Mr. Mike's Books For Sale -- True Crime - International

[010314] Adams, Ian. Agent of Influence: A True Story. Toronto, Canada: Stoddart, 1998. First Printing. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0773731237. 233p. Library stamps/labels, dust jacket covered with adhesive plastic and taped to cover. Former Canadian ambassador to Russia is debriefed by "special agents" and dies under mysterious circumstances. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA OR CANADA. $6.95

[005297] Berry-Dee, Christopher & Odell, Robin. Ladykiller. London, England: True Crime, 1993. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0863696902. 304p, index, 8p of B&W photos. Some cover wear. John Cannan, who boasted of over a hundred one-night stands in three years, is charged with the brutal murder and rape of a newlywed and suspected in the disappearance of a real estate agent. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $6.95

[012610] Blaise, Clark; Mukherjee, Bharati. The Sorrow and the Terror: The Haunting Legacy of the Air India Tragedy. Markham, Ontario, Canada: Viking Press, 1987. No Stated Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0670812048. 219p, 16p of B&W photos. Stamp on inside front cover, minor wear on top edge, dust jacket wear/rubbing. Bombs explode at Tokyo airport and in a plane off the coast of Ireland, killing over 300 people, the effects of which continue today. NOT A LIBRARY DISCARD! $6.95

[013227] Bourgois, Philippe. In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 6th PB Printing. Trade Paperback. Good ISBN: 0521574609. 392p, index, B&W photos. Some cover wear, creasing on front cover, highlighting in colored pen on about a dozen pages. An anthropologist gains the trust and long-term friendship of street-level drug dealers in East Harlem. $7.79

[012631] Bowles, Robin. Justice Denied: An Investigation into the Death of Jaidyn Leskie. Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia, 1999. 2nd PB Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0732910005. 407p, 8p of B&W photos. Some minor cover wear. Jaidyn Leskie was the child of Bilynda Williams and Brett Leskie, kidnapped and murdered in Australia in 1997. Despite leads, and the arrest and trial of a prime suspect, Leskie's murder remains unsolved. Despite deciding in 2002 not to hold an inquest into the toddler's death, the case remained in the news for several more years and an inquest was held in 2006 implicating the mother's boyfriend, Greg Domaszewicz. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $23.95

[005135] Bryant, Alan. Murder Most 'orrid. England: Regentlane Ltd., 1997. No Stated Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1900821257. 163p. Minor bump at bottom of spine, a couple of dog-eared pages, bookstore stamp. A collection of 30 true stories about criminals who terrorized the citizens of England between 1700 and 1836, including including Eugene Aram, Elizabeth Brownrigg, Jack Sheppard, Richard Turpin, Earl Ferrers, Catherine Hayes, John Rann, Captain Kidd, Henry Fauntleroy, and David Hoggart. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA $9.95

[007936] Chamberlain, Roderic. Stuart Affair. London, England: Robert Hale, 1973. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0709140975. 312p, B&W photos. Dust jacket wear, fading at top. Notorious Australian case of man unjustly accused of raping and murdering a nine-year-old girl who had 7 stays of execution. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $9.95

[012912] Cheetham, Erika. Murder With Menaces: The Story of the Murder of JUlie Dart and the Kidnapping of Stephanie Slater. London, England: Headline, 1993. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0747243387. 314p, 16p of B&W photos. Some cover wear, crease on back cover. The story of the murder of Julie Dart and the kidnapping of real estate agent Stephanie Slater by Michael Sams. An excellent book! BOOK SHIPS FROM THE USA. $13.95

[011953] Cole, J.A.. Prince of Spies: Henri Le Caron. London, England: Faber & Faber, 1984. First Printing. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0571132332. 221p, illustrations. Dust jacket covered with adhesive plastic and taped to cover, library stamps/labels. Library has rebound book in generic white cover. $6.95

[013201] Daniels, Eddie. There & Back: Robben Island 1964-1979. South Africa: Mayibuye Books, 1998. 2nd Edition. Trade Paperback. Good ISBN: 0620267860. 259p. Some cover wear/rubbing. Author Daniels is banned, detained and imprisoned for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $6.95

[008900] Deacon, Richard. 'C': A Biography of Sir Maurice Oldfield, Head of MI6. London, England: Futura Publications, 1985. No Stated Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0708828787. 275p, index. Some cover wear, browning. Story of director general of MI6, who controlled and extended a vast web of information and international intrigue. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $6.95

[012806] Dillon, Martin. The Shankill Butchers: A Case Study of Mass Murder. London, England: Arrow Books, 1990. 5th PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0099738104. 338p, 8p of B&W photos. Some cover wear, signs of moisture on outer edge of some pages in middle. A group of Protestant paramilitaries embarks on a spree of indiscriminate murder which leaves 30 Northern Irish Catholics dead. $6.95

