Organized Crime

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** Future-proof yourself and your business by reading this book * Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flipside. Criminals are often the earliest, and most...

The inside story of a secret unit that has worked under cover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police since the early 1990s.'If you want a book that is genuinely 'unputdownable' read BENT COPPERS' Johnny Vaughan, THE SUN'A very engaging read -...

When FBI Special Agent Joe Pistone began a six-month" operation infiltrating New York's Bonanno crime family in 1975, he had no idea what was about to happen. Posing as jewel thief Donnie Brasco," Pistone spent the next six years undercover in the...

'Michael is living proof that love always has the power to bring you home.' Charlie Mackesy'A cracking read. Really gets to the bottom of the madness of a man fighting his demons.' Ray Winstone'His life may have had its ups and downs, but it is wonderful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735275416Author Peter EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Vintage CanadaPublisher Vintage CanadaWeight(grams) 132g

Murder, violence and corruption are words synonymous with organised crime. Its long and bloody history influences all our lives whether we know it or not. But what lies behind these shadowy organisations? Where did they come from and how did their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228887232Author Andy PetepieceFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

'A work of journalistic brilliance and rare humanity' GEORGE PACKER 'Truly a remarkable achievement' JON LEE ANDERSON'Ahmed writes about Mexico with uncommon authority and a broken heart' GARY SHTEYNGART'A stunning, colour-saturated portrait of the...

'Jim Fraser has been at the forefront of forensic science in the UK for decades... A superb story of real-life CSI.' Dr Richard Shepherd, bestselling author of Unnatural Causes'Powerful... Fascinating' Independent Most murders are not difficult to solve...

Irish Travellers have never enjoyed a higher profile, at home and abroad, for good reasons and bad. On the one hand are the positive stories like the success of boxers such as John Joe Nevin and Tyson Fury, the popularity of Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and...

The story begins, as stories do in all good thrillers, with a botched robbery and a police chase. Eight Apuleian vases of the fourth century B.C. are discovered in the swimming pool of a German-based art smuggler. More valuable than the recovery of the...

Think you know everything about the Krays?Think again.Britain's most infamous criminals: the Kray twins. The extent of their activities has always been uncertain. But now, it is time for the conclusive account of their story, from their East End...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250621467Author Oliver BulloughFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Think you know everything about the Krays?Think again.Britain's most infamous criminals: the Kray twins. The extent of their activities has always been uncertain. But now, it is time for the conclusive account of their story, from their East End...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063390614Author Eric DezenhallFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 621gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

The biggest drug bust in British history occurred in the early hours of 25 March 1977: 800 officers made 120 arrests and seized a staggering 6,000,000 tabs of LSD.The raids focused on two acid manufacturing centres: one hidden in an isolated farmhouse in...

Immerse yourself in the world of the Peaky Blinders with this entertaining cultural guide to the hit BBC TV show!Welcome to The World of Peaky Blinders, a cultural guide to the world that inspired the hit BBC drama. This fun compendium of trivia, quizzes...

'A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.' - Al CaponeFeatured in ViceA man of singular influence in the American underworld, Johnny Rosselli's career flourished for half a century, from the bloody years of bootlegging in the...

Eddie Richardson was for many years a dominant figure in Britain's criminal underworld. He was at the top of his game at a time when he who packed the biggest punch survived. In his revealing autobiography, he explains how he and his family rose to...

Garry Rogers played a key role in one of the UK's most successful undercover policing operations, targeting the football hooliganism which blighted the domestic and international game. From Old Trafford to Turkey and Sweden to Sardinia, this working...

A collection of chilling stories of murders from Mexico, one of the world's most prolific hunting grounds for serial killers. 'If I was a serial killer looking for new victims, I'd head over the border to Mexico because life is cheap there and the police...

'The Krays were out of control. They had the East End buttoned up too tight and someone had to undo it. Slowly, I realised that someone had to be me...'Bobby Teale and his brothers, David and Alfie, were the three men the Kray twins trusted most. They...

An eye-opening account from inside an ultra-secret Customs unitMark Perlstrom is no stranger to money laundering, drug smuggling and crooked firms.In the late 1980s he started working for HM Customs and was quickly thrown in the deep end, joining...

Jimmy Tippett Jnr was born into gangster aristocracy. Son of legendary boxer and South London heavy, Jimmy Tippett, he grew up rubbing shoulders with the most notorious faces in London. The result was a lifestyle amongst the criminal elite - and with an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062883650Author Tom BurgisFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 239mm *...

The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew.An unflinching confrontation of humanity's dark side, Brian De Palma's crime drama film Scarface gave rise to a cultural revolution upon its release in 1983...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560253938Author David FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth PressWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm)...

The book behind the Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated Netflix film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel'The movie event of the year' - Rolling Stone'One of Martin Scorsese's best films ever' -...

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Welcome to Dopeworld. Ecstasy in London, crack in Los Angeles, LSD in Tokyo, heroin in Sofia, cocaine in Medellin, bounty hunting in Manilla, opium in Tehran. Get ready for your next fix. __________Dopeworld is a bold and intoxicating journey into the...

'Breaking Bad meets City of God' Roberto Saviano, author of GomorrahHUSBAND. This is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and Brazil's most notorious criminal. FATHER. A man who tried to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060507428Author Peter MaasFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 207mm *...

It only takes one defeat to topple an empire. With Britain still in the grips of World War Two, Georgina Garrett has her own battles to fight. She has made many enemies over the years, and with every victory she's only grown stronger. But following...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250054791Author Steve ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 413Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm)...

David Teale: groomed by the twins, controlled by threats, raped by Ronnie, falsely imprisoned by the State for his 'own protection' as younger brother of Kray-informer Bobby. Turns out that's only half the story. David first met the Krays when he was...

From the author of El Narco and Gangster Warlords, a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade. Guns from America reach more than 130 countries, and inundate Mexico, with over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610362122Author John LawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Bridge-Logos PublishingPublisher Bridge-Logos Publishing

The Australian Gamble explores Jack Rooklyn's role as a thread that connects some of the best-recognized characters, and most pivotal events, in Australian criminal history. It is a story that begins overseas, with the origins of the Bally poker machine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781443450393Author Jerry LangtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint HarperCollins (Canada) LtdPublisher HarperCollins (Canada) LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912885015Author Shaun AttwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Shaun AttwoodPublisher Shaun Attwood