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	BELL, DON / REF: HARRY HOUDINI / REF: J. GORDON WHITEHEAD Man Who Killed Houdini , the . . . J. Gordon Whitehead , the Man Who Murdered Harry Houdini Montreal: Vehicule Pub, 2004. 2004 Softcover. Soft Cover. Photos. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 " 1550651870 2004 Softcover ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned ... feltpen line bottom edge ... Gift Giving quality ... 260 pages with index ... illustrated with B&W photographs ... On October 22, 1926, Montreal student J. Gordon Whitehead stepped into Harry Houdini's dressing room and sucker-punched the legendary magician and illusionist. Nine days later, Houdini was dead, victim of a ruptured appendix, and J. Gordon Whitehead had permanently vanished from the public eye. What happened to the man who threw the fatal punches? Was it an accident - or was it murder? Who were the two witnesses to the incident? How much did they know? How does a stolen book fit into the picture? Don Bell's 20 year hunt for the truth of J. Gordon Whitehead unmasks a secretive and troubled person, and reveals never-before-published photographs and documents of the true story of " The Man Who Killed Houdini " by Don Bell. Published by Vehicule Publishing Montreal ... in English only ... 2004 softcover ... *. NEW . USD 16.95** [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 5996a Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	BOLTON, KENNETH , ARCHDEACON / FATHER THOMAS NEIL LIBBY / ST. LEONARD'S SOCIETY Halfway Home , the - Father Thomas Neil Libby & the St. Leonard's Society of Canada Alberta: Lone Pine Pub, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6 x 9 " 0919433049 1982 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Very Good Plus Book looks Near New ... Never marked ... appears unread ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve... dj has shelf scuffs to back & edgewear , not as noticeable inside New protective clear sleeve ... Nice Clean gift giving quality ... 160 pages with index ... illustrated with 5 pages B&W photos ... This fascinating book is about the the life ... & often controversial work of Father Thomas Neil Libby ... an Anglican priest ... who was instrumental in the development of community residential centers ... halfway , half way , house , houses , for the prison correctional system .... Founder of the St. Leonard's Society of Canada ... he died too young at the age of 47 ... having received accolades for his previously misunderstood mission ... Readily understandable to a person with no previous exposure to the criminal justice system ... this book speaks nevertheless to the justice system as a whole in .... advocating ... putting responsibility on the individual offender & the indiviual citizen .... " Halfway Home " ... by Archdeacon Kenneth Bolton ... foreword by W.T. McGrath ... published by Lone Pine Publishing , Alberta ... in English only ... 1982 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Nice Clean Gift Giving condition *. Very Good Plus/Very Good . USD 20.00** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 352 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	BOMMERSBACH, JANA / REF: WINNIE RUTH JUDD Trunk Murderess , the - Winnie Ruth Judd - the Truth About an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 1" 0671740075 Hardcover in DJ ... Never opened, Never read ... small red feltpen mark and black rubberstamp "discard" mark on bottom edge ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Winnie Ruth Judd - The Trunk Murderess ... True crime, social history, psychological insight - it's all here ... Along with Bugsy, Dillinger, and Lizzie Borden, Winnie Ruth Judd entered the pages of true crime history when, in 1931, the twenty-six-year old medical secretary , and daughter of a minister , allegedly shot and killed her two best friends in their Phoenix home, dismembered one body, stuffed them both into trunks ... then checked them as baggage on a train to Los Angeles ... That night, Friday, October 16, 1931 , marked the beginning of her nightmare ... and the birth of the crime legend known as The Trunk Murderess ... But had she done it ? ... She confessed ... was tried ... and sentenced to death ... but judged to be insane, was not executed ... There followed escape attempt after escape attempt ... several times she actually got out and fled ... once escaping for years to a life of luxury ... only to be brought back ... But ... had she ever been guilty of anything except perhaps bad judgement in her companions ... one boyfriend in particular ... who had the necessary skil to butcher the bodies ... Fascinating new information on Depression era seedy streetwalkers, prostitution, lesbianism, true crime, police ineptitude, further crime, and coverup ... painstaking author research, including the author's own interviews with with the frail Winnie ... still wary of the police after all those years ... What really happened to those bodies in the luggage on that train all those years ago ? ... " The Trunk Murderess - Winnie Ruth Judd - The Truth about an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last " ... by Jana Bommersbach ... published by Simon & Schuster , New York ... 1992 Hardcover First in Dustjacket ... Very Good/Very Good . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 728a Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	BUGLIOSI, VINCENT / ROBERT FOXWORTH Helter Skelter - the True Story of the Manson Murders - Read By Robert Foxworth & Vincent Bugliosi - Audio Tape Set Beverley Hills, California: New Millenium Audio, 2002. 2002. Audio Book (Cassette). 