White Crime

It's the most shocking, unknown tale of our era: a defense contractor who bribed US Navy officers with cash, prostitutes, and luxury items in return for multimillion-dollar deals. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With exclusive access to Leonard Glenn Francis himself, Fat Leonard reveals the true story of the misogynistic men at the heart of the navy and the brave women who brought them down.

The white rabbit crashes storytime with Sila, Malcolm, and Seong-Jae—a little too literally, leaving our intrepid detectives battered but not broken. Yet what they find with the white rabbit's arrival could destroy even the strongest man: a diabolical game with over two dozen lives at stake, turning their final showdown into a macabre stage play with the white rabbit as its star. Injured, limping, Malcolm and Seong-Jae must not only survive, but protect others until help can arrive; until they can corner their targets, and finally end the horror of the white rabbit's reign.

When famed cardiac surgeon Dr. Samuel Kohn is arrested during his hospital rounds—accused of murdering a fellow surgeon during a routine operation—the news sends shockwaves through Miami’s elite medical and legal circles. The victim, Dr. Everett Sullivan, was brilliant, arrogant, and widely feared. He made enemies in every hallway. And now he’s dead.

Former Wall Street whiz and current convict Mickey Steinberg is nearing the end of his three-year sentence at Yankton - the cushy country club prison where he's enjoyed celebrity status - and he's ready to get out and get back on top. He doesn't have the resources he once did, but he's already hatched a new plan to sell a forgery of a stolen Van Gogh painting through the shady underground art market. He and his new partner, the smooth-talking Paul Reece, have a mark in mind: The sleazy con-man art dealer who swooped in on Mickey's beloved ex-wife after he was locked up. But with his old partner, Jack Grass, hell-bent on revenge and his pre-prison life closed to him, it won't be easy.

Nineteen-year-old Burmah Adams, a hairdresser and former Santa Ana High School student, spent her honeymoon on a crime spree. She and her husband of less than one week, White, an ex-con, robbed at least 20 people in and around downtown L.A. at gunpoint over an eight-week period. But the worst of their crimes was the shooting of a popular elementary school teacher, Cora Withington, and a former publisher, Crombie Allen, who was teaching her how to drive his new car.

Selling the Dream meets Empire of Pain in this shocking, never-told-before story of three women caught in a web of telemarketing scammers, shady doctors, and profit-hungry lawyers who turned fears surrounding a faulty medical device affecting millions of women into a goldmine.

It's just past six a.m., and the Rutledge family is gathering for breakfast, unaware of the two bombs that have been planted outside their home. They're about to start eating when a fireball bursts through the windows, and the house is blasted to dust, leaving only one survivor. In the last six weeks, the Rutledges are the seventh family to be attacked - and the onslaught is just beginning. A terrorist group is intent on bringing the citizens of Washington, D.C. to their knees.

Diamond Dust is the memoir of how a young person’s talent ran away with itself, careening off into one unexpected adventure after another. With humor and introspection, it is a story of hubris and redemption, of talent and conscience, of art and absolution—and how life can lead us to second chances—at finding our better selves.

Of course, Harvard is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. Its imposing faculty has won far more Nobel Prizes than any other university, now approaching 170. However, a small minority of the people associated with Harvard have taken a wrong turn in life. A few of them have become felons, major pranksters, research fabricators, or powerful advocates of obnoxious ideas. This groundbreaking book takes a look at them. Many of the people described in it are like their more upright counterparts; they truly excel in their endeavors.

In March 1944, as the Nazis occupied Paris, the French Police and Fire Brigade were called to investigate a vile-smelling black smoke that had been pouring from the chimney of 21 Rue Le Sueur for days. The thick black smoke was rising from a series of wood-burning stoves throughout the property that were stocked with human remains. The homeowner was Dr. Marcel Petiot, an admired and charismatic physician. When questioned, Dr. Petiot claimed that he was a part of the Resistance and the bodies they discovered belonged to Nazi collaborators that he killed for the cause.

Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet little-known aspects of the Civil War: The stories of four courageous women - a socialite, a farmgirl, an abolitionist, and a widow - who were spies. After shooting a Union soldier in her front hall with a pocket pistol, Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army, using her charms to seduce men on both sides. Emma Edmonds cut off her hair and assumed the identity of a man to enlist as a Union private, witnessing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.

In 1974, the US East Coast was whipped up into a frenzy of fear. Locking their windows and doors, everyone was terrified of becoming the next victim of the strikingly handsome but deadly “Casanova Killer”. And he was on the move.

C'est simple, l'histoire que vous allez entendre est hors du commun : on y parle d'argent, de cupidité et de trahison. C'est l'histoire d'une ascension et d'une chute où se mêlent jalousie, vengeances et menaces. L'histoire d'une femme, Ruja Ignatova, qui est parvenue à tromper le monde entier avant de se volatiliser…

A corrupt practice known as dual trading allowed powerful brokers to exploit investors, rig trades, and cover their losses at the expense of everyday traders. Despite industry pushback and two failed reform votes, these renegade traders, led by Michael Russo and Owen McAuliffe, refused to back down. Their relentless fight for market transparency and fair trading practices ultimately led to landmark financial reforms and shielded the CME from federal indictments during an FBI investigation into market manipulation.

This book provides a detailed, step-by-step account of how fraud can be committed in the construction industry, narrated through the experiences of Robert, a former project manager who orchestrated a sophisticated scheme to siphon funds using a fake vendor. Combining his personal story with actionable insights, Robert reveals the vulnerabilities that allow fraud to thrive, the devastating consequences of unethical behavior, and the strategies businesses can adopt to protect themselves.

Washing Millions is a raw and unfiltered look into the shadowy world of money laundering, told by Morgan, a former real estate investor turned money launderer. Written from his jail cell after his empire unraveled, this book serves as both a step-by-step guide to the inner workings of laundering and a cautionary tale about how it can all go wrong.

A partir de la nacionalización de la industria petrolera, por ochenta años Pemex fue el principal sostén de la economía mexicana, una maquinaria generadora de billones y billones de dólares por la producción y venta del oro negro y sus derivados, sólo que, a pesar de ser un bien público, sus ganancias y beneficios se repartieron entre pocas manos.

Ralph Honeycutt wanted nothing to do with hauling illegal moonshine for the local bootlegging syndicate—but he soon learns things ain’t that easy in Prohibition country.

I mångas ögon framstår Sverige som ett oskuldens och rättsstatens högborg. Men stämmer det verkligen? Historikern Kenth Olsson slår hål på den myten när han behandlar 30 av Sveriges mest omtalade affärer och politiska skandaler som tog plats under efterkrigstiden. Olsson lyfter fram före detta hemligstämplade dokument, korruption, spioneri och maktblinda personer som fritt härjat i ett krigshärjat Europa och skandaldrabbat Sverige.

This gang of serial killers did unthinkable crimes. It's hard to believe that their story is not a work of fiction. But it's not! Most serial killers work alone. Killing is usually a private crime, something that mass murderers are keen to keep hidden. But this is not always the case. During the 1990s, a small town in Australia witnessed first-hand how devastating, horrendous, and effective a gang of serial killers could be.