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The Canary Sang but Couldn't Fly
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Edmund Elmaleh |
It remains one of the most enduring mysteries in gangland lore: in 1941, while Abe Reles and three other key informants were under round-the-clock NYPD protection, the ruthless and powerful thug took… |
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The man who loved books too much
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Allison Hoover Bartlett |
In the tradition of The Orchid Thief, a compelling narrative set within the strange and genteel world of rare-book collecting: the true story of an infamous book thief, his victims, and the man deter… |
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The First Family
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Mike Dash |
Before the notorious Five Families who dominated U.S. organized crime for a bloody half century, there was the one-fingered criminal genius Giuseppe Morello -- known as "The Clutch Hand" -- and his l… |
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Small sacrifices
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Ann Rule |
the mesmerizing story of Diane Downs, a beautiful, brillient, sociopath, who commits the ultimate evil when she shoots her three children to gain the love of a married man. Anne Rule's insight into t… |
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The Ice Man
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Philip Carlo |
Philip Carlo's The Ice Man spent over six weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Top Mob Hitman. Devoted Family Man. Doting Father. For thirty years, Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski led a shocki… |
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Diary of a Motor City Hit Man
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Christian Cipollini |
February 1975...
A winding suburban road. A near collision. One patrolman and one sinister Detroit man. Then, a case would unfold like the Motor City and nearby burbs had never imagined. The tal… |
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The devil's right-hand man
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Michaud, Stephen G. |
The case of Robert Charles Browne, who may be one of America’s most prolific serial killers, was supposed to be a cold one. But that was before three retired buddies took it on.
“The score is you… |
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The original Battle Creek crime king
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Blaine Lee Pardoe |
"Adam 'Pump' Arnold was both feared and regaled in Victorian-era Battle Creek. He was a bootlegger and a pimp, a robber and a con artist, an arsonist and a loan shark and even an assassin. Arnold fac… |
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Speaking ill of the dead
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Emilee Hines |
Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., history features 15 short biographies of notorious badguys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful anti… |
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Mob boss
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Jerry Capeci,Tom Robbins (journalist) |
"Reminiscent of Wiseguy, this compelling biography from two prominent mob experts recounts the life and times of the first acting boss of an American Mafia family to turn government witness As top bo… |
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The Bundy murders
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Kevin M. Sullivan |
"This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using t… |
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The Story of Chicago May
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Nuala O'Faolain |
A unique, ruminative biography -- a fascinating excursion into the American underworld at the dawn of the twentieth century, the life of an unrespectable Irish woman, and the hidden inner life of any… |
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Whitey Bulger
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Cullen, Kevin (Journalist) |
Chronicles the criminal career of the gangster who provided a protection racket against drug lords, ran illegal gambling, robbed banks, and served as an informant for the FBI until going into hiding … |
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City of devils
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French, Paul |
1930s Shanghai could give Chicago a run for its money. In the years before the Japanese invaded, the city was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could be forgotten, fasc… |
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Top hoodlum
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Anthony M. DeStefano |
"The definitive book on the ultimate mob boss--featuring new FBI revelations, rare family photos, and never-before-published material . . . The press nicknamed him "The Prime Minister of the Underwor… |
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Pretty Boy
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Michael Wallis |
Presents the life of one of America's most notorious criminals, describing "Pretty Boy" Floyd's coming of age in poverty, his descent into petty crime and bootlegging, his stormy marriage, murders, j… |
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Blood aces
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Doug J. Swanson |
"The astonishing story of Benny Binion-a rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas. Benny Binion was many things: a cowboy, a pioneering casino owner, a gangster, a killer, and f… |
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The Pope of Brooklyn
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Joseph Di Prisco |
In this sequel to his previous memoir, Subway to California, the author discovers trial transcripts which provide evidence that his father was a small-time criminal who turned informant against the c… |
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Corruption officer
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Gary L. Heyward |
"In this shocking memoir from a former corrections officer, Gary Heyward shares an eye-opening, gritty, and devastating account of his descent into criminal life, smuggling contraband inside the infa… |
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Ashes to ashes
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Lyn Riddle |
On a November afternoon in 1992, 24-year-old Bobby Coulson murdered his parents, two sisters, and a brother-in-law. He bound and gagged his first victim, his mother, and set her on fire. When Bobby w… |
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