http://www.laybooks.com/ Lay Books Recently Added True Crime Book Titles en-gb Copyright www.laybooks.com - 2012 http://www.laybooks.com/img/rss_logo.gif http://www.laybooks.com/ http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14260 Softcover. A collection of stories about ordinary people of Hull and the East Riding who found themselves in extraordinary situations. For the most part they are people that history has forgotten, but each, in their own way, contributed to the colourful past of the Humber region. Some were bad, true villains who killed or harmed their fellows and paid the ultimate price, while others were benefactors who left their mark on society, and many were innocent victims who remind us that the 'good old days' were not always so. Read how a pioneering local plumber successfully opposed 3 eminent engineers to provide a clean and fresh water supply to Hull eliminating deadly cholera from the streets. Find out how a 'cowboy from Yorkshire' helped to change the American Wild West forever, and discover how a farmer's wife's desire to gain a souvenir earned her an MBE and praise from Sir Winston Churchill. Stories from bravery at sea, to the innocent casualties of war, to the repressed victims of their religious beliefs all feature in a book that will appeal to anyone with an interest in the area's heritage. Illus. + Index. 157pp. 8vo. size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Breedon Books 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14259 Softcover. Contains numerous stories which include : Tinned salmon led to death. Starving children left to suffer. Tragic drowning of collier. Child chokes on metal monkey. Alarming gas explosion. Christmas Day in the Wigan Workhouse. Shocking Hindley murder. Christmas burning at Goose Green. Up Holland ghost attracts 2000. Terrible sand pit tragedy. Prostitution in Scholes. False teeth death. Drunken riot in Pemberton. Compensation for insanity. Children eating horse beans. Seven living in cellar. Illus. 96pp. trade size p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With crease across corner of fr. cover o/w Vg+. Vg+ Malbon Books 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14258 Softcover. Fascinating, in-depth accounts of some of the borough's most notorious murders. Contents include : Vengeance, Tunbridge Wells, 1816; The Tragic Knock, Sissinghurst, 1838; The Mouse Killer, Matfield, 1842; House of Horror, Tunbridge Wells, 1866; Various Cases, Goodhurst, 1560-1685; Various Cases, Benenden, 1564-1683. Illus. + Map and Sources. 76pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Plough and Circuit 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14257 Softcover. Fascinating, in-depth accounts of some of the borough's most notorious true-life murders. Contents include : Murder at the Bull, Wrotham, 1799; A Sobering Lesson, Tonbridge, 1829; The Midnight Witness, Trottiscliffe, 1867. Illus. + Maps. 55pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Plough and Circuit 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14256 Softcover. Fascinating, in-depth accounts of some of the borough's most notorious true-life murders. Contents include : Poison Chalice, Aylesford, 1655; Obsession, West Malling, 1861; House of Blood, Tonbridge, 1871; Like Father Like Son, Snodland, 1873; A Bad Man, Mereworth, 1873. Illus. + Map and Sources. 63pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Plough and Circuit 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14255 Softcover. Fascinating, in-depth accounts of some of the borough's most notorious true-life murders. Contents include : Persons Unknown, High Halden, 1786; Run to Ground, Pluckley, 1792; Swift Retribution, Smarden, 1840; A Parting Shot, Wye, 1841; Cruel Work, Bethersden, 1849; Another Mouth to Feed, Ashford, 1867; + Various Cases 1572-1677. Illus. + Maps and Sources. 63pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Plough and Circuit 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14254 Softcover. Fascinating, in-depth accounts of some of the borough's most notorious murders. Contents include : Butchered in the Highway, Ruskinge, 1794; A Shot in the Dark, Woodchurch, 1821; Footprints in the Snow, Otterden, 1839; A Callous Sweep, Appledore, 1867; The Divine Avenger, Biddenden, 1899; The Pluckley Grange Tragedy, Bethersden, 1911 + Some Earlier Cases 1562-1677. Illus. + Maps. 82pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Plough and Circuit 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14253 Softcover. Fascinating, in-depth accounts of some of the borough's most notorious - and historic - true-life murders. Contents include : The Black Boy, St Mary Cray, 1653; The Ladykiller, Bromley, 1796; Compulsion, Chislehurst, 1813; The Fruit Man, Langley Park, 1824. Illus. 49pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Plough and Circuit 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14252 Softcover. Contents include : The Man in the Mask, Four Elms, 1808; Ferocity, Penshurst, 1813; The Tent Dwellers, Well Hill, 1840; The Life and Death of a Hop Picker, Halstead, 1848. Illus. + Maps. 37pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. with signs of small price label removed on fr. and back cover o/w Vg+ Plough and Circuit 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14251 Paperback. Ron Smith was told that she had fallen accidentally to her death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in May 1979, but the moment he saw her body he was convinced that his daughter Helen had been murdered. It took him over 3 yrs. of an unprecedented campaign through the media and the courts - involving allegations of cover-up in high places and threatening to sour Anglo-Saudi relations - to achieve what was dubbed 'the inquest of the century'. But that inquest, which made news headlines throughout its 3 weeks, probably raised as many questions as it answered. Illus. + Index. 311pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. Vg. Methuen 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14250 Paperback. In September 1986, in a sweltering Jerusalem courtroom, a former Cleveland car-factory worker was formally charged with crimes against humanity committed during the Second World War. But was John Demjanjuk the sadistic gas chamber operator whom inmates of the Treblinka death camp dubbed "Ivan the Terrible", a man responsible for the deaths of more than 870,000 Jews? His defence claimed a case of mistaken identity. Key eye witness accounts from survivors of Treblinka, together with crucial forensic evidence, claimed otherwise. In this fascinating account, the author, present throughout the 18-month trial, documents the sensational court battle over some of the gravest crimes of the last century. Illus., Selected Bibliog., Notes, Witness Chronology, Timelines and Index. 416pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp., small mk to fr. cover where a price label has been removed o/w Vg+ with no creasing to covers. Futura 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14248 Paperback. With a Foreword by Harry Golden. 'This book is a documentary presentation of the case prosecuting attorneys could present against the recently captured Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann. Using affidavits, testimony from the Nuremberg trials, captured German documents, statements made by ranking Nazis, reports from concentration camp commandants, guards, Einsatz groups and survivors, Henry A. Zeiger tells the whole Eichmann story...... What emerges from the thorough documentation and terse, perceptive commentary is the complete Eichmann story from its historical beginnings to the present moment. It is not only the story of the man who is the current symbol of Nazi barbarism...it is, as well, the story of inhumanity in our time.' With 16pp. of photographs + Bibliog. 192pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Signet 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14247 Paperback. The man-hunt for Adolf Eichmann lasted 15yrs. ending in 1960 when Israeli agents found him working for a water-supply company in the Argentine. Since the Argentine Government would not agree to his extradition, Eichmann was abducted and taken under arrest to Israel. Eichmann's trial is now a part of history. But, eagerly awaited was this masterly and authoritative reassessment of Nazi tyranny over the Jews as perpetrated by Eichmann. Lord Russell of Liverpool, who attended the trial, and who was Deputy Judge Advocate General, British Army of the Rhine in Germany after the war, has written a meticulous, forthright account. He has added a new chapter for this p/back edition, covering the Appeal to the Supreme Court of Israel and its aftermath. Chapter headings include : Part I: The Case for the Prosecution; Part II: The Defence and Speeches; Part III: The Judgement. Illus., Appendices and Index. 302pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Transworld 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14246 Paperback. Not dated, but possibly 1969. Elie Cohn was hanged from a hook in Martyr's Square, Damascus. The execution was carried live, from beginning to end, by the Syrian television network, while, in Israel, a pale woman watched every scene. She was Nadia Cohn, the wife of Israel's greatest spy - a man who had penetrated the highest echelons of the Syrian government so successfully that its President, El-Hafez considered him an intimate friend. Now the hard-hitting story of Eli Cohn's amazing feats can be told - one of the most fantastic infiltrations of an enemy regime in the annals of espionage, and a tragic and shocking story. 143pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Steimatzky 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14245 Softcover. Over a hundred years ago England's mining magnates despatched a column to seize the gold rich Boer Republic for her Empire. When their infamous 'Raid' failed, they devised an audacious plan to snatch the gold-fields without having to go to war for them. They hired political engineer Franz von Veltheim to kidnap the Boer President. But Europe's power-brokers, enriched by a century of wars selling arms to opposing sides, had to stop him. In a sweeping saga played out over two continents, allegiances come cheap as major players Barney Barnato, Alfred Beit and Jan Smuts betray, and are themselves betrayed. How the intrigue and counterintrigue, the assassination and murder-cum-treason trial climaxed in the Boer War, is a story that was never meant to be told. A novel based on extensive research over 23yrs. 270pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. Human & Rousseau (Cape Town) 9 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11427 Softcover. Ten notorious South African murder cases that have gripped the public imagination. The death of former first lady Marike de Klerk spawned rumours of a political killing and dissension in the family; the story of Casper Greeff, respected dentist and dedicated husband, found guilty of paying to have his lovely wife murdered, is one steeped in envy and intrigue; the Bain's Kloof murder is an unsettling account of how a history of deprivation created humanm killing machines, + many more. These real-life tales of murder go beyond mere statistics to the people - victims and perpetrators - behind the headlines. Illus. 144pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Human & Russeau (Cape Town) 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14244 Softcover. George Ramsdale Witton was a Lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers in the Boer War in South Africa. He was sentenced to death for murder after the shooting of Boer prisoners. He was subsequently reprieved by Kitchener, although Lieutenants Peter Handcock and Harry "Breaker" Morant who had been court martialed with him were executed by a firing squad on 27 February 1902. Witton's main assertion, as indicated by the book's provocative title, is that he, Morant, and Handcock were made scapegoats by the British authorities in South Africa — that they were made to take the blame for widespread British war crimes against the Boers, and that the trial and executions were carried out by the British for political reasons, partly to cover up a controversial and secret "no prisoners" policy promulgated by Lord Kitchener, and partly to appease the Boer government over the killing of Boer prisoners, in order to facilitate a peace treaty; the Treaty of Vereeniging was signed on 31 May 1902. 203pp. trade size softcover. Originally published in 1907, this is a POD copy from the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Benediction Books 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14242 Hardback. Wainewright was an ingenius and unscrupulous criminal. In 1828 he inherited the handsome family home, and successive legacies allowed him to maintain a flamboyant lifestyle. But within the space of a few years, three of his relatives died in suspicious circumstances. Eventually arrested and tried for forgery - the murders were never proved - Thomas Griffiths Wainewright was transported for life to the barbarous penal colonies of Tasmania. Yet he had lived at the centre of the Romantic world. A painter and a writer, he exhibiuted at the Royal Academy, painted Byron's portrait and wrote art criticism for the 'London Magazine'. He was good friends with Henry Fuseli, William Blake and Charles Lamb, and knew John Clare, William Hazlitt, Thomas de Quincey and John Keats. He was famously amiable, kind, and good-hearted - silver tongued, and a tremendous dandy. In this biography, the author evokes Wainewright's double life. Illus., Notes, Select Bibliog. and Index. 305pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp/ o/w Nr. F. in f. dw. Faber 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14241 Hardback. "Good-bye for ever" were the words written by a man destined to die by judicial hanging: the member of his family to whom they were addressed received his letter at almost the very moment at which the sentence of the court was being carried out. William Arthur Watkins had been found guilty of the murder of his own son - the son born to him, only minutes previously, by his mistress. At the time of the trial in 1951, his case excited no comment. Apart from an incorrectly-worded news item relating to his execution, nothing has been published concerning it until now. The author, at the time articled to become a solicitor, was in court when Watkins was sentenced. The scene remained in his memory ever since. He has produced a work of prodigious research, gathering together not only the disparate elements of the defendant's own background, but also the stories of the others involved in this tragic case. Rarely has the course of a criminal action been so thoroughly documented, even to the extent of including the testimony of the public hangman, Albert Pierrepoint, who was interviewed for his recollection of the condemned man. The prosecutor, M.P. Pugh, was the agent in Birmingham for the Director of Public Prosecutions; he never thought Watkins would hang. Defending counsel, W.A. Fearnley-Whittingstall, one of the greatest advocates of his time, went to exceptional lengths in the attempt to secure his reprieve. But was Watkins guilty? In view of the fact that he was deaf, and unable to hear the case against him, was he fairly tried? A unique account of events leading to death by hanging. Illus., Epilogue and Index. 224pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in sl. sunned vg+ dw. Barry Rose 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14240 Softcover. Three priests - an Irishman, an Australian and a Filipino - together with six lay leaders were arrested and charged with murder in the Philippines. This is the dramatic story of the Negros Nine told by Niall O'Brien. Through his Prison Diary he exposes the day-to-day life in the prison, the tense court-room scenes, and the injustice of an authoritarian regime. This is a story of false accusation, torture, mass marches, imprisonment, violence and fear, pressurising of witnesses, world-wide media coverage, told with humour and insight. Illus. 208pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Sl. sunned, lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. f. with no creasing to covers. The O'Brien Press (Dublin) 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14239 Hardback. A novel based on a true crime case. In 1886 Adelaide Bartlett was tried at the Old Bailey on the charge of poisoning her husband Edwin. The author offers an imaginative interpretation of this famous case, ending with a solution of an affair which still remains a mystery. Did the adjective 'sweet' apply to Adelaide, or was she a cunning and deliberate poisoner? Was the Wesleyan Minister George Dyson just a platonic friend, or something more than that? And if Adelaide committed the crime, how did she do it? 284pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in vg+ dw. Collins 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14238 Hardback. The Story: An accused murderer, driven by dreams of riches and finally caught in a tightly woven web of his own lies. The foul possibility of incest hanging over the events. A crime that was almost perfect. The Players: A man who stole other people's identities as easily as he stole their money. A daughter who took the stand to tell her own story. And the neighbours and friends who thought they knew Albert Walker, aka David W. Davis, aka Ronald J. Platt. The Police Work: The British police known in fiction as well as fact for their extraordinary investigative techniques and steadfast commitment to justice. Brains and not guns are the weapons of choice. The Trial: The dramatic murder trial of Canada's most mysterious fugitive. The Verdict: Guilty. Illus. 290pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Includes 2 loosely inserted book review cuttings. F. in f. dw. HarperCollins 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14237 Hardback. A book of dramatic murder and sorcery trials at which the author presided. These he recounts from his judge's casebook. "Itambu!" was a common word in New Guinea, being a corruption of the phrase "It is tabu" or "It is forbidden.". It had special significance for natives passing with painful rapidity from a primitive way of life to citizenship of the outside world. Many of their practices recognised for centuries were forbidden by the white man's law. The arrival of the Indonesians in West New Guinea posed major additional problems in a territory where it was estimated that there were more than 700 different languages. The author sketches with understanding and sympathy for the problems of both the natives and the administration. He had unusual opportunities for studying the scene, travelling on circuit deep into the mainland and also to New Britain, New Ireland, Manus Island and Bougainville. Illus. + Map eps and Index. 167pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. Nr. Vg+ in sl. frayed, shelf-worn vg. dw. Angus & robertson 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14236 Softcover. The story of the December 11, 1948 brutal rape and murder of Ruth Farnsworth by three airmen on the island of Guam. The story is based on official records of investigations, court martials, and appeals to the Supreme Court and to the President of the United States. Featuring 3 negro soldiers, Herman P. Dennis Jr., Calvin Dennis and Robert W. Burns. Burns and Herman Dennis were eventually hanged in Guam on January 29, 1954, still protesting their innocence. Calvin Dennis, Herman Denis's half brother had also been sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by President Truman in 1951, on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence of his participation in the actual assault. Illus. + Epilogue. 404pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Privately Published 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14234 Hardback. Preface by Sir William Brandford Griffith. Featuring the Human Leopard Society, the prime object of which was to secure human fat to anoint the 'Borfima'. Witnesses at the trials told how the occasion of a murder was used to "blood" the Borfima, but the potency of this terrible fetish depended upon its being frequently supplied with human fat - hence the murders. Regarding the cannibalism aspect, the Commission sat for over 5 months, but was unable to pin down and state definitely why the members of the Human Leopard Society ate their victims. There was, however, one outstanding fact : all the principal offenders were men of mature age, past their prime; they were the ones who arranged for victims and who received the most coveted portions of the slaughtered bodies; an opinion was formed that when they devoured the human flesh the idea uppermost in their minds was that they were increasing their virile powers. Cannibalism was probably only a bye-product in the murders. Chapter headings include : The Poro, Tongo Play, Borfima, Witchdoctors, Oaths; The Kale Case; The Imperri Case; The Kabati Case; The Yandehun Case; Borfima and Membership Cases; Other Cases of Leopard Murder; The Human Baboon Society; A Note on Sierra Leone, Past and Present. With 33 Illus. + Appendix. 139pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V.v. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. in v. scarce sl. creased and notched nr. vg. dw. Hugh Rees Ltd 65 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14232 Hardback. The author's investigation of the seemingly senseless killing of a sugarcane worker and his family in the small Philippine town of Himamaylan uncoversd the connections between a series of puzzling deaths: the assassination of the town's most powerful landowner, the shooting of a member of the military's elite corps, and the disappearance of a suspected military informer. In establishing the surprising links between these events, the author captures the dynamics of an entire culture: one mired in atavistic rules and the tangled legacy of colonialism. With Map eps. Notes on Sources + Index. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in f. dw. Pantheon Books (New York) 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14231 Hardback. Taken from 'To the Reader' : 'Here for the first time, is the complete story of 'The Island of Mysterious Death', also called 'The Garden of Eden', the recent reports of which in the Press startled the whole world. A few years ago, Frau Strauch and Dr. Ritter left their respective spouses in Germany and set out in search of a modern Eden. Fate took them to the small island of Floreana - one of the Galapagos group - uninhabited and rich in tropical abundance. Here they lived for a time as did primitive man, but their Eden eventually became a living Hell. Satan arrived one day in the shape of Baroness Wagner and three male companions. Every conceivable horror then followed. Murder and strong passions were the least of the disasters that focused the attention of both Hemispheres on that little island in the Pacific. This is one of the most astounding true stories that has ever been published and will assuredly create a sensation.' Illus.(all plates present) 287pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Soiled covers, browned edges. G++ copy of an extremely scarce title. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage. Jarrolds 150 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11621 Hardback. SIGNED. The conviction of Florence Maybrick, for the murder of her husband James Maybrick, in 1889, was considered by the author as one of the most extraordinary miscarriages of justice of 'modern times'. He maintained that 'when it is realised by the British public that Mrs Maybrick has been doomed to life-long imprisonment on the strength of a secret dossier, for a crime for which she has never been publicly tried, and on a warrant for an offence of which it is admitted she may be innocent, the result will be a revulsion of feeling, such as has not been experienced in England for many a long day. I plead not for mercy to her, I ask only that there may be meted out to her the barest and most rigid justice - that justice with less than which no man is content for himself.' Florence Maybrick had been found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, of which she served 15 years, being released in 1904. She died in the United States in 1941 aged 76. Because the author had long been convinced that 'terrible wrong is frequently done through defective working of the machinery of justice' he decided, in an effort to aid the prevention of this wrong, to write this volume. In two parts : Book I - The Maybrick Case (The Trial, Second Day, Third Day, Fourth Day, Fifth Day, Sixth Day, Seventh Day); Book II - The Reparation of Judicial Errrors. 609pp. Lightly foxed and browned edges and eps, sl. bumped at corners, with a little rubbing to tail of sp. Red cloth, lettered in gilt on black label. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO: 'B. JACOBS ESQ. WITH KIND REGARDS, J.H. LEVY'. An extremely rare Jack the Ripper related title. P.S. King and Son 500 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=5982 Paperback, reprint. Preface by Edgar Tozer. Editor was 'organiser for Spiritualist Propaganda in Victoria (Australia)'. Features two items : How "Jack the Ripper" Was Caught. The Full "Inside" Story, with a great deal of Robert Lees input; and Life in Atmospheria. 50pp. booklet + adverts. F. Charles Neil. 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=6142 Hardback, 1st edn. In the late summer of 1900 a young wife was found dead; strangled with a bootlace, on the sands of Great Yarmouth's South Beach. Six months later Herbert John Bennett was sent to the gallows for the murder of his wife - protesting his innocence even as he was sentenced. In an exhaustive study of the murder case, the author has done more than simply put together an engrossing record of the facts behind the Great Yarmouth Mystery: he has retried Bennett. Edward Marshall Hall the great advocate who defended Bennett, was certain of his client's innocence. The author, from the evidence he himself has adduced from his researches, also finds Bennett 'not guilty'. Illus., Chronology and Bibliog. 249pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Foxed fore-edge, o/w Nr. F. in Vg+ pcdw. Harrap. 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=2557 Hardback, 1st UK edn. The sensational crime that scandalised Regency England. In October 1823 labourers found a knife and a bloodstained pistol in a dark and dismal country byway; a week later the body of William Weare was recovered from a nearby pond. Weare's murder, and the subsequent trial of 3 men (Thurtell, Hunt and Probert) aroused enormous public interest. The accused men came from the shady fringes of London's underworld, had been involved in prizefighting, and gambling, and all England wanted to know more. An avid readership of the free press was held in thrall by gruesome details which were reported. This case, one of the first in which fair trial and free press collided, had an impact on British legal history. Illus., Maps and Charts, Notes, Selected Bibliog. and Index. 304pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in vg+ dw. Robson Books 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14230 Paperback. Why would a man kill his lover's husband and then his wife, the woman who fought successfully to have him paroled from prison? Why would he risk arrest by kidnapping the child of another woman who adored him? Because they were worth more dead. A cold case reopened - and solved - with dogged police work and new evidence. One of the shocking true crimes of passion and greed from the author's crime files. Former Marine sergeant and judo instructor Roland Pitre Jr. claimed it was all an elaborate plan to win back his wife's love - it wasn't supposed to end with her dead body in the trunk of a car. Nearly 20yrs. later, he acknowledged that he had hired someone to kill his estranged wife in 1988, though his alleged excuse for why a monstrous "mistake" happened is as shocking and convoluted as the crime itself. Eventually, he was charged with first-degree murder in the long-unsolved death of Cheryl Pitre, after a mysterious witness betrayed Pitre to save his own skin. Tracing back the dark and bloody path of Pitre's life, two generations of detctives found a chain of brutal and terrifying crimes by a man who manipulated the courts and prisons to walk free. Illus. 148pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ with no creasing to covers. Pocket Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14229 Paperback. The author features one of Florida's most shocking criminal cases - that of Tim Harris, a poster-perfect "all-American" Florida State Trooper who hid bizarre and fatal fantasies behind his badge - plus other incredible true crime cases from her personal files. She explores the personalities and backgrounds of the criminals and their families, and the circumstances surrounding each crime. Illus. 461pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Browned pp. and sl. sunned cover o/w Vg+ with no creasing to covers. Pocket Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14228 Paperback. The author dissects a fascinating case centered around an alluring young wife and the two men desperate for her love - an explosive triangle of thwarted desire that led to obsession and murder in a small northwestern town. As the crimes that initially baffled police finally give up their shocking secrets, the story leads us to a denouement as bizarre as anything ever uncovered in the annals of true crime. Sharing other riveting cases from her personal files, the author examines the delusions of the criminal mind, the shattering passions that explode into murder, and the relentless efforts of law enforcers to ferret out the deadly truth. Illus. 424pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Pocket Books 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14227 Paperback. Featuring the riveting case of a fraudulent doctor whose lifelong deceptions had deadly consequences. Dr. Anthony Pignataro was a cosmetic surgeon and a famed medical researcher whose flashy red Lamborghini and flamboyant lifestyle in western New York State suggested a highly successful career. But appearances, as this shocking insider account of Pignataro's tailspin from physician to prisoner proves, can be deceiving - and, for the doctor's wife, very nearly deadly. No one was safe if they got in his way. With scalpel, drugs, and arsenic, he betrayed every oath a physician makes - until his own schemes backfired. Now, the motivations of the classic sociopath are plumbed with chilling accuracy by the author. Along with other shocking true cases, this worldwide headline-making case will have you turning pages in disbelief that a trusted medical professional could sink to the depths of greed, manipulation, and self-aggrandisement where even slow, deliberate murder is not seen for what it truly is: pure evil. Illus. 463pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers. Pocket Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14226 Paperback. In this collection the author features the most-asked-about homicide cases - riveting accounts of seemingly normal men and women who are compelled by a murderous rage to suddenly lash out at innocent victims. Here is a case that shocked America: the Seattle city bus ride that turned to mayhem and murder at the hands of a gunman. The author unmasks the forces that drove quiet, clean-cut Silas Cool to shoot the driver, causing the bus to plunge off the Aurora Bridge into an apartment building. The catastrophe left 3 dead - including Cool - and dozens injured. While the scene unfolds as in a terrifying film, the author finds very real answers to the haunting question "how could this happen?" - and expertly constructs the unseen chain of events that resulted in an explosive and shattering tragedy. Also includes 9 other sensational cases that illuminate the author's unique view of the human psyche gone temporarily berserk. Illus. 382pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Pocket Star Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14225 Paperback. Featuring one of the most infamous cases in the Pacific Northwest - that of Randy Roth, a man who married for profit, and the women who were his victims, and other compelling true crime accounts from the author's personal case files. She delves into the personalities and backgrounds of the criminals, their families, and the circumstances that brought about the crimes. Packed with shocking details, vivid characters and twisted secrets, this is a unique collection of true crime stories. Illus. 513pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V.v. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Pocket Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14224 Paperback,. The author probes the case of Jerry Harris, a self-made California millionaire who, at age 44, had it all: booming businesses, yachts, a mansion, a beautiful wife, and a voice to rival Elvis. No one who knew this well-liked, generous man could make sense of his sudden disappearance one October night in 1987. On a final phone call to his brother from his Mercedes, Jerry breathed a muffled oath - then the line went dead. For Jerry's wife, Susan, it was just the beginning of a relentless 8yr. search for the truth behind her husband's vanishing. Through exclusive access to an FBI agent inside the investigation, the author unmasks a man driven by malevolence and hidden jealousy to destroy Jerry Harris's magnificent business empire. She expertly profiles a criminal mind that stopped at nothing in a scheme of greed and violence. With the riveting power of a Greek tragedy, she reveals the dark underside of an all-American success story, and a wife's ultimate triumph of justice in the name of love. Includes other unforgettable accounts of true crime. Illus. 414pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V.v. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Pocket Star Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14223 Paperback. Featuring the explosive story of 4 talented and charismatic young men - best friends whose bond was shattered when one among them was consumed by lethal greed and twisted desire. They lived charmed lives among the evergreens of Washington state: Kevin, the artist; Steve, the sculptor; Scott, the nature lover and unabashed ladies' man; and Mark, the musician and poet. With their stunning good looks, whip-sharp minds, athletic bodies - and no lack of women who adored them - none of them seemed slated for disaster. But few knew the reality behind the leafy screen that surrounded Seven Cedars, Scott's woodland dream home - a tree house equipped with every luxury. From this idyllic enclave, some of these trusted friends would become the quarry for a vigilant Seattle police detective and an FBI special agent who unmasked clues to disturbing secrets that spawned murder, suicide, million-dollar bank robberies, drug-dealing, and heartbreaking betrayal. When the end came in a violent stand-off, the ringleader of the foursome - the fugitive dubbed "Hollywood" for his ingenious disguises and flawless getaways; the persuasive talker who turned his friends into accomplices - faced a final chapter no one could have predicted. In a blast of automatic gunfire, the highest and lowest motives of the human heart were, at last, revealed. Includes 3 other cases. Illus. 523pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V.v. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Pocket Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14222 Paperback. In this unnerving collection the author dissects the convoluted love affairs that all too often ended in violence. Expertly analysing a shocking, headline-making case, the author unmasks the deadly motives inside a seemingly idyllic marriage: a beautiful young wife, a rising star in America's top-ranked computer corporation, and a prosperous husband, the scion of a family building business. With an adorable son and a gorgeous home, the couple seemed to have it all. But a furtive evil permeated their days and nights, dragging them into a murky world of drugs, sordid sex, and con operations. In this realm, one of them would prove to be a virtual innocent, the other a manipulator with no conscience. sudden, violent death brought their charade of a fairy-tale romance to a tragic end - with a brutal crime that might never have come to light were it not for the stubborn detective and prosecutors whose fight for justice spanned an entire decade. Also includes several other cases where the search for love brought only lies and betrayal. Illus. 524pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Pocket Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14221 Paperback. Many serial killers are polite, intelligent, articulate and sensitive - yet they have murdered and, if released into society, they will kill again. The author has devoted much of his life to the study of the serial killer. He has spent countless hours interviewing murderers, their lovers and families, top investigators and the FBI. In this book he gives a startling new perspective to such well-known cases as 'The Hillside Stranger' - Ken Bianchi, 'gourmand' Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy. He also introduces new names previously unknown outside the areas where they committed their hideous crimes. The book examines this late 20th century plague from every angle: how communities react when a serial killer is found in their midst, the killers' obsession with Satan and the occult, the deadly influence of pornography, the public fascination with serial murder and the creation of celebrity status for the more notorious killers. Yet at the centre of all these aspects is the crucial analysis of the killer and how members of our own species can commit such monstrous acts of violence. A comprehensive study of a horrifying phenomenon. 