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Legal Highs: Inside Secrets of the World's Newest and Deadliest Drugs

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781848667167 | Quercus, October 11, 2016, cover price $14.99

9781848667143 | 1 edition (Quercus, April 9, 2015), cover price $14.99

Sexy Beasts: The True Story of the Diamond Geezers and the Record-breaking $100 Million Hatton Garden Heist

By Wensley Clarkson

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9780316546027 | Hachette Books, July 12, 2016, cover price $16.00

Cocaine Confidential: True Stories Behind the World's Most Notorious Narcotic

Product Description: Cocaine is the world's most notorious narcotic. It underpins a vast, multi-billion pound underworld with a dark and deadly side. But who really are the shadowy people behind this chilling network? The coca farmers, the jungle sweat-shop workers, the smugglers, the suppliers, and, ultimately, the dealers who provide for the world's hundreds of millions of users...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781848663299 | Quercus, February 12, 2015, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Cocaine is the world's most notorious narcotic.

9781848663275 | Quercus, November 1, 2014, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: From those who grow the coca to the end dealersâthe inside stories of the people involved in the world of cocaine smuggling Cocaine is the world's most notorious narcotic.

The Curse of Brink's Mat: Twenty-Five Years of Murder and Mayhem

Product Description: On 26 November 1983 six armed robbers escaped with Â£28 million worth of gold bullion from a Brink's-Mat warehouse at London's Heathrow Airport. The heist made the careers of many of the underworld's biggest names, and changed the face of British crime for ever...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781849163071 | Quercus, October 1, 2014, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: On 26 November 1983 six armed robbers escaped with Â£28 million worth of gold bullion from a Brink's-Mat warehouse at London's Heathrow Airport.

Hash: The Secret and Chilling Story Behind the Drug's Deadly Underworld

Product Description: For millions of people across the world, lighting up a joint is no more controversial than having a cup of tea. But in Hash Wensley Clarkson explores the dark and sinister side of this multi-billion pound business: one fuelled by a brutal underworld network of dealers, drug barons, bent cops and even terrorists...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781782061991 | Reprint edition (Quercus, September 1, 2014), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: For millions of people across the world, lighting up a joint is no more controversial than having a cup of tea.

Armed Robbery: From the Great Train Robbery to the Graff's Gem Heist

Product Description: In the last fifty years, the changing face of British crime has turned the UK into the wild west of Europe. For decades drugs dominated the UK underworld, but in recent years a spate of major robberiesâor heistsâhas grabbed the headlines...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781780973630 | Carlton Books Ltd, November 1, 2013, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: In the last fifty years, the changing face of British crime has turned the UK into the wild west of Europe.

Hash: The Chilling Inside Story of the Secret Underworld Behind the World's Most Lucrative Drug

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781782061977 | Gardners Books, June 6, 2013, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: For millions of people across the world, lighting up a joint is no more controversial than having a cup of tea.

The Curse of Brink's-Mat: 25 Years of Murder & Mayhem: The Inside Story of the Twentieth Century's Most Lucrative Armed Robbery

Product Description: The definitive story of Britainâs most legendary crime and its legacy from one of the worldâs top true crime authorsÂ The Brinkâs-Mat raid was the robbery of the century, the stuff of legends in the criminal underworld. On November 26, 1983, a group of robbers burst into the Brinkâs-Mat warehouse near Heathrow Airport, expecting to find a decent-sized haul of cash Â but instead they stumbled upon nearly seven thousand gold bars worth Â£28 million...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781849163057 | Quercus, April 13, 2012, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The definitive story of Britainâs most legendary crime and its legacy from one of the worldâs top true crime authorsÂ The Brinkâs-Mat raid was the robbery of the century, the stuff of legends in the criminal underworld.

Car Trouble: A Childhood on Four Wheels

Product Description: Wensley Clarkson's mom and dad lived on a different planet from most parents as he grew up in post-war London in the late 1950s and '60s. His mother spent much of her time nursing a tumbler of whisky and a bottle of pills, while his father edited one of Britain's bestselling weekly newspapers...read more

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9781845966126 | Mainstream, March 1, 2011, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Wensley Clarkson's mom and dad lived on a different planet from most parents as he grew up in post-war London in the late 1950s and '60s.

