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Dark Wire

The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever

par Joseph Cox ...

Written “in the manner of a good crime thriller” (The Wall Street Journal), the inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI created its own tech start-up to wiretap the worldIn 2018, a powerful app for secure communications called Anom took root among organized criminals. They believed Anom allowed them to conduct business in the shadows. Except for one thing ... En savoir plus

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Written “in the manner of a good crime thriller” (The Wall Street Journal), the inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI created its own tech start-up to wiretap the worldIn 2018, a powerful app for secure communications called Anom took root among organized criminals. They believed Anom allowed them to conduct business in the shadows. Except for one thing
... En savoir plus
Anatomy of a Cover-Up

The Truth about the RCMP and the Nova Scotia Massacres

par Paul Palango ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFOLLOW-UP TO THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER 22 MURDERSThe truth about the deadliest criminal incident in Canadian history has remained untold—until now.**Investigative journalist Paul Palango’s 22 Murders examined the April 2020 shooting spree committed by Gabriel Wortman that began in Portapique, Nova Scotia, and ended thirteen and a half hours later when Wortman was shot dead by ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFOLLOW-UP TO THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER 22 MURDERSThe truth about the deadliest criminal incident in Canadian history has remained untold—until now.**Investigative journalist Paul Palango’s 22 Murders examined the April 2020 shooting spree committed by Gabriel Wortman that began in Portapique, Nova Scotia, and ended thirteen and a half hours later when Wortman was shot dead by
... En savoir plus
I Got a Name

The Murder of Krystal Senyk

par Eliza Robertson, Myles Dolphin ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA vivid and meticulous true-crime story that exposes the deep fractures in a system that repeatedly fails to protect women, while tracking the once-cold trail of a murderer still at large.**Krystal Senyk was the kind of friend everybody wants: a reliable confidant, a handywoman of all trades, and an infectious creative with an adventurous spirit. Most importantly, she ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA vivid and meticulous true-crime story that exposes the deep fractures in a system that repeatedly fails to protect women, while tracking the once-cold trail of a murderer still at large.**Krystal Senyk was the kind of friend everybody wants: a reliable confidant, a handywoman of all trades, and an infectious creative with an adventurous spirit. Most importantly, she
... En savoir plus
Walk the Walk

How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture

par Neil Gross ...

From "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing.What should we do about the police? After the murder of George Floyd, there's no institution more controversial: only 14 percent of Americans believe that ... En savoir plus

$17.59 CAD

From "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing.What should we do about the police? After the murder of George Floyd, there's no institution more controversial: only 14 percent of Americans believe that
... En savoir plus
I Am Wrath

par Ethan Cross ...

Collections Livre 4 - The Ackerman Thrillers
'A fast paced, all-too-real thriller with a villain right out of James Patterson and Criminal Minds' ANDREW GROSS.My wrath knows no bounds. Your torment knows no end.An Arizona prison officer climbs his watchtower and opens fire on the inmates and guards below. Federal investigator Marcus Williams needs to know why. What he unearths is that the prison has become the hunting ground of a psychopath ... En savoir plus

$6.29 CAD

'A fast paced, all-too-real thriller with a villain right out of James Patterson and Criminal Minds' ANDREW GROSS.My wrath knows no bounds. Your torment knows no end.An Arizona prison officer climbs his watchtower and opens fire on the inmates and guards below. Federal investigator Marcus Williams needs to know why. What he unearths is that the prison has become the hunting ground of a psychopath
... En savoir plus
The Castle Beach Murders

A gripping, page-turning crime mystery thriller from John Nicholl

par John Nicholl ...

Collections Livre 3 - Carmarthen Crime
A gripping crime thriller mystery full of twists and turns, from the UK Top 20 bestselling author of The BrideIt’s different when it’s your daughter.DI Gravel’s daughter Emily has landed her dream job working for high profile solicitor Charles Turner. But the job turns deadly when she attracts the attention of a serial killer.Gravel is already on the case, the bodies are piling up and the killer’s ... En savoir plus

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A gripping crime thriller mystery full of twists and turns, from the UK Top 20 bestselling author of The BrideIt’s different when it’s your daughter.DI Gravel’s daughter Emily has landed her dream job working for high profile solicitor Charles Turner. But the job turns deadly when she attracts the attention of a serial killer.Gravel is already on the case, the bodies are piling up and the killer’s
... En savoir plus
Illegal

How America's Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All

par Elizabeth F. Cohen ...

