True crime

At once an unforgettable account of an idealistic and outspoken lawyer's coming of age and a powerful portrait of the lives of those he has fought for, 'Do Right and Fear No One' is inspiring, revelatory and provocative in equal measure. It also presents a blistering argument for a level playing ...

In a comprehensive study of violent crimes perpetrated by health care professionals, Carol Anne Davis offers valuable insights into 34 case studies involving doctors and nurses who have crossed the line from healer to killer. From Beverley Allitt, the attention-seeking nurse who preyed on the chi...

As seen in Season Two of the HBO docuseries THE VOWThey draw you in with the promise of empowerment, self-discovery, women helping women. The more secretive those connections are, the more exclusive you feel. Little did you know, you just joined a cult.Sex trafficking. Self-help coaching. Forced ...

The Mexican drug wars have inspired countless articles, TV shows and movies. From 'Breaking Bad' to 'Sicario', El Chapo's escapes to Trump's tirades, this is a story we think we know. But there's a hidden history to the biggest story of the twenty-first century. 'The Dope' exposes how an illicit ...

A sweeping and international exploration of drug use and drug dealing, comparable to recent successful books }Gomorrah{ and }Narconomics{. Welcome to Dopeworld. Ecstasy in London, crack in Los Angeles, LSD in Tokyo, heroin in Sofia, cocaine in Medellin, bounty hunting in Manilla, opium in Tehran....

Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the insid...

Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the insid...

Dublin, November 1856. George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. There is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left unt...

James Morton provides a history of East End gangsters from Jack the Ripper to the 1960s when the Kray Twins held the reins of the underworld, to the present. He also examines how the structure of crimes and criminal gangs has changed in this time.

At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he - despite a degree in economics - didn't...