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June 20, 1991. A five-man hit team waited in a car outside the Long Island home of Victor Orena, the acting crime boss of the Colombo crime family. Orena recognized the vehicle—and managed to escape with his life. Over the next year, more shots would be fired in what would become the last major mob war in New York's crime-soaked history—and one of the bloodiest. The war ended with Orena's 1992 arrest and conviction for racketeering.

Michael Corleone Blanco, after more than fifteen years of research, writing, and reconstructing each of the stories of his life, his family, and his mother, Griselda Blanco, unveils not only truths but also presents a profound reflection on how drug trafficking, wars, and corruption claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people. Being part of the Blanco family was an arduous journey for each of them. However, Michael Corleone Blanco managed to transform his life. Now, he shares his own story and that of his mother, Griselda Blanco, with the hope that such a tale will never be repeated.

El antiguo jefe del cartel de Cali dejó un inesperado y sorprendente relato en el que, cuenta episodios hasta ahora desconocidos de su vida. Su infancia en Mariquita y Popayán, su juventud como mensajero de droguerías en Cali, el primer cargamento de cocaína que él mismo llevó a Nueva York en un viaje por carretera desde Panamá, y los años como próspero empresario con una doble vida: banquero e inversionista por las mañanas y narcotraficante por las tardes y noches.

El Narco is the story of the ultraviolent criminal organizations that have turned huge areas of Mexico into a combat zone. It is a piercing portrait of a drug trade that turns ordinary men into mass murderers, as well as a diagnosis of what drives the cartels and what gives them such power. Veteran Mexico correspondent Ioan Grillo traces the gangs from their origins as smugglers to their present status as criminal empires.

Wie weet waar en waarom de boer Keesje Schreurs uit Zeeland in een beerput verdween? En welke gruwelijke geheimen behielden een villa in Baarn en een huis aan de Kramatweg in Amsterdam? Cees Koring beschrijft en bezocht locaties waar mensen stierven en lang vergeten zijn. Over een moordenaar die sliep met zijn slachtoffers, de reacties op de eerste dood door racistisch geweld in Amsterdam en een bewaker van de Bijlmerbajes die werd ontmaskerd als coole dodenslager. Cees Koring werkte bijna veertig jaar bij De Telegraaf, waarvan de helft als misdaadverslaggever.

Sí, Señor es la historia de cómo Dios tomó el control de la vida de Fermín IV. Parte de una memoria y parte de una historia de redención, este libro es una crónica de la vida de Fermín: desde ser un famoso rapero que hablaba sobre drogas y alcohol hasta ser el pastor de una de las iglesias más grandes de la ciudad de México que ahora habla sobre el amor y la redención de Dios.

Immaginate la scena: siamo nella casa più intercettata d’Italia. I carabinieri, di nascosto, cercano un posto sicuro per una nuova microspia. Cosa c’è di meglio, pensano, dell’interno della gamba di una sedia? Solo che quando levano il tappo, il piedino, insomma, trovano dentro un foglietto. Sono appunti che riassumono la cartella clinica di un uomo che sta molto male. E ha bisogno di cure importanti. Inizia così la fine di Matteo Messina Denaro. Mentre la polizia sbuffa, i carabinieri del Ros rintracciano in un mese Andrea Bonafede, al secolo Matteo Messina Denaro.

Shaun Attwood, former ecstasy kingpin in Arizona turned author and podcast-host, has gained a reputation for earning the trust of some of the world's most dangerous people, including gangsters, serial killers, and mafia enforcers. Drawing on his many hours of interview material, along with new content exclusive to the book, Shaun collates a collection of hard-hitting conversations with ten of the most dangerous female gangsters he's met.

È tutto vero. È tutto rimasto finora nell’ombra. 1992: la mafia attacca il cuore dello Stato. 2022: trent’anni dopo, una ricostruzione inedita su quelle terribili stragi. Perché quella che fu una vera e propria guerra allo Stato è stata ideata con il contributo di una mafia segreta e intoccabile. Non solo: la strategia stragista di Cosa nostra servì al giovane boss Matteo Messina Denaro per attuare un ricambio generazionale e prendere il comando dell’organizzazione, facendo compiere un salto di qualità alla mafia e trasformandola in maniera profonda, con conseguenze che riusciamo a capire solo oggi.

