The King of Terrors (a psychological thriller combining mystery, crime and suspense) She told him to forget the person he is, forget the life he has. They don’t exist anymore…By the author of the top 100 bestselling ‘Max’, the thrilling new novel by one of the UK’s newest and arguably most imaginative contemporary thriller writers. Discover for yourself why over 100,000 people have downloaded a Mitchell book in his first year of…. Click Here to Read More
Mob Fest ’29: The True Story Behind the Birth of Organized Crime (Kindle Single) In this brilliantly subversive Byliner Original, Bill Tonelli investigates the long-standing myth of the mob’s founding—a legendary week in May 1929 in which a who’s who of American crime, led by Al Capone and including Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, and Frank Costello, among many others, are said to have assembled in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to make peace…. Click Here to Read More
Crime Fiction Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs: *presents a concise history of crime fiction – from biblical narratives to James Ellroy – broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel *explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as…. Click Here to Read More
Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence The man who revolutionized the way we think about baseball examines our cultural obsession with murder—delivering a unique, engrossing, brilliant history of tabloid crime in America. Celebrated writer and contrarian Bill James has voraciously read true crime throughout his life and has been interested in writing a book on the topic for decades. With Popular Crime, James takes…. Click Here to Read More
Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government Politics and thieves, coercion and regulation, fascism and the Fed, centralization and liberty, workers and unions, trade and freedom, free-market achievements and government disasters in American history this book covers it all! Organized Crime collection of essays in the tradition of Austrian political economy a combination of applied economics and the study of governmental…. Click Here to Read More
Crime How much do criminal acts and their representation in cinema, literature and music really have in common? Is the execution of crime in everyday life as appealing or as inspired as creative artists have made it seem since, say, Arthur Conan Doyle’s Professor Moriarty? Does the film industry continue to learn from the real-life Mafia, or have the imaginings of scriptwriters had their own effect on organized crime? And what experience do…. Click Here to Read More
Psychology & Crime This book explores the links between psychology and crime, evaluating psychological explanations of crime and the use of psychology within the criminal justice system. It provides a comprehensive overview that highlights the consequences of crime for victims, offenders and wider society. The book combines classic theory with new developments in eyewitness testimony, offender profiling and forensic psychology. The…. Click Here to Read More
The crime Volume: 1 Publisher: London, New York : Hodder and Stoughton Publication date: 1917 Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 — Causes Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book…. Click Here to Read More
History & Crime This lively and accessible text provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. It explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates. For each topic, the book provides an overview of current research, comment on current arguments, and links to wider debates. List Price:…. Click Here to Read More
Crime and Disrepute Advances a new sociology of crime and disrepute that focuses on the criminal costs of social inequality. Connects the diversion of capital away from distressed communities in the U.S. to increased violence and lack of social mobility for disadvantaged groups, which result in the development of "deviance service centers" and "ethnic vice industries." Shows the important link between "crime in the…. Click Here to Read More
