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Ghost Burglar

Author : Jack Burch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781886028951
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Burglar written by Jack Burch and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernard C. Welch was called the most prolific burglar of modern times. He eluded police up and down the East Coast for years and was finally caught only because he shot prominent heart surgeon, Dr. David Halberstam, who then hit Welch with his car as Welch fled the scene. Halberstam died and Welch was sentenced to 143 years plus life. Sent to an "escape-proof" prison in Illinois, Welch managed to trick federal officials to sending him to a facility on the Chicago River on the promise of becoming a snitch. There, he broke out with the help of an enforcer from the Aryan Nation he had hired. This book is the whole story of a Rochester, N.Y. plumber who turned thievery into a business, even to the point of keeping books and filing taxes with the IRS for a "legitimate" antiques and silver trading business.

A Beautiful Crime

Author : Christopher Bollen
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062853902
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book A Beautiful Crime written by Christopher Bollen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist | An O Magazine Best Book of the Year “Stylish… a compelling take on the eternal question of how good people morph into criminals. Terrific.”—People, Book of the Week From the author of The Destroyers comes an "intricately plotted and elegantly structured" (Newsday) story of intrigue and deception, set in contemporary Venice and featuring a young American couple who have set their sights on a risky con. When Nick Brink and his boyfriend Clay Guillory meet up on the Grand Canal in Venice, they have a plan in mind—and it doesn’t involve a vacation. Nick and Clay are running away from their turbulent lives in New York City, each desperate for a happier, freer future someplace else. Their method of escape? Selling a collection of counterfeit antiques to a brash, unsuspecting American living out his retirement years in a grand palazzo. With Clay’s smarts and Nick’s charm, their scheme is sure to succeed. As it turns out, tricking a millionaire out of money isn’t as easy as it seems, especially when Clay and Nick let greed get the best of them. As Nick falls under the spell of the city’s decrepit magic, Clay comes to terms with personal loss and the price of letting go of the past. Their future awaits, but it is built on disastrous deceits, and more than one life stands in the way of their dreams. A Beautiful Crime is a twisty grifter novel with a thriller running through its veins. But it is also a meditation on love, class, race, sexuality, and the legacy of bohemian culture. Tacking between Venice’s soaring aesthetic beauty and its imminent tourist-riddled collapse, Bollen delivers a "brilliantly conceived international crime story" (Good Morning America).

Con Men and Cutpurses

Author : Lucy Moore
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141906030
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Con Men and Cutpurses written by Lucy Moore and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enthralling anthology of 18th-century writings that gives a fascinating insight into the dreadful misdeeds of - and the horrible punishments meeted out to - an array of rogues and criminals, from murderers and swindlers to prostitutes and pirates. Captured in memoirs, letters, ballads and court transcripts are some of the most colourful villains ever to take their last gasp at the hangman's noose, including daring thief Jack Sheppherd, highwayman Dick Turpin and ingenious pickpocket Jenny Diver. Taking us from the backstreets and brothels to Newgate prison and the gallows at Tyburn, this anthology reveals London's murky underworld in all its squalor and exuberance.

Infamous Murders and Mysteries

Author : Robert J. Girod
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595503993
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Infamous Murders and Mysteries written by Robert J. Girod and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Profiling the Criminal Mind comes these true stories of cold cases and true mysteries. A truly compelling collection of adventures from the files of a career police detective and university professor that takes the reader inside the mysteries and murders that intrigue the author and make the reader listen for "things that go bump in the night." From spies to ghosts to celebrities and the places we like to spend time reading spy and murder mystery adventures, this collection has something for every mind that seeks adventure.

