Organized crime Books
John Blake Publishing Ltd Peaky Blinders - The Real Story of Birmingham's
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe Peaky Blinders as we know them, thanks to the hit TV series, are infused with drama and dread. Fashionably dressed, the charismatic but deeply flawed Shelby family blind enemies by slashing them with the disposable safety razor blades stitched in to the peaks of their flat caps, as they fight bloody gangland wars involving Irish terrorists and the authorities led by a devious Home Secretary, Winston Churchill.But who were the real Peaky Blinders? Did they really exist? Well-known social historian, broadcaster and author, Carl Chinn, has spent decades searching them out. Now he reveals the true story of the notorious Peaky Blinders, one of whom was his own great grandfather and, like the Shelbys, his grandfather was an illegal bookmaker in back-street Birmingham. In this gripping social history, Chinn shines a light on the rarely reported struggles of the working class in one of the great cities of the British Empire before the First World War. The story continues after 1918 as some Peaky Blinders transformed into the infamous Birmingham Gang. Led by the real Billy Kimber, they fought a bloody war with the London gangsters Darby Sabini and Alfie Solomon over valuable protection rackets extorting money from bookmakers across the booming postwar racecourses of Britain.Drawing together a remarkably wide-range of original sources, including rarely seen images of real Peaky Blinders and interviews with relatives of the 1920s gangsters, Peaky Blinders: The Real Story adds a new dimension to the true history of Birmingham's underworld and fact behind its fiction.
£8.54
John Blake Publishing Ltd Peaky Blinders: The Legacy - The real story of
Book SynopsisFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author, Carl ChinnThe Peaky Blinders as we know them, thanks to the hit TV series, are infused with drama and dread. Fashionably dressed, the charismatic but deeply flawed Shelby family have become cult anti-heroes. Well-known social historian, broadcaster and author, Carl Chinn, revealed the true story of the notorious gang in his bestselling Peaky Blinders: The Real Story and now in this follow-up book, he explores the legacy they created in Birmingham and beyond. What happened to them and their gangland rivals?In Peaky Blinders: The Legacy we revisit the world of Billy Kimber's Peaky Blinders, exploring their legacy throughout the 1920s and 30s, and how their burgeoning empires spread across the UK. Delve into the street wars across the country, the impact of the declaration of War on Gangs by the Home Secretary after The Racecourse War in 1921, and how the blackmailing of bookmakers gave way to new and daring opportunities for the likes of Sabini, Alfie Solomon and some new faces in the murky gangland underworld.Drawing on Carl's inimitable research, interviews and original sources, find out just what happened to this incredible cast of characters, revealing the true legacy of the Peaky Blinders.
£8.54
Atlantic Books The Monk: The Life and Crimes of Ireland's Most
Book Synopsis**THE EXPLOSIVE BESTSELLER, NOW UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE GANGLAND TRIAL OF THE CENTURY**On the streets of the tough Dublin inner-city neighbourhood where he grew up, Gerry Hutch was perceived as an ordinary decent criminal, a quintessential Robin Hood figure who fought the law - and won. To the rest of the world he was an elusive criminal godfather called the Monk: an enigmatic criminal mastermind and the leader of one side in the deadliest gangland feud in Irish criminal history.This fully revised and updated edition of Paul Williams' classic bestseller reveals the inside story of Hutch's war with former allies the Kinahan cartel, his years on the run and the drama of his trial and shock acquittal on murder charges relating to the Regency Hotel raid.The Monk is an enthralling account of the rise and fall of a modern-day gangster, charting the violent journey of an impoverished kid from the ghetto to the top tier of gangland and the deadly enemies he amassed along the way.Table of Contents1: Clash of the Clans 2: Carnival of Crime 3: Learning the Trade 4: Power Base 5: First Blood 6: The First Big Job 7: Dirty Money and Murder 8: A Man of Property 9: A New Record 10: The Brinks-Allied Job 11: Family Business 12: Operation Alpha 13: The Nephews 14: Stepping into the Limelight 15: A Threat to National Security 16: Dangerous World 17: Operation Shovel 18: Treachery and Betrayal 19: War 20: Winners and Losers
£9.49
Atlantic Books The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed Bishop
Book SynopsisOn a Sunday night in 1998, Bishop Juan Gerardi, Guatemala's leading human rights activist, was bludgeoned to death. Two days earlier, a Church-sponsored report had implicated Guatemala's government in the disappearances of 200,000 civilians. The Church, feeling that it could not rely on the legal system, took the controversial decision to assemble a team of men, Los Intocables (The Untouchables), to take down Gerardi's killers.In a gripping reconstruction, worthy of Graham Greene, Francisco Goldman traces Los Intocables struggle with the Guatemalan authorities to reveal the true story, uncovering the involvement of youth gangs, political corruption and organised crime. Most of all, he tells the story of an extraordinary group of courageous people and their fight for justice.Trade Review"'A multi-layered real-life whodunnit... Forensic and chilling.' Rory Carroll, Guardian 'A truly extraordinary book' George Rosie, Sunday Herald 'It simply seethes with violent action and counter-action, conspiracy and intrigue.' Ciaran Cosgrove, Irish Times 'As gripping as a thriller' Duncan Campbell, The Week 'A hugely impressive account: passionate, involving and profoundly moving.' Peter Standford, Independent on Sunday 'Passionate and stunningly researched... Goldman's book portrays the hysterical confusion, the dark fog that power - corrupt, ruthless and enduring - can impose on a society.' Richard Eder, New York Times"
