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"1925. London. When Alice Diamond, AKA "Diamond Annie," is elected the Queen of the Forty Elephants, she's determined to take the all-girl gang to new heights. She's ambitious, tough as nails, and a brilliant mastermind, with a plan to create a dynasty the likes of which no one has ever seen. Alice demands absolute loyalty from her "family"--it's how she's always kept the cops in line. Too bad she's now the target for one of Britain's first female...
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Get the Summary of Mike Rothmiller's Bombshell in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Mike Rothmiller's "Bombshell" delves into the secretive world of the Los Angeles Police Department's Organized Crime Intelligence Division (OCID), where he worked as an officer. The book uncovers a wealth of confidential files and dossiers on public figures, criminal activities, and political scandals, including the mysterious death...
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Get the Summary of Max Marshall's Among the Bros in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Among the Bros" by Max Marshall delves into the life of Mikey Schmidt, who, after a growth spurt, enters the College of Charleston aiming to join a fraternity. Known for his rebellious behavior, Mikey engages in underage drinking and drug dealing. Marshall investigates following a drug bust involving Mikey and other affluent young...
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"The way to reach God's will is to go through life's trials & struggles. It means that to achieve any sort of heavenly state we must be tested. We are guaranteed to fail some of those tests. That's ok as long as we learn from them and find the strength to continue traveling the road. We become stronger by overcoming our failures and ultimately find the strength to reach our destination.""Larry is a modern-day crusader, The Larry Ray Hardin that you...
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Genore Guillory was one of the nicest people anyone in the small town of Clinton, Louisiana, had ever known. Then she was found dead-shot, stabbed, and beaten. Investigators had few clues. A policeman was the primary suspect. But there were rumors...whispers of a burgeoning group of white supremacists who sold meth, fought pit bulls, and robbed graves. What unfolded over the course of the four-year investigation was a twisted and sordid tale of small-town...
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More than 100 people died of a companionable drink in several towns and cities in New England on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1919, nearly half of them in the city of Chicopee, Massachusetts. How this came to happen, and even how it came to be forgotten are both intriguing aspects to the tragedy.The story of the grisly incident of unknowingly ingesting poisonous wood alcohol and how it played out in one New England city might stand as a microcosm...
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Street gangs have taken over our communities to the point that many people believe that they must join the gang to be safe due to lack of knowledge. This book is to highlight some of the most dangerous street gangs and to give the reader information on the gangs code of conduct, history etc so that a sense of understanding can be made and that fear eradicated so that our communities may be safer.
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THE MEAN STREETS OF ST KILDA, VICTORIA. THE 1980S. VICE RULES.
Moving to Melbourne after a youth of small-time crime, James quickly finds himself heading up his own criminal operation: the Locust Gang. Scourge of the city, the gang executes a series of robberies that bring them notoriety - and unwelcome attention from the bent cops, callous drug dealers and violent pimps who control the city's vice.
But James soon finds a higher calling:...
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In 'Journey from Darkness to Light,' the author takes you on an incredible and harrowing journey through the darkest moments of their life. From the tragic loss of a beloved sister to academic exclusion, a tumultuous relationship, and a perilous job abroad turned human trafficking nightmare, this is a story of resilience, survival, and ultimate redemption. Forced to cross borders and become a cyber slave, the author's courage and determination shine...
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This revealing first-person narrative, by one of the founders of the Witness Protection Program and a personal protector to more than five hundred informants, offers an eye-opening, dead-on authentic perspective on the safeguard institution. How did law enforcement's frustration with the criminal underworld and a serpentine series of hit-or-miss rules and mistakes give rise to one of the most significant and endlessly fascinating government-run programs...
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"The book revolves around Crissy, the star of a beloved Princess Diana tribute show in Las Vegas, and her estranged sister Betsy, a therapist who works with children and adolescents in Vermont. Betsy's boyfriend Frankie works in a mysterious branch of cryptocurrency and, seemingly out of nowhere, proposes that they move to Las Vegas together. Betsy and Crissy must navigate how to go about their newfound physical proximity to one another and their...
12) Brooklyn
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"Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to get what she wants. The question isn't who murdered her; the question is who wouldn't? Brooklyn Melody James has finally gotten the punishment she deserves after leaving a web of lies, heartache, and betrayal behind her. As her life slips away, Brooklyn remembers the events that shaped her into the cold, calculating creature she became. Brooklyn learned...
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"Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman - a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love with. Life is good. But then Danny...
14) The rumor game
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"Reporter Anne Lemire writes the Rumor Clinic, a newspaper column that disproves the many harmful rumors floating around town, some of them spread by Axis actors and others just gossip mixed with fear and ignorance. She's getting tired of chasing rumors about Rosie Riveters' safety on the job, or whether the Nazis have poisoned lobsters off the coast of Maine. She wants to write about something bigger. Special Agent Devon Mulvey, one of the few Catholics...
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