Stamford `76: A True Story of Murder, Corruption, Race, and Feminism in the 1970s, Hart Joeann
Автор: Flacco Anthony Название: A Checklist for Murder: The True Story of Robert John Peernock ISBN: 1682300226 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682300220 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: From award-winning author Anthony Flacco comes a powerful tale of madness in a picture-perfect family, and a betrayal that saved a life, to tie in to the Discovery ID mini series
Автор: Vodicka D. J. Название: The Green Wall: The Story of a Brave Prison Guard`s Fight Against Corruption Inside the United States` Largest Prison System ISBN: 1440140596 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781440140594 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 13750.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The career of Donald "D.J." Vodicka encompassed the rapid expansion of the prison system. For sixteen years, he was a prison guard in California's highest security prisons, serving meals to gang leaders, serial killers in lockdown cells, and patrolling exercise yards filled with violent felons while unarmed and outnumbered 1000-to-2. He belonged to an elite unit called the Investigative Services Unit (Internal Affairs), responsible for solving horrific crimes inside the walls. He was a decorated veteran officer. He became the largest "whistle-blower" to uncover a group of rogue prison guards who called themselves "The Green Wall."The Green Wall is a real-life drama of one man's courage to do the right thing against the California State Prison System. It is an unblinking look at what can go wrong when only one person is willing to stand up and speak for what is right, against almost insurmountable odds. Vodicka's televised state senate testimony exposed a scandal that led to resignations, transfers, sudden retirements, and reforms of the system that are still underway. The story is a classic tale of the triumph of personal integrity in the most dishonest place imaginable.
Автор: O`Brien Darcy Название: A Dark and Bloody Ground: A True Story of Lust, Greed, and Murder in the Bluegrass State ISBN: 1504008200 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781504008204 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20220.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An Edgar Award-winning author's true crime account of a grisly string of killings in Kentucky--and the shocking spectacle of greed that followed.
Kentucky never deserved its Indian appellation "A Dark and Bloody Ground" more than when a small-town physician, seventy-seven-year-old Roscoe Acker, called in an emergency on a sweltering evening in August 1985. Acker's own life hung in the balance, but it was already too late for his college-age daughter, Tammy, savagely stabbed eleven times and pinned by a kitchen knife to her bedroom floor. Three men had breached Dr. Acker's alarm and security systems and made off with the fortune he had stashed away over his lifetime.
The killers--part of a three-man, two-woman gang of the sort not seen since the Barkers--stopped counting the moldy bills when they reached $1.9 million. The cash came in handy soon after when they were caught and needed to lure Kentucky's most flamboyant lawyer, the celebrated and corrupt Lester Burns, into representing them. Full of colorful characters and desperate deeds, A Dark and Bloody Ground is a "first-rate" true crime chronicle from the author of Murder in Little Egypt (Kirkus Reviews).
"An arresting look into the troubled psyches of these criminals and into the depressed Kentucky economy that became fertile territory for narcotics dealers, theft rings and bootleggers." --Publishers Weekly
"The smell of wet, coal-laden earth, white lightning, and cocaine-driven sweat arises from these marvelously atmospheric--and compelling--pages." --Kirkus Reviews
"O'Brien creates a fascinating portrait of the mountain way of life and thought that forged the lives of these criminals." --Library Journal
Автор: English T. J. Название: Whitey`s Payback: And Other True Stories of Gangsterism, Murder, Corruption, and Revenge ISBN: 1480411752 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781480411753 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 17460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Sixteen stories of true crime from America's foremost authority on the underworld James "Whitey" Bulger is the last of the old-fashioned gangsters. As a polished, sophisticated psychopath-who also happened to be a secret FBI informant-his reign of power in Boston lasted for more than twenty years. When he went on the lam in 1995, the kingpin's legend grew to rival that of Al Capone. Captured after sixteen years in hiding, he now sits in a maximum security prison awaiting trial on racketeering charges and nineteen counts of murder. T. J. English has been writing about men like Bulger for more than two decades. And this collection, culled from his career in journalism and supported by new material, shows English at his best. In addition to the numerous pieces about Whitey, he reports stories about gangsters and organized crime from New York City to Jamaica to Hong Kong and Mexico. Be they about old school mobsters, corrupt federal agents, or modern-day narcotraficantes wreaking havoc on the US-Mexico border, English tells these stories with depth and insight. Combining first-rate reporting and the storytelling technique of a novelist, English takes his readers on a bloody but fascinating journey to the dark side of the American Dream. As a journalist and nonfiction author, Thomas Joseph "T. J." English (b. 1957) is one of America's foremost authorities on the recent history of crime. Born in Tacoma, Washington, he moved to New York in 1981, where he spent his nights driving a taxi and his days writing for Irish America magazine, producing a series of articles that would lead to his first book, The Westies (1990), an account of the last decades of a once-powerful Irish mob. Since then English has written about Vietnamese gangs, mafia infiltration of pre-Castro Cuba, and, in Savage City (2011), the history of racial tension between New York City's police and the Black Power Movement. He has written magazine articles on modern crime for Playboy, Esquire, and New York magazine, and has also written for the screen, producing episodes for the gritty cop shows NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Street. He lives in New York City.
