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Grandfather Was a Policeman: The Western Australian Police Force 1829-1889 by Mollie Bentley

Grandfather Was a Policeman: The Western Australian Police Force 1829-1889 by Mollie Bentley

Grandfather Was a Policeman: The Western Australian Police Force 1829-1889 by Mollie Bentley

AU$22.00

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Dancing with Demons: True Life Misadventures of a Criminal Psychologist by Tim Watson-Munro

Dancing with Demons: True Life Misadventures of a Criminal Psychologist by Tim Watson-Munro

Dancing with Demons: True Life Misadventures of a Criminal Psychologist by Tim Watson-Munro

AU$19.00

Milat: Inside Australia's Biggest Manhunt: A Detective's Story by Clive Small and Tom Gilling

Milat: Inside Australia's Biggest Manhunt: A Detective's Story by Clive Small and Tom Gilling

Milat: Inside Australia's Biggest Manhunt: A Detective's Story by Clive Small and Tom Gilling

AU$19.00

The Baby Farmers: A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and Murder in 19th Century Australia by Annie Cossins

The Baby Farmers: A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and Murder in 19th Century Australia by Annie Cossins

The Baby Farmers: A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and Murder in 19th Century Australia by Annie Cossins

AU$28.00

Peter Ryan: The Inside Story by Sue Williams

Peter Ryan: The Inside Story by Sue Williams

Peter Ryan: The Inside Story by Sue Williams

AU$18.00

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The Ethel Murders by Bob Hillman

The Ethel Murders by Bob Hillman

The Ethel Murders by Bob Hillman

AU$28.00

Australia's Toughest Prisons Inmates: Locked Up in Pentridge, Cessnock, Minda, Goulburn, Silverwater, Risdon and Lithgow Jails by James Phelps

Australia's Toughest Prisons Inmates: Locked Up in Pentridge, Cessnock, Minda, Goulburn, Silverwater, Risdon and Lithgow Jails by James Phelps

Australia's Toughest Prisons Inmates: Locked Up in Pentridge, Cessnock, Minda, Goulburn, Silverwater, Risdon and Lithgow Jails by James Phelps

AU$25.00

Man Tracks With the Mounted Police in Australian Wilds by Ion L Idriess

Man Tracks With the Mounted Police in Australian Wilds by Ion L Idriess

Man Tracks With the Mounted Police in Australian Wilds by Ion L Idriess

AU$28.00

Murder on the Rabbit Proof Fence: The Strange Case of Arthur Upfield and Snowy Rowles

Murder on the Rabbit Proof Fence: The Strange Case of Arthur Upfield and Snowy Rowles

Murder on the Rabbit Proof Fence: The Strange Case of Arthur Upfield and Snowy Rowles

AU$25.00

With Malice Aforethought by Jack Coulter

With Malice Aforethought by Jack Coulter

With Malice Aforethought by Jack Coulter

AU$110.00

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Once a Copper: The Life and Times of Brian 'The Skull' Murphy by Vikki Petraitis

Once a Copper: The Life and Times of Brian 'The Skull' Murphy by Vikki Petraitis

Once a Copper: The Life and Times of Brian 'The Skull' Murphy by Vikki Petraitis

AU$25.00

The First Stone: Some Questions About Sex and Power by Helen Garner

The First Stone: Some Questions About Sex and Power by Helen Garner

The First Stone: Some Questions About Sex and Power by Helen Garner

AU$23.00

Nothing but the Truth: The Life and Times of Jack 'Ace' Ayling with Tony Barnao and Norm Lipson

Nothing but the Truth: The Life and Times of Jack 'Ace' Ayling with Tony Barnao and Norm Lipson

Nothing but the Truth: The Life and Times of Jack 'Ace' Ayling with Tony Barnao and Norm Lipson

AU$19.00

The Ragged Thirteen: Stories of Australia's Northern Frontier in the 1880s by Judy Robinson

The Ragged Thirteen: Stories of Australia's Northern Frontier in the 1880s by Judy Robinson

