Organized crime Books
Penguin Random House India Indias Money Heist
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd 100 Most Infamous Criminals
Book SynopsisAn indispensable introduction to the darker side of life, revealing the often strange and grisly stories behind the world''s most infamous murderers, swindlers and crooks.100 Most Infamous Criminals is an astounding compendium of crimes and their perpetrators. Here you will find the stories of some of history''s most notorious criminals, the lives they led, the crimes they committed and the destruction and sorrow they left in their wake. This collection includes such notorious villains as:• Jack the Ripper, the man who terrorized Victorian London.• Charles Manson, the infamous 60s cult leader.• Ted Bundy, the serial killer beloved by his neighbors.• Al Capone, the king of gangsters. • Harold Shipman, Britain''s angel of death.ABOUT THE SERIES: The True Criminals series provides gripping exposés on some of the most twisted criminals the world has ever seen. Augmented by chilling phot
£9.49
Wisconsin Whispers The Shadow Man
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£19.99
Pearson Education (US) Organized Crime
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Understanding Organized Crime2. Theories of Organized Criminal Behavior3. The Evolution of Organized Crime: Urban Beginnings4. The Evolution of Organized Crime: Southern Beginnings5. The Businesses of Organized Crime6. The Illicit Drug Trade7. Domestic Organized Crime Groups8. A Comparative Perspective9. Terrorism As Organized Crime10. Organized Crime's Political and Corporate Alliances11. Controlling Organized Crime AppendicesA. Selected Provisions from the 2001 USA Patriot ActB. Chronology of White Supremacist Domestic Terrorist Incidents in the 1980sC. Domestic Terrorism Groups and EventsD. Foreign Terrorist Organizations
£131.35
Faber & Faber Blood on the Altar
Book SynopsisOne Sunday morning in 1993 a 16-year-old girl named Eliza Claps goes missing from a church in the centre of Potenza, Italy. Shortly before her disappearance, Elisa had met Danilo Restivo, a strange local boy with a fetish for cutting women''s hair on the back of buses. Elisa''s family are convinced that Resitvo is responsible for their daughter''s disappearance, but he is protected by local big-wigs: by his Sicilian father, by a doctor with links to organised crime, by a priest who had vices of his own. Years went by and Elisa''s family could find only false leads.2002, and Restivo is now living in Bournemouth. In November that year, his neighbour is found murdered, with strands of her own hair in her hands. Once again the police are at a loss to pin anything on him. It''s not until 2010, when Elisa''s decomposed body is found in the church where she went missing, that the two cases are linked and Restivo is finally dealt with. Blood on the Altar combines a gr
£10.44
The University of Chicago Press The Business of Crime Italians and Syndicate
Book SynopsisDr. Nelli . . . describes the kinds of crime that prevailed in Italian immigrant enclaves in America; like most American crime, then as now, Italian crime was one aspect of the so-called culture of urban povertyboys graduated from street gangs to criminal gangs. None of these gangs were very big until Prohibition brought the Great Leap Forward, to a level that Dr. Nelli calls 'entrepreneurial crime.' His fine account makes sense of many murderous incidents, differentiates among places, and sketches individuals and the talents (Torrio's brains, Capone's brutality) that enabled them to rise in the underworld.New YorkerA definitive history of organized crime in America.American Historical Review
£28.50
The University of Chicago Press Inventing the Public Enemy The Gangster in
Book SynopsisIn this account of mass media images, David Ruth looks at Al Capone and other "invented" gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s. It shows that the media gangster was less a reflection of reality than a projection created from Americans' values, concerns and ideas about what would sell.
£25.65
Hachette Books Retail Gangster The Insane RealLife Story of
Book SynopsisA biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as 'Crazy Eddie,' whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, 'Crazy Eddie' as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. Few things evoke the New York of a particular era the way 'Crazy Eddie! His prices are insaaaaane!' does. The journalist Herb Greenberg called his death the 'end of an era' and that couldn't be more true. What's insane is that his story has never been told.Before Enron, before Madoff, before The Wolf of Wall Street, Eddie Antar's corruption was second to none. The difference was that it was a street franchise, a local place that was in the blood stream of everyone's daily life in the 1970s
£22.50
Hachette Books Retail Gangster
Book SynopsisA biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as Crazy Eddie, whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, Crazy Eddie as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. Few things evoke the New York of a particular era the way Crazy Eddie! His prices are insaaaaane! does. The journalist Herb Greenberg called his death the end of an era and that couldn''t be more true. What''s insane is that his story has never been told.Before Enron, before Madoff, before The Wolf of Wall Street, Eddie Antar''s corruption was second to none. The difference was that it was a street franchise, a local place that was in the blood stream of everyone''s daily life in the 1970s and early ''80s. And Eddie pulled it off with a certain style, an in your face blue collar chutzpah. Despite the fact that then U.S. Attorney Michael Chertoff called him the Darth Vader of capitalism after the extent of the fraud was revealed, one of the largest SEC frauds in American history after Crazy Eddie''s stores went public in 1984, Eddie was talked about fondly by the people who worked for him. They still do--there are myriads of ex-Crazy Eddie employee web pages that still attract fans, and the Crazy Eddie fraud scheme is now taught in every business school across the United States. Many years have passed since the franchise went down in spectacular fashion but Crazy Eddie''s moment has endured the way that iconic brands and characters do--one only need Google the media outpouring that accompanied his death. Maybe it''s because it crystallized everything about 1970s New York almost perfectly, the merchandise and rise of consumer electronics (stereos!), the ads (cheesy!), the money (cash!). In Retail Gangster, investigative journalist Gary Weiss takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most unbelievable business scam stories of all time, a story spanning continents and generations, reaffirming the old adage that the truth is often stranger than fiction.
