Bestsellerautor Philip Carlo erzählt seine Lebensgeschichte: spannend, packend, rasant - mit GänsehautgarantieEr führte ein schockierendes Doppelleben: Hinter dem liebevollen Familienvater Richard Kuklinski verbirgt sich einer der grausamsten Auftragsmörder der USA.
Sie heißen Catturandi und bilden die sagenumwobene Elite-Truppe der Polizei von Palermo, die sich darauf spezialisiert hat, flüchtige Mafiabosse aufzuspüren.
Leon Witt hat es geschafft: Obwohl menschengemachte Kunst eigentlich kaum noch eine Rolle spielt und die meisten Werke von Algorithmen geschaffen werden, ist das 39-jährige Genie zum Superstar aufgestiegen.
John Dickie erzählt in seinem internationalen Bestseller die spannende Geschichte der Mafia von ihren Anfängen in den Olivenhainen Siziliens, über ihre Erfolgsgeschichte in den USA bis hin zu ihrem Ausbau zur global operierenden Holding.
Written by the bestselling author of The Ice Man, The Butcher is a gripping and disturbing fly-on-the-wall account of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's four-year hunt to bring down Tommy 'Karate' Pitera, a drug-dealing, murderous capo in the Bonanno crime family.
This is the story of the most successful cocaine dealers in the world: Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez, Carlos Lehder Rivas and Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha.
30 inside stories of the American Mafia, Sicilian Cosa Nostra, Camorra and 'NdranghetaImages of life in the Mob pervade our film and TV screens, some glamorous, some horrific - what is the reality?
When ruthless drug baron John Haase was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment for heroin-trafficking in 1995, it was a major victory for Customs and the police.
'An astonishing story' - Sunday Mirror'The best gangster book of modern times' - Donal MacIntyreGangster Paul Grimes was a one-man crimewave with a breathtaking capacity to steal.
"e;The best book I've read this year"e; Rachael, Goodreads reviewer "e;Fantastic"e; Rachel, Goodreads reviewer "e;Funny, insightful, heart-breaking"e; NetGalley reviewer "e;A magnificent book"e; Jo, Goodreads reviewer Step inside one of Britain's most renowned prisons.
LONGLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION 2024 ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTIONHIGHLY COMMENDED FOR BEST NEW AUTHOR AT THE 2024 TRUE CRIME AWARDSJUDGES' CITATION: 'A cleverly constructed account of three different characters representing different aspects of the ruthless and fierce drugs trade.
We see mafias as vast, powerful organisations, harvesting billions of dollars across the globe and wrapping its tentacles around everything from governance to finance.
The Mob was the biggest, richest business in America until it was destroyed from within by drugs, greed and the decline of traditional crime-family values.
Kray gang boss Tony Lambrianou, who served a life sentence for the brutal murder of Jack 'the Hat' McVitie, has threatened to kill Bernard O'Mahoney 'by smashing a hammer through his head'.
Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka Marm Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City.
As the biggest criminal trial since the Boston Strangler draws nearer, the publics fascination with the life and crimes of mob boss Whitey Bulger continues to heat up.
Getting Away With Murder is an explosive investigation into the death of an American hero, the strange case of the American Taliban, and why we never got the truth about eitheruntil now.
Conducted under the umbrella of Project Gunrunner, intended to stem the flow of firearms to Mexico, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) ran a series of gun walking sting operations, including Operations Wide Receiver and Operation Fast & Furious.
Detective Michael Palermo built his career on his unique ability to inhabit two worlds at once: the world of law enforcement and the underworld of New Yorks crime family organizations.