297pp. p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Arrow Books 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14220 Paperback. The first judge to rule on DNA evidence in the courtroom discusses the Simpson trial, the World Trade Centre bombing, and many more startling cases. Because of its devastating implications for killers, rapists, stalkers, and terrorists, defence lawyers everywhere are fighting to diminish DNA's credibility. Sheindlin examines their arguments - particularly addressing the claims and counter-claims that raged during O.J. Simpson's trial - and discusses DNA's dramatic impact on the future of police investigations and the process of criminal justice in America. With Appendices. 211pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. As the result of poor storage, the book is 'rippled' with v. lightly browned pp. G++ Ballantine Books (New York) 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14219 Paperback. Since the murder of President Kennedy in 1963, the American public and the world at large have been inundated with investigations, reports and theories, notably the 1964 Warren Commission Report which, at enormous length, argued the 'lone demented assassin' theory. This book brought together for the first time the range of serious criticism of this report, together with criticism of subsequent official versions of the Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King murders. This book is a carefully selected anthology of the best writing on the subject; but it also reads like a thriller as the implications of unanswered questions build up in the reader's mind: Who removed President Kennedy's brain from National Archives? Why was no mention ever made of Oswald's links with the FBI? What was the connection between Dallas and Watergate...? With Bibliog. and Index. 477pp. p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Browned pp., general shelfwear with lightly marked covers. Nr. Vg. Pelican/Penguin 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10494 Hardback. AUTHOR'S OWN COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED. A leading light in the campaign to abolish capital punishment. Includes personal memoirs, the aftermath of a hanging; Percy Charles Anderson, Louis Voisin, the execution of Bridge; Public Executions; George Percy Stoner and Worthington - reprieve and death; Hauptmann and circumstantial evidence; Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters; Nurse Waddingham; The execution of Mrs Major + much, much more. Violet Van der Elst died in poverty having spent her fortune on her campaign. With Frontis. of the author making a total of 29 illus. and not the 26 publicised + List of Music Composed and Written by the author. 289pp. 12mo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR : 'VIOLET VAN DER ELST MY OWN COPY A PRESENT FROM MY PRINTERS'. Navy blue leather binding, which is sunned on the sp. Aeg, with royal blue moir silk pds, fep and bep covering which has decorative gilt pattern edging. A unique copy. Vg+ Doge Press. 75 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=6027 Paperback. John George Haigh - a serial killer having owned up to 9 murders, was executed at Wandsworth Prison on August 10, 1949. Among his victims was Mrs. Durand-Deacon a wealthy widow. Haigh invited her to visit his 'factory' in Crawley, Sussex where he shot her through the neck, stripped her body of all valuables and tipped the corpse into an empty oil drum, which he then filled with sulphuric acid. When Haigh was eventually apprehended, he boasted that the police couldn't prove murder without a body. Although the acid had reduced his victims' bodies virtually to sludge, an acrylic plastic denture was not destroyed and was identified as belonging to Mrs. Durand-Deacon by her dentist! Haigh's defence was based on a plea of insanity. Despite his claim of vampirish habits in drinking his victims blood, the plea failed. This is the whole astounding story with letters and photographs. 143pp. which are browned. P/back with the well-known picture on fr. cover of a figure in rubber apron, gauntlets and boots + oxygen mask. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. Vg+ Headline 25 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14218 Hardback. Albert Pierrepoint was the most prolific hangman England has ever known. Between them, the three Pierrepoints executed over 800 people. For 50yrs, generations of the Pierrepoint family served as fearsome hangmen in England. The dynasty began in 1901 when Henry Pierrepoint decided to embark on the rather unique career path towards becoming an executioner. Inspired by the then notorious Official Executioner, James Billington, and eager to fulfil his ambitions, Henry wrote to the Home Office with letters requesting that they consider him for the sinister profession. Keeping it in the family, he persuaded his brother, Thomas, to join him and then in time, his son Albert also joined the family trade, going on to become Chief Executioner. Having only taken up the role a decade after his father's death, Albert Pierrepoint, like his father and uncle before him, was responsible for the execution of some of the most notorious criminals of the time - from Ruth Ellis and Derek Bentley to John Christie and Lord Haw Haw. Illus., Appendices (which includes List of Executed Persons: Henry Pierrepoint: 105) + Bibliog. 306pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Review copy. F. in f. dw. John Blake 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14215 Hardback. In 1901, in Modoc County, California, the tiny hamlet of Lookout was the scene of a lynching. In the early morning of May 31, Calvin Hall, his sons, Frank (whom Calvin would not admit as his own), and James (who was Calvin's favourite); Dan Yantis, a drifter who was reputed to be the lover of Calvin's Indian wife Mary; and Martin Wilson, the 14yr. old son of Mary Hall, were taken from the Myers Hotel, which was also the jail for Lookout, and hanged. Like many tragic happenings, the Lookout lynching, for which no one was ever convicted, gave rise to many legends. The author has undertaken to separate the fact from the fiction in this book which contains all of the elements of the traditional Western thriller. With Epilogue and Bibliog. 79pp. small 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. in vg+ dw. Vantage Press 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10527 Softcover. This is the true story of John Ellis of Rochdale, who served as Public Executioner from 1901 to 1923. During his term of office Ellis hanged some of the most notorious murderers in British criminal history, including : Crippen, Major Armstrong, George Smith (the 'Brides in the Bath' murderer), Seddon and Edith Thompson of the sensational Thompson and Bywaters case of 1922 + the martyred Kevin Barry and the tragic Irish patriot, Sir Roger Casement. John Ellis was involved in over 200 executions. The stories behind them are told here in fascinating detail. Ellis's own life was to end tragicallyu and dramatically in 1932, by which time the stresses and strains of his work had finally taken their toll. Illus., List of Executions, Bibliog. amd Index. 455pp. 8vo size soft cover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. A heavy book which will require additional postage. Jade. 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=12322 Hardback. For nearly a quarter of a century Albert Pierrepoint was called upon by the state to hang people. After the Second World War he was the public face of British justice, paid to hang Nazi war criminals quickly and efficiently. In the 1950s he executed Timothy Evans, Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis. The job was always the same, but England was changing. His career as an executioner ended at the moment when the abolition of capital punishment was becoming a political reality and the chief executioner was becoming a political liability. The author enters the murky world of execution memorabilia to explore the contradictions of a man who believed that to execute was his 'sacred' duty, but later in life declared himself an abolitionist; who valued discretion, but sold his story to the highest bidder; and who was proud to be an Englishman, but outlived the England that he knew and understood. Illus., sources and Bibliog. 252pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in f. dw. Corvo 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11743 Hardback. A book dealing with all aspcts of judicial hanging and its history. Chapter headings include : The Gallows and the Gibbet; The Journey to the Scaffold; The Science of Sudden Death; A Contemporary Execution; The Gentler Sex; Not Hanged Enough; The Present Status of Hanging; The Future of Hanging etc. With 10 Illus., Index. 224pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. Lightly browned pp. and edges, o/w Vg+ in in nr. vg. dw. which is showing signs of shelfwear. John Long 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10536 Hardback. SIGNED. The biography of the hangman who had the longest career on the scaffold (45yrs from 1829-1874) and used the shortest rope in the business. He was also the last executioner to carry out a hanging in public in England, that of Michael Barrett in 1868; the last one to carry out a multiple hanging in public, 5 pirates in 1864; and the last public hanging in Glasgow, Dr. Pritchard in 1865. He also hanged the first man to commit murder on a railway train in this country, Franz Muller in 1864; the first to carry out an execution in private in England (ie behind prison walls), that of Thomas Wells in 1868. He was also the last hangman to be a salaried employee, his scaffold successors being engaged only when they were actually required. Throughout the ages, executioners were reviled and abused - unjustly - by the public; William was no exception. A man of his times, a servant of the State, he was there simply to hang convicted criminals in the regulation manner, not to introduce innovative and humanitarian measures! Another excellent book by Geoffrey Abbott, who upon his retirement from the Royal Air Force in 1974, became a Yeoman Warder ('Beefeater'), lived in the Tower of London and was sworn in at St. James's Palace as a Member of the Sovereign's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard Extraordinary. Profusely illus., Appendices, Select Bibliog. and Index. 194pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With loosely inserted, SIGNED coloured postcard size photograph of the Yeoman Warder (retd) author. F. in f. dw. Eric Dobby. 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11755 Hardback. SIGNED. James Berry, a dour and somewhat pious ex-policeman who hailed from Yorkshire was Britain's hangman from 1884 to 1892, (during the latter half of Queen Victoria's reign and throughout the period of the Whitechapel murders). A man of strange contradictions - capable of cold callous detachment but so affected by his job that he was often unable to speak before an execution. Aiming to be both efficient and merciful he worked to a table of drops of his own creation. Unfortunately this did not prevent a few horrific incidents. The most notable was the execution of Robert Goodale who was decapitated by the force of the drop. In contrast, in the famous case of John Lee, Berry was unable to open the gallows trap. After 3 attempts - during which the gallows trap worked perfectly when Lee was removed - Lee was reprieved. During his 8yrs. as hangman, Berry executed over 130 men and women - and even claimed to have hanged Jack the Ripper. In this richly detailed and sympathetic biography, by a fellow ex-policeman, based on previously unpublished material, the reader is taken into the world of Victorian crime and punishment in the Victorian era by an excellent crime historian. Illus., Appendices, Bibliog. and Index. 356pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Nr. F. in nr. f. dw. Sutton Publishing 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14212 Hardback. The author gives a compelling account of the trial-making and breaking clues he uncovered during his long career as one of London's key forensic pathologists. Following in the footsteps of pioneers such as Bernard Spilsbury and Keith Simpson, it was Bowen who was the first to identify the true nature of the 'chicken bones' found in Dennis Nilsen's drain after a complaint by his neighbour, and it was Bowen who led the investigation into the grisly contents of the black rubbish bags found in Nielsen's home. In these extraordinary memoirs, the author recounts many of the famous and challenging cases he worked on, including the tragic Railway Murders of the 1980s; the unsolved London Nude Murders of the 1960s; the still-baffling death of Roberto Calvi, 'God's Banker', whose body was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge; the frustrating PC Keith Blakelock case; and the mystery surrounding the apparent Second World War defector Rudolf Hess. Illus., Bibliog. and Index. 260pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. in nr. f. dw. Constable 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14211 Softcover. The author tells the story of a career which, for over more than three decades, involved him with the investigation of major crimes in the county, including more than 50 murders. His absorbing but demanding role brought him into contact with key figures from Northamptonshire's judicial, legal and criminal fraternities. His duties ranged from the testing of drink-drivers in pre-Breathalyser days, and attendance at multiple accidents on the M1, to involvement with major incidents such as the Kingsthorpe Siege of 1977. His forensic expertise, particularly in the interpretation of injuries, proved vital on several occasions. He was often called upon in a consultancy capacity to assist other police forces. Perhaps his most celebrated case was that of Gordon Wardell, charged with the murder of his wife Carol, the manageress of a building society branch in Nuneaton. Wardell maintained he had been beaten up by his wife's killers, but medical evidence concluded that his injuries had in fact been self-inflicted. The jury returned a guilty verdict. Illus. + Index. 122pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Countryside Books 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14210 Softcover Uncorrected Proof Copy. Prof. Cameropn was one of the foremost pathologists in the world, and had his headquarters at the London Hospital in Whitechapel. His cases took him all over the world and included Lindy Chamberlain and the Dingo Baby Case in Australia + much nearer to home, Henry Mackenny (and the 6 people murdered with no trace found of their bodies); Maria Colwell; the murder of Father Crean (psychopath Patrick David Mackay); Mrs. June Cook, the Barn Murder; and the Turin Shroud. With Index. 222pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ Bodley Head 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14209 Softcover. Foreword by P.D. James. The author seeks to outline the development of forensic science over the previous 50 years. Believing that any description of real life events must carry the personal stamp of the describer, he adopts a frankly autobiographical style. So he presents forensic science as an investigative painting on an autobiographical canvas. The result is a fascinating collage of events and connections, in turn factual, interpretative, humorous and poignant. Chapter headings include : First Evidence; Early Investigations; Murphy's Law; The Yorkshire Ripper; An Eminent Scientist; Murder, Rape and Arson; Red Herrings and Jigsaws; Miss Bailey's Ghost; Hinnies and Lonnens + much more. 265pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Hodology/The Forensic Science Scoiety 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14208 Paperback. In riveting cases from her crime files, the author exposes the shattering violence and lethal obsessions behind the most passionate love affairs, revealing how lovers become predators, how sex and lust can push ordinary people to desperate acts, and how investigators and forensics experts work to unravel the most entangled crimes of passion. Featuring the ex-Marine and martial arts master who seduced vulnerable women and then destroyed their lives; the killer whose calling card was a single bloodred rose; the faithless wife who manipulated and murdered without conscience; the blind date that set the stage for a killer's brutality + much more. In every case, the victim - young and innocent or older and experienced - unknowingly trusted a stranger with the sociopathic skill to hide their dark motives, until it was too late to escape a web of deadly lies, fatal promises, and homicidal possession. Illus. 396pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Pocket Star Books 3 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11392 Softcover, 1st edn. The author's 4th collection of true tales of murder, mystery and mayhem from not-so-long ago, stepping back to when Lancashire was a much larger county than now, with a population of over 4million. The county was, in parts, peacefully rural - elsewhere, grimy and industrial cotton mills, engineering works and coal mining providing employment for the masses. Alongside this grim picture, crime grew to frightening levels and the police assiduously pursued the perpetrators. Those convicted were subjected to harsh punishments, which might offend today's liberal values. Were they appropriate? Should they return? Judge for yourself in this unique collection. Illus. 202pp. 8vo. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Sigma Leisure 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14207 Hardback. At 1.45am on New Year's Day, 2003, Rachel Moran left her mother's house to make the 20 minute walk back to her own flat. She never arrived. What followed was a nightmare from which her family would never awake. Rachel was just like many 21yr. olds, loved by her family, adored by her boyfriend and with a bright future ahead of her. Her fatal mistake was to walk the mile or so home alone to feed the kittens she and her boyfriend had in their flat. It was a decision she could never have known would have such tragic consequences. Michael Little took her from the street and brutally murdered her. Rachel's body was not discovered for a month. In an attempt to make sense of what happened that night and in the months that followed as the case came to court, Mrs Moran bravely kept a diary of what happened and the honest thoughts and feelings of a mother struggling to comprehend the most terrible event a parent can ever face. A harrowing and heart-wrenching story, the account of the murder of Rachel Moran. Illus. in colour. 287pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. in nr. f. dw. Blake 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14204 Softcover. The brutal murderer of 2 teenage girls in Narborough in the early 1980s - the serial killer who claimed that his spell in custody had utterly reformed him but who, on his release, went on to kill 7 more times. These are just two of the criminals who were finally put behind bars because of DNA testing. But countless more must still be out there wondering if they could be next. Gone are the days when all the criminal had to worry about was leaving behind the odd fingerprint. Now the smallest trace of blood, a strand of hair or even a flake of skin could be all the DNA profiler needs to place a particular person at a crime scene - even if that evidence had been gathered and judiciously stored many years before. This book tells the fascinating story of how the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA half a century ago was eventually to transform modern forensic science. Tracing the painstaking work of Nobel prize-winner, Sir Alec Jeffreys, as he worked with his team to perfect the process of genetic fingerprinting, it covers some of the most notorious cases Britain has ever seen - and sheds light on the killers who thought they'd escaped from justice. Includes Bible John, Hanratty and Krazy Kary. With Bibliog. and Index. 206pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Review copy with loosely inserted slip. V.lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. Black & White Publishing 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14203 Softcover. Those who fell foul of the law in Kent faced a horrible fate: some were thrown to their deaths from the top of Dover's iconic white cliffs, whilst others were hanged, quartered, burnt or buried alive, yet still the criminal fraternity of Kent went undeterred. This fascinating book contains tales of thwarted rivals and wicked soldiers, desperate mothers, licentious monks and disreputable women. From the highwayman caught when his wig snagged on a branch to the killer who confessed when the police found silver coins hidden in his underwear, here is a survey of crimes ranging from murders most foul to salacious waltzing and having 'an evil demeanour'. With more than 50 Illus. 94pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Tempus 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14202 Softcover. Contents include : Murder on the Marshes; The Execution of John Any Bird Bell, age 14; When the sea took charge - The flooding of Margate, 1953; The Great Fire of Wye 1889; The Gestapo Chief of North Foreland; The Wrong Victim (a very strange murder); Rape and Murder on the Black Path; Murder in the Village School; The Murder of Caroline Trayler (a guilty man goes free); The Crimes and Punishments of Knatchbull, Meredith and Mann; The Murder of Constable Baxter at Chatham; The Death of the Battleship 'Bulwark' in 1914; A Bent Copper of the Last Century; Battle of the Dover Straits; The Manston Massacre, August 24th, 1955; A Foul Murder in Room 66. Illus. 96pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Geerings of Ashford 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14201 Softcover. Chapter headings include : The 1830's to 1850's; The 1860's; The 1870's; The 1880's; The 1890's; The New Century; The 1910's; The Twenties; Prostitution; Suicide?; Would you have been tempted? Illus., Appendix + Maps. 96pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. Ian & Marilyn Boumphrey (Wirral) 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14199 Softcover. Featuring The Pill Box Murder and Dr Crippen - The Mild Murderer with the Merseyside Connections; The Liscard Gentleman and the Actress; An Old Seacombe Smuggler?; A Scandalous Affair in Liscard; The Wallasey Cabinet Maker and the Young Lady; An Illegal Abortion in Liscard?; Dramatic Events in Leasowe - Bungalow Town; Mother Redcap's; Frederick Krueger - The Wallasey Hermit and The 'Lusitania' Riots in Birkenhead. Illus. + Bibliog. 88pp. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Ian & Marilyn Boumphrey (Wirral) 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=4561 Hardback, reprint. A survey of the scientist's part in murder detection. In the first part of the book the authors look at the triumphs and failures of famous cases of the past including Jack the Ripper, (a New Look at the Ripper pp. 15-36 incl.) Maybrick, Christie, Emmett-Dunne and others, laying special stress on the background work done on the cases which has usually been obscured by sensational theorising or overemphasis on the drama of the courtroom itself. The second part continues with an outline of the possibilities for the 'future'. With Appendix and Maps. 144pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Sl. faded sp. Vg. no dw. The Scientific Book Club. 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11313 Softcover. 19 heinous crimes from the County's past which are distinguished by a common thread - violent and untimely death. The author describes the physical brutality of the ultimate crime and the tragic, often pathetic circumstances of both victims and murderers. The motives are varied and often complex, ranging from passion and sheer animal rage to straightforward criminal greed. The cases are drawn from all areas of Lancashire. They include the double murder committed by the Parsee; the old lady battered to death with a hammer while her murderess was "in one of my funny moods"; the complicated wartime case of the merchant marine officer killed in his cabin aboard ship at Salford docks; and the blond boy-killer of Wigan. Here too, are the men of the local police force, spending their lives fighting crime and occasionally paying the highest price. Illus. + Index. 128pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. f. Countryside. (Berks.) 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11321 Softcover. A horrific collection of 14 murder cases from Lancashire, ranging from a multiple rape and death from exposure at Holinwood in 1930, to a homosexual stabbing at Charnock Richard in 1984, by way of shooting, throat-slitting, garotting, strangling, bludgeoning and poisoning. With Map and Index. 208pp. trade size softcover. V. sl. sunned o/w Nr. F. Hale. 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=11332 Softcover. Liverpool Dossier Series. A look at some of Liverpool's famous criminal cases. Chapter headings include : When Spring-heeled Jack Visited Everton; Cylinder of Death (Thomas Cregeen Williams); The Hope Street Cellar of Horrors (Liverpool body-snatchers); The Twitching-face Slayer (William Miller); The Gentle Chinaman (Lock Ah Tam); The Borgia Sisters of the Liverpool Slums (Margaret Higgins and Catherine Flannagan); Corpse in the Parlour (Wallace case); Motif in Fly-papers/How Death Came to Florence Maybrick (those of you familiar with the Ripper Diary and James Maybrick will be aware that it was apparently this book of Richard's, which provided Michael Barratt with some of the information contained within the 'Maybrick Diary' which he (Barratt) claims to have written). 64pp. softcover. Nr. F. The Gallery Press (South Wirral) 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=10426 Softcover. A book in which you will find all 7 deadly sins and a few more besides. The author has researched all aspects of the wicked side of Liverpool's history, using his renowned story-telling powers to produce this entertaining and graphic collection of true stories exposing the city's darker side. He has uncovered a rich seam of dark tales encompassing every form of vice: from poisoners, wife beaters, back street abortionist and child abusers, to body snatchers, adulterers, teenage gangsters, psychopaths, torturers and writers of poison pen letters. 128pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. The Bluecoat Press. 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14198 Softcover. This is an enlarged edition of 'Burnley Murders' first pub. by Twangings Press. With Preface by Roger Frost. A selection of murder tragedies over a period of 100 years, featuring 19 cases. Chapter headings include : The Barracks Murder; The "Wood Hat" Affair; The Fraility of Elisabeth Longstaffe; Butchery in Lomas Street; The Mystery of Frederick Nowell; Murder on the Jinney Track; Poor Little Maggie Walsh; A Whittefield Tragedy; The Crime of Joseph Wren; The Jealousy of Reggie Haslam; The Recluse and the Dwarf; The Worsthorne Massacre etc., etc. Illus. by Jack Greenhalgh. 100pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. The Rieve Edge Press (Burnley) 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14196 Hardback. Chapter headings include : The Crippen Case; The Seddon Poisoning Case; The "Brides in the Bath" Case; Herbert Rowse Armstrong; Voisin, The Butcher; Norman Thorne; Mrs Thompson and Bywaters; Patrick Mahon; the Charing Cross Trunk Murder; Sidney Fox; Jean Pierre Vaquier; Alfred Arthur Rouse. With Bibliog. 319pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp., sunned sp. Nr. Vg. Ivor Nicholson & Watson 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14195 Hardback. With a Foreword by Edgar Lustgarten. 'Guy Bailey' was the pseudonym of a distinguished 'Home Office pathologist' who was engaged with the police in hundreds of investigations during the previous 30yrs. His notebook contained firsthand details of some of the most notorious criminals and crimes of the period - Heath, Haigh, Timothy Evans, the Epping Forest abortion burial, the death of the Siamese King, Ananda VIII. By isolating the thread of chance, 'that great arbiter of fate', in these and other cases in the book, and by bringing to bear all his 'inside' knowledge of pathology, police work and the law, the author places each crime in a fascinating new light. A blocked drainpipe in an army guardroom led to the discovery of the famous 'beak-nosed' knife that sealed the fate of Sangret in the Godalming 'wigwam' murder; a greasy finger-print that somehow remained on a post-office withdrawal slip after handling by a score of postal clerks convicted Stoneley, the Southampton 'taxi' murderer. The great detectives who figure so prominently in this book, like Greeno, Chapman and Jones, never relied on chance evidence - but if it came their way they would test it and exploit it to the full. They knew only too well that the success of a crime investigation might in the end depend on the handling of a single, potentially 'fatal' chance. Also includes : a dyer's tag in a dustbin - the Luton Sack Murder; chance encounter at Waterloo - The 'John Barleycorn' Murder; Ford 8 '101' - The Chalkpit Case; the separation order that turned sour - The Seconal Capsule Murder; the £10,000 accident - The Trist Case in Portugal; maggots for bait - Murder at Lydney. 174pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned edges, small mk. to fr. cover o/w Vg. in sl. sunned vg. dw. Peter Davies 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=4137 Hardback. Francis Edward Camps (1905-72), Professor of Forensic Medicine at the London Hospital Medical College in Whitechapel, was a unique mixture of the eccentric and the brilliant. As pathologist in the mortuary, lecturer and criminologist, the intuitive flair and professional knowledge which he brought to a staggering total of over 88 thousand post-mortems established him among students and colleagues as the outstanding expert on forensic medicine of the time. On the witness stand (where his desire to see that defendants had a fair trial would make him go to almost any lengths to help those whom he thought had not) he became a household figure in such celebrated amd macabre cases as the Rillington Place Murders by the notorious Christie, the Hume murder (the Torso in the Essex Marshes) and the trial of Dr. John Bodkin Adams plus Camps on Jack the Ripper and many more. In this book the author describes Camps' involvement in these and many other cases where his evidence was vital in directing the decisions of judge and jury. Illus. 208pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his peraonal b/plate. Vg+ in vg. dw. which has sl. damage at head of sp. Hart-Davis, McGibbon 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14194 Hardback. Softcover, bound-in. 'The Trial of Lieutenant Malcolm for the murder of Anton Baumberg, otherwise known as the Count de Borch, took place at the Central Criminal Court before Mr. Justice McCardle, on September 10th and 11th, 1917. Mr. R.D. Muir and Mr. Travers Humphreys conducted the prosecution on behalf of the Treasury; Sir John Simon K.C., and Mr. H.D. Roome (instructed by Mr. A.E.N. Ward) defended the accused; Sir Edward Marshall-Hall, K.C., Mr. J.A.C. Keeves and Mr. G.W.H. Jones held Watching Briefs on behalf of certain interested parties. At the end of the case for the prosecution Sir John Simon stated that no evidence would be called for the defence, and after Mr. Muir's final address for the Crown, the defence was presented in the following speech. After the summing-up of the learned Judge, who told the Jury that the so-called "Unwritten Law" was the negation of law, the Jury retired, and after twenty-five minutes' absence returned a verdict of "Not Guilty." The trial was unique in British legal history as the first case of a crime passionel, where a guilty man is set free, on the grounds of self-defence. Husband and wife lived together unhappily ever after. The speech has been printed from the transcript of the shorthand notes of Messrs. George Walpole & Co., Official Shorthand Writers at the Central Criminal Court. 40pp. 8vo. From the library of true-crime writer, with his personal b/plate. Covers F. contents sunned but still Vg. Extremely scarce. Privately Printed by C.F. Roworth for Stevens & So 40 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14193 Softcover. On a cold, windswept night in November 1974, Sandra Rivett, nanny to the children of Lord and Lady Lucan, was brutally bludgeoned to death in the basement of their Belgravia home. Lady Lucan was also attacked, and identified her attacker as her estranged husband, the 7th Earl of Lucan. That night Lord Lucan disappeared and has never been found since, despite numerous sightings all over the world. In this investigation, the author, who has interviewed many of those involved - including, for the first time, Lord Lucan's wife, Veronica - and had access to the missing Earl's private papers, reveals remarkable new information on high society's greatest 'cause celebre'. He also comes to a convincing conclusion about the fate of Lucan himself. By re-examining the forensic evidence and questioning the key witnesses, the author produces, at last, the definitive answer to the most celebrated mystery in the history of British crime. Illus., Epilogue + Index. 214pp. 8vo. size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Headline 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14192 Hardback. The stylish 7th Earl of Lucan, a professional gambler, has been hunted by police across the face of the earth for the alleged murder of his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, and the attempted murder of his estranged wife. But was he guilty? In this fascinating real-life whodunnit, the author throws startling new light on the world's most baffling high-society murder case. Includes the first exclusive interview with Lord Lucan's family. With Maps, Illus. and Index. 271pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. in patchily faded vg+ dw. Sidgwick & Jackson 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9877 Hardback. A former 'Private Eye' journalist, the author investigates the Lucan case in detail, exploring not only what took place on November 7, 1974, but also what happened in the years before and after. The story moves from the gambling clubs of Mayfair to 10 Downing Street where Marcia Williams exerted her considerable influence over the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson. In particular, Marnham charts the course of the historic libel actions that James Goldsmith brought against the Private Eye, as a result of its reporting of the Lucan case. Illus., Index. 204pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Browned pp., o/w Vg+ in f. dw. Viking. 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14190 Softcover. While researching this true story of a grisly Victorian murder on the London to Brighton railway line the author discovered a riveting autobiography written by the condemned man in his cell and never publicly revealed before. The author's account will apppeal to a wide range of readers interested in true crime, in the social habits of the Victorian era and in the psychology of murder. On 27 June 1881, 64 year-old Isaac Frederick Gold, a coin dealer, was murdered on the express train going from London Bridge Station to his home in Brighton, by Percy Lefroy Mapleton (also known as Percy Mapleton Lefroy. Lefroy, a journalist, was the British "railway murderer" of 1881. He is important in the history of forensics and policing as being the subject of the first police composite picture to appear on a "wanted" poster and in a newspaper. Illus., Appendices + Bibliog. 184pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Pomegranate Press (Lewes, Sussex) 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14189 Softcover. First pub. in Hebrew, in Israel in 1993 as 'Parashut Demjanjuk: Aliato unfilato shel mishpat ra'ava'. 'The account of the infamous show-trial of John Demjanjuk, falsely accused of being one of the most monstrous of Nazi war criminals, Ivan the Terrible of Treblinka. The target of hysterical hatred in Israel, tried by a judiciary under overwhelming pressure to find him guilty, Demjanjuk was convicted of mass-murder and condemned to death. Only the dogged determination of his lawyer, Yorami Sheftel, saved Demjanjuk from the gallows, and proved conclusively that this was a case of mistaken identity.' A book which confronts challenging issues raising questions about retribution and atonement that are relevant all over the world. Illus. 379pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Gollancz 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14188 Softcover. Lucy McLaughlan went to Saudi Arabia to work as a nurse, yet within months of her arrival found herself accused of murder and facing public execution by beheading. Lucy and her fellow nurse Deborah Parry both signed confessions - but only after being threatened with assault and rape by the police. The Saudi legal system, where a woman's word is automatically considered inferior to a man's, then refused to listen when the nurses tried to retract their statements. for 17 long months Lucy was held in a stinking prison cell in Dhahran, not knowing what each new day would bRing, as the family of the murder victim squabbled over the amount of 'blood money' traditionally paid to save the convicted murderer from the executioner's sword. Behind bars she maintained her sanity by keeping a diary which recorded her every thought and fear as her mood swung between wild optimism and dark despair until finally a combination of international diplomacy and power politics achieved the grudging compromoise that secured Lucy's release. Here, in her own words, Lucy tells her fateful story from the moment she stepped off the plane and felt the heat of the desert kingdom on her face, to the crackling voice of the radio announcer on the World Service which told her she was finally going home. Illus. in colour, Appendices + Epilogue. 223pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Grgg, with his personal b/plate. F. Mainstream Publishing 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14187 Hardback. When Sandy Mitchell was arrested for his alleged involvement in two bombings in Saudi Arabia in December 2000, he thought it was a case of mistaken identity and that he would soon be released. Instead he spent the next two and a half years in jail, where he was repeatedly tortured before being forced to sign a confession and admit his guilt on Saudi television. In fact, Mitchell could prove that he was an innocent man. The Saudi authorities had no evidence of his complicity and they knew privately that the attacks had been committed by Al-Qaeda militants. Yet they kept Mitchell in jail and refused him access to a lawyer for a year. By this time, in a secret hearing with no lawyers or jury, Mitchell had been sentenced to death. He was eventually released before the penalty could be imposed. This is the story of a shocking miscarriage of justice. But it also reveals an even more disturbing truth: how Tony Blair, Jack Straw and the Foreign Office virtually abandoned Mitchell by adopting a softly-softly diplomatic approach to the corrupt Saudi royal family. Mindful of Britain's multi-billion-pound arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the West's dependence on its oil and military strategic value, the Labour government was reluctant to criticise the Kingdom. As a result, Mitchell languished in jail far longer than was necessary. Illus. in colour, Notes and References, Bibliog. and Index. 240pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his perwsonal b/plate. F. in f. dw. Mainstream Publishing 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14185 Hardback. On December 12, 1996, the body of Australian nurse Yvonne Gifford was discovered in her apartment in a western compound in Saudi Arabia. She had been stabbed over a dozen times, bludgeoned and suffocated. While theories floated as to who may have killed Gifford, two British nurses were arrested and subsequently wrote detailed confessions to the murder. Later, the nurses retracted their confessions stating they were written under threats of torture and rape. Yet, the nurses were convicted and faced lashings and the possibility of death by beheading. The case broke new ground in several areas. For the first time, defence lawyers participated in a capital crime trial. Also for the first time, in the hope of dispelling Western concepts about decapitation, hands being cut off, etc., a Western writer has obtained case information about the secretive labyrinth of Islamic legal procedures and the Saudi justice system. The author describes a system of justice completely different in concept from Western law, including the principles that the victim's family is the prosecution, not the state, and where the execution of a convicted murderer can be annulled by the payment of blood money. Here is a revealing glimpse of Islamic culture and justice that few Westerners have ever seen. With Appendices. 171pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilf Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Sl. bowed covers o/w Nr. F. in f. dw. Robert D. Reed (San Francisco) 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14184 Hardback. On November 6th, 1944, Lord Moyne, England's chief delegate to the Middle East, was shot by 2 young men, Eliahu Bet Zouri, aged 22, and Eliahu Hakim, aged 17, as he drove to his Cairo residence for his siesta. He died that same night; the assassins were tried and hanged in a blaze of publicity. The author, who covered their trial, and was moved by their extraordinarily calm sincerity, determined to find out exactly what drove them to an act that meant suicide for themselves as well as death for their victim. He uncovered details of their lives and backgrounds, and shows for the first time exactly how it was that they became the perfect tools for the fanatical Stern group. This group of terrorists never numbered more than 250 members. They were hated by the majority of the people they sought to serve, but were convinced that the time had come for violent retaliatory gestures to rouse the world's conscience. The boys were recruited because they were clever, single-minded and totally dedicated to the cause of national freedom. The horror and chaos of World War II, the struggle of the surviving Jews to enter Palestine, the humiliations and cruelties of British rule had conditioned them till they were ready to murder. With pictorial eps, Cast of Characters and Index. 317pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/pate. V.v. lightly browned edges o/w Nr. F. in sunned vg+ dw. Jonathan Cape 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9200 Hardback. A true story of the lives and violent deaths of a Devon farming family. In September 1975, on a remote farm in mid-Devon, the owners, 2 bachelor brothers and a spinster sister, were found dead in the farmyard, all with appalling shotgun wounds in the head. The 3 dead Luxtons, Frances, Robbie and Alan, were the remnants of a family that had farmed in the area for 600-yrs. But for the last half-century, nothing had been changed. The author pursued a private investigation of his own. The true story of the killings was not to emerge until the inquest, but John Cornwell's private enquiries unearthed a great deal more. Illus., Map of Mid-Devon + The Luxton Family Tree. 174pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. in sunned nr. f. dw. Allan Lane 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14181 Hardeback. On a dismal November night in 1974, a particularly brutal murder took place in the heart of London's most fashionable residential district - Belgravia. The shock waves of the grim affair reverberated around the English-speaking world, for it was a murder unique in the annals of British crime and a mystery almost unmatched in the records of detection. The victim was a young woman employed as a nanny to the 3 children of Lord and Lady Lucan. The inquest jury nominated as murderer none other than Lord Lucan himself, who was also accused of attempting to kill his wife. Within 24hours of the crime Lord Lucan vanished completely. His car was found abandoned in an English coastal town, but of the fugitive there was not a trace. Handsome, cultivated and sophisticated, scion of an aristocratic and venerable English family, Lucan was by inclination, and progession a gambler. Known as 'Lucky Lucan', he spent most of his time - and money - at the more elegant gambling clubs in London's West End, notably the Clermont in Berkeley Square. The murder became a 'conversation piece' in countless places all over Britain wherever groups of people gathered. The theories and suppositions were endless. Scotland Yard received dozens of alleged 'sightings' of Lucan, from the French channel, ports to Africa and Australia, but although these were investigated, they all proved false. The author, at the time one of England's leading crime reporters, was on the case professionally from day one. In writing the story of Lucan and the crime, he had the close co-operation of police chiefs investigating the unsolved murder - the first in 200 years in which a Peer of the realm had been involved. Includes much information that had never been disclosed previously. At the end of the book, the author presents his own verdict on a 'cause celebre' which mystified millions of people. Illus., Conclusion and Index. 156pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Vg. in vg+ dw. W.H. Allen 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=5223 Softcover. Gripping accounts of the sinister side of Camden's history. A chronicle of murders, conspiracies, executions and crimes of passion. Features cases from Belsize Park, Bloomsbury, Camden Town (Robert Wood), Chalk Farm, Euston, Fitzrovia, Hampstead, Holborn, Kentish Town, Kilburn, King's Cross, Primrose Hill, St. Giles, St. Pancras, Somers Town. The twin fascinations of death and villainy will always hold us in their grim but thrilling grip. In this book the chill is brought close to home as each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit and pure malice in this corner of London. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted, bringing to life the sinister history of this part of the capital over the last 400 years. Illus., References, Bibliog. and Further Reading + Index. 176pp. 8vo. New softcover. Wharncliffe Books 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14179 Hardback. Maria and Frederick Manning came from Taunton to live in the London district of Bermondsey in 1849. They murdered Maria's lover, Patrick O'Connor, for his money. They fled and were captured, tried and hanged at Horsemonger Lane Prison, Southwark, before a roaring crowd. 1849 London was a sprawling and overcrowded city. Its streets varied from the wildly fashionable to the fetid, rife with crime, disease and prostitution. Foul water, filth-choked sewers and cholera killed thousands. The city was jammed with carts, cabs, omnibuses and new railways, yet Londoners continued to find ways to educate and entertain themselves. The author has used the full records of the trial and the police files of the case, together with contemporary journalism and fiction, to recreate ordinary people's day-to-day life in the London 1849. Illus., Bibliog. and Index. 236pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in f. dw. Pearson Education 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14177 Softcover. The principle that acts of madness should not be punished as crimes is easier to accept as an idea than to put into practice. In 1843 a finding of not guilty on the ground of insanity in the trial of the deluded assassin Daniel McNaughton provoked a public outcry. The judges, called upon for an authoritative statement of the law, issued the famous McNaughton Rules for determining the criminal responsibility of insane offenders. This landmark in the relations between law and psychiatry, and the changes of attitude and practice that followed, are of absorbing interest historically and still relevent to the practice of forensic psychiatry. The transcript of the famous trial is reproduced. A commentary by Sir Roger Ormrod explains the legal issues that were at stake at the time. Other contributors discuss the reaction of contemporary medical authorities to the trial and its aftermath, trace the clinical history of the unfortunate McNaughton to his death in Broadmoor, and describe how hospital care for such offenders developed. The latter part of the book deals with the operation of the McNaughton Rules in forensic practice in England, America and Australia. The court-room battles about the meaning of the Rules was a matter of life and death to many a miserable psychotic threatened with execution. Illus. 185pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Showing a little shelfwear. Vg. Gaskell Books 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14176 Hardback. Intro' by Paul Begg. In his own words - the confession of the world's most infamous killer. 'In Whitechapel in 1888 at least five women were horribly murdered and mutilated. Their killer quickly became known as Jack the Ripper. Though there were many suspects, no one was ever caught, and over a hundred years later the world is still fascinated by the mystery. This book introduces a new suspect. It is a recently discovered memoir written in the 1920s by James Willoughby Carnac, a man who claims to have been Jack the Ripper. It covers his life from childhood to death, including his account of those few terrible months in 1888. There is information in this memoir that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or other publications, and the events of the time and the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are described with pinpoint accuracy. James gives a credible motive for becoming the murderer Jack, as well as for ending the murders. These all point to this account being genuine. This is a fascinating and intriguing piece of writing. Ultimately it is for you, the reader, to decide whether you believe the mystery has been solved at last, or whether this is one of the very earliest imaginings of the Ripper case. If so, as it was written in the 1920s, it is a fascinating piece of period writing and a worthy addition to the Ripper canon.....' Illus. + Map, Appendices and Index. 299pp. 8vo. h/back. WITH TIPPED-IN LABEL SIGNED BY PAUL BEGG. New Bantam Press 16 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14174 Hardback. Intro' by Brig. R.J.C. Broadhurst. Tr. from the Arabic by G. Khuri. King Abdullah of Transjordan, distinguished as man, statesman and monarch, and perhaps the outstanding personality of the Arab world at the time, has written a book of much personal, historical and military interest. He shows how he and his father skilfully and obstinately defended their rights and their freedom against Turkish encroachment and centralisation. His account of his military police and operations round Medina was a reminder of the instinctive lack of sympathy between himself and T.E. Lawrence. King Abdullah rendered great services to the Arab and Allied cause, and it is clear that the British decision to leave him in occupation of Transjordan was largely due to Winston Churchill's intervention in 1922. These memoirs are the work of an Arab of the highest lineage, who was brought up in an entirely Muslim environment and in whose view the Sherifian House of Mecca, descended from the Prophet, and keepers of the purest and most ancient traditions of their religion and race, are the best and only true representatives of the various Arab peoples. Illus., Appendices and Index. 278pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Browned pp. but covers Nr. F. in sunned vg. dw. Jonathan Cape 25 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14173 Softcover. In 1593 the brilliant but controversial young playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house. The circumstances were shady, the official account - a violent quarrel over the bill, or "recknying" - has been long regarded as dubious. Here, in a tour de force of scholarship and ingenuity, the author reveals not only a complex and unsettling story of entrapment and betrayal, chimerical plot and sorded felonies, but also a fascinating vision of the underside of the Elizabethan world. Illus., Appendix, Notes, Sources and Index. 413pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. The author won the Crime Writers' Gold Dagger Award for a nonfiction thriller. The Univ. of Chicago Press 25 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14172 Hardback. In 1968 at the age of only 15, Patrick Mackay was diagnosed 'a cold psychopathic killer' and committed 'indefinitely' to a mental hospital. In 1974, with a string of muggings and killings behind him, he was on trial for murder, and was imprisoned in November 1975. The authors - responsible for the controversial BBC 'Panorama' programme on Patrick Mackay's case - take their investigation further and raise the important question of how the various responsible agencies which came into contact with him failed to see the danger and prevent these needless killings. Mackay passed through 5 mental institutions as well as approved schools, remand centres and homes. Twice he had been released from Moss Side Special Hospital - the North of England's equivalent to Broadmoor - against the advice of his doctors. The authors show that the signs were there for all to see. They give a detailed account of Patrick Mackay's deterioration, from his turbulent childhood, through numerous suicide attempts, acts of violence and spells in mental and penal institutions, to his becoming London's most notorious 'mugger' and a multiple killer, culminating in the final maniacal axing of his friend Father Cream, illustrated here with Mackay's own words. The authors have drawn on a variety of sources, including Mackay's own writings and statements to the police, and they present a rare insight into the development of a psychopathic personality; and also an extraordinary story of brutal crime and painstaking detection. Illus. 140pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in nr. f. dw. Routledge & Kegan Paul 40 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=9851 Hardback. SIGNED. This was the first book-length study of an important early Victorian criminal case: the murder of Patrick O'Connor in Bermondsey (South London) by his mistress Marie Manning and her husband. Set in the midst of the raging cholera epidemic of 1849, the case stirred the passionate interest of all sectors of British society. The Manning case represents a remarkable chapter in British social history. The apprehension of the Mannings was a major early triumph of Scotland Yard, using the newly invented electronic telegraph, as well as pursuits by sea and rail. In the course of the legal proceedings a number of important legal questions arose regarding women's rights. The case also gave birth to a remarkable tradition in fashion history: that because of Mrs. Manning, black satin went out of fashion - she wore it at her trial and execution. Illus., Select Bibliog. 337pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED TO WILF GREGG BY THE AUTHOR : 'For Wilf Gregg, a fellow worker in these dark vineyards, Cordially Albert Borowitz 31 May, 1995'. Vg+ in sl. sunned vg+ dw. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage. Ohio State Univ. Press. 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14171 Hardback. Rebound. Marie Manning was a Swiss domestic servant who was hanged outside Horsemonger Lane Gaol, England, on 13 November 1849, after she and her husband, Frederick, were convicted of the murder of her lover, Patrick O'Connor, in the case that received a name of "Bermondsey Horror". It was the first time a husband and wife had been executed together in England since 1700. The novelist Charles Dickens attended the execution, and in a letter written to The Times on the same day wrote "I believe that a sight so inconceivably awful as the wickedness and levity of the immense crowd collected at that execution this morning could be imagined by no man, and could be presented in no heathen land under the sun." An extract from the "Times" of November 14th 1849, plus Dickens' letter appear at the end. He later based one of his characters — Mademoiselle Hortense, Lady Dedlock's maid in Bleak House — on Manning's life. Illus. but lacks 2 plates : 'The Plot Succeeds'/p.466 and 'At the Midnight Hour'/p.774. There is, however, no sign that they were ever in place. 