14 Top biography books like The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John by David Leigh

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The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

By: David Leigh

3.95

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

How did the most ordinary of couples pull off one of the most outrageous frauds of modern times? An…

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1. Out of My Depth

By: Anne Darwin , David Leigh

4.40

Format: 82 pages,

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Similar categories in Anne Darwin's Out of My Depth book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
Cover of Corrupt Bodies: Death and Dirty Dealing in a London Morgue by Peter Everett

2. Corrupt Bodies: Death and Dirty Dealing in a London Morgue

By: Peter Everett

4.05

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Must-read memoir of managing a morgue, dealing with death and murder to chaos, corruption and organ… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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3. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

By: Adam Kay

3.91

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing p… read more

Similar categories in Adam Kay's Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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4. Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases

By: Ray Fysh

4.34

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Shortlisted for the True Crime Awards 2023 Best New True Crime Author The murder of Sarah Payne, Ad… read more

Similar categories in Ray Fysh's Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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5. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

By: Michael Palin

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more

Similar categories in Michael Palin's Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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6. What Lies Beneath: My Life as a Forensic Search and Rescue Expert

By: Peter Faulding

3.59

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

'From cold cases and serial killers to the death of a spy, Peter's true life story is as gripping a… read more

Similar categories in Peter Faulding's What Lies Beneath: My Life as a Forensic Search and Rescue Expert book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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7. Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell

By: John Preston

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A dramatic, gripping account of the rise and fall of the notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell f… read more

Similar categories in John Preston's Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of 52 Times Britain was a Bellend: The History You Didn’t Get Taught At School by James Felton

8. 52 Times Britain was a Bellend: The History You Didn’t Get Taught At School

By: James Felton

3.96

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

JAMES FELTON'S NEW BOOK "ASSHOLES" IS OUT NOW 'Scurrilous, scandalous and frequently disgusting. I… read more

Similar categories in James Felton's 52 Times Britain was a Bellend: The History You Didn’t Get Taught At School book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family

By: Hadley Freeman

4.41

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A writer investigates her family’s secret history, uncovering a story that spans a century, two Wor… read more

Similar categories in Hadley Freeman's House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth by Angela Gallop

10. When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth

By: Angela Gallop

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Never before has criminal justice rested so heavily on scientific evidence. With ever-more sophisti… read more

Similar categories in Angela Gallop's When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
  • audiobook
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11. What Happened on Floor 34?

By: Caroline Corcoran

3.31

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Her dream job just became her worst nightmare… My name is Rose, and I work for one of the countr… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Corcoran's What Happened on Floor 34? book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • audiobook
Cover of A Del of a Life: Lessons I've Learned by David Jason

12. A Del of a Life: Lessons I've Learned

By: David Jason

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason''So lithe,… read more

Similar categories in David Jason's A Del of a Life: Lessons I've Learned book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John by David Leigh

13. The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

By: David Leigh

3.95

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

How did the most ordinary of couples pull off one of the most outrageous frauds of modern times? An… read more

Similar categories in David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Wolfbane (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #9) by Michelle Paver

14. Wolfbane (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #9)

By: Michelle Paver

4.54

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

It is early spring, a turbulent, perilous time of sudden storms, frozen river fractures and driftin… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Paver's Wolfbane (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #9) book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • audiobook
Cover of The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry by Beau Donelly

15. The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry

By: Beau Donelly

4.06

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Belle Gibson convinced the world she had healed herself of terminal brain cancer by eating a health… read more

Similar categories in Beau Donelly's The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest by Ankit Babu Adhikari

16. Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest

By: Ankit Babu Adhikari

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATUREChanging the narrative of mou… read more

Similar categories in Ankit Babu Adhikari's Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Curse of Brink's-Mat: The story of the real-life robbery that inspired BBC drama ‘The Gold' by Wensley Clarkson

17. The Curse of Brink's-Mat: The story of the real-life robbery that inspired BBC drama ‘The Gold'

By: Wensley Clarkson

4.08

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

On 26 November 1983 six armed robbers escaped with £28 million worth of gold bullion from a Brink's… read more

Similar categories in Wensley Clarkson's The Curse of Brink's-Mat: The story of the real-life robbery that inspired BBC drama ‘The Gold' book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
Cover of Married to the Black Widow: A chilling true story of lies and deception by Rob Parkes

18. Married to the Black Widow: A chilling true story of lies and deception

By: Rob Parkes

4.44

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

*AS FEATURED IN CHANNEL 4's 24 HOURS IN POLICE CUSTODY*'Not many people know how much their life is… read more

Similar categories in Rob Parkes's Married to the Black Widow: A chilling true story of lies and deception book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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19. The Hotel Avocado

By: Bob Mortimer

4.21

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of … read more

Similar categories in Bob Mortimer's The Hotel Avocado book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • audiobook
Cover of Hellish Nell: Last of Britain's Witches by Malcolm Gaskill

20. Hellish Nell: Last of Britain's Witches

By: Malcolm Gaskill

3.53

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The 1735 Witchcraft Act, charging that spirits of the dead had been raised by conjuration, was used… read more

Similar categories in Malcolm Gaskill's Hellish Nell: Last of Britain's Witches book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Up the Creek Without a Paddle: The True Story of John and Anne Darwin: The Man Who 'Died' and the Wife Who Lied by Tammy Cohen

21. Up the Creek Without a Paddle: The True Story of John and Anne Darwin: The Man Who 'Died' and the Wife Who Lied

By: Tammy Cohen

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Five years after the shattered remains of his red canoe were discovered on a beach, John Darwin sud… read more

Similar categories in Tammy Cohen's Up the Creek Without a Paddle: The True Story of John and Anne Darwin: The Man Who 'Died' and the Wife Who Lied book and David Leigh's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

  • nonfiction
  • true crime

14 Top audiobook books like The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John by David Leigh

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Corrupt Bodies: Death and Dirty Dealing in a London Morgue

Peter Everett

4.05

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Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

Adam Kay

3.91

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Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases

Ray Fysh

4.34

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Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

Michael Palin

4.17

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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall

Anna Funder

4.20

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Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

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The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest

Mark Synnott

4.14

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