Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force's Most Infamous Murder Cases
A riveting true-crime history of London's first modern police force as told through its most notorious murder cases.
The idea of "Scotland Yard" is steeped in atmospheric stories of foggy London street…
If you like book Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force's Most Infamous Murder Cases here is the list of books you may also like
Buy this book on AmazonSimilar books (20)
-
The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne
Acclaimed journalist, podcaster, andcrime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the chilling true story of a young woman whose scandalous life was rumored to be Nathaniel Hawthorne’s inspiration for The…
Buy this book on Amazon -
Cabinet of Curiosities: A Historical Tour of the Unbelievable, the Unsettling, and the Bizarre
The new book based on the long-running hit podcast by Aaron Mahnke, which has translated into over 120-million downloads to date, and a monthly average of over 2 million listeners.
Buy this book on Amazon
The podcast, Aaron … -
Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II
An incredible true story of murder in a utopian community established on a remote Galápagos island by European refugees and the American industrialist who became embroiled in the investigation—from th…
Buy this book on Amazon -
A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
“A master of narrative nonfiction … in this mesmerizing tale about a Jazz Age gentlemanly thief, Jobb has found his own perfect jewel.” – David Grann, New York Times #1 bestselling author of The Wager…
Buy this book on Amazon -
Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
The riveting, untold story of the scholars, librarians, and university professors who were recruited as spies during WWII and helped turn the tide of the war
Buy this book on Amazon
At the start of WWII, the US found itself i… -
-
-
The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens
Who taught Catherine of Aragon English, helped Anne Boleyn get dressed in the morning, discussed sex with Anne of Cleves, or pushed religious revolution with Kathryn Parr?
Buy this book on Amazon
Every queen had ladies-in-wai… -
-
The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever
How Victorian male doctors used false science to argue that women were unfit for anything but motherhood—and the brilliant doctor who defied them
Buy this book on Amazon
After Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to gra… -
-
The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss
A Jewish mother of four, a gracious society hostess, a beloved member of her community—and the first widely renowned crime boss in America. Discover the true story from the bestselling author of The C…
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Peepshow
'Once more, Kate Summerscale shatters our preconceptions of a classic crime' Val McDermid
Buy this book on Amazon
From Britain's top-selling true crime writer and author of Sunday Times #1 bestseller THE SUSPICIONS OF MR … -
A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
Named a best book of the year by Amazon and Kirkus
Buy this book on Amazon
Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia delivers an intimate, gripping tale that sits at t… -
The Devil Behind the Badge: The Horrifying Twelve Days of the Border Patrol Serial Killer
The shocking true-crime story of a Texas border patrol agent turned serial killer, the four sex workers whom he mercilessly killed, and the upended border town of Laredo where his heinous crimes occur…
Buy this book on Amazon -
Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans
From three-inch fang blennies to thirty-foot prehistoric crocodiles, from gaboon vipers to Neanderthals, Bite is a fascinating journey through the natural, scientific, and cultural history of somethin…
Buy this book on Amazon -
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World
A historical adventure story about the eccentric Victorians who discovered dinosaur bones, leading to a new understanding of human history
Buy this book on Amazon
In the early 1800s the world was a safe and cozy place. But th… -
-
Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, A Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion
Panama, 1989. The once warm relationship between United States and Gen. Manuel Noriega has eroded dangerously. Newly elected President George Bush has declared the strongman a drug trafficker and a ri…
Buy this book on Amazon -
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
From the award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with the vanishing wonders of our natural world.
Buy this book on Amazon
The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, …