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A gripping and deeply researched exploration of the hidden influence of organized crime on the global economy that reveals the mafia as an uncredited architect of modern society.
In Mafia: A Global History, Ryan Gingeras takes readers on a fascinating journey into the shadowy world of organized crime and its far-reaching impact on contemporary society. From backroom deals to global power plays, this compelling narrative spans two centuries, unraveling the complex ties between crime syndicates and law enforcement—and how these relationships have reshaped both sides in unexpected ways.
Drawing on over a decade of in-depth research into the global drug trade, Gingeras profiles legendary figures like Al Capone, Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, and Dawood Ibrahim, bringing their stories to life while exposing how these mafias have tested the boundaries of state power. By challenging the law, these criminal networks force governments to adapt, leaving an indelible mark on governance, society, and the global economy.
Gingeras identifies three key spheres of transformation: the legal limits tested by mafias, their economic activities reflecting the Western bloc’s dominance in global trade, and their undeniable presence in pop culture. As crime syndicates continue to evolve in the 21st century, Gingeras highlights the alarming blurring of lines between gangsters, corporations, and political leaders—a trend that threatens to destabilize the global order.
For true crime fans and history buffs alike, Mafia is a must-read. With echoes of Mark Bowden’s Killing Pablo and Sam Quinones’s Dreamland, Gingeras delivers a masterful blend of storytelling and meticulous analysis that will leave you questioning just how much of the world around us is shaped by those operating in the shadows.
When does a bandit become a monarch? When does a gang become a
government? And is organised crime at the heart of every modern state?
On a thrilling whistle-stop tour of how the world's criminal underbelly
has shaped state-making, capitalism, globalisation and all forms of
so-called legitimate power, Homo Criminalis shows the emergence of
modern society through the evolution of the underworld and its crimes.
From Chinese banditry and eighteenth-century English tea smuggling to
today's cocaine submarines and the high-tech crimes of tomorrow, this
book shows us how the world's dark underbelly shapes us, no matter how
we try to outpace it.
Entertaining, engaging and packed full of fascinating stories, Homo
Criminalis is a book for those who want to see our grand story of
progress through the surprising and subversive new lens of organised
crime.
The phenomenal growth of penal confinement in the United States in
the last quarter of the twentieth century is still a public policy
mystery. While there is unanimous condemnation of the practice,
there is no consensus on the causes nor any persuasive analysis of
what is likely to happen in the coming decades. In The Insidious
Momentum of American Mass Incarceration, Franklin E. Zimring seeks
a comprehensive understanding of when, how, and why the United
States became the world leader in incarceration to further
determine how the use of confinement can realistically be reduced.
To do this, Zimring first profiles the growth of imprisonment after
1970, emphasizing the important roles of both the federal system
and the distribution of power and fiscal responsibility among the
levels of government in American states. He also examines the
changes in law enforcement, prosecution and criminal sentencing
that ignited the 400% increase in rates of imprisonment in the
single generation after 1975. Finally, Zimring then proposes a
range of strategies that can reduce prison population and promote
rational policies of criminal punishment. Arguing that the most
powerful enemy to reducing excess incarceration is simply the
mundane features of state and local government, such as elections
of prosecutors and state support for prison budgets, this book
challenges the convential ways we consider the issue of mass
incarceration in the United States and how we can combat the rising
numbers.
Discover Gillian Godden's action-packed gangland thrillers!Diamond
by name... Handsome, wealthy and successful, lawyer Nick Diamond is
a man who commands and expects respect from everyone he meets.
People think he is a man to be trusted. They are wrong. Deadly by
nature. Because away from his glittering life in upper-class
Chelsea, Nick is keeping a dark and dangerous secret. One that
takes him to the slum estates of Glasgow and a very different
world. Nick will do anything to keep his secret under wraps,
because if it's ever revealed it would be his downfall. Don't miss
this brilliant new gangland story from Gillian Godden - guaranteed
to keep you on the edge of your seat! Perfect for fans of Kimberley
Chambers, Heather Atkinson and Caz Finlay. What people are saying
about Gillian Godden! 'An edge of your seat read that will leave
you breathless!' Bestselling author, Kerry Kaya. 'Characters were
so real I'm still looking over my shoulder! Bestselling author Owen
Mullen.
It's hard to live when you think you deserve to die... When a tired
old inmate is found dead in his cell, the prison is obligated to
investigate and so DI Barton attends. The men he interviews have
been convicted of some of the worst things a human being can do,
but it appears likely that the death was due to natural causes.
