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Book Synopsis The Dain Curse by : Dashiell Hammett
Download or read book The Dain Curse written by Dashiell Hammett and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When eight diamonds are stolen from a prominent San Francisco family, the Continental Op is called in to investigate. But the missing jewels aren’t the only thing out of the ordinary. The man who reported the burglary ends up dead, ostensibly a suicide. His daughter, one of the suspects, Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett, has a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her: they have a habit of dying. Might Gabrielle be the victim of an arcane family curse? Or is the truth about her stranger and even more dangerous? The Dain Curse is one of the Continental Op’s most bizarre cases and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
Book Synopsis The Curse of Brink's-Mat by : Wensley Clarkson
Download or read book The Curse of Brink's-Mat written by Wensley Clarkson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It wasn't only Britain's biggest heist, it became the bloodiest' Mail on Sunday The inside story of the 20th century's most lucrative armed robbery. On 26 November 1983 six armed robbers escaped with £28 million worth of gold bullion from a Brink's-Mat warehouse at London's Heathrow Airport. The Curse of Brink's-Mat reveals the pulse-racing full story of the crime itself before moving to its chilling aftermath, which still reverberates to this day. The heist made the careers of many of the underworld's biggest names, and changed the face of British crime forever but in the years that followed the robbery, many of those involved, innocent and guilty alike have been sent to an early grave. Two decades on, the death toll is still rising. Nobody knows more about that extraordinary morning's events than Wensley Clarkson. Nobody is better placed to track the vicious, violent and unexpected waves that followed in its wake or bring to life its cast of larger-than-life characters. From small-time crime in south-east London, to 'the heist of the century' and its bloody consequences, Wensley Clarkson's The Curse of Brink's-Mat is an epic tale of villainy, gold and revenge.
Download or read book The Curse written by Alfred Farris and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1999. As the August sun bears down on Sharpsville, Mississippi, Ebenezer White rocks on his front porch, watching a car ease down the street and stop in front of his house. Moments later, the former sheriff is introduced to Myra Barnett, a student writing a paper on the sixty-year-old unsolved murder case of Jewel Crawford. As the old sheriff begins recounting his investigation, Myra is propelled into the midst of a fascinating and bizarre mystery. In 1865, carpetbagger Patrick McFadden buys a large Mississippi farm, forcing the owners and their Negro servant, Maisha, off the land only to sell the property a little more than a decade later. Maisha, enraged, puts a curse on the tainted sale money, prophesying that anyone possessing it will die. In 1939, McFadden's elderly, wealthy daughter, Jewel Crawford, who is found bludgeoned to death in her bed. After an innocent Negro is hung for the crime, money is taken from Jewel's safe-deposit box, sending the sheriff on a seven-year investigation that takes him through a suicide, three hangings, and six murders. In this mystery, a sheriff retells the unforgettable story of a complex murder investigation and a curse that overshadows an entire town as he diligently follows a trail that he only hopes will lead to answers.
Book Synopsis The Winner's Crime by : Marie Rutkoski
Download or read book The Winner's Crime written by Marie Rutkoski and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following your heart can be a crime A royal wedding is what most girls dream about. It means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement: that she agreed to marry the crown prince in exchange for Arin's freedom. But can Kestrel trust Arin? Can she even trust herself? For Kestrel is becoming very good at deception. She's working as a spy in the court. If caught, she'll be exposed as a traitor to her country. Yet she can't help searching for a way to change her ruthless world . . . and she is close to uncovering a shocking secret. This dazzling follow-up to The Winner's Curse reveals the high price of dangerous lies and untrustworthy alliances. The truth will come out, and when it does, Kestrel and Arin will learn just how much their crimes will cost them.
Book Synopsis Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present by : John Dickie
Download or read book Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present written by John Dickie and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In MAFIA REPUBLIC, John Dickie, Professor of Italian Studies at University College, London and author of the international bestsellers COSA NOSTRA and MAFIA BROTHERHOODS, shows how the Italian mafias have grown in power and become more and more interconnected, with terrifying consequences. In 1946, Italy became a democratic Republic, thereby entering the family of modern western nations. But deep within Italy there lurked a forgotten curse: three major criminal brotherhoods, whose methods had been honed over a century of experience. As Italy grew, so did the mafias. Sicily's Cosa Nostra, the camorra from Naples, and the mysterious 'ndrangheta from Calabria stood ready to enter the wealthiest and bloodiest period of their long history. Italy made itself rich by making scooters, cars and handbags. The mafias carved out their own route to wealth through tobacco smuggling, construction, kidnapping and narcotics. And as criminal business grew exponentially, the mafias grew not just more powerful, but became more interconnected. By the 1980s, Southern Italy was on the edge of becoming a narco-state. The scene was set for a titanic confrontation between heroic representatives of the law, and mafiosi who could no longer tolerate any obstacle to their ambitions. This was a war for Italy's future as a civilized country. At its peak in 1992-93, the 'ndrangheta was beheading people in the street, and the Sicilian mafia murdered its greatest enemies, investigating magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, before embarking on a major terrorist bombing campaign on the Italian mainland. Today, the long shadow of mafia history still hangs over a nation wracked by debt, political paralysis, and widespread corruption. While police put their lives on the line every day, one of Silvio Berlusconi's ministers said that Italy had to 'learn to live with the mafia'; suspicions of mafia involvement still surround some of the country's most powerful media moguls and politicians. The latest investigations show that its reach is astonishing: it controls much of Europe's wholesale cocaine trade, and representatives from as far away as Germany, Canada and Australia come to Calabria to seek authorisation for their affairs. Just when it thought it had finally contained the mafia threat, Italy is now discovering that it harbours the most global criminal network of them all.
