Crime Control

Renowned surgeon Michael Trenchard locks his office door and prepares for a relaxing evening. But what follows is a living nightmare when later he is discovered in a locked-in coma, the victim of an auto-erotic asphyxiation. It is left to Doctor Kash Devan, Trenchard's young protégé, to uncover the truth. And what he discovers is chilling...In his ruthless pursuit of wealth and success, Trenchard has left a trail of wrecked lives, and angry people, behind him. Which of Trenchard's victims hated him so much that they wanted to ruin not only his reputation, but his life as well?

For Nikki Goeser it was a day like any other...with one exception. Her husband, Ben, had only 16 hours to live. On that fateful day in Tennessee, the man she loved would be murdered by a demented and evil coward who was stalking her. In compliance with state law, Nikki had left her legal firearm locked in the car. With the help of legislatively created pistol free zones, one evil man gunned down Nikki’s husband as she was forced to look on, alone, defenseless, and disarmed by an ill-conceived law designed to protect her.

Book Description Shadows Over Saint Paloma: A Dark Psychological Thriller of Secrets, Control, and Betrayal, A Domestic Psychological Suspense of Love, Lies, Revenge, and Murder On the secluded island of Saint Paloma, beauty hides dark secrets, and what appears serene is often filled with shadows. Tanya Richards is found dead in the eerie Whispering Pines, her life cut short in a chilling twist of control and betrayal. As her sister Natalie embarks on a desperate quest for answers, she peels away the layers of lies that masked her sister’s life—unearthing a darkness that permeates the ...

If you want to keep a secret, put it on Facebook! What would you do if you found out that the man you married had a secret life that culminated in the ultimate betrayal? Yve Gibney tells the real-life story from their love-at-first-sight chance encounter while working as expats in Nigeria to the gradual realization that her husband of 19 years, Maurice Gibney, was actually full of deceit, manipulation, and coercive control and that their marriage had been a lie from the moment they had met.

Emma Spire is the daughter of the assassinated Surgeon General of the United States. She has been on the cover of every national magazine. Her beauty, her brains, her bravery - all are public property. Everyone wants a piece of her - and she must escape the feeding frenzy at all costs. But she cannot, and the consequences are deadly.

The debut novel of International Bestselling Author Tim Heath ***Anniversary Edition*** #1 Crime Thriller in UK download Chart #1 Conspiracy Thriller in the USA download Chart Wealth. Power. Fear. Nigel Gamble is a man with everything–including a dark past. He took his name from his early business successes, but in reality, none of it was based on risk-only certain success. Every decision Nigel has ever made in business, people, sport or life had been based on some prior knowledge. When a stranger appears it shakes his rich world to the core. But Nigel has been waiting for him - and ...

Nick Stone left the Special Air Service in 1988, soon after the shooting of three IRA terrorists in Gibraltar. Now working for British Intelligence on deniable operations, he discovers the seemingly senseless murders of a fellow SAS soldier and his family in Washington, D.C. Only a seven-year-old daughter, Kelly, has survived: and the two of them are immediately on the run from unidentified pursuers. Stone doesn't even know which of them is the target.

At secondary school in 1980s Dublin, a narrator recounts the story of his friend, Benny Breen who is terrorized by the vice principal known as Spitz. Over five years, about the halls and classrooms, Benny is made to trail the tyrant with unfettered power. He's subjected to humiliation and put-downs. When at last Benny reveals the true extent of the happenings, his confidante is so disturbed, he concludes there remains available but one option to end it. The pals hatch an astonishing plan so that Benny can live again, free from the torment he's suffered. A sensational, disturbing, yet ...

Guns from America reach more than 130 countries, and inundate Mexico, with over 200,000 guns every year crossing the border and arming the drug cartels. In this groundbreaking new work of investigative journalism, master of reportage Ioan Grillo delves into the enormous black market for firearms in the Americas. Along the way, Grillo lays bare the many ways that guns slip through the legal cracks and into the hands of criminals, fuelling violence among Mexico’s powerful cartels and beyond.

Jonathan Cresswell was a dangerous and violent man, particularly to women. He manipulated his many girlfriends using coercive control and physically assaulted them if they didn't do as he wished. In August 2020 he raped and murdered showjumper Katie Simpson, the sister of his partner and the aunt of his two children. He attempted to cover up the murder and pretended he had found her hanging from the landing in their shared home, and he very nearly got away with it.

How did Charles Manson inspire his 'family' to launch a campaign of murder? What twisted ideology lay behind horrific events like the Waco Siege, Aum Shinrikyo's poison-gas attack on the Tokyo metro and the mass suicides and murders of Jonestown? Why did the suicidal adherents of Heaven's Gate believe doomsday was at hand? How did the idealistic commune of Rajneeshpuram collapse into shocking controversies, involving biological terrorism and attempted murder? The shocking truth about some of the most disturbing criminal cults that have ever existed are discussed in this audiobook.

Do you ever feel like the world is spinning out of control? Do you ever wonder why there is so much violence, terror, and chaos in the news? Do you ever question the official narratives of history and politics? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this audio-book is for you.

Sookie King lives for 5pm, leaving the office and enjoying her twenty-something life. Her boss is the worst, her job is boring, but at least that's not her entire life. In fact, she's not really Sookie King. There's a knife in her handbag. And text messages on her phone from another boss entirely.Five years ago, the Red Creek Killer went to prison. But blood is so much stronger than water—and you can't escape the tide. Following the events of the first book, Down Red Creek, Llewellyn has brought us another exciting thriller in the Red Creek series.

Vanessa is a con artist extraordinaire. Smart burglars bring her along on their best jobs. She's clever, ruthless, and sexy enough to distract anyone unfortunate enough to become a target for her team. But when that team decides to rob the Coven, they unwittingly send Vanessa into the power of two sensual witches determined to bring out the little thief's suppressed lesbianism! Will Vanessa trade in a life of crime for a life of submission?

Hypno-Spy Nicole is falling down, so far down that she may never escape again. As she follows the escaping Spymistress through a window high above Las Vegas, Nicole flashes back to her first sexual encounter. A romantic loft in New York. A high school sweetheart. An unconventional cure for a fear of heights... In the end, who will fall prey to whom?

"قطع كلامه أزيز سيارة حادّ، مزق سكون الحي... كانت تقترب منه بسرعة جنونية...امتلأ المكان بنور ساطع، ثم سمع صوت الإطارات...برزت من النافذة ذراع طويلة امتدت نحوه، ورأى فوهة مسدس تصوب باتجاهه.

Controlled Arrogances Steamy Romance within the sultry, sun-kissed backdrop of Tampa Bay, a collision of fate sets in motion a whirlwind of desire, danger, and deception. Meet Alexandria Polk, a strong-willed lawyer who graduated from Harvard who joins the NSA and must attend Navy Seal training to please her uncle the Director of the NSA. She wants to follow in her Navy SEAL father's footsteps, whom she considers a hero. Her mother's battle with cancer ended tragically six years ago, leaving Alexandria with a sense of loss that still lingers. Alexandria's life takes an unexpected turn when,...

It's her first day as a rookie... but will it be her last? The Peace Force is an intergalactic crime-fighting organisation with a fearsome reputation, boundless resources, and legions of well-trained officers. Harriet Walsh, 21, doesn't care about any of that. To her, it looks like a steady job with real wages, and the invitation to join could not have come at a better time. But why is the invite printed on the back of an old junk food flyer? And how come she's never seen a Peace Force officer? With the crumpled invite in hand, Harriet heads for the local branch... and discovers there's a ...

There's no spy like Nicole King. She infiltrates, she dominates, and she moves up the ladder toward the ultimate prize: the Spymistress. But with so many submissive, suggestible women just begging her to hypnotize them, will Nicole's libido distract her? And when she finally meets the Spymistress, will her own deep desire to surrender turn her into the ultimate double agent?

This has to be the most interesting and provocative book on prisons for many a decade. Not only is it a fascinating account of why firm prison control is needed, and how it works, but it is a history, of sorts, of how Warden Ragen controlled the Stateville-Joliet prison back in the 1960's. In fact, the original manuscript of this book was written by Kantrowitz when he was the resident sociologist in that prison. But he could never get it published because it was, for that time (the era of "treatment and corrections") politically incorrect to advocate firm discipline and control in a prison....