£13.59
Random House USA Inc The Gangs of New York
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WW Norton & Co Sex Money Murder
Book SynopsisA searing portrait of the crack epidemic and violent drug wars that once ravaged the South Bronx.Trade Review"... a gripping narrative... this is a fascinating, albeit dispiriting read, a searing portrait of the appalling inequalities of the American Dream gone sour, a three-act tragedy played out against a soundtrack of gangsta rap." -- The Mail on Sunday"If any professionals are contemplating retraining as gang members to replace income diverted by the decline of their industries, seek counsel first from this riveting book." -- Strong Words
£19.79
WW Norton & Co Sex Money Murder
Book SynopsisA searing portrait of the crack epidemic and violent drug wars that once ravaged the South Bronx.Trade Review"... a gripping narrative... this is a fascinating, albeit dispiriting read, a searing portrait of the appalling inequalities of the American Dream gone sour, a three-act tragedy played out against a soundtrack of gangsta rap." -- Mail on Sunday"If any professionals are contemplating retraining as gang members to replace income diverted by the decline of their industries, seek counsel first from this riveting book." -- Strong Words
£13.29
Taylor & Francis Ltd Illegal Markets and the Economics of Organized
Book SynopsisThis book showcases recent advances in the theoretical and empirical understanding of the economic aspects of organised crime and illegal markets. It provides new insights into defining and quantifying the influence of organised crime by drawing on innovative approaches to studying criminal networks and organisations such as the Hells Angels. The book includes analysis of the structure of illegal drug markets from international leaders in the field. Finally the text includes empirical case studies of the diverse markets where organised crime is currently active including the illegal market for crystal methamphetamine in Australia, tiger products in China and the falcon and fur trades in Russia. This book was based on a special issue of Global Crime.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Illegal markets and the economics of organized crime Martin Bouchard and Chris Wilkins 2. What is a criminal organization and why does the law care? Philip A. Curry and Steeve Mongrain 3. The size and influence of a criminal organization: a criminal achievement perspective Pierre Tremblay, Martin Bouchard and Sevrine Petit 4. Understanding optimal criminal networks Stephen T. Easton and Alexander K. Karaivanov 5. How illegal drugs enter an island country: insights from interviews with incarcerated smugglers Jonathan P. Caulkins, Honora Burnett and Edward Leslie 6. Economic analysis of drug transaction ‘cycles’ described by incarcerated UK drug dealers Jonathan P. Caulkins, Benjamin Gurga and Christopher Little 7. The market for crystalline methamphetamine in Sydney, Australia Rebecca McKetin, Jennifer McLaren, Erin Kelly and Jenny Chalmers 8. The black market in China for tiger products Brendan Moyle 9. Exploring the organization of Russia Far East’s illegal wildlife trade: two case studies of the illegal fur and illegal falcon trades Tanya Wyatt
£128.25
University of California Press The Shanghai Green Gang
Book SynopsisThis work pieces together the complex story of the Shanghai Green Gang and its charismatic leader, Du Yuesheng. In analyzing the Green Gang's system of organized crime in Shanghai, the author aims to broaden understanding of a critical aspect of Chinese urban history.
£42.40
University of California Press Yakuza
Book SynopsisKnown for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments About the Authors Preface to the 2012 Edition Prologue: Enter the Yakuza PART I: EARLY HISTORY 1. The Honorable Outlaws PART II: THE KODAAAA YEARS 2. Occupied Japan 3. Nexus on the Right 4. The Black Mist PART III: THE MODERN YAKUZA 5. The Syndicates 6. Corruption, Japanese-Style 7. The Keizai Yakuza 8. The Collapsing Bubble PART IV: THE MOVE ABROAD 9. Meth, Money, and the Sex Trade 10. Old Markets and New 11. Across the Pacific 12. To America Epilogue: A New Yakuza A Note on Research Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
£21.25
University of California Press Understanding Criminal Networks A Research Guide
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Criminal Networks is a short methodological primer for those interested in studying illicit, deviant, covert, or criminal networks using social network analysis (SNA). Accessibly written by Gisela Bichler, a leading expert in SNA for dark networks, the book is chock-full of graphics, checklists, software tips, step-by-step guidance, and straightforward advice. Covering all the essentials, each chapter highlights three themes: the theoretical basis of networked criminology,methodological issues and useful analytic tools,and producing professional analysis. Unlike any other book on the market, the book combines conceptual and empirical work with advice on designing networking studies, collecting data, and analysis. Relevant, practical, theoretical, and methodologically innovative, Understanding Criminal Networks promises to jumpstart readers' understanding of how to cross over from conventional investigations of crime to the study of criminal networks.Trade Review"Bichler provides a compelling introduction and guide to criminal networks: what they are, how they are organized, and how the tools of social network analysis may be used to understand them." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables 1. READ FIRST A Practical Example Problem-Oriented Policing P.I.V.O.T. Utility of Social Network Analysis Objective of this Book Organization of the Book 2. DEMYSTIFYING SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS Example Project Methods Units Focus Relations Analytic Options 3. SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY 101 Assumptions of Social Network Analysis Four Essential Theoretical Perspectives Strength of Weak Ties Structural Holes Theory of Social Capital Small-World Perspective Contagion and Three Degrees of Influence Suggested Readings 4. CONNECTED CRIMINALITY Overview of Theoretical Congruence Biopsychological Theories Control Theories Developmental Theories Strain Theories Hyperdyadic Social Learning in the World of Methamphetamine Data Source and Inspiration Learning Theory Refresher Integrating Learning Theory with Hyperdyadic Spread— Methamphetamine Example Visualizing Anonymous Networks Suggested Readings 5. CONNECTED EVENTS Overview of Theoretical Congruence Deterrence and Situational Theories Neighborhood Ecological Theories A Networked Account of Opportunity Theories Crime Pattern Theory Routine Activity Theory An Integrated Theory of Networked Opportunity Suggested Readings 6. WHO IS WHO? Rapid Onset Current Understanding Co-offending Criminal Groups Criminal Enterprise 7. GATHERING DATA Assembling Information about Criminal Networks Research Designs Sampling Collecting Data Small World Method Suggested Readings 8. MAPPING NETWORKS Data Integration Consolidating Relational Information Entity Resolution Estimating the Amount of Missing Data Sensitivity Analysis Detecting Corrupted Data Digit Analysis Example Digital Analysis of Global Weapons Trade Final Words of Advice 9. DESCRIBING NETWORKS Describing the Whole Network General Descriptive Statistics Structural Description of a Whole Network Clustering Investigating Actor Positioning Degree Centrality Betweenness Centrality Egocentric Networks Descriptive Statistics Measures of Central Positioning 10. ADVANCED ANALYTIC OPTIONS Transitivity Nondirected Graphs Directed Graphs Gang Violence Example Subgroup Identification Top-Down Approaches Bottom-Up Approaches Example Application Advanced Analytics 11. PRODUCING PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS Making Critics Happy Visualizing Connections Slices and Layouts Image Elements Presentation Tips Drivers Academic Research Centers Practitioner-Oriented Programs Professional Associations and Training Opportunities Concluding Remarks References Index
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Random House USA Inc Pain Hustlers
Book SynopsisThe inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers?until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial. ? THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PAIN HUSTLERS STARRING EMILY BLUNT AND CHRIS EVANS Unfolds with the velocity and verve of a Scorsese film…A tour de force.?Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing John Kapoor had already amassed a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he founded Insys Therapeutics. It was the early 2000s, a boom time for painkillers, and he developed a novel formulation of fentanyl, the most potent opioid on the market.Kapoor, a brilliant immigrant scientist with relentless business instincts, was eager to make the most of his innovation. He gathered around him an ambitious group of young lieutenants. His head of sales?an unstable and unmanageable leader, but a genius of persuasion?built a team willing to pull every lever to close a sale, going so far as to recruit an exotic dancer ready to scrape her way up. They zeroed in on the eccentric and suspect doctors receptive to their methods. Employees at headquarters did their part by deceiving insurance companies. The drug was a niche product, approved only for cancer patients in dire condition, but the company?s leadership pushed it more widely, and together they turned Insys into a Wall Street sensation.But several insiders reached their breaking point and blew the whistle. They sparked a sprawling investigation that would lead to a dramatic courtroom battle, breaking new ground in the government?s fight to hold the drug industry accountable in the spread of addictive opioids.In Pain Hustlers, National Magazine Award?finalist Evan Hughes lays bare the pharma playbook. He draws on unprecedented access to insiders of the Insys saga, from top executives to foot soldiers, from the patients and staff of far-flung clinics to the Boston investigators who treated the case as a drug-trafficking conspiracy, flipping cooperators and closing in on the key players.With colorful characters and true suspense, Pain Hustlers offers a bracing look not just at Insys, but at how opioids are sold at the point they first enter the national bloodstream?in the doctor?s office.
