Wiley-VCH - Law & Crimonology

Drugs and the American Dream

Adler, Patricia A. / Adler, Peter / O'Brien, Patrick K. (eds.) — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:21 +0100

Drugs and the American Dream presents an up-to-date anthology of contemporary readings that explore the myriad sociological correlates of licit and illicit drug use in the U.S. Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, the book addresses topics such as the origins and evolution of drug use in the U.S., moral quandaries surrounding drug use and how race/ethnicity, social class, gender, and age affect drug use. This authoritative and thought-provoking anthology offers engaging, descriptive selections that can be analyzed and interpreted differently, depending on the perspective of the instructor and student. [456 Pages, Softcover]

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Constitutional Law For Dummies

Smith, Glenn W. / Fusco, Patricia — 29 Dec 2011 08:18:11 +0100

Discover the ins and outs of Constitutional law Are you a student looking for trusted, plain-English guidance on the ins and outs of Constitutional law? Look no further! Constitutional Law For Dummies provides a detailed study guide tracking to this commonly required law course. It breaks down complicated material and gives you a through outline of the parameters and applications of the U.S. Constitution in modern, easy-to-understand language. * Critical information on the Constitution's foundations, powers, and limitations * A modern analysis of the Constitution's amendments * Detailed information on the Supreme Court and federalism Explaining outdated governmental jargon in current, up-to-date terms, Constitutional Law For Dummies is just what you need for quick learning and complete understanding. Students studying government will also find this to be a useful supplement to a variety of courses. [384 Pages, Softcover]

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Gangland

Langton, Jerry — 21 Dec 2011 08:17:38 +0100

A frightening look at Mexico's new power elite--the Mexican drug cartels The members of Mexico's drug cartels are among the criminal underworld's most ambitious and ruthless entrepreneurs. Supplanting the once dominant Colombian cartels, the Mexican drug cartels are now the major distributor of heroin and cocaine to the U.S. and Canada. Not only have their drugs crossed north of the border, so have the cartels (in 2009, 230 active Mexican drug cartels have been reported in U.S. cities). In Gangland, bestselling author Jerry Langton details their frightening stranglehold on the economy and daily life of Mexico today--and what it portends for the future of Mexico and its neighbours. Offering a firsthand look from members of law enforcement, politicians, journalists, and people involved in the drug trade in Mexico and Canada, Gangland sheds a harsh light on the multibillion dollar industry that is the drug trade, the territorial wars, and the on-the-street reality for the United States, with the importation of narco-terrorists. With the unstinting realism and keen analysis that have made him an internationally respected journalist, Langton offers the bleak prospects of what a collapsed government in Mexico might lead to--a new Mexican warlord state not unlike Somalia. * Details the emergence of the Mexican drug cartels--the transformation of middlemen who ferried drugs from Bolivia and Colombia to the U.S. and Canada into self-styled entrepreneurs * Describes how the growth of the cartels led to violent territorial wars--with Felipe Calderon declaring war on the cartels in 2006 * Offers a frightening look at how much the incursion of the drug cartels has affected American life and business--Wachovia and Bank of America have been found guilty of laundering cartel profits An unflinching examination of the world's most lucrative--and deadliest--drug cartel, Gangland lets readers explore, with brutal clarity, the newest front on America's latest war. [288 Pages, Softcover]

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The Weasel

Humphreys, Adrian — 21 Dec 2011 08:17:32 +0100

In the world of organized crime the bosses grab the headlines, as the names Capone, Gotti, Bonnano, Cotroni and Rizzuto attest. But a crime family has many working parts and the young mobster known as The Weasel was the epitome of a crucial, invisible cog-the soldier, the muscle, the driver, the gopher. By a quirk of fate, Marvin Elkind-later The Weasel-was placed in the foster home of a tough gangster family, immersing him from the age of nine in a daring world of con men, cheats, bootleggers, loan sharks, bank robbers, leg breakers and Mafia bosses. During a Golden Age of underworld life in New York, Detroit and across Canada, The Weasel found himself working with a surprising cast of colourful characters. He befriended powerful gangsters by smuggling bottles of Scotch to their tables as a waiter at New York's famed Copacabana; he was pushed to be Jimmy Hoffa's chauffeur. But his disenchantment with the broken promises of mob life brought him into another fraternity, one offering the same adrenaline rush, danger and dark comedy he craved. After a startling confrontation, he was embraced by law enforcement, and a cop with a reputation for results. Now a career informant, The Weasel learned he was a far better fink than he ever was a crook. With his impeccable gangland pedigree, enormous girth, cold stare and sausage-like fingers adorned with chunky rings, no one questioned The Weasel's loyalty. The backroom doors were flung open and The Weasel slipped in, bringing undercover cops with him. For case after case over two decades, he worked for the FBI, U.S. Customs, Scotland Yard, RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police and other law enforcement agencies on three continents, trapping and betraying mobsters, mercenaries, spies, drug traffickers, pornographers, union fat cats and corrupt politicians. With unflinching honesty, The Weasel and many of the undercover officers he worked with revealed their successes and failures to award-winning crime reporter and best-selling author Adrian Humphreys. The Weasel is the riveting chronicle of a unique and engaging figure who lived a most dangerous and rare experience. It is a story that was never supposed to be told. [272 Pages, Hardcover]

