True stories books

A chilling, incisive look into the mind of real-life 'Killer Clown' John Wayne Gacy  Read More >>

In 1976 the body of Anna Mae Aquash, an American Indian activist, was found frozen in the Badlands of South Dakota--or...  Read More >>

In 1976 the body of Anna Mae Aquash, an American Indian activist, was found frozen in the Badlands of South Dakota--or...  Read More >>

Inside the twisted mind of Ian Huntley, and the infamous Soham murders.  Read More >>

A unique and deeply affecting memoir of a child's survival in the Roma and Sinti holocaust.  Read More >>

Using real-life stories, Forgiveness explores the messy, complex and gripping subject of forgiveness.   Read More >>

The high-octane, Seabiscuit-meets-Scarface story of how Randy Lanier became a 1980s international sports star, soaring...  Read More >>

“Teaching in the jail system is a surreal experience, a whole other existence. In this bizarreness you encounter...  Read More >>

The Pack tells the true story of Connie Larson, who, along with her partner Jim and their Alaskan malamute Sekima,...  Read More >>

This book is about a guy named Momma's Boy. He came from a good home, but he still lived in the hood. He had...  Read More >>

This is the untold story of a remote garrison of Allied soldiers on New Guinea during WWII who stood up to the Japanese...  Read More >>

Between Two Worlds brings us thirty of the best short stories chosen from the thousands of entries in the SBS Emerging...  Read More >>

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 ‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’...  Read More >>

In 1944, news of secret diaries kept by Italy's Foreign Minister, Galeazzo Ciano, had permeated public consciousness....  Read More >>

The fighting had ended but for Sandakan's most notorious prisoner the war was not over.  Read More >>

Every serial killer is a ""nice guy""-until he's found out. The shocking, true account of a Southern charmer who...  Read More >>

Bob Leach was a throwback to an era of legendary Texas desperados. He was a conman, a kidnapper, a cattle rustler,...  Read More >>

The Ballroom Murder is a true crime story that is rich with first-hand newspaper accounts from the day, and demonstrates...  Read More >>

The 1980s was a time of notorious serial killers—Jeffrey Dahmer, Aileen Wuornos, Samuel Little—but also advances...  Read More >>

The cold-case murder of John Hughes,the son of a Chicago Outfit member suspected of pulling the trigger,and the...  Read More >>

Hebridean Solace is the story of a woman of inspirational faith and dignity who came from a generation that just...  Read More >>

On the 5th June 1944, 38 Landing Ships (Tank) - or LSTs - departed from the Fal Estuary in South Cornwall. Others...  Read More >>

The accusations. The suspicions. The devastating impact. This is the true story of the Devils of the Bassa Modenese...  Read More >>

Jaco van Gass was 23 when he was hit by a grenade in Afghanistan in 2009. Losing his left arm he sustained life-threatening...  Read More >>

Laurie Holloway is one of Britain's best-known pianists and arrangers, with a lifetime of contribution to the British...  Read More >>