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Penguin Putnam Inc There Will Be Fire
Book SynopsisA race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the IRA’s attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the epic manhunt that followed. A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984. It was the last day of the Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in the coastal town of Brighton, England. Rooms were obliterated, dozens of people wounded, five killed. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in her suite when the explosion occurred; had she been just a few feet in another direction, flying tiles and masonry would have sliced her to ribbons. As it was, she survived—and history changed. There Will Be Fire is the gripping story of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Thatcher, in the most spectacular attack ever linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles. Journalist Rory Carroll reveals the long road to Brighton, the hide
£23.20
Hachette Australia Roger Rogerson
Book SynopsisTHE LIFE AND CRIMES OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST CORRUPT COPTrade ReviewA gritty and unvarnished look inside the CIB ... shining a light on the entrenched culture of cover-up and corruption that has plagued NSW since the Rum Rebellion - Sydney Morning Herald[a] compelling and unapologetically unsympathetic account of Australia's most notorious former policeman - Weekend Australiana must read for fans of the true crime genre - NSW Police News
£12.34
Pluto Press From Fear to Fraternity A Russian Tale of Crime
Book SynopsisA unique and globally framed analysis of the development of Russian organised crime arguing that it is a barometer of economic well-being.Trade Review'Rawlinson's intriguing and even chilling analysis is presented in a highly readable and lively style making this an impressive piece of work' -- Dr Maurice Punch, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and King`s College London'Challenges the orthodox understandings of Russian organised crime and tears away the political agendas that misrepresent Russia's experience of capitalism and socialism, making a mockery of Fukuyama's image of an end of history' -- Boris Kashnikov, Professor at the Moscow Higher School of EconomicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Telling Tales 2. Crime-Time Stories 3. From Bandits to Bolsheviks to Brezhnev 4. Shadowlands: The Gorbachev years 5. Comrade Capitalists: The Tale of Crime and Economy in the 'New' Russia 6. The Sovietising of Western Society 7. From Fear to Fraternity Notes Index
£25.19
Pluto Press Double Crossed
Book SynopsisReveals how governments and the wider establishment copy the practices of organised crime groups in order to control themTrade Review'Mike Woodiwiss has dedicated his career to unpacking the often toxic packaging surrounding the concept of organized crime. In Double Crossed, he focusses on the myths of organized crime, its social, economic and legal constructions and, most importantly, the architects and beneficiaries of this myth making' -- Professor Dick Hobbs, Author of Lush Life: Constructing Organized Crime in the UK'As one of the foremost thinkers on organized crime, Mike Woodiwiss rarely disappoints. In this book, he is on great form' -- Kristofer Allerfeldt, University of Exeter, Author of Crime and the Rise of Modern America: A History 1865-1941'Brings solid historical evidence and analysis to the task of refuting conventional wisdom that prefers to see organized crime as something external from our capitalistic political, economic and social systems' -- Margaret Beare, author of Critical Reflections on Transnational Organized Crime, Money Laundering and Corruption (2003)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Part I: Dumbing Down: The Construction of an Acceptable Understanding of 'Organized Crime' Introduction 1. The Rise and Fall of Muckraking Business Criminality 2. America’s Moral Crusade and the Making of Illegal Markets Inset 1: The Origins of Mafia Mythology in America 3. Charles G. Dawes and the Molding of Public Opinion on Organized Crime 4. Al Capone as Public Enemy Number 1 5. Al Capone and the Business of Crime Inset 2: The Legends and Lives of Al Capone and Eliot Ness 6. Americanizing Mussolini’s Phony War against the Mafia 7. 'Organized Crime' in a Fascist State 8. Gangbusting and Propaganda 9. Thomas E. Dewey and 'the Greatest Gangster in America' 10. From Gangbusters to Murder Inc. Part II: Lies about Criminals: Constructing an Acceptable 'History' of Organized Crime Introduction 1. The Genesis of the Atlantic City 'Conference' Legend 2. Consolidating the 'Conference' Legend 3. The Purge that Wasn’t 4. The US Government’s History of Organized Crime Inset 3: Lucky Luciano and a Life in Exile Part III: Covering up Failure: Constructing an Acceptable Response to 'Organized Crime' Introduction 1. Mafia Mythology and the Federal Response 2. President Richard Nixon and Organized Crime Control 3. Challenging the Orthodoxy 4. Sustaining and Updating Mafia Mythology 5. From Super-Government to Super-Governments: The Pluralist Revision of Organized Crime 6. The Origins of the Anti-Money Laundering Regime Inset 4: Meyer Lansky and the Origins of Money Laundering History 7. Informants, Liars and Paranoiacs 8. Seizing Assets to Fund the Crime War 9. Drug Prohibition and the Prison Gang Phenomenon 10. Organized Business Crime: The Elephant in the Room 11. Deregulation and the Rise of Corporate Fraud 12. Fraud and the Financial Meltdown 13. Hiding the Failure of Organized Crime Control 14. Repression as Organized Crime Control Part IV: Selling Failure: Setting the Global Agenda on Drugs, Organized Crime and Money Laundering Introduction 1. Losing Corporate Criminality from Transnational Crime 2. Building Capacity 3. Americanizing the British Drug Control System 4. Dumbing Down the International Response to Drugs and 'Organized Crime' 5. Repression, Profits and Slaughter: The United States in Colombia and Mexico 6. The Atlantic Alliance as a Money Laundry Epilogue Notes Index
