On 22 May 2017, a bomb exploded in the middle of a crowd of young fans leaving an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds more were injured.Saffie-Rose Roussos, aged eight, was the youngest victim to die in the attack. She had been at the concert with her mother, Lisa, and her elder sister, Ashlee.While Ashlee’s injuries were not life-threatening, Lisa was so badly hurt doctors gave her a fifteen per cent chance of survival and a ninety per cent chance of being paralysed from the neck down if she did survive. Lisa would spend eight days in a coma and only learned Saffie was gone when she regained consciousness.As the bomb went off, Saffie’s father Andrew was outside waiting to pick up Lisa, Ashlee and Saffie, with his son Xander. He heard the explosion and embarked on a desperate, terrifying search for his wife and daughters through a city that was now more like a war zone.Saffie is Andrew and Lisa’s story, one of unimaginable suffering and heartbreak as the family faced down a nightmare but also a story of inspiration, courage and optimism, as they search for happiness and meaning in their lives, whilst fighting MI5 to reveal what they knew about the bomber.Most of all, though, this is a story of love, for each other and for Saffie, and how she was their guiding light in the very worst of times.__________‘A highly personal journey of an exceptional family as they navigate devastating loss. Saffie is as harrowing a read as you’d expect, but ultimately uplifting and affirmative in its humanity . . . an absolutely compelling combination. Once you start, you simply can’t stop reading’ Janice Hallett'An extraordinary book' Daily Mail'Incredibly powerful' Andy Burnham‘A heartbreaking journey of love, loss, and resilience against unimaginable tragedy’ Scooter Braun'Really brilliant' Coleen Nolan Read more

The playboy who built himself a playground reveals all in his hard-hitting memoir. The iconic hotelier reflects on a fast life of hedonism and the globe-trotting backstory that influenced his set-up of pioneering Balearic boho bolthole, Pikes. Tony looks back on the extreme highs and lows of an unparalleled life, goes exclusively behind the scenes of the Club Tropicana video shoot which put his unique hotel on the map and discusses his relationships with guests/friends including George Michael, Freddie Mercury, Julio Iglesias and lover Grace Jones. Read more

The bestselling book that inspired the cult classic film, Girl, Interrupted, starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie."Not since Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar has a personal account of life in a mental hospital achieved as much popularity and acclaim" TIME "Intelligent and painful" Guardian"Poignant, astonishing memoir" New York TimesIn 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital to be treated for depression. She spent most of the next two years on the ward for teenage girls in a psychiatric hospital renowned for its famous clientele - Sylvia Plath, Robert Lowell, James Taylor and Ray Charles.A clear-sighted, unflinching work that provokes questions about our definitions of sane and insane, Kaysen's extraordinary memoir encompasses horror and razor-edged perception while providing vivid portraits of her fellow patients and their keepers. Read more

Have you ever wanted to know everything there is to know about serial killers?Ever pondered the differences between psychopaths and sociopaths?Want to know exactly why cannibals eat human flesh?Want to read about the most downright bizarre serial killer motivations of all time?What jobs attract the most serial killers? How many uncaptured murderers are walking our streets right this second? How do female killers differ from males? What deluded maniac killed people because he thought it would stop earthquakes? What movie franchise has inspired the most copycat murders?The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book answers all these questions and much, much more!Featuring obscure serial killer trivia you’ll struggle to find anywhere else.Up-to-date information on active serial killers and ongoing murder cases.11 distinct categories, from The Psychopathic Mind to Serial Killing Cannibals to Killers Inspired By MediaEerily fascinating trivia pieces regarding famous serial killers and obscure murderers you’ve never heard of.Succinct information on psychopaths, killer kids, occult serial killers, murderous doctors, cannibals, necrophiles and the world’s strangest ever murders.The public’s obsession with serial killers and weird murders is growing by the day, with more TV shows, movies and books now detailing the crimes of these human monsters. There’s no denying that we’re all fascinated by serial murder – it’s part of the human experience.Whether you’re fanatical about true crime or brand new to the genre, The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book has something for everyone. Even the most hardened true crime buff will find some new information here!Are you ready? Read more

FROM THE GRIM REALITIES OF A POVERTY-STRICKEN CHILDHOOD in Dublin's inner city to an unexpected rise to fame, Smelly Kid is the raw and gripping memoir of Andy Lee. Abandoned by his father, orphaned by twelve, and left to navigate a world that seemed determined to cast him aside, Andy's early years were a relentless struggle for survival. Homeless and hungry, he battled against the odds, finding solace in the rare kindness of strangers and the rebellious spirit that refused to let him sink.But Andy's story is not just one of hardship - it's a tale of resilience, transformation, and unexpected success. With humour and unflinching honesty, he takes readers on a journey from the streets of Dublin to the bright lights of the adult entertainment industry, proving that no matter where you come from, you can carve out your own destiny.GRITTY, HEARTBREAKING, AND ULTIMATELY INSPIRING, SMELLY KID IS A STORY YOU WON'T FORGET. Read more