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Contract Law For Dummies

Burnham, Scott J. — 19 Dec 2011 08:18:39 +0100

Take the mumbo jumbo out of contract law and ace your contracts course Contract law deals with the promises and agreements that law will enforce. Understanding contract law is vital for all aspiring lawyers and paralegals, and contracts courses are foundational courses within all law schools. Contract Law For Dummies tracks to a typical contracts course and assists you in understanding the foundational legal rules controlling voluntary agreements people enter into while conducting their personal and business affairs. Suitable as a supplement to introductory and advanced courses in contract law, Contract Law For Dummies gives you plain-English explanations of confusing terminology and aids in the reading and analysis of cases and statutes. Contract Law For Dummies gives you coverage of everything you need to know to score your highest in a typical contracts course. You'll get coverage of contract formation; contract defenses; contract theory and legality; agreement, consideration, restitution, and promissory estoppel; fraud and remedies; performance and breach; electronic contracts and signatures; and much more. * Tracks to a typical contracts course * Plain-English explanations demystify intimidating information * Clear, practical information helps you interpret and understand cases and statutes If you're enrolled in a contracts course or work in a profession that requires you to be up-to-speed on the subject, Contract Law For Dummies has you covered. [384 Pages, Softcover]

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Environmental Policy and Public Health

Rom, William N. — 21 Nov 2011 08:17:29 +0100

This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollution on the environment and health and explains the legal basis for environmental action. The book explains science-based environmental regulation versus cost-benefit scenarios and advocacy by regulated industry and public health organizations. This resource is designed for graduate students in public health and environmental studies. [448 Pages, Softcover]

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Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions

Estopinal, Stephen V. / Lathrop, Wendy — 26 Oct 2011 08:17:40 +0200

The only modern guide to interpreting and writing real property descriptions for surveyors Technical land information is no longer the exclusive domain of professional surveyors. The Internet now houses a multitude of resources that nontechnical professionals--such as attorneys and realtors--access and implement on a daily basis. However, these professionals are trained in aspects of law and commerce that do not provide the proper education and experience to interpret and evaluate their land boundary information discoveries correctly. As a result, their analysis is often erroneous and the data misapplied--ultimately leading to confusion and costly litigation. Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions attempts to bridge the ever-widening gap between the users of land boundary information and the land surveyors who produce it. An expert team of authors integrates the historic and legal background of real property interests with fundamental concepts of the surveying profession in a manner accessible for average readers. These provide the basics for both properly comprehending older descriptions and competently constructing complete and modern real property descriptions that foster better communication. Highlights in this book include: * An in-depth exploration of historic descriptions and how to read them * Coverage of the widely accepted ALTA/ACSM Land Boundary Survey standards and associated property descriptions * A diverse collection of examples and practice scenarios * An overview of the latest issues related to the use of GPS and GIS Written in easy-to-understand language, this practical resource assists nontechnical professionals in understanding exactly what a surveyor does and does not do, and serves as a valuable tool for obtaining the most satisfactory, accurate, and complete real property descriptions. [288 Pages, Hardcover]

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BGB für Dummies

Niedostadek, André — 17 Oct 2011 08:17:20 +0200

Das BGB ist nicht das Lieblingsthema der meisten Studenten, aber mit diesem Buch können Sie sich dem Stoff behutsam nähern. So gerüstet, können Sie sich das BGB systematisch erarbeiten. [351 Pages, Softcover]