When the house of the dead man is burgled and that crime is
followed by a suspicious fire, Barton desperately needs to speak to
his widow, but she's nowhere to be found. In the space of
twenty-four hours, everyone he wants to talk to has vanished. Then
he receives some post which makes him believe he could be the next
to disappear. Barton's investigation goes full circle, through a
series of brutal murders, back to the prison, and all signs are
pointing to the fact that he's made a terrible mistake. There's a
violent killer on the loose, who wants everyone to learn that some
people deserve to die. DI Barton is back as Ross Greenwood
continues with his bestselling series, perfect for fans of Mark
Billingham and Ian Rankin. Praise for Ross Greenwood: 'Move over
Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime
investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A
rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the
pages until the final dramatic twist.' author Richard Burke 'Master
of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again
proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that
draw you right in and won't let go until you've reached the
shocking ending.' Caroline Vincent at Bitsaboutbooks blog 'Ross
Greenwood doesn't write cliches. What he has written here is a
fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's
spiced with a lot of humour.' author Kath Middleton
Once you're in, there's only one way out...Tired of always doing
the dirty work with little reward, Danny McKay wants out of the
gangland life. But his boss, Freddie Smith, has other ideas... As
the current Top Dog of the East End, Freddie knows he must protect
his reign at all costs and if that means disposing of his much
younger, much stronger, number two, then so be it. Now, with a
price on his head, Danny must use all of his wits and connections
to stay one step ahead of Freddie - he knows his old boss won't
give up without a fight to the death. But with a turf war looming,
the question is who will survive and who will be crowned Top Dog.
Don't miss the exciting sequel to Under Dog by Kerry Kaya! Perfect
for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Heather Atkinson and Caz Finlay.
Please note this is a re-release of Top Dog, previously published
by Kerry Kaya.
Vinnie has always been different. But Vinnie is a survivor...A
childhood accident robbed Vinnie of his memories, making him
sensitive and anxious, and his difference soon attracted bullies.
If it wasn't for his family and his brother Frank, Vinnie wouldn't
have survived. But as the boys grow up, and after the devastating
loss of their parents, Vinnie finds himself increasingly involved
in violent situations whenever he's with Frank. Is this the type of
man he's become, or can the love of a remarkable woman teach him to
embrace life? When Vinnie is accused of a terrible crime, and looks
set for a long stretch behind bars, fragments of his memory start
to return and he begins to unravel his past. Who was his mother?
What kind of a man is his brother, Frank? And why does death
surround them? Things are not as they seem, but Vinnie can survive
anything... Ross Greenwood is back with this shocking, page-turning
glimpse into the criminal underworld. This book was previously
published as FIFTY YEARS OF FEAR. Praise for Ross Greenwood: 'Move
over Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great
crime investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton.
A rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the
pages until the final dramatic twist.' author Richard Burke 'Master
of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again
proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that
draw you right in and won't let go until you've reached the
shocking ending.' Caroline Vincent at Bitsaboutbooks blog 'Ross
Greenwood doesn't write cliches. What he has written here is a
fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's
spiced with a lot of humour.' author Kath Middleton
"One side of me says, I'd like to talk to her, date her. The other
side of me says, I wonder what her head would look like on a
stick?" Edmund Kemper (1948-), 'the Co-ed Killer' This gripping,
fully illustrated true crime book explores a range of serial
murderers in an innovative new format, using timelines both of the
murderers' lives but also precise hour-by-hour timelines of the
crimes. Tracking a Serial Killer tells the story of 25 serial
killers, from the nineteenth century right up to the present day.
It enables the reader to understand some of the thinking of men
such as Ted Bundy, who stalked university dorms, or Andrei
Chikatilo, whose killings happened at similar intervals, to Randy
Kraft who murdered hitchhikers along California freeways over
several years, to Volker Eckert, a German lorry driver who murdered
prostitutes across western Europe across three decades. The
timeline approach offers a visual overview of the major
developments of the murderer's life, both before the killing began
and covering killing sprees, trials, incarcerations, escapes,
releases and repeat offences, up to their deaths. The second
timeline takes the reader into the events of one particular murder,
showing how events developed in the twenty-four hours around the
murder, how close they were to being caught, how the factors came
into place for the murder, and how they managed to escape capture.
