Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 18 cm.
Description
A week of "mayhem-as-usual" at Hillside Manor kicks off with the arrival of a mysterious "Mr. Smith" and his floozie "Mrs." from New York City—and it accelerates into chaos when Mr. Smith himself kicks off, a victim of the foulest of plays. Hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn is shocked to learn that her now-defunct roomer was actually "Legs" Benedict—hit man for the notorious Ronzini Family—and that virtually every other guests at her B&B had good...
Author
Description
Get the Summary of Mike Rothmiller's Bombshell in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Mike Rothmiller's "Bombshell" delves into the secretive world of the Los Angeles Police Department's Organized Crime Intelligence Division (OCID), where he worked as an officer. The book uncovers a wealth of confidential files and dossiers on public figures, criminal activities, and political scandals, including the mysterious death...
Author
Description
Dr. Savino's expertise draws the attention of the FBI to avert a global biological catastrophe. He navigates a perilous journey from the outbreak's suspected origins in Wuhan China to the black markets of Germany and Oman, where he disrupts the distribution of the stolen antidote.
His covert operation is critical to stopping a virulent virus unleashed by an organization seeking to manipulate the world's population and economy.
Echoing the intense...
Author
Description
Get the Summary of Max Marshall's Among the Bros in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Among the Bros" by Max Marshall delves into the life of Mikey Schmidt, who, after a growth spurt, enters the College of Charleston aiming to join a fraternity. Known for his rebellious behavior, Mikey engages in underage drinking and drug dealing. Marshall investigates following a drug bust involving Mikey and other affluent young...
Author
Description
This book is about investigating prison gang crimes-the crimes gang members commit for the benefit of, at the direction of, and in association, with the specific intent to promote, further, and assist their criminal street gang. A story told by me, a retired experienced California gang investigator who has testified in San Joaquin County court nine (9) times as a gang expert. Come on this exciting journey and learn how to investigate prison crimes,...
Author
Description
Genore Guillory was one of the nicest people anyone in the small town of Clinton, Louisiana, had ever known. Then she was found dead-shot, stabbed, and beaten. Investigators had few clues. A policeman was the primary suspect. But there were rumors...whispers of a burgeoning group of white supremacists who sold meth, fought pit bulls, and robbed graves. What unfolded over the course of the four-year investigation was a twisted and sordid tale of small-town...
7) Hash
Author
Description
This remarkable book tells the engrossing story of a small, highly organised criminal gang who ruled supreme in the South-West of the Netherlands in the 1990s, and were never caught. The gang members came from all over Europe, and all stratas of society. They each had specialist skills and spoke at least three languages. Their audacious targets, meticulous planning, and ruthless execution gave them legendary status. They never killed, but struck fear...
Author
Description
In this episode, Harold gets called to Leningrad Russia to meet up with a Russian Oligarch named Levushka Nikolaev. The Oligarch has purchased a Uranium Mine in Argentina and is developing weapons grade Uranium for a buyer in Tehran, Iran, named "Mustafa". Word gets back to the Oligarch that Mustafa plans to steal the shipment and kill everyone tied to the Uranium...... but his plan backfires. Levushka located another buyer after he sets up a plan...
9) The client
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
422 pages ; 25 cm
Description
Mark Sway is an 11-year-old torn between what he knows and what he can never tell. A hitman will snuff him in half a heartbeat if Mark reveals what he learned about a Mob murder. An ambitious federal prosecutor will keep the pressure on until Mark tells all. Suddenly, Mark isn't a boy playing air guitar anymore. He's a pawn in a deadly game. And his only ally is a courageous but unseasoned attorney who risks her career for him...but never imagines...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
x, 306 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Description
"In the long annals of sports and crime, no story compares to the one that engulfed the Luckman family in 1935. As eighteen-year-old Sid Luckman made headlines across New York City for his football exploits at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, his father, Meyer Luckman, was making headlines in the same papers for a very different reason: the gangland murder of his own brother-in-law. Amazingly, after Sid became a star at Columbia and then led...