£9.49
Simon & Schuster Wise Guy
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Strategic Media Books Vanished
Book SynopsisNearly forty years after Jimmy Hoffa vanished from the face of the earth his disappearance still remains one of the biggest mysteries in crime history. At his zenith, Hoffa was reputed to be the most powerful figures in North America. The labour boss was never seen again after 30 July 1975 marking one of the most unexplainable cold cases ever. In this book, freelance journalist William Hryb attempts to unravel the five-decade long riddle. The author painstakingly takes the reader behind the scenes of the man who made the Teamsters the most formidable labour union in the United States. Alleged to have close ties with organised crime, Hoffa became the target of sensational congressional hearings into organised crime spearheaded by Robert Kennedy. Hryb describes in vivid detail the life and times of Jimmy Hoffa, an iconic American character whose fascinating story comes alive in this intriguing one-of-a kind narrative.
£14.39
Orion Publishing Co ThreeEdged Sword
Book SynopsisWickedly funny. Wildly twisty. The new book from the master of the heist novel. A super-thief who leaves no trace.-Andy Garcia An anti-hero for our times.-Sarah Dunn A can''t-miss master.-David Baldacci Super thief Riley Wolfe can do it all. He is a master of disguise, can scale a wall, and can vanish into thin air (thick air, too). He uses these unique talents to rob the richest. But this time, it''s the most powerful who have him in their grips. ONE MADMAN. TWO HOSTAGES. It''s not just that the high-up, rogue government agent has abducted the only two people Riley loves: it''s the fact that Riley has to do the man''s dirty work to set them free. It''s something Riley ordinarily would find a modest day''s work, infiltrating a madman''s Soviet missile silo in one of the world''s most remote places, all to find a secret on a tiny flash drive-but he''s never had to race the clock like this. STrade ReviewOne of the best books in the series -- David Pitt * Booklist *As usual with a Lindsay Thriller, the darkly humorous tale is tightly written * The Associated Press *Readers will be transfixed by Riley's every move as he engages in astonishing transformations and clever ruses in pursuit of his seemingly impossible goals in this audacious and action-packed thriller. * Book Page *
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Orion Publishing Co The Last Highway
Book SynopsisA sheriff investigates his own brother''s murder, deep in the heart of Appalachia... Estranged after a devastating betrayal, brothers Victor and Frank Landis - sheriffs of neighbouring counties - hadn''t spoken for years. In truth, Victor didn''t care if Frank was alive or dead. Until the day somebody killed him. Crossing county lines in search of answers, Victor is soon on the trail of a sinister conspiracy that takes him deep into the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. From the poorest communities to the most powerful and corrupt organisations, he soon becomes ensnared in a dangerous web of drugs, trafficking and murder. For Victor, finding the truth will mean uncovering dark secrets he''d rather have left buried, and risking everything to protect the family his brother left behind...At once a gripping mystery and a moving portrait of life in an isolated, misunderstood community, The Last Highway is the latest atmospheric suspense novel from award-winning Sunday Times bestseller, RJ Ellory.PRAISE FOR R.J. ELLORY''Beautiful and haunting... A tour de force'' MICHAEL CONNELLY''Beautifully written novels that are also great mysteries'' JAMES PATTERSON''A uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer'' ALAN FURST
£11.04
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Mafia Wars
Book SynopsisOrganized crime is perhaps the most fascinating phenomenon of our time. From Al Capone, who boldly claimed his bootlegging activities were a public service, to the flamboyant Teflon Don, the criminals of the underworld have garnered headlines and captured our imagination with their violent and extravagant lifestyles. Arthur Martin provides a gripping introduction to the history of the mob, from the early vendettas of the 19th century in southern Italy to the mass killings a century later across New York, Chicago and other American cities. Featuring shocking photographs of these gang members, Mafia Wars offers shocking insight into the role of the mob explores whether recent high-profile hits are a mark of the Mafia''s re-emergence as a violent force in the 21st century. For anyone who wants to know the truth about organized crime and understand the violent forces that have shaped it over the last century, this book is an indispensable guide.
