Crime is undergoing a metamorphosis. The online technological revolution has created new opportunities for a wide variety of crimes which can be perpetrated on an industrial scale, and crimes traditionally committed in an offline environment are increasingly being transitioned to an online environment.This book takes a case study-based approach to exploring the types, perpetrators and victims of cyber frauds. Topics covered include:An in-depth breakdown of the most co...

Nils Christie’s (1986) seminal work on the ‘Ideal Victim’ is reproduced in full in this edited collection of vibrant and provocative essays that respond to and update the concept from a range of thematic positions.Each chapter celebrates and commemorates his work by analysing, evaluating and critiquing the current nature and impact of victim identity, experience, policy and practice. The collection expands the focus and remit of ‘victim studies’, addressing key themes around race, ...

Maui author Stephen Fredrick is proud to introduce his new novel. Cassandra’s Crossing, the first book in the William Langdon series is a suspense thriller set on the island of Maui.There is a serial killer loose on Maui, one with a very particular twist.Cassandra Yeats-Thomason is married to one of the world’s richest men, and to the outside world her life is a dream set on the tropical island of Maui. Anything she desires, she can have. But what she really wants is a new ...

Continúa el fenómeno Cassandra Clare. ¿Acaso un amor prohibido puede derrocar todo un reino?UN MATRIMONIO DE CONVENIENCIA.UNA PASIÓN PROHIBIDA.UNA PROFECÍA CUMPLIDA.UN MUNDO DESLUMBRANTE DE LIBERTINAJE Y SECRETOS.Y UN PLAN SINIESTRO PARA DERRUMBARLO TODO.¡BIENVENIDOS DE NUEVO A CASTELANA!Kel Saren se ...

«Todo lo que busco en un libro de fantasy», George R. R. Martin, autor de Juego de TronosEn la bulliciosa ciudad-estado de Castelana, un joven huérfano llamado Kel es arrebatado de su humilde origen para llevarlo a La Colina, donde le espera una vida llena de lujos y peligros. Desde ese momento, Kel se convierte en el sosia del príncipe Conor Aurelian, su doble, para protegerlo de cualquier amenaza. Para ello, vive...

"I am not the Black Piper . . . but I do know the Piper."If you listen closely," she said, "you will hear stories that will transport you into the heart of adventure, force you directly into the path of danger, and if you are lucky . . . or perhaps unlucky"—she looked at the unmoving dragon behind her and inhaled, only barely losing her grip on her smile—"transform you." Her attention turned back to the crowd, and her eyes grew mysterious. "In essence, dear people...

“Witness the coming together of Truman Capote’s voice, the electric-into-neon blaze that is surely one of the premier styles of postwar American literature.”—The Washington Post Book World“A great breezy read . . . with Capote’s trademark wit, but also with genuine youthful awe at the exhilaration of late-forties New York.”—New YorkA lost treasure only recently found, Truman Capote’s Summer Crossing is a precociou...

Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen MacDonald found solace in training a wild goshawk. Cheryl Strayed found comfort in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prize–nominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work. In Crossing the River, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own ...

The search for Sutton’s killer continues in this fifth title in the suspenseful and twisted Lying Game series by Sara Shepard, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series**.**Ever since Sutton Mercer's murderer tricked her long-lost twin, Emma, into coming to Tucson, Emma has been trying to solve the mystery of Sutton's death. And now someone else is back in town—Becky, Sutton and Emma's birth mother.As E...

"...the perfect novel for a lazy summer afternoon." Biblioteca"Brew a pot of tea, pick up some biscuits or scones, and settle down for an evening by the fire for this one. Well worth all 5 out of 5 stars..." Reviews from the HeartWhen Noelle Cooke inherits a quaint English cottage and an art gallery from her famous Aunt Joy, she welcomes a departure from her San Diego routine. But the lure of the Cotswolds, combined with a locked cottage room and a revealing journal, entice...

A lush, glittering short story collection exploring female obsession and desire by an award-winning author Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller."From Kentucky to the California desert, these forty-two short stories -- ranging from the 80's and 90's to present day -- expose the hearts of girls and women in moments of obsessive desire and fantasy, wildness and bad behavior, brokenness and fearlessness, and more.On a hot July night, teenage girls sneak o...

Die U.S.S. Enterprise empfängt den Notruf einer Wissenschaftsstation der Föderation, die auf dem isolierten Planeten Kota liegt. Captain Jean-Luc Picard entsendet William Riker, Data und seine Chefärztin Beverly Crusher, um die Lage vor Ort zu untersuchen. Doch was als Routineeinsatz für die beiden Parteien beginnt, endet bald im Chaos: Picard, Worf und Deanna Troi müssen sich mit einer gefährlichen diplomatischen Krise auseinandersetzen. Ein zunehmend kritischer medizinischer Notfall sowi...