5 x 7 x 1-1/4 " 1590071794 2002 ... Set of 4 audio cassette tapes in original box ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened, Never owned ... Still Factory Sealed in original publisher's shrinkwrap ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Approx. running time: 5.5 hours ... Read by Robert Foxworth ... Afterword read by Vincent Bugliosi ... Thirty-five years after its original publication, this authoritative, thoroughly researched chronicle of the Manson " Family " murders remains the most chilling ... and horrifying ... true crime story ever ... It is an exhaustive, relentless inquiry into murder without purpose, committed by young people who might have been anybody's children ... led by a scruffy, poorly educated would-be pop singer with little apparent talent ... As prosecutor in charge of the case, Vincent Bugliosi was not required to determine motive, but as a human being he was compelled to pursue the questions that baffled all of America: Why had these young women, refugees from comfortable, middle-class families, participated in murderous atrocities under Charles Manson's influence? ... What was the nature of his power over so many young people? ... Most perplexing of all, what was his purpose? ... Or was there, in fact, no purpose, at all ? ... Taking the name of his best selling book from the Beatles song of the same name, which Manson was convinced was 'sending him messages' ... Bugliosi's true and terrifying tale still haunts America and those around the world who can't hardly conceive of such senseless stupidity and downright evil ... Many of the Manson 'family' members are still alive ... With their death sentences long since 'cancelled' , and changed to life sentences, some of them even now want a get out of jail free card ... and their parole hearings are increasingly bizarre as the years go on ... This tells the true tale of what mayhem went on at the Manson Family 'ranch' ... what went on the nights of the murders of the beautiful pregnant actress Sharon Tate, in Hollywood, as well as the murder spree that followed ... and what went down in the courtroom following the arrest of Manson and other members, after one of their own courageously agreed to turn States evidence against them and put a stop to the killing spree ... " Helter Skelter ( 4 cassette audio tapes - New) " ... by Vincent Bugliosi... Read by Robert Foxworth & Vince Bugliosi ... published by New Millenium Audio, California ... 2002 audio book on tape Set *. New . USD 24.95** [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 6471 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	FRASER, FRANKIE / MAD FRANK & JAMES MORTON Mad Frank 's London - from the Dark Side, of Crime and Criminals between the Wars London: Virgin Books, 2002. 2002 Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 x 1" 1852279133 Hardcover in DJ .. Brand new from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned , Never marked ... Jacket protected in New, clear, non-stick mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 216 pages ... illustrated with 8 pages of glossy B&W photos ... From Soho to Southwark ... Mayfair to Maida Vale ... and Clapton to Clapham ... Frank Frankie Fraser shows us where he and his friends fought, robbed .. and sometimes killed ... In this survey of the city's sins, Frank recalls crimes ... both notorious, and previously unheard-of ... in the London of Frank's childhood and of today ... He takes us into the clubs and pubs where big sums of money changed hands nightly in crooked card games ... into the brothels where the girls worked for big money ... and on to the streets where they charged next to nothing ... He tells us of life in poverty between the wars ... World Wars One and Two .. where the cuttings and the beatings took place ... how the robberies were planned ... how friends were crossed and double-crossed ... and how they lived and died at the hands of others ... or at the hands of the hangman ... Born in Waterloo, England ... Frankie Fraser is a Londoner through and through ... Here he looks at the ever-changing face of the city, and the crimes that change with it ...He remembers the good and the bad times ... the criminals he has known ... and the criminals who have lived in the various streets ... In fact, Frankie tells where the bodies are buried ... A fascinating history of modern London from the dark side ... " Mad Frank's London " ... by Frankie Fraser with James Morton ... published by Virgin , London ... Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 4707 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	JONES, STEPHEN Understanding Violent Crime ( Crime & Justice Series ) London: Open University Press, 2000. 2000 Printing. Soft Cover. 6 x 9" 0335204171 2000 Softcover ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... light shelf wear to covers ... Nice Clean Gift Giving quality ... 220 pages ... Understanding Violent Crime provides a concise yet thorough and extensive account of the main explanations of violent behavior ... It draws upon sociological and psychological perspectives on violence as part of a coherent approach to the study of a phenomenon that raises wide public concern ... There is also a focus on the ways in which violence is considered by the criminal justice system ... Definitions of the main violent offences, including violent sexual offences, are discussed and some indication of the levels of sentencing in particular cases is provided ... The final chapter then considers ways in which offenders are able to confront their violent behavior within the criminal justice system ... Frequent references to the definitions and treatment of violence in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA give the book a distinctive comparative perspective ... The result is a wide-ranging and essential undergraduate text and a key reference for researchers in the field ... ' Understanding Violent Crime ' by Stephen Jones, published by Open University Press, London .... 2000 , softcover *. New . USD 25.95** [Appr.: EURO 17.5 \| £UK 15.75 \| JP¥ 2290] Book number: 4990 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	KRAY, KATE / REF : REG KRAY / RON KRAY Reg & Ron Kray - the Twins - Free at Last , By Kate Kray London: John Blake Pub, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6 x 9 x 1 " 1903402255 2000 Hardcover in DJ .. Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned , Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 191 pages ... illustrated with B&W photos ... Twins Ron and Reg .. Feared and revered ... Loved and hated ... Their passing marks the end of an era ... an era of real men and fearsome gangsters ... an era when respect was the name of the game ... and when men of true fearlessness ruled the streets with fists o f iron ... Nobody knew the twins like Kate Kray knew them ... Married to Ron before his death ... Kate was granted unique access to the shadowy underworld they inhabited ... and was trusted with some of the darkest secrets they possessed ... sec rets that could never be revealed until they were both dead ... " Free at Last - The Twins " ... the true story of British gangsters Reg & Ron Kray ... by wife and sister-in-law Kate Kray ... published by John Blake publishers, London ... 