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Criminal Justice Essentials

Barton-Bellessa, Shannon — 3 Oct 2011 08:17:39 +0200

The Student Study Guide to accompany the ninth edition of Sue Titus Reid's Criminal Justice Essentials provides a comprehensive resource to aid and enhance student learning. Including chapter outlines, key concepts, and a variety of study questions and answers, the Student Study Guide offers the ideal complement to Criminal Justice Essentials, the most up-to-date and legally accurate textbook available for courses in criminal justice. [280 Pages, Softcover]

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Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property

Waller, Francis J. — 28 Sep 2011 08:17:28 +0200

Based on a short course the author gives for the American Chemical Society, the book provides the necessary insights, strategies, and examples on how to write a patent so it is not rejected by the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) or does not have invalid claims. With examples from issued patents, the book guides inventors through the writing process, helping them understand the basic steps for drafting and prosecuting a patent application. An essential resource for chemists, chemical engineers, scientists, researchers in industry, government and start-up companies, independent inventors, and patent attorneys. [256 Pages, Hardcover]

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Criminal Justice Essentials

Reid, Sue Titus — 22 Aug 2011 08:17:45 +0200

Revised and updated to reflect recent research and statutory changes, the Ninth Edition of Sue Titus Reid's Criminal Justice Essentials provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the U.S. criminal justice system. * Represents the most thorough, legally accurate, and best-researched overview of the U.S. criminal justice system available today * Anchored within the framework of the legal system and consistently includes legal decisions as a basis for much of its direction * Accurately interprets the legal decisions which are cited * Features references to current affairs * Available in full color, including over 100 color photographs [568 Pages, Softcover]

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Criminological Imagination

Young, Jock — 11 Jul 2011 08:17:57 +0200

For the last three decades Jock Young's work has had a profound impact on criminology. In this provocative new book, Young rejects much of what criminology has become, criticizing the rigid determinism and rampant positivism that dominate the discipline today. His erudite and entertaining examination of what's gone wrong with criminology draws on a range of research - from urban ethnography to sexology and criminal victimization studies - to illustrate its failings. Young makes a passionate case for a return to criminology's creative and critical potential, partly informed by the new developments in cultural criminology. A late-modern counterpart to C. Wright Mills' classic The Sociological Imagination, this inspirational piece of writing from one of the most brilliant voices in contemporary criminology will command widespread attention. The concluding part of the author's trilogy of influential texts including The Vertigo of Late Modernity and The Exclusive Society, it will be essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of criminology, and the social sciences more generally. [224 Pages, Softcover]

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Criminological Imagination

Young, Jock — 11 Jul 2011 08:17:56 +0200

Corporate Intellectual Property Management in the 21st Century

Bryer, Lanning G. / Lebson, Scott — 24 May 2011 08:17:30 +0200

A practical approach to the modern management of intellectual property The world has changed significantly in the past decade, resulting in new behavior and practice related to the ownership and management of intellectual property. This book helps executives, attorneys, accountants, managers, owners, and others understand the legal, technological, economic, and cultural changes that have affected IP ownership and management. It provides case studies, practical examples and advice from seasoned and enduring professionals who have adopted new and streamlined methods and practices whether as in-house or outside counsel, or service providers. * Provides a practical yet global approach to corporate IP management * Serves as a resource for in-house and outside counsel, executives, managers, accountants, consultants and others at mid-size and large corporations * Helps professionals navigate the numerous new challenges that have changed the ways in which intellectual property is obtained and managed * Details the latest trends in valuation, exploitation, and protection of intellectual property * Extensive coverage of the legal, financial, accounting and general business aspects of intellectual property * The combined expertise of lawyers, accountants, economists and other business professionals Timely and relevant in view of the global economic recession amidst rampant technological development, this book offers new solutions, practices, policies and strategies as a result of changes in economies and markets, laws, globalization, environment, and public perception. [322 Pages, Hardcover]

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Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect

House, Robert — 10 May 2011 08:18:40 +0200

An investigation into the man Scotland Yard thought (but couldn't prove) was Jack the Ripper Dozens of theories have attempted to resolve the mystery of the identity of Jack the Ripper, the world's most famous serial killer. Ripperologist Robert House contends that we may have known the answer all along. The head of Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department at the time of the murders thought Aaron Kozminski was guilty, but he lacked the legal proof to convict him. By exploring Kozminski's life, House builds a strong circumstantial case against him, showing not only that he had means, motive, and opportunity, but also that he fit the general profile of a serial killer as defined by the FBI today. * The first book to explore the life of Aaron Kozminski, one of Scotland Yard's top suspects in the quest to identify Jack the Ripper * Combines historical research and contemporary criminal profiling techniques to solve one of the most vexing criminal mysteries of all time * Draws on a decade of research by the author, including trips to Poland and England to uncover Kozminski's past and details of the case * Includes a Foreword by Roy Hazelwood, a former FBI profiler and pioneer of profiling sexual predators * Features dozens of photographs and illustrations Building a thorough and convincing case that completes the work begun by Scotland Yard more than a century ago, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to know who really committed Jack the Ripper's heinous and unforgettable crimes. [368 Pages, Softcover]

