Malaysian Murders and Mysteries:A century of shocking cases that gripped the nation

Malaysian Murders and Mysteries:A century of shocking cases that gripped the nation
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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9789814868822
ISBN-13 : 9814868825
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Malaysian Murders and Mysteries:A century of shocking cases that gripped the nation by : Martin Vengadesan

Malaysian Murders and Mysteries brings together 42 of the nation’s most well-known and notorious cases – and investigates over a century of crimes and murders that have gripped the attention of the entire nation and beyond. The cases go as far back as 1875, beginning with colonial-era intrigues that remain unresolved to this day, to the swift and sudden demise of a North Korean man at KLIA in 2017 and a mysterious epidemic that killed 15 villagers in a remote Kelantan outpost in 2019. Based on the authors’ meticulous research and consultations with several of Malaysia’s most eminent historians and criminal lawyers, crime reporters and police officers, this compilation breathes new life into some of the cases and sheds new light on the notorious events.

The Tenth Man: The Gold Bar Murders

The Tenth Man: The Gold Bar Murders
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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages : 120
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ISBN-10 : 9789814893572
ISBN-13 : 9814893579
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tenth Man: The Gold Bar Murders by : Alex Josey

Ten men were involved in the robbery and the gruesome murder of a gold merchant and his two employees. Stolen from them were 120 bars of pure gold. Nine of the men were subsequently found guilty. Seven were hung. Two narrowly escaped the gallows because of their youth. The tenth man, however, escaped death. A fast-paced account that captures the sinister excitement and drama of the plotting, and merciless and savage execution of the victims, by a twisted bunch of felons. Just who betrayed whom?

Modernity At Large

Modernity At Large
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 145290006X
ISBN-13 : 9781452900063
Rating : 4/5 (6X Downloads)

Synopsis Modernity At Large by : Arjun Appadurai

The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9780307957337
ISBN-13 : 0307957330
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sense of an Ending by : Julian Barnes

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

Crime Scene: Singapore

Crime Scene: Singapore
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Publisher : Monsoon Books
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9789814358590
ISBN-13 : 9814358592
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Crime Scene: Singapore by : Stephen Leather

The first ever multi-author anthology of crime fiction set in Singapore. Featuring stories from veteran UK crime writer Stephen Leather, Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng, and popular Singapore-based authors Richard Lord, Chris Mooney-Singh, Dawn Farnham, Lee Ee Leen, Pranav Joshi, Zafar Anjum, and Carolyn Camoens.

Guilty as Charged

Guilty as Charged
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9814642991
ISBN-13 : 9789814642996
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Guilty as Charged by : Cheng Wei Aw

Unsolved Murders

Unsolved Murders
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Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9780241449615
ISBN-13 : 0241449618
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Unsolved Murders by : Amber Hunt

Ever wondered who murdered JonBenét Ramsey, or who terrorized San Francisco as the Zodiac Killer? Puzzled over the notorious Black Dahlia murder, or the shootings of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls? This true crime anthology collects together some of the most intriguing unsolved murders in the world-cases that have baffled investigators for decade after decade. Sorting the facts from the speculation, Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered concisely explores each case, detailing essential evidence, profiles of suspects, and the twists and turns of police investigations. From domestic tragedies to sadistic serial killers, this book will have you returning to these cases again and again. Examine the evidence and decide for yourself: Who could have done it?

The Company of Strangers

The Company of Strangers
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 0691118213
ISBN-13 : 9780691118215
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis The Company of Strangers by : Paul Seabright

This is a wonderful book, very well written and accessible to a wide audience.

The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Volume Four T–Z

The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Volume Four T–Z
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Publisher : WildBlue Press
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-10 : 9781952225352
ISBN-13 : 1952225353
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Volume Four T–Z by : Susan Hall

The 4th volume of this comprehensive work features hundreds of serial killers from Sacramento to Soviet Russia—plus numerous unsolved cases. The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers is the most complete reference guide on the subject, featuring more than 1,600 entries about the lives and crimes of serial killers from around the world. Defined by the FBI as a person who murders three or more people with a hiatus of weeks or months between murders, the serial killer has presented unique and terrifying challenges to have walked among us since the dawn of time—a fact this extensive record makes chillingly clear. The series concludes with Volume Four, T-Z. Entries include the Terminator Anatoly Yuriyovych Onoprienko; Trailside Killer David Joseph Carpenter; Vampire of Sacramento Richard Trenton Chase; and the Voroshilovgrad Maniac Zaven Almazyan; plus the unsolved cases of the Adelaide Child Murders; the Axeman of New Orleans; the Chillicothe Killer; the Dead Women of Juarez; the Korea Frog Boy Murders; and the Volga Maniac.

Talking with Psychopaths: Beyond Evil

Talking with Psychopaths: Beyond Evil
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Publisher : Diversion Books
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9781635768664
ISBN-13 : 1635768667
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Talking with Psychopaths: Beyond Evil by : Christopher Berry-Dee

Bestselling author Christopher Berry-Dee returns with a companion volume that delves even deeper into the evil world of psychopaths and their hideous crimes. In Talking with Psychopaths: Beyond Evil, criminologist Berry-Dee combines sections on killers whom he has known, interviewed, or corresponded with, with studies of psychopathic serial killers from the past, including Peter Kurten, the Dusseldorf Monster; John Christie, a murderer and necrophile; and Neville Heath, a ladykiller in every sense of the word. The result is a chilling narrative that sets the forensic examination of killers and their crimes within the context of murder in the 20th and 21st centuries, and the insoluble problem of identifying these psychopaths. This is not a book for the squeamish but is undeniably fascinating in its portrayal of just what one human being will do to another—while all too often moving among us unnoticed and unhindered. If their crimes seem as incomprehensible as they are horrific, it is undeniably true that the world’s most wicked killers may be much closer than we think.