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Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime
Ellen Phipps was married to a sociopathic lawyer. When the police
wanted to interview him about a murder Ellen was terrified. This
memoir describes how she kept herself and her daughter, Anne, safe
from her increasingly unstable husband. The South African laws on
marriage prevented Ellen from extricating herself and Anne safely
without his permission. Yet Ellen managed to live an unusual and
full life which is shown in actual excerpts culled from some
documents. By sharing her story we are shown ways of ensuring that
each trap set is avoided.
During the last few decades, corrupt financial practices were
increasingly being monitored in many countries around the globe.
The past few decades have been eventful for these issues. Today,
tackling money laundering and terrorism financing are considered
key issues in developed and developing countries alike. Eradication
of money laundering and terrorism financing through a holistic
approach of awareness, prevention, and enforcement is a current
need. It has enabled the birth of new regulatory regimes based on
strict compliance, robust processes, and technology. One of the
many problems with this is the lack of general awareness about all
these issues among various stakeholders including researchers and
practitioners. Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Global
Financial Systems deepens the discourse about money laundering,
terrorism financing, and risk management in a modern-day
environment. It provides a fascinating and invaluable guide for
understanding the theory, practice, and cases of these topics.
Split into two sections, the first being money laundering and
terrorism financing and the second being financial governance and
risk management, the chapters create comprehensive knowledge on
these acts of crime in the financial industry by defining the
crimes themselves, the many challenges and impacts, and potential
solutions. This book is ideal for government officials, financial
professionals, policymakers, academicians, business professionals,
managers, IT specialists, researchers, and students.
"Stephen Senise's... newly published study of the case, offers the
most important clue not just as to whodunit, but why." TIMES OF
ISRAEL "fascinating" - Gareth Williams, editor RIPPEROLOGIST, The
Journal Of Jack The Ripper, East End & Victorian Studies
"remarkable" - APN NEWS & MEDIA, Australia "painstaking
research" - JEWISH CHRONICLE, London Did Jack The Ripper flee
London for the colony of New South Wales at the height of the
world's most notorious serial-murder rampage? Was the deadly attack
on Alice McKenzie in 1889 his last bid in pursuit of what was, not
just a brazen killing spree, but a macabre, politically motivated
publicity stunt? Is it conceivable that a maniac took it upon
himself to try and shut down the flow of Jewish refugees spilling
into London's East End, just as the area was being thrust into the
political spotlight? Journalist Stephen Senise, explores these
questions and the neighbourhoods of old Whitechapel to discover
that by February 1888 community tensions were so high that two
parliamentary select committees of investigation were dispatched to
advise the House of Commons and the House of Lords on the social
and industrial tensions tearing a community apart. Enter an
opportunist hell-bent on broadcasting a hateful message... a
madman, ready to unleash an 'Autumn of Terror'.
Brighton in the 1870s is a popular tourist destination, but when
little Sidney Barker dies mysteriously from Strychnine-poisoned
chocolates the town is thrown into panic. Could it have been an
accident or is someone out to harm Brighton? When more children
start being poisoned by packets of sweets they find lying about the
town and strange parcels of arsenic-laced cakes are sent to
prominent Brighton residents the police step up the search for a
serial poisoner. Who is determined to take revenge on the town?
Brighton policeman, Inspector Gibbs, finds himself on the toughest
case he has ever faced with what at first appears to be a
motiveless crime, but as he delves into the lives of the victims he
realises there is cold calculation behind the poisonings. His hunt
takes him into the dark side of middle-class poverty, family
insanity, and the Victorian obsession with sex and scandal.
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