The colorful characters of the Cosa Nostra, the ruthlessness of the Russian Mafia, and the drive by shootings of the LA street gangs have all hit the headlines in recent times, catching the public eye with lifestyles that appear at once exciting and menacing.
The bestselling cyberpunk author "e;has produced by far the most stylish report from the computer outlaw culture since Steven Levy's Hackers"e; (Publishers Weekly).
Bestselling true-crime writer Harold Schechter, a leading authority on serial killers, and coauthor David Everitt offer a guided tour through the bizarre and blood-chilling world of serial murder.
New York Times Bestseller: This groundbreaking tell-all by a mob hit man is "e;chilling and compelling-a must-read"e; (Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco).
"e;McNicoll has a keen eye for lurid detail, and her narratives moves along with compelling force"e; - Canadian Book Review AnnualWho were the gangster women who risked everything to stay with the men of the underworld?
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's groundbreaking account of the crime that shocked New York City-and the worldIn the early hours of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old Catherine "e;Kitty"e; Genovese was stabbed to death in the middle-class neighborhood of Kew Gardens, Queens.
In September 2005 one of South Africa's most eminent mining magnates and businessmen Brett Kebble was killed on a quiet suburban street in Johannesburg.
