613] Stewart-Hargreaves, Eustace Hamilton Ian. Man on the Run. London: Allan Wingate, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Ex lib. Jacket covered. Tape stains and library stamps inside. Fair copy. $25.00
[009069] Sutton, Candace. The Needle in the Heart Murder the Mysterious Death of Dr Yates. NSW, Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2003. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good An usolved Australian murder. 260pp. Index. Illus. Light edgewear. $20.00
[001969] Thorwald, Jurgen. Dead Men Tell Tales. Great Britain: Thames and Hudson, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The history of forensic medicine. 222pp. Numerous b/w illus. Jacket edges chipped and laminate starting to lift. Binding good. Clean. $10.00
[019026] Travers, Robert. Murder in the Blue Mountains. Australia: Hutchinson, 1972. First Australian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. The true story of Frank Butler. Jacket chipped and worn with a few marks. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy. $12.00
[005218] Tullett, Tom. Clues to Murder. London: The Bodley Head, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Stories from pathologist James Malcolm Cameron. Cameron's evidence was in part responsible for the wrongfull conviction of Lindy Chamberlain for the murder of Azaria at Ayres Rock in outback Australia. This book written after the conviction and failure of several appeals is therefore of interest. Ex lib copy with usual wear and marks. $15.00
[005599] Turkus, Burton B. Murder Inc. London: Victor Gollancz, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / No Jacket. The story of the syndicate. Library paste in inside cover (folded and neat, no pen marks ) No other library marks. Covers worn and marked. Spine sunned. $9.00
[004686] Turnbull, Malcolm. The Spycatcher Trial. Australia: William Heinemann, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The Spycatcher Trial. Covers have light wear. Binding good. $12.00
[020653] Veno, Arthur and Gannon, Ed. The Brotherhoods. New South Wales: Allen & Unwin, 2002. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Inside the outlaw Motorcycle Clubs. Light wear to covers. Pages yellowing, some grubby marks to edges. Square. $15.00
[011781] Waller, Kevin. Suddenly Dead. Australia: Ironbark, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0330272586. Edge worn. A few marks and light wear. 152 pp with some b/w illus. $25.00
[020525] Ward, Phil. Azaria! What the Jury Were Not Told. Sydney: Self Published, 1984. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Edgeworn with some chips and creases, small tear to bottom edge of spine. Back cover grubby. Binding good. $12.00
[021823] Waters, Jeff. Gone for A Song. Sydney: ABC Books, 2008. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good Investigations into a death in custody on Palm Island. As new copy. $18.00
[022598] Webb, Duncan. Deadline for Crime. London: Panther, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Murder, robbery, vice - the inside facts of London's underworld. Square copy. Light edge wear. Small price label on front. $20.00
[010659] Webb, Duncan. Deadline for Crime. London: Panther, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Murder, robbery, vice - the inside facts of London's underworld. Square copy. Taped along spine. Remainder cross (small) inside fornt and back covers. $20.00
[015168] White R. & Haines F.. Crime and Criminology. Melbourne: Oxford, 2005. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0195517326. Student friendly text book on crime and criminology. $15.00
[022317] Whitehead, Don. The F.B.I. Story. London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1957. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Jacket is tatty with substantial losses. Cover is worn at base of spine. Binding good. Text clean. $18.00
[016517] Whitton, Evan. Can of Worms. NSW, Australia: The Fairfax Library, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Good ISBN: 0949054313. A citizen's reference book to crime and the administration of justice. Covers many of Australias bigest corruption stories. Some illus. Edges bumped. $22.00
[021978] Whitton, Evan. Can of Worms. NSW, Australia: The Fairfax Library, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0949054313. A citizen's reference book to crime and the administration of justice. Covers many of Australia's biggest corruption stories. Some illus. Worn copy. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[017615] Whitton, Evan. Can of Worms. Australia: The Fairfax Library, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 949054 31 3. The facts about The Age tapes, Lionel Murphy, Murray Farquar, The Mackay Murder etc. A citizen's reference book. 373pp with index. Edges chipped. Edges browning. $15.00
[012466] Whitton, Evan. Can of Worms. NSW, Australia: The Fairfax Library, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Good ISBN: 0949054313. A citizen's reference book to crime and the administration of justice. Covers many of Australias bigest corruption stories. Some illus. Near very good copy. $20.00
[014973] Whitton, Evan. Can of Worms. Australia: The Fairfax Library, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 949054 31 3. The facts about The Age tapes, Lionel Murphy, Murray Farquar, The Mackay Murder etc. A citizen's reference book. 373pp with index. Edges chipped . Small lift of colour off bottom corner front cover. $15.00
[009875] Whitton, Evan. Can of Worms. NSW, Australia: The Fairfax Library, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0949054313. A citizen's reference book to crime and the administration of justice. Covers many of Australias bigest corruption stories. Some illus. Worn copy. $10.00
[004897] Wildeblood, Peter. Against the Law. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1956. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of the Montagu case. Jacket has light wear and is clipped. A near very good copy. $10.00
[022024] Williams, David. This Little Piggy Stayed Home. Perth: Panorama Books, 1989. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good Barlow, Chambers & the Mafia. Covers worn and creased at edges, edges bumped, reading creases, roll. Spine cracked and pages yellowing. Very rare copy. $200.00
[006247] Williams, Emlyn. Beyond Belief. A Chronicle of Murder and Its Detection. London: World Books, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The story of Brady and Hindley and the Moors murders. Jacket is worn and has a stain along the front edge. Binding good. Bumped. $10.00
[021807] Wilshire, Brian (ed.). One Man Banned. New South Wales: Self-Published, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Some light wear to covers, edgeworn, few markings. Slight roll. Price sticker to back cover. Edges grubby, text clean, binding good. $10.00
[010175] Wilson, Colin. Serial Killers. London: BDA, 1992. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Binding starting to crack. Pages browning. A few marks on covers. A study in the psychology of violence. $10.00
[018848] Wilson, Colin and Damon. World Famous Crimes of Passion. London: Magpie , 1992. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 121 pp of true crime. Some illus. Light wear. $12.00
[021730] Wilson, David. Big Shots. A Who's Who in Australian Crime. Australia: 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Edited by Bob Bottom. 152 pp of Australian crime and criminals. Some b/w illus.Light wear. Binding good. $10.00
[021802] Wilson, David & Murdoch, Lindsay. Big Shots. South Melbourne, Australia: Macmillan, 1985. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Paperback. Good A who's who in Australian crime. Slight roll, few grubby markings to spine and back cover. Text clean. $10.00
[013363] Young, Wayland. The Profumo Affair Aspects of Conservatism. London: Penguin, 1963. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Square copy. Light wear. Browning with age. $10.00
[017550] Zierold, Norman. Little Charley Ross. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The shocking story of America's first kidnapping for ransom. Jacket is worn with substantial insect nibbles along edges. Grubby marks and stains on back cover as well as some rub marks. Text is clean and binding good. $20.00