£15.29
Pluto Press Double Crossed The Failure of Organized Crime
Book SynopsisReveals how governments and the wider establishment copy the practices of organised crime groups in order to control themTrade Review'Mike Woodiwiss has dedicated his career to unpacking the often toxic packaging surrounding the concept of organized crime. In Double Crossed, he focusses on the myths of organized crime, its social, economic and legal constructions and, most importantly, the architects and beneficiaries of this myth making' -- Professor Dick Hobbs, Author of Lush Life: Constructing Organized Crime in the UK'As one of the foremost thinkers on organized crime, Mike Woodiwiss rarely disappoints. In this book, he is on great form' -- Kristofer Allerfeldt, University of Exeter, Author of Crime and the Rise of Modern America: A History 1865-1941'Brings solid historical evidence and analysis to the task of refuting conventional wisdom that prefers to see organized crime as something external from our capitalistic political, economic and social systems' -- Margaret Beare, author of Critical Reflections on Transnational Organized Crime, Money Laundering and Corruption (2003)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Part I: Dumbing Down: The Construction of an Acceptable Understanding of 'Organized Crime' Introduction 1. The Rise and Fall of Muckraking Business Criminality 2. America’s Moral Crusade and the Making of Illegal Markets Inset 1: The Origins of Mafia Mythology in America 3. Charles G. Dawes and the Molding of Public Opinion on Organized Crime 4. Al Capone as Public Enemy Number 1 5. Al Capone and the Business of Crime Inset 2: The Legends and Lives of Al Capone and Eliot Ness 6. Americanizing Mussolini’s Phony War against the Mafia 7. 'Organized Crime' in a Fascist State 8. Gangbusting and Propaganda 9. Thomas E. Dewey and 'the Greatest Gangster in America' 10. From Gangbusters to Murder Inc. Part II: Lies about Criminals: Constructing an Acceptable 'History' of Organized Crime Introduction 1. The Genesis of the Atlantic City 'Conference' Legend 2. Consolidating the 'Conference' Legend 3. The Purge that Wasn’t 4. The US Government’s History of Organized Crime Inset 3: Lucky Luciano and a Life in Exile Part III: Covering up Failure: Constructing an Acceptable Response to 'Organized Crime' Introduction 1. Mafia Mythology and the Federal Response 2. President Richard Nixon and Organized Crime Control 3. Challenging the Orthodoxy 4. Sustaining and Updating Mafia Mythology 5. From Super-Government to Super-Governments: The Pluralist Revision of Organized Crime 6. The Origins of the Anti-Money Laundering Regime Inset 4: Meyer Lansky and the Origins of Money Laundering History 7. Informants, Liars and Paranoiacs 8. Seizing Assets to Fund the Crime War 9. Drug Prohibition and the Prison Gang Phenomenon 10. Organized Business Crime: The Elephant in the Room 11. Deregulation and the Rise of Corporate Fraud 12. Fraud and the Financial Meltdown 13. Hiding the Failure of Organized Crime Control 14. Repression as Organized Crime Control Part IV: Selling Failure: Setting the Global Agenda on Drugs, Organized Crime and Money Laundering Introduction 1. Losing Corporate Criminality from Transnational Crime 2. Building Capacity 3. Americanizing the British Drug Control System 4. Dumbing Down the International Response to Drugs and 'Organized Crime' 5. Repression, Profits and Slaughter: The United States in Colombia and Mexico 6. The Atlantic Alliance as a Money Laundry Epilogue Notes Index
£68.00
The History Press Ltd Vicious Elegant Bastards
Book SynopsisThe first book to examine the truth behind the legend of the Krays, written by bestselling Kray family biographer Jacky Hyams
£17.00
Headline Publishing Group Nine Mil
Book SynopsisFor gamblers and fun-seekers, Atlantic City is a place to chase your dreams. But for taxi driver Ed Behr, it''s where his personal nightmare is all too real. He is haunted by violent flashbacks to his time in prison and sustained only by his obsession with finding Honey, the girl who promised him everything. Then he recognises one of the old gang from the days before the bad things happened that got them all sent down. Except for Billy Moon, that is, who went on to bigger and better things while they were left to rot. And now Ed has a plan that''s going to reunite the gang, make enough dough, and sort out Billy Moon once and for all. Maybe even get Honey back too. That''s if he doesn''t get them all killed first...
£8.54
Headline Publishing Group Underdogs
Book SynopsisThe city of Seattle burned down in 1889. When it was rebuilt, much of the old city remained, buried beneath the modern streets. Nobody really knows what''s down there any more... Now a suspected psycho and the eight-year-old girl he has taken hostage during a bungled heist are about to find out, when they crash through the floor of an abandoned warehouse into a street no one has walked down for a hundred years. Pursued by an ex-Vietnam Tunnel Rat brought in by the Seattle PD - a man with one or two mental problems of his own - Hilton Badcock has no choice but to drag young Ali further into the underground maze in search of a way out. But the deeper they go into this strange, secret world, the weirder and more dangerous things get...