831pp. + 'Directions to the Binder'. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. The tp. and first page have been reinforced due to their fragility. Browned edges, lightly foxed eps. Half leather with rubbed marbled boards, bright gilt lettering to sp. Nr. Vg. A heavy book which will require additional postage. no publisher shown 150 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14169 Paperback. She was a gorgeous swimsuit model. He was a charming Greek sailor. They met on a cruise in November of 1997 and shortly after began a clandestine love affair. Little more than a year later, 31yr. old Julie Scully left her millionaire ex-husband and 3yr. old daughter behind and moved to Greece to be with 24yr. old George Skiadopoulos. But there was trouble in paradise. Julie, tired of Skiadopoulos's jealous and controlling nature, and badly missing her young daughter, decided to return to the States. Skiadopoulos wouldn't have it. When she told him of her plans to leave - and to take her $600,000 divorce settlement back with her - Skiadopoulos took Julie to a remote area and strangled her to death. then, to cover up his deed, he burned her body and tried to stuff the charred corpse into a suitcase. When it wouldn't fit, Skiadopoulos delivered the final blow - he chopped off her head and tossed it into the Aegean Sea. Illus. 239pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. St. Martin's Paperbacks 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14168 Paperback. In 25yrs. Canada's homicide rate more than doubled. More and more murders go unsolved. Who are the killers? Who are their victims? And why do they kill? What is wong with Canada - a "civilised" country? In his search for answers, the author looks at family fragmentation, sexual and economic revolution, and the boom in illegal drugs. He digs deeply into capital-case files, police reports, and intimate interviews with 40 convicted murderers. How does Canada's murder rate compare to that in other countries? Is violence a new and growing problem, or a human legacy that cannot be controlled by the laws, the courts, or even the death penalty? Here are the abused, desperate lives that can erupt or slide into murder - from those who kill in blind passion to those who trade cold cash for violent death: The jealous husband who smothered his children to punish his wife; the woman who paid $100 to see her vicious husband dead; devastating serial murderers. The author traces the history of murder in Canada - from prisoners dropped to their deaths while a mob fidgets to storm the scaffold to duels in court over the blurred line between "sanity" and "insanity". And in case after case, with the suspense of a detective novel, he sifts through little-known evidence to determine what really happened and why. With Notes. 333pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam (Toronto) 4 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14167 Paperback. For 7 months in 1989 a convicted murderer named Allan Legere was Canada's most-wanted man. Escaping from police custody May 3 in New Brunswick, Legere managed to elude hundreds of police officers equipped with helicopters, heat sensors, special night-vision eyewear, and tracking dogs. In the meantime, a series of savage slayings rocked the province's picturesque Miramichi River region, throwing residents into a state of panic. With the arrival of winter, people hoped the snow and the cold would temper the killer's actions, force him to surrender or, at least, leave the province. However, the murder of a Roman Catholic priest in mid-November only served to heighten fears. The killer was still on the Miramichi and the tempo of his bloody deeds seemed to be increasing. Illus. 189pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. M&S 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14165 Hardback. A novel. The facts were clear. It was, by all accounts, a "slug-ugly" crime: in 1949, George and Rufus Hamilton bludgeoned a taxi driver to death with a hammer in the dirt-poor settlement of Barker's Point, New Brunswick. Less than 8 months later, the brothers were hanged for their crime. George and Rue's brutal act lives on in New Brunswick over half a century later, where the murder site is still known as "Hammertown". The author draws from this disturbing chapter in Canadian history in his first novel, brilliantly reimagining the lives - and deaths - of the two brothers, shifting seamlessly through the killers' pasts, examining just what kind of forces would reduce these men to lives of crime, violence, and ultimately murder. We also come to know the story of an impoverished African Canadian community powerless to help its people, and of a white community bent on viewing all blacks as dangerous outsiders. Illus. 223pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in f. dw. The Harvill Press 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14163 Paperback. On May 1, 1992, Chinese businessman Rui-Wen Pan was found guilty of the murder and grisly dismemberment of his former lover, Selina Shen. It had taken 3 trials and 4yrs. before a jury was able to hand down a life sentence, marking the end of one of the most expensive and controversial prosecutions in Canadian legal history. The author followed the story from the beginning, and takes the reader from Mao's China, through small-town Ontario, to the heart of Toronto's Chinatown. He describes the painstaking forensic examinations that cracked the silence of the limbs, gets behind the unprecedented police operation dedicated to tracking down Selina Shen's killer and penetrates the legal labyrinth that delayed Pan's conviction. Illus. + Epilogue. 334pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers. M&S 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14162 Softcover. On the evening of January 10, 1989, Colin Winchester was shot dead in the driveway of his Canberra home. He was Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police - the elite force with, amongst other duties, responsibility for enforcing Australia's anti-drug laws, and guarding the Prime Minister. Was it a terrorist attack? Was it the result of alleged police involvement in marijuana growing and distribution? Or was it an isolated and senseless act of murder? One thing is certain - after 3yrs. of intensive police investigation, and one of the most expensive and long-ruunning coroner's inquests in Australia, they are no closer to a solution or even a suspect. There were allegations of police corruption, stories of problems with crucial investigative techniques - and a questionable attitude to individual rights. The author tells the story of this disturbing - and unfinished - case. It sets out the train of events, and examines the theories and allegations - and also what should happen next. Illus., Appendix and Index. 279pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With tiny indenation to lower edge of back cover o/w Vg+ with no creasing to covers. Random House (Australia) 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14160 Softcover. The Waters family amazed and inspired their neighbour, Margaret Wentworth. She'd never met a man with bigger dreams than Ces, the charismatic father, nor one from such unpromising beginnings. He'd bashed, thieved and pimped in Manchester slums, did time and migrated to Australia. There he planned an assault on some of the world of sport's most glittering prizes. Sons, Dean, Guy and Troy rose to dizzy heights. Troy came close to a world title in a San Diego boxing ring. On results, Ces Waters ranks among Australia's greatest trainers and motivators. They saved doomed dogs, made winning horses of old nags, ate no meat, drank no alochol, never swore and focused single-mindedly on reaching the top. The author co-produced a documentary, 'Rebels with a Cause', about him, and began a biography, the basis for this book. But when Ces's rival was murdered, the author realised the man she was writing about was a lie. To silence her, Ces threatened the biographer's life. She was trapped. His laughter, jokes, yarns and 'honesty' hid his sick obsessiveness and psychopathic ruthlessness. This manipulator operated at a level your office control freak only dreams of. A radical biography which shows how Ces used truth and lies to gain the author's trust and cloud her eyes and how she began to see again. Illus. 342pp. trade size soft cover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Kerr Publishing 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14159 Softcover. Edith Julia Bronson married an outlaw at the beginning of the 20th century. This courageous pioneer woman bore her lawless husband, Fred Frye, 9 children, drove a freight wagon 2,000 miles from North Dakota to British Columbia on a 6yr. odyssey, endured loneliness, her husband's bootlegging, brawling, philandering and brutality, and in the end shot and killed him to protect herself and their children from his murderous rages. The sensational story hit the front pages of newspapers through B.C. This is the story, not simply of one woman's brave struggle in the wilderness, but of the pioneer spirit that opened up that wilderness for future generations. Illus., Epilogue, Sources and Index. 144pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp., light shelfwear. Vg. Hancock House 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14158 Softcover. Three thugs rob a Brinks truck at the Bay store in Toronto's Eglinton Square. The leader of the trio is an ingenious American career criminal who has cut a swath of robberies across the United States and Canada raking in over $500,000. His partners are violent young Canadian toughs recruited from the B.C. Penitentiary. During the Toronto robbery, the 3 bandits murder an innocent bystander. The callous killing spurs the Metro Toronto police to set up a mammoth task force to apprehend the murderers, but after following hundreds of leads, they are unable to crack the case. Weeks later in B.C., an RCMP investigation into a completely unrelated matter leads the Mounties to a university professor's home in Scarborough, Ontario. The Toronto police raid the residence and discover the gun used in the Bay murder, implicating two of the killers who are living there. The third murderer is captured by a joint-forces operation that ranges from Montreal to Vancouver Island. Illus. 335pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. Kayson Publishing 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14157 Softcover. A single gunshot on Saturday night, October 6, 1894, shattered Toronto's prevailing sense of peace and security. That gunshot took the life of Frank Westwood, a young man from one of the city's most prominent families. This unprecedented attack produced a feeling of hysteria throughout Toronto and baffled the municipal police forces. Finally, a chance rumour led to the most unlikely of suspects - Clara Ford, a remarkable person for her time, or, indeed, any time. She was black at a time when people of African ancestry were considered exotic and occasionally unwelcome members of society. In both manners and dress she refused to conform to what Victorian Toronto considered proper forms of feminine behaviour. Clara lived at a time when women were regarded as pure and simple creatures. It was simply inconceivable for Toronto gentlemen to believe (as the prosecution would urge them to believe) that such an angelic creation as a woman could stalk and kill a man. Illus., Notes, Bibliog. and Indexs. 183pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ Natural Heritage Books (Toronto) 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14156 Paperback. SIGNED. Disguised by a veil of racism, apathy and conspiracy, the brutal slaying of 19yr. old Helen Betty Osborne went unsolved for nearly 16yrs. The murder, known as the The Pas Case after the Manitoba town in which it occurred, shocked the nation and prompted the creation of a two-man inquiry to investigate its circumstances. In this chilling narrative, the awful truth behind the headline-making case comes to light. The author traces the case from the events of November, 1971, through to the conviction of Dwayne Johnston in 1987, to the secrets revealed by the public inquiry. Her account includes exclusive conversations with the convicted man, the victim's family, and with the townspeople who, for so long, refused to talk. The author herself became part of the story when she was asked to appear before the nationally televised inquiry. Illus. 222pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. PRESENTATION COPY TO WILF GREGG INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. F. M&S 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14155 Softcover. In the summer of 1913, a prominent Sydney hotelier and racehorse owner, originally from New Brunswick, Ben Atkinson, was found dead on a wooded road near Sydney, Nova Scotia. First thought to be an accident, but later murder, a visiting American, Frank Haynes, was hanged for the crime. Many questions were never resolved. Was the death the work of only one? Was the crime committed by a hit man? Was a romantic affair behind the death? Were all the guilty punished? The turmoil of the trial tore at the city and left reputations in tatters. With Bibliog. 104pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Univ. College of Cape Breton Press 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14154 Softcover. In the fall of 1907, one of the most unusual cases in the history of Canadian jurisprudence commenced in Norway House, Manitoba. Charged with murder was old Jack Fiddler, a shamen and leader of the Sucker clan from the upper Severn River in what is now northwestern Ontario. Joseph Fiddler, Jack's younger brother, was also charged. Their alleged crime was the killing of a possessed woman who had turned into the dreaded windigo. A fascinating account of the events that led up to the 'murder', the trial, and the aftermath. Illus., Appendices, Footnotes, Glossary, Bibliog. and Index. 221pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With fairly large name insc. to tp. o/w Vg+ Penumbra Press 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14153 Hardback. A novel re-telling the story of one of the most baffling of historical mysteries - the great Campden Mystery of 1660 : the mysterious disappearance one foggy summer's night of 70yr. old William Harrison; the discovery next day of his hat, bloodstained and hidden away in a roadside thicket; the confession of his servant Perry that he, with his mother and brother, had murdered the old man - a confession on which they were ultimately hanged, though the victim's body was never found; and, finally, the baffling, the fantastic denouement - the return of William Harrison with the explanation that he had been kidnapped and sold as a slave in Smyrna. 208pp. 12mo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Includes 2 loosely inserted newspaper book review cuttings from 1948. With sl. slanted sp. o/w Nr. Vg+ in Vg. dw. which has small piece missing from head of sp/fr. cover. Michael Joseph 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14151 Softcover. Gopher Book No. 34. Featuring the horrific 1916 saga of the Manchur family slain by a fanatical killer near Wakaw, Saskatchewan. This story of homicide stands with the Cook and Booher murders as one of the most unusual spins of the wheel of justice. Illus. + epilogue. 104pp. card covers. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Gopher Books 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14150 Hardback. An abridgement of the important book on Beatrice Cenci, written by Senatore Corrado Ricci, published in two volumes at Milan several years previously. Beatrice Cenci was executed in Rome in September 1599: she was said to be 16years of age, and was hauntingly beautiful. Her crime was the murder of her father, a member of one of the greatest Roman families, but his cruel treatment of her, including incestuous rape, moved the people of the city to take her side. Weeping crowds lined the street, and a special mass is still said in Rome on the anniversary of her death. She was at once innocent and guilty, at once the victim and the perpetrator of appalling crimes. 124pp. 16mo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ The Mandrake Press 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14149 Softcover. Here are the Big Shots in organised crime in Australia - the names which have created sensation and banner headlines. This book tells the inside story of these people and of their illegal activities : race fixing, drug trafficking, illegal betting, bribery and corruption, prostitution, illegal arms dealing, murders and disappearances, and the nexus between organised crime and the law-keepers and -makers of the nation. In separate chapters on each personality, the authors have traced Australian Big Shots' humble beginnings through to their ascent to infamy and fortune. Contents include : The Cocaine Coast; Bruce Richard Cornwall; Barry Richard Bull; Terrence John Clark; Robert Trimbole; Ian Revell Carroll; SP Bookmaking; Crime Cartel; the Manila Connection; Arms Dealing; Ramon Sala; Abraham Gilbert Saffron; Stuart John Perry; Francis Xavier Costigan; Justice Donald Stewart. Illus., Appendices + Index. 152pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ Sun/Macmillan (Australia) 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14145 Softcover. He spent more than 40yrs. behind bars but a lifetime fighting the system. Seen by many as a modern-day Ned Kelly, he became the Nemesis of a corrupt police force and an unjust penal system. For over five decades his exploits attractred front-page headlines. His name was Darcy Ezekial Dugan, Australia's most notorious criminal. He loved the limelight and his spectacular Houdini-like escapes enthralled the public. But his outspoken campaigns as a public speaker on brutality and corruption had him marked for life. Defiant to the end, he liked nothing better than to thrown down the gauntlet and shout : 'Catch me if you can!' Illus. + Epilogue. 420pp. trade size p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. Vg+. Scarce. Sun/Pan Macmillan (Australia) 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=12561 Hardback. Featuring Prohibition, Al Capone and the eventual downfall of Chicago. Chapter headings include : Death Takes a Reporter (Alfred G. 'Jake' Lingle); Bullets for Talkers; Zuta's Last Laugh; The Fox Lake Massacre; The Mind and Manner of a Gangster; On Go The Racketeers; That Rothstein Bullet; The World's Fourth City Goes Broke; Scarface Al and Prohibition + much more. 239pp. 