{"product_id":"secondhand-crime-fiction-thriller-bargain-book-box-sp2879","title":"Secondhand Crime Fiction \u0026 Thriller Bargain Book Box SP2879","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand True Crime Bargain Book Box SP2879\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEighteen true crime titles weighted towards Australian and American cases — Roger Maynard's account of the Backpacker Murders, Richard Rashke's Karen Silkwood investigation, Harold Schechter's early American serial killer study — alongside Jonathan Goodman's excellent Classic True Crime anthology series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Killing of Karen Silkwood — Richard Rashke — The definitive account of the nuclear safety whistleblower who died in a suspicious car accident in 1974 — the case that became a major film and remains officially unexplained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAn Evil Love: The Life of Frederick West — Geoffrey Wansell — A thorough biography of one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, tracing the roots of West's violence across decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMeans to a Kill — Jon E. Lewis — True crime cases in which the method of murder was as revealing as the motive — Lewis is a reliable guide through forensically interesting territory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDeadly Deviates — John Dunning — Killers whose crimes reflected extreme psychological disturbance — cases at the intersection of true crime and forensic psychology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eIll Met by Gaslight — Allan Massie — Five Edinburgh murders spanning the Victorian and Edwardian eras, reconstructed with scholarly care and a novelist's eye for atmosphere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDarkness in Eden: The Murder of Julie Ward — Jeremy Gavron — The investigation into the death of Julie Ward in the Masai Mara in 1988, and her father's extraordinary one-man campaign for justice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases — Ann Rule — One of Rule's most celebrated collections — Randy Roth murdered two wives for insurance money and nearly got away with it both times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEverything She Ever Wanted — Ann Rule — The true story of Patricia Allanson, a Georgia woman who poisoned and manipulated her way through two decades before justice finally intervened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eIf You Really Loved Me — Ann Rule — David Brown persuaded his teenage daughter to kill his wife — Rule's account of manipulation, complicity, and consequence is chilling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Supernatural Murders — ed. Jonathan Goodman — Classic true crime cases with an occult or supernatural dimension, gathered and introduced by one of the genre's most respected editors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Women Killers — Brian Lane — A comprehensive A-Z reference work on female killers across history and geography, combining reference utility with genuine narrative interest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMilat: The True Horror of the Backpacker Murders — Roger Maynard — The definitive account of Ivan Milat, who murdered seven young backpackers in the Belanglo State Forest — the case that shook Australia in the early 1990s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Medical Murders — ed. Jonathan Goodman — Classic true crime cases involving medical professionals who killed, drawn from Goodman's extensive historical archive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Country House Murders — ed. Jonathan Goodman — Classic true crime stories set in Britain's great houses — the country house murder as real phenomenon rather than fictional conceit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWho Killed Sir Harry Oakes? — James Leasor — The 1943 murder of the richest man in the Bahamas, with the Duke of Windsor as governor and the investigation controversially mishandled — still officially unsolved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Seaside Murders — ed. Jonathan Goodman — Classic true crime cases at the British seaside, where the innocent holiday backdrop made the violence even more shocking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBestial — Harold Schechter — The savage trail of Earle Nelson, the Gorilla Murderer, who killed more than twenty landladies across North America in the 1920s — Schechter at his most forensically detailed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAn Hour to Kill — Dale Hudson and Billy Hills — A true story of love, murder, and justice in a small South Carolina town — a case that divided a community and tested the limits of the legal system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49027218211035,"sku":"SP2879","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2879.jpg?v=1785062458","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/secondhand-crime-fiction-thriller-bargain-book-box-sp2879","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}