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From the bestselling authors of Black Mass comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger, the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone. Drawing on a trove of sealed files and previously classified material, Whitey digs deep into the mind of James J. “Whitey” Bulger, the crime...

Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the legendary Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capone’s remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn, New York. Tutored by the likes of infamous mobsters Johnny Torrio and Frankie Yale, young Capone’s disquieting demeanor, combined with the “technical advice” he learned from these shady teachers, contributed to the molding of a brutal criminal....

In the 1970s, Frank Lucas was the king of the Harlem drug trade, bringing in over a million dollars a day. He lived a glamorous life, hobnobbing with athletes, musicians, and politicians, but Lucas was a ruthless gangster. He was notorious for using the coffins of dead GIs to smuggle heroin into the United States, and, before being sentenced to 70 years in prison, he played a major role in the near death of New York City.

For the thirtieth anniversary of its premiere comes the vivid and immersive history behind Martin Scorsese’s signature film Goodfellas, hailed by critics as the greatest mob movie ever made. When Goodfellas first hit the theatres in 1990, a classic was born. Few could anticipate the...

Britain's most infamous criminals: the Kray twins. The extent of their activities has always been uncertain. But now, it is time for the conclusive account of their story, from their East End beginnings, to becoming the kingpins of London's underworld. This objective account, compiled by...

Special Agent Eric Balliet worked in the shadows of the US–Mexico border—tracking cartel bosses, chasing human traffickers, locking up drug smugglers, confiscating truckloads of drugs, and prosecuting the violent offenders who sustained billion-dollar criminal empires. His career culminated in a covert operation that brought down the world's most notorious drug kingpin: Sinaloa Cartel boss El Chapo—twice.

The gripping story of how Sicily won its bloody war with the mafia, but succumbed to corruption, fury, and paranoia. For 150 years, the mafia—aka Cosa Nostra—controlled the island of Sicily ruthlessly. As its politicians raked off vast wealth from public funds and its racketeers leeched...

From the gang's origins on the streets of Dublin to its expansion into a billion-euro international criminal empire, Nicola Tallant traces the rise of one of the most powerful organised crime networks in modern history and the global pursuit that ultimately led to the arrest of Daniel Kinahan...

Como uma das cidades mais violentas do mundo se transformou? Das fitas de um repórter nos anos 90 às vozes das periferias hoje, uma investigação sobre a nova ordem criada por facções e igrejas.

Bloomsbury presents Gangster Warlords by Ioan Grillo, read by James Cameron Stewart In a ranch south of Texas, the man known as The Executioner dumps five hundred body parts in metal barrels. In Brazil’s biggest city, a mysterious prisoner orders hit-men to gun down forty-one police officers...

Bloomsbury presents… Big Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York by Jeffrey Sussman read by John Moraitis The great founding figures of organized crime in the 20th century were born and bred in New York City, and the city was the basis of their operations. Beginning with...

Dive into Brighton’s darkest corners in Death Comes Knocking – uncovering the true crimes that inspire the bestselling Roy Grace series, by Peter James and long-serving detective Graham Barlett. Fans of Peter James and his bestselling Roy Grace series of crime novels know that his books draw...

To infiltrate international drug cartels, he had to become a player...‘Undercover’: The true story behind Operation Julie, one of Britain's largest drug busts and how the same detective infiltrated a cartel planning to smuggle cocaine into Britain. Forget ‘Breaking Bad’ this is the extraordinary story of the 1970s Welsh LSD ring that supplied the world, told by a cop in deepest cover on the case. In the dim chaos of a Liverpool nightclub, a sharp question cut through the noise: “Are you guys cops?” For Steve Jackson, the words chilled him to the bone.

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.

The magnificent conclusion to Louis Ferrante's epic trilogy about the rise and fall of the American mafia. In the first two volumes of his acclaimed Borgata trilogy, Ferrante unearthed the Sicilian origins of the American mafia, traced its meteoric rise in the United States and showed how it...

The inspiration for the HBO docuseries Monsters of God, a “riveting story of money and greed” from Tiger King filmmaker Eric Goode (Financial Times). When Bryan Christy began to investigate the world of reptile smuggling, he had no idea what he would be in for. In the course of his research...

Empire of Dirt is a true story, more thrilling than fiction. Andrew Pritchard emerged from the fractured streets of post-Windrush London, navigating life as a mixed-race young man in an era marked by racial tension, police hostility, and Thatcherism. Some would say it was wit, charm, ingenuity, and a razor-sharp business instinct inherited from his oracle-like Jamaican mother that propelled him.

The shocking story of corruption, violence and organised crime inside the CMFEU In 2024, the spotlight fell on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), and specifically the Victorian branch. Whistleblowers and witnesses pointed to the union's sinister links with outlaw...

"La gente ci descrive come fossimo dei mostri, delle persone senza scrupoli, come se ammazzassimo la gente così a caso. Non è vero. Sappiamo farlo quando serve. Io so essere cattivo, quando serve. Se non serve faccio la persona normale." Queste parole, pronunciate da un boss calabrese e intercettate dalla Direzione distrettuale antimafia di Milano, sono rappresentative della strategia che da almeno sessant'anni le mafie mettono in campo per infiltrarsi in maniera sempre più capillare nel tessuto socio-economico del nostro Paese."

Durante décadas, el discurso oficial presentó a los cárteles mexicanos como los grandes villanos del narcotráfico. Pero hoy, la crisis del fentanilo obliga a mirar hacia el interior de Estados Unidos. En una contundente declaración recogida por el autor, un agente de la de a admitió que en su país operan cárteles formados por estadounidenses: pandillas, clubes de motociclistas y redes del crimen organizado que ya no solo compran y venden drogas, sino que dominan rutas, controlan territorios y lavan miles de dólares con la complicidad de los bancos.