£9.49
Rutgers University Press Prohibition Gangsters The Rise and Fall of a Bad
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Marc Mappen proves an adept storyteller as he takes readers beyond 'Boardwalk Empire.' Mappen spins some good yarns about the gangsters, dominated by New Yorkers, whose rise was triggered by the 18th Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and who proved that, at times, crime not only pays, but pays very well." -- Sam Roberts * New York Times *"Prohibition created an enormous economic opportunity for a generation of young criminals. As chronicled by Marc Mappen, the true, violent, and extravagant lives of these men make dramatizations like Boardwalk Empire look tame by comparison. A must -read for anyone interested in the origins of organized crime in America." -- Nicholas Gage * author of The Mafia is Not an Equal Opportunity Employer *"Kudos to Marc Mappen for producing so riveting a study about a generation of gangland mobsters who used National Prohibition to grab lots of money and petty power for themselves. A big winner of a book about a bunch of lousy looting losers. . . . Fascinating reading. Highly recommended!" -- James Kirby Martin * co-author of Drinking in America: A History, 1620-1980 *"A well researched, historical overview of the major Prohibition era gangsters. These men became the founding fathers of modern organized crime." -- Paul R. Kavieff * author of Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang *"A book about the Prohibition gangsters should be a fascinating and exciting read. Mappen does not disappoint. His fast-moving butauthoritative narrative takes readers through the Prohibition years and beyond as he traces the careers of such underworld luminaries as John Torrio, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Legs Diamond, and Dutch Schultz. Mappen’s book is a splendid introduction to the story of a generation of criminals who captured the American imagination." * Journal of American Culture *"Marc Mappen far outstrips his fellow crime writers [when] describing mob activity in smaller U.S. cities. Chicago and New York have been examined enough, so Mappen turns his eye on the Purple Gang of Detroit, the Pendergast machine in Kansas City, and the bootleg wars of Cleveland." * Philadelphia Review of Books *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Bluebird Tattoo Part I. The Rise 1. The Big Fellow in the Windy City 2. Big Battles in the Big Apple 3. Smaller Cities Part II. Atlantic City Interlude 4. Gangsters in the Surf 5. The Conference as Comedy 6. Capone's Long Trip Home Part III. The Fall 7. The Twilight of the Gangster? 8. Pay Your Taxes 9. Lucky v. Dewey 10. Shot to Death 11. Lepke on the Hot Seat 12. For Them, Crime Did Pay Cast of Characters A Note on Sources Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£37.80
St Martin's Press Killing the Mob
Book SynopsisThe instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestseller, now in paperback!In the tenth book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard take on their most controversial subject yet: The Mob.Killing the Mob is the tenth book in Bill O''Reilly''s #1 New York Times bestselling series of popular narrative histories, with sales of nearly 18 million copies worldwide, and over 320 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.O'Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in the United States, and expertly plumb the history of this nation's most notorious serial robbers, conmen, murderers, and especially, mob family bosses. Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, O'Reilly and Dugard trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era, such as John Dillinger, Bonnie
£12.59
Temple University Press,U.S. On Gangs
Book SynopsisA comprehensive review of what is known about gangs, from their origins through their evolution and outcomesTrade Review“On Gangs is one of those truly rare books that succinctly summarizes a sprawling field of research while also offering a bold and thoughtful vision for the future. A must-have and must-read for anyone interested in the study of street gangs. It will be dog-eared and highlighted within minutes.”—Andrew V. Papachristos, Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University“As impressive in depth as it is in breadth, three OGs from gang scholarship cover the full spectrum of issues from gang definitions and structures to gender, ethnicity, and international perspectives. This heavyweight contribution should rise to the top of the hierarchy of gang scholarship.”—Professor Simon Harding, Director of the National Centre for Gangs Research, London“On Gangs offers a much-needed synthesis and assessment of our scholarly knowledge on gangs, offering the reader breadth, depth, and rich insights on these groups, their members, the contexts in which they emerge, and the complex efforts to respond to them. Decker, Pyrooz, and Densley promise an ‘integrative and authoritative’ account, and they deliver with a text that is intellectually rigorous and engaging. Their historical accounts of gangs and gang scholarship; their inclusion of core, critical, and emerging issues; and their thoughtful assessment of gang interventions make this an especially welcome contribution. It will be the go-to source for anyone hoping to better understand gangs and our study of these groups.”—Jody Miller, Distinguished Professor at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, and author of One of the Guys: Girls, Gangs, and Gender"On Gangs, is a comprehensive summary of various aspects of gangs.... Students in criminal justice, sociology, and other programs can benefit from On Gangs. It can be a perfect textbook for an undergraduate gang class because it provides extensive aspects of gangs from basic knowledge such as the definition, organizational structure, onset, and desistance, to critical issues such as gender and race, and to the responses to gangs from the three branches of criminal justice system. On Gangs can also be a good resource book for a graduate course because it summarizes numerous prior outstanding studies on relevant topics and also gives directions to future research.”—Journal of Criminal Justice Education"When it comes to academic textbooks dedicated to the study of gangs, On Gangs by Scott Decker, David Pyrooz, and James Densley is the new 'OG!' On Gangs is by far the most comprehensive and in-depth textbook that exists on the market today and will likely remain the standard until it goes out of print.... On Gangs is the quintessential textbook for any undergraduate or graduate class as it provides a rock-solid foundation on all aspects of gang scholarship over the last century.”—Criminal Justice Review"[A] comprehensive review of the research and theory on the concept of gangs.... The writing is sophisticated.... This book will best serve students and scholars in the fields of counseling, psychology, sociology, or social work as well as professionals in a wide range of social services. It is sufficiently comprehensive to be considered a reference work as well. Summing Up: Recommended."—Choice
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Bristol University Press 50 Dark Destinations