The Mother from Hell: She Murdered Her Daughters and Turned Her Sons into Killers

Product Description: Theresa Knorr seemed like a devoted, loving mother struggling to bring up five children on her own. But what friends and neighbours didn't suspect was that she had become so insanely jealous of her daughters' growing beauty that she arranged terrible deaths for two of them...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781843584261 | John Blake, March 1, 2011, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Theresa Knorr seemed like a devoted, loving mother struggling to bring up five children on her own.

Gang Wars on the Costa: The True Story of the Bloody Conflict Raging in Paradise

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781843582519 | John Blake, December 1, 2010, cover price $13.95

9781844548088 | Reprint edition (John Blake, October 1, 2009), cover price $19.95

Gang Wars of London: How the Streets of the Capital Became a Battleground

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844548316 | Reprint edition (John Blake, August 1, 2010), cover price $19.95

Little Survivors

In this collection of true stories, by turns horrifying and desperately sad, we see that a smashed childhood is all too common. But how and whyÂ do innocent youngsters have their lives so cruelly spoiled? What makes adults abuse children, and ultimately, scar them for the rest of their lives? LittleÂ Survivors tells real stories that are breathtaking in the bravery they reveal of the abused, and horrifying in the catalog of abuse they describe. The lives of ten innocent victims are recounted, as they tell in their own words the heartbreaking stories of how adults callously set about destroying their lives.

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844541706 | John Blake, September 30, 2005, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: In this collection of true stories, by turns horrifying and desperately sad, we see that a smashed childhood is all too common.

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9781844548538 | John Blake, February 1, 2010, cover price $11.95

Hit 'Em Hard: Jack Spot, King of the Underworld

Product Description: Biography of Jack Spot, king of the 1950s London underworld who inspired both the Krays and the Richardsons. One time king of the underworld, Jack Spot was known as one of the most powerful criminals in Britain -- amassing incredible wealth, and being associated with a string of women, throughout his 30 year career...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9780007124404 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, October 1, 2002, cover price $32.50 | About this edition: One time king of the underworld, Jack Spot was known as one of the most powerful criminals in BritainÂamassing incredible wealth and being associated with a string of women throughout his 30-year career.

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9780007336531 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, August 1, 2009, cover price $12.35 | About this edition: Biography of Jack Spot, king of the 1950s London underworld who inspired both the Krays and the Richardsons.

9780007124411 | Harper Uk, June 1, 2003, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: One time king of the underworld, Jack Spot was known as one of the most powerful criminals in Britainâamassing incredible wealth and being associated with a string of women throughout his 30-year career.

John Travolta: King Of Cool

John Travolta is one of Hollywood's icons. With his trademark piercing blue eyes, he has won a place in the hearts of millions of film fans the world over. From disco king to ice-cool gangster, he has remained one of Hollywood's most popular leading men. This title offers a portrait of Travolta's life and work.

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844541256 | John Blake, June 30, 2005, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: With his piercing blue eyes, dazzling smile, and innate sense of cool, John Travolta has, for over three decades, won a place in the hearts of millions of film fans.

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9781844544028 | New edition (John Blake, November 1, 2011), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: John Travolta is one of Hollywood's icons.

Wolf Man: The True Story of Francisco Arce Montes - the First Global Serial Killer

When the police finally caught up with the 'wolf man' little did they know how far and wide his web of terror had stretched. Francisco Arce Montes was a twisted rejected loner with an addiction to young girls. This book uncovers the full story of this deeply disturbed sexual predator and killer. It reveals how he was banished from his home town.

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844545049 | John Blake, September 1, 2008, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When the police finally caught up with the 'wolf man' little did they know how far and wide his web of terror had stretched.

Gangs of Britain: The Gripping True Stories of the Faces Who Run Britain's Organised Crime

Product Description: Today's gangsters are a far cry from their earlier counterparts. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilizing influence; their power inspired respect and they kept the underworld in check. Gangs of the 21st century have spread their brutality far and wide...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844545186 | John Blake, March 1, 2008, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Today's gangsters are a far cry from their earlier counterparts.

Ganglands of London

Product Description: Scotland Yard has been fighting a losing battle against serious and organized crime since the end of World War II. The figures for murder, drugs, armed robbery, people smuggling, money counterfeiting, and prostitution all continue to rise...read more

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781845961657 | Mainstream, September 30, 2008, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Scotland Yard has been fighting a losing battle against serious and organized crime since the end of World War II.

