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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. The author interviewed more than 100 police officers across the country, in big cities and small towns, white and black, female and male, rookie and veteran. These are their stories which are more fascinating than any prime-time TV. Here are idealism and selflessness, fear and anxiety, prejudice and cynicism. There are tales of heroism, corruption and brutality. Emotional and compelling, the book gives us a portrait not only of the police but of American society. A clean, square copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. 1975 Book Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. A brilliant, fascinating, explosive study of a subject that has never before been treated in depth.....a definitive work on all aspects of rape. Source notes and index provided. Bookplate to front free endpaper. A clean bright book in dust jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Simon and Schuster (c1991) A Club Edition. This is the story of Bonnie Von Stein - the former Bonnie Lou Bates of Welcome, NC - whose newly wealthy husband was brutally murdered as he lay in bed beside her, during and attack in which she herself was stabbed, beaten, and apparently left for dead. At Bonnie Von Stein's request McGinniss set out on a search for the truth, only to discover a reality that threatened to eclipse even the worst of her fears. The author probes the dark heart of family life and brilliantly weaves together the tangled strands of this fascinating and terrifying story.... A clean, square copy. A very good inexpensive read.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

London: Michael Joseph, 1986. 'The Steal' discloses the biggest larceny in history. Investigative writer Brian Freemantle has travelled the world and worked alongside the FBI, the British Department of Trade and Industry and the customs and police forces to produce an astonishing survey and expose` of sophisticated industrial and technological espionage. This author, best known for his fictional Charlie Muffin stories, will in this book expose the 'real deal'. Attractive blue cloth boards with gilt to spine. Fore-edge of book somewhat 'browned'. No owner markings or detracting inscriptions. A very nice copy.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto: Viking, 1999. In this compendium of weird and wacky criminal cases, Canada's true crime columnist brings us more than fifty murders from eleven countries around the world. A surefire collection from Canada's master of true crime! Information was provided to the author by the RCMP (concerning the tragic death of Constable Dennis Onofrey).... police forces in England, United States, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium and Italy generously shared details about murders that took place in their countries, A photo section is present. A bright book in a price-intact illustrated dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: The Bodley Head, 1985. 220 pp includes index. 12 b/w plates. Story of Stinie Morrison, the man sentenced to death for the murder of Leon Beron on Clapham Common 1st Janurary 1911.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.