Download or read book The Curse written by Ryan Green and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1894, Leonarda Cianciulla was born into an abusive household. As a young girl, she attempted suicide twice to rid herself of the misery. After decades of abuse, Leonarda sought stability and married Raffaele Pansardi. Her mother did not approve and conveyed her anger in the strongest possible sense. She cursed the marriage. Leonarda believed that her mother's words had power and they haunted her for the rest of her life. Following the curse, Leonarda experienced fits and seizures, was imprisoned for fraud, lost her home to an earthquake, had three miscarriages and lost ten children due to ill health in their youth. Her fears were exacerbated when she visited a Romani fortune teller who informed her, 'In one hand I can see prison. In the other, a mental asylum.' In 1939, Leonarda's eldest son, Giuseppe, informed her that he was going to join the Army. As one of only four remaining children, she needed to protect him at all costs. She decided that the only way to do that was through the most extreme means - human sacrifice. The Curse is a chilling account of one of the most brutal and bizarre true crime stories in history. Ryan Green's riveting narrative draws the reader into the real-live horror experienced by the victims and has all the elements of a classic thriller. CAUTION: This book contains descriptive accounts of abuse and violence. If you are especially sensitive to this material, it might be advisable not to read any further.
Book Synopsis The Dain Curse by : Dashiell Hammett
Download or read book The Dain Curse written by Dashiell Hammett and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 1989-07-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When eight diamonds are stolen from a prominent San Francisco family, the Continental Op is called in to investigate. But the missing jewels aren’t the only thing out of the ordinary. The man who reported the burglary ends up dead, ostensibly a suicide. His daughter, one of the suspects, Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett, has a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her: they have a habit of dying. Might Gabrielle be the victim of an arcane family curse? Or is the truth about her stranger and even more dangerous? The Dain Curse is one of the Continental Op’s most bizarre cases and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
Book Synopsis The Soldier's Curse by : Thomas Keneally
Download or read book The Soldier's Curse written by Thomas Keneally and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the “greatest living practitioner of historical fiction” (Christian Science Monitor) Thomas Keneally and his eldest daughter Meg Keneally comes the first novel in a fast-paced, gripping, and witty historical crime series. In the Port Macquarie penal settlement for second offenders, Hugh Monsarrat hungers for freedom. Originally imprisoned for forging documents to pass himself off as a lawyer, he is now the trusted clerk of the settlement’s commandant. His position has certain advantages, including access to the Government House kitchen and outstanding cups of tea from housekeeper Hannah Mulrooney, who is his most intelligent companion. But things change when the commandant heads off on assignment and his beautiful wife, Honora, suddenly falls ill. Only when she dies does it becomes clear she has been slowly poisoned. Monsarrat and Mrs. Mulrooney suspect the commandant’s right hand man, Captain Diamond, a cruel man who shared an intimate history with Honora. But when Diamond has Mrs. Mulrooney arrested for the murder, Monsarrat must find the real killer in order to exonerate this innocent woman and his good friend in this thrilling and whip-smart mystery.
Book Synopsis A Family Cursed by : Kevin F. McMurray
Download or read book A Family Cursed written by Kevin F. McMurray and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-11-27 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.*** As boys, Robert and Andrew Kissel competed and excelled. As men, they made millions—Robert in the Asian markets and Andrew in real estate. But a darkness was chasing the brothers down. In November 2003, Robert was murdered in his posh Hong Kong apartment. Two-and-a-half years later, Andrew was found stabbed to death in his Greenwich Connecticut mansion. Nancy Kissel was charged with murdering her husband Robert, after serving him a milkshake laced with sedatives and then beating him to death with a blunt object. But what happened to Andrew? His marriage was failing, and he faced prison for real estate fraud. Was his death a murder—or suicide? A Family Cursed tells the riveting true story of the different paths the Kissel brothers took toward the same fate.
Download or read book The Curse written by Fergus Hume and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the village of Hepworth, all are familiar with the story of the Bally family curse, where every male heir is destined to be born as a deformed beast. Mark Bally, the current Bally heir, does not want to believe the story in which his younger brother Alaric would not die, but be imprisoned in the legendary 'Black Cell', somewhere in the ruins of the Abbey.