A political scientist explains how the American immigration system ran off the rails -- and proposes a bold plan for reformUnder the Trump administration, US immigration agencies terrorize the undocumented, target people who are here legally, and even threaten the constitutional rights of American citizens. How did we get to this point?In Illegal, Elizabeth F. Cohen reveals that our current crisis ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $21.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

A political scientist explains how the American immigration system ran off the rails -- and proposes a bold plan for reformUnder the Trump administration, US immigration agencies terrorize the undocumented, target people who are here legally, and even threaten the constitutional rights of American citizens. How did we get to this point?In Illegal, Elizabeth F. Cohen reveals that our current crisis
... En savoir plus
Queen of Thieves

The True Story of "Marm" Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York

par J. North Conway ...

Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka Marm” Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise. ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka Marm” Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise.
... En savoir plus
Crisis Negotiations

Managing Critical Incidents and Hostage Situations in Law Enforcement and Corrections

par Michael McMains, Wayman Mullins, Andrew Young ...

Crisis Negotiations: Managing Critical Incidents and Hostage Situations in Law Enforcement and Corrections, the sixth edition, is an invaluable resource for mitigating, managing, or responding to high-risk negotiation incidents.This revision includes the current research on negotiating high-risk incidents in the classroom and the field. It includes an applied analysis of the value of ... En savoir plus

$125.99 CAD

Crisis Negotiations: Managing Critical Incidents and Hostage Situations in Law Enforcement and Corrections, the sixth edition, is an invaluable resource for mitigating, managing, or responding to high-risk negotiation incidents.This revision includes the current research on negotiating high-risk incidents in the classroom and the field. It includes an applied analysis of the value of
... En savoir plus
Butcher

par Gary C. King ...

His Goal: To Kill An "Even Fifty"They called him "Uncle Willie." At night, Robert "Willie" Pickton visited the streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The women he picked up never came back. . .His Methods: Rape And TortureFor years, police built a long list of missing prostitutes, women at the edge of society. Some people claimed there was a serial killer. One detective lost his job for saying ... En savoir plus

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His Goal: To Kill An "Even Fifty"They called him "Uncle Willie." At night, Robert "Willie" Pickton visited the streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The women he picked up never came back. . .His Methods: Rape And TortureFor years, police built a long list of missing prostitutes, women at the edge of society. Some people claimed there was a serial killer. One detective lost his job for saying
... En savoir plus
Dead of Night

par Gary C. King, Sheila Johnson ...

Beautiful, beloved college sophomore Brianna Denison was home for the holidays in Reno, Nevada. After a long night out, she crashed on a friend's couch. It would be the last time the child psychology major was seen alive. Her strangled body was found in a field nearly a month later.But Brianna was not the first victim of a murderer with a disturbing fetish, and the patience to search for his ... En savoir plus

$6.99 CAD

Beautiful, beloved college sophomore Brianna Denison was home for the holidays in Reno, Nevada. After a long night out, she crashed on a friend's couch. It would be the last time the child psychology major was seen alive. Her strangled body was found in a field nearly a month later.But Brianna was not the first victim of a murderer with a disturbing fetish, and the patience to search for his
... En savoir plus
Lethal Passage

The Story of a Gun

par Erik Larson ...

**This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm."Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done." --San Diego Union-Tribune"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm."Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done." --San Diego Union-Tribune"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in
... En savoir plus
Thou Shalt Do No Murder

Inuit, Injustice, and the Canadian Arctic

par Kenn Harper ...