Professional Criminals of America

Author : Thomas Byrnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professional Criminals of America written by Thomas Byrnes and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contained in the item are "36 heliotype plates with photographs of mug shots of criminals (204), and two plates; one of Inspector Byrnes, and the second a tableau of a criminal being held for his picture."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 85

The King of Confidence

Author : Miles Harvey
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316463582
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The King of Confidence written by Miles Harvey and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "unputdownable" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, "perfect for fans of The Devil in the White City" (Kirkus) A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Longlisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist for the Midland Authors Annual Literary Award A Michigan Notable Book A CrimeReads Best True Crime Book of the Year "A masterpiece." —Nathaniel Philbrick In the summer of 1843, James Strang, a charismatic young lawyer and avowed atheist, vanished from a rural town in New York. Months later he reappeared on the Midwestern frontier and converted to a burgeoning religious movement known as Mormonism. In the wake of the murder of the sect's leader, Joseph Smith, Strang unveiled a letter purportedly from the prophet naming him successor, and persuaded hundreds of fellow converts to follow him to an island in Lake Michigan, where he declared himself a divine king. From this stronghold he controlled a fourth of the state of Michigan, establishing a pirate colony where he practiced plural marriage and perpetrated thefts, corruption, and frauds of all kinds. Eventually, having run afoul of powerful enemies, including the American president, Strang was assassinated, an event that was frontpage news across the country. The King of Confidence tells this fascinating but largely forgotten story. Centering his narrative on this charlatan's turbulent twelve years in power, Miles Harvey gets to the root of a timeless American original: the Confidence Man. Full of adventure, bad behavior, and insight into a crucial period of antebellum history, The King of Confidence brings us a compulsively readable account of one of the country's boldest con men and the boisterous era that allowed him to thrive.

Cop Out

Author : Robert Davis
Publisher : Robert Davis
ISBN 13 : 0595425437
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Cop Out written by Robert Davis and published by Robert Davis. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cop Out is a true account of how a former police officer survived as a fugitive while evading authorities and eventually surrendered to God. This narrative approach of survival and skill encompasses a diversity of stories and experiences, including life in wooded terrain and survival as a fugitive for over twenty years. This account serves as a means for the readers to envision challenges as a true survivor leading to surrender regardless of the outcome. Reflections are provided to aid readers' understanding of this lengthy journey from periods of atheism to acceptance of God. This book is divided into time components from 1977 to 2002 sharing details of the journey as an escaped criminal from New Orleans to Canada and other notable locations in Illinois, Tennessee, North Carolina, California, and Florida. This story includes encounters with notable politicians and other persons of interest. Dynamics and difficulties in relationships are discussed in great depth. Critical and integrative perspectives abound in this transformation from ghetto product to law enforcement officer to fugitive to freedom. This account would be of great interest to Christians as well as the general community.

Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Downtown

Author : Troy Taylor
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614233055
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Downtown written by Troy Taylor and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-28 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the company of author Troy Taylor, pull off the trick of coming back alive from some of Chicago's most infamous "one-way rides." Meet the deadly womanizer Johann Hoch, who would propose to a woman within twenty minutes of meeting her and then poison her within a week. Follow "Terrible" Tommy O'Conner as he eluded the gallows for more than fifty years, until the city finally grew "tired of waiting" and dismantled them for the final time. Learn how even flower shops and cathedrals weren't safe from gangland violence, and relive the tragic fire at the Iroquois Theatre, where a "fireproof" curtain was made of cotton and did little to stop the blaze that killed more people than the Great Fire of 1871.

Life in 1940s London

Author : Mike Hutton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445635372
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Life in 1940s London written by Mike Hutton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a turbulent decade for our iconic capital

The Homesteader

Author : Oscar Micheaux
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Homesteader written by Oscar Micheaux and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Homesteader" (A Novel) by Oscar Micheaux. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Criminal Genius

Author : James C. Oleson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520282426
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Criminal Genius written by James C. Oleson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study provides some of the first empirical information about the self-reported crimes of adults with genius-level IQ scores. The study combines quantitative data about 72 different offenses with qualitative data from 44 follow-up interviews to describe nine different types of offending: violent crime, property crime, sex crime, drug crime, white-collar crime, professional misconduct, vehicular crime, justice system crime, and miscellaneous crime"--Provided by publisher.

