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I had to lie to do my job, to stay alive, but when you become an expert at deceiving the people you love, how can you trust yourself? 'John' is the UK's most successful undercover police operative, who took on cases no one else would. Invisible to you or I, 'John' worked in the most extreme...

Taking into account their history, this book explores the Black gangs of London. It addresses the important but often overlooked questions, on how, why and when they emerged - all while touching on cultural and societal influences on Black Gangs. From the Windrush generation to the ongoing...

An intense deep-dive into the cartel underworld—and its temptations—as seen through the eyes of undercover police officer Javier Guzman.

The definitive history of Japanese organized crime, from its origins in samurai-era black markets and gambling rings to the shadowy syndicates of the present. Japan’s gangster groups, known collectively as the yakuza, are among the oldest underworld societies in the world. With military-style...

With never-before-revealed information, the first-ever insider’s account of how the FBI took down the Mafia’s Five Families once and for all using RICO law, from their investigation’s bold and brilliant inception to its epic, history-making endgame—revealed by the then-untested agent who...

This book aims to describe and demystify what makes criminal gangs so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct, initiation rites, secret communications methods, origin myths, symbols, and the like that imbue the gangsters with the pride and nonchalance that goes hand in hand with...

The unbelievable account of life as a hitman from a man who has been doing it for decades. Hitmen commit heinous crimes virtually every day of the week and, in most instances, we don't even realise. I've been a killer for hire for more than twenty years now, but life as a fulltime professional...

I could've died a thousand times. People were out to get me, as they always are when you run the show. It's kind of silly that it's cancer that's going to get me, but now I know the end's not going to come from a sudden bullet to the skull one night, at least I have enough time to tell my story...

Meyer Lansky was more than a cofounder of the Mafia. He was a truly transformative figure, a key player who balanced criminal enterprise and legitimate business, ushering in a "Golden Age" of the Mafia that lasted half of the twentieth century. His impact lives on today—in the lavish casinos...

Murder and mayhem, bullets and bombings, carnage and corruption…and a whole lot of outlaws gambling for the highest stakes of all. Poker Wars tells the true story of the hitmen, bandits, card sharks, and mobsters who brought about the internationally successful World Series of Poker.

Giorgio Basile, der Mann, den sie »Engelsgesicht« nannten, lebt. In schonungsloser Offenheit schildert Giorgio Basile sein Leben und seine Taten. Mit seiner Beichte und als Kronzeuge in aufsehenerregenden Mafia-Prozessen hat er viele alte Freunde vor Gericht gebracht. In seinem packenden Buch bietet Andreas Ulrich einen einzigartigen Einblick in die Welt des organisierten Verbrechens vor unserer Haustür.

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.

The Butcher of Aberdeen explores the chilling true crime story of Katherine Knight, delving into a life shaped by childhood trauma, violent relationships, and a relentless descent into madness. A mother living in a small country town stabs her partner to death thirty-seven times before...

Auf den Straßen deutscher Großstädte tobt ein Machtkampf: Kriminelle arabisch-stämmige Clans haben in Berlin, Bremen, Dortmund oder Essen über Jahre Großstadtkieze erobert – und kaum jemand hat sie aufgehalten. Nun hat der Staat den Kampf mit den Familienbanden aufgenommen. Bereits seit 2003 verfolgen die SPIEGEL-TV-Reporter Thomas Heise und Claas Meyer-Heuer die kriminellen Machenschaften dieser Clans.

The Blumenthals are one of millions of Eastern European Jewish families who immigrated to the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. Settling in Providence, Rhode Island, they grow and prosper. During Prohibition, the Blumenthals become bootleggers—starting their fraught history...

'This book is NUTS – in the best possible way. A relentless roller coaster ride through the heaven and hell of modern Russia' PETER POMERANZEV 'Written with all the pace and energy of a John Grisham novel … An incredible true story and a great read!' BILL BROWDER 'If you want to know how...

London, 2019: Als der 19-jährige Zac Brettler vom Balkon eines Luxushochhauses in den Tod stürzt, kommt eine dunkle Wahrheit ans Licht – er hatte sich als Sohn eines russischen Oligarchen ausgegeben und immer tiefer in die kriminellen Machenschaften zwielichtiger Superreicher verstrickt. Die...

Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of football's most gifted and controversial legend. Maradona was football's ultimate genius - a magician on the pitch whose talent rivalled only Pelé. But off the field, the boy from the...

Peter Rachman dominated housing in post-war London - he owned vast swathes in the west of the city, accumulating huge wealth as his tenants lived in squalor and fear of his hard-nosed collectors and enforcers. He was also at the heart of the city's murky, post-war underworld. In Slumlord, Neil...

Intorno alle stragi del 1993, nonostante i trent'anni trascorsi e le numerose sentenze giunte all'ultimo grado di giudizio, permangono ancora molti misteri e opacità. Tanto che sono tuttora in corso inchieste sui «concorrenti esterni» per la collocazione delle bombe esplose a Firenze, Milano e Roma che causarono dieci morti e centosei feriti. A ricostruire le inchieste nei particolari ed evidenziarne il rilievo è ora questo libro che segue il filo rosso che porta agli assassini di Falcone e Borsellino ma anche a quello di don Pino Puglisi.