Автор: Gqubule Thandeka Название: No Longer Whispering to Power: The Story of Thuli Madonsela ISBN: 1868427315 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781868427314 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 17160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Advocate Thuli Madonsela has achieved in her seven years as Public Protector what few accomplish in a lifetime; her legacy and contribution cannot be over-stated. In her final days in office she compiled the explosive State Capture report and, before that, the report on President Jacob Zumas Nkandla residence. Praised and vilified in equal measures, Madonsela has frequently found herself at centre stage in the increasingly fractious South African political scene. Yet, despite the intense media scrutiny, Madonsela remains something of an enigma. Who is this soft-spoken woman who stood up to state corruption? Where did she develop her views and resolve? This book attempts to answer these questions, and others, by exploring many aspects of Madonselas life: her childhood years and family, her involvement in student politics, her contribution to the constitution, her life in law. Madonsela once described her role as Public Protector as being akin to that of the Venda traditional spiritual female leader, the Makhadzi, who whispers truth to the ruler. When the sounds of the exchanges between the ruler and the Makhadzi grow loud, Madonsela said, that is when the whispering has failed. No Longer Whispering to Power is about Thuli Madonselas tenure as Public Protector, during which the whisper grew into a cry. It is the story of the South African peoples attempt to hold power to account through the Office of the Public Protector. More significantly, this important book stands as a record of the crucial work Madonsela has done, always acting without fear or favour.
Автор: Eatwell Piu Название: Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America`s Greatest Unsolved Murder ISBN: 1631494937 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781631494932 Издательство: Wiley Цена: 15830.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: With startling new evidence, this gripping reexamination of the Black Dahlia murder offers a definitive theory of a quintessential American crime.
Автор: O`Brien Darcy Название: Murder in Little Egypt: The True Story of a Father`s Ultimate Betrayal ISBN: 1504008324 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781504008327 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22980.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: New York Times Bestseller: The "fascinating" true story of John Dale Cavaness, a much-admired Illinois doctor--and the cold-blooded killer of his own son (The Washington Post).
Fusing the narrative power of an award-winning novelist and the detailed research of an experienced investigator, author Darcy O'Brien unfolds the story of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, the southern Illinois physician and surgeon charged with the murder of his son Sean in December 1984. Outraged by the arrest of the skilled medical practitioner who selflessly attended to their needs, the people of Little Egypt, as the natives call their region, rose to his defense. But during the subsequent trial, a radically different, disquieting portrait of Dr. Cavaness would emerge. Throughout the three decades that he enjoyed the admiration and respect of his community, Cavaness was privately terrorizing his family, abusing his employees, and making disastrous financial investments. As more and more grisly details of the Cavaness case come to stark Midwestern light in O'Brien's chilling account, so too does the hidden gothic underside of rural America and its heritage of violence and blood.
"A meticulous account . . . An implicit indictment of a culture that condones and encourages violent behavior in men." --The New York Times Book Review
"A fascinating story, and Darcy O'Brien does a great job of structuring it for suspense." --The Washington Post
"Riveting."--Publishers Weekly
"A terrifying story of family violence and the community that honored the perpetrator." --Kirkus Reviews
"Stunning material . . . Handled with justice and fastidiousness by a natural storyteller." --Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize
"Please, no Don't make me go back to the park. I can draw you a map. I promise I can show you where everything happened."
The lone survivor trembled as she pleaded with investigators.
For over forty years, the events of what happened at Gitchie Manitou the night of November 17, 1973, remained a mystery to all but a few. Then the lone survivor broke her silence. Five teenage friends had driven to the park to spend a few hours around a campfire. By morning, four had been murdered, and only she was still alive.
Gitchie Girl Uncovered is a chilling account of the strange twists and bizarre details discovered by an elite team of investigators under intense pressure to catch the killers. After spending hundreds of hours with the lone survivor, investigators, and family members of the slain boys, and by gaining access to court records, authors Phil and Sandy Hamman give the reader a what-will-happen-next inside story of the monstrous crime that shook the Midwest. They bring the reader into the deviant world of the brutal killers with an up-close look at how they think and operate.
The Hammans' book Gitchie Girl: The Survivor's Inside Story of the Mass Murders that Shocked the Heartland rose to become a bestseller; however, both books were written so that they can be read in either sequence or independently.
Автор: Rowe Harvey W., Dodd David K. Название: Furnace Murder: True Story of the Horrific Murder of Mrs. Cody ISBN: 0983567034 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780983567035 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 23230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Globe & Mail bestselling Lesley Crewe`s new novel brings readers to 1960s Montreal & features a nosy would-be child detective searching for the truth about her mother. It`s 1967 in Montreal, the Expo is in full swing, and Audrey Parker has just moved with her dad to Notre-Dame-de-Grace, a whole new neighbourhood full of different kinds of people to spy on. Audrey is a lot of things: articulate, disarming, forthright. And, as her father reminds her often, indecently nosy. Audrey scribbles every observation down in her notebooks -- from which foods her new teacher eats for lunch, to how blue the water is in Greece, to what time the one-legged man across the street gets home. She is certain she will soon root out a murderer or uncover a mystery. But there`s only one mystery that really matters to her: her mother. Who was she? How did she die? Why won`t her father ever talk about her? Over a year of Audrey`s life, we bike with her through the streets of NDG, encountering stray animals, free-range kids, and adults both viciously cruel and wonderful. And we walk with Audrey across the threshold from childhood to adolescence, where she will discover the truth about her mother. Balancing humour and sadness as expertly as ever, author Lesley Crewe, who has so often captured Cape Breton perfectly on the page, turns her incisive observations for the first time to the NDG of the 1960s, where she grew up.
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