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The Challenge of Transnational Private Regulation

Scott, Colin / Cafaggi, Fabrizio / Senden, Linda (eds.) — 14 Apr 2011 08:18:34 +0200

This book presents the first extensive treatment of the constitutional dimensions of transnational private regulation, including its sources of power and modes of accountability. Contributions from international experts analyze the influence of globalization on national legal orders, examining different regimes in the light of both vertical (private global/public-local) and horizontal (public/private global) complementarity. The Challenge of Transnational Private Regulation offers illuminating insights into an emerging form of governance in the twenty-first century world. [192 Pages, Softcover]

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Mediation für Dummies

Weckert, Al / Oboth, Monika — 9 Mar 2011 08:17:06 +0100

Die Autoren informieren anhand vieler Fallbeispiele über die Einsatzmöglichkeiten, Inhalte und Methoden von Mediation als Mittel zur Konfliktklärung. Sie erfahren, wie eine Mediation verläuft und für welche Berufsgruppen sich eine Zusatzausbildung zum Mediator anbietet. [390 Pages, Softcover]

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Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists

Nicaso, Antonio / Lamothe, Lee — 8 Mar 2011 08:17:23 +0100

In this ground-breaking book, Antonio Nicaso, an internationally renowned expert on organized crime groups, and Lee Lamothe, a veteran investigative journalist specializing in criminal conspiracies, present solid evidence of how established organized crime groups -- such as the Mafia and the Triads -- have changed their tactics and allegiances to protect their interests against the rise of violent and power-hungry gangs from Albania, Mexico, and Russia. Angels, Mobsters, & Narco-Terrorists reveals how, due to their shared border, the USA and Canada have become prime targets for criminal groups that engage in money laundering and prostitution rings, and trafficking in human cargo, narcotics, and arms. On the international scene, state-sanctioned crime is thriving on heroin profits and cyber crime is emerging as a very lucrative and baffling activity to investigate and shut down. Dive inside the world of organized crime and discover how far it has penetrated our lives. [288 Pages, Softcover]

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Outlaw Biker

Langton, Jerry — 2 Mar 2011 08:18:59 +0100

Outlaw Biker is the sequel to the bestselling Biker by Jerry Langton. In Outlaw Biker, Langton explores the world of Russian and eastern European organized crime syndicates and how they have established an unshakeable grip on crime in North America through the use of overwhelming violence and fear tactics. Biker ended with protagonist Ned Aiken in a witness protection program, but tempted by the lure of easy money. In Outlaw Biker, he succumbs to it. First as a drug and weapon runner for the Russian Mafia, then as a respected and vital part of a Midwestern gang, Aiken again becomes deeply involved in organized crime. In it, he must avoid the dangers posed by law enforcement, the bikers he ratted on in the previous book as well as ambitious members of his own gang. Through his experiences, the reader is not only engrossed by the exciting storyline, but also informed of how these gangs work and the threat they represent. From its violent beginning to its shocking conclusion, Outlaw Biker is a thrilling and revealing look at a subject many are interested in, but few know much about. Langton is in contact with a number of members of law enforcement in North America and Eastern Europe who have dealt with these gangs. And he has even convinced three former members of Eastern European crime organizations - two Russian and one Ukrainian - to share their experiences with him. With the success of portrayals of Eastern European crime organizations in films like Eastern Promises, Ronin and The Dark Knight, television shows like The Sopranos, books such as McMafia and even video games like Grand Theft Auto, interest in these groups is spreading. [256 Pages, Softcover]

