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Danny Ryan, a young widower and mob underboss, has left the East Coast and settled in California with his young son in tow. The move has been good for Danny; in his new base of operations, his power, influence, and wealth have grown. Now he's heading up to Hollywood to rein in two of his crew, who are shaking down a film being made about their involvement in the New England crime war. At the film set, Danny finds himself in a replica of his old neighborhood,...
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Series
Publisher
[A.J. Rivers]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After facing many misfortunes throughout her life. FBI Agent Emma Griffin has opted to make work her main priority. And although much time has passed, there are still certain cases that continue to haunt her. Such as the case of Lakyn Monroe. Emma has grown semi-accustomed to some of the fanfare that occurs during an investigation. However, it is a new situation for her when she is asked to be a consultant on set for a TV series based on a case from...
83) Who they was
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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The unforgettable narrator goes by two names in his two worlds. At university, he's Gabriel, a seemingly ordinary, partying student learning about morality at a distance. But in his life outside the classroom, he's Snoopz, a hard living member of London's gangs, well-acquainted with drugs, guns, stabbings, and robbery. Navigating these sides of himself, dealing with loving parents at the same time as treacherous, endangering friends and the looming...
84) Papi: [a novel]
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Papi tells a story in the voice of an eight year old girl waiting in Santo Domingo for her father to return from New York to lavish her with gifts and the glory of his fame. Things don't go according to plan.
86) El fixer
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Many North American, German, English, and French journalists are interested in covering the ups and downs of organized crime in Mexico, but the first problem is how to establish contact with drug bosses, huachicoleros, kidnappers, with some leader or another of organized crime. There's no easy way to do this, so in Mexico, and all over the world, there are a select group of people who move on the razor's edge in criminal networks without being criminals...
87) Cruz
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Publisher
Soho Crime, Soho Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Tomas Cruz swore he would never be like his father, an abusive cocaine junky whose gangland exploits are notorious throughout the underbelly of northern Argentina. When Samuel Cruz is sentenced to thirteen years in prison, he leaves a laundry list of unfinished cartel business. Seba, Tomas's revered older brother, has no choice but to abandon his straight life and take over his father's underworld debt. But Tomas has been able to stay out of the...
89) Inside out
Publisher
WWE Studios
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
When his best friend Jack disappears after a contraband smuggling deal goes awry, ex-convict AJ is forced to protect Jack's family from the mobsters intent on recovering their goods.
90) Love and war
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Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The infamous Hoover gang - Baby Face, Blaze, Quick, and Shadow - have taken Chicago by storm. These four are not your average street thugs. Bank robbers by day and club owners by night, they have held on their place at the top by never trusting anyone enough to allow them in their circle. The moment they do, all hell breaks loose. Zayne "Blaze" Hoover has always lived by the code Never trust a female; hit and quit. Then he meets Drea and starts doing...
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Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When his lover is killed by their mob boss, a hardened criminal insider decides to pursue one last elaborate heist in an effort to rid himself of his underground lifestyle for good. Barrett Rye has always been told he can be only one thing in life: an enforcer. He's a seven-foot wall of muscle and the most effective collector in the largest criminal enterprise in the Midwest. After he realizes he wants more out of life than hurting people, he and...
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Series
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"It begins with two deaths: a money-man and a police informant. Deaths that offer a unique opportunity to a man like Calum MacLean. A hit man who has finally had enough of killing. Calum plans an unprecedented escape just as his employers need him the most. Glasgow's biggest criminal organizations are gearing up for a final, fatal confrontation. The panic over Calum's abrupt disappearance may finally give Detective Michael Fisher the chance he needs...
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
Description
"A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another job is another job, but what if this organization wants more? A meeting at a club. An offer. A target: Lewis Winter, a necessary sacrifice that will be only the first step in an all-out war between crime syndicates the likes...
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For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends,...
95) The revelators
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Series
Quinn Colson novels volume 10
Language
English
Description
Shot up and left for dead, Sheriff Quinn Colson has revenge on his mind. With the help of his new wife Maggie, rehabilitation, and sheer force of will, he's walking again, eager to resume his work as a southern lawman and track down those responsible for his attempted murder. But someone is standing in his way: an interim sheriff, appointed by the newly elected Governor Vardaman, the man who Quinn knows ordered his murder. Vardaman sits at the top...
97) 3 days to live
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English
Description
The people closest to you can be your most dangerous enemies in this heart-pounding collection of 3 brand-new thrillers from the master of suspense. 3 Days to Live: A CIA-agent bride is on her European honeymoon when she and her husband are poisoned -- leaving her seventy-two hours to take revenge (with Duane Swierczynski). Women and Children First: When a deal goes bad on a tech executive in Washington, DC, he turns an order to kill his family into...
Author
Series
Borgata trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A former mafia associate and heist expert who spent eight years in prison for not incriminating his fellow Gambino family members presents the history of the mafia's first 100 years, from Sicily in the 1860s to America in the 1960s.
99) Shadow reaper
Author
Series
Shadow riders novels volume 2
Language
English
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Billionaire playboy Ricco Ferraro knows no other life. Being a shadow rider is in his blood--but so is a haunting desperation stemming from the secrets of his dark past. His recklessness puts not only his life at risk, but also the future of his entire family. To save them all, he must find a woman who can meet his every desire with a heat all her own. Just when Ricco has given up hope, he meets her--a mysterious woman whose shadow connects with his....
100) Sirens: a novel
Author
Series
Aidan Waits thrillers volume 1
Publisher
Crown, an imprint of Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The breathtakingly propulsive and stunningly assured debut thriller, perfect for readers of Tana French, Don Winslow and Dennis Lehane A detective goes undercover in Manchester ... The mission is suicide. Infiltrating the inner circle of enigmatic criminal Zain Carver is dangerous enough. Pulling it off while also rescuing Isabelle Rossiter, a runaway politician's daughter, from Zain's influence? Impossible. That's why Aidan Waits is the perfect...
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