Fall 2007 Trade Paperbacks: True Crime
by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 8/6/2007
Allen & Unwin
(dist. by IPG)
Sick to Death: A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis—A Disaster Waiting to Happen (Oct., $19.95) by Hedley Thomas recreates the crimes of Dr. Jayant Patal, whose care resulted in 87 deaths.
Berkley Boulevard
True Stories of Law & Order: SVU (Nov., $14) by Kevin Dwyer and Jure Fiorillo delves into the real-life cases behind the hit TV crime drama.
Big Earth/Trails Books
Got Murder? The Shocking Story of Wisconsin's Notorious Killers (Sept., $18.95) by Martin Hintz lays bare the history of the state's most bloodthirsty maniacs.
John Blake
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Deadly Divorces: Ten True Stories of Marriages That Ended in Murder (Jan., $14.95) by Tammy Cohen profiles violent spouses committing marital mayhem.
Checkmark Books
The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation (Dec., $21.95) by Michael Newton addresses all aspects of crime solving from accident reconstruction to counterfeiting and more.
ECW Press
Smuggler's Blues: The Saga of a Marijuana Importer (Sept., $19.95) by Jay Carter Brown exposes the gritty underbelly of the international drug trade.
Neil Wilson
(dist. by Interlink)
Classic Scottish Murder Stories (Sept., $20) by Molly Whittington-Egan resuscitates the country's most macabre and bizarre cases.
