True Crime

Including some of the most infamous criminals in history, this book tells the story of their lives, the crimes they committed and the destruction and the sorrow they left in their wake.

On the evening of Halloween in 2015, Morgan Hehir was walking with friends close to Nuneaton town centre when they were viciously attacked by a group of strangers. Morgan was stabbed in the heart and lungs and died hours later. He was 20 years old and worked in the local hospital, a graffiti arti...

On the evening of Halloween in 2015, Morgan Hehir was walking with friends close to Nuneaton town centre when they were viciously attacked by a group of strangers. Morgan was stabbed in the heart and lungs and died hours later. He was 20 years old and worked in the local hospital, a graffiti arti...

As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for individuals and significantly damaged the reputation of, and trust in, public institutions and politicians. From the Hillsboroug...

These men and women are our eyes. Our ears. Our protectors. Those who wear a badge, doing their best to help people. These cops serve their communities. They serve their country. They're in the business of saving lives - even at the risk of their own. These patrol officers and K9 handlers, sherif...

The United States has the world's largest prison population with more than two million behind bars. Alexander says this is mainly due to America's 'war on drugs', launched in 1982. In 'The New Jim Crow', she explains how this government initiative has led to America's Black citizens being impriso...

Has your life become unbearable because the person living above you has a fondness for crack cocaine, the company of strangers and dance music? Or maybe you're a social worker, mental health nurse, police officer, firefighter, dog warden or vicar and you've been landed with someone who's a pain i...

This title provides a serious, revisionist history of the most notorious court case in postwar Irish history. In 1970, two cabinet ministers and their alleged accomplices were accused of smuggling arms to self-defence groups in Northern Ireland and were put on trial. Many of these groups were ass...

All over the world, MeToo galvanised generations of women to fight in new ways for their rights. Some had been campaigning for years on feminist causes; some were inspired by a movement that spread like wildfire on social media. 'Awakening' brings together powerful storytelling with political ana...

The million-selling 'Mr Nice' was one of the most successful non-fiction books of the last two decades the ultimate cult book. Now in 'Becoming Mr Nice', Howard Marks's daughter, the writer and lawyer Amber Marks, has collated and curated highlights from Howard's extensive personal archive. This ...