The Queen of Glasgow, Toni McVay, is no ordinary crime boss. For
one thing, she likes to discipline disappointing employees by
scooping out their eyeballs and keeping them as souvenirs. Jamie
Gray and his gang the Blood Brothers are happy to do her dirty work
in return for lessons in the ways of the local underworld, but are
in no doubt that they need to keep Toni sweet to keep themselves
safe. Rival families The Gordons and The Thompsons are ready for a
turf war, keen to take over the lucrative Gallowburn estate, and
weaken Toni's grip on the city. But can the old enemies really
trust each other enough to join forces? And will their assumption
that the Blood Brothers are the weak link in the McVay empire,
prove to be their greatest mistake? Meanwhile Jamie's past refuses
to stay hidden, and as his biggest secret looks set to be revealed
with explosive consequences, Jamie faces the battle of his life. To
keep his family safe, to keep his friends safe, to keep himself
safe, and to keep the woman he loves alive. If you love Martina
Cole, Kimberley Chambers, and Jessie Keane, you'll love Heather
Atkinson. Discover the bestselling gangland author Heather Atkinson
and you'll never look back... What readers are saying about Heather
Atkinson: 'Another brilliant book from Heather...she really is one
the best in the business. ' 'I have read ALL Heather Atkinson's
books. They are all fantastic.' 'All Heather's books are action
packed and have you on edge.' 'I stumbled upon Heather's books and
I'm so glad I did, characters excellent and storylines are great ,
I find myself searching the book stores for more of them to read
the minute I finish one.'
The Art of Investigative Interviewing, Fourth Edition, builds on
the successes of the previous editions providing the reader
guidance on conducting investigative interviews, both ethically and
professionally. The book can be used by anyone who is involved in
investigative interviewing. It is a perfect combination of real,
practical, and effective techniques, procedures, and actual cases.
The reader learns key elements of investigative interviewing, such
as human psychology, proper interview preparation, tactical
concepts, controlling the interview environment, and evaluating the
evidence obtained from the interview. New to this edition will be
coverage of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) tools, workplace
investigations, fraud investigations and the role of audit. Larry
Fennelly joins original author Inge Sebyan Black, both well-known
and respected in the field, providing everything an interviewer
needs to know in order to conduct successful interviews with
integrity and within the law. Written for anyone involved in
investigative interviewing.
A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Dr. Bill Bass created the
world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human
decomposition--three acres on a hillside in Tennessee where human
bodies are left to the elements. His research has revolutionized
forensic science, but during a career that has spanned half a
century, Bass and his work have ranged far beyond the gates of the
"Body Farm."
In this riveting book, the renowned bone sleuth explores the
rise of modern forensic science and takes readers deep into the
real world of crime scene investigation. Beyond the Body Farm is an
extraordinary journey through some of the most fascinating
investigations of Dr. Bass's career--and a remarkable look at the
high-tech science used to crack the most perplexing cases.
Mass youth unemployment is now endemic and almost ubiquitous in the
global north and south alike. This book offers an original and
challenging interpretation of the ways in which young people's
unemployment and general non-participation is becoming marginalised
and criminalised. It re-examines the causes and consequences of
non-participation from an unusually wide range of disciplines,
using an innovative theorisation of the fast-changing relationships
between extended studentship, welfare provision, labour market
restructuring and crime. This approach offers an important
contribution for understanding what it means for young people to be
socially re-positioned and economically excluded in increasingly
unequal societies, in and beyond the UK.
If no one knows you're in danger, no one can save you...The Baxter
house in the Lowther Hills, in Scotland, has been up for sale for
decades. It's dilapidated and near-derelict, and nobody is
interested in it. But for one potential buyer, the remote location
and rat-infested cellar are just what he's looking for. For the
first year, Mackenzie's marriage to Derek was ideal. Now though,
Derek believes she is having an affair, and when she fears her
husband is becoming controlling, she knows she's made a terrible
mistake. But Mackenzie has a drinking problem, so when she
threatens to leave Derek and then disappears, no one believes she
has been abducted. It will fall to DS Geddes to untangle the
truth... Owen Mullen is a best-selling author of psychological and
gangland thrillers. His fast-paced, twist-aplenty stories are
perfect for all fans of Robert Galbraith, Ian Rankin and Ann
Cleeves. What readers say about Owen Mullen: 'Owen Mullen knows how
to ramp up the action just when it's needed... he never fails to
give you hard-hitting thrillers that have moments that will stay
with you forever...' 'One of the very best thriller writers I have
ever read.' 'Owen Mullen writes a good story, he really brings his
characters to life and the endings are hard to guess and never what
you expected.'
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