Books of Gangsters
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Razorhurst
By Justine LarbalestierKelpie and Dymphna are accustomed to the mean streets of 1930s Sydney, but this is a day that will test their courage, their loyalty, and their ability to survive both the ill-intentions of the living and the ever-presence of the dead.
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Risk It All
By Anna Perrin“It's registered to Martin Wilson.” “Wilson?” Brooke repeated. “Ed Keesing said he hired Steve on Wilson's recommendation.” “Why would Wilson drive over to see Steve, then leave without his truck?” Alex asked. “Because it broke down?
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Crime Wars
By Paul WilliamsCrime Wars
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The Mafia's Greatest Hits
By David H. JacobsIt was traced to two men : Edward Maloney and James McBratney , members of a kidnap gang to be sure , but apparently not the gang that had abducted and killed Emmanuel Gambino . Carlo Gambino didn't care to draw such fine distinctions ...
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The Most Evil Mobsters in History
By Lauren CarterIn turn , Nitti had farmed out the muscle work to Willie Bioff and George Brown , but when these two men were arrested and charged with racketeering offences , Ricca told Nitti that he was wholly responsible for anything that Bioff and ...
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Dave Courtney's Little Black Book
By Dave CourtneyDave Courtney's Little Black Book is back, and will tell you all you ever needed to know about gangsters and London's criminal under-world.
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The Long Way Down
By Craig SchaeferNobody knows the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas like Daniel Faust, a sorcerer for hire and ex-gangster who uses black magic and bullets to solve his clients' problems.
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Tunnels of Time: A Moose Jaw Adventure
By Mary Harelkin BishopThirteen-year-old Amanda winds up in mysterious, dangerous tunnels from the past when she goes to Moose Jaw to attend her cousin's wedding.
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Mad Frank and Sons: Tougher Than the Krays, Frank and His Boys on Gangland, Crime and Doing Time
By David Fraser, Pat Fraser, Beezy MarshPacked with new information, and featuring some of the most famous names in the London underworld, this is a fascinating slice of gangland history seen through the eyes of Frank Fraser and his two renegade sons.
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The True and Complete Story of 'machine Gun' Jack McGurn
By Amanda Jayne ParrVincenzo also went on to explain that as his father had died suddenly , he had left no last will or testament and as such , it remained unclear as to what would happen to his father's business . At the time , US law dictated that if a ...
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Once Upon a Time in America
By Harry GreyInspired by the Robert De Niro film, this story spans three generations of a family of Jewish immigrants to the United States. A gang of friends discover - through trust, hard work and brutality - the true meaning of the American Dream.
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Deadly Valentines: The Story of Capone's Henchman "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn and Louise Rolfe, His Blonde Alibi
By Jeffrey GusfieldReveals the lives of the iconic American gangster and his blonde alibi for the Valentines Day Massacre.
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Sacred Games [unabridged Compact Disc]: A Novel
By Vikram ChandraThis book was the talk of the Frankfurt Book Fair: a dazzling masterpiece of contemporary fiction that combines elements of "The Godfather" with page-turning suspense.
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Lucky Luciano: Mafia Murderer and Secret Agent
By Timothy NewarkFor the first 25 years of his criminal career, Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster, king of the New York underworld.
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Off Duty
By Victor HeadleyCarlton, an off duty policeman from Jamaica witnesses his best friend gunned down in cold blood on his wedding day.
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The Number
By Jonny SteinbergMost of all, the book is an account of memory and identity, of Wentzel's project to make some sense of his bewildering past and something worthy of his future.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
By Scott LynchThey say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight.
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Clubland Confidential: The Fabulous Rise and Murderous Fall of Club Culture
By Frank X. Owen'Owen writes fast and tough, like a cop flick voice-over - if anything, Clubland Confidential is Robin Moore's The French Connection remixed for the chemical generation ' The Guardian Clubland Confidential is the true story of the rise and ...
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Street Fighting Man: The Inside Story of Britain's Greatest Mob
By Jimmy SwordsIn 'Street Fighting Man', former gangster and unlicensed boxer Jimmy Swords breaks his long silence to reveal the eventful story of his life as the head of the Quality Street...
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Gotti: The Rise and Fall
By Gene Mustain, Jerry CapeciHe rose from the streets of Queens to head America's most powerful crime family -- and his path there was littered with bodies. This title offers account of the brutal story of John Gotti.