The Ragged Thirteen: Stories of Australia's Northern Frontier in the 1880s by Judy Robinson

AU$35.00

William Augustus Miles (1796-1851): Crime, Policing and Moral Entrepreneurship in England and Australia by David Philips

William Augustus Miles (1796-1851): Crime, Policing and Moral Entrepreneurship in England and Australia by David Philips

William Augustus Miles (1796-1851): Crime, Policing and Moral Entrepreneurship in England and Australia by David Philips

AU$21.00

Australia’s Most Murderous Prison: Behind the Walls of Goulburn Jail by James Phelps

Australia’s Most Murderous Prison: Behind the Walls of Goulburn Jail by James Phelps

Australia’s Most Murderous Prison: Behind the Walls of Goulburn Jail by James Phelps

AU$23.00

The Mickelberg Stitch by Avon Lovell

The Mickelberg Stitch by Avon Lovell

The Mickelberg Stitch by Avon Lovell

AU$29.00

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100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places by Ben Pobjie

100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places by Ben Pobjie

100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places by Ben Pobjie

AU$21.00

Australia's Most Infamous Jail: Inside the Walls of Pentridge Prison by James Phelps

Australia's Most Infamous Jail: Inside the Walls of Pentridge Prison by James Phelps

Australia's Most Infamous Jail: Inside the Walls of Pentridge Prison by James Phelps

AU$23.00

The Killing Streets by Tanya Bretherton

The Killing Streets by Tanya Bretherton

The Killing Streets by Tanya Bretherton

AU$28.00

Australian Crime: Chilling Tales of Our Time by Malcolm Brown

Australian Crime: Chilling Tales of Our Time by Malcolm Brown

Australian Crime: Chilling Tales of Our Time by Malcolm Brown

AU$23.00

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Beating the Odds: Alan Tripp’s Rise from Illegal SP Bookmaker to Gambling Kingpin by Nichola Garvey

Beating the Odds: Alan Tripp’s Rise from Illegal SP Bookmaker to Gambling Kingpin by Nichola Garvey

Beating the Odds: Alan Tripp’s Rise from Illegal SP Bookmaker to Gambling Kingpin by Nichola Garvey

AU$27.00

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Fruits of Our Labour: Celebrating 100 Years of the Western Australian Police Union of Workers compiled by Dave Lampard

Fruits of Our Labour: Celebrating 100 Years of the Western Australian Police Union of Workers compiled by Dave Lampard

Fruits of Our Labour: Celebrating 100 Years of the Western Australian Police Union of Workers compiled by Dave Lampard

AU$28.00

The Devil's Work: How Australia Hunted and Hanged the Serial Killer Who Shocked the World: Jack the Ripper by Garry Linnell

The Devil's Work: How Australia Hunted and Hanged the Serial Killer Who Shocked the World: Jack the Ripper by Garry Linnell

The Devil's Work: How Australia Hunted and Hanged the Serial Killer Who Shocked the World: Jack the Ripper by Garry Linnell

AU$26.00

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The Long Arm: A Biography of a Northern Territory Policeman by Hugh V Clarke

The Long Arm: A Biography of a Northern Territory Policeman by Hugh V Clarke

The Long Arm: A Biography of a Northern Territory Policeman by Hugh V Clarke

AU$28.00

Legal Executions in Western Australia by Brian Purdue

Legal Executions in Western Australia by Brian Purdue

Legal Executions in Western Australia by Brian Purdue

AU$19.00

The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Michael McGurk by Richard Vereker with Mark Abernethy

The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Michael McGurk by Richard Vereker with Mark Abernethy

The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Michael McGurk by Richard Vereker with Mark Abernethy

AU$17.00

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The Boy in the Dress: Investigating a Tragic Unsolved Murder in Wartime Australia That Echoes Through the Ages by Jonathan Butler

The Boy in the Dress: Investigating a Tragic Unsolved Murder in Wartime Australia That Echoes Through the Ages by Jonathan Butler