Book SynopsisFrom the Alcatraz East Crime Museum to Jack the Ripper guided tours, ‘dark tourism’ is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Highlighting 50 travel destinations across six continents, expert criminologists, psychologists and historians expose a worrying trend in contemporary consumer culture in which many of us partake.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell 1. Cocaine Bear: Lexington, Kentucky, USA - Travis Linnemann 2. Whitney Plantation: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Thomas Raymen 3. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution: Washington DC, USA - Alice Storey 4. From Newgate Prison to Tyburn Tree: the Old Bailey, London, UK - Peter Joyce and Wendy Laverick 5. Jack the Ripper Tour: Whitechapel, London, UK - Kevin Hoffin 6. The Alcatraz East Crime Museum: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA - Laura Hammond 7. The Museum of Death: Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA - Loukas Ntanos 8. The Royal Armouries Museum: Leeds, UK - Sarah Jones 9. The Black Dahlia tour: Los Angeles, California, USA - David Wilson 10. The Execution Dock: Wapping, East London, UK - Wendy Laverick and Peter Joyce 11. Auschwitz: Oświęcim, Poland - Tammy Ayres and Sarah Hodgkinson 12. Jeju 4:3 memorial: Jeju Island, South Korea - Robin West 13. Museum Dr. Guislain: Ghent, Belgium - Sophie Gregory 14. Karosta Prison Hotel: Liepāja, Latvia - Melindy Duffus 15. The Clink prison-based restaurant: Brixton, London, UK - Dan Rusu 16. The 9/11 memorial and museum: New York, New York, USA - John Bahadur Lamb 17. The Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocidal Crimes: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Eamonn Carrabine 18. Choeung Ek killing field: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Luke Telford 19. Blue lights in the Red Light District: Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Ben Colliver 20. Trophy hunting: sub-Saharan Africa - Patrick Berry and Gary R. Potter 21. 'The ugly side to the beautiful game': Qatar - Grace Gallacher 22. Burning Man festival: Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA - Keith Hayward 23. Magaluf: Majorca - Simon Winlow 24. 'Holiday Hooters': Hong Kong - Katie Lowe 25. Scilla: Calabria, Italy - Anna Sergi 26. The Kray twins tours: London, UK - Craig Ancrum 27. Backpacking in the outback: Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia - Eveleigh Buck-Matthews and Craig Kelly 28. The hippie trail: Nepal, South Asia - Emiline Smith 29. The Museum of Confiscated Art: Brest, Belarus - Donna Yates and Hannah London 30. Steroid holidays: Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt - Nick Gibbs 31. The Souks: Tunis, Tunisia - Kyla Bavin and James Treadwell 32. Mezhyhirya Residence Museum: Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine - Tereza Østbø Kuldova and Jardar Østbø 33. The great British seaside: various locations, UK - Neil Chakraborti 34. The Biggie mural: Brooklyn, New York, USA - Natasha Pope 35. The Rebus guided tour: Edinburgh, UK - Ian R. Cook and Michael Rowe 36. Volunteer tourism - 'doing it for the 'gram': Cambodia, Southeast Asia - Orlando Woods 37. The Staycation: home - Jack Denham 38. The 'suicide forest': Aokigahara, Japan - Max Hart 39. Pitcairn Island: Pitcairn Islands, Pacific Ocean - Steve Wadley 40. Favela tours: Rio De Janerio, Brazil - Duncan Frankis and Selina Patel Nascimento 41. Skid Row walking tours: Los Angeles, California, USA - Craig Kelly 42. The 2019-2020 anti-extradition protests: Hong Kong - Jane Richards 43. The Maldives: Republic of Maldives, Indian Ocean - Emiline Smith and Oliver Smith 44. Death Road: La Paz to Coroico, Bolivia - Joe Garrihy 45. Vulture brains and muthi markets: Johannesburg, South Africa - Angus Nurse 46. Dark Tourism, ecocide and alpine ski resorts: the Alps, Europe - Oliver Smith 47. Boho Zone: Middlesbrough, UK - Emma Winlow 48. One Hyde Park: London, UK - Rowland Atkinson 49. Amazon warehouse tours: Rugeley, UK or virtual tour - Adam Lynes 50. Disney World: Orlando, Florida, USA - Anthony Lloyd Conclusion - Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Legacy
Book Synopsis'Reveals criminal corruption on a scale that the Kray twins would never have dreamt of' John Pearson, Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins'Gillard's detailed investigation makes for a stunning and shocking read' Barry Keeffe, The Long Good Friday'Legacy illustrates the sordid links between business, politics and organised crime' Ioan Grillo, El Narco and Gangster WarlordsWhen billions poured into the neglected east London borough hosting the 2012 Olympics, a turf war broke out between crime families for control of a now valuable strip of land. Using violence, guile and corruption, one gangster, the Long Fella, emerged as a true untouchable. A team of local detectives made it their business to take him on until Scotland Yard threw them under the bus and the business of putting on 'the greatest show on earth' won the day. Protecting the Olympic legacy by covering up a scandal of suspicious deaths and corruption seemed more important than protecting Londoners from tTrade ReviewAfter reading this extraordinary book, I realised how much has changed in the criminal underworld of London’s East End since I wrote my own book on the Kray twins nearly fifty years ago. Where there are criminals, there is always corruption, but Michael Gillard reveals criminal corruption on a scale that the Kray twins would never have dreamt of when I knew them. Recreational drugs had barely started, the Krays were simple East End gangsters and the police were relatively easy to cope with then. In contrast, the world that Gillard uncovers is a nightmare of corruption, with vast amounts of crooked money and constant threats against him. To write a book like Legacy requires courage as well as literary skill. Michael Gillard has both -- John Pearson * The Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins *A story of violence and corruption in gangland London that reads like The Sopranos….says a lot about Gillard’s immense strength of character and his fearless commitment to evidence-based journalism… it was Gillard’s robust journalism that managed to prove what the police failed to do in 30 years. -- Jonathan Calvert * The Sunday Times *Digging deep into the underbelly of London, Legacy illustrates the sordid links between business, politics and organised crime. It's not only Latin America that suffers from gangster capitalism and corruption in the twenty-first century; to understand modern Britain you also have to understand how modern organized crime works -- Ioan Grillo * author of El Narco and Gangster Warlords *Gillard's detailed investigation makes for a stunning and shocking read and adds credence to the old adage that truth can be stranger than fiction -- Barrie Keeffe * The Long Good Friday *a superbly well-researched book... Legacy could never be called a sports book in the accepted sense (it reads more like an outstanding crime thriller). -- Peter Sharkey * Bristol Post *this is a book that’s both eye-opening and hair-raising. -- James Walton * The Daily Telegraph *Gillard’s forensically meticulous book is a labyrinthine account of East End villains and the councillors, bankers, CEOs and police who became ensnared in their web of corruption... * The Herald *Gillard is unflinching as he sorts through the serious organised criminals and police tasked to take them down... You will emerge reeling. -- Kirsty Brimelow * The Times *Gillard is not one to shy away from a challenge, however risky, and his latest book, Legacy: Gangsters, Corruption and the London Olympics, finds him in fearless mode. -- Chris Moss * Big Issue in the North *Table of ContentsPrologue: Going for Gold Part One: Land of Dope and Gory 1. Children of the Docks 2. The Silvertown Strip 3. Billy Liar 4. The Aladdin’s Den Part Two: The Long Fella 5. Snipers 6. Poofed Off 7. Cut 8. Blackjack Part Three: Let the Games Begin 9. Judas Pigs 10. Estocada 11. Document 12. The Dementors Part Four: Legacy 13. Promised Land 14. Hammer Time 15. TOWIE 16. Games Epilogue: Truth Commission Index
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Bonnier Books Ltd Outback
Book Synopsis'Tense, gripping and atmospheric' - CHRIS WHITAKER'Gripped me from its shocking start' - SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT'I highly recommend it' - LYNDA LA PLANTE CBE________________TWO MISSING BACKPACKERS. ONE VAST OUTBACK.DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, taking care of his dying grandmother. When two young German backpackers, Berndt and Rita, vanish from the area, he finds himself unofficially on the case.But why all the interest from the Federal Police when they have probably just ditched the heat and dust of the outback for the coast? Working in the organised crime unit has opened Walker's eyes to the growing drug trade in Australia's remote interior - and he becomes convinced there is more at play.As the number of days since the couple's disappearance climbs, Walker is joined by Rita's older sister. A detective herself with Berlin CID, she has flown to Australia - desperate to find her
