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Quentin Tarantino is the most exciting film director. Since he exploded onto the scene with the release of "Reservoir Dogs", he is one of the few movie makers to combine critical success with box office clout. Including interviews with colleagues, close friends and family, this work explores the enigmatic cinematic legend in depth.

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To friends and neighbours Theresa Knorr was a devoted, loving mother struggling to bring up five children on her own. Yet she had secretly become so insanely jealous of her daughters' growing beauty that she arranged terrible deaths for two of them.

From cult screen actor to major movie director, Mel Gibson has firmly secured his place as a Hollywood player. His latest directorial project, The Passion of the Christ, has landed him centre stage once more, and author Wensley Clarkson reveals Mel's views on the controversy surrounding it. In addition, he'll uncover: the years of girlfriends, drinking and gambling, the inside stories of Mel's Hollywood business deals and how powerful Hollywoo...

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Scotland Yard has been fighting a losing battle against serious and organised crime ever since the end of the second world war, murder, drugs, armed robbery, people smuggling, counterfeiting and prostitution are still on the rise. But why has London become the breeding ground for so many criminals?

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Initially published in 2008, the true stories of the most violent gangs at large in the UK and the multi-billion pound industry around them. Clarkson is also the author of "Kenny Noye: Public Enemy No. 1".

Quentin Tarantino has rapidly emerged as the voice of his generation and a leading icon of popular youth culture. His uniquely stylish films, with their designer violence, exuberant black humour and rapid-fire, tough-guy dialogue, have won him worldwide critical acclaim and rock star status. Tarantino is walking, talking, Oscar-winning proof that you can break the rules and still triumph over Hollywood. This roller coaster ride through Quentin...

Billy Hill was Britain's first celebrity gangster. Born in London's King's Cross, Hill was a charming character with a deadly edge who elevated himself to the top of the pantheon of organised crime. By the early 50's he had control of the city's gambling rackets & masterminded a heist that set the template for the Great Train Robbery.

Investigative reporter Wensley Clarkson has spent years researching the most extreme and intriguing cases of women who commit murder, and this gripping collection brings together 20 of his most thrilling true stories. These are the tales of women who challenge our idea of what many still, mistakenly, often think of as the weaker sex. Their characters and backgrounds are as diverse as they are deadly, and their crimes are every bit as shocking ...

Today's gangsters are a far cry from their earlier counterparts. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilizing influence, their power inspired respect and they kept the underworld in check. Gangs of the 21st century have spread their brutality far and wide. The old crimes of prostitution and extortion are being dropped in favor of multi-million dollar drug deals, bringing gangsters more money and power than ever before. It is a cut-...

Explores his early life and unstoppable determination to forge a career in show business, his involvement with the Church of Scientology and how his relationship with the beautiful Kelly Preston has brought stability to his life.

To friends and neighbours, Theresa Knorr was a devoted mother struggling to bring up five children on her own. Little did they know that, behind closed doors, the same woman was driven by religious extremism, terrible paranoia and an all-consuming jealousy of her daughters' beauty that led to one of the worst cases of serial abuse in history.

Gang Wars on the Costa reveals how this chilling criminal gang culture has evolved at a rate and intensity unlike anything seen before in Europe. It is a powerful and timely account of an extraordinary crime phenomenon.

The true story of the bloody conflict raging in paradise.

The path to glory hasn't always been smooth but his performance on the world stage--from the tender age of 17 when he made his debut for West Ham, to being compared to 1966 World Cup hero Sir Bobby Moore--has transformed Rio from an emerging force to a fully accomplished international football star. With World Cup preparations well under way, Rio is set to play a monumental part in England's bid for international glory. The path to glory hasn'...

Wensley Clarkson's mom and dad lived on a different planet from most parents as he grew up in post-war London in the late 1950s and '60s. His mother spent much of her time nursing a tumbler of whisky and a bottle of pills, while his father edited one of Britain's bestselling weekly newspapers. Most children were taken to playgrounds and parks to play, but Wensley was left sitting in the front seat of the family saloon car outside pubs for hour...