The Boy in the Dress: Investigating a Tragic Unsolved Murder in Wartime Australia That Echoes Through the Ages by Jonathan Butler

AU$23.00

The Stranger You Know: The Mysteries Behind the Kim Barry Murder Case by John Suter-Linton

The Stranger You Know: The Mysteries Behind the Kim Barry Murder Case by John Suter-Linton

The Stranger You Know: The Mysteries Behind the Kim Barry Murder Case by John Suter-Linton

AU$30.00

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Almost Perfect: The True Story of the Brutal Unsolved Crawford Murders by Greg Fogarty

Almost Perfect: The True Story of the Brutal Unsolved Crawford Murders by Greg Fogarty

Almost Perfect: The True Story of the Brutal Unsolved Crawford Murders by Greg Fogarty

AU$27.00

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My Mother, a Serial Killer by Hazel Baron as told to Janet Fife-Yeomans

My Mother, a Serial Killer by Hazel Baron as told to Janet Fife-Yeomans

My Mother, a Serial Killer by Hazel Baron as told to Janet Fife-Yeomans

AU$26.00

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The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia's Toughest Cop by Adam Shand

The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia's Toughest Cop by Adam Shand

The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia's Toughest Cop by Adam Shand

AU$19.00

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Lives of Crime: The Melbourne Gangland Murders and Other Tales of True Crime by Gary Tippet and Ian Munro

Lives of Crime: The Melbourne Gangland Murders and Other Tales of True Crime by Gary Tippet and Ian Munro

Lives of Crime: The Melbourne Gangland Murders and Other Tales of True Crime by Gary Tippet and Ian Munro

AU$20.00

Murder on the River of Gold: The Palmerville Station Murder by Robert Reid

Murder on the River of Gold: The Palmerville Station Murder by Robert Reid

Murder on the River of Gold: The Palmerville Station Murder by Robert Reid

AU$37.00

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The Hanging of Mary Ann: Based on a True Story, This Colonial Woman was a Victim of the Times by Angela Badger

The Hanging of Mary Ann: Based on a True Story, This Colonial Woman was a Victim of the Times by Angela Badger

The Hanging of Mary Ann: Based on a True Story, This Colonial Woman was a Victim of the Times by Angela Badger

AU$22.00

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Australia's Hardest Prison: Inside the Walls of Long Bay Jail by James Phelps

Australia's Hardest Prison: Inside the Walls of Long Bay Jail by James Phelps

Australia's Hardest Prison: Inside the Walls of Long Bay Jail by James Phelps

AU$20.00

Under Fire: How Australia's Violent History Led to Gun Control by Nick Brodie

Under Fire: How Australia's Violent History Led to Gun Control by Nick Brodie

Under Fire: How Australia's Violent History Led to Gun Control by Nick Brodie

AU$35.00

This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner

This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner

This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner

AU$16.00

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Police Stories by Vikki Petraitis

Police Stories by Vikki Petraitis

Police Stories by Vikki Petraitis

AU$17.00

Possessing the Dead: The Artful Science of Anatomy by Helen MacDonald

Possessing the Dead: The Artful Science of Anatomy by Helen MacDonald

Possessing the Dead: The Artful Science of Anatomy by Helen MacDonald

AU$27.00

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Naked City by John Silvester

Naked City by John Silvester

Naked City by John Silvester

AU$25.00

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Shotgun and Standover: The Story of the Painters and Dockers by James Morton and Russell Robinson

Shotgun and Standover: The Story of the Painters and Dockers by James Morton and Russell Robinson

Shotgun and Standover: The Story of the Painters and Dockers by James Morton and Russell Robinson

AU$20.00

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Gun Alley: Murder, Lies and Failure of Justice by Kevin Morgan

Gun Alley: Murder, Lies and Failure of Justice by Kevin Morgan

Gun Alley: Murder, Lies and Failure of Justice by Kevin Morgan

AU$28.00

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A History of Australian True Crime by Steve Samuelson and Ray Mason

