Jay Robert Nash: 24 books
by Jay Robert Nash
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 1992
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 1992
The twentieth century has witnessed an unprecedented explosion of violent murder that has affected levels of society throughout the world and transformed what was once a distant threat into a constant reality, lurking around the corner, living down the block making everyone vulnerable to the unthinkable....
The Innovators
16 Portraits of the Famous and the Infamous
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1982
The Innovators is a rewarding chronicle of flesh-and-blood 20th century world citizens who became leaders in their professions, reputable and otherwise. Nash's probing interviews and profiles give in-depth psychological portraits of Alfred Hitchcock, Saul Bellow, Ben Hecht, Willie "the Actor"...
Look for the Woman
A Narrative Encyclopedia of Female Prisoners, Kidnappers, Thieves, Extortionists, Terrorists, Swindlers and Spies from Elizabethan Times to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1986
A revealing survey of female criminals through the centuries includes an intriguing progression of female poisoners, kidnappers, extortionists, terrorists, swindlers and spies.
Among the Missing
An Anecdotal History of Missing Persons from 1800 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 1978
The endless mystery of Amelia Earhart's last flight. The mysterious disappearance of Judge Joseph Force Crater. The vanishing acts of Agatha Christie, Sherwood Anderson and Aimee Semple McPherson. The lost adventurers - Colonel Percy Fawcett, Richard Halliburton, and George Leigh-Mallory. These famous...
by Jay Robert Nash
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1981
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1981
The Almanac of World Crime chronicles the exploits of the underworld—murder, robbery, arson, torture, rape, kidnapping, extortion, and blackmail, to name only a few—and takes the reader on an iniquitous tour of the world's gambling halls, dope parlors, cathouses, and clip joints. Everything from...
by Jay Robert Nash
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 1995
A narrative encyclopedia of American criminals from the pilgrims to the present.
Spies
A Narrative Encyclopedia of Dirty Tricks and Double Dealing from Biblical Times to Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 1997
Cloaks, daggars, and skeletons in the closet! Read the secrets of real secret agents.
Terrorism in the 20th Century
A Narrative Encyclopedia From the Anarchists, through the Weathermen, to the Unabomber
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1998
Throughout the twentieth century, countless criminal groups have earned infamy by their violent acts of terrorism. Political assassinations, kidnappings, bombings, lynchings and hijackings have stunned the world. In recent decades, terrorism has become an increasing threat, especially when it comes...
by Jay Robert Nash
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Several decades ago the boxer “Kid” McCoy was sent to San Quentin for the murder of his girlfriend. A taciturn prisoner, McCoy once blurted to his warden: “You know who I am, don’t you—I’m McCoy, not one of those Hollywood types or the kind you find in made-up stories in the pulps. I’m...
by Jay Robert Nash
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 1984
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 1984
Brilliant crime historian and reluctant sleuth Jack Journey finds himself once again entangled with the criminal element as he takes on a search for the diaries of a long-dead Sicilian bandit that might hold the key to unraveling a huge network of organized crime.
First, a rare-book dealer...
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