[013266] Fellows, Warren. The Damage Done: Twelve Years of Hell in a Bangkok Prison. Edinburgh, Scotland: Mainstream Publishing, 2002. 5th PB Printing. Trade Paperback. Good ISBN: 184018275X. 192p. Cover wear. Grisly tale, highly reminiscent of Midnight Express, of Australian jailed in Thailand after he is caught trying to smuggle heroin out of the country. $6.95

[013015] Fernandez, Rodolfo Davalos. United States vs. the Cuban Five: A Judicial Cover-Up. Havana, Cuba: Editorial Capitan San Luis, 2006. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 09592112940. 215p. Some cover wear/rubbing. THIS BOOK IS IN ENGLISH. Story of the Cuban Five, five Cuban nationals convicted of espionage, conspiracy to commit murder, and other illegal activities in the United States. The fairness of their trial received widespread international criticism. $29.95

[008733] Foot, Carl. Murder at the Farm: Who Killed Carl Bridgewater?. England: Penguin Books, 1988. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 01401013937. 281p, 8p of B&W photos, index. Young boy is brutally murdered; four men are convicted on flimsy evidence. $6.95

[008697] Gouzenko, Igor. This Was My Choice. Montreal, Canada: Palm Publishers, 1968. 2nd Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good 238p. Some cover wear, underlining in pencil noted on a few pages, top of first page torn off (does not affect text). Story of the man at the greatest spy conspiracy in Canada. $8.95

[010861] Harder, Christopher. The Guns of Lautoka. Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand: Sunshine Press NZ Ltd., 1988. 1st PB Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0959790101. 249p. Some cover wear. Story of Canadian born Auckland based lawyer who gets involved with illegal arms shipments in Fiji. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $8.95

[007742] Huggett, Rene; Berry, Paul. Daughters of Cain. London, England: Pan Books, 1961. No Stated Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good 315p. Some cover wear, browning. Story of nine women executed in Britain between 1923 and 1955. Includes Ruth Ellis, Susan Newell, Louie Calvert, Ethel Major, Dorothea Waddingham, Charlotte Bryant, Margaret Allen, Louisa Merrifield and Styllou Christofi. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $6.95

[009836] Jacobsen, Quentin. Solitary in Johannesburg. London, England: Michael Joseph, 1973. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0718111095. 256p. Top 1/3 of first two pages (before title page) has been cut off; sticker on back cover, some cover wear. South African man is arrested because of suspected terrorist activities. $8.95

[011477] Jessel, David. Trial and Error. London, England: Headline, 1994. 1st PB Printing. Trade Paperback. Good ISBN: 0747278369. 210p, index, 16p of B&W photos. Some cover wear. Written in conjunction with UK TV series, this book looks at English miscarriages of justice. Includes Mary Druhan, Mark Cleary, Peter Fell, Gary Mills and Tony Poole. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $6.95

[010771] John, Otto. Twice Through the Lines: Autobiography of a Super-Spy. London, England: Futura Publications Limited, 1974. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0860070360. 271p. Some cover wear. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA OR CANADA $6.95

[013305] Josey, Alex. The David Marshall Trials. Singapore: Times Books International, 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 9971651114. 252p, B&W photos. Story of criminal defense lawyer who defended many persons charged with murder and other serious crimes in courts of Singapore and those states which now form the kingdom of Malaysia. $12.95

[007733] Kray, Kate. The Black Widow: The Life and Crimes of Linda Calvey. London, England: Headline, 2003. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0755310365. 279p, index, 8p of B&W photos. Some cover wear, price sticker on back cover. Story of Britain's most notorious female gangster who murdered her lover when the hitman she hired couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger. $6.95

[012556] Lee, Sara. Classic Murders of the North West. London, England: Pan Books, 2005. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0330421174. 245p. Some cover wear, stamp on the bottom. "North West" refers to the northwest of England -- 25 disturbing tales. Ships from Canada or USA. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $6.95

[012939] McKay, Reg. Murder Capital: Life and Death on the Streets of Glasgow. Edinburgh, Scotland: Black & White Publishing, 2006. 1st PB Printing. Trade Paperback. Good ISBN: 1845020936. 244p, index, 8p of COLOR photos. Some cover wear, water stain on bottom outer corner of pages for last half of book, does not interfere with text. The author claims that Glasgow is the murder capital of Europe! $6.95

[012797] McNab, Duncan. The Usual Suspect: The Life of Abe Saffron. Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2005. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1405036753. 288p, index, B&W photos. Minor cover wear/rubbing. A look at Australian "businessman" accused ot being a corrupter of police, politicians and perhaps even the moral fabric of Australian society. $19.95

[010967] Morton, James; Dickson, John. Crimes of the Krays Omnibus. London, England: Time Warner Paperbacks, 2002. First Printing of this Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0751532940. 164p, 16p of B&W photos. Consists of two books, Calling Time on the Krays by "Mrs. X," edited by Morton and Murder Without Conviction by Dickson. $6.95