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Sitdowns with Gangsters
Book SynopsisFeaturing an introduction from the UK''s bestselling true-crime author, Christopher Berry-Dee.Shaun Attwood is the man who talks to gangsters, drug lords and mafia bosses. Infamously known for his time as the head of an international ecstasy ring in Arizona, Shaun has since turned to gaining the trust of some of the world''s most dangerous people, interviewing and questioning them about their stories.Collated from the many hours of interview material, and containing additional content exclusive to the book, Shaun brings together ten powerful conversations with the most gruesome and deadly gangsters of recent years.Filled with truthful, brutal, and often redemptive stories, Shaun''s interviews feature international smugglers, mafia enforcers and a man who escaped from Thailand''s most notorious prison. Sitdowns with Gangsters is an unputdownable read that offers a glimpse into the lives and inner workings of some of the world''s most fearsome gan
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd White paper white ink
Book SynopsisThe ultimate page-turner. This is the story of two men's efforts not only to survive harsh prison conditions but to bring mental freedom and higher consciousness to the other inmates, challenging them to ask what the difference is between a freedom fighter and a common criminal.
£14.36
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
Profile Books Ltd Lying for Money: How Legendary Frauds Reveal the
Book SynopsisFinancial crime seems horribly complicated but there are only so many ways you can con someone out of what's theirs. In fact, there are four. A veteran regulatory economist and market analyst, Dan Davies has years of experience picking the bones out of some of the most famous frauds of the modern age. Now he reveals the big picture that emerges from their labyrinths of deceit. Along the way you'll find out how to fake a gold mine with a wedding ring, a file and a shotgun. You'll see how close Charles Ponzi, the king of pyramid schemes, came to acquiring his own private navy. You'll learn how fraud has shaped the entire development of the modern world economy. And you'll discover whether you have what it takes to be a white-collar criminal mastermind, if that's what you want. (Which you don't. You really, really don't.)Trade ReviewDan Davies tells all these stories with verve and wit ... Much of the book is a romp through the crimes of scoundrels - Ponzi, Madoff, Keating, the Krays ... Yet what takes it from absorbing to excellent is the author's insight. Read Lying for Money and you will look at fraud in a whole new way. Actually, you will look at every market transaction you take part in in a whole new way. -- Daniel Finkelstein * the Times *Entertaining * Financial Times *Highly entertaining, historically fascinating but also intellectually rigorous -- Ann Pettifor * TLS *If you want to learn to fend fraud, read this. And if you want to commit fraud ... don't. But if you absolutely must, first read this -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb author of The Incerto (Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin In The Game)An engaging and indispensable guide for novice fraudsters - and for those who want to keep out of their clutches. -- John Kay, author of Other People’s MoneyA vivid, historical account of scams and the con artists behind them. Beyond the individual stories, Davies makes a deep and important point about market societies ... This delightful book is as instructive as it is entertaining. -- Dani Rodrik, author of Economics Rules and The Globalisation ParadoxI haven't had this much fun and learned this much reading a finance book since The Money Game. -- J. Bradford DeLong, author of The End of InfluenceDavies is one of these people who's automatically the smartest person in any conversation that he joins. -- Joe Weisenthal, presenter of Bloomberg’s What'd You Miss?Fascinating, gripping - and true ... This is a terrific read. -- Diane Coyle, author of Sex Drugs and Economics
£10.44
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
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Butcher
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Last Boss of Brighton
Book SynopsisBestselling author Douglas Century reveals the untold story of the epic rise and fall of Boris Nayfeld, also known as Biba, one of the most notorious Russian mob bosses of our era.Boris Nayfeld, a.k.a.Trade ReviewDouglas Century’s The Last Boss of Brighton offers up the sordidly riveting tale of Belarusian heroin trafficker Boris Nayfeld … The stories themselves are as mind-boggling in their extremity as they are disarming in their honesty. As he recounts, in granular detail, crimes ranging from pickpocketing to violent hold-ups to a massive gas-tax swindling scheme that netted him millions, Nayfeld gives us a tour of a parallel criminal world, with all its attendant rules and "ethics." Some of Last Boss’s most head-spinny moments occur when that world intersects with banal aspects of our own. — The Globe and Mail A brilliant, blood-soaked biography... so enjoyably mayhem-crammed as to make Howard Marks’s drug-smuggling memoir Mr Nice read like Barbara Pym. — The Sunday Telegraph "A fascinating, page-turning story of a genuine scoundrel." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Douglas Century fuses cultural history and popular entertainment to create the dramatic effect of a novel. Last Boss of Brighton is an engrossing true story, one of those mob epics that hits all the expected notes—murder and betrayal, swaggering power and outlandish success, featuring, at its core, a complex antihero whose life story seems stranger than fiction. More than a chronicle of a notorious crime boss, it delves deep into the systemic corruption and dysfunction of the Soviet Union that created, honed, and defined Russian organized crime in America. What a relentless, captivating read.” — Naveed Jamali, author of How To Catch a Russian Spy “In the Last Boss of Brighton, Douglas Century has written a vivid and cinematic account of a notorious Jewish gangster, Boris Nayfeld. For Jews who grew up in high-stress environments like the Soviet Union or Israel there's a toughness and steeliness that Century captures perfectly in these pages. These are Jewish guys who possess a dangerous combination: the willingness to fight—and shoot—coupled with a hair-trigger temper. We’re so conditioned to reading books and seeing movies about the Italian Mafia, it’s often forgotten how much sechel—brains, savvy and know-how—along with brawn, that Jews historically brought to American organized crime. A must-read!” — Aaron Cohen, former commando in the Israel Defense Forces and author of the bestselling Brotherhood of Warriors “There is no group of organized crime more brutal than Russian organized crime. I know it firsthand—I worked Russian O,C. cases for years as a federal agent in Los Angeles. Century has done it again in The Last Boss of Brighton. This book is the real deal: a compelling, supercharged page-turner destined for the bestseller lists.” — William Queen, Special Agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (retired) and author of the New York Times bestseller Under and Alone “The Last Boss of Brighton really takes me back: Douglas Century masterfully recreates a time and place—New York City in the 1980s—in which I played an intricate role ... Every single week I was stealing tens of millions of dollars with my Russian partners…. There’s some glamor and power to being a gangster, but whether we’re talking about Italian Americans or Russians, there simply are no happy endings when you choose to be part of that life. I highly recommend anyone interested in mob books give The Last Boss of Brighton a read.” — Michael Franzese, former caporegime in the Colombo Crime Family and author of Quitting the Mob and Blood Covenant “There’ve been many books and movies based on Russian gangsters. They’re mostly cartoons bearing no resemblance to the real-life characters from this complex underworld. In The Last Boss of Brighton, Douglas Century has dug deep to get to the heart of the matter. I’ve got a life-or-death personal connection to this story: in 1999, Biba was given a contract to kill me. It was strictly business—nothing personal. Thankfully, the contract was called off; Biba is as happy as I am that the hit failed because today he likes my radio show as much as I like this book.” — Steven “Seva” Kaplan, host at Davidzon Radio/RTN, the largest Russian language radio station in the United States
£19.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Riding with Evil
Book SynopsisSons of Anarchy meets The Departed in this fast-paced, high-wire act memoir from former ATF agent Ken Croke, the first federal agent in history to go undercover and successfully infiltrate the infamous—and infamously violent—Pagan Motorcycle Club, a white supremacist biker gang. Longtime ATF agent Ken Croke had earned the right to coast to the end of a storied career, having routinely gone undercover to apprehend white supremacists, gun runners, and gang members. But after a chance encounter with an associate of the Pagan Motorcycle Gang created an opening, he transformed himself into “Slam,” a monstrous, axe-handle wielding enforcer whose duty was to protect the leadership “mother club” at all costs. He befriended the club’s most violent and criminally insane members and lived among them for two years, covertly building a case that would eventually take down the top me
£15.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Among the Bros
Book Synopsis“Among the Bros is a harrowing and disturbing book. I have read about fraternity life but nothing like this. This book will blow your mind, each page digging deeper into the unimaginable. Except every word is true.”—Buzz Bissinger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito Bowl and Friday Night LightsA brilliant young investigative journalist traces a murder and a multi-million-dollar drug ring, leading to an unprecedented look at elite American fraternity life.When Max Marshall arrived on the campus of the College of Charleston in 2018, he hoped to investigate a small-time fraternity Xanax trafficking ring. Instead, he found a homicide, several student deaths, and millions of dollars circulating around the Deep South. He also opened up an elite world hidden to outsiders. Behind the pop culture cliches of “Greek life” lies one of the major breeding grounds of American power: 80 percent of Fortune 500 executives, 85 percent of Supreme Court justices, and all but four presidents since 1825 have been fraternity members. With unprecedented immersion, this book takes readers inside that bubble.Under the live oaks and Spanish moss of Travel + Leisure’s “Most Beautiful Campus in America,” Marshall traces several “C of C” boys’ journeys from fraternity pledges to interstate drug traffickers. The result is a true-life story of hubris, status, money, drugs, and murder—one that lifts a curtain on an ecstatic and disturbing way of life. With expert pacing and a cool eye, he follows a never-ending party that continues after funerals and mass arrests.An addictive and haunting portrait of tomorrow’s American establishment, Among the Bros is nonfiction storytelling at its finest.
