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In this true crime novel, a respected NBA referee reveals his clandestine past infiltrating organized crime for the New Jersey State Troopers.
Soon after joining the New Jersey State Troopers in 1973, Delaney was offered a tantalizing undercover assignment: to infiltrate the Mob. And so, he became Bobby Covert, the president of Alamo Trucking, a fully-operational business used by law enforcement as flypaper for snagging wise guys. While wearing a...
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"Nina Oaks tried to forget Agent Cody Wyatt, but her old feelings come flooding back the moment she sees his face again. Now she's in danger--and so is Cody's daughter. He'll do anything to protect them both, even if that means confronting the most dangerous men in the Badlands."--
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En agosto de 1992 el Gobierno colombiano reactivó la unidad de operaciones especiales denominada Bloque de Búsqueda. Formada por 1500 hombres, su objetivo era capturar vivo o muerto a Pablo Escobar, jefe del cártel de Medellín, el hombre que llegaría a controlar el 80 % del mercado mundial de la cocaína, el narcotraficante más buscado del mundo y el más temido por su crueldad a la hora de enfrentar y aniquilar a sus oponentes. En Matar a...
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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...
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Get the Summary of Gary Weiss's Retail Gangster in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Retail Gangster" by Gary Weiss delves into the tumultuous saga of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain and its founder, Eddie Antar. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the retail giant, known for its aggressive sales tactics and iconic commercials proclaiming "Crazy Eddie, his prices are insane!" The narrative unfolds against...
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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...
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From 1922 to 1931, Pete and Sam Carlino controlled the flow of Prohibition alcohol from southern Colorado to Denver before their empire suffered a gruesome, bloody demise. The brothers battled their own kin in the Danna family to secure southern Colorado's bootleg liquor territory. Dozens perished in their rise to power. Eventually, mafia boss Nicola Gentile intervened to settle a dispute involving the brothers' associates. Pete Carlino's grandson,...
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is no longer fit for purpose.
Reflecting on his career in the RCMP from 1973 to 2003, Garry Clement recounts his childhood in rural Ontario; his RCMP training in Regina; his drug-bust days based in British Columbia, Montreal, and Toronto; his work battling the Chinese Communist Party's infiltration of Canada; his role in the Parliament Hill bus hijacking; his involvement in the post–9/11 Maher Arar inquiry; his...
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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...
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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,...
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An inside account of criminal life among Chinatown's fiercest thugs They are children of the Vietnam War. Born and raised in the wasteland left by American bombs and napalm, these young men know a particular brand of cruelty-which they are about to export to the United States. When the Vietnamese gangs come to Chinatown, they adopt a name remembered from GI's helmets: "Born to Kill." And kill they do, in a frenzy of violence that shocks even the old-school...
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Throughout the long and colorful history of Galveston, no name has embodied the "Spirit of the Island" quite like the name Maceo. Two penniless Sicilian immigrants rose from modest beginnings to lead an entire city to prosperity, yet the nature of their industry and its abrupt and embarrassing end resulted in a legacy cloaked in stereotypes and rumor. For nearly forty years, Sam and Rose Maceo ruled a far-reaching underground economy of illegal booze...
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"When Japanese American Claire Takata finds out that her deceased father was once a member of the yakuza, a Japanese crime syndicate, danger enters her life that could end up killing someone"--
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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...
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A journalist's story of corruption in the LAPD and hip-hop's most infamous murders-"the most thorough examination of these much-publicized events" (Renée Graham, The Boston Globe).
Acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan follows Russell Poole, a highly decorated LAPD detective who, in 1997, was called to investigate a controversial cop-on-cop shooting, eventually to discover that the officer killed was tied to Marion "Suge" Knight's notorious gangsta...
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In the 1980's, Adolfo Constanzo, devotee of Santería and powerful cult leader opened shop in Mexico City as a fortune-teller. He soon realized that there were greater profits in drug money than the occult, and as his status grew in the drug trade, so too did his legendary brutality. Kidnappings, torture, and murder were three weapons in his arsenal that he used to keep a vice grip on the drug trade. In Buried Secrets, Edward Humes explores the intersections...
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"The way to reach God's will is to go through life's trials & struggles. It means that to achieve any sort of heavenly state we must be tested. We are guaranteed to fail some of those tests. That's ok as long as we learn from them and find the strength to continue traveling the road. We become stronger by overcoming our failures and ultimately find the strength to reach our destination.""Larry is a modern-day crusader, The Larry Ray Hardin that you...
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Joey Coyle, an unemployed longshoreman, stumbled upon $1.2 million in unmarked, untraceable currancy that had fallen off an armored truck and wanted to keep it. He turns to his girlfriend, Monica, to help him launder the loot. but keeping a million-dollar secret is harder than it looks, especially when Joey begins upgrading his social standing with extravagant gestures -- such as picking up enormous bar tabs for his friends. As an investigating...
19) Playing God
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Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Eugene Sands abandons his career, and finds himself crossing paths with a ruthless criminal, Raymond Blossom. Raymond hires Eugene as his "gun-shot doctor", to treat associates who cannot risk visiting a hospital. Lured deeper and deeper into the dangerous underworld and growing too close to Raymond's seductive girlfriend Claire, Eugene...
20) The Jerky Boys
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The Jerky Boys popular audio tapes of prank phone calls have created a cult following across the country, and prompted the making of their first motion picture. This movie is based on Brennan's and Kamal's sensational album of hilarious crank phone calls, which quickly became a solid gold record when it was released. their second album, debuted at #12 on billboard's top 200 chart, and went gold in only 13 days. Now, the two previously anonymous phone...
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