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In 1986, more people watched “The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault” than the Superbowl. More people watched the two-hour live event than David Frost’s interview with Richard Nixon. Both events were high-wire, high-reward, high-disaster broadcasts. Geraldo Rivera had been fired from ABC after fifteen years and the live broadcast from Chicago of Al Capone’s vault was to be his comeback. On April 21, 1986, at nine fifteen Eastern, Geraldo gave the signal at the midpoint of the show to blow open the subterranean vault with dynamite and reveal to the world the great secrets of Al Capone...

The Profession of Violence pulls back the curtain on the rise and eventual fall of Ronnie and Reggie Kray, London's most infamous gangsters. Charting their transformation from East End boys to the ruling figures of London’s criminal underworld during the 1960s, John Pearson's vivid account shows how they ran an empire of organised crime the likes of which London had never seen. Built on lies, extortion, and extreme violence and murder, Pearson also shows the strange brotherly relationship that kept them bound in blood until their eventual downfall and imprisonment.

De prisiones, putas y pistolas es la historia de una amistad y también de una promesa, de cómo dos amigos trazan un plan y lo llevan a cabo, no en elegantes despachos ministeriales, ni en los restaurantes más selectos, ni tan siquiera en las agencias de inteligencia estatales, sino en grises oficinas de los funcionarios anónimos, en los pasillos de las prisiones o en conversaciones telefónicas, y que consiguen que los esforzados y a veces desencantados servidores públicos, encargados de lidiar con la decepción y la mala leche, y a los que nadie otorgará nunca medallas al mérito, sean quienes l

There used to be something called JOURNALISM. It was a noble “Fourth Estate”. There was no concept of anything called “fake news”. Cronkite was the “most trusted man in America” and the Times & Post were paragons of integrity. Newspapers were actually “a thing”. Add to that landscape: axe murders; international monetary manipulation; a small-town police department; Congressional corruption; insane religious cults; cover ups; con men; assassinations; and the ugly zeitgeist of Southern racism.

True story of an American family’s odyssey to Colombia, South America. Their intentions were to relocate their Mom and Pop commercial fishing business. Inadvertently they became involved with Colombia’s corrupt world of drug smuggling, manipulation and strong-arm tactics. Finally, after the secret escape back to the safety of the USA they sought revenge to recuperate the money that was stolen from them by the dangerous Colombian drug cartel.

Tauche ein in die dunkle und faszinierende Welt einer der gefürchtetsten und geheimsten Mafiafamilien New Yorks – der Bonanno-Familie. Mit dieser packenden Erkundung der Organisation wird dir ein unverblümter Blick auf die verborgenen Machenschaften, die erbitterten Machtkämpfe und die einflussreichen Persönlichkeiten geboten, die das Erbe dieser legendären Familie prägen.

Durante años viajé por España siguiendo un rastro de sangre. Era mi trabajo. Como periodista he buscado la dimensión global de cada crimen. Existen crímenes que me han perseguido durante toda mi existencia. Me sumergí en ellos por trabajo como periodista de investigación, inconsciente de lo que iban a suponer en mi realidad profesional y personal. Este libro visita por última vez mis crímenes verdaderos y algunos paisajes ensangrentados.

In this incredible-but-true crime memoir from “The First Lady of BMF” (Black Mafia Family), Tonesa Welch reveals the dramatic story of her unlikely rise from middle-class teenaged mom to Mafia Queen of Detroit, from Beverly Hills mansions to federal prison—and from a life of danger and self-doubt to one of acceptance, redemption, and love....

Delving deeply into corroborated family documentation, Charles Bufalino separates fact from fiction and corrects the presumed history of his ruthlessly enterprising ancestors to paint an intimate portrait of one of the most storied crime families of the twentieth century.

After years of living in the shadows, Jess is ready to step into the light. In this final installment of The Alpha Female Files, she pulls no punches, revealing the full extent of the lies and conspiracies that have shaped her life. The truth is darker and more twisted than she ever imagined, and the stakes have never been higher.