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Cornell University Press Trying to Make It
Book SynopsisTrying to Make It is R. V. Gundur''s journey from the US-Mexico border to America''s heartland, from America''s prisons to its streets, in search of the true story of the drug trade and the people who participate in it. The book begins in the Paso del Norte area, encompassing the sister cities of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, which has been in the public eye as calls for securing the border persist. From there, it moves on to Phoenix, which was infamously associated with the drug trade through a series of kidnappings. Finally, the book goes on to Chicago, which has been a lightning rod of criticism for its gangs and violence. Gundur highlights the similarities and differences that exist in the American drug trade within the three sites and how they relate to current drug trade narratives in the US. At each stop, the reader is transported to the city''s historical and contemporary contexts of the drug trade and introduced to the individuals who have lived the
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Pan Macmillan Pill City: How Two Teenagers Foiled the Feds and
Book SynopsisMeet Brick and Wax, two bright eighteen-year-olds looking for a route out of poverty. When Baltimore was engulfed in riots in 2015 they helped loot pharmacies, stealing over $100 million worth of opiates. The plan: to use their gang connections and programming skills to set up a high tech drug delivery service. The result: the teens became America's youngest drug lords, in the process sparking bloody gang warfare and a nationwide wave of addiction and murder. Now mixing in deadly circles, Brick and Wax soon found their own lives were on the line . . . As gripping and compulsive as a thriller, Pill City takes us into the heat of the action as Brick and Wax outwit the FBI and DEA, gang members like Damage and Lyric live and die by their own brutal code, the cops battle to stop the carnage, and a high-school coach risks a bullet to get addicts into rehab. Even today the teens' identity has not been uncovered, and one is prospering in Silicon Valley. Award-winning criminal justice reporter Kevin Deutsch has interviewed all the key players and interweaves their stories to tell a gritty, hard-hitting story of survival in the Baltimore underworld.Trade ReviewAmerica's urban crisis has never been more alive, more shocking, than in Pill City. Reminiscent of HBO's The Wire, Kevin Deutsch's stunning investigation show how a $100 million fortune in opiates - heroin and pills - was stolen during the 2015 Baltimore riots following the death of Freddie Gray and then spread and sold illegally across the nation,compounding one tragedy with another. With this harrowing account from the encrypted Dark Web and our bloody streets, Kevin Deutsch proves himself among today's most insightful and eloquent observers of criminal life in the United States. -- Thomas Maier, author and producer of Showtime's Masters of SexAn astonishing feat of reportage, Pill City is an almost unbelievable tale and journalist Kevin Deutsch tells it masterfully. His unflinching look at the choices two brilliant young men from Baltimore make in search of their American Dream goes behind the headlines and illuminates the heartbreaking complexity of today's opioid epidemic. A shocking, important book. -- Julia Dahl, author of Invisible City and 2015 Edgar Award finalistPill City is in the best tradition of true-crime writing. It belongs on your shelf next to the books of David Simon and Sebastian Junger. -- Michael LaForgia, Tampa Bay Times, investigative reporter, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting
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John Blake Publishing Ltd Running with the Krays - The Final Truth About
Book SynopsisFor over fifty years, Freddie Foreman's name has commanded respect, and occasionally fear, from those who work to uphold the law - and those who operate just outside of it. With almost all of his compatriots - like the notorious Kray twins - now gone, Freddie is the last real gangster.A true entrepreneur and businessman, Freddie was one of the great personalities of the criminal underworld. A man of principle, protective of his family and unfailingly loyal to his friends, Freddie was someone who could be relied upon with complete confidence in all circumstances. Running with the Krays is the no-holds-barred account of life alongside the Kray twins - as well as dozens of other recognisable 'Faces' - and the exciting and glamorous world they lived.
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Atlantic Books Killing Pablo
Book SynopsisA tour de force of investigative journalism, Killing Pablo tells the story of the violent rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the head of the Colombian Medellin cocaine cartel. Escobar's criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage in a reign of terror that would only end with his death. In an intense, up-close account, award-winning journalist Mark Bowden exposes details never before revealed about the covert sixteen-month manhunt that was led by US Special Forces and intelligence services. With unprecedented access to important players - including Colombian president Cisar Gaviria and the incorruptible head of the special police unit that pursued Escobar, Colonel Hugo Martinez - as well as top-secret documents and transcripts of Escobar's intercepted phone conversations, Bowden has produced a gripping narrative that is a stark portrayal of rough justice in the real world.Trade ReviewVivid, fast-paced and well researched * Sunday Times *A remarkable opus of investigative journalism * The Times *Mark Bowden's thrilling, completely engrossing book brings the man and his bloody times to vivid life. I couldn't put it down. -- Howard MarksPowerfully written and well researched * Independent on Sunday *A psychotic safari * Daily Mail *A master of narrative journalism, Bowden employs the same techniques of reconstructing scenes and dialogue that made his bestselling Black Hawk Down gripping reading. * New York Times *A well researched and staggering account. * Time Out *A brilliant reconstruction... Clear and gripping * Evening Standard *Reads like a Clancyesque thriller, it's fast-paced, full of page-turning intrigue, corruption, and thwarted pursuit. * San Francisco Chronicle *A compelling, almost Shakespearean tale * Los Angeles Times *If ever there was a real-life James Bond villain, Pablo Escobar was it... 10 times better than any fictional crime story * Uncut *
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Atlantic Books The Honoured Society: My Journey to the Heart of
Book SynopsisIn the early hours of an August morning a gunfight broke out in an Italian restaurant in Duisburg; in less than five minutes over seventy shots were fired into the bodies of six men. Both victims and assassins were members of the 'Ndrangheta crime organization; Calabria's Mafia had extended the savage tentacle of its influence outside Italy for the first time. For the men of the 'Ndrangheta, time is still measured in hour-glasses and honour may only be washed with blood.Petra Reski dispels the Hollywood romance surrounding the Mafia to reveal the huge and menacing force lurking everywhere - from street corner to parliament offices, construction site to corporate headquarters - and involved in everything from petty extortion to the disposal of nuclear waste. Reski's searing portrait of the criminals who have come to control not only Italy but vast swathes of Europe, is a journalistic tour de force.
