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Gone without trace Gone without trace Caroline Carver Formerly a Captain in the Paras, Jay McCaulay is highly trained, tough and resourceful. She's been working with the aid agency TRACE for two years, helping track and unite families separated by confl… OL11893762W
Excursion to Tindari Excursion to Tindari Andrea Camilleri Following the long-running success he has enjoyed on bestseller lists in Europe, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is now winning over American readers and critics alike as "one of the most engaging protago… OL133587W
The Canary Sang but Couldn't Fly The Canary Sang but Couldn't Fly 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… OL13617744W
Friends of the family Friends of the family Tommy Dades Detectives Louie Eppolito and Steve Caracappa were the most corrupt and dangerous cops in American history. When they retired in the early 1990s, they left behind a pile of bodies—and for more than a… OL13763304W
Collision course Collision course Don Pendleton The global trade in prohibited weapons has reached terrifying proportions. First it was illegal handguns controlled by bikers. Then the pistols were being exchanged by mob bosses for tiny microproces… OL15136295W
Mr. Mob Mr. Mob Newton, Michael "Morris "Moe" Dalitz was America's most secretive and most successful mobster. From Prohibition-era bootlegging to the Reagan years, no other individual was present at so many pivotal events in gangl… OL15250603W
Vergebung Vergebung Stieg Larsson Die Ermittlerin Lisbeth Salander steht unter Mordverdacht. Ihr Partner Mikael Blomkvist schwört, ihre Unschuld zu beweisen. Er weiß, dass es um Salanders Leben geht. Als seine Ermittlungen die schwed… OL15653111W
Mob nemesis Mob nemesis Joe Griffin "If you've ever seen The Godfather or watched The Sopranos, you might think you know what life is like in the seamy underworld of organized crime. Whether you know them as La Cosa Nostra, the Mafia, … OL15832107W
Danger zone Danger zone Shirley Palmer Starting a new life with her husband and young son, Maggie Cady, the daughter of a mafia boss, is forced to reveal her violent past when her son is kidnapped, and she must fight for her son's life as… OL15835635W
Secrets and shadows Secrets and shadows Shannon Delany When creatures other than werewolves begin prowling the streets of Junction, Jess Gillmansen watches new alliances form and others fall apart as the group must make hard choices. OL15988424W
Rage of angels Rage of angels Sidney Sheldon Sheldon's most memorable heroine yet— JENNIFER —brilliant, beautiful, an attorney on the way up until the Mafia's schemes win her the hatred of an implacable enemy—and love more destructive than hate… OL16057640W
Ticket To Paradise Ticket To Paradise Joseph J Bradley Murder Mystery/Thriller OL16084209W
Arkadien erwacht Arkadien erwacht Kai Meyer When seventeen-year-old Rosa Alcantara travels from her native Brooklyn to her ancestral home in Sicily, she falls head over heels for Alessandro Carnevare, whose family is the sworn enemy of hers, a… OL16116921W
The butcher The butcher Philip Carlo Discusses the exploits of Tommy Pitera, one of the most notorious hitmen in Mafia history, and DEA agent Jamie Hunt, who brought the killer down, detailing the game of cat and mouse that resulted in … OL16137659W
The Witness The Witness Nora Roberts,Julia Whelan Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russia… OL16415840W
The family Corleone The family Corleone Edward Falco New York, 1933. The crime families have prospered in the Depression, but with the coming end of Prohibition a battle is looming... one which will determine which organizations will rise, and which wi… OL16668698W
The Godfather The Godfather Mario Puzo The Godfather is a crime novel by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family in New York City (and Long B… OL1673205W
Omerta Omerta Mario Puzo Spanish translation of "Omerta". The secret code of honor of the mafia is violated. OL1673230W
Das Ende der Weltmafia Das Ende der Weltmafia Rolf Nagel Der Roman beschreibt das Ende der internationalen Mafia im Jahre 2020 und die Geschichte eines gutbürgerlichen Bankangestellten, der durch eine Intrige die rechte Hand des obersten Bosses der sizilia… OL16818098W
Louise's gamble Louise's gamble Sarah R. Shaber "1942, Washington DC. Young widow Louise Pearlie is now a chief file clerk at the legendary OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Despite the privations of wartime life, she is enjoying being an independent… OL17314703W
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