True Crime
Make sure you're not home alone when you settle down to read one of Mainstream's renowned crime titles. The most frightening thing about them? They're all true.
1. The Ice Man, Philip Carlo
A dramatic biography . . . uncovers Kuklinski's trail of blood in terrifying graphic detail
- News of the World
2.Fog on the Tyne, Bernard O'Mahoney
In Fog on the Tyne, bestselling true-crime author Bernard O’Mahoney explores the origins of this gangland war and reveals for the first time how and why it spiralled out of control, leaving many injured and others dead.
3. The Damage Done, Warren Fellows
'A horrific contemporary version of A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch . . . If you've ever had even as much of a spliff on a Ko Samui beach, you must read this book' – GQ
4. Essex Boys, Bernard O'Mahoney
The true story of the rise of one of the most violent and successful criminal gangs of the 90's whose reign of terror was finally terminated when the three leaders were brutally murdered in their Range Rover one winter's evening.
5. Hell's Prisoner, Christopher V.V., Parnell
'Parnell tells his story with a gritty honesty . . . a gripping book'
– Daily Mail