2000 Hardcover in Dustjacket ... *. New/New . USD 27.95** [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2467] Book number: 4190 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	LANE, BRIAN Women Killers , the Encyclopedia of - Female Murderers / Murderesses London: Magpie Pub, 2006. 2006 Printing. Soft Cover. 5 x 7-3/4 " 1841198501 Softcover 2006 Printing ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 409 papes with index ... In 'The Encyclopedia of Women Killers,' true crime historian Brian Lane has compiled a comprehensive collection of cases illustrating the phenomenon of the female killer ... The comparative rarity of women killers makes this collection fascinating reading for any true crime enthusiast ... From over 200 individual murder cases, a pattern emerges of two main categories of deadly females: those who kill for the classic motives of greed, jealousy, lust and revenge and those for whom murder is a last resort after years of male suppression and violence ... The cases in this remarkable collection include: Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, immortalized in the film 'Heavenly Creatures' ... Beverley Allitt, the nurse who killed children in her care ... Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain ... Aileen Wuornos, dubbed 'America's First Female Serial Killer' ... Lizzie Borden, acquitted of the legendary Fall River Murders ... " The Encyclopedia of Women Killers " ... by Brian Lane .... published by Magpie, London ... 2006 Softcover ... *. New . USD 29.95** [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2643] Book number: 6130 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	LEES, SUE Rape on Trial - Carnal Knowledge - Revised & Updated 2002 Edition London: Women's Press, 2002. First Revised & Updated Edition. Soft Cover. 5 x 7-3/4 x 1 " 0704347539 Softcover ... Brand new ... Never opened , Never owned ... Gift Giving quality ... 304 pages ... Updated & Revised 2002 First Edn ... Powerfully and superbly argued ... the first edition of this book that was published in 1996 ... is the landmark book which exploded myths about rape and led to reform of the law ... Author Sue Lees used victims' accounts ... analysis of police reporting ... and monitoring of British Crown Court trails ... to identify imbalances in the law and court procedure which enabled racists to walk free ... In this new edition ... Lees traces the impact of the first book ... and two important reforms that followed ... the broadening of the rules of evidence to make it easier to convict serial rapists who have been previously acquitted .... and legal moves to restrict sexual history evidence ... Drawing on transcripts of recent rape trials ... she shows that the culture of the bar and unfairness in the rules of evidence remain barriers to reform ... She also highlights the rise of drug-assisted rape ... and the UN declaration of rape in war as a war crime ... Unsurpassed in its focus on the experience of the survivor ... this book is the crucial text on rape, sexual violence, and the law ... " Carnal Knowledge : Rape on Trial - Revised & Updated 2002 Edition " ... by Sue Lees... published by The Women's Press, London *. NEW . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5236 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	LEYTON, ELLIOTT Men of Blood - Murder in Everyday Life - Murderers , Murder Investigations Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1996. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6 x 9 x 1" 077105310X 1996 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened , Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... dj has tiny closed shelf tear to spine & bend to inside front ... not noticeable inside New sleeve ... Gift Giving quality ... 237 pages ... all in English only ... Murder in Every day Life ... Many are convinced that crime, & especially violent crime, is increasing daily ... The media do just about everything they can to confirm this view by giving sensational coverage to the most lurid varieties of murder ... sex slayings, thrill killings & multiple murders ... In fact, according to the author of this book ... the perception is wrong & the media's reporting misleading ... Murder statistics in most western countries are stable ... The kinds of killings the media focuses on are rare ... And, without doubt, public hysteria about violent crime is uncalled-for ... This fascinating book examines real murders ... the type that police most often have to deal with ... murders resulting from fights between husbands and wives ... or parents & their children ... within extended families ... & among aquaintances ... what may be called ' commonplace , or everyday ' murders ... The vivid descriptions of typical crimes are scrupulously based on the transcripts of police interviews and court records ... This book is compellingly readable & an original contribution to the understanding of the phenomenon of murder ... " Men of Blood - Murder in Everyday Life " ... by Elliott Leyton ... published by McClelland Stewart , Toronto ... in English only ... 1995 First Edition Hardcover in dustjacket ... *. New/New . USD 22.95** [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2026] Book number: 1043 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MELADY, JOHN Double Trap - the Last Public Hanging in Canada Toronto: Dundern, 2005. First. Softcover. Photos. 6 x 9 x 3/4" 1550025716 2005 Softcover First ... Brand new from publisher ... Gift Giving quality ... Never opened, Never owned, never marked ... 247 pages ... illustrated with B&W photos ... A dozen years before the Black Donnellys were butchered at Lucan, Ontario, another murderous rampage took place a few miles away ... On June 6, 1868, three men robbed and killed a rich farmer, his wife, and her unborn child ... They concocted an alibi , stuck to it, and almost got off ... In fact, two of them did ... The third, Nicholas Melady, went to prison and fell in love with a beautiful woman in a nearby cell ... There to entrap him, she listened, learned, and led him to the gallows ... When he was hanged in Goderich, hundreds watched, but thousands were late for the spectacle ... They were bitterly disappointed because they had missed the last public hanging in Canada ... " Double Trap : The Last Public Hanging in Canada " ... by John Melady ... published by Dundern, Toronto ... in English only *. NEW . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5579 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	ROBERTS, PAUL WILLIAM & NORMAN SNIDER Smokescreen : One Man Against the Underworld Toronto: Stoddart, 2001. 2001 Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6 x 9 x 1-1/4 " 077373323X Hardcover in DJ 2001 First Edition ... Brand new ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... True Crime - Law Enforcement ... Cal Broeker - tall, handsome, larger-than-life - was a man to reckon with in his town in upstate New York ... He was on the advisory board of his local bank and the parish council of his local church ... He was a successful businessman who ran a grocery store, a restaurant, and an antique shop ... He had a wife and children ... Life was good ... Then it all went very wrong, when he discovered that his new business partners in Montreal were linked to ruthless assassins in a global network of organized crime ... And that his wife was having an affair with his own brother ... and his trusted business associates were mismanaging his interests and destroying his reputation ... To regain his good name, Cal cooperated with the U.S. Secret Service and the RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, working his way into the confidence of criminals both large and small, and often uncovering their connections to big business in the process ... Soon his handlers realized just what they were handling: one of the best undercover agents they had ever encountered ... A virtuoso ... Neither a cop nor an informer, Cal was unique ... He could go farther undercover than any law enforcement agent ... He penetrated deep into the heart of biker gangs, drug cartels, Mohawk smuggling operations, and the Russian Mafia ... What he found - and what this book documents, in writing that reads like a thriller - was a sinister underworld in which criminals, state officials, and mega corporations alike conspire for profit - and damn the consequences to the public ... From counterfeit money rings to cigarette smuggling to arms trafficking, Smokescreen shows Cal Broeker in action, matching wits with some of the most deadly criminals on the planet ... " Smokescreen : One Man Against the Underworld " ... by Paul William Roberts & Norman Snider... published by Stoddart, Toronto 2001 ... First Printing in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving condition *. New/New . USD 22.95** [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2026] Book number: 5375 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	SUGARMANN, JOSH Banning Handguns, the Case for . . . Every Handgun , Hand Gun , Is Aimed at You New York: NP, 2001. 2001 Later Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Charts & Graphs. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 " 156584629X 2001 , later printing Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked. Excellent Gift Giving quality. 238 pages with index, illustrated with B&W charts & graphs ... Jacket protected in New, clear nonstick mylar sleeve .... America's gun violence problem is a handgun problem. Gun-control advocates of every political stripe routinely want trigger locks, "smart guns," or the licensing of handgun owners and the registration of their weapons. But as this persuasive book shows, such measures divert attention from the real issue underlying America's gun violence epidemic. 'Every Handgun Is Aimed at You' demonstrates that banning handguns is the only effective way to reduce gun violence in our society. The leading research and statistics on handguns and handgun violence in America - summarized here in easily-accessible graphs and tables - point inescapably to that simple conclusion. In step-by-step fashion, Josh Sugarmann dismantles the alternatives to banning handguns. In doing so, he provides the clearest roadmap yet for bringing about real change in our nation's gun policy. suicide, the promotion of gun sales to children and women, and the author's analysis of the impact of more stringent licensing, enforcement, and safety features. Other chapters cover facts and history, the use of handguns in crime and self-defense, handguns and minorities, and handguns in public. " Every Handgun is Aimed at You : The Case for Banning Handguns " ... by Josh Sugarmann, 2001 Later Pinting. published by the New Press Publishing, New York ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5978 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	WILLIAMS , TONY / HUMPHREY PRICE / REF : JACK THE RIPPER Uncle Jack - the True Identity of Jack the Ripper Revealed at Last , By a Direct Descendant London: Orion Pub, 2005. First. Soft Cover. Photos. 6 x 9 " 0752872079 2005 Softcover 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Gift Giving quality ... 227 pages, with index ... illustrated wtih 16 pages Glossy B&W Photographs ... The solution at last to the most famous crime of all ? ... The true identity of Jack the Ripper ... most notorious muderer in all of England ? ... One of the authors of this book is a direct descendant of the killer ... He did not set out to find Jack the Ripper ... but the evidence he discovered while researching his ancestor is incontrovertible ... Together, the authors prove that their suspect was in Whitechapel at the same time as the crimes were committed, had the knowledge and the skills which the gruesome nature of the murders required ... and ... evidence has also been found linking the suspect to the victims ... The person identified in this book as the killer of 5 women ... mainly prostitutes ... in East End London , in 1888 , has never before been named a suspect in more than 100 years of intense speculation ... He is a very eminent man in his field ... naming him will cause shockwaves in the places where he is still venerated ... This revealing investigative work provides a consistent and plausible explanation for every aspect of the case ... He had the motive , the method, and the opportunity ... Have the myths and legends surrounding Jack the Ripper finally been brought to an end ? ... The authors believe they have ... Fascinating reading of the ' underground ' life of Victorian England ... especially as experienced through the eyes of one of the ' upper class ' ... " Uncle Jack " ... by Tony Williams, with Humphrey Price ... published by Orion Publishing, London , 2005 softcover *. New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 6274 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.

