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Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling

By Jason De Leon

Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde

By Merlin Holland

Forbidden Ground

By Elizabeth Laird

Pars vite et reviens tard (Nouveau Policier)

By Vargas, Fred

How to Be a Pirate in 7 Days or Less

By Lesley Rees (Queen Mary Westfield College University of London), Jan Lewis

The Laundrymen

By Jeffrey Robinson

Porridge: The Complete Scripts and Series Guide

By Webber, Richard, Clement, Dick, La Frenais, Ian

Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

By Selwyn Raab

Infamous Essex Women

By Dee Gordon

1960s A Series – Papillon

By Charrière, Henri, O’Brian, Patrick

The Kidnapping: A hostage, a desperate manhunt and a bloody rescue that shocked Ireland

By Tommy Conlon, Ronan McGreevy

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

By John Carreyrou

A Family Secret: My Shocking True Story of Surviving a Childhood in Hell

By Maureen Wood

The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive

By Philippe Sands, QC

Charles Manson: Coming Down Fast: A Chilling Biography

By Simon Wells

Absolute Power: Ouko Murder Mystery

By Jonah Anguka

Black Hornet

By Sallis, James, Mathern, Elsa

Gang War: The Inside Story of the Manchester Gangs

By Peter Walsh

In Your Defence: True Stories of Life and Law

By Sarah Langford

Lambs to the Slaughter: Serial Killers and Their Victims

By Sebastian Wolfe

Law's Strangest Cases: Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of legal history

By Peter Seddon