Titoli in Crimine organizzato

Love, greed and betrayal in the Las Vegas mob. From Nicholas Pileggi, author of the bestselling Wiseguy -- the #1 bestseller that later became the hit movie Goodfellas -- comes this brilliantly told tale of love, marriage, adultery, murder and revenge Mafia-style, the true story of how the mob...

From the author of the #1 international bestseller Gomorrah comes an electrifying investigation of the international cocaine trade, as vicious as it is powerful, and its hidden role in the global economy In many countries, “000” flour is the finest on the market. It is hard to find, but it...

Il 27 luglio 1996 una guardia di sicurezza di nome Richard Jewell individuò uno zaino sospetto nel Centennial Olympic Park di Atlanta, teatro in quei giorni dei Giochi olimpici. All'interno c'era una bomba. La deflagrazione provocò due morti e un centinaio di feriti, ma senza l'intervento di Jewell il bilancio sarebbe stato certamente più grave. Con gli occhi del mondo puntati addosso, la città non si fermò e i giochi continuarono. La stampa e le autorità non esitarono a fare di Jewell un eroe. Tuttavia, la pressione per trovare l'attentatore era altissima.

100 Most Infamous Criminals is an astounding compendium of crimes and their perpetrators. The range of crimes is extraordinary, from the bizarre to horrific, and from the heart-breaking to the ridiculous. The book tells in vivid detail the story of the history's most infamous criminals; lives they led, the crimes they committed, and the destruction and sorrow left in their wake.

From daring bank robberies to cold-blooded betrayals, Gangs of St. Louis chronicles a fierce yet juicy slice of the Gateway City's history that rivaled anything seen in New York or Chicago.

When the FBI turned an Irish mobster into an informant, they corrupted the entire judicial system and sanctioned the worst crime spree Boston has ever seen. This is the true story behind the major motion picture. James "Whitey" Bulger became one of the most ruthless gangsters in US history, and...

The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend. Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around much. She just didn’t understand...

Fourteen-year-old Adrianna arrives on Casey’s doorstep with no possessions, no English, and no explanation. It will be a few weeks before Casey starts getting the shocking answers to her questions…. Brought to Casey as a short-term emergency placement, fourteen-year-old Adrianna arrives with...

Våld, blodsband och decennier långa vendettor omgärdade av en uråldrig mur av tystnad. Det här är en bok om världens mäktigaste maffia, ‘ndranghetan i Kalabrien, som gått från att ha ansetts vara en primitiv kidnappningsorganisation till att spela en avgörande roll i den europeiska droghandeln. Tomas Lappalainen, född 1958, är en svensk författare och journalist. Han har skrivit ett flertal böcker, många med inriktning på maffian.

Por primera vez hablan los hombres que controlan el tráfico de personas. ¿Qué hay detrás de las dramáticas imágenes de pateras repletas de migrantes que atraviesan el Mediterráneo? ¿Cómo nace el impulso de abandonarlo todo en busca de una vida mejor, y quién satisface esta demanda en un mundo en el que hasta la desesperación se convierte en mercancía? Tras haber recorrido las principales rutas migratorias que desembocan en Europa, los autores de este libro revelan los pormenores de un sistema criminal que mueve cantidades astronómicas de dinero y a una infinita masa de gente.

La mafia, Noemi e quei "no" necessari. I fatti di Napoli e Roma in sei articoli di Repubblica: Il capitale della mafia, di Gianluca Di Feo; Cafiero de Raho: "A Napoli scene da Medioevo, per la politica la camorra non è una priorità", di Conchita Sannino; "Camorristi infami", la rivolta dei napoletani in piazza per Noemi, di Dario Del Porto; Il figlio del boss col megafono: "Amo mio padre ma lo rinnego, mi ha reso la vita impossibile", di Conchita Sannino; Ornella Favero: "Così i figli convincono i genitori boss a cambiare", di Alessandra Ziniti.

L'omicidio Sacchi e la Roma criminale: Più rapine e più aggressioni, la nuova Roma criminale incattivita dalla droga, di Fabio Tonacci; Roma, il nuovo esercito dei piccoli narcos, di Carlo Bonini; Il delitto di Roma, Roberti: "L'unica via per battere le mafie è la legalizzazione", di Liana Milella; Luca, Anastasiya e il mistero dei 20 mila euro, di Fabio Tonacci; Una trappola per Luca. Il compagno di liceo potrebbe averlo tradito, di Maria Elena Vincenzi.

By the early 1990s, Colombia's Cali cartel had become what the former head of the DEA Thomas Constantine referred to as "the biggest and most powerful crime syndicate in history." Responsible for nearly 85% of the cocaine that reached US soil and 90% worldwide, they were untouchable. They brazenly corrupted thousands of Colombian authorities and government officials, even buying the outcome of the 1994 presidential election.

Danielle has a safe, happy childhood growing up in West London, but her bright future fades as she turns her back on school for gang life and crime. Betrayed by the police after a brutal gang rape, she finds protection under the wing of organised criminals and falls in love with the local ‘top boy’. However, her allegiances bring terror to her doorstep when gun-toting rivals target her flat – and the authorities answer by taking away her baby. Heartbroken, Danielle spirals deeper into gang life and becomes a key player in a sprawling county lines operation.

Joseph Leslie 'Squizzy' Taylor was many things to many people: a kind and caring husband, father and stepfather, a reliable son and brother, a generous and considerate neighbour and patron. He was also a criminal willing to consider any type of crime, provided it supported his lifestyle and his ego. Squizzy graduated from teenage pickpocket to adult murderer, from organizing smash-and-grab raids on jewellers to corrupting juries and suborning witnesses.

"Las tríadas son como los virus, malignas, ponzoñosas y mutables; se aprovechan de los demás en beneficio propio... Son las peores sanguijuelas." Las han bautizado con multitud de nombres, pero las sociedades que nacieron para derrocar a los Qing y restaurar a los Ming han degenerado hasta convertirse en un cáncer para la sociedad globalizada. Se han adaptado al medio para sacar el máximo partido de los negocios ilícitos que ya lucraban a ciertos movimientos secretos desde los albores de la historia de China.

The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul Eliot Ness is famous for leading the Untouchables against the notorious mobster Al Capone. But it turns out that the legendary Prohibition Bureau squad’s daring raids were...

On May 14th, 2003, the familiar risk taken by hopeful immigrants illegally crossing the Mexican-American border into the United States took a tragic turn. At least 74 illegal immigrants bound for Houston were crammed inside a sweltering truck trailer, which was found abandoned near Victoria...

Who hasn't dreamed of finding a million dollars? Joey Coyle was down and out -- the affable, boyish South Philadelphian hadn't found dock work in months, he was living with his ailing mother, and he was fighting a drug habit and what seemed like a lifetime of bouncing into and out of bad luck...

The wild, true story of the Mutiny, the hotel and club that embodied the decadence of Miami’s cocaine cowboys heyday—and an inspiration for the blockbuster film, Scarface... In the seventies, coke hit Miami with the full force of a hurricane, and no place attracted dealers and dopers like...