We all know about the Hells Angels: toughs on Harleys terrorizing the law-abiding; wild brawls and wild sex; drugs and cruelty, beatings, and even murder.
This engrossing book tells the story of the Florescu family, from its feudal blood ties, to the notorious 15th century figure Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula), right up to present day, touching on such diverse personalities as the Kennedys, Bill Clinton, and Michael Jackson.
The vast and mysterious world of criminals, from ancient times through the 21st century, is vividly captured in The Great Pictorial History of World Crime.
Traumatisierungen, hervorgerufen beispielsweise durch physischen oder psychischen Missbrauch, (emotionale) Vernachlässigung oder Kriegs- und Fluchterfahrungen, aber auch bindungs- und generationsübergreifende Traumata, lassen sich in allen gesellschaftlichen Schichten Deutschlands finden.
Standoff is award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson's gripping account of a deadly night in Dallas, told through the eyes of those at the center of the events, who offer a nuanced look at race and policing in AmericaOn the evening of July 7, 2016, protesters gathered in cities across the nation after police shot two black men, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.
This book introduces the unique archive of letters, textiles, hand-drawn maps, emails and photographs from asylum seekers held indefinitely in offshore detention at Topside Camp, Nauru 2001-5.
The true story behind the ITV series, A Confession 'The gripping allure of long-form podcasts, such as Serial' Observer On the evening of Saturday, 19 March 2011, D.
From Cosa Nostra expert RJ Roger and publishing genius Joost Elfferscomesa riveting history of the Mafia in America, the undeniable sweep and power oftheFive Families, and their Machiavellian strategiesall condensed into an electrifying guidebook for understanding and harnessing the Mafia's philosophy of successfully rising within any hierarchy (legally, of course).
2022 National Jewish Book Award Finalist in Autobiography & Memoir;2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist; anda 2022 WNBA Great Group Reads SelectionLike a Drop of Ink in a Downpouris more ambitious than the average memoir.
In this series, private investigators pick up where the historians left off, taking on a series of major cold cases in history, starting with the mishandling of evidence relating to the life and times of Billy the Kid.
In this revised, updated and expanded edition, the author explores the life of Theodore Bundy, one of the more infamous--and flamboyant--American serial killers on record.
A deeply researched account of the life and legacy of the man who defined the profession of private eyeAllan Pinkerton, the world's most famous private detective, has been an enduring source of fascination since the nineteenth century.
A hilarious, heartfelt memoir about one woman's midlife obsession with Benedict Cumberbatch, and the liberating power of reclaiming our passions as we age, whatever they may be.
The Hollywood Ending of an Adrenaline-Filled and, By Turns, Harrowing and Funny Odyssey of Crime and Redemption in Americas War on DrugsSmugglers Blues, the first book in Richard Strattons memoir of his criminal career, detailed his years as a kingpin in the Hippie Mafia.
Astonishingly, The Hagley Wood Murder is the first book solely on the subject (other than a selection of privately printed/self published offerings) ever written on this murder, which too place eighty years ago.
The star of Investigation Discovery's Dark Minds';the Harlan Coben of real-life thrillers'takes readers inside a crime that shocked the nation (Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author).
From the bestselling author of The Search for the Green River Killer: The account of the family tragedy that became one of California's most shocking murder cases.