Download or read book Curse of Salem written by Kay Hooper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper is back with a brand new thrilling paranormal suspense novel in the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series. The small town of Salem has been quiet for months—or so Bishop and his elite Special Crimes Unit believe. But then Hollis Templeton and Diana Hayes receive a warning in Diana's eerie "gray time" between the world of the living and the realm of the dead that a twisted killer is stalking Salem, bent on destroying in the most bloody and horrifying way possible the five families that founded the town. The stakes are high, especially for new friends Nellie Cavendish and Finn Deverell, both members of the Five, and this time Bishop and his wife Miranda will lead the team to hunt down a vicious killer and uncover a dark and ancient curse haunting Salem.
Book Synopsis Clutches and Curses by : Dorothy Howell
Download or read book Clutches and Curses written by Dorothy Howell and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When professional fashionista Haley Randolph is cursed by an irate customer and then experiences a run of bad luck, including the discovery of a dead former classmate in the menswear department, she races against time to catch the real killer.
Book Synopsis The Winner's Curse by : Marie Rutkoski
Download or read book The Winner's Curse written by Marie Rutkoski and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. Kestrel has other ideas. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in Arin, a young slave up for auction. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him - and for a sensational price that sets the society gossips talking. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for him is much higher than she ever could have imagined. The first novel in a stunning new trilogy, The Winner's Curse is a story of romance, rumours and rebellion, where dirty secrets and careless alliances can be deadly – and everything is at stake.
Book Synopsis The Seven Curses of London by : James Greenwood
Download or read book The Seven Curses of London written by James Greenwood and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Retribution; Or the Oath, the Curse, and the Crime by :
Download or read book Retribution; Or the Oath, the Curse, and the Crime written by and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Curse of Cash by : Kenneth S. Rogoff
Download or read book The Curse of Cash written by Kenneth S. Rogoff and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A brilliant and lucid new book” (John Lanchester, New York Times Magazine) about why paper money and digital currencies lie at the heart of many of the world’s most difficult problems—and their solutions In The Curse of Cash, acclaimed economist and bestselling author Kenneth Rogoff explores the past, present, and future of currency, showing why, contrary to conventional economic wisdom, the regulation of paper bills—and now digital currencies—lies at the heart some of the world’s most difficult problems, but also their potential solutions. When it comes to currency, history shows that the private sector often innovates but eventually the government regulates and appropriates. Using examples ranging from the history of standardized coinage to the development of paper money, Rogoff explains why the cryptocurrency boom will inevitably end with dominant digital currencies created and controlled by governments, regardless of what Bitcoin libertarians want. Advanced countries still urgently need to stem the global flood of large paper bills—the vast majority of which serve no legitimate purpose and only enable tax evasion and other crimes—but cryptocurrencies are like $100 bills on steroids. The Curse of Cash is filled with revealing insights about many of the most pressing issues facing monetary policymakers, from quantitative easing to alternative inflation targeting regimes. It also explains in detail why, if low interest rates persist, the best way to reinvigorate monetary policy is to implement fully effective and unconstrained negative interest rates. Provocative, engaging, and backed by compelling original arguments and evidence, The Curse of Cash has sparked widespread debate and its ideas have moved to the center of financial and policy discussions.
Book Synopsis America Is Plagued With Curses by : Dr. Curtis G. Hall
Download or read book America Is Plagued With Curses written by Dr. Curtis G. Hall and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASTOUNDING PLAGUES OF CURSES ON HUMANITY... Most foods, cattle and poultry are depleted of essential vitamins and nutrients required to sustain healthy living White People were originally colored people, also! Harry Potter craze - Insult to Christianity Only 10% of church members are born again or saved Many pastors aren’t called by God, Almighty Many pastors are babes in Christ Many so-called Christians don’t represent God, Almighty, Angel worshiping prohibited by God, Almighty Laziness and procrastination, an accepted way life Ignorance of biblical knowledge is rampart in churches Churches lack spiritual discernment (ability to recognize spiritual goodness and evil) Psychics, Spiritualist, and Mentalists (Satan’s Representatives) Racism and prejudices are alive, sick and an extension of societal curses (often under veils of disguise and deceptive processes, but the same evil root) Homosexuality is an abomination and hatred of God Church leadership is filled with liars and false accusers Churches discriminate against women Musical instruments prohibited in many churches Children who disrespect their parents are cursed by God Almighty with short lives Antiperspirant deodorants are cursed Childhood violence and gang violence Curses from God, Almighty Spanking and whipping children prohibited by courts God (prayer) prohibited in schools, but Satan (rights to express worldly freedom of speeches are allowed with open arms in schools (i.e., offensive languages, disrespect for authority, disrespect for Christian’s expressions of rights, etc.) Kennedy’s are plagued with curses of tragedies Ancestor’s bloodline curses past from one generation to another Stem cell extraction from a human embryo is premeditated murder Transsexuals are murderers to their gender (sex organs) and to their marriages if they are still married Gay relationships and gay marriages are both abominations and hatreds of God Almighty Drug use (illegally) and drug selling Gulf War Veterans syndromes Gulf War Veterans Post-War Over 100,000 Suicides Viet Nam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange Viet Nam Veteran Post-War Over 100,000 Suicides Terrorism on humanity or otherwise Washington, D.C. officially cursed by design 2008 Economic Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Bank Failures, And Financial Institutions Failures Previously Prophetically Predicted