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Inspirational and essential' Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho'Poignant and tragic' The Spectator'Easily the most remarkable non-fiction book about drugs and drug taking since Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' ObserverJames Frey wakes up on a plane, with no memory of the preceding two weeks. His face is cut and his body is covered with bruises. He has no wallet and no idea of his destination. He has abused alcohol and every drug he can lay his hands on for a decade - and he is aged only twenty-three. What happens next is one of the most powerful and extreme stories ever told. His family takes him to a rehabilitation centre. And James Frey starts his perilous journey back to the world of the drug and alcohol-free living. His lack of self-pity is unflinching and searing. A Million Little Pieces is a dazzling account of a life destroyed and a life reconstructed. It is also the introduction of a bold and talented literary voice. Read more

The remarkable, true and inspirational trilogy from No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dave Pelzer, now in one volume.'A powerful account' NSPCC*****A Child Called 'It' tells Dave's story as a child beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played torturous, unpredictable games that left one of her three sons nearly dead. Dave was no longer considered a son, or even a boy, but an 'it'. Throughout it all, Dave kept his dream alive of one day finding a family who would love and care for him. The Lost Boy is Dave's harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of his journey through the care system, in search of a family who would love him. A Man Named Dave is the gripping conclusion to this inspirational trilogy. With extraordinary generosity of spirit, Dave takes us on a journey into his past as he confronts his father and, ultimately, his mother. Finally, Dave finds the courage to break the chains of the past and learn to love, trust and live for the future. Read more

SARA SHARIF is the most recent victim of child murder whose name has become the focus of media attention.But with 2 children per week in the UK and 27 children per week in the US being abused to death by their caregivers, I’m on a mission to raise awareness and protect children — will you join me?This thought-provoking collection of eight heartfelt stories, written in the children’s voices, avoids sensationalism, but does not shy away from the facts, and will appeal to those who care about preventing the suffering of innocent children, including:Baby P – just 17 months old when his mother’s boyfriend and his brother abused and murdered him, while his mother sat by, surfing the internet.Sylvia Likens – a shy teenager who loved The Beatles, whose foster mother encouraged the neighbourhood children to humiliate and torture her.This in-depth look behind the headlines explores why parents commit these horrific crimes, warning signs to look out for, and steps towards prevention.A portion of royalties is donated to child abuse prevention charities.Not suitable for children, nor those who find depictions of children’s suffering deeply upsetting. Read more

Every week, 27 children in the US, and 2 children in the UK, are abused to death. How can we prevent their suffering?I write to raise awareness, and the six stories in Volume 4 include some of the most horrific cases you will ever read:Adrian – after years of unspeakable torture, his body was fed to the pigsHana – adopted by a religious couple who believed in total submissionMax – his emaciated body was found in a faeces-caked roomDaniel – starved to death at just four years oldThese stories are firstly told from the child’s point of view, with all fictionalised elements based firmly on the facts. In addition, you will read about:The injuries each child sufferedThe trials and sentencing of their murderersThe possible reasons why parents commit these horrific crimesJoin me in my search for answers to the question, “How can we save children's lives?”Not suitable for children, nor those who find depictions of children's suffering deeply upsetting Read more

Now airing as the three-part documentary series The Other Mrs Jordan on ITVX.In 2006, Mary Turner Thomson’s world shattered when she discovered her husband Will was a bigamist, con man and convicted sex offender. Unbeknownst to her, this would be the start of a bold new chapter in her life, fighting to protect other women from his heartless gaslighting campaigns—and putting a stop to his endless deception.Mary thought her story would end with the revelation that Will in fact had several families—and numerous children. But when she discovered that he had continued to prey on new victims, she vowed to turn his betrayal into a force for good. On her mission to protect these women and others, Mary also learned more about the psychopathy behind Will’s duplicitous behaviour.Teaming up with his newest fiancée in the US, Mary attempts to put an end to Will’s devastating activities. But will she and her fellow victims succeed in their ultimate goal: to bring down Will Jordan forever?Mary Turner Thomson began telling her story in her first book, The Bigamist. Now, in The Psychopath, she delves deeper into Will's betrayal, telling an entirely new story of how she moved on, and helped others do the same. Read more

This book tells the story of one child who was so severely neglected that his body could take no more. But after his murder, his mother callously continued to claim welfare benefits in his name.Child B was a bright, easy-going boy with a sharp wit, who was cherished by his teachers, and loved by his friends. Like most of us, all he wanted to do was to have fun, learn, fulfil his potential and live his best life.But at home, as we might guess, it was completely different story …Written in my usual style, in the voice of the child, My Name is Child B is a story that is close to my heart, as you will discover as you read.Please join me as I continue my quest to raise awareness and protect children.A portion of royalties is donated to child abuse prevention charities.Not suitable for children, nor those who find depictions of children’s suffering deeply upsetting. Read more