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Hell To Pay

Hall, Neal — 2 Mar 2011 08:18:57 +0100

Michael Plante, a low-level Hells Angels dog's body in Vancouver, is arrested for extortion in 2003. Coincidentally, police intercept a boat carrying cocaine from Colombia to Vancouver, a shipment arranged by the East End chapter of Vancouver's Hells Angels. The cops need to send someone inside to gather evidence that can be used to arrest and convict the gang. Plante does not want to go to jail. He cuts a deal, and so begins a descent into the nightmare of going undercover in the Hells Angels. The stakes are high. The East End chapter of the Hells Angels is one of the richest in the world. The cops need clear and substantial evidence that will hold up in court to convict four prominent members of the East End chapter-Ronaldo Lising, Randy Potts, John Virgil Punko, and Jean Joseph Violette-on weapons charges and extortion, and of committing crimes in association with, or for the benefit of, a criminal organization. Plante is guaranteed $500,000 for his role in Project E-Pandora, plus another $500,000 at the conclusion of the trials. When he signs the agreement, he says he was signing his death warrant. The police investigation takes two years at a cost of $10 million. In June 2005, the police begin rounding up bikers and their associates, raiding clubhouses in east Vancouver and Kelowna, carting away boxes of material, computers and even the Hells Angels' most prized possessions-leather vests emblazoned with the Hells Angels patches. Plante soon learns how slowly the justice system moves as it prepares to prosecute the Hells Angels members arrested. The high-profile and highly paid defence lawyers win applications to sever the indictment into a number of trials, meaning that Plante will face months on the witness stand under heavy grilling as the defence teams try to discredit him, accusing him of committing illegal activity such as drug dealing and transporting illegal weapons. Much is riding on the trials: Plante's life and livelihood; the test of the federal government's legislation on gangsterism that could dismantle the Hells Angels; and the freedom of the accused--all high-ranking and enormously wealthy Hells Angels. The judge's final ruling shocks the court.Hell to Pay is true crime reading at its best as it evokes the criminal underworld through the eyes of a biker who wanted his freedom but lives in constant fear of being found by those he put behind bars. [256 Pages, Hardcover]

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Showdown

Langton, Jerry — 2 Mar 2011 08:18:46 +0100

The inside story of the street war between Canada's most violent biker gangs-the Outlaws and the Hell's Angels Once bikers who road together, Mario Parente and Walter Stadnick, are now mortal enemies, chiefs, respectively, of the Outlaws and Hell's Angels, embroiled in a bloody turf war over control of the lucrative drug, prostitution, and vice markets in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe. Written with the cooperation of Mario Parente, Showdown describes the biker gang equivalent of the Godfather, the violent power shifts as Satan's Choice, a rival gang falls into disarray, and as Parente gears up to protect Southwest Ontario from Stadnick's vision of making the Hell's Angels the largest criminal biker gang in Canada. * A gang's-eye look at the 2006 Shedden Massacre, where eight men were slaughtered * An account that lets Mario Parente go on the record with his story of the biker wars With frightening and compelling detail, Showdown lets readers experience firsthand the personalities and day-to-day workings behind the brutal and deadly rivalries that mark one piece of Canada's criminal underworld. [272 Pages, Softcover]

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Montreal's Irish Mafia

O'Connor, D'Arcy / O'Connor, Miranda — 2 Mar 2011 08:17:58 +0100

Their names resonate with organized crime in Montreal: the Matticks, MacAllisters, Johnstons and Griffins, and Peter Dunie Ryan. They are the Irish equivalent of the infamous Rizzuto and Cotroni families, and the Mom Bouchers and Walter Stadnicks of the Hells Angels. Award-winning producer, journalist and author D'Arcy O'Connor narrates the genesis and rise to power of one of Montreal's most powerful, violent and colorful criminal organizations. It is the West End Gang, whose members controlled the docks and fought the Hells Angels and Mafia for their share of the city's prostitution, gambling, loan sharking and drug dealing. At times, they did not disdain forging alliances with rival gangs when huge profits were at stake, or when a killing needed to be carried out. The West End Gang--the Irish Mafia of Montreal--is a legendary beast. They sprang out of the impoverished southwest of the city, some looking for ways to earn enough just to survive, some wanting more than a job in an abattoir or on a construction site. In that sense, they were no different from other immigrants from Italy and other European countries. A shortcut to wealth was their common goal. And Montreal, with its burgeoning post-WWII population, was ripe for the picking. The Irish Mob made headlines with a spectacular Brinks robbery in 1976, using the money to broker a major heroin and cocaine trafficking ring. It took over the Port of Montreal, controlling the flow of drugs into the city, drugs which the Mafia funnelled to New York. The West End Gang had connections to the cocaine cartel in Colombia; hashish brokers in Morocco and France; and marijuana growers in Mexico. The gang imported drugs on an enormous scale. One bust that took place off the coast of Angola in 2006 involved 22.5 tonnes of hashish, destined for Montreal. The West End Gang is a ripping tale that unveils yet another chapter in Montreal's colorful criminal underworld. [272 Pages, Softcover]

