https://www.laybooks.com/ Lay Books Recently Added True Crime Book Titles en-gb Copyright www.laybooks.com - 2026 https://www.laybooks.com/img/rss_logo.gif https://www.laybooks.com/ https://www.laybooks.com/detail.php?b=20739 Softcover. Foreword by Edward Woodward. Classic true tales of murderers, con-men and rogues set against the evocative backdrop of the Victorian and Edwardian periods. From the fog swirling streets of Victorian London to the cut-throat business worlds of Chicago and New York, this book is packed with stories from around the globe. A book for both true crime connoisseurs and those who simply love a good yarn. Written in highly accessible language and lavishly illustrated with photographs and engravings of the period as well as new, specially commissioned crime scene images, this title has wide appeal. The authors have included a broad range of tales - from the classics like the 'Brides in the Bath' murders and Lizzie Borden to the less well known, the downright daft and the curious like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's real-life attempts at sleuthing, the man who tried to sell Buckingham Palace and the mystery of Agatha Christie. Also features : William Terriss, the Siege of Sidney Street, Jerome Caminada, H.H. Holmes, the Druce-Portland case, John Dillinger, Charlie Peace, Henri Landru, Thomas Neill Cream + much more. Illus. 140pp. 4to. softcover. With loosely inserted Compliments slip INSC. AND SIGNED BY PETER RILEY. As New with no creasing to covers. P & D Riley 8 https://www.laybooks.com/detail.php?b=5449 Hardback, 1st US edition. His pregnant wife stood between him and everything he wanted...so Charles Stuart killed Carol DiMaiti Stuart on the way home from their Lamaze class and blamed the attack on a black man. It happened in Boston, in October 1989, though it could have happened in any major city in America. It confirmed America's long-held racial fears - that a white couple was unsafe in a black neighbourhood. It set off a wave of police and prosecutorial zeal so heated that young blacks in Boston's Mission Hill district were strip-searched in the streets. It created sensational headlines from coast to coast. Two and a half months after his wife's murder, the evidence was mounting that Charles Stuart had done the unspeakable - killed his wife and unborn child in order to begin the new life he'd long fantasized about. When Chuckie jumped to his own death from the city's highest bridge, the Stuart case became a cautionary tale of the end of a decade of greed gone bad. Illus. 243pp. 8vo. h/back. F. in Nr. F. dw. Prentice Hall Press. 8 https://www.laybooks.com/detail.php?b=10053 Hardbacks. Two volumes in one - 312pp., - 306pp. plus Xmas Special of 'Punch' magazine from January 7, 1888 to December 29, 1888. Included are the famous illustrations related to the unsolved Whitechapel murders of 1888 (Jack the Ripper) and subsequently used in many other publications : The Nemesis of Neglect; Blindman's Buff; Horrible London and Whitechapel 1888. Also includes Extremes Meet Sir Edmund and Sir Charles (Nov. 24, 1888). Lge format 4to. h/back. With neat name/address insc. to ffep, light soiling to fore-edge but solid binding. Fr. and back cover fore-edges faded, sunned sp. but 'Punch 1888' gilt lettering bright. Overall A Vg. copy of an extremely interesting and scarce Ripper associated item for the discerning collector. Due to the weight at approx. 2kgs will require additional postage particularly if shipped overseas. Punch. 190 https://www.laybooks.com/detail.php?b=19945 Paperback. It is 1888 and the foggy streets of Whitechapel, one of the poorest areas of Victorian London, are gripped by fear. Five women thought have been murdered by the same hand, all but one of their corpses terrifyingly mutilated. But who were these women? And who could the murderer be? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about the awful crimes of the serial killer we all know as Jack the Ripper. Organised into sections covering each individual victim, clues to the Ripper's identity, possible suspects and more, this is an excellent addition to any classic crime fan's bookshelf. As New with no creasing to covers. Andrews UK Ltd 5 https://www.laybooks.com/detail.php?b=20243 Softcover. A Crime Novelist Is Obsessed With a 113-Year-Old Case. An ABC News 'Primetime' report and the transcript of their online chat with Patricia Cornwell. 12pp. stapled soft cover. Nr. F. ABC News 5 https://www.laybooks.com/detail.php?b=12976 Softcover. Fiction. The story of Robert Cavendish, a modern day psychiatrist who is bequeathed a strange set of papers which purport to be the journal of the long-dead infamous Whitechapel Murderer, Jack the Ripper, whose crimes gripped the hearts and minds and instilled terror on the streets of Victorian London. As he begins to read the journal, Robert becomes convinced of its authenticity and finds that the words of the Ripper have a strange and compelling effect on him....240pp. trade size softcover. Cover art by Deron Douglas. F. with no creasing to covers. Double Dragon Publishing 5 https://www.laybooks.com/detail.php?b=20122 Softcover. Reprint. Pitkin Guides. A book which gives a glimpse of the terrifying deeds relating to the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper, their background and their impact. It also looks at the main theories and suspects. Profusely Illus. 21pp. 8vo. softcover. Vg. Jarrold 2