Bindon

John Bindon is a modern legend. He emerged from a poor, working class London childhood and fraternised with the Krays and the Richardsons, but eventually turned his back on crime to play major parts in films such as Mick Jagger's Performance, 'The Who's Quadrophenia' and Michael Caine's 'Get Carter'. This book talks about him.

By John Bindon and Wensley Clarkson

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9781844543465 | New edition (John Blake, September 28, 2007), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: John Bindon is a modern legend.

Quentin Tarantino: The Man, the Myths and His Movies

Quentin Tarantino is the most exciting film director. Since he exploded onto the scene with the release of 'Reservoir Dogs', he is one of the few movie makers to combine critical success with box office clout. Including interviews with colleagues, close friends and family, this work explores the enigmatic cinematic legend in depth.

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844543663 | John Blake, September 28, 2007, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Quentin Tarantino is the most exciting film director.

Costa Del Crime

The adventures of drug smuggler Howard Marks, the $6 million Security Express raid of 1983, involving Ronnie Knight and Clifford Saxe and the road rage murder by Kenneth Noye are some of the dramatic stories in this compilation. It presents the history of the criminals' favourite playground.

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844542574 | New edition (John Blake, October 30, 2006), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The adventures of drug smuggler Howard Marks, the $6 million Security Express raid of 1983, involving Ronnie Knight and Clifford Saxe and the road rage murder by Kenneth Noye are some of the dramatic stories in this compilation.

9781844540648 | Blake Pub, October 31, 2004, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Ever since the collapse of the extradition treaty with the UK in the late 1970s, Spain's southern coastal strip of the Costa Del Sol has been a safe haven for criminals.

Oh Rio!: The Biography of England's Master Defender

Rio Ferdinand has established himself as a top defender. He burst onto the pitch at the young age of seventeen at West Ham, and played a pivotal role in England's 2002 World Cup campaign. In 2004, he missed a drugs test, and was banned from professional football for eight months. This book covers the highs and the lows of his career.

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844542284 | John Blake, April 1, 2006, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Rio Ferdinand has established himself as a top defender.

Killing Charlie: The Bloody, Bullet-riddled Hunt For The Most Powerful Great Train Robber of All

Charts the rise and fall of Charlie Wilson, the powerful villain to emerge from the ultimate British crime of the twentieth century: 'The Great Train Robbery'. Containing interviews with many of Wilson's former associates, this book reveals how Wilson was feared by many other criminals; and how his love of pretty women almost cost him his life.

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781840188165 | Mainstream, March 30, 2005, cover price $32.50 | About this edition: Killing Charlie charts the extraordinary rise and spectacular fall of Charlie Wilson, the most powerful villain to emerge from the ultimate British crime of the twentieth century: "The Great Train Robbery.

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9781845960353 | New edition (Mainstream, April 1, 2006), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Charts the rise and fall of Charlie Wilson, the powerful villain to emerge from the ultimate British crime of the twentieth century: 'The Great Train Robbery'.

Kenny Noye: Public Enemy Number 1

Contains information on Kenneth Noye's criminal dealings, the truth of his life of crime. This book attempts to penetrate the inner sanctum of Noye's closest family and criminal associates to paint a portrait of a brilliant master criminal. It also details how Noye continues to control his extensive criminal empire from behind bars.

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781844541935 | New edition (John Blake, April 1, 2006), cover price $11.99 | About this edition: Contains information on Kenneth Noye's criminal dealings, the truth of his life of crime.

Mel Gibson: Man on a Mission

A profile of film star Mel Gibson follows the actor's life and career from his childhood in New York, to his family's move to Australia, to his dramatic rise to success in such movies as 'Braveheart,' 'Signs,' and 'The Passion of the Christ.'

By Wensley Clarkson

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9781857825374 | Blake Pub, September 3, 2004, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A profile of film star Mel Gibson follows the actor's life and career from his childhood in New York, to his family's move to Australia, to his dramatic rise to success in such movies as 'Braveheart,' 'Signs,' and 'The Passion of the Christ.

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9781857825770 | New edition (John Blake, September 30, 2005), cover price $12.50

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