Bøger af Simon Read

'A foggy, lamp-lit descent into the chilling cases that established the Yard's reputation. A macabre and fascinating page-turner.'John Douglas, bestselling co-author ofMindhunter: Inside the FBI Elite Serial Crime Unit'Triumphant. Expertly navigates the blood-soaked alleyways of Scotland Yard and keeps the reader engaged from the very first page. Indispensable for anyone drawn to true crime and the darker districts of history.'Lindsey Fitzharris, bestselling author of The Butchering Art

"From its establishment in 1829 through the eve of World War II, Scotland Yard--the world's first modern, professional, and centrally organized police force--set new standards for policing and investigating. Scotland Yard advanced ground-breaking use of forensics (from fingerprints to ballistics to evidence collection), made the first attempt at criminal profiling, and captivated the public on both sides of the Atlantic with feats of detective work that rivaled any fictional interpretation. Based on official case files, contemporary newspaper reporting, trial transcripts, and the first-hand accounts of the detectives on the beat, Scotland Yard tells the tales of some of history's most notorious murders--with cases that proved to be landmarks in the field of criminal inquiry"--

From Simon Read, author of stirring works of military history, the action-packed story of the Allies' brutal naval engagements and daring harbor raids to destroy the backbone of Hitler's surface fleet.

Dark City is the first book to explore how London became a criminals' paradise during the Second World War

Combat, cigars, and whiskey-from the jungles of Cuba and the mountains of the Northwest Frontier, to the banks of the Nile and the plains of South Africa, comes this action-packed tale of Winston Churchill's adventures as a war correspondent in the Age of Empire.

In March 1944, 76 Allied officers tunnelled out of Stalag Luft III. Of the 73 captured, 50 were shot by direct order of Hitler. This is the story of how a British Bobby from Blackpool, Frank McKenna, was sent to post-war Germany on the express orders from Churchill to bring the Gestapo murderers to justice. In a quest that ranges from the devastated, bombed out cities of Europe to the horrors of the concentrations camps, McKenna is relentless in his pursuit. A gripping read set in the aftermath of World War II.