Loving Natalee: The True Story of the Aruba Kidnapping and Its Aftermath Author: Beth Holloway
Country: United States of America
Format: Mass market paperback
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780061468797
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 256
In May of 2005, Beth Holloway received the worst phone call a parent can imagine. Her beautiful daughter, Natalee, had vanished without a trace in Aruba during her high school senior class trip. Four years later, Beth Holloway steps forward to tell the story of her daughter's disappearance and her own harrowing ordeal and her never-ending belief in the power of faith that gave her hope against all odds.
When Natalee went missing, her photograph was splashed across newspaper front pages and television screens from coast to coast. Desperate for clues to the whereabouts of the lost eighteen-year-old, Beth searched relentlessly with the help of a dedicated army of volunteers, encountering roadblocks, obstacles, and misinformation at every step and unbearable questions that had no answers. Loving Natalee is a shocking, tragic, yet poignant chronicle of an unthinkable event and its aftermath,and the inspiring true story of a mother's strength, courage, devotion, and unwavering love. My Review Here
Loving Natalee: The True Story of the Aruba Kidnapping and Its Aftermath
Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness Author: Kent Whitaker
Country: United States of America
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Howard Books
ISBN: 9781439164600
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 224
This is the tragic story of Kent Whitaker's heart-wrenching journey toward forgiveness and faith after the brutal murder of his wife and one of his sons.
Straight from the headlines comes an incredible true story of a son's treachery. For the first time, readers are offered inside access to the emotional drama that went on behind the scenes. At the core is the remarkable healing power of forgiveness, demonstrated by Kent Whitaker, which shows how the survivors of such atrocious events can still forgive those who have permanently damaged their lives.
One evening, the Whitaker family returned home after dinner, celebrating a son's impending graduation from college. On opening the front door, they faced a gunman lying in wait. The gunman opened fire, instantly killing the younger son and Kent's wife, leaving Kent and his older son lying wounded until police and ambulances arrived. While recovering in the hospital, Kent resolved in his heart to forgive whoever was responsible for the deaths of his wife and son.
Over the next few weeks, it was discovered that the whole murder plot had been orchestrated by the surviving son,whom Kent had unknowingly forgiven. After a trial that resulted in a death sentence for his son, Kent emerged from this harrowing ordeal to share their astonishing journey toward forgiveness and redemption.My Review Of This Book
Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness
Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern-Day Pirates Author: Daniel Sekulich
Country: United States of America
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN: 9780312375829
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 320
Pirates. To many, the word conjures up images of swashbucklers in the eighteenth century. The very idea that pirates might still ply the seas today seems preposterous and far-fetched. But pirates most definitely still exist. And as Terror On the Seas shows, their violent activities on the other side of the glove can have wide-reaching effects-- whether on our economy or the war on terror.
Daniel Sekulich takes readers on an eye-opening voyage into the world of high seas piracy, a multinational, multibillion-dollar enterprise controlled by organized crime syndicates and local warlords. Sekulich sails through some of the most dangerous waters on the planet to chronicle this threat to national and international security. He meets with victims of attacks, those fighting the perils, and even pirates themselves.
Terror on the Seas tells an explosive story of modern piracy, one that's costing over $25 billion a year to battle and that poses the risks of environmental disaster, economic chaos, and holy war.
Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern-Day Pirates
Standing Ground: An Imprisoned Couple's Struggle for Justice Against a Communist Regime Author: Kay Danes
Country: United States of America
Format: Softcover
Publisher: New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
ISBN: 9781741107579
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 400
Standing Ground is about the story of a husband and wife thrown into a Laos prison for ten months for a crime they did not commit. Daily torture was inflicted on the couple to sign a confession of guilt but they maintained their innocence.
Standing Ground: An Imprisoned Couple's Struggle for Justice Against A Communist Regime
Beyond No Comment: Speaking with the Press as a Police Officer Author: Patrick Morley
Country: United States of America
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
ISBN: 9781427799623
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 272
Beyond No Comment: Speaking with the Press as a Police Officer
The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery Author: Leigh Montville
Country: United States of America
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor Books
ISBN: 9780767926508
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 336
He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as the greatest golfer in the world. Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague's past were exposed,leading to a sensational trial that captivated the nation. From three-time New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville,John Montague was a boisterous enigma. He had a bagful of golf tricks, on and off the course. He could chip a ball across a room into a highball glass, and knock a bird off a wire from 170 yards and when the big man arrived in Hollywood in the early 1930s, he quickly became a celebrity among celebrities. He lived for a time with Oliver Hardy (whom he could lift, one-handed, onto the country club bar) and played golf with everyone from Howard Hughes and W. C. Fields to Babe Ruth and his close friend Bing Crosby, whom he famously beat while playing only with a rake, a shovel, and a bat. Yet strangely Montague never entered a professional tournament, and in a town that thrived on publicity, he never allowed his image to be captured on film. The reasons became clear when a Time magazine photographer snapped his picture with a telephoto lens and police in upstate New York quickly recognized Montague as a fugitive wanted for armed robbery. As Montague was indicted in the tiny upstate town of Jay, New York, hordes of national media descended and turned a star-studded legal carnival into the most talked about trial of its day - the trial of the Mysterious Montague. From the glamour of 1930s Hollywood, to John Montague's extraordinary skill and triumphs on the golf course, to the shady world of Adirondack rumrunners and bootleggers, three-time New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville captures a man and an era with extraordinary color, verve, and energy. The Mysterious Montague is Leigh Montville's most entertaining achievement to date.
