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 Night Stalker, Philip Carlo
'The details are amazing, told from many points of view; very scary indeed'
- Los Angeles Times

2. The Ice Man, Philip Carlo
A blood-chilling insight into the mind of one of America's most prolific assassins

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. The Devil, Graham Johnson
A chilling insight into the world of organised crime from a former member of Curtis Warren’s cartel

5.Essex Boys, Bernard O'Mahoney
Essex Boys is the brand new edition of the shocking bestseller known as So This is Ecstasy. It is the true story of the rise of one of the most violent and successful criminal gangs of the 90's