True Police

During the Cold War, stories of espionage became popular on both sides of the Iron Curtain, capturing the imagination of readers and filmgoers alike as secret police quietly engaged in surveillance under the shroud of impenetrable secrecy. And curiously, in the post-Cold War period there are no signs of this enthusiasm diminishing.

The Vampire of The Villas (a short but true story). Bram Stoker’s novel ‘Dracula’ first saw the light of day - or the dead of night - in 1897, but vampire mythology had frightened the wits out of people for centuries before then. Almost all vampire stories are fictional and even the ones which claim to be genuine are so lacking in factual detail that they are viewed ‘tongue in cheek’. ‘The Vampire of The Villas’ on the other hand, is absolutely true – I know because I was there. This short story is my account of what took place on the evening of Friday 24th November 1972 ...

July 2007. A letter arrives on Inspector Barbarotti’s doorstep detailing a murder that is about to take place in his quiet Swedish town. By the time the police track down the subject of the letter, he is already dead. So when a second letter arrives, then a third, and a fourth, it’s a game of cat and mouse to stop the killer before he can make good on all of his promises.

Vincent Nouzille nous livre une formidable enquête aux airs de thriller qui retrace l'histoire de ces "tueurs de la République". C'est l'un des secrets les mieux gardés de la République : en son nom et sur ordre des plus hautes autorités, des tueurs sont disponibles à tout moment pour éliminer des personnes jugées dangereuses pour la sécurité nationale ou conduire des guerres secrètes contre des ennemis présumés.

At the dawn of the country’s brave new democracy, Cape Town was at war. Pagad, which began as a community protest action against crime, had mutated into a sinister vigilante group wreaking death and destruction across the city. Between 1996 and 2001, there were hundreds of bomb blasts—most infamously at the Planet Hollywood restaurant at the V&A Waterfront—and countless targeted hits on druglords and gang bosses.

The remarkable true story of the uncompromising and relentless detective, author, inventor who investigated H. H. Holmes, one of America's first serial killers known as the 'Devil in the White City,' and other criminals like him. Includes ninety-five (95) rare illustrations and photos! This extraordinary historical biography features 120 year old murder cases that made national headlines including his cross-country, international investigation that led to horrific discovery of the missing Pitezel children, the Hannah Mary Tabbs torso case, poisoner Sarah Jane Whiteling who was the first ...

Arthur Crimes is a small-town publisher who discovers the dead body of an elderly millionaire near an isolated swimming hole. Having once worked with his uncle, a private investigator, Arthur decides to try and find the murderer with the help of his good friend, Eve, a true crime author who is, frankly, hoping to get another book deal. But as they weed through a surprising number of suspects, is someone else observing everything they do, waiting for the right moment to strike ... WILLIAM SCHOELL is the prolific author of many novels, biographies, books on the performing arts and pop culture...

From number one best seller Mark Billingham comes a twisting, unbearably gripping DI Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner thriller inspired by a dramatic real-life case. How do you catch a killer who is yet to kill? We all know the signs. Cruelty, lack of empathy, the killing of animals. Now, pets on suburban London streets are being stalked by a shadow, and it could just be the start. DI Tom Thorne knows the psychological profile of such offenders all too well.

Julia Stein acepta el trabajo de asistente que le ofrece el agente Hans Freeman. Su nueva misión es cazar al asesino del hacha, quien ya ha decapitado a tres hombres en el bosque de Green Bank, un pueblo que, además, está justo en el medio de «la zona silenciosa», un lugar en el que los teléfonos móviles son inútiles.

Jessica Sunshine—bright, warm and downright deadly if one got too close. That’s the lesson homicide detective Matt Denby learned the hard way when he teamed up with the youngest Sunshine sister. Sure, he wanted to help solve her father’s murder. But being on the case—day and night—with the sultry TV reporter was driving him up the wall…in more ways than one. Jessica steamed through life and into danger without regard. And Matt was hell-bent on protecting the vixen. But who was going to back him up once the blond bombshell turned her charms on him?

