Wensley Clarkson books

Wensley Clarkson is a British journalist and author who has written over 70 non-fiction books about true crime, covering serial killers, drug trafficking, London gangsters, and organized crime across Europe and beyond.

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dog eat dog 1991 Buy
Doctors of Death 1992 Buy
Whatever Mother Says… 1995 Buy
The Mother From Hell 1995 Buy
Quentin Tarantino 1995 Buy
Mel Gibson 1996 Buy
Mel 1996 Buy
Tom Cruise 1996 Buy
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned 1996 Buy
Love You to Death, Darling 1996 Buy
Deadly Seduction 1996 Buy
John Travolta 1996 Buy
A Tale in the Sting 1996 Buy
Women in Chains 1996 Buy
Sting 1996 Buy
Slave Girls 1996 Buy
Death at Every Stop 1997 Buy
Caged Heat 1998 Buy
The Valkyrie Operation 1998 Buy
In the Name of Satan 1998 Buy
Public Enemy No.1 1998 Buy
Ronaldo! 1998 Buy
Deadlier Than the Male 1999 Buy
Railroad Killer 1999 Buy
Doctors Who Kill 2000 Buy
Killer on the Road 2000 Buy
The Mother’s Day Murder 2000 Buy
Hitmen 2001 Buy
Gangsters 2001 Buy
Hitman 2001 Buy
The Good Doctor 2001 Buy
Women Behind Bars 2001 Buy
Murder in Room 1406 2002 Buy
Sisters in Blood 2002 Buy
Hit ‘Em Hard 2002 Buy
The Boss 2002 Buy
Rio! 2002 Buy
Oh Rio! 2002 Buy
Cruise Control 2003 Buy
Moody 2003 Buy
Driven To Kill 2003 Buy
Costa Del Crime 2004 Buy
Killing Charlie 2004 Buy
Born to Kill 2004 Buy
The Devil’s Work 2004 Buy
Devil Woman 2004 Buy
A Marriage Made In Hell 2004 Buy
Romeo Killer 2004 Buy
Evil Beyond Belief 2005 Buy
Big John Bindon 2005 Buy
Little Survivors 2005 Buy
Gang Wars of London 2007 Buy
The Predator 2007 Buy
Gangs of Britain 2008 Buy
Billy Hill 2008 Buy
Wolf Man 2008 Buy
Gang Wars on the Costa 2009 Buy
Vanessa 2010 Buy
Car Trouble 2010 Buy
The Curse of Brink’s-Mat 2012 Buy
Hash 2013 Buy
Armed Robbery 2013 Buy
Cocaine Confidential 2014 Buy
Legal Highs 2015 Buy
Sexy Beasts 2016 Buy
Armed and Dangerous 2016 Buy
Killing Goldfinger 2019 Buy
The Sniper’s Story 2019 Buy
The Crossing 2019 Buy
Line of Duty 2020 Buy
Secret Narco 2020 Buy
The Real Top Boys 2021 Buy
Serial Killers of Russia 2021 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
One Behind the Ear 2010 Buy

Wensley Clarkson is a British journalist and prolific true crime author who has published more than 70 non-fiction books since 1991. He began his career as a reporter for newspapers including the Sun and the Daily Mail before turning to book-length investigations of criminal cases. His first book, Dog Eat Dog (1991), set the tone for his career, and he quickly became one of the UK’s most productive writers in the true crime genre.

His output is staggering in both volume and range. In the mid-1990s he wrote celebrity biographies of Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, John Travolta, and Quentin Tarantino, but the bulk of his work focuses on criminal cases. He has profiled serial killers in Doctors of Death and Doctors Who Kill, written about London gang warfare in Gang Wars of London and Gangs of Britain, and covered the drug trade in books like Hash, Cocaine Confidential, and Legal Highs. Several of his books focus on the British criminal diaspora along the Spanish coast, including Costa Del Crime and Gang Wars on the Costa. He also published one novel, One Behind the Ear (2010). His later work has expanded to cover international subjects, including The Crossing (2019) on border crime and Serial Killers of Russia (2021).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Wensley Clarkson written?

Wensley Clarkson has written 74 books across two series.

What was Wensley Clarkson's first book?

Wensley Clarkson’s first book is Dog eat dog, published in 1991.

What subjects does Wensley Clarkson typically write about?

Clarkson writes almost exclusively about crime. His books cover serial killers, contract killers, drug trafficking operations, organized crime networks, and notorious criminal cases from around the world. He has also written biographies of Hollywood figures such as Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, John Travolta, and Quentin Tarantino. A significant portion of his work focuses on British gangland crime and the criminal underworld along the Costa del Sol in Spain.

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