High Arctic, 1920: Three Inuit men delivered justice to an abusive Newfoundland trader This is a story of fur trade rivalry and duplicity, isolation and abandonment, greed and madness, and a struggle for the affections of an Inuit woman during a time of major social change in the High Arctic. Doubts over the validity of Canadian sovereignty and an official agenda to confirm that sovereignty added ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

High Arctic, 1920: Three Inuit men delivered justice to an abusive Newfoundland trader This is a story of fur trade rivalry and duplicity, isolation and abandonment, greed and madness, and a struggle for the affections of an Inuit woman during a time of major social change in the High Arctic. Doubts over the validity of Canadian sovereignty and an official agenda to confirm that sovereignty added
... En savoir plus
H. H. Holmes

The True History of the White City Devil

par Adam Selzer ...

America's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, now updated with a new afterword discussing Holmes' exhumation on American Ripper.H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of a murderer who has become one of America’s great supervillains. It ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

America's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, now updated with a new afterword discussing Holmes' exhumation on American Ripper.H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of a murderer who has become one of America’s great supervillains. It
... En savoir plus
Criminal (In)Justice

What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most

par Rafael A. Mangual ...

In his impassioned-yet-measured book, Rafael A. Mangual offers an incisive critique of America's increasingly radical criminal justice reform movement, and makes a convincing case against the pursuit of "justice" through mass-decarceration and depolicing.After a summer of violent protests in 2020—sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks—a dangerously false ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

In his impassioned-yet-measured book, Rafael A. Mangual offers an incisive critique of America's increasingly radical criminal justice reform movement, and makes a convincing case against the pursuit of "justice" through mass-decarceration and depolicing.After a summer of violent protests in 2020—sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks—a dangerously false
... En savoir plus
Double Cross

The Explosive Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America

par Sam Giancana, Chuck Giancana, Bettina Giancana ...

One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone. He was known as one of the best vehicle escape artists, a tenacious business man, and a ruthless killer. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and did business with agents ranging from the CIA to the Vatican to the shah of Iran ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone. He was known as one of the best vehicle escape artists, a tenacious business man, and a ruthless killer. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and did business with agents ranging from the CIA to the Vatican to the shah of Iran
... En savoir plus
Storefront Sting

An ATF Agent's Life Undercover

par Lou Valoze, Brian Whitney ...

This thrilling story memorializes one of the most dangerous--and successful--series of undercover operations conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Written by the special agent who took these operations from disrupting small time fencing schemes to infiltrating major criminal organizations, this book is the first story of these secretive operations.During the ... En savoir plus

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This thrilling story memorializes one of the most dangerous--and successful--series of undercover operations conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Written by the special agent who took these operations from disrupting small time fencing schemes to infiltrating major criminal organizations, this book is the first story of these secretive operations.During the
... En savoir plus
The Tywi Estuary Killings

A gripping, gritty crime mystery from John Nicholl

par John Nicholl ...

Collections Livre 2 - Carmarthen Crime
A completely gripping, gritty crime thriller from UK Top 20 bestselling author John NichollIs it revenge or is it justice?DI Gravel is supposed to be on mandatory leave, but when a severed head washes up on the estuary beach his holiday is cut short. Back on the job, he’s shocked when the case leads him to the victim from an old caseSeventeen years ago, the system failed Rebecca. They let the ... En savoir plus

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A completely gripping, gritty crime thriller from UK Top 20 bestselling author John NichollIs it revenge or is it justice?DI Gravel is supposed to be on mandatory leave, but when a severed head washes up on the estuary beach his holiday is cut short. Back on the job, he’s shocked when the case leads him to the victim from an old caseSeventeen years ago, the system failed Rebecca. They let the
... En savoir plus
Balls

The Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster

par Ken Sanz, Scott M. Deitche ...

The true story of the man who scammed the mob and informed the FBI for over two decades.Eddie Trascher had balls. Born in the bayou of Louisiana, Eddie learned about gambling at the side of his stepfather. Starting his career in 1950s Vegas, he moved to pre-Castro Cuba and became adept at running a casino and stealing from the mobsters who owned it. He was a regular fixture at Rat Pack–era Vegas ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

The true story of the man who scammed the mob and informed the FBI for over two decades.Eddie Trascher had balls. Born in the bayou of Louisiana, Eddie learned about gambling at the side of his stepfather. Starting his career in 1950s Vegas, he moved to pre-Castro Cuba and became adept at running a casino and stealing from the mobsters who owned it. He was a regular fixture at Rat Pack–era Vegas
... En savoir plus
Operation Car Wash

Brazil's Institutionalized Crime and The Inside Story of the Biggest Corruption Scandal in History

par Jorge Pontes, Marcio Anselmo ...