The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery
Dont Call Me a Crook!: A Scotsmans Tale of World Travel, Whisky, and Crime Author: Bob Moore
Country: United States of America
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Dissident Books
ISBN: 9780977378807
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 256
It is a pity there are getting to be so many places that I can never go back to, but all the same, I do not think it is much fun a man being respectable all his life. Thus begins Don't Call Me a Crook! , a memoir of a 1920's youth thoroughly, noisily and lawlessly lived. Bob Moore, a Glaswegian, was a marine engine, occasional building superintendent and ramblin' man. I have been round the world seven times, and I have been shipwrecked three times, and I have spent GBP100,000 Moore boasts. In Don't Call Me , he recounts pitched battles with Chinese bandits, life in gangster-infested Chicago, and decadent orgies aboard a millionaire's yacht. This is a hardboiled-noir memoir. It's picaresque, perverse, and darkly funny. A tribute to one man's triumph over the law, morals and sobriety, it's a lost confession that will be crowned a classic.
Don't Call Me a Crook!: A Scotsman's Tale of World Travel, Whisky and Crime
The History of Organized Crime Author: David Southwell
Country: United Kingdom
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781847323194
Publication date: May 2009
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 224
Illustrations: Illustrated
From the back streets of London to neon-soaked Las Vegas, organized crime is the world's biggest and most profitable business. A truly global enterprise, no country can claim to be free from the taint of this ever-growing threat to established society. This explosive investigation reveals the past, present and future of organized crime, from the mysterious origins of the Sicilian Mafia and the Chinese Triads to the new emerging global powers in organized crime including the Russian Organizatsiya and the Mexican Cartels. Bypassing the codes of silence that often surround the activities of those involved, in The History of Organized Crime David Southwell sets out the history, rules and secrets of every major criminal network across the globe and tackles their crimes, methods and key figures in chilling and compelling detail.
The History of Organized Crime
Museum of the Missing: The High Stakes of Art Crime Author: Simon Houpt
Country: United States of America
Format: Softcover
Contributor: Julian Radcliffe
Publisher: Madison Press Books
ISBN: 9781897330449
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 192
Illustrations: Illustrated
Offering a thrilling introduction to the underworld of stolen art, this investigation reveals the little-known story of modern art theft and shows how the legitimate art market, with its hyped auctions and landmark sales, has ignited criminal interest in these high-end pieces. The photographs, illustrations, and case studies give a fascinating and detailed behind-the-scenes account of the major thefts during the past hundred years--ranging from Edvard Munch's The Scream and looting during World War II and the Iraq wars to a brazen and bizarre theft of a two-ton bronze Henry Moore sculpture. A gallery lists the estimated value of each stolen piece, painting an overview of the cultural, historical, and economic losses.
Museum of the Missing: The High Stakes of Art Crime
Murders Unspeakable: Fifteen Horrific True Crimes Author: Georgina Lloyd
Country: United Kingdom
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Robert Hale & Company
ISBN: 9780709086970
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 188
Crime writer Georgina Lloyd explores the darker side of the human psyche as she brings together fifteen of the most horrific and gruesome murder stories of the last century. Murders Unspeakable examines the agonies of self-confessed cannibal Kenneth Stogsdill, and the inhumanities of Michael Yarborough who dismembered his victim before putting him in the dustbin and down the toilet. 'Snuff movie' maker Geoffrey Jones displayed a quite frightening virtuosity, and Fritz Haarmann's lust for blood was sated as he butchered teenage youths during World War I and sold their flesh for meat on the black market.This collection of grisly crimes reveals, in appalling detail, the complete lack of remorse that these murderers showed for their prey.