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	BELL, DON / REF: HARRY HOUDINI / REF: J. GORDON WHITEHEAD Man Who Killed Houdini , the . . . J. Gordon Whitehead , the Man Who Murdered Harry Houdini Montreal: Vehicule Pub, 2004. 2004 Softcover. Soft Cover. Photos. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 " 1550651870 2004 Softcover ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned ... feltpen line bottom edge ... Gift Giving quality ... 260 pages with index ... illustrated with B&W photographs ... On October 22, 1926, Montreal student J. Gordon Whitehead stepped into Harry Houdini's dressing room and sucker-punched the legendary magician and illusionist. Nine days later, Houdini was dead, victim of a ruptured appendix, and J. Gordon Whitehead had permanently vanished from the public eye. What happened to the man who threw the fatal punches? Was it an accident - or was it murder? Who were the two witnesses to the incident? How much did they know? How does a stolen book fit into the picture? Don Bell's 20 year hunt for the truth of J. Gordon Whitehead unmasks a secretive and troubled person, and reveals never-before-published photographs and documents of the true story of " The Man Who Killed Houdini " by Don Bell. Published by Vehicule Publishing Montreal ... in English only ... 2004 softcover ... *. NEW . USD 16.95** [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 5996a Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	BOLTON, KENNETH , ARCHDEACON / FATHER THOMAS NEIL LIBBY / ST. LEONARD'S SOCIETY Halfway Home , the - Father Thomas Neil Libby & the St. Leonard's Society of Canada Alberta: Lone Pine Pub, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6 x 9 " 0919433049 1982 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Very Good Plus Book looks Near New ... Never marked ... appears unread ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve... dj has shelf scuffs to back & edgewear , not as noticeable inside New protective clear sleeve ... Nice Clean gift giving quality ... 160 pages with index ... illustrated with 5 pages B&W photos ... This fascinating book is about the the life ... & often controversial work of Father Thomas Neil Libby ... an Anglican priest ... who was instrumental in the development of community residential centers ... halfway , half way , house , houses , for the prison correctional system .... Founder of the St. Leonard's Society of Canada ... he died too young at the age of 47 ... having received accolades for his previously misunderstood mission ... Readily understandable to a person with no previous exposure to the criminal justice system ... this book speaks nevertheless to the justice system as a whole in .... advocating ... putting responsibility on the individual offender & the indiviual citizen .... " Halfway Home " ... by Archdeacon Kenneth Bolton ... foreword by W.T. McGrath ... published by Lone Pine Publishing , Alberta ... in English only ... 1982 First Edition Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Nice Clean Gift Giving condition *. Very Good Plus/Very Good . USD 20.00** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 352 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	BOMMERSBACH, JANA / REF: WINNIE RUTH JUDD Trunk Murderess , the - Winnie Ruth Judd - the Truth About an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 1" 0671740075 Hardcover in DJ ... Never opened, Never read ... small red feltpen mark and black rubberstamp "discard" mark on bottom edge ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Winnie Ruth Judd - The Trunk Murderess ... True crime, social history, psychological insight - it's all here ... Along with Bugsy, Dillinger, and Lizzie Borden, Winnie Ruth Judd entered the pages of true crime history when, in 1931, the twenty-six-year old medical secretary , and daughter of a minister , allegedly shot and killed her two best friends in their Phoenix home, dismembered one body, stuffed them both into trunks ... then checked them as baggage on a train to Los Angeles ... That night, Friday, October 16, 1931 , marked the beginning of her nightmare ... and the birth of the crime legend known as The Trunk Murderess ... But had she done it ? ... She confessed ... was tried ... and sentenced to death ... but judged to be insane, was not executed ... There followed escape attempt after escape attempt ... several times she actually got out and fled ... once escaping for years to a life of luxury ... only to be brought back ... But ... had she ever been guilty of anything except perhaps bad judgement in her companions ... one boyfriend in particular ... who had the necessary skil to butcher the bodies ... Fascinating new information on Depression era seedy streetwalkers, prostitution, lesbianism, true crime, police ineptitude, further crime, and coverup ... painstaking author research, including the author's own interviews with with the frail Winnie ... still wary of the police after all those years ... What really happened to those bodies in the luggage on that train all those years ago ? ... " The Trunk Murderess - Winnie Ruth Judd - The Truth about an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last " ... by Jana Bommersbach ... published by Simon & Schuster , New York ... 1992 Hardcover First in Dustjacket ... Very Good/Very Good . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 728a Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	BUGLIOSI, VINCENT / ROBERT FOXWORTH Helter Skelter - the True Story of the Manson Murders - Read By Robert Foxworth & Vincent Bugliosi - Audio Tape Set Beverley Hills, California: New Millenium Audio, 2002. 2002. Audio Book (Cassette). 