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Conquer the Michigan Property and Casualty Insurance Exam in Under 90 Minutes delivers a focused, audiobook-friendly review of the essential topics covered on the Michigan producer licensing exam. This comprehensive guide explains the structure and purpose of property and casualty insurance, including key concepts such as policy provisions, commercial coverages, liability protection, and state-specific regulations. Special attention is given to Michigan’s no-fault laws, financial responsibility rules, and ethical standards for licensed producers. Each chapter is designed for quick ...

You won’t find this in any PI manual. Step into the real world of private investigation—where false identities, hidden cameras, and gut instincts collide with human folly and outright fraud. From the quiet corners of Appalachia to the busy streets of New York, this gripping collection of true stories pulls back the curtain on what it really means to chase the truth. Meet the investigator who bluffed his way onto Civil War battlefields, played pool with a fraudster to extract a confession, and faked a car chase just to earn the trust of a backwoods gang. Whether it’s tracking stolen ...

In 1909, a young mother named Ocey Snead was found dead in a bathtub. Beside her lay a note. Around her stood the women who claimed to love her. At first glance, the scene appeared tragic but simple: a frail woman, overcome by despair, had taken her own life. But the room told too perfect a story, and the body would soon tell another. As suspicion deepened, investigators uncovered a darker truth — one shaped by family control, financial desperation, and the cold promise of insurance money. At the centre of it all stood the black-clad female relatives later remembered as the “Three ...

Embark on a thrilling ride with Journey Into a Private Investigator's World: Case Studies and Lessons Learned. This engaging book offers an insider's look at the captivating world of private investigations, infused with invaluable kernels of wisdom drawn from real-life experiences and steeped in the high-stakes drama of detective stories. With a diverse range of memorable cases compiled over fifteen years, this book is primed to be revealing, educational, and fascinating all at once. In Journey Into a Private Investigator's World: Case Studies and Lessons Learned you will discover: - In-...

Extensively revised by Nabokov in 1965 - 30 years after its original publication - Despair is the wickedly inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime: his own murder. One of the 20th century’s master prose stylists, Vladimir Nabokov was born in St. Petersburg in 1899. He studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, then lived in Berlin and Paris, where he launched a brilliant literary career. In 1940 he moved to the United States, and achieved renown as a novelist, poet, critic, and translator.

Come ride around the country with veteran investigator John A. Hoda as he searches for the truth. He has selected his best stories from a forty-six year career and keeps serving them up like free refills of coffee at the twenty-four hour diner. From a simple traffic stop to a massive RICO indictment to investigating homicides from both sides of the aisle, he reveals an insider's view of the gritty world of a working investigator. Some of the cases are ripped from the headlines of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New Haven Register. Each short story is separated by a humorous, poignant or ...

After the shocking murder of Ed Netherland at a secluded location in the Virgin Islands, architect Kem Hinton (Tennessee Bicentennial Mall) is stunned and confused by a mysterious occurrence at the funeral of his former classmate. Given a haunting challenge, he embarks on a decade-long investigation into the lifetime exploits of this ingenious person after their shared time in school, uncovering a fascinating yet bizarre, tangled web of toxic waste endeavors, controversial life insurance techniques, enticing investment schemes, accumulation of enormous wealth, and then the loss of millions...

ROBIN COOK--New York Times-best selling author and master of the medical thriller--returns with another crackling tale of unchecked greed, medical malfeasance, adn starling science. PIA GRAZDANI is an exceptional yet aloof medical student working closely with Columbia University Medical Center's...

In June 1986, Bruce Nickell, a heavy-equipment operator living near Seattle, died suddenly after taking what seemed like an ordinary dose of Excedrin for a headache. His death was initially attributed to natural causes. Less than a week later, another local resident, 40-year-old bank employee Sue Snow, collapsed after swallowing two Excedrin capsules during her morning routine. Toxicology revealed cyanide. Panic erupted, recalling the infamous Tylenol murders of 1982. Supermarket shelves were cleared, nationwide recalls announced, and consumers everywhere looked at medicine bottles with ...

Author Orlando (Ori) Spado honestly recants his humble beginnings from the small town of Rome in upstate New York, to becoming known as "The Mob Boss of Hollywood." A candid account documenting his fall from a well-known Hollywood fixer mixing with A list celebrities to serving 62 months in Federal prison, and ultimately making a determined comeback.

This tale of the irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky, "a terrific character" (Stephen King), will lead her up and down coastal Florida and beyond in a brand-new, whirlwind adventure, Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue! Mrs. Plansky is fresh off of winning a thrilling senior tennis championship with...

Embark on a gripping 25-year journey delving into the author's investigation of insurance crimes in Miami, spotlighting Special Investigation Units (SIU) an investigative world invisible to most, yet one for which we all pay.

She was hired to confirm a death. Instead, she uncovered a killing machine. In the sun-drenched, money-soaked world of Wellington, Florida—where white fences gleam and blue ribbons are worth fortunes—a champion dressage horse drops dead overnight. The official cause? Colic. The insurance payout? Over a million dollars. For Nola Gallagher, former cop turned private investigator, the case should be routine. But when an anonymous message insists “It wasn’t the colic that killed him,” Nola finds herself pulled into the darkest corners of elite equestrian sport—where horses are ...

Author Orlando "Ori" Spado honestly recounts his humble beginnings from the small town of Rome in Upstate New York to becoming known as "The Mob Boss of Hollywood". This candid account documents his fall from the life of a well-known Hollywood fixer who mixed with A-list celebrities to serving 62 months in a federal prison and ultimately making a determined comeback.

In the 1970’s and 80’s there were unscrupulous local government leaders who tolerated “victimless” crimes. Gambling, drugs, and prostitution were tolerated by the local authorities for many years until some very wicked men came to town. These men showed the locals how to increase business by adding racketeering in insurance fraud, arson, assault, extortion, gambling, loan sharking, and murder to the list of “victimless” crimes. Many years of organized crime left the Yakima community reeling with fear and a dreadful reputation throughout the nation. State Farm Insurance ...

I no longer trust USPS, and the organization has made it to the top of my list of the most corrupt and backward branches of the US Government. Being stolen from is never fun, but being verbally accosted by a USPS insurance adjuster and having a top-level employee from the Postmaster General's office tell you that billions of dollars a year of merchandise are stolen annually from USPS facilities is unsettling, to say the least. These items are of course looted USPS employees, and it is completely overlooked by supervisors and other upper-management because they steal as well. USPS is ...

I Survived is Victoria Cilliers' chilling, eye-opening story of marriage and attempted murder, revealing the truth about a case that made headlines around the world. Now the subject of a major Channel 4 documentary The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot. On Easter Sunday 2015, experienced skydiver...

Olivia Phillips and Callinda Beauvais never imagined their determination to change Larkspur Insurance Company’s drug card would fuel treachery from within or they’d be fighting for their lives and patching broken bones. Attorney Bram Carle and co-worker Nate Leander work beside them amid a constant barrage of stumbling blocks as they pursue their goal. Havoc reigns when a competing insurer makes a bid for the Canadian drug supplier’s contract and a Senator plays hard ball. Filled with complex characters and relationships, SHOOT THE MOON is filled with highly charged emotion, ...

An elite university. An abduction. An FBI investigation. In the not-so-distant future of 2033, a gripping medical mystery unfolds in the heart of Silicon Valley. Dr. Frida Ending, a young medical insurance agent, is forcibly abducted and disappears without a trace. FBI special agent Angus Weber and CIA operative Dr. Annya Segond launch an investigation that leads them to the hospital of Silicon Valley University of Evolutionary Computation (SUEC), where every pending insurance claim for children with cancer has been suddenly approved. Who is behind this? Is Frida a victim or a villain? The ...