When her son disappears, a mother is forced to confront a past she thought she had left behind. When young Charlie is abducted from a hardware store, his mother Bria must uncover the secrets hidden within their small town of Hollow Oak, North Dakota. As winter sets in, Bria and her husband Lester rely on their tight-knit community and relentless determination to bring Charlie home.

In 1993, Vincent Armanti, Undercover Detective #4126 agreed to infiltrate a branch of the Luchese family responsible for the homicide of a beloved fireman. David Kocieniewski, former New York Times Police Bureau Chief, reveals every moment of Armanti's effort to break through the wall enforced by the cops' top brass. Here is a remarkable story that ranks with the greatest police classics.

Cœur policier regroupe les témoignages de 30 membres actifs ou retraités des diverses forces de l’ordre québécoises, dont plusieurs se confient pour la toute première fois. Avec générosité, ils se souviennent des gestes posés pour dénouer des situations de crise où leur apport s’est révélé vital.

The Cornish Scoop is a novel, but I’ll be totally honest, there’s very little I’ve had to imagine, as I have experienced the majority of the content in this book in my career as a police officer. Treavey is a Cornish police officer who is just out of his probation in 1994 and making it alone in the big wide world of policing. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this very much reflects the time and locations of my own policing experience, so I will leave it up to you which parts are made up and which are true. Remember that life tends to be stranger than fiction!

Prepare to question every notion you hold about truth, innocence, and the power of accusation in this riveting collection of true crime stories. Within these pages, you will discover 33 astonishing accounts of individuals who found themselves ensnared in webs of deceit—people framed for crimes they never committed. Each chapter unveils a gripping narrative of injustice, unraveling shady evidence, sensational media coverage, and twisted law enforcement tactics that nearly sealed innocent lives behind bars forever. • Experience the shock and outrage as misidentified suspects are ripped ...

When a man called Bryan arrives in the Murcian village everyone is curious to know why he has come, not least Peter, the author of this account. Having arrived by taxi with one small bag, Bryan rents a house for cash, befriends both locals and expats, meets a dark mystery woman in Caravaca de la Cruz, and begins to behave very oddly indeed. Peter and his pals, eager to ascertain what this enigmatic chap is up to, begin by monitoring his every move, but Peter’s wife Carol, an initially reluctant sleuth, urges them to employ a more softly-softly approach in order to catch him out. When ...

“Among Murderers and Madness” is a nearly 20-year journey; a winding road from the murder of a mother and her two children to the guilty plea of a man, Kevin Hailey, who many believed from the beginning had committed the crimes. Along the way a cast of characters emerge, some good, some bad, some even bizarre. The role of the media covering the case is also examined, not only the author’s own publication, but the other local newspaper, area newspapers and television stations as well as the national media including Gentleman's Quarterly, the Maury Povich Show, Inside Edition and A ...

Rob and his now ex-wife, Victoria, met at university. Their relationship started off happily, they moved to Falmouth in Cornwall before getting married. However, it quickly descended into a nightmare marriage of psychological manipulation, coercive control and emotional abuse - all from the woman who was supposed to love him. Rob's life was gradually destroyed as Victoria extended a web of lies around him, manipulating, suffocating and isolating him from the outside world. It was only through his baby daughter, Grace, that he found the courage to leave Victoria.

In April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a pink shirt and stockings, she had a bullet hole between her eyes and a revolver by her side. Was it suicide – or murder? The initial investigation concluded suicide, but under pressure from Olive’s family to conduct a murder enquiry, city detective Alexandre Guibbal was brought in to reopen the case.

In April 1989, a white woman who came to be known as the 'Central Park jogger' was brutally raped and severely beaten, her body left crumpled in a ravine. Amid the staggering torrent of media coverage and public outcry that ensued, exposing the deep-seated race and class divisions in New York City at the time, five teenagers were quickly apprehended - four black and one Hispanic. All five confessed, were tried and convicted as adults despite no evidence linking them to the victim.