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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Stealing lives	Arturo J. Marcano Guevara	"As a young boy growing up in Venezuela, Alexis Quiroz dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. Alexis's dreams were like those of thousands of other boys in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, and…	OL11606804W
La lutte mondiale contre la corruption	Radouane Bnou-Nouçair	Cet ouvrage offre une étude du phénomène de la corruption. Après une définition de la terminologie, les cas les plus connus et médiatisés sont décrits chronologiquement de l'Empire romain jusqu'aux r…	OL11894056W
The daughters of Juárez	Teresa Rodríguez	For more than twelve years the Mexican border city of Juárez has been the center of an epidemic of horrific crimes against women and girls: kidnappings, rape, mutilation, and murder, with most of th…	OL12281070W
The Godfather of Kathmandu	John Burdett,John Burdett	Sonchai Jitpleecheep--John Burdett's inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soul--is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his car…	OL15171709W
Bukan Testimoni Susno	IzHarry Agusjaya Moenzir	Prawacana: The General U Love to Hate Saya membenci Susno Duadji! Itulah yang saya rasa tatkala melihat sosok Susno tampil di Komisi III DPR RI bersama jajaran Kepolisian. Terseret oleh arus b…	OL15386308W
Deadline in Athens	Petros Markaris	Inspector Haritos called to the scene of a murder: the renowned TV journalist Janna has been killed in the broadcasting studio just as she was about to go on the air with some sensational news. Harit…	OL15855059W
The Killing Moon	N. K. Jemisin	FOLLOWING HER SERIES, HUGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY-NOMINATED DEBUT SERIES, N. K. JEMISIN RETURNS WITH A CAPTIVATING NEW TALE. In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. U…	OL17425966W
Lost boys	James Miller	After the oil company that employs Arthur Dashwood fails to protect him from a kidnap attempt in Baghdad, he returns to his traumatised family in London. But everything is not as it should be. Having…	OL17914772W
Friends of the family	Tommy Dades	Chronicles the case involving corrupt NYPD detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, and traces how they provided information to the Lucchese crime family that resulted in at least eight murde…	OL18165172W
Wasters	Shane Ross	This title is a searing expose of profiteering and public waste during the boom years in Ireland. The authors show how wide and deep the rot runs, and they show that every scandal has one thing in co…	OL18182696W
Luna: Wolf Moon	Ian McDonald	382 pages : 24 cm	OL19650078W
The Woman Who Couldn't Scream	Christina Dodd	**A beautiful, mute woman returns to Virtue Falls, Washington, to exact revenge on a deadly enemy in The Woman Who Couldn't Scream, a mesmerizing, emotional thriller from bestselling author Christina…	OL19726434W
The looting machine	Tom Burgis	The trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other "emerging markets" have transformed their economies, Afric…	OL19996755W
A fine line	Gianrico Carofiglio	The fifth in the best-selling Guido Guerrieri series. When Judge Larocca is accused of corruption, Guerrieri goes against his better instincts and takes the case. Helped by Annapaola Doria, a motorbi…	OL20030247W
Devils Walking	Stanley Nelson	"After midnight on December 10, 1964, in Ferriday, Louisiana, African American Frank Morris awoke to the sound of breaking glass. Outside his home and shoe shop, standing behind the shattered window,…	OL20040252W
The despot's guide to wealth management	Sharman, J. C.	"An unprecedented new international moral and legal rule forbids one state from hosting money stolen by the leaders of another state. The aim is to counter grand corruption or kleptocracy ("rule by t…	OL20053911W
The wolf and the watchman	Niklas Natt och Dag	The year is 1793, Stockholm. King Gustav of Sweden has been assassinated, years of foreign wars have emptied the treasuries and the realm is governed by a self-interested elite, leaving its citizens …	OL20861546W
The inglorious dead	Tony Black	Doug Michie is still holed up in Burns Country, trying to lick his wounds after the death of his mother and the disaster of his last case, when he finds himself something of a local celebrity in Ayrs…	OL20946961W
The devil's punchbowl	Greg Iles	When he was a prosecuting attorney Penn Cage sent hardened killers to death row. But it is as mayor of his hometown, Natchez, Mississippi, that Penn will face his most dangerous threat. Urged by old …	OL24260486W
Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes	Stieg Larsson	Roman policier (énigme) Ancien rédacteur de Millénium, revue d'investigations sociales et économiques, Mikael Blomkvist est contacté par un gros industriel pour relancer une enquête abandonnée depui…	OL24280827W