In 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias “John Blaize,” Fleming chronicled the IDSO’s infiltration of the “million-carat network”—the world’s most notorious diamond smuggling ring.

This book is not just a memoir but a confession. In 1994, author Sergey Maidukov accepted an "exciting business offer" from Samvel Martirosyan, later renowned as one of the most brutal and indomitable leaders of the Ukrainian Mafia. Maidukov quickly discovered that his job as "president" of a newly created business was actually a front for Mafia activities. Despite regular attempts to extricate himself, he was told that it was too late in no uncertain terms. Thus ensued five adrenaline-fueled years in a long-term apprenticeship with the Mafia underground.

SSH is a Heist tell all journal, based on real events. The book follows the step by step decision and thoughts that allow Allen Miles, AKA Mark Douglas to pull off a successful secret heist. He depicts how instead of receiving a bailout during the 2008 recession, he carved out his own piece of the American dream pie and ate it too. Allen was able to start with a small illegal operation, cultivating it into many legit streams of money, helping many along the way.

The Real Death in Paradise is cosy crime...in the sun, recounting the idyllic two years ex-DCI Richard Preston spent as one of the twelve young police officers sent to the tropical paradise and infamous tax-haven of the Cayman Islands. But when faced with the reality of life in the Caribbean - including foiling a turtle egg kidnap, a rum smuggling ring and corrupt police officers - Richard soon found out that the truth was far more interesting than he ever could have imagined.

A surfer kid from Redondo Beach, California, Owen Hanson was still in his twenties when he found himself the leader of a multi-million-dollar criminal empire. What began as an attempt to fit in with the rich kids at the University of Southern California soon grew into gambling and loan sharking, which then opened the door to drug trafficking and money laundering. Hanson wasn't just involved in this stuff—he excelled at it. Living the fast-paced lifestyle of the rich and famous, Hanson felt he was finally making his father proud, never mind the questionable ethics and obvious danger of it all.

Gangsters and presidents have long captured the American imagination, but how much does the underworld actually affect presidential power? How deep are their “connections”? As Eric Dezenhall reveals in this eye-opening history, in some instances, one couldn’t have functioned without the other. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Richard Nixon to Joseph R. Biden, the mob has done presidential dirty work, including attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, harass America’s enemies, and put our chief executives in office.

"Red September," Robert N. Thomas plunges listeners into the turbulent life of Steve Lyn, a Jamaican drug dealer whose American ascent ends in a stunning downfall. Against the gritty Jamaican backdrop and the allure of the American dream, the book traces Steve's swift rise from modest origins to a drug empire. He builds his kingdom with ambition and street smarts, only to be abruptly deported back to Jamaica at the peak of his success.

For almost forty years, Paul Williams has chronicled the life and crimes of some of Ireland's most notorious godfathers, killers and thieves. In Crooks he brings his audience for a ride-along, taking us behind the scenes of his most notorious scoops, describing the run-ins he's had with unsavoury, dangerous criminals and the high price of his line of work.

John Walker was a Miami undercover narcotics agent in the 1970s. Ten years later, he was in prison for smuggling 12,000 pounds of marijuana. In prison, he connected with a South American drug lord who was still running the family operation from inside the federal pen. Within months of being paroled, John began smuggling again—this time uncut Colombian cocaine. And this time, he put everything on the line: his freedom, his family and, ultimately, his life.

Questa, più che una storia di mafia, è la storia di un gruppo di ragazzi, cresciuti nella Sicilia degli anni Ottanta, compagni di gioco sullo stesso campetto di terra battuta, che si allontanano fino a diventare nemici. I ragazzi di Regalpetra racconta la lunga guerra di mafia che agli inizi degli anni Novanta insanguinò una parte della Sicilia. E il conflitto, che vedeva amici di un tempo gli uni contro gli altri, esplose anche nei luoghi di Leonardo Sciascia, il grande scrittore che proprio sessant'anni fa fece letteratura delle cronache del suo paese con Le parrocchie di Regalpetra.

On a cold afternoon in February 1991, a frightening new drug hit the streets of New York City, a synthetic narcotic marketed in packets labeled “Tango & Cash.” As police scrambled to warn heroin users of the danger, the overdose victims began piling up in hospital emergency rooms and county morgues across three states.