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Bonnier Books Ltd The Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America's
Book SynopsisSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BENICIO DEL TORO, PRODUCED BY LEONARDO DICAPRIOCuba, 1961.A failed invasion at The Bay of Pigs results in Fidel Castro tightening his hold over Cuba. José Miguel Battle Sr., a former cop and member of the counter-revolutionary group intent on overthrowing him, is captured.Miami, 1962.José Miguel Battle Sr. travels to the USA, chased from the island by revolution, and is renamed The Godfather. A 2,500 strong Cuban-American criminal alliance is established.Known on both sides of the law as 'The Corporation', its powerful members were fellow outcasts and enemies of Castro. A hero to many Cuban-Americans, The Godfather created a unit of trusted men who fought alongside him to reclaim their nation from the Marxist dictator.Gaining money, power and inluence by running gambling rackets, money- laundering, drug trafficking and murder, The Corporation never gave up the dream of killing Castro and reclaiming their homeland. This explosive biography reveals how an entire generation of political exiles, refugees, racketeers, corrupt cops, hitmen (and their wives and girlfriends) became caught up in this violent desire, and built a criminal empire surviving over 40 years.An epic tale of gangsters, drugs and violence, learn how The Corporation grew into one of the USA's most sordid and deadly organisations.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Havana Nocturne
Book SynopsisIn modern-day Havana, the remnants of the glamorous past are everywhere—old hotel-casinos, vintage American cars & flickering neon signs speak of a bygone era that is widely familiar & often romanticized, but little understood. In Havana Nocturne, T.J. English offers a multifaceted true tale of organized crime, political corruption, roaring nightlife, revolution & international conflict that interweaves the dual stories of the Mob in Havana & the event that would overshadow it, the Cuban Revolution.As the Cuban people labored under a violently repressive regime throughout the 50s, Mob leaders Meyer Lansky & Charles Lucky Luciano turned their eye to Havana. To them, Cuba was the ultimate dream, the greatest hope for the future of the US Mob in the post-Prohibition years of intensified government crackdowns. But when it came time to make their move, it was Lansky, the brilliant Jewish mobster, who reigned supreme. Having cultivated strong ties with the Cuban
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hunting Whitey
Book SynopsisBased on exclusive, fresh reporting, the thrilling, definitive inside story of the pursuit, capture, and killing of legendary South Boston mob boss, James “Whitey” Bulger, detailing as never before his years on the run, how he evaded capture, and his brutal murder in prison.For the first time, Boston reporters Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge draw on exclusive interviews and exhaustive investigative reportage to tell the complete story of Whitey Bulger, one of the most notorious crime bosses in American history—alongside Al “Scarface” Capone and Vito Genovese—and a longtime FBI informant. The leader of Boston’s Winter Hill Gang and #1 on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Bulger was indicted for nineteen counts of murder, racketeering, narcotics distribution, and extortion. But it was his sixteen-year flight from justice on the eve of his arrest that made him a legend and exposed deep corruption within the FBI. While other accounts have examined Bulger’s crimes, this remarkable chronicle tells the story of his life on the run, his capture, and his eventual murder inside one of America’s most dangerous prisons—”Misery Mountain”—in 2018. Interweaving the perspectives of Bulger, his family and cohorts, and law enforcement, Hunting Whitey explains how this dangerous criminal evaded capture for nearly two decades and shines a spotlight on the dedicated detectives, federal agents, and prosecutors involved in bringing him to justice. It is also a fascinating, detailed portrait of both Bulger’s trial and his time in prison—including shocking new details about his death at Misery Mountain less than twenty-four hours after his arrival.Granted access to exclusive prison letters and interviews with dozens of people connected to the case on both sides, Sherman and Wedge offer a trove of fascinating new stories and create an incomparable portrait of one of the most infamous criminals in American history.Hunting Whitey includes an 8-page photo insert.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Zerozerozero Penguin History American Life
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Random House USA Inc No Angel My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the
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St Martin's Press The Ice Man
Book SynopsisPhilip Carlo''s The Ice Man spent over six weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Top Mob Hitman. Devoted Family Man. Doting Father. For thirty years, Richard The Iceman Kuklinski led a shocking double life, becoming the most notorious professional assassin in American history while happily hosting neighborhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. Richard Kuklinski was Sammy the Bull Gravano''s partner in the killing of Paul Castellano, then head of the Gambino crime family, at Sparks Steakhouse. Mob boss John Gotti hired him to torture and kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, Kuklinski would make his victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with coldhearted intensity and shocking efficiency, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique.This trail of murder lasted over thirty years and
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Random House USA Inc True Crimes and Misdemeanors The Investigation of
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WW Norton & Co Whitey Bulger Americas Most Wanted Gangster and
Book SynopsisThis unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for Whitey Bulger—a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction.Trade Review"If you locked director Martin Scorsese, screenwriter Nick Pileggi and TV producer David Chase in the same room for a month, I doubt they would come up with anything as rich in scope and details as the real-life tale of Whitey Bulger." -- Jeff Greenfield - Washington Post"This is the definitive story of Whitey Bulger. As much social documentary as riveting crime story, the book is a masterwork of reporting by Cullen and Murphy. I couldn’t put it down." -- Michael Connelly, best-selling author of The Black Box"Whitey committed every crime outside. He lived years in prison and was certain that prison was preferable to the risks and disgrace in his life of South Boston. This book is easily the best story about crime I’ve read." -- Jimmy Breslin, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author of The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight and The Good Rat"This is the Whitey Bulger book by the two expert journalists who know the turf best. An unflinching look at the culture of silence and death fostered by Bulger—and by his friends in high and low places—and an important affirmation for young people growing up in today’s neighborhoods of good people besieged by thuggery, corruption, and codes of silence." -- Michael Patrick MacDonald, best-selling author of All Souls: A Family Story from Southie"Whitey Bulger... is as much a social history as a biography or manhunt thriller.... In the same way that J. Anthony Lukas’s Common Ground is essential to understanding Boston’s racial history, Whitey Bulger is an authoritative treatise on the city’s late-20th-century underworld." -- Sean Flynn - Boston Globe"Solid writing, remarkable details and the addition of Bulger’s fairly recent capture make this a worthy addition to the literature of the mob." -- Kirkus Reviews
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Random House USA Inc The Mastermind
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Quiet Don
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Vintage Espanol La corporación The Corporation
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Penguin Putnam Inc Dead in the Water
Book SynopsisA Financial Times Book of the YearAn Economist Best Book of the Year“A triumph of investigative journalism.” —Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billion Dollar Whale “A fascinating read. Highly recommended!”-John Carreyrou, bestselling author of Bad Blood Truly one of the most nail-biting, page-turning, terrifying true-crime books I've ever read. —Nick Bilton, New York Times bestselling author of American KingpinFrom award-winning journalists Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel, the gripping, true-crime story of a notorious maritime hijacking at the heart of a massive conspiracy—and the unsolved murder that threatened to unravel it all.In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of pirates attacked and set her ablaze in a devastating ex
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