The Murder of the Middle Class

Author : Wayne Allyn Root
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621572323
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book The Murder of the Middle Class written by Wayne Allyn Root and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great American middle class is dying—and not from natural causes. The Murder of the Middle Class exposes the crime and indicts the conspirators, from the Obama administration to their willing accomplices in big business, big media, and big unions—naming names and pointing out their misdeeds. Bestselling author Wayne Allyn Root doesn't just prove the crime and profile the suspects, he provides bold solutions to save American capitalism, the middle class, the GOP . . . and YOU! This middle class warrior gives you the game plan and the weapons to fight back.

Crime, Justice and Retribution in the American West, 1850-1900

Author : Jeremy Agnew
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476664471
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Crime, Justice and Retribution in the American West, 1850-1900 written by Jeremy Agnew and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western movies are full of images of swaggering outlaws brought to justice by valiant lawmen shooting them down in daring gunfights before riding off into the sunset. In reality it would not have happened that way. Real lawmen did not simply walk away from a gunfight--they had to face the legal system and justify shooting a civilian in the line of duty. Providing a more realistic view of criminal justice in the Old West, this history focuses on how criminals came into conflict with the law and how the law responded. The process is described in detail, from the common crimes of the day--such as train robbery and cattle theft--to the methods of apprehending criminals to their adjudication and punishment by incarceration, flogging or hanging.

Cults: Coercion and Control

Author : Jamie King
Publisher : Summersdale
ISBN 13 : 1837992819
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Cults: Coercion and Control written by Jamie King and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Belief system or brainwashing? Captivated or captive? Community or cult? Uncover stories of the world's most infamous cults in this true crime compendium... Filled with stories of notorious cults, this book details their origins, beliefs, leaders, followers and victims, and uncovers the unthinkable horrors hidden by these "utopian" societies.

True Crime Stories

Author : Jamie King
Publisher : Summersdale
ISBN 13 : 1837992495
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book True Crime Stories written by Jamie King and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with terrifying tales of gruesome murders, grand theft and kidnappings, this compendium of the worst side of humanity is guaranteed to chill the blood Did you hear about London's Victorian, all-female gang? What about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist? Do you know the story of the killer nun? Prepare yourself for the urge to sleep with the light on and to double-check you've locked the door, because this collection of True Crime Stories is not for the faint-hearted. Spanning criminal activity from across the world, this book will take you on a journey to the darkest reaches of human nature. Ranging from white-collar criminals and con artists to kidnappers and killers, there's plenty to shred your nerves. Whether you're a true crime junkie or just morbidly curious, let these stories of charismatic criminals and their sinister deeds ensnare your interest and send a shiver down your spine.

Sergeant O?Leary and the L.A.P.D

Author : Tom Swicegood
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491703989
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book Sergeant O?Leary and the L.A.P.D written by Tom Swicegood and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dangers and conflict are faced by police officers everywhere. In a huge metropolis those threats are multiplied. Law enforcement must depend upon dedicated men and women bravely working together to keep each other safe. Or so one might expect. Sergeant O'Leary and the L.A.P.D. tells a different story. This is the truth authorities in the City of Angels did not want printed. It is the story of a Los Angeles police officer who battled internal harassment and threats to his life yet refused to be run out of the L.A.P.D.Why was Sergeant O'Leary faced with such problems? Because other police officers thought he was gay. "I better never have to work with a queer. If I do, I'll wait until some night when there's a burglary call and we're in a dark building," states a Los Angeles patrolman. "My .45 will accidentally take care of him. One shot to the head. No more fag. No more problem. This will be a better world." Such threats are not idle. Homophobic officers provide drama and suspense. Uncontrolled cops in Rampart Division beat Hispanics and blacks. There are gunfights in 77th and a storm at Venice Beach. Yet, parts of O'Leary's story are genuinely funny. Here are tales of a deer shot and killed in the bloody back seat of a speeding patrol vehicle, of a too generously endowed academy recruit, of cops playing chicken with squad cars in Beverly Hills after midnight, and married men in blue looking for easy dates. It's all entertaining.

The Sunshine Murders

Author : Dave Donahue
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 3730916114
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Sunshine Murders written by Dave Donahue and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a madman loose on the California coast leaving a trail or bodies on our beaches. John Brodis, lead detective is faced with a nightmarish case on his hands, putting his upcoming retirement on hold.