John Blake imprint: 794 books
by Nigel Cawthorne
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
In April 2008, in the quiet Austrian town of Amstetten, a truly horrifying vision of hell was discovered by police in the cellar of a seemingly normal suburban home. Undoubtedly the worst case in Austrian criminal history, this appalling story of incarceration and sexual abuse quickly became international...
by Nigel Cawthorne
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Although organised criminal groups have been an ever-present menace to our cities, in the last decade gangs have snowballed into one of the most terrifying problems facing Britain today. Seducing disillusioned youngsters into their ranks, vicious crews have declared open war in a desperate attempt...
Bodies in the Back Garden
True Stories of Brutal Murders Close to Home
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
There is one problem which every killer must face: how to get rid of the bodyMurderer Dennis Nilsen famously cooked the corpses of his victims and flushed them down the toilet, only to be caught when the sewers blocked up. But his first 12 victims were disposed of in the back garden of his previous...
by Nigel Cawthorne, Cawthorne Nigel
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
Over the past few years, piracy has once again the scourge of the high seas. Throughout 2008, close to 90 ships were seized in the Gulf of Aden alone and, in many cases, the pirates were paid million-dollar ransoms to release them. What is the reason for this modern-day phenomenon and just who are...
Too Brave to Live, Too Young to Die
Teenage Heroes from World War I
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
World War I was a slaughter on an unprecedented scale. Nevertheless, there was no shortage of young men willing to sacrifice themselves for their country. Some lied about their age to join up, not just at the start of the war when it was seen as a glorious adventure, but even towards the end, when...
by Nigel Cawthorne
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
In the early hours of 19 March 2011, 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan left a nightclub in Swindon to make the half-mile journey back to her home. She was never seen alive again.
The prime suspect in her disappearance, local taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, was arrested a few days later. Seemingly...
The Secret Life of Cats
Everything You Cat Would Want You to Know
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
For many cat lovers, our pets are our best friends. But how well do we really know them? What do they want? In The Secret Life of Cats, Claire Bessant draws on years of experience to tell us exactly how to better communicate with and look after our pets. We learn what those meows mean, how to read...
The Fighter Pilot's Handbook
Magic, Death and Glory in the Golden Age of Flight
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
This study takes the reader on a journey from the first flying machines in the late 19th century, to the development of the specialized fighter aircraft armed with one or more machine guns. It takes in the development of the devices that allowed a machine gun to fire through the propeller arc, the...
by Emma Heathcote James
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Is your pet special? When you talk to it, do you feel it listening and even understanding? Has an animal ever saved your life - physically, emotionally or spiritually? Like humans, animals are spiritual beings. Their many qualities include unconditional love, joy, forgiveness, patience, courage, and...
Torn Apart
The Most Horrific True Murder Stories You'll Ever Read
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Torn Apart takes an in-depth look at 14 gruesome murder cases and examines how "victim impact statements" used in court finally give a voice to the suffering of those dealing with the death of a partner, child, or loved one. The cases discussed include lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce, who was...
Utterly Lost in Translation
Even More Misadventures in English Abroad
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Watch as the English language gets abused around the world with these weird, hilarious, and strange misspellings and mistranslations
The search for the globe’s funniest language howler continues apace. As with his two previous volumes, Charlie Croker has trawled hotel foyers in Kazakhstan,...
The Executioner's Bible
The Story of Every British Hangman of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
It has been just over 40 years since a gallows was last used in Great Britain, and the secrets behind the men who pulled the lever and dropped the condemned to their deaths are still shrouded in mystery. This account tells the story of the working-class men who carried out this profession until its...
by Vanessa Howard
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
On July 1st Raoul Moat was released from Durham prison after serving 18 weeks for assault on a minor. In the 10 days that followed, Moat brought terror and fear to the Northumberland countryside, seriously injuring his ex-girlfriend and killing her partner before vowing to harm any policemen who got...
Born Killers
Childhood Secrets of the World's Deadliest Serial Killers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Analyzing the early years of the lives of men like Jeffrey Dahmer, who abused and killed 17 young men, offers a fascinating insight into the effects of a dysfunctional or abusive childhood. Criminologists Christopher Berry-Dee and Steven Morris have spoken and corresponded with killers all over the...