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  • Unholy Trinity

    The hunt for the paedophile priest Monsignor John Day

    by Denis Ryan, Peter Hoysted ...
    One policemen's desperate and moving account of how he tried for decades to bring a paedophile priest to justice - but was blocked by not only the Catholic church, but by his own Police Force.One policeman's desperate and moving account of his decades-long struggle to bring a depraved paedophile priest to justice - only to find himself obstructed by the Catholic Church and betrayed by his own ... Read more

    $10.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fine Cotton Fiasco

    by Peter Hoysted, Pat Sheil ...
    Brisbane, 1984. It all started with a simple plan to secretly swap a mediocre horse with a faster one, and rake in the cash with a few well-placed bets. What could possibly go wrong?In The Fine Cotton Fiasco, Peter Hoysted and Pat Sheil brilliantly tell the scarcely believable tale of how – through a combination of horrendous mismanagement, terrible judgement and comically bad luck – the scheme ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

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  • Father Bob: The Larrikin Priest

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  • The Lost Man

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  • In Any Case

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    Andrew Fraser has made mistakes in his life. Big mistakes. And he has paid a hefty penalty for them. A flash, arrogant and highly successful criminal lawyer, he made a great deal of money defending a huge range of clients before a spectacular fall from grace in the late 1990s through his cocaine addiction.In Any Case is the compelling blue-chip collection of Fraser's fascinating stories of people ... Read more

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  • Bones on the Beach

    Mafia, Murder, and the True Story of an Undercover Cop Who Went Under the Coverswith a Wiseguy

    by Peter Davidson ...
    The true story of an undercover cop who went under the covers with a wiseguy.She was a married organized crime detective. He was the Mafia wiseguy she was trailing. Their affair would shake the very foundation of Miami's criminal underworld-and end in murder. ... Read more

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    Twenty-one of Australia's most startling real-life crimes, from the late 1800s to the present day are collected here in one gripping volume. Using exhaustive research, court records, police statements and original interviews, Larry Writer offers fascinating new insights into the lives of some of Australia's most notorious villains and their victims. ... Read more

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  • The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay

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    How did a father with no criminal history come to be on trial for the brutal murder of his wife?It began with a phone call to Brisbane police on 20 April 2012. Allison, wife of real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay, was missing.When investigating officers arrived at the family home, in one of the city’s wealthiest suburbs, a neatly dressed Gerard was about to send the couple’s three daughters off to ... Read more

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  • The Last Living Slut

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  • Boganaire

    The Rise and Fall of Nathan Tinkler

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    In this impressive biography, freshly updated, leading business writer Paddy Manning tells the story of Tinkler's meteoric rise to wealth, and captures the drama of his equally rapid downfall.From blue collar to billionaire . . .Hunter Valley mine electrician Nathan Tinkler borrowed big in 2005, invested in coal and by 2011 was a billionaire. He had gambled on a rising market and won. He lived the ... Read more

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