Murders Unspeakable: Fifteen Horrific True Crimes
Roger Cook's Ten Greatest Conmen: True Stories of the World's Most Outrageous Scams Author: Roger Cook; Tim Tate
Country: United Kingdom
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: John Blake
ISBN: 9781844546466
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 291
Illustrations: Illustrated
Their stories are remarkable - from the tale of Gregor McGregor the man who invented a fictional South American country, raised international loans on behalf of its 'government' and sold much of its non-existent land to would be settlers in the 1820s, to Peter Foster, the king of bogus slimming 'cures' and friend of page 3 models and a certain Prime Minster's wife. Roger Cook and Tim Tate - television investigators who have spent a lifetime exposing crooks across the world - tell the extraordinary stories of men and women who invented the most extravagant scams of all time, including: Eric Hebborn, the master forger who conned the art world into buying thousands of his fakes;Arthur Ferguson, who 'sold' Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and even the White House to gullible American investors; Michael Jeffery, the man behind the greatest rock 'n' roll rip off ever; John 'Goldfinger' Palmer, the man who was almost single-handedly responsible for the largest-ever-timeshare fraud: 17,000 victims in a con worth GBP100 million; and Frank Abagnale Jr, the real-life 'Catch Me if You Can' conman who successfully impersonated a pilot, a teacher, a lawyer and a paediatrician...and swindled $2.5m across 26 countries. Discover how they fooled countless individuals into handing over their cash, how their scams netted millions and how police battled to bring them to justice. This incredible book is the definitive guide to the world's most outrageous cons.
Roger Cook's Ten Greatest Conmen: True Stories of the World's Most Outrageous Scams
The World's Most Bizarre Murders: True Stories That Will Shock and Amaze You Author: James Marrison
Country: United Kingdom
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: John Blake
ISBN: 9781844546671
Publication date: May 2009
Pages: 294
Illustrations: Illustrated
Take, for example, Enriqueta Marti who had kidnapped children from the streets in Barcelona, then boiled away their flesh and crushed their bones for ingredients for her coveted 'magic potions'. Said to be prevent ageing, the potions were snapped up by the ranks of the wealthy until two children were found alive in Marti's house. Or take Randy Kraft, known as The Scorecard Killer, who was a computer genius by day and deranged psychopath by night. Finally arrested with a corpse slumped in the passenger seat of his car, it emerged that Kraft had spent over a decade cutting up and disposing of his 150 victims along the Californian highways.In this blood-curdling collection of twisted tales, true crime writer James Marrison draws upon the material that has featured in his hugely successful column, The murder file, in cult magazine Bizarre . His research has taken him all around the world in order to disclose the kind of sickening deeds that are perpetrated more often than you might think, but which sometimes go largely unreported by the media. The stories in this fascinating collection range from high-profile cases to long-forgotten crimes buried in police archives all over the world. From real-life witches, to mad scientists and killer dwarves, all the stories have one thing in common- a uniquely bizarre twist. If you think you've got the stomach for the blood curdling, the deranged and the downright strange then look no further than these pages. You have been warned...
The World's Most Bizarre Murders: True Stories That Will Shock and Amaze You
No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels
Author: Jay Dobyns; Nils Johnson-Shelton
Country: United States of America
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Press
ISBN: 9781410415257
Publication date: May 2009
Edition: Large Print
Here, from Jay Dobyns, the first federal agent to infiltrate the inner circle of the outlaw Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, is the inside story of the twenty-one-month operation that almost cost him his family, his sanity, and his life.
Getting shot in the chest as a rookie agent, bartering for machine guns, throttling down the highway at 100 mph, and responding to a full-scale, bloody riot between the Hells Angels and their rivals, the Mongols-these are just a few of the high-adrenaline experiences Dobyns recounts in this action-packed, hard-to-imagine-but-true story.
Dobyns leaves no stone of his harrowing journey unturned. At runs and clubhouses, between rides and riots, Dobyns befriends bad-ass bikers, meth-fueled old ladies, gun fetishists, psycho-killer ex-cons, and even some of the Filthy Few -the elite of the Hells Angels who've committed extreme violence on behalf of their club. Eventually, at parties staged behind heavily armed security, he meets legendary club members such as Chuck Zito, Johnny Angel, and the godfather of all bikers, Ralph Sonny Barger. To blend in with them, he gets full-arm ink; to win their respect, he vows to prove himself a stone-cold killer.
Hardest of all is leading a double life, which has him torn between his devotion to his wife and children, and his pledge to become the first federal agent ever to be fully patched into the Angels' near-impregnable ranks. His act is so convincing that he comes within a hairs breadth of losing himself. Eventually, he realizes that just as he's been infiltrating the Hells Angels, they've been infiltrating him. And just as they're not all bad, he's not all good.
Reminiscent of Donnie Brasco'suncovering of the true Mafia, this is an eye-opening portrait of the world of bikers-the most in-depth since Hunter Thompson's seminal work-one that fully describes the seductive lure criminal camaraderie has for men who would otherwise be powerless outsiders. Here is all the nihilism, hate, and intimidation, but also the freedom-and, yes, brotherhood-of the only truly American form of organized crime.
No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels (Thorndike Large Print Crime Scene)
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