Author
Series
Description
Lire un livre de Louis Gildas, c'est s'installer au coin du feu dans la pénombre, un verre de chouchen à la main, et entendre, à travers les mots, sa voix si reconnaissable qui résonne. C'est entamer un voyage breton, à travers les talus et les champs, à travers les âges. « Je vous invite à me suivre en 1896 à Plougoulm, une petite commune léonarde à 5 km de Saint-Pol-de-Léon », écrit-il. Nous sommes prêts. Baptiste SCHWEITZER, rédacteur...
Author
Series
Description
La passion a longtemps été acceptée comme une excuse pour un meurtre commis sous l'effet de la jalousie. À l'heure des féminicides en augmentation, il ne suffit plus de brûler d'amour – ou de le prétendre – pour voir sa peine allégée. La passion en justice comporte un tout autre aspect et il a évolué avec le temps. Ce deuxième volume de la collection Faits Divers suisses, vous raconte des crimes passionnels sortant des clichés. Il...
Author
Description
Street gangs have taken over our communities to the point that many people believe that they must join the gang to be safe due to lack of knowledge. This book is to highlight some of the most dangerous street gangs and to give the reader information on the gangs code of conduct, history etc so that a sense of understanding can be made and that fear eradicated so that our communities may be safer.
14) Bandit or Priest
Author
Description
THE MEAN STREETS OF ST KILDA, VICTORIA. THE 1980S. VICE RULES.
Moving to Melbourne after a youth of small-time crime, James quickly finds himself heading up his own criminal operation: the Locust Gang. Scourge of the city, the gang executes a series of robberies that bring them notoriety - and unwelcome attention from the bent cops, callous drug dealers and violent pimps who control the city's vice.
But James soon finds a higher calling:...
15) Hero: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Justine Poole takes her job seriously providing security for wealthy and high-profile Hollywood stars. When she prevents a brazen robbery at the Beverly Hills home of two of her clients--killing two of the five armed robbers in the process--she is initially lauded in the media as a local hero. But the spotlight soon puts her in the crosshairs of the crime kingpin behind the burglaries. Unable to stand the embarrassment of his lackeys having been...
Author
Description
In 'Journey from Darkness to Light,' the author takes you on an incredible and harrowing journey through the darkest moments of their life. From the tragic loss of a beloved sister to academic exclusion, a tumultuous relationship, and a perilous job abroad turned human trafficking nightmare, this is a story of resilience, survival, and ultimate redemption. Forced to cross borders and become a cyber slave, the author's courage and determination shine...
Author
Series
Description
"For a century, the Panama Canal has served as the path between the seas. Control of this vital waterway is the difference between free trade and chaos in world markets. So when Panamanian President Rafael Botero asks for a show of support against the socialist opposition, his old friend President Jack Ryan can't turn down an invitation to visit the country, but what seems like an ordinary opportunity to preach the values of democracy quickly turns...
Author
Description
This book has been my effort to chronicle the existence of an international child sex trafficking network involved in the dissemination of the pederast ideal, the facilitation of political blackmail beneath it, and the production of sadomasochist child pornography, including snuff films, at its greatest depths. The tendrils of this network are met with throughout the chapters of this book, which cover a continuity of child 'serial killings' and 'political...
Author
Description
Février 2000. Mme Suzanne Viguier disparaît de sa résidence familiale à Toulouse. Malheureusement, les autorités n'ont pas immédiatement résolu cette énigme. Toutefois, un témoin anonyme décide de se lancer dans la recherche de la victime. Rapidement, il devient convaincu d'avoir découvert des éléments essentiels pour faire avancer l'enquête. Malgré les obstacles qui se dresseront sur son chemin, il persévérera avec détermination...
20) Casino
Author
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Formats
Description
Sam "Ace" Rothstein is the front man for one of the mob's premiere Vegas casinos in the 70s, joined by strong man Nicky Santoro, the casino runs smoothly until an icy blonde jinxes their winning streak.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Let us know! Suggest a Title