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Gorgeous Girl by Mary K Pershall

Gorgeous Girl by Mary K Pershall

Gorgeous Girl by Mary K Pershall

AU$18.00

The Good Cop: The True Story of Ron Iddles, Australia's Greatest Detective by Justine Ford

The Good Cop: The True Story of Ron Iddles, Australia's Greatest Detective by Justine Ford

The Good Cop: The True Story of Ron Iddles, Australia's Greatest Detective by Justine Ford

AU$18.00

Public Enemies: Ray Denning, Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox and the Golden Age of Armed Robbery

Public Enemies: Ray Denning, Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox and the Golden Age of Armed Robbery

Public Enemies: Ray Denning, Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox and the Golden Age of Armed Robbery

AU$21.50

Gangland Oz: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

Gangland Oz: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

Gangland Oz: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by James Morton and Susanna Lobez

AU$19.00

To Protect and to Serve: The Untold Truth About the New South Wales Police Service by Richard Basham and Tim Priest

To Protect and to Serve: The Untold Truth About the New South Wales Police Service by Richard Basham and Tim Priest

To Protect and to Serve: The Untold Truth About the New South Wales Police Service by Richard Basham and Tim Priest

AU$19.00

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$17.00

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

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 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 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

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

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

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$27.00

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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Coniston by Michael Bradley

Coniston by Michael Bradley

Coniston by Michael Bradley

AU$20.00

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

Seven Bones: Two Wives, Two Violent Murders, A Fight for Justice by Peter Seymour and Jason J Foster

Seven Bones: Two Wives, Two Violent Murders, A Fight for Justice by Peter Seymour and Jason J Foster

Seven Bones: Two Wives, Two Violent Murders, A Fight for Justice by Peter Seymour and Jason J Foster

AU$27.00

Australia's Most Evil Women by Paul B Kidd

Australia's Most Evil Women by Paul B Kidd

Australia's Most Evil Women by Paul B Kidd

AU$19.00

Blood Stain by Peter Lalor

Blood Stain by Peter Lalor

Blood Stain by Peter Lalor

AU$23.00

Evil Angels by John Bryson

Evil Angels by John Bryson

Evil Angels by John Bryson

AU$20.00

Schapelle: The Facts, the Evidence, the Truth by Tony Wilson

Schapelle: The Facts, the Evidence, the Truth by Tony Wilson

Schapelle: The Facts, the Evidence, the Truth by Tony Wilson

AU$17.00

Now Tell Me This: A Tale of a NSW Policeman by Penny Becchio

Now Tell Me This: A Tale of a NSW Policeman by Penny Becchio

Now Tell Me This: A Tale of a NSW Policeman by Penny Becchio

AU$23.00

Schapelle: Final Chapter: Coming Home by Tony Wilson

Schapelle: Final Chapter: Coming Home by Tony Wilson

Schapelle: Final Chapter: Coming Home by Tony Wilson

AU$16.00

The Summer Exercises by Ross Gibson and edited by Terri-ann White

The Summer Exercises by Ross Gibson and edited by Terri-ann White

The Summer Exercises by Ross Gibson and edited by Terri-ann White

AU$24.00

A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty by Kirsten McKenzie

A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty by Kirsten McKenzie

A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty by Kirsten McKenzie

AU$25.00

May They Rest in Peace: The History and Ghosts of the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum by Jane Hall

May They Rest in Peace: The History and Ghosts of the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum by Jane Hall

May They Rest in Peace: The History and Ghosts of the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum by Jane Hall

AU$23.00

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The Cruel City: Is Adelaide the Murder Capital of Australia? by Stephen Orr

The Cruel City: Is Adelaide the Murder Capital of Australia? by Stephen Orr

The Cruel City: Is Adelaide the Murder Capital of Australia? by Stephen Orr

AU$23.00

True Stories: Selected Non-Fiction by Helen Garner

True Stories: Selected Non-Fiction by Helen Garner

True Stories: Selected Non-Fiction by Helen Garner

AU$19.00

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Policing in Australia: Historical Perspectives edited by Mark Finnane

Policing in Australia: Historical Perspectives edited by Mark Finnane

Policing in Australia: Historical Perspectives edited by Mark Finnane

AU$67.00

True Stories from the Morgue: Stories from a Forensic Counsellor by John Merrick

True Stories from the Morgue: Stories from a Forensic Counsellor by John Merrick

True Stories from the Morgue: Stories from a Forensic Counsellor by John Merrick

AU$24.00

I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective by Gary Jubelin with Dan Box

I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective by Gary Jubelin with Dan Box

I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective by Gary Jubelin with Dan Box

AU$19.00

A Life By Design: The Art and Lives of Florence Broadhurst by Siobhan O'Brien

A Life By Design: The Art and Lives of Florence Broadhurst by Siobhan O'Brien

A Life By Design: The Art and Lives of Florence Broadhurst by Siobhan O'Brien

AU$22.00

Waterfront: Graft, Corruption and Violence - Australia's Crime Frontier from 1788 to Now by Duncan McNab

Waterfront: Graft, Corruption and Violence - Australia's Crime Frontier from 1788 to Now by Duncan McNab

Waterfront: Graft, Corruption and Violence - Australia's Crime Frontier from 1788 to Now by Duncan McNab

AU$28.00

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