[013234] No Author. International Renegades: North Korean Diplomacy Through Terror. Seoul, Korea: Korean Overseas Information Service, 1983. Soft Cover. Good 106p, B&W/color photos. Some cover wear, especially in area of spine, small tear on front cover, some creasing on back cover. Story of North Korean terrorist attack in Burma on October 9, 1983 which resulted in the death of 21 people, including 17 South Koreans. $7.95

[008049] Ohler, Shawn; Hall, Vicki. 100 Days in the Jungle. Toronto, Canada: Key Porter, 2000. 1st PB Printing. Trade Paperback. Good ISBN: 1552632822. 224p. Some cover wear, crease on back cover. Eight oil workers in Ecuador are taken hostage by fifteen armed guerrillas. $6.95

[013220] Rice, Berkeley. Trafficking: The Boom and Bust of the Air America Cocaine Ring. New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's, 1991. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0312925239. 418p, 8p of B&W photos, index. Some minor cover wear, a couple of spine creases, slight browning on inside covers, binding is tight. Yuppies smuggle ten tons of cocaine into the U.S. from Colombia. This is NOT an ex-library book, a "reader copy" or in merely "acceptable" condition! $39.95

[012183] Rowland, John. Murder Revisited. London, England: Pan Books, 1964. Mass Market Paperback. Good 206p, index. Some cover wear, bookstore stamp, book has slight warp from not being stored flat. An interesting study of two amazingly parallel poisoning cases in 1920's Britain: Harold Greenwood and Major Herbert Armstrong. $6.95

[013122] Schreiber, Mark. Shocking Crimes of Postwar Japan. Tokyo, Japan: Yenbooks, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 4900737348. 312p, B&W photos. Some minor cover wear. Includes 1995 Tokyo subway gas attack, Kodaira Yoshio, bank poisonings, United Red Army, Korean dissident Kim Dae Jung, murder committed by Miura Kazuyoshi, and Glico-Morinaga blackmail incident, among others. $33.95

[012546] Simmonds, James. Azaria: Wednesday's Child. West Melbourne, Australia: TPNL Books, 1982. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0959269908. 216p, 16p of B&W photos. Writing on first page, some cover wear. The complete story of Australia's dingo baby case (Lindy Chamberlain), according to the front cover. This copy of the book is dispatched from the USA. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA OR CANADA. $6.95

[012516] Skelton, Douglas. Blood on the Thistle: A Casebook of 20th Century Scottish Murder. London, England: HarperCollins, 1994. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0006383602. 209p, bibliography, 8p of B&W photos. Cover wear, bookstore stamp, signs of moisture on outer edge of some pages in middle, cocked spine, binding cracked in middle of photo section. 15 sinister tales of Scottish murder (it says 20 on the cover, which is wrong) including John Donald Merrett, Patrick Higgins, Jeannie Donald, Patrick Carraher, Jimmy Boyle, Stanislaw Myszka, Gordon Hay, Peter Manuel, Thomas Young, Sheila Garvie, Howard Wilson, Bible John, James Keenan, James Griffiths, Paddy Meehan, Robert Mone, Thomas McCulluch, Archibald Hall and Brian Newcombe. $9.95

[013142] Tan, Sumiko. True Crime: Murder and Rape from the Police Files. Singapore: Times Books International, 1990. Soft Cover. Good ISBN: 9812041788. 160p, B&W photos. Some cover wear. Seven of Singapore's most notorious criminals, including the murderous Andrew Road Rambo; the tragic con artist; the Bedok robber-rapist; the elusive kidnap kingpin; and the apologetic wife-chopper. $23.95

[012620] Valentine, Steven. The Black Panther Story. England: New English Library, 1976. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0450030997. 159p, B&W photos on inside covers. Wear on front cover where price sticker removed. No relation to the US black militants ... hunt for English murderer and kidnapper was the most expensive ever mounted in that country. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA OR CANADA $6.95

[005267] Ward, Phil. Azaria!. Sydney, Australia: Phil Ward, No Stated Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0959113304. 191p, cover has flaps with color pictures of the dingo which killed Lindy Chamberlain's baby and also maps of the Ayer's Rock area. Cover wear, writing on first page. Man who spent 125,000 dollars of his own money investigating the notorious murder of Azaria Chamberlain tells why she is innocent. $6.95

[009050] Wilkes, Roger. Wallace: The Final Verdict. London, England: The Bodley Head, 1984. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: 037030571X. 269p, index, 16p of B&W photos. Woman in 1930's Liverpool is found with her head crushed by violent blows; her husband is tried, convicted and sentenced to hang and then acquitted in a sensational court judgment. This book investigates who the real killer might be. $7.95

[007732] Wood, Barry. A Blood Betrayal: The Inside Story of the Jersey Murders. London, England: HarperCollins, 1994. 1st PB Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Average ISBN: 0006383750. 330p, 8p of B&W photos. Cover wear/creasing, cocked spine. Parents of rich sons disappear and are later found buried in a shallow grave. BOOK SHIPS FROM USA. $6.95