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Poison

Wells, Jon — 2 Mar 2011 08:17:42 +0100

Canada's award-winning crime writer takes on a transatlantic serial killer One of six book-length stories published in the Hamilton Spectator, Poison is a riveting piece of crime reporting that won a National Newspaper Award in 2004. Chronicling the life and crimes of serial murderer Sukhwinder Dhillon, who coolly dispatched two wives, two twin infants, and a friend just for insurance money, Poison details the trail that stretched from Canada to India, the work of the insurance claims investigator and the detectives who suspected wrong-doing, the forensics that sealed Dhillon's fate, and the legal twists and turns of the double murder trial that followed. [320 Pages, Softcover]

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Post-Mortem

Wells, Jon — 2 Mar 2011 08:17:40 +0100

A jogger is running near the perimeter of the African Lion Safari theme park in southern Ontario when he stumbles across a near- mummified skeleton in a field. The skeletal remains are studied at the Hamilton morgue by a forensic pathologist, a forensic anthropologist, and a forensic entomologist (known as the bug lady). The victim is female, non-Caucasian. But who is she? Enter Hamilton homicide investigator Paul Lahaie and his team. During the investigation, a forensic detective hits upon the secret to cracking the identity of the dead woman. The hardened skin on the fingertips is rehydrated, rolled for prints. And a match is found: Yvette Budram, a woman from Guyana who emigrated to Canada and married a man named Mohan Ramkissoon. Her prints happened to be in the CPIC system because she has a criminal record for uttering death threats against her husband. Detectives search Mohan and Yvette's Mississauga house. They find a hole cut in the bedroom mattress, and blood residue around it -- Yvette's blood. And her blood on the TV. And in the trunk of Mohan's car. They believe he drove her body to the country field outside Hamilton and dumped her. A manhunt ensues and Mohan is taken into custody, but he denies it all and points suspicion at a man he claims Yvette had an affair with, whose nickname is Happy. This CSI-style story is wrapped up in court with a surprising revelation from a jail cell. There was justice at last for Yvette Budram. [288 Pages, Softcover]

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The Sixth Family

Humphreys, Adrian / Lamothe, Lee — 2 Mar 2011 08:17:34 +0100

From The Sixth Family, according to witness testimony: BROOKLYN, MAY 5, 1981 We were in the closet. We all had our weapons loaded. We sat there and waited for the doorbell to ring, said Salvatore Vitale, a slender New York mobster known as Good-Looking Sal. We left the door open a smidge to look out. The ringing of the bell at the private social club's entrance signaled the arrival of the first of the invited guests. Vito Rizzuto crouched low, peeking out from his vantage point. Through the swelling crowd and loud chatter from tough men all accustomed to having their say, Vito kept his eyes on one man, Gerlando Sciascia, a fellow Sicilian who was a long-time Rizzuto family friend. Breathing deeply beneath his mask, Vito watched for the secret signal that would draw him from the closet, a signal that came when Sciascia slowly ran the fingers of his lean, right hand through the silver hair on the side of his head. That simple act of preening brought mayhem to the social club and radically changed the balance of power. Don't anybody move. This is a holdup, Vito said as he confronted the roomful of powerful mobsters, his words muffled by a woolen ski mask pulled down over his long, thin face. Despite those words, this was not about robbery. Nothing would be taken but three lives and the rights to an underworld throne. [432 Pages, Softcover]

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Rage

Langton, Jerry — 2 Mar 2011 08:17:32 +0100

In a quiet working-class neighborhood in east-end Toronto, on an early winter day in November 2003, Johnathon Madden returned home from school only to be bullied and threatened by is older brother, Kevin; Kevin's friend Tim Ferriman; and another teenager. the confrontation turned violent and fatal. Johnathon didn't have the strength or size to protect himself against the frenzied attack of his powerful 250-pound brother. Sibling violence may be as old as time, but this case is particularly disturbing and unsettling. Kevin Madden had problems. This was not news to his family, teachers, principal, social workers, and psychiatrists. but what drove him to commit murder - and why Johnathon? Why were his friends compelled to take part in the bloodletting? What events were going on behind the scenes that played a part in the tragedy? Jerry Langton, author of bestseller Fallen Angel, sets out to answer those questions and look for the clues that drove Kevin Madden over the edge. His investigation