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The origin of organized crime in America David Critchley · 2008 · 348p · ≈ 11h · Moderate While the later history of the New York Mafia has received extensive attention, what has been conspicuously absent until now is an accurate and conversant review of the formative years of Mafia organizational growth. David Critchley examines the Mafia recruitment process, relations with Mafias in Sicily, the role of non-Sicilians in New York’s organized crime Families, kinship connections, the… Shares: Crime organisé, Organized crime, Crime, History

The Camorra Tom Behan · 1995 · 234p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Camorra (; ) is an Italian Mafia-typehttp://www.centroimpastato.it/otherlang/mafia-in-italy.php3 Mafia and Mafia-type organizations in Italy] , by Umberto Santino, in: Albanese, Das & Verma, Organized Crime. World Perspectives, pp. 82–100 criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy,… Shares: Crime organisé, Organized crime, History

Metro Girl Janet Evanovich · 2004 · ★ 4.4 · 393p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Alexandra (Barney) Barnaby roars onto the Miami Beach scene in hot pursuit of her missing baby brother, "Wild" Bill. Leave it to the maverick of the family to get Barney involved with high-speed car chases, a search for sunken treasure, and Sam Hooker, a NASCAR driver who's good at revving a woman's engine.Engaged in a deadly race, Bill has "borrowed" Hooker's sixty-five-foot Hatteras and sailed… Shares: Cuba, Florida

The Havana mob T. J. English · 1841 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Challenging In modern-day Havana, the remnants of the glamorous past are everywhere—the old hotel-casinos, vintage American cars, and flickering neon signs speak of a bygone era that is widely familiar and often romanticized, but little understood. In Havana Nocturne, T. J. English offers a riveting, multifaceted true tale of organized crime, political corruption, roaring nightlife, revolution, and… Shares: Cuba, Crime, History

The Hunted Elmore Leonard · 1977 · ★ 3.9 · 267p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Al Rosen was doing just fine, hiding out in Israel, until he decided to play Good Samaritan and rescue some elderly tourists from a hotel fire"--Cover p. [4]. Shares: Organized crime, Crime

Cuba in War Time Richard Harding Davis · 1897 · 54p · ≈ 1h · Challenging "In 1896 William Randolph Hearst sent journalist Richard Harding Davis to Cuba to observe the guerrilla warfare being waged against Spain and to inquire into reports of atrocities. Hearst wanted to boost circulation of his recently purchased New York Journal by filling his paper with accounts of rapine and brutality.". "This edition of Davis's 1898 book, illustrated by Frederic Remington, traces… Shares: Cuba, History

McMafia Misha Glenny · 2008 · ★ 3.6 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Moderate With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the deregulation of international financial markets in 1989, governments and entrepreneurs alike became intoxicated by dreams of newly opened markets. But no one could have foreseen that the greatest success story to arise from these events would be the worldwide rise of organized crime. Today, it is estimated that illegal… Shares: Crime organisé, Organized crime

The executioner's men George W. Grayson · 2012 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Bloodshed connected with Mexican drug cartels, how they emerged, and their impact on the United States is the subject of this frightening book. Savage narcotics-related decapitations- castrations, and other murders have destroyed tourism in many Mexican communities and such savagery is now cascading across the border into the United States. Grayson explores how this spiral of violence emerged in… Shares: Organized crime, Crime

Human Trafficking and Human Security Anna Jonsson · 2008 · ★ 1.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This text examines human trafficking from post-Soviet countries, exploring the full extent of the problem and discussing countermeasures, both local and at the global level, and considering the problem in all its aspects. Shares: Crime organisé, Organized crime

Motor Mouth Janet Evanovich · 2006 · ★ 3.7 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Miami is still freakin' humid. The nights are even hotter. And there's a body on ice. And that's just the beginning of this adrenaline-rush of a hot-wired ride from phenomenal number one New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. A woman with a taste for speed and a talent for breaking the rules, Barney also knows a little too much about cheating. First there was Hooker and that… Shares: Florida, Crime

Brutal Kevin Weeks · 2006 · ★ 4.2 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate I grew up in the Old Colony housing project in South Boston and became partners with James "Whitey" Bulger, who I always called Jimmy.Jimmy and I, we were unstoppable. We took what we wanted. And we made people disappear—permanently. We made millions. And if someone ratted us out, we killed him. We were not nice guys.I found out that Jimmy had been an FBI informant in 1999, and my life was never… Shares: Crime organisé, Organized crime

The Pardon James Grippando · 1994 · ★ 4.1 · 421p · ≈ 14h · Moderate An estranged father and son -- one a brilliant defense lawyer, the other the governor of Florida -- must overcome their differences to stop a cunning psychopath.Jack Swyteck, a brilliant Miami defense attorney has spent years rebelling against his father, Harry, now Florida's governor. Their estrangement seems complete when Harry allows one of Jack's clients -- a man Jack believes is innocent --… Shares: Florida, Fathers and sons

Next of Kin David Hosp · 2011 · ★ 3.8 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Next of kin is a persons closest living blood relative or relatives. Shares: Organized crime, Crime

The Good Rat LP Jimmy Breslin · 2008 · ★ 3.0 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "I didn't tell anyone that I was going to Santa Fe to kill myself."On the outside, Terri Cheney was a highly successful, attractive Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer. But behind her seemingly flawless facade lay a dangerous secret—for the better part of her life Cheney had been battling debilitating bipolar disorder and concealing a pharmacy's worth of prescriptions meant to stabilize her moods… Shares: Organized crime, Crime, History

Black mass Dick Lehr · 2001 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate John Connolly and James "Whitey" Bulger grew up together on the tough streets of South Boston. Decades later in the mid-1970s, they met again. By then, Connolly was a major figure in the FBI's Boston office and Whitey had become godfather of the Irish Mob. Connolly had an idea, a scheme that might bring Bugler into the FBI fold and John Connolly into the Bureau's big leagues. But Bulger had… Shares: Crime organisé, Organized crime

Organized crime Howard Abadinsky · 1981 · ★ 3.9 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate xiii, 417 pages ; 24 cm Shares: Organized crime, Crime, History

Unhallowed ground Heather Graham · 2009 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate When Sarah McKinley is finally able to buy and restore the historic Florida mansion she always loved, she dismisses the horror stories of past residents vanishing and a dead housekeeper who practiced black magic. Then she makes a grim discovery. Hidden within the walls of Sarah's dream house are the remains of dozens of bodies—some dating back over a century.The door to the past is blown wide… Shares: Florida, Crime

A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee Mysteries) John D. MacDonald · 1971 · ★ 4.0 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Travis McGee #13 Shares: Florida, Crime

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