Crime Heist

The Garbage Collector is back! In this sequel, the private investigator/bounty hunter known simply as The Garbage Collector discovers the body of a dead woman floating in a river near his temporary hideout. The woman, it turns out, is someone he once knew very well.

Tra il 1887 e il 1960 il Brasile accoglie oltre un milione e mezzo di italiani. Uno di loro è Gino Amleto Meneghetti, che arriva da Pisa con una carriera già avviata: ladro professionista. Sbarcato nel 1913, l'anno seguente sconta già la prima condanna e, colpo dopo colpo, Gino diventa il nemico pubblico numero 1 della polizia di San Paolo.

Four men gather in Stockholm. Each has existed on the fringes of Stockholm society. Each has a past that just won't let him go. Then a plan falls into their laps. A plan to steal millions from the largest cash facility in Sweden. At first the scheme seems foolproof, every contingency covered, every detail planned perfectly. But is everyone involved who they say they are? Can they ever really hope to pull off such an extraordinary crime?

Two worlds collide... For the first time in the long histories of two families, a night is coming when both will be present with their eyes on the same prize. On one side is a family who work theft with precision. They have the charisma and charm to create an image … an illusion. When they're around, something can be there one minute and gone the next, never to be seen again. On the other side is a family with members who are rash, impatient and violent. They won't pretend to be what they're not and they waste no time on such things as charm. On one night a clash of methods will result in...

Each man recognizes the shortcomings in his friend’s life without acknowledging the problems in his own—until Jake saves a mutual childhood friend in a roadside gunfight. Upon reflection, the two men determine that the most expedient way to right the wrongs in their mediocre lives is to rob a local insurance company. As their scheme unfolds, problems arise when the vengeful family of the men Jake killed comes after him in pursuit of old-west style vigilante justice.

In her youth, amidst the throes of a reckless grief, aspiring Australian writer Marele Day is caught up in a shipwreck adventure and forges an unlikely bond with an international fugitive travelling under a pseudonym. For the next 30 years they correspond before reuniting, both older and wiser, in France.

Former Crime detective and University Professor, Claire Lane has joined the SOE – Special Operations Executive. Has she intentionally run away from Daroonga Castle and Lord Ralph McGinniss? In France, Aunt Avery is running a successful brothel in Saint Brieuc, next door to the German Radar Station. Ralph mounts an operation to rescue his wife from the beaches of Brittany. Have the commandos made a mistake and who have they brought back to England? Claire or a German informant. And what are those two children doing in the Library at Daroonga? Will the Lady Margarethe welcome them with open...

Art conservator JJ Jego’s hobby is photography. When an incident involving the police unfolds on the pier she starts clicking away. Later she finds she has captured something unusual in the window of an apartment. It looks like a Vincent van Gogh—a print surely, but it's not just any Van Gogh: the original Six Sunflowers was destroyed in 1945. And that's not the only famous painting she glimpses.

If you see him it’s already too late.... Some secrets can’t be hidden. The Fullers are the picture-perfect family, a wealthy couple with a grand home in the middle of remote woodland. But even they have something to hide - and it will prove fatal. Some crimes can’t be forgotten. Psychologist Dr Jessie Flynn and DI Marilyn Simmons arrive at the Fullers' home to find a suburban nightmare. A crime scene more disturbing than anything they have ever encountered. Some killers can’t be stopped.

Shaun Attwood is the man who talks to gangsters, drug lords and mafia bosses. Infamously known for his time as the head of an international ecstasy ring in Arizona, Shaun has since turned to gaining the trust of some of the world's most dangerous people, interviewing and questioning them about their stories. Collated from the many hours of interview material, and containing additional content exclusive to the book, Shaun brings together ten powerful conversations with the most gruesome and deadly gangsters of recent years.

The tempestuous Riley and seductive Lulu are beautiful thieves on a mission to save the financially strained academy they once called home. Their determination to complete their goal is rivaled only by their passionate love for each other. But when their final heist meets a snag in the form of the striking knight Sir Hawkwood, will everything they've worked for fall apart?