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned edges, sunned sp., sl. soiled covers. Vg. Bles 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14144 Softcover. With foreword by the Honourable Benjamin Hewak. This book deals with a particularly brutal 1974 murder in which Jack Wayne Bender, 22, and Dwight Douglas Lucas, 19, were convicted of murdering Michael Raymond Hurd and attempting to murder his brother Allan Hurd with an axe. Allan Hurd survived and was able to testify at their trial. The author takes the reader through the act of murder as recalled by Allan Hurd, as well as the arrest, court appearances, trial and conviction of Bender and Lucas. He describes in graphic detail their demeanour from the time of their arrest through their entire trial. He follows their lives in prison, including a hostage taking incident participated in by Lucas and other, resulting in the unfortunate death of one of the hostages. In this book, the author is equally if not more critical of that piece of legislation and the procedures that are followed that permit a convicted inmate to apply to the court for a hearing by a jury, where he must only convince two-thirds of them on a balance of probabilities that his eligibility time for parole should be reduced. At such a hearing, affidavits, statements and reports referring to the inmate's life and behaviour in the penitentiary are presented to the jury by the applicant inmate. It is this legislation, as well as the politicians who fashion and support it, that Montgomery is highly critical of. He contends that it is this legislation that permitted Lucas on February 26, 1990 to proceed with such an application, following which the jury recommended that Lucas' parole eligibility time be reduced from 20yrs. to 'forthwith.' With Epilogue, appendix and Index. 143pp.. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Watson & Dwyer Publishing 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14143 Softcover. In 1989, former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Brian Jack stood accused of murdering his wife Christine. Leading the prosecution team, the author won a conviction against him, but after 3 trials, numerous appeals and 2 appearances before the Supreme Court of Canada, that court entered a judicial stay of proceedings. Brian Jack is a free man even though he was convicted of manslaughter at his 3rd trial. Now retired, the author reminds us that all the evidence pointed clearly to Brian Jack's guilt and takes some of Canada's senior jurists to task over what he believes was a colossal miscarriage of justice. What happpened to Christine Jack? One day, she vanished off the face of the earth. In this provocative account, prosecutor John Montgomery makes it plain what he thinks happened to Christine Jack. She was murdered, although her body was never found. In a stunning condemnation of Canada's justice system Montgomery points the finger at the judges who let Christine Jack down and he levels a direct challenge to the man he says is responsible for Christine Jack's disappearance. With 1 Illus. of Christine Jack, Appendix, Endnotes + Index. 194pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate F. Watson & Dwyer Publishing 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14142 Softcover. The evening of October 12, 1992, Robert Latimer decided to kill his oldest child, Tracy. Tracy was brain damaged with severe spastic cerebral palsy. She would not develop like other children her age and the distorted messages from her brain would pull her growing body out of alignment. It had been less than 2 weeks since Sue Rodriguez lost her Supreme Court bid for a constitutional exemption in her battle for a physician-aided death. Public suppport for assisted suicide was high. Tracy Latimer could not speak, however, her life was much more than Canadians have been led to believe and her voice had been overlooked in the debate over whether her father received justice. Tracy's was not the only unheard voice. Disability is severly stigmatised in Canada. One of the manifestations of that stigma is the selective deafness of the able-bodied population on issues of vital importance to citizens with disabilities. The author shows the positive options for Canadians with disabilities. It features parents, able-bodied and disabled, who see potential where others see only dark despair. She shows how the majority of people with disabilities knew that death was not Tracy Latimer's only option. Their voices are valid in the debate about Robert Latimer and disability and must be heard. With Appendix, Glossary of Disability Organization Acronyms, References, Interviews. 176pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Fernwood Publishing 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14141 Paperback. Gopher Book No. 22. Some men are famous from the instant of their birth by their very method of entering life; some grow famous for the manner in which they progress through life; while still others achieve fame by the circumstances surrounding their departure from life. Albert Johnson was one of the latter. Albert Johnson, known as the 'Mad' Trapper of Rat River, was a fugitive whose actions in 1931-1932 eventually sparked off a huge manhunt in the Northwest Territories and Yukon in Northern Canada. The event became a minor media circus as Johnson eluded the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) team sent to take him into custody, which ended after a 150 mile foot chase and a shootout in which Johnson was fatally wounded on the Eagle River, Yukon. Illus., References. 96pp. p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. card covers. Gopher Books 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14140 Softcover. Frontier Book No. 16. Some men are famous from the instant of their birth by their very method of entering life; some grow famous for the manner in which they progress through life; while still others achieve fame by the circumstances surrounding their departure from life. Albert Johnson was one of the latter. Albert Johnson, known as the 'Mad' Trapper of Rat River, was a fugitive whose actions in 1931-1932 eventually sparked off a huge manhunt in the Northwest Territories and Yukon in Northern Canada. The event became a minor media circus as Johnson eluded the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) team sent to take him into custody, which ended after a 150 mile foot chase and a shootout in which Johnson was fatally wounded on the Eagle River, Yukon. Illus., References. 56pp. p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. card covers. Frontier Publishing 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14139 Softcover. SIGNED. On the evening of February 6, 2000, 13yr. old Samantha Walsh left her grandmother's house for her home not far away. It was the last time she was ever seen alive. In the next 18 days, residents of Fleur de Lys and visitors from all over Newfoundland joined together in a desperate search for the missing girl. Across the province and the rest of Canada, people held their breath as they waited for any sign of the girl with the little round hair clips. But toward the end, hope turned into fear as with each passing day the people involved in the search grew certain that not only was Samantha Walsh dead, she had been murdered by one of their own. Michael John Victor Lewis was convicted of strangling Samantha Walsh at a cabin in Fleur de Lys when he was 16 years old. Illus. 174pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. F. Flanker Press (Newfoundland) 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14138 Softcover. A fresh and fasscinating look at the Evelyn Dick murder trial and the intriguing mystery of her disappearance. The "Torso" murder trial of young, attractive Evelyn Dick grabbed headlines across Canada in 1946 and 1947. Her husband John's head and limbs had been sawed from his body and burned up in her furnace. After she was sentenced to hang, up-and-coming lawyer, J.J. Robinette appealed her case, won her a new trial and then an acquittal. But when police found the decayed remains of Evelyn's newborn baby encased in cement in a suitcase in her attic, the best Robinette could do for her was a manslaughter conviction and 11yrs. in Kingston's notorious Prison for Women. Evelyn Dick was released with a new identity in 1958. Since then, rumours, stories and sightings have abounded. Where did she go and what happened to her? The author, after criss-crossing the country, conducting several dozen interviews and poring over old newspaper files and thousands of pages of transcript and police reports, answers many of the questions that surround this mysterious case. The result is a lively, spine-tingling account of the case itself and Evelyn Dick's surprising new life. With much of the material never before published. Illus., Notes and Sources + Index. 288pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Key Porter Books 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14136 Softcover. The attempted murder in 1984 of undercover policeman Michael Drury - shot while in his kitchen feeding his baby daughter - has been labelled the "lowest of the low" in Australian criminal annals. Drury never yearned for the spotlight. The risks he took in undercover work came from his hatred of drugs. Despite Drury's 10yr. fight for justice, the controversial crime remains unsolved. Drury's case involved accusations of bribery, widespread corruption, betrayal and collusion and provides a rare insight into the mechanics of police culture. Former Detective-Sergeant Roger Rogerson's part in the affair is documented and reveals the intense struggle for power that existed in the NSW police force. That struggle - the pitting of one kind of policeman against another - had far-reaching consequences. Illus., Postscript, Bibliog. 363pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ Allen & Unwin. 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14135 Softcover. SIGNED. An account of the arrest on rape charges and subsequent acquittal of NSW policeman Harry Blackburn. The author is extremely critical of the police's handling of the case. Illus. 105pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Rare. Harry the Hat Publications 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14134 Softcover. In 1964 in the Sydney suburb of Sylvania, a young woman and her 4yr. old son were brutally bashed in their own home. Two weeks later the husband and father was formally charged with the attempted murder of his wife. In March 1965, despite his wife's continued assertion of his innocence, he was convicted and sentenced to 18yrs. imprisonment. The man was Alexander McLeod-Lindsay. His case remained one of the most controversial and publicised in Australian criminal history. Lack of motive, conflicting circumstantial evidence and dubious forensic evidence have caused many to question the verdict, among them Lady Herron, wife of the then Chief Justice of NSW, the late Professor Peter Brett, Professor of Jurisprudence at Melbourne University, and the criminologist, Professor Gordon Hawkins of Sydney University's Law School. In 1973 McLeod-Lindsay was paroled. Still anxious to clear his name, he studied new evidence disclosed at the Inquiry into his case and began to question the Report of Mr Justice Lee - this book is the result. Illus., Sources and Index. 279pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Sl. sunned. Vg+ with no creasing to covers. Hale & Iremonger 20 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14132 Softcover. SIGNED. When the bloodied, half-naked body of Ruby Adrianssens was discovered that morning in 1985 in a Winnipeg garage, even hardened police had to fight back the tears. It was a murder that stunned the city with its savagery. Three-year old Ruby Adrianssens had been abducted, sexually abused and killed with a crushing blow to the head. Within 24 hours the police had the killer and his confession. Yet a loophole in Canada's Young Offenders Act meant it would take 5yrs. and three trials before John Thomas James Jr. was convicted, and even then it would be on a reduced charge of manslaughter. The author presents a compelling argument for the amendment of a justice system that too often protects the criminal and not the victim. The author was the Crown Prosecutor who led the prosecution team and takes you inside one of Canada's most shocking crimes and its aftermath. He brings to life the police procedure and legal process, animated by detailed portraits of the players, from detectives and forensic scientists to lawyers and judges. The story of the apprehension and conviction of a sadistic and unrepentant killer. Contains shocking crime-scene photographs + Appendices, Endnotes and Index. 232pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Would have been F. but for a small 'kink' to top r/h corner of fr. cover and first few pp. therefore, Vg+. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Rare. Watson & Dwyer Publishing 50 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14130 Softcover. Reinhard Heydrich was considered the most dangerous man in Nazi Germany after Hitler himself. He was Himmler's deputy, yet even Himmler feared him. He operated in secret, quietly devoting his time to organising the Holocaust. The plot to kill him, planned in detail in England and carried through to finality in Czechoslovakia almost in spite of itself, makes a story as exciting and strange as a spy thriller. It also provides a sobering account not only of SS savagery against resistance movements but of the terrible human cost. Illus., Primary Sources and Select Bibliog., Notes, Index. 239pp. trade size soft cover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Papermac 5 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14129 Hardback. Tr. by William Ross. France's No. 1 detective tells the sensational true story of his 3yr. manhunt to catch Public enemy No. 1 - Emile Buisson - an insatiable killer. Buisson had a passion for money which led to more than 20 murders and 100 hold-ups. Intelligent, resourceful and above all merciless, Buisson treated robberies like prison walls - not obstacles but challenges. And tracking him down became the author's obsession. The book was made into a major film starring Alain Delon. With Appendix. 270pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Ex-lib. but with no pockets or dockets. Fep and half/tp. have been 'trimmed' back, rubber stamps have been tippexed out, o/w covers F. in vg+ dw. which has sl. faded sp. Hart-Davis, MacGibbon 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14128 Softcover. On August 10, 1792, Louis XVI of France abandoned his Paris chateau, walked across the Tuileries gardens, and surrendered his crown. In the tumultuous months that followed, he was tried, found guilty, and sent to the guillotine. The author's account of that turbulent time identifies key issues, focusing attention on a matter once considered only an episode of French history, and reframes the academic debate on the meaning of the most significant trial in French history. Illus., Appendix, A General Note on Sources and Authorities + Index. 275pp. 8vo. soft cover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Univ. of California Press 6 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14127 Hardback. At the time of publication there were 3 million migrants in Australia, but their impact on the crime rate had neither been calculated nor discussed. This pioneering study is the only source of information on Australian migrant criminality apart from the government Dovey reports of the 1950s. Australia's early history as a penal colony and its 'current' large scale immigration scheme make an account of migrant crime especially interesting. The study outlines Australia's changing immigration program and reviews migrant crime studies overseas. The author looks at migrants in relation to the law, the police, the courts and prisons. He gives the results of studies into employment opportunities for migrant criminals and into the relationship of crime to other indicators of social deviance. He also examines the idea of culture conflict, giving crime rate differences between first and second generation migrants and the Australian-born. In addition to the empirically tested ideas, there is a chapter on untested theories about the possible origins of migrant crime. Forty tables of basic data are found in the Appendix and there is a detailed Bibliog. Source material includes published official figures, especially culled official data, reports on surveys conducted by the author and reports of experimental studies. List of Tables and Figures, Summary and Conclusions, Appendices, Bibliog., Cases and Index. 217pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in sl. faded vg+ dw. Univ. of Queensland Press 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14126 Hardback. The letters and journals upon which this narrative is based were discovered by the author, quite by chance. The letters and journals of a sensitive young Georgian, written in the classical (but not always accurate) French of the 18th-century, for the sake of obscurity, featured unrequited love and the gallows and a hell's life in that strange, wayward criminal colony then known as New Holland. On May 26, 1803, at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey, John Grant was condemned to death. It was the climax of a grave disturbance of mind brought about by anguished, frustrated love. Instead of execution, he was subsequently transported to New South Wales in Australia. Chapter headings include : The Death Sentence; The Petitions; The Life Sentence; Sydney Harbour; New Friends; Bridget Doulan; Dangerous Anger; The Trial; Norfolk Island; The Foleys; The Triangle; Isle Phillip; Return to the Mainland; The Release. Illus., Appendices + Index. 222pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned edges, v. sl. wear to head of sp. Vg. Heinemann 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14125 Hardback. Foreword by Robert Rhodes James. In 1870 a major diplomatic incident was sparked off by the kidnapping and eventual murder of a party of English tourists in Greece. In April 1870, while sightseeing, Lord Muncaster and a group of friends were ambushed by brigands. Four of the party were abducted, but Lord Muncaster was released to raise the ransom for all of them. The negotiations became complex, and the Greek government, fearing that the brigands would take their captives over the border into Turkey, took matters into its own hands. Troops surrounded the brigands' camp and provoked a clash which resulted in the murder of the hostages. The incident was reported in newspapers throughout Europe and caused a popular outcry in Britain. Impassioned speeches were made in parliament and Queen Victoria herself criticised the Greek government. The private story of the tragedy is shown in the previously unpubished diaries of Lord Muncaster. He recorded details of the capture and murder of his friends and describes the feelings of sorrow and guilt that he experienced, now so familiar to modern ex-hostages. This poignant and very personal account is set in context using Lord Muncaster's correspondence and contemporary newspaper reports, with the full background to the incident described by the author in the introduction. Illus., Cast of Principal Characters, Notes, Select Bibliog. and Index. 197pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in nr. f. dw. Lutterworth Press (Cambridge) 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14124 Hardback. In this innovative work of history the author shows how the first killing by handgun of a head of state had a profound effect on the course of history. The shooting of Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic in 1584 had immediate political consequences: it was a serious setback for the Protestant cause in the Netherlands, as its forces fought for independence from the Catholic rule of the Hapsburg Empire. But, as the author demonstrates, its implications for those in positions of power were even more far-reaching, as the assassination heralded the arrival of a lethal new threat to the security of nations - a pistol that could be concealed on one's person and used to deadly means at point-blank range. Queen Elizabeth I, Williams's close Protestant ally, was devasted by his death and, as the object of assassination plots herself, was thrown into panic. The English parliament soon enacted legislation making it an offence to bring a pistol anywhere near a royal palace. Elizabeth's terror was not misplaced. As the author observes, William's assassination was the first in a long and bloody line that would include the murders of President Lincoln in 1865 and Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 - a terror that is all too relevant today. Illus., Appendices, Notes, Further Reading and Index. 175pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With small black 'remainder' mk. to lower edge, o/w Nr. F. in f. dw. HarperCollins 7 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14123 Hardback. This was the first complete and accurate account of one of the most extraordinary adventures in the annals of seamanship and crime. On August 14, 1829 the brig 'Cyprus' was sheltering in Recherche Bay on the south-east coast of Van Diemen's Land. She was taking a batch of convicts to the penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour. With the Captain drunk, the Mate and Army lieutenant lured out of the way by accident or design, the convicts mutinied under the skilfully disguised leadership of William Walker - alias William Swallow - who had, unknown to the authorities, already once been transported to Van Diemen's Land and had escaped. Swallow's remarkable pertinicity in sailing the stolen brig to New Zealand, the Tonga Islands and Japan, before scuttling her in the China Sea, provides an epic of leadership and endurance, and the adventures of the military guard and the unmutinous convicts who were marooned ashore is an extraordinary tale of vacillating pusillanimity among the officers in charge, and heroism and enterprise in the little double-crossing cockney who did his best to betray his fellow-convicts. The authors have based this book entirely on documentary evidence and shown not only considerable narrative ability but also much skill in disentangling the truth from the many contradictory accounts of an event about which most of the protagonists were only too keen to tell lies to save their own skins. With Map. 205pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. sl. slanted sp. o/w Nr. Vg+ in sl. sunned vg+ dw. Rupert Hart-Davis 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14122 Softcover. As scandalous as any modern-day celebrity murder trial, the "Giroux affair" was a maelstrom if intrigue, encompassing daggers, poison, adultery, arch-enemies, servants, royalty, and legal proceedings that reached the pinnacle of 17th-century French society. In 1638 Philippe Giroux, a judge in the highest royal court of Burgandy, allegedly murdered his equally powerful cousin, Pierre Baillet, and Baillet's valet, Philbert Neugot. The murders were all the more shocking because they were surrounded by accusations (particularly that Giroux had been carrying on a passionate affair with Baillet's wife), conspiracy theories (including allegations that Giroux tried to poison his mother-in-law), and unexplained deaths (Giroux's wife and her physician died under suspicious circumstances). The trial lasted from 1639 until 1643 and came to involve many of the most distinguished and influential men in France, among them the prince of Conde, Henri II Bourbon; the prime minister, Cardinal Richelieu; and King Louis XIII. The author reveals the Giroux affair not only as a riveting murder mystery but also as an illuminating point of entry into the dynamics of power, justice, and law in 17th-century France. Drawing on the volouminous trial records, the author uses Giroux's experience in the court system to trace the mechanisms of power - both the formal power vested by law in judicial officials and the informal power exerted by the nobility through patron-client relationships. The author does not take a position on Giroux's guilt or innocence. Instead, he allows readers to draw their own conclusions about who did what to whom on that ill-fated evening in 1638. Illus. + List of Principal Characters, Epilogue, Analytical Essay, Notes, Notes on Sources and Index. 2325pp. trade size soft cover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Duke Univ. Press 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14121 Hardback. A novel based on fact - on a story famous in Denmark, of a terrible miscarriage of justice, which cruelly illustrates the fallibility of judicial decision. Soren Qvist, the pastor of Vejlby, was found guilty of murder and executed in 1625, after a scrupulously fair trial. Even he himself came to believe he was guilty. Yet some 20yrs. later new evidence revealed that he had been the victim of a monstrous conspiracy. Soren Qvist, though greatly loved by his parishioners, was a man of quick temper. When the unscrupulous Morten Bruus dared to ask for his daughter Anna in marriage, Qvist seized the man and flung him out of the house. Afterwards he was ashamed, and to make amends he gave employment to Morten's dim-witted brother Niels. But when Niels grew insolent, the pastor was driven to attack him with a spade. Niels fled, and was not seen again. A couple of days later, Morten Bruus came to Vejlby with witnesses to say that they had seen the pastor digging a grave in his garden at night. Qvist's friend, Judge Thorwaldsen - to whom Anna was now betrothed - was forced to conduct an inquiry, though no one believed the charge, and the grave was found in the garden, and in it Niels's corpse, savagely battered. Pastor Qvist was brought to trial. Though the Judge did everything possible to save his friend, his integrity finally made it inevitable that he had to pass sentence of death. Justice of a kind had, it seemed, been done. However, 20yrs. later a one-armed beggar who claimed to be Niels Bruus returned. He had not dared to come back, he said, until he heard his brother was dead, but now he claimed Morten's property. He proved his identity and revealed to the horrified judge the terrible nature of the wrong that was done to Pastor Qvist. 256pp. 12mo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in vg. dw. Gollancz 8 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14120 Hardback. The Dreyfuss Affair of the 1890s and the violent controversies that surrounded it suggested that the injustice of the courts' verdict was uncharacteristic of French society; that for France as a nation the rendering of justice was paramount, even at the expense of disgracing both the military and a conspiring government. The author examines the events of 3 sensational criminal cases to reveal that the willful mangling of justice that occurred in the Dreyfus trial was far from rare in Third Republic France. He finds, in fact, that justice in the Belle Epoque was "hypocritical in the extreme," with the outcome of trials easily tainted by the power and influence of politics, money, and illicit sex. The author begins with the case of Marguerite Steinheil, the wife of an artist. A strikingly beautiful woman, she presided over a famous salon and was the lover of influential politicians. When she was tried for the brutal murders of her husband and her mother, Marguerite defended herself with a flurry of extravagant stories and unlikely counter-accusations. Even so, she was found innocent of all charges, and the crimes were left unsolved. The second trial is that of Therese Humbert, a young woman who used an apparently innate talent for elaborate deception in rising from poverty to the upper reaches of Parisian society. She skillfully manipulated the French courts to perpetrate a fraud that would last for 20yrs., yield millions, and make her salon one of the most dazzling in Europe until the day when the ruse was finally found out. The third case is that of Henriette Caillaux, the wife of an important leader in the Radical party. She admitted shooting Gaston Calmette, the influential newspaper editor who had been carrying out a campaign of vilification against her husband. But when she was tried for the murder in 1914, Henriette was found innocent and allowed to go free. By examining the hypocrisy of justice in the Third Republic, the author uncovers the vast extent of that society's corruption, the amorality and sordidness that were cloaked only partially by the mantle of respectability. Illus., Bibliog. and Index. 251pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in vg. dw. which has a sunned sp. Louisiana State Univ. Press 10 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14119 Hardback. Among the records of famous criminals, the trial of Marie Marguerite d'Aubray has always taken a prominent place. The author did not intend to reproduce the crimes of the Marquise, but more a picture of the lively circles in which she lived. The first part of the book concerns itself chiefly with the conditions under which the Marquise lived. An attempt is made to show the utter heartless and complete lack of moral fibre in the Court and the town, for which Louis XIV and his ministers were largely personally responsible. The second part relates the 3 crimes which were definitely brought home to the Marquise and Sainte-Croix. It also introduces the strange character the ecclesiastical financier Pennautier and his dealings with Sainte-Croix. The third part followss the evidence at the trial, with many lacunae, summarises the famous "factum" or defence of Maitre Nivelle, and deals with the ministrations of the Abbe Pirot. The many documents which were still in existence and the voluminous memoir left by the priest allowed the last days of Madame de Brinvilliers to be reconstructed with remarkable accuracy. In three parts : Part I - The Cause: French Society, 1661-1676; Part II - The Crime; Part III - The Punishment. 319pp. 12mo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Fr. hinge beginning to show, browned pp. and eps. G++ Thomas Nelson 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14118 Softcover. In 1978 the author was a 22yr. old volunteer for the global organisation Ananda Marga, devoting his life to meditation and social service. In one terrifying night, through the work of a spy and the secret police, he was named one of Australia's top terrorists and framed for conspiracy to murder and linked with the notorious Hilton Hotel bombing. For 7yrs. the author and his two co-accused, faced the tyranny of prison life while they fought to clear their names against blatant injustice. They were finally released and given a complete government pardon in 1985. In this autobiography, the author tells the inside story behind one of Australia's best-known but least understood cases. Far more than a legal thriller, this story details his relentless search for spirituality, contact with his amazing spiritualist master, Baba, and the profound power of the meditation that sustained his mental peace through unimaginable hardships. Illus. + Appendices. 253pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With some pp. sl. 'bent' at the top r/hand corner o/w Vg+ Better World Books 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14117 Softcover. 'The day that changed my life forever is as fresh in my mind as if it were only yesterday. I can remember every single, stark detail of Tuesday 2 September 1986.' So begins the shocking story of Kirstyn Austin who, as a young school girl, was brutally attacked and left for dead by notorious career criminal Fred Many. At the time of the attack Many was out on parole, 7yrs. shy of a 22yr. sentence for armed robbery and other crimes. What follows is a tale of breathtaking injustice. Austin's remarkable composure and bravery led to her attacker's conviction and a 20yr. gaol sentence, yet Many remained not only unrepentant but vengeful. From his gaol cell, he put out a contract on his young victim's life and that of her mother, a crime for which he was never charged. Much of this book was written from inside the top secret Witness Protection Program where for the next 11yrs. Austin and her mother lived in hiding, every link to their former lives completely obliterated. From the time Many went back to gaol he began to manipulate his way towards an early release by becoming an informer for the very people who were protecting Austin and her mother. His cunning paid off, and the public outcry which surrounded his early release was thought by many to have contributed to the downfall of the then NSW Liberal State Government. Eventually Austin's fear was overcome by her anger and an overwhelming desire to reclaim her life and expose the injustices she had suffered. Here she tells the whole story of how two innocent people leading average suburban lives became entangled with death threats, corrupt police, prison informers, drugs, bribes, and some of the most notorious criminals in the country. 220pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. Random House (Australia) 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14116 Softcover. 'Rock Spider' is the prison term for paedophiles and child rapists. The police of the Child Protection Unit wear the insignia of a scorpion. The scorpion is the natural predator of the rock spider. After 14yr. old Tegan Wagner was raped by several brothers in Sydney, her emergency call set off a chain reaction that led police to other gang rapes by the brothers. Their crimes took place against the backdrop of a violent cultural clash between young Muslim men and young western women. The book is a narrative, built on dialogue, character and forensic detail tracking the cascade of crimes by 6 brothers, and the courtroom drama of 4 teenage girls encountering a legal system loaded against rape victims. With Sources. 388pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Pan Macmillan Australia 12 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14115 Hardback. The publishing history of 'A Burglar's Life...'is written about in the Introduction. Mark Jeffrey, the burglar of the title and the narrator of the autobiography, was a monstrous English rustic - more than half mad, and violent. He started life as a farm boy; became a Cheap Jack; took to burgling with almost comic detachment; was soon arrested and sentenced to transportation. In Tasmania and on Norfolk Island he was never out of trouble: for ever roaring with hunger and knocking down and planning to murder everyone who teased his appetite or fired his sense of injustice. When after long experience of life in irons and solitary confinement he was released on ticket of leave, his wild temper led to a sentence of life imprisonment for murder. Despite his violent nature, there is something likable about the defiant spirit of the man. The book is written in a clear, swift-moving, simple style which makes it at once an absorbing human document and a classic of Australian convict literature. It was first published in Tasmania in 1893. The editors have rescued this unusual self-portrait from obscurity and restored a fascinating piece of Australiana with searching interest. The introduction and notes on the man and the times complete the portrayal of what must have been one of the most unrepentant and self-righteous convicts of Australian history. With Frontis. + Reference Notes. 194pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg. in sl. frayed vg. pcdw, which has faded sp. and is showing signs of shelfwear. Angus & Robertson 15 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14114 Softcover. In 1991, Roseanne Catt was sentenced to 12yrs. imprisonment, falsely charged with attempting to murder her husband. She was to spend 10 long years behind bars before a growing public outcry over the obvious miscarriage of justice saw her released on special bail in 2001. Since then Roseanne's extraordinary case has been the subject of an 18-month judicial enquiry, resulting in a damning report delivered to the Court of Criminal Appeal in late 2004. That report shockingly exposed the dishonesty, manipulation and malice of the police officer who charged her, and the lies and deceptions of her husband as they successfully hoodwinked the justice system. This is the horrifying true story of how an innocent woman came to be one of the longest-serving female prisoners in New South Wales, and of her fight for justice. It's a story of corruption and brutality - both inside and outside of jail - that will appal and outrage, and it's a story of Roseanne's extraordinary courage and spirit that will uplift and inspire. Illus. + Appendix. 325pp. 8vo. size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. Pan Macmillan Australia 17 http://www.laybooks.com/detail.asp?b=14113 Softcover. Would people such as Mark Lundy, Jules Mikus, Jarrod Mangels and Bradley Murdoch have been convicted for murder without the ongoing development in forensic science? DNA has quickly changed the face of fighting crime the world over, not the least in New Zealand and Australia. Cases that have sat 'cold' for too long can now be solved and murderers pinpointed with stunning accuracy - putting both the victims' families and the public at ease. The author examines the forensic science behind 6 notorious, high-profile murder cases from New Zealand and Australia, and unearths for the reader clear and logical insights into how investigators used modern science to apprehend and convict the killers. Also includes O.J. Simpson and new information on the 2007 Janelle Patton murder trial. Illus. in colour and b/w, Notes + Index. 107pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. Reed 20