£22.50
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Life We Chose
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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
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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.
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Random House USA Inc The Gangs of New York
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Random House Publishing Group The Iceman
Book SynopsisThe inspiration for the major motion picture starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, with Ray Liotta and Chris Evans He was smart, merciless, and deadly. And it took someone just as tough to bring him down. A mob contract killer known as “The Iceman” for hiding a body in an ice-cream truck freezer, Richard Kuklinski boasted a personal body count of more than a hundred victims. Using guns, knives, poison, ice picks, tire irons, baseball bats, and bombs, the family man from New Jersey killed for fun, for money, to cover up his own crimes, and to satisfy his inner rage. Law enforcement officials knew all about Kuklinski and had a list of his victims, but couldn’t get near him—until undercover agent Dominick Polifrone posed as a mobster and began a deadly game of cat and mouse. In this harrowing true-crime account, Anthony Bruno delves into the mind of a cold-blooded killer, chronicling the Iceman’s
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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
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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." -- 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
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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
£64.00
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.
£12.82
Random House USA Inc We Own This City
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American cityNOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS“A work of journalism that not only chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police unit but can stand as the inevitable coda to the half-century of disaster that is the American drug war.”—David Simon Baltimore, 2015. Riots are erupting across the city as citizens demand justice for Freddie Gray, a twenty-five-year-old Black man who has died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody. Drug and violent crime are surging, and Baltimore will reach its highest murder count in more than two decades: 342 homicide
£15.19
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
McGill-Queen's University Press Village Politics and the Mafia in Sicily
Book SynopsisAn incisive look at the states failures in Sicily and the rise of the mafia in Italy.Trade ReviewReviews of the first edition: "Sabetti's revolutionary analysis shakes up the conventional wisdom, calls into question acquired knowledge thought to be unassailably true forever, and forces us all to rethink the history of Sicily and the mafia." Saverio Di Bella, University of Messina Center for the Study of Mafia Criminality "An important study. Sabetti successfully challenges a number of well-entrenched assumptions about Sicilian and southern Italian politics." International Journal of Comparative Sociology "An informative and detailed analysis of a single, small village in central Sicily ... The primary data used by Sabetti are quite varied and more complete than any other book on the subject. He has made excellent use of the literature. But it is the idea, the imagination of the work that is even more impressive for it actually explains the currents of authority." International Migration Review
£26.99
Kensington Publishing Gottis Boys
Book Synopsis Much has been written about John Gotti. But for the first time ever, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and acclaimed author Anthony M. DeStefano brings readers unprecedented access to the stone cold murderers who worked for Gotti, killed for Gotti, and made him the most powerful and deadly crime boss in America… Meet the men who murdered for the mob—and made John Gotti the most powerful and deadly crime boss in America. In his bloody reign as the head of the Gambino crime family, John Gotti wracked up a lifetime of charges from gambling, extortion, and tax evasion to racketeering, conspiracy, and five convictions of murder. He didn’t do it alone. Surrounding himself with a rogues gallery of contract killers, fixers, and enforcers, he built one of the richest, most powerful and violent crime empires in modern history. Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Anthony M. DeStefano takes you inside Gotti’s i
£13.56
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
Independently Published Chicago Outfit and the North Side Gang
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£16.02