A Financial Times Book to Read in 2022Operation Car Wash is the inside story of two Brazilian Federal Police officers who found themselves at the centre of the biggest corruption scandal in history; uncovering a web of political and corporate racketeering which would lead them all the way to the arrest and imprisonment of the nation's President.Through engrossing first-hand testimony, Pontes and ... En savoir plus

$37.09 CAD

A Financial Times Book to Read in 2022Operation Car Wash is the inside story of two Brazilian Federal Police officers who found themselves at the centre of the biggest corruption scandal in history; uncovering a web of political and corporate racketeering which would lead them all the way to the arrest and imprisonment of the nation's President.Through engrossing first-hand testimony, Pontes and
... En savoir plus
The Murder Business

How the Media Turns Crime Into Entertainment and Subverts Justice

par Mark Fuhrman ...

Crime stories fascinate the public. But between factual news stories, overblown “human interest” reports, and salacious murder mystery exposes, it’s difficult to tell where news ends and entertainment begins. Mark Fuhrman, best-selling author of Murder in Brentwood, explores this fine line, revealing new and shocking details on such high-profile cases as Jon Benet Ramsey, Martha Moxley and Chandra ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

Crime stories fascinate the public. But between factual news stories, overblown “human interest” reports, and salacious murder mystery exposes, it’s difficult to tell where news ends and entertainment begins. Mark Fuhrman, best-selling author of Murder in Brentwood, explores this fine line, revealing new and shocking details on such high-profile cases as Jon Benet Ramsey, Martha Moxley and Chandra
... En savoir plus
My Father’s Watch

The Story of a Child Prisoner in 70s Britain

par Patrick Maguire, Carlo Gébler ...

The intensely moving memoir of Patrick Maguire, one of the ‘Maguire Seven’ wrongly imprisoned as a teenager for making bombs for the IRA.On the night of October 5 1974, an IRA unit left bombs in two Guildford pubs: five people were killed. On the night of December 3 1974, on the strength of fabricated testimony extracted under duress from Paul Hill and Gerard Conlon (whom the police mistakenly ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

The intensely moving memoir of Patrick Maguire, one of the ‘Maguire Seven’ wrongly imprisoned as a teenager for making bombs for the IRA.On the night of October 5 1974, an IRA unit left bombs in two Guildford pubs: five people were killed. On the night of December 3 1974, on the strength of fabricated testimony extracted under duress from Paul Hill and Gerard Conlon (whom the police mistakenly
... En savoir plus
22 Murders

Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia

par Paul Palango ...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically failed its victims and survivors.**As news broke of a killer rampaging across the tiny community of Portapique, Nova Scotia, late on April 18, 2020, details were oddly hard to come by. Who was the killer? Why was he not apprehended? What were police doing? How many were dead? And ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically failed its victims and survivors.**As news broke of a killer rampaging across the tiny community of Portapique, Nova Scotia, late on April 18, 2020, details were oddly hard to come by. Who was the killer? Why was he not apprehended? What were police doing? How many were dead? And
... En savoir plus
Driving While Brown

Sheriff Joe Arpaio versus the Latino Resistance

par Terry Greene Sterling, Jude Joffe-Block ...

"A smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful to account."—2021 **NPR "Books We Love""Journalism at its best."****—2022 Southwest Books of the Year: Top PickA 2021 Immigration Book of the Year, Immigration Prof BlogInvestigative Reporters & Editors Book Award Finalist 2021How Latino activists brought down powerful Arizo... ... En savoir plus

$28.99 CAD

"A smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful to account."—2021 **NPR "Books We Love""Journalism at its best."****—2022 Southwest Books of the Year: Top PickA 2021 Immigration Book of the Year, Immigration Prof BlogInvestigative Reporters & Editors Book Award Finalist 2021How Latino activists brought down powerful Arizo...
... En savoir plus

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