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  • Scotland Yard's Flying Squad

    100 Years of Crime Fighting

    par Dick Kirby ...
    A history of the famed London police unit, by a former member and author who "knows how to bring his coppers to life on each page" (Joseph Wambaugh, New York Times–bestselling author of The Onion Field).Since 1919, Scotland Yard's Flying Squad has been in the forefront of the war against crime. From patrolling London's streets in horse-drawn wagons, it has progressed to the use of the most ... En savoir plus

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  • London's Gangs at War

    par Dick Kirby ...
    "Murder, torture and extortion all feature prominently as Mr. Kirby investigates some of the most famous incidents of the post-war era." — Daily Mail OnlineThe 1950s and 1960s saw a changing of the guard in London's gangland. A new and even more ruthless breed of criminal emerged to replace the aging generation of the likes of Sabini, Mullins and Hayes.Protection rackets on bookies, club owners ... En savoir plus

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  • Scotland Yard’s Supergrass Years

    The Flying Squad’s War Against Armed Robbers

    par Dick Kirby ...
    Supergrasses – professional criminals, often armed robbers, who were caught red-handed and willing to turn informer against their fellows in return for a reduced sentence – were a hugely valuable crime fighting asset during the 1970s and ‘80s.But this is the riveting inside story of a supergrass with a difference. Donald Walter Barrett was caught for a serious offence and, having turned supergrass ... En savoir plus

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  • Whitechapel's Sherlock Holmes

    The Casebook of Fred Wensley OBE KPM, Victorian Crime Buster

    par Dick Kirby ...
    Jack the Ripper and beyond—forty-one years in the investigative career of a man hailed by many as Scotland Yard's greatest detective of all time.Fred Wensley was a Somerset gardener when he joined the Metropolitan Police in 1888.His first case was to unmask Jack the Ripper. At least it familiarized Wensley with Whitechapel, where he bided his time collaring less threatening ne'er-do-wells. After ... En savoir plus

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  • The Guv'nors

    Ten of Scotland Yard's Greatest Detectives

    par Dick Kirby, Nipper Read ...
    The ten Scotland Yard detectives, featured in The Guvnors, are unique. Such a group of intrepid crime-busters will never exist again. They possessed only the most rudimentary education; none had a degree. Intuition and knowledge of their manor counted for more than DNA and databases. They worked tirelessly in the pursuit of criminals, used informants, worked on hunches and grabbed hold of ... En savoir plus

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  • Scotland Yard's Ghost Squad

    The Secret Weapon Against Post-War Crime

    par Dick Kirby ...
    When the Second World War ended, England was bombed-out and starving, with practically every saleable commodity rationed. It was the age of austerity and criminal opportunity. Thieves broke into warehouses, hijacked trucks and ransacked rail yards to feed the black market; others stole, recycled or forged ration coupons. Scotland Yard was 6,000 men under strength but something dramatic had to be ... En savoir plus

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  • Scotland Yard's Murder Squad

    par Dick Kirby ...
    Get a behind-the-scenes look at fourteen historic cases from the Murder Squad of Scotland Yard in this collection perfect for true crime fans.In 1906 the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was asked by the Home Office to make available skilled investigators for murder inquiries nationwide as few constabularies had sufficiently skilled—or indeed, any—detectives.Thus was born the Reserve Squad, or ... En savoir plus

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  • Scotland Yard's Gangbuster

    Bert Wickstead's Most Celebrated Cases

    par Dick Kirby ...
    In the late 1960s the Richardson Torture Gang and the Kray Twins were removed from the London scene by ACC Gerry McArthur and DS Nipper Read respectively.Predictably it was not long before the vacuum this left was being filled. With McArthur retired and Read moved on, who was to sort out the new gangland threat.Step forward Detective Chief Superintendent Bert Wickstead. Having cut his teeth on ... En savoir plus

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  • The Racetrack Gangs

    Four Decades of Doping, Intimidation and Violent Crime

    par Dick Kirby ...
    "So if you're a fan of Peaky Blinders and want to read the true stories behind those characters and tales . . . this is the book for you." —Britain's Gangland MagazineBetween the two World Wars, there was a dramatic upsurge of violence as rival criminal gangs vied for rich pickings from bookmakers at racetracks throughout England.With ready access to cash, "bookies" were a magnet for mobsters' ... En savoir plus

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  • Scotland Yard's Casebook of Serious Crime

    Seventy-Five Years of No-Nonsense Policing

    par Dick Kirby ...
    Real-life stories of cops vs. criminals from a veteran of the Metropolitan Police and author praised for his "engaging style" (Joseph Wambaugh, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Harbor Nocturne).Dick Kirby, former long-serving Met officer and bestselling author, recounts the policing of the twentieth century, when uniformed officers were visibly part of the community, patrolling their beats ... En savoir plus

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  • The Scourge of Soho

    The Controversial Career of SAS Hero Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor MM

    par Dick Kirby ...
    The Scourge of Soho describes the dramatic and eventful life of Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor MM and at the same time lifts the lid on front-line policing and the murky world of Soho criminals in the 1950s and 1960s.Born into grinding poverty in 1922, Challenor fought with the Special Air Service during the Second World War, being parachuted behind enemy lines, captured twice, escaping twice. ... En savoir plus

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  • Missing Presumed Murdered

    The McKay Case and Other Convictions without a Corpse

    par Dick Kirby ...
    A former Scotland Yard detective examines real cases of murder in which accused criminals were convicted without a body found.Murders in any form, and the more gruesome the better, hold a morbid fascination to the British public but never more so than when the bodies of the victims are never found. Aside from the lack of closure for relatives and friends, this factor creates problems for police ... En savoir plus

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