5 x 7 x 1-1/4 " 1590071794 2002 ... Set of 4 audio cassette tapes in original box ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened, Never owned ... Still Factory Sealed in original publisher's shrinkwrap ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Approx. running time: 5.5 hours ... Read by Robert Foxworth ... Afterword read by Vincent Bugliosi ... Thirty-five years after its original publication, this authoritative, thoroughly researched chronicle of the Manson " Family " murders remains the most chilling ... and horrifying ... true crime story ever ... It is an exhaustive, relentless inquiry into murder without purpose, committed by young people who might have been anybody's children ... led by a scruffy, poorly educated would-be pop singer with little apparent talent ... As prosecutor in charge of the case, Vincent Bugliosi was not required to determine motive, but as a human being he was compelled to pursue the questions that baffled all of America: Why had these young women, refugees from comfortable, middle-class families, participated in murderous atrocities under Charles Manson's influence? ... What was the nature of his power over so many young people? ... Most perplexing of all, what was his purpose? ... Or was there, in fact, no purpose, at all ? ... Taking the name of his best selling book from the Beatles song of the same name, which Manson was convinced was 'sending him messages' ... Bugliosi's true and terrifying tale still haunts America and those around the world who can't hardly conceive of such senseless stupidity and downright evil ... Many of the Manson 'family' members are still alive ... With their death sentences long since 'cancelled' , and changed to life sentences, some of them even now want a get out of jail free card ... and their parole hearings are increasingly bizarre as the years go on ... This tells the true tale of what mayhem went on at the Manson Family 'ranch' ... what went on the nights of the murders of the beautiful pregnant actress Sharon Tate, in Hollywood, as well as the murder spree that followed ... and what went down in the courtroom following the arrest of Manson and other members, after one of their own courageously agreed to turn States evidence against them and put a stop to the killing spree ... " Helter Skelter ( 4 cassette audio tapes - New) " ... by Vincent Bugliosi... Read by Robert Foxworth & Vince Bugliosi ... published by New Millenium Audio, California ... 2002 audio book on tape Set *. New . USD 24.95** [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 6471 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	FRASER, FRANKIE / MAD FRANK & JAMES MORTON Mad Frank 's London - from the Dark Side, of Crime and Criminals between the Wars London: Virgin Books, 2002. 2002 Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 x 1" 1852279133 Hardcover in DJ .. Brand new from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned , Never marked ... Jacket protected in New, clear, non-stick mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 216 pages ... illustrated with 8 pages of glossy B&W photos ... From Soho to Southwark ... Mayfair to Maida Vale ... and Clapton to Clapham ... Frank Frankie Fraser shows us where he and his friends fought, robbed .. and sometimes killed ... In this survey of the city's sins, Frank recalls crimes ... both notorious, and previously unheard-of ... in the London of Frank's childhood and of today ... He takes us into the clubs and pubs where big sums of money changed hands nightly in crooked card games ... into the brothels where the girls worked for big money ... and on to the streets where they charged next to nothing ... He tells us of life in poverty between the wars ... World Wars One and Two .. where the cuttings and the beatings took place ... how the robberies were planned ... how friends were crossed and double-crossed ... and how they lived and died at the hands of others ... or at the hands of the hangman ... Born in Waterloo, England ... Frankie Fraser is a Londoner through and through ... Here he looks at the ever-changing face of the city, and the crimes that change with it ...He remembers the good and the bad times ... the criminals he has known ... and the criminals who have lived in the various streets ... In fact, Frankie tells where the bodies are buried ... A fascinating history of modern London from the dark side ... " Mad Frank's London " ... by Frankie Fraser with James Morton ... published by Virgin , London ... Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 4707 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	JONES, STEPHEN Understanding Violent Crime ( Crime & Justice Series ) London: Open University Press, 2000. 2000 Printing. Soft Cover. 6 x 9" 0335204171 2000 Softcover ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... light shelf wear to covers ... Nice Clean Gift Giving quality ... 220 pages ... Understanding Violent Crime provides a concise yet thorough and extensive account of the main explanations of violent behavior ... It draws upon sociological and psychological perspectives on violence as part of a coherent approach to the study of a phenomenon that raises wide public concern ... There is also a focus on the ways in which violence is considered by the criminal justice system ... Definitions of the main violent offences, including violent sexual offences, are discussed and some indication of the levels of sentencing in particular cases is provided ... The final chapter then considers ways in which offenders are able to confront their violent behavior within the criminal justice system ... Frequent references to the definitions and treatment of violence in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA give the book a distinctive comparative perspective ... The result is a wide-ranging and essential undergraduate text and a key reference for researchers in the field ... ' Understanding Violent Crime ' by Stephen Jones, published by Open University Press, London .... 2000 , softcover *. New . USD 25.95** [Appr.: EURO 17.5 \| £UK 15.75 \| JP¥ 2290] Book number: 4990 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	KRAY, KATE / REF : REG KRAY / RON KRAY Reg & Ron Kray - the Twins - Free at Last , By Kate Kray London: John Blake Pub, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Photos. 6 x 9 x 1 " 1903402255 2000 Hardcover in DJ .. Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned , Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 191 pages ... illustrated with B&W photos ... Twins Ron and Reg .. Feared and revered ... Loved and hated ... Their passing marks the end of an era ... an era of real men and fearsome gangsters ... an era when respect was the name of the game ... and when men of true fearlessness ruled the streets with fists o f iron ... Nobody knew the twins like Kate Kray knew them ... Married to Ron before his death ... Kate was granted unique access to the shadowy underworld they inhabited ... and was trusted with some of the darkest secrets they possessed ... sec rets that could never be revealed until they were both dead ... " Free at Last - The Twins " ... the true story of British gangsters Reg & Ron Kray ... by wife and sister-in-law Kate Kray ... published by John Blake publishers, London ... 