Murder among mighty (16 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. 1st Edition. xx + 330 pages, octavo, hardcover, first printing. Book and dust jacket are in Very Good condition. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper. 051705A ISBN: 0-440-05956-9.

hardcover. Zustand: very good. very good(-). First. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and with a small tear. New York: Delacorte Press, (1983).

Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine -. First Printing. The author goes beyond the headlines to bring you 28 of the most sensational cases in the last hundred or so years. Dj has minimal wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDdust jacket some edgewear with some small closed tears.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDdust jacket some edgewear with some small closed tears.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. cloth hard cover.tall 8vo illustrated.330 PP near fine in near fine dust Jacket price present. True Crime.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near fine soft cover. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Uncorrected proof.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. DUST JACKET. First Printing. First Printing. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is verygood. Binding is tight/good.

Hardcover / Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Of all the murders reported in the newspapers, those involving celebrities always rate the biggest headlines, catering to the American public's intense interest in the rich, the famous, and the powerful - and how they live and die. Slayings that shocked and titilated readers when they happened still have the same attraction today. The author has selected 28 of the most sensational cases that took place during the previous 100yrs, going behind the headlines to reveal the full stories of those involved. Contents include : the shooting of millionaire and railway tycoon Jim Fisk; the killing of architect Stanford White by 'Mad Harry' Thaw; the mysterious killing of Arnold Rothstein, America's most powerful gambler of the 1920s; the slaying of actress Thelma Todd; the knifing of gangster Johnny Stompanato, lover of movie star Lana Turner, by her 14yr. old daughter; the torture murder of actor Ramon Novarro; the bizarre slaying of newspaper heir John S. Knight; the shooting of Aspen ski instructor Vladimir 'Spider' Sabich by singer Claudine Longet; the murder of former congressman Allard Lowenstein and the murder of superstar John Lennon + many, many more. Illus., Bibliog. and Index. 330pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in Vg. dw.…

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Thus 1st Printing. Previous Dealer Markings (Store Stamp on First Page of Front Matter (No Impediment to Text)); Light Creasing on Rear Cover; Heavy Creasing on Front Cover, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. MURDER TOOK THEM OFF THE SOCIETY PAGES AND PUT THEM IN THE HEADLINES! Jay Robert Nash, Author of Bloodletters and Badmen. SUB-TITLE: Celebrity Slayings That Shocked America. CONTENTS: 1872 Edward S. "Ned" Stokes - Slayer of Big Jim Fisk; 1892 Carlyle Harris - Killer of a Secret Wife; 1906 Harry K. Thaw - The Millionaire Murderer; 1907 Dora Feldman McDonald - Murder for Love; 1909 Dr. Bennett Clarke Hyde - The Lethal Inheritance; 1910 Stanley Ketchel - Murder of a Champion; 1918 Charles Chapin - Debts That Killed; 1924 Kid McCoy - The Marrying Murderer; 1928 Arnold Rothstein - A Bullet for "Mr. Big"; 1930 Alfred "Jake" Lingle - End of a Tycoon Reporter; 1930 Jerry Buckley - Crusade of Death; 1935 Thelma Todd - A Silver Screen Mystery; 1943 Henry C. Heinz - One Burglary Too Many; 1958 The Turner-Stompanato Killing - A Family Affair; 1964 Candace Mossler - Millions and Murder; 1965 Tom Neal - The Self-Destructive Actor; 1968 Ramon Novarro - A Perversion That Killed; 1975 John S. Knight III - Death from Pleasure; 1976 Sal Mineo - the Murder of a Rebel; 1976 Claudine Longet - A Case of "Criminally Negligent Homicide"; 1978 Dan White - Death at the Seat of Power; 1980 Jean Struven Harris - A "Wronged" Woman's Fury; 1980 Allard Lowenstein - Death of a Do-Gooder; 1980 Dorothy Stratten - The Rise and Fall of a Playmate; 1980 Everett Clarke - Murder on the Stage; 1980 Michael J. Halberstam - The Genius-to-Genius Murder; 1980 John Lennon - The Slaying of a Superstar; 1979-1980 Claus von Bulow - Injecting the Big Sleep. SYNOPSIS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN HEIRESS BECOMES HOMICIDAL. WHEN A SUPERSTAR BECOMES A SUSPECT. WHEN A MILLIONAIRE TURNS MURDERER? Railroad baron Jim Fisk.supergambler Arnold Rothstein.movie stars Sal Mineo and Thelma Todd.political movers and shakers like Harvey Milk and Allard Lowenstein--for all their wealth, power, and prestige, they were pathetically vulnerable to a killer's bullet. Harry K. Thaw, Kid McCoy, Claudine Longet, Jean Harris, and Claus von Bulow--they lived in the fast lane where dreams came true and every whim was gratified. Yet something drove them to crime. Here at last are their stories.stories of the slayings that riveted a nation.and of the greed, desire, and hatred behind the headlines. - and - THEY LIVED AT A PACE THAT DROVE THEM TO MURDER.OR MADE THEM VICTIMS. "Mad Harry" Thaw--He was crazy enough to shoot a man before a hundred witnesses. And wealthy enough to escape the death sentence. DR. BENNETT CLARKE HYDE--As the heir to millions, he had the perfect motive for murder.and, as the doctor who signed his victims' death certificates, the perfect means of covering it up. LANA TURNER--The was Hollywood's most alluring "sweater girl," but she gave her star performance as the lover of a vicious gigolo.and as the mother of the murderer. JEAN HARRIS--Beneath the refined veneer of the model headmistress lay a woman capable of destroying herself for love.or of killing her faithless lover. JOHN LENNON--He temporarily abandoned his career and his status as superstar to escape the pressures of fame and the adoration of his fans, but he could not escape the twisted envy of his assassin. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.…