In January 1950, eleven men walked into the Brinks Armored Car Depot in Boston and pulled off what was then the largest cash heist in American history. Wearing Halloween masks and stolen uniforms, they vanished with over $2.7 million—and left behind almost no clues. For years, it looked like they had committed the perfect crime.

Imagine a valley so pristine it is the envy of all places near it. Complete with soft rolling hills, clear-water brooks, thermal springs, lakes for water sports, and crystal mines for discovering quartz, plus the only diamond mine in America. It was so attractive. The first on the scene were native Indians followed by explorers, and by 1832, Hot Springs became the first US National Park. Of course, something this special was instantly noticed. And then along came the settlers, proprietors, and anyone interested in turning a dollar.

At last! The complete Alpha Female Files: Books 1-3 are available in a single volume! It looked like an ordinary email. But when she opened it, a Hong Kong housewife unwittingly uncovered a decade's old plot to blackmail her and her husband. Determined to find out who was responsible, she soon finds herself thrust into a shadowy underworld of sex, lies, and dirty money. The men who had orchestrated the plot thought that because she was a woman, she was weak.

Numa realidade paralela ao cotidiano sangrento da guerra às drogas nas periferias, emergem aqui diversas tramas, nas quais circulam os mais variados tipos: dos jovens de classe alta que ganham dinheiro com o delivery de maconha orgânica nos bairros mais nobres de São Paulo aos ricos empresários que controlam o transporte aéreo de cocaína, ligando produtores e clientes no Brasil.

In The Lufthansa Heist: The Mob’s Big Score, author James G. Edwards II delivers a gripping account of the people, the plan, and the bloody aftermath of the crime that stunned law enforcement and fed the public imagination for decades. From Jimmy Burke’s deadly leadership to Henry Hill’s later confessions, this book explores how mob discipline broke down, how investigators struggled to connect dots, and how Hollywood mythologized a heist that remains shrouded in mystery.

Las terribles imágenes grabadas en el puerto de Barbate la noche del 9 de febrero de 2024 fueron un aldabonazo para la sociedad española. Ese día descubrimos cómo los narcos del Estrecho, con naves más rápidas y sofisticadas, embestían y hundían una zodiac de la Guardia Civil, asesinando a dos guardias e hiriendo a otros dos.

La storia vera di un poliziotto romano catapultato a Palermo a caccia dei grandi latitanti mafiosi negli anni più caldi della lotta a Cosa nostra. Ne emerge un racconto avvincente, appassionato, talvolta venato di sottile e amaro umorismo, che ci fa rivivere la prosaicità di ogni guerra: quando l'attimo dell'"azione" è preceduto da interminabili giornate di pedina­menti e intercettazioni passate a "studiare il nemico", a estrarre prove e indizi da un segno all'apparenza insignificante, da un sussurro carpito al telefono, da un silenzio sospetto.

Ha venticinque anni quando suo padre, Pio La Torre, viene ucciso da Cosa nostra, il 30 aprile 1982. Franco La Torre a metà degli anni Novanta raccoglie il testimone dalla madre e si assume, come impegno quotidiano, di continuare la battaglia contro il sistema di potere politico-mafioso. In questo libro ci sono l’antimafia storica e quella contemporanea.

Un viaggio reale nel Messico della guerra sucia dello stato corrotto e in quella infinita dei cartelli del narcotraffico. Francesco Forgione negli anni ha incontrato ministri, magistrati, poliziotti. Ha conosciuto i familiari dei desaparecidos. Ha ascoltato la voce dei preti di strada e della gente delle comunità indigene che resistono, degli attivisti per i diritti umani e dei giornalisti che mettono a rischio la propria vita. Ha raccolto le storie delle vittime innocenti di questa guerra sporca, di coloro che si sono trovati nel posto sbagliato al momento sbagliato.

Il true crime sulla vicenda di Roberto Calvi. L’amara caduta all’inferno del banchiere del Vaticano. Londra, 1982. Un uomo dilaniato dalla solitudine scrive a un caro amico, raccontandogli della vicenda che l’ha portato a fuggire dall’Italia. Una lettera struggente, colma di rimorso, da cui emerge la storia di una vita alla ricerca di un potere redentivo e totalizzante.