2000 Hardcover in Dustjacket ... *. New/New . USD 27.95** [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2467] Book number: 4190 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	LANE, BRIAN Women Killers , the Encyclopedia of - Female Murderers / Murderesses London: Magpie Pub, 2006. 2006 Printing. Soft Cover. 5 x 7-3/4 " 1841198501 Softcover 2006 Printing ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 409 papes with index ... In 'The Encyclopedia of Women Killers,' true crime historian Brian Lane has compiled a comprehensive collection of cases illustrating the phenomenon of the female killer ... The comparative rarity of women killers makes this collection fascinating reading for any true crime enthusiast ... From over 200 individual murder cases, a pattern emerges of two main categories of deadly females: those who kill for the classic motives of greed, jealousy, lust and revenge and those for whom murder is a last resort after years of male suppression and violence ... The cases in this remarkable collection include: Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, immortalized in the film 'Heavenly Creatures' ... Beverley Allitt, the nurse who killed children in her care ... Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain ... Aileen Wuornos, dubbed 'America's First Female Serial Killer' ... Lizzie Borden, acquitted of the legendary Fall River Murders ... " The Encyclopedia of Women Killers " ... by Brian Lane .... published by Magpie, London ... 2006 Softcover ... *. New . USD 29.95** [Appr.: EURO 20 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2643] Book number: 6130 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	LEES, SUE Rape on Trial - Carnal Knowledge - Revised & Updated 2002 Edition London: Women's Press, 2002. First Revised & Updated Edition. Soft Cover. 5 x 7-3/4 x 1 " 0704347539 Softcover ... Brand new ... Never opened , Never owned ... Gift Giving quality ... 304 pages ... Updated & Revised 2002 First Edn ... Powerfully and superbly argued ... the first edition of this book that was published in 1996 ... is the landmark book which exploded myths about rape and led to reform of the law ... Author Sue Lees used victims' accounts ... analysis of police reporting ... and monitoring of British Crown Court trails ... to identify imbalances in the law and court procedure which enabled racists to walk free ... In this new edition ... Lees traces the impact of the first book ... and two important reforms that followed ... the broadening of the rules of evidence to make it easier to convict serial rapists who have been previously acquitted .... and legal moves to restrict sexual history evidence ... Drawing on transcripts of recent rape trials ... she shows that the culture of the bar and unfairness in the rules of evidence remain barriers to reform ... She also highlights the rise of drug-assisted rape ... and the UN declaration of rape in war as a war crime ... Unsurpassed in its focus on the experience of the survivor ... this book is the crucial text on rape, sexual violence, and the law ... " Carnal Knowledge : Rape on Trial - Revised & Updated 2002 Edition " ... by Sue Lees... published by The Women's Press, London *. NEW . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5236 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	LEYTON, ELLIOTT Men of Blood - Murder in Everyday Life - Murderers , Murder Investigations Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1996. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6 x 9 x 1" 077105310X 1996 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened , Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... dj has tiny closed shelf tear to spine & bend to inside front ... not noticeable inside New sleeve ... Gift Giving quality ... 237 pages ... all in English only ... Murder in Every day Life ... Many are convinced that crime, & especially violent crime, is increasing daily ... The media do just about everything they can to confirm this view by giving sensational coverage to the most lurid varieties of murder ... sex slayings, thrill killings & multiple murders ... In fact, according to the author of this book ... the perception is wrong & the media's reporting misleading ... Murder statistics in most western countries are stable ... The kinds of killings the media focuses on are rare ... And, without doubt, public hysteria about violent crime is uncalled-for ... This fascinating book examines real murders ... the type that police most often have to deal with ... murders resulting from fights between husbands and wives ... or parents & their children ... within extended families ... & among aquaintances ... what may be called ' commonplace , or everyday ' murders ... The vivid descriptions of typical crimes are scrupulously based on the transcripts of police interviews and court records ... This book is compellingly readable & an original contribution to the understanding of the phenomenon of murder ... " Men of Blood - Murder in Everyday Life " ... by Elliott Leyton ... published by McClelland Stewart , Toronto ... in English only ... 1995 First Edition Hardcover in dustjacket ... *. New/New . USD 22.95** [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2026] Book number: 1043 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	MELADY, JOHN Double Trap - the Last Public Hanging in Canada Toronto: Dundern, 2005. First. Softcover. Photos. 6 x 9 x 3/4" 1550025716 2005 Softcover First ... Brand new from publisher ... Gift Giving quality ... Never opened, Never owned, never marked ... 247 pages ... illustrated with B&W photos ... A dozen years before the Black Donnellys were butchered at Lucan, Ontario, another murderous rampage took place a few miles away ... On June 6, 1868, three men robbed and killed a rich farmer, his wife, and her unborn child ... They concocted an alibi , stuck to it, and almost got off ... In fact, two of them did ... The third, Nicholas Melady, went to prison and fell in love with a beautiful woman in a nearby cell ... There to entrap him, she listened, learned, and led him to the gallows ... When he was hanged in Goderich, hundreds watched, but thousands were late for the spectacle ... They were bitterly disappointed because they had missed the last public hanging in Canada ... " Double Trap : The Last Public Hanging in Canada " ... by John Melady ... published by Dundern, Toronto ... in English only *. NEW . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5579 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	ROBERTS, PAUL WILLIAM & NORMAN SNIDER Smokescreen : One Man Against the Underworld Toronto: Stoddart, 2001. 