For Kim Woodburn finding fame in her 60s in the smash hit television series How Clean is Your House? with fellow dust-buster Aggie Mackenzie is like living a fairytale. Often she has simply wished that she had never been born, for Kim has overcome horrific emotional and physical abuse both at the hands of her alcoholic mother and her philandering, sexually abusive father. In her brave and revealing story Kim's memories of growing up are not of love and cuddles, but of beatings and random cruelty. Shuttled between the brutal houses of her warring parents, a succession of miserable children's homes and a grim convent - Kim's past has cast a long shadow over her life. But just before her sixteenth birthday she finally made her escape. It has taken decades of hard work, and a wonderfully happy marriage to conquer depression but now she has emerged unbowed and unbeaten as Britain's Queen of Clean. Read more

ONE REMARKABLE WOMANOVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERINGCARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDRENTayo arrives at Cathy’s with only the clothes he stands up in. He has been brought to her by the police, but he is calm, polite, and very well spoken, and not at all like the children she normally fosters. The social worker gives Cathy the forms which should contain Tayo’s history, but apart from his name and age, it is blank. Tayo has no past.Tayo is an 'invisible' child, kidnapped from his loving father in Nigeria and brought illegally to the UK by his drink and drugs dependent prostitute mother, where he is put to work in a sweat shop in Central London. When he sustains an injury and is no longer earning, he is cast out.When Cathy takes Tayo to school he points out a dozen different addresses where he has stayed in the last six months, often being left alone. Tayo lies, and manipulates situations to his own advantage and Cathy has to be continually on guard. Tayo’s social worker searches all computer databases but there is no record of Tayo – he has only attended school for 3 terms and has never seen a doctor. He and his mother have been evading the authorities by living ‘underground’.With his mother recently released from prison, Tayo is desperate to live with his father in Nigeria, but no one can track him down or even prove that he exists.Cathy Glass's book 'Helpless' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-09-02. Read more

How can we save children from abuse and murder?In the UK, 2 children are abused to death, and in the USA, it is a staggering 27 per week. In this Volume,I tell the horrific stories of 8 of those children including:Charmaine, stepdaughter of Fred and Rose West, the most notorious serial killers in the UK13-year-old Christian, who was removed from school to be kept in a cageDaniel, whose mother married his murderer after he'd admitted to torturing her baby to deathI tell the stories from the child’s point of view, with all fictionalised elements based firmly on the facts. In addition, you will read about:The injuries each child sufferedThe trials and sentencing of their murderersThe possible reasons why parents commit these horrific crimesJoin me in my search for answers to the question, “How can we save children's lives?”Not suitable for children, nor those who find depictions of children's suffering deeply upsetting. Read more

Can we do more to protect children from abuse and murder?Like Gabriel Fernandez in the US, and Baby P in the UK, thousands of children are murdered by their caregivers every year. When we hear of a new case, we are horrified. But we soon go back to our lives and forget about the many children still living in fear and torment.I write to raise awareness, and in my latest book, I tell the horrific stories of six murdered children including:Takoda, who was forced to stay in torture positions for 20 hours a dayGabrielly, who was buried alive after confiding that her stepfather was sexually abusing herAme, who was padlocked into a plastic box in temperatures of over 100 degreesI often tell the stories from the child’s point of view, with all fictionalised elements based firmly on the facts. In addition, you will read about:The injuries each child sufferedThe trials and sentencing of their murderersThe possible reasons why parents commit these horrific crimesJoin me in my search for answers to the question, “How can we save children's lives?”Not suitable for children, nor those who find depictions of children's suffering deeply upsetting. Read more

In April 2007, 62-year-old Eunice Spry was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the systematic wounding, cruelty and assault of the vulnerable children whose welfare had been entrusted to her. Her Gloucestershire home should have been a refuge. Instead it became a prison where, over the course of 20 years, her charges were routinely abused and tortured. To the outside world, Jehovah's Witness Spry presented herself as a pillar of the community. Behind closed doors she was a sadistic tyrant who beat the children with metal bars, forced wooden sticks down their throats and made them eat lard, bleach, vomit and faeces. The details of the trial horrified the nation, and attracted considerable press attention. Now, for the first time, one of the victims - known in the case as 'Child C' and now 19 years old - tells the full, shocking story of what went on in Eunice Spry's house of evil. Child C is a gripping, heartbreaking story of enforced isolation, psychological and physical abuse and a childhood denied. Despite all he has been through, Christopher Spry is a survivor with a zest for life.With his former foster mother in prison, he can finally tell the story of his suffering and what it is like to grow up brutalised and abandoned with no one to hear your plight. Read more