A History of Australian True Crime by Steve Samuelson and Ray Mason

A History of Australian True Crime by Steve Samuelson and Ray Mason

AU$28.00

History Happened Here: Strange But True Tales From Australian Suburbia by James Cockington

History Happened Here: Strange But True Tales From Australian Suburbia by James Cockington

History Happened Here: Strange But True Tales From Australian Suburbia by James Cockington

AU$17.00

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Killing for Country: A Family Story by David Marr

Killing for Country: A Family Story by David Marr

Killing for Country: A Family Story by David Marr

AU$29.00

Australia's Most Infamous Criminals by Graham Seal

Australia's Most Infamous Criminals by Graham Seal

Australia's Most Infamous Criminals by Graham Seal

AU$24.00

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See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess Hill

See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess Hill

See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess Hill

AU$22.00

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No Monument of Stone: Elizabeth Woolcock’s Struggle Through Life by Allan L Peters

No Monument of Stone: Elizabeth Woolcock’s Struggle Through Life by Allan L Peters

No Monument of Stone: Elizabeth Woolcock’s Struggle Through Life by Allan L Peters

AU$35.00

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On Deadly Ground: The Assassination of John Newman MP by Tim Priest

On Deadly Ground: The Assassination of John Newman MP by Tim Priest

On Deadly Ground: The Assassination of John Newman MP by Tim Priest

AU$19.00

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Death on the Derwent: Sue Neill-Fraser's Story by Robin Bowles

Death on the Derwent: Sue Neill-Fraser's Story by Robin Bowles

Death on the Derwent: Sue Neill-Fraser's Story by Robin Bowles

AU$22.00

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Coniston by Michael Bradley

Coniston by Michael Bradley

Coniston by Michael Bradley

AU$20.00

50 Years Hard: The Story of Pentridge Gaol, Melbourne, from 1850 to 1900 by Denton Prout and Fred Feely

50 Years Hard: The Story of Pentridge Gaol, Melbourne, from 1850 to 1900 by Denton Prout and Fred Feely

50 Years Hard: The Story of Pentridge Gaol, Melbourne, from 1850 to 1900 by Denton Prout and Fred Feely

AU$22.00

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Underbelly: Mokbelly: The Final Chapter of the Underbelly War by Andrew Rule and John Silvester

Underbelly: Mokbelly: The Final Chapter of the Underbelly War by Andrew Rule and John Silvester

Underbelly: Mokbelly: The Final Chapter of the Underbelly War by Andrew Rule and John Silvester

AU$26.00

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Widow of Walcha: A True Story of Love, Lies and Murder in a Small Country Town by Emma Partridge

Widow of Walcha: A True Story of Love, Lies and Murder in a Small Country Town by Emma Partridge

Widow of Walcha: A True Story of Love, Lies and Murder in a Small Country Town by Emma Partridge

AU$25.00

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Stalking Claremont by Bret Christian

Stalking Claremont by Bret Christian

Stalking Claremont by Bret Christian

AU$28.00

Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles from Down Under by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles from Down Under by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles from Down Under by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

AU$25.00

Gangland Australia: Colonial Crimes to Carlton Crew by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

Gangland Australia: Colonial Crimes to Carlton Crew by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

Gangland Australia: Colonial Crimes to Carlton Crew by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

AU$23.00

The Ballroom Murder: The Dancefloor Shooting That Shocked Australia by Leigh Straw

The Ballroom Murder: The Dancefloor Shooting That Shocked Australia by Leigh Straw

The Ballroom Murder: The Dancefloor Shooting That Shocked Australia by Leigh Straw

AU$26.00

The Man Who Lost Himself: The Unbelievable Story of the Tichborne Claimant by Robyn Annear

The Man Who Lost Himself: The Unbelievable Story of the Tichborne Claimant by Robyn Annear

The Man Who Lost Himself: The Unbelievable Story of the Tichborne Claimant by Robyn Annear

AU$17.00

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