2001 Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6 x 9 x 1-1/4 " 077373323X Hardcover in DJ 2001 First Edition ... Brand new ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... True Crime - Law Enforcement ... Cal Broeker - tall, handsome, larger-than-life - was a man to reckon with in his town in upstate New York ... He was on the advisory board of his local bank and the parish council of his local church ... He was a successful businessman who ran a grocery store, a restaurant, and an antique shop ... He had a wife and children ... Life was good ... Then it all went very wrong, when he discovered that his new business partners in Montreal were linked to ruthless assassins in a global network of organized crime ... And that his wife was having an affair with his own brother ... and his trusted business associates were mismanaging his interests and destroying his reputation ... To regain his good name, Cal cooperated with the U.S. Secret Service and the RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, working his way into the confidence of criminals both large and small, and often uncovering their connections to big business in the process ... Soon his handlers realized just what they were handling: one of the best undercover agents they had ever encountered ... A virtuoso ... Neither a cop nor an informer, Cal was unique ... He could go farther undercover than any law enforcement agent ... He penetrated deep into the heart of biker gangs, drug cartels, Mohawk smuggling operations, and the Russian Mafia ... What he found - and what this book documents, in writing that reads like a thriller - was a sinister underworld in which criminals, state officials, and mega corporations alike conspire for profit - and damn the consequences to the public ... From counterfeit money rings to cigarette smuggling to arms trafficking, Smokescreen shows Cal Broeker in action, matching wits with some of the most deadly criminals on the planet ... " Smokescreen : One Man Against the Underworld " ... by Paul William Roberts & Norman Snider... published by Stoddart, Toronto 2001 ... First Printing in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving condition *. New/New . USD 22.95** [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2026] Book number: 5375 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	SUGARMANN, JOSH Banning Handguns, the Case for . . . Every Handgun , Hand Gun , Is Aimed at You New York: NP, 2001. 2001 Later Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Charts & Graphs. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 " 156584629X 2001 , later printing Hardcover in DJ ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked. Excellent Gift Giving quality. 238 pages with index, illustrated with B&W charts & graphs ... Jacket protected in New, clear nonstick mylar sleeve .... America's gun violence problem is a handgun problem. Gun-control advocates of every political stripe routinely want trigger locks, "smart guns," or the licensing of handgun owners and the registration of their weapons. But as this persuasive book shows, such measures divert attention from the real issue underlying America's gun violence epidemic. 'Every Handgun Is Aimed at You' demonstrates that banning handguns is the only effective way to reduce gun violence in our society. The leading research and statistics on handguns and handgun violence in America - summarized here in easily-accessible graphs and tables - point inescapably to that simple conclusion. In step-by-step fashion, Josh Sugarmann dismantles the alternatives to banning handguns. In doing so, he provides the clearest roadmap yet for bringing about real change in our nation's gun policy. suicide, the promotion of gun sales to children and women, and the author's analysis of the impact of more stringent licensing, enforcement, and safety features. Other chapters cover facts and history, the use of handguns in crime and self-defense, handguns and minorities, and handguns in public. " Every Handgun is Aimed at You : The Case for Banning Handguns " ... by Josh Sugarmann, 2001 Later Pinting. published by the New Press Publishing, New York ... Brand New Gift Giving quality *. NEW/New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 5978 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.
	WILLIAMS , TONY / HUMPHREY PRICE / REF : JACK THE RIPPER Uncle Jack - the True Identity of Jack the Ripper Revealed at Last , By a Direct Descendant London: Orion Pub, 2005. First. Soft Cover. Photos. 6 x 9 " 0752872079 2005 Softcover 1st ... Brand new from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Gift Giving quality ... 227 pages, with index ... illustrated wtih 16 pages Glossy B&W Photographs ... The solution at last to the most famous crime of all ? ... The true identity of Jack the Ripper ... most notorious muderer in all of England ? ... One of the authors of this book is a direct descendant of the killer ... He did not set out to find Jack the Ripper ... but the evidence he discovered while researching his ancestor is incontrovertible ... Together, the authors prove that their suspect was in Whitechapel at the same time as the crimes were committed, had the knowledge and the skills which the gruesome nature of the murders required ... and ... evidence has also been found linking the suspect to the victims ... The person identified in this book as the killer of 5 women ... mainly prostitutes ... in East End London , in 1888 , has never before been named a suspect in more than 100 years of intense speculation ... He is a very eminent man in his field ... naming him will cause shockwaves in the places where he is still venerated ... This revealing investigative work provides a consistent and plausible explanation for every aspect of the case ... He had the motive , the method, and the opportunity ... Have the myths and legends surrounding Jack the Ripper finally been brought to an end ? ... The authors believe they have ... Fascinating reading of the ' underground ' life of Victorian England ... especially as experienced through the eyes of one of the ' upper class ' ... " Uncle Jack " ... by Tony Williams, with Humphrey Price ... published by Orion Publishing, London , 2005 softcover *. New . USD 19.95** [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 6274 Click here to order or inquire at Cavendish International Books & Music.