The harrowing true story of one boy’s experiences in a brutal ‘approved’ school for young offenders in ‘50s London, run by Catholic monks where violence and abuse were rife.Beaten from an early age by his abusive, father, John struggled to fit in at school where his poverty marked him out. When, aged 13, his father brought a charge against him in order to remove him from the family home, John found himself in Juvenile Court – from here he was sent to the notorious St. Vincent’s school, run by a group of Catholic Irish Brothers.Beatings and abuse were a part of daily life – both from John’s fellow pupils, but also from the brothers, all of which was overseen by the sadistic headmaster, Brother De Montfort. Tormented physically and sexually by one boy in particular, and by the Brothers in general, John quickly learnt to survive but at the cost of the loss of his childhood.Please Don’t Make Me Go, tells in heart-rending detail the day-to-day lives of John and the other boys – the beatings, the weapons fashioned from toilet chains and stones, the loneliness – but we also see the development of John’s love of reading, his growing friendship with Father Delaney and his best friend, Bernard, and his unstinting love for his mother whom he feared was suffering at the hands of his violent father.A painfully honest account, Please Don’t Make Me Go is testament to the resilience of the human spirit as it documents how John learnt to survive and come through his ordeal. Read more

A POWERFUL STORY FILLED WITH RAW EMOTION, CHAOS, LOVE & TRAGEDYThrough the eyes of a child, this book starts with a tale of survival on the rough streets of Birmingham. It's a stunning example of grit determination, and there is no sugar coating life - that is why the story ends up a success- and there is plenty of humour to lighten the darkness.From gang life to the highlife, Cheree takes us on a journey through alcohol, drugs, crime, music, dance and plenty of celebrity action - it's an eye-opening ride and an astonishing good read! Read more

On 20th February 1926, landlady Clara Newman (60) opened her door to a potential tenant who enquired into the availability of one of her rooms. Despite his grim and bulky appearance, he introduced himself politely, in a soft-spoken voice whilst clutching a Bible in one of his large hands. She invited him in. The moment he stepped into her home, he lunged forwards, wrapping his over-sized fingers around her throat and forced her to the ground. She couldn’t scream. He had learned the dangers of a scream. She slowly slipped into darkness. Given what would follow, it was probably a kindness.The ‘Gorilla Killer’, Earle Nelson, roamed over 7,000 miles of North America undetected, whilst satisfying his deranged desires. During a span of almost two years, he choked the life out of more than twenty unsuspecting women, subjected their bodies to the most unspeakable acts, and seemingly enjoyed the process.The concept of Serial Killers were largely unknown to the North American public in the 1920s but the local authorities and press were fast becoming aware of the devastating and horrific reality that unfolded before their eyes. Nelson would eventually become the first real ‘superstar criminal’ who everyone had heard of and talked about. Before Bundy and BTK, there was Earle Nelson.Gorilla Killer is a chilling account of Earle Nelson, the first known American serial sex murderer. Ryan Green’s riveting narrative draws the reader into the real-live horror experienced by the victims and has all the elements of a classic thriller. CAUTION: This book contains descriptive accounts of abuse and violence. If you are especially sensitive to this material, it might be advisable not to read any further Read more

In "From Darkness to Light: A Journey of Redemption and Spiritual Warfare," Brother James shares his remarkable story of transformation from a life entangled in the streets to a newfound faith that changed everything. This gripping autobiography chronicles his journey through crime, prison, and spiritual turmoil to a place of hope, redemption, and divine protection.Brother James's journey takes you into the heart of Brixton, where the allure of fast money and dangerous friendships led him down a path of destruction. As he recounts his struggles with the criminal justice system and the chaotic streets, you will experience his pivotal moments of spiritual awakening. From miraculous escapes from harm to divine revelations that challenged him to change his ways, Brother James's testimony is both inspiring and sobering.Through vivid storytelling and raw honesty, Brother James reveals the realities of spiritual warfare and the battle between light and darkness. He describes how a dream from his sister and the guidance of Brother Zechariah helped him realize that he couldn't serve two masters. The deeper he dove into the Word of God, the more he understood the power of faith to transform even the most broken lives."From Darkness to Light" is not just a personal journey; it's a call to action for anyone who feels trapped in a cycle of despair. With a commitment to live according to God's Word, Brother James shows that it's possible to break free from the chains of the past and embrace a future filled with purpose. His experiences in mentorship and outreach programs demonstrate the impact one person can have on a community in need of hope.This book is a testament to the enduring grace of God and the transformative power of faith. It's about finding victory in the toughest battles, emerging from them stronger and wiser, and sharing the light of God's love with the world. If you're looking for a story of redemption, spiritual growth, and the power of divine intervention, "From Darkness to Light" will captivate and inspire you. Read more