Stockholms förflutna består till stor del av en rad mörka och skrämmande incidenter som utspelade sig mitt i centrums hjärta. Mördare, spioner, mordbrännare, tjuvar och smugglare fanns det gott om och människor från alla samhällsklasser hamnade på fel sida om lagen. I "Glömda mord och andra försvunna" brott har Petter Inedahl samlat en mängd oberättade historier från 1950- och 60-talet från Stockholms stadsarkiv, polisens arkiv och Riksarkivet.

When Mitchell Stonewarden lost his wife to cancer more than a decade ago, he vowed never to give his heart to anyone else. With all of his children now adults and a new generation of Stonewardens having already begun, he's finally started to wonder - does he really want to be alone for the rest of his life? The handover of the family business to his oldest son, Vic, has seemed to be free of difficulty or issues - but has it? Mitchell knows little of his oldest son's private life away from the family. He's surprised by what is brought to his attention that he had no idea about. While ...

Summer, 1918: Twenty-nine officers crawled into a 16-inch-high, 55-metre tunnel dug only with spoons. This was the culmination of nine months gruelling toil in oxygen-starved darkness. Of the 29 escapees, just 10 would make their way back to Britain. When captured Royal Flying Corps pilots Captain David Gray, Captain Caspar Kennard and 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Blain had arrived at Holzminden - or 'Hellminden' as its occupants called it - the Germans' highest-security prison complex had seemed impregnable.

A London gang of criminals perfect an audacious train robbery, netting two million pounds in used banknotes destined for incineration. Things go wrong in the execution of the robbery near Newcastle, and that sets off a train of events that no one can control. Following the money is no use—since nobody knows where the money is, apart from Geordie Jones.

A Gangsters Guide to John Dillinger takes you deep into the life of America's most infamous bank robber. From his troubled beginnings to his daring heists, electrifying escapes, and ultimate downfall, this book unravels the myths and realities of the man who became Public Enemy No. 1. Was he a cunning mastermind or just a reckless outlaw? Explore his legacy, his enemies, and the lawmen who pursued him in this fast-paced, no-nonsense look at one of history's most legendary criminals.

Mumbai has produced many dons - but perhaps none so colourful as Abu Salem. The flamboyant ex-aide of Dawood Ibrahim is best known for his involvement in the Mumbai blasts of 1993 and for the murder of music composer Gulshan Kumar. But he became equally famous for his relationship with actress Monica Bedi and his close connection to Bollywood, leading to a number of attempted murders of the film industry's biggest names.

Dani Poissant is the daughter and former accomplice of the world's most famous art thief. There was no job too big for Maria and her loyal crew. The secret to their success? A little thing called magic, kept rigorously secret from the non-magical world. They seemed unstoppable...until a teenage Dani turned her mother over to the FBI. Ten years later, with Maria still in prison, Dani finds herself approached for a job that only Maria and her crew could pull off...if any of them were still speaking to her. But it's the job of a lifetime and might just be the lure Dani needs.

Durante toda su vida su cara de niño siempre le ha abierto puertas y corazones. Aún cuando ya se ha convertido en un hombre la gente que no le conoce sigue pensando que no es más que un joven aniñado. Nada más lejos de la verdad. Parece como si la maldad de su corazón fuera inversamente proporcional a su apariencia angelical.

A Thrilling Journey into Malaga's Dark Past Where art, history, and dark secrets intertwine. Diego Doria is an art investigator whose life is anything but ordinary. With his deep expertise in occult mysteries, Diego is drawn into a dangerous web of history's untold secrets—rooted in the picturesque yet enigmatic city of Malaga. Beneath the sunlit plazas and serene coastlines lies a buried darkness that stretches back to the aftermath of World War II. When Diego embarks on his latest investigation, he uncovers a disturbing trail linked to the ratlines—the clandestine routes used by Nazis...