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Bestselling author Stephen L. Carter delves into his past and retrieves the inspiring story of his grandmother’s extraordinary life. She was black and a woman and a prosecutor, a graduate of Smith College and the granddaughter of slaves, as dazzlingly unlikely a combination as one could...

In this irreverent ode to gonzo journalism, one writer travels the globe to explore the use of recreational drugs in cultures around the world. After I got out of jail, I was determined to find out more about how the issue of drugs not only landed me there, but has shaped the entire world: wars...

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.

Caught in the crosshairs of Mexico's warring cartels, Juárez is the border city that most brutally exposes the lies that we tell ourselves about globalization, NAFTA, immigration, corruption, and the war on drugs. Once known only as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad and Mogadishu. In this heartbreaking, disturbing, and unforgettable examination, award winning-writer Charles Bowden takes an axe to the myths about the war on drugs—myths perpetuated by Mexico, the U.S. government, and the media.

In the early 1980s, a series of quiet, targeted killings spread through a criminal underworld. The dead were not innocent. There were men already living outside the law, and their disappearances passed largely unnoticed. For years, the murders attracted little scrutiny. Then forensic evidence began to surface, revealing a pattern that could no longer be ignored. At the centre of it was Werner Pinzner, known as "Mucki." He operated efficiently within a system designed to protect those who ordered the killings and those who carried them out.

Aunque en fechas recientes la Unidad Central Operativa (UCO) de la Guardia Civil se ha convertido en el flagelo de la corrupción política, haciendo temblar los cimientos de nuestra democracia, su historia y desempeño son mucho más diversos e interesantes. Casi cualquier ciudadano recordará episodios como el triple asesinato de las niñas de Alcàsser; el secuestro y asesinato del niño Gabriel Cruz («Pececito»); de Diana Quer; de «Lupin», el mayor ciberestafador de España o del robo y recuperación del Beato de Liébana.

No Return: The Lost Children of Mexico’s Highways by Samantha J. Garcia is an investigative nonfiction account of the disappearance of more than two hundred children along Mexico’s major highway routes. Through research, field reporting, and testimony from families and experts, the audiobook exposes how corruption, organized crime, and weak institutions allow these vanishings to occur.

In deze deels autobiografische roman moet een jonge vrouw, die ongewild verstrikt raakt in de wereld van mensensmokkelaars, een fatale keuze maken met verwoestende gevolgen voor haar gezin.

Moral Compass: Sins of the Father is the gripping memoir of Dr. Carmine Romano, the eldest son of an Italian immigrant entangled in the Pittsburgh Mafia. Raised under the shadow of crime and control, Romano confronts a legacy steeped in violence and secrecy—yet ultimately forges a different path. Told with raw honesty and emotional depth, this powerful story challenges listeners to examine how much of our destiny is shaped by our upbringing—and how much is defined by the choices we make.

The infamy of Miami’s cocaine wars of the 1970s and 80s is forever etched into the darkest chapters of US history, and Lt. Raul Diaz was on the frontlines for all of it. The decorated and controversial law enforcement figure identified the shifting tide in the Magic City when law enforcement lost their grip on crime as a new breed of criminal flooded South Florida to ply their billion-dollar trade. In a deadly exclamation mark, Colombian cocaine godmother Griselda Blanco and her assassins swept through the city with a bloody and ruthless ambition that left countless dead bodies along the way.

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.

Bloomsbury presents If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay, read by John Pirhalla, Paul Dateh and Helen Laser. From the critically acclaimed author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift, a gripping thriller about one young man's search for the truth after an inexplicable crime leaves his...

From being raised on the beaches of California to running a drug empire in dangerous corners of America, Sean discovers the ugly truth behind two-faced society. The life of a drug trafficker is filled with land mines. One moment you are handing out a little bag of product, and the other, you find yourself being zipped into a body bag. Every horrible incident can happen on the turf, from betrayal to bloodshed. Find out how Sean succeeded in life against all the odds, attacks, and betrayals by carefully choosing his next move and staying one step ahead of his enemies.

Gianni Palagonia è un poliziotto antimafia, uno scomodo, uno che ha partecipato a importanti operazioni contro la criminalità organizzata e poi è dovuto fuggire dalla Sicilia con sua moglie e i suoi figli, per salvare la pelle di tutti. Ora è in una città del Nord, sotto copertura, e deve reinventarsi una vita. Si troverà coinvolto nelle indagini sulle infiltrazioni di Cosa Nostra e poi in prima linea nella più grande operazione antiterrorismo degli ultimi anni, quella che, dopo l’omicidio del professor Marco Biagi, porterà all’individuazione del nucleo delle nuove Brigate Rosse PCC.

Introducing the lesser-known but equally intriguing Magaddino-Todaro Mafia Crime Family! While the Five Families of the New York Mafia often steal the spotlight, delve into the captivating world of Buffalo's criminal underworld with Mafia Library's newest non-fiction crime audiobook.

How The Mafia Saved My Life by LaQue Duren is a powerful narrative of redemption and resilience. LaQue recounts her journey from a path of peril to one of purpose, guided by a group of individuals who saw her value when she couldn't see it herself. Enduring abuse and the harsh realities of poverty, she was lifted from her circumstances and shown a new way of life.

Indiana-born Vivian Gordon fluttered to New York in 1920 looking for fame and fortune. Before long, the flame-haired chorus girl parlayed her youth, beauty, and ambition into more profitable means as a tough and glamorous symbol of Prohibition-era excess. She was a speakeasy owner, blackmailer, high-end escort, extortionist, racketeer, and con woman. But given her dangerously intimate associations, Vivian was also a woman who knew too much and who rightfully feared for her life.

"In Sicilia non si ammazza più, e questa è la cosa più grave, il termometro per capire che le cose per la mafia vanno bene. Non si uccide, e tutti pensano che dopo qualche arresto eccellente la mafia sia stata sconfitta. Ma qui lo sanno anche i bambini che quando c'è troppo silenzio è perché gli affari tirano. Ormai le bande hanno imparato la lezione, sanno che il migliore amico può diventare il tuo carnefice e hanno cambiato strategia. Lavorano a compartimenti stagni: se uno si pente può fare arrestare cinque persone, non più cento come prima."

En este nuevo libro de Canaletti el oyente encontrará casos, crímenes, víctimas y victimarios, pero también los sentimientos, amores, dolores y deseos de personajes inolvidables.

“Wiseguys and the White House is an eye-opening, authoritative, remarkably detailed exposé of the interplay between organized crime and our presidents, shockingly revealing how close we have come to Mob rule.”—Ronald Kessler, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets of the FBI and...