Mafia Son: the Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI, and a Story of Betrayal (HARDBACK)

A sensational, epic true story of a modern Mafia dynasty, by an author with incredible inside access to both the Mob and the FBI. The Scarpas were a Mafia dynasty led by Greg Scarpa Sr., a man addicted to murder. His son, Gregory Jr., worshipped his ruthless father, and was slowly drawn into his dark world. What only father and son knew was that for thirty years Scarpa Sr. was an FBI informant. …

Mafia Son: The Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI, and a Story of Betrayal (PAPERBACK)

'A tense, penetrating psychological portrait of the Wiseguy who went right and paid the price. A true thriller in the tradition of Donnie Brasco and Goodfellas.' Robert Graysmith, author of Zodiac 'A punchy account of a poisonous familial relationship & the older Scarpa makes Tony Soprano seem like a choirboy.' Daily Express The Scarpas were a New York Mafia dynasty led by Greg Sca…

Slaughter on a Snowy Morn: A Tale of Murder, Corruption and the Death Penalty Case that Revolutionised the American Courtroom (TRADE PAPERBACK)

Sing Sing Prison, New York, July 1916. Charles Frederick Stielow, a 37-year-old farmhand with the mind of an infant, is just minutes away from the electric chair for a double murder he didn’t commit. With a vengeful legal system baying for blood, his situation looks hopeless. Eight blocks away, Stielow’s wife sobs helplessly in her hotel room, certain she will never see her husba…

Slaughter On a Snowy Morn: A Tale of Murder, Corruption and The Death Penalty Case That Shocked America (PAPERBACK)

Sing Sing Prison, New York, July 1916. Charles Frederick Stielow, a 37-year-old farmhand with the mind of an infant, is just minutes away from the electric chair for a double murder he didn’t commit...With a vengeful legal system baying for blood, his situation looks hopeless. Eight blocks away, Stielow's wife sobs helplessly in her hotel room, certain she will never see her husband alive ag…

Stealing the Scream: The Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece

  Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime book 'Much more than an outstanding detective story that happens to be taken from real life. Dolnick has provided us with an insider's view of the hidden world of art theft, where paintings by old masters are used to settle gambling debts and priceless canvases are rolled up in the trunk. This is a fascinating tale, expertly told,…

Stealing the Scream: The Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece

One morning in 1994, two men in a stolen car skid to a halt in front of Norway's National Gallery. Minutes later, they roar off with Edvard Munch's iconic, tortured, best-known work. In desperation, Norwegian police call on the world's greatest art detective - Scotland Yard's enigmatic, irascible, brilliant Charley Hill. The hunt for The Scream will either cap his career or end in a fiasco that wi…

The Father of Forensics: How Sir Bernard Spilsbury Invented Modern CSI

Before CSI, there was one man who saw beyond the crime, and into the future of forensic science. He was once one of the most famous people in Britain, and, through his use of cutting-edge science, Bernard Spilsbury single-handedly brought criminal investigations into the modern age. Starting out as a charismatic physician in the early 20th century, Spilsbury shook up the English just…

The Father of Forensics: How Sir Bernard Spilsbury Invented Modern CSI

In the vein of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Colin Evans' book brilliantly explores how Sir Bernard Spilsbury, a superstar detective in 1920s Britain, solved a catalogue of gruesome, unexplained murders. He was once one of the most famous people in Britain, and, through his use of cutting-edge science, Bernard Spilsbury single-handedly brought criminal investigations into the modern age…