True Crime Global

The shocking true story of the prolific art smuggler who looted the cultural treasures of a war-torn nation—and the global network that connects criminals like him to billionaire collectors, glittering auction houses, and world-famous museums “An epic tale of art, war, and crime.”—Stuart...

Blood feuds, billion-dollar cocaine empires, and the mafia you’ve never heard of.... For decades, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra and the Neapolitan Camorra stole the spotlight. But in the shadows of Calabria, another brotherhood was rising — one more disciplined, more secretive, and far deadlier. Today, the Ndrangheta is the richest and most powerful crime syndicate in the world, controlling up to 80% of Europe’s cocaine trade and laundering billions through banks, construction firms, and global finance. From kidnapped heirs chained in mountain caves to multi-ton shipments of cocaine ...

In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. Inspiration for the HBO Max streaming documentary...

A Financial Times Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of the Year “A triumph of investigative journalism.” —Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billion Dollar Whale “A fascinating read. Highly recommended!”-John Carreyrou, bestselling author of Bad Blood "Truly...

The Crack Era: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Kevin Chiles chronicles one of the most treacherous periods in New York City’s history. As told by a man The New York Times once described as, “the biggest drug lord in Harlem since Nicky Barnes”, the book lays bare the harrowing exploits of the narcotics trade Uptown during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s - a world where the lust for freebase cocaine set off a veritable gold rush that turned ghetto boys into young millionaires almost overnight.

Guy Stanton was a burly London gangster with a big reputation. For years he operated at the top of the drugs trade, moving huge shipments around the world. He knew the leading players in global organized crime, from wealthy Asian warlords and Turkish heroin barons to British cannabis crews and Colombian cocaine cartels.

There’s a point in every investigation where the information runs out, but the decision can’t wait. For more than 35 years, Glen McEwen operated at the highest levels of policing, leading complex investigations across Australia and the region. In Crime, Chaos and Controversy, he offers a...

Geoff White charts the astonishing development of hacking, from its birth among the ruins of the Eastern Bloc to its coming of age as the most pervasive threat to our connected world. He takes us inside the workings of real-life cybercrimes, revealing how the tactics of high-tech crooks are now being harnessed by nation states. From Ashley Madison to election rigging, Crime Dot Com is a thrilling account of hacking, past and present, and of what the future might hold.

Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? It is not the largest painting in the Louvre. It is not the most colourful, the most dramatic, or even Leonardo da Vinci’s only masterpiece. Yet her face is recognised across the planet. Mona Lisa: A History of Attention tells the extraordinary story of how one Renaissance portrait became the most famous image in art. Charles Parky traces the painting’s journey from Leonardo’s studio to the French royal collection, from the Louvre to the front pages of the world’s newspapers, and from postcards and advertising to Pop Art, ...

Amazon KDP Description Three books. One criminal ecosystem. One definitive collection. The World Mafia Library: Omnibus Edition brings together the complete World Mafia S.p.A. trilogy into a single authoritative volume on organised crime, transnational criminal networks, migration, trafficking, corruption, and the global underground economy. Written by forensic criminologist Frank Paul E., this collection combines investigative reporting, academic research, field observations, intelligence analysis, and criminological theory to explain how modern criminal organisations operate across ...

The true story of the pool table rape and murder of Margaret Anderson in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Left for dead, practically beheaded in a manure pile, Margaret fights for life. But in the end, the single mother leaves behind a son. Author Mike Dauplaise practically makes Margaret blow a breath at listeners as he recreates the night she was killed.

What if everything you’ve been told is true? What if some of it isn’t? And what if the real story lies somewhere in between? From the assassination of President Kennedy to Area 51, from vaccine controversies to artificial intelligence, from financial power networks to pandemic origins, conspiracy theories shape how millions of people understand the modern world. They influence elections, medical choices, social movements, and trust in institutions. But how many of these theories are supported by evidence? And how many survive on repetition, fear, and incomplete information? In this ...

In 1917, a band of communist revolutionaries stormed the Winter Palace of Tsar Nicholas II - a dramatic and explosive act marking that Vladimir Lenin’s communist revolution was now underway. But Lenin would not be satisfied with overthrowing the Tsar. His goal was a global revolt that would topple all Western capitalist regimes - starting with the British Empire. Russian Roulette tells the spectacular and harrowing story of the British spies in revolutionary Russia and their mission to stop Lenin’s red tide from washing across the free world.

Is there a secretive group with far-reaching plans to influence societies around the world?How can this group, the Order of Nine Angles, be traced from the British neo-Nazi movement to a series of transnational cells with a global reach?How did the ideology of the Order of Nine Angles influence the commission of brutal crimes in the United States, Canada and elsewhere?How did the O9A, whose formation began with a small group in England grow to international prominence?Is this mysterious group infiltrating the American military?Find out in the new book Global Death Cult: the Order of Nine ...

For decades, organized crime was portrayed as a collection of local gangs, street bosses, and criminal families. The reality is far more complex. Today, criminal organizations operate like multinational corporations. They move goods across continents, infiltrate legitimate businesses, exploit global supply chains, influence politics, launder billions through financial networks, and adapt faster than many governments. From ports and shipping routes to drug trafficking, human exploitation, corruption, cybercrime, and international money laundering, World Mafia SPA explores the transformation ...

"Paranoid people live in crazy town, and they have a way of pulling you in." WINNER — Kops-Fetherling International Book Award HIGHLIGHTED TITLE — IndependentPublisher.com "Drugs, violence, sex and betrayal." — The Weekender "Highly recommended." — Midwest Book Review "The story is compelling . . ." — Rainbo Electronic Reviews "This book will scare the hell out of you." — a reader "He'd love nothing better than to smash the brains out of whoever made off with his livelihood, and he'll do it while you're asleep." "What a lovely thought." "It ain't lovely, Sterling. But it's your ...

The Story of Smilez Finesse The Nations Pimp is a book and audiobook that highlights the trial of Brandon Jennings AKA Smilez Finesse from his perspective. The book concludes with the question, was his sentence too harsh for the crimes that he was accused and convicted?

As much as it sounds like a Cold War fairy tale, “Russian Disneyland” is a breathtaking novel inspired by a True story. Most of the characters are based on real individuals. Two of them are serving long sentences in American prisons. Others were tried in Spain, some served their sentences in a Spanish prison, and others escaped during the trial. Some still hold responsible positions in Spain in the fields of intelligence and forensics. Others continue to practice law in Spain and Switzerland. Some are still wanted by Interpol/Red Notices and are hiding in Russia to this day. Visiting ...

La mafia moderna no asalta. Invierte. No amenaza. Corrompe. No se esconde. Se constituye en sociedad. Olvídate de El Padrino. La organización que controla la mayor cadena de suministro de cocaína del mundo celebra sus reuniones en despachos de abogados de Milán y notarías de Luxemburgo. La 'Ndrangheta no se mueve como el contacto de tu barrio: se mueve como un fondo de capital riesgo con brazo armado y una red logística global. Este libro sigue el dinero, kilo a kilo, cuerpo a cuerpo. Desde un cocal en los Andes hasta la raya en el baño de una discoteca. Desde el estómago de un ...

Black Market Billions blows the lid off the world's fastest-growing illicit industry: organized retail crime. Hitha Prabhakar reveals how criminals with ties to terrorist groups around the world are committing huge product thefts, and using the profits to fund terrorist acts. Prabhakar connects the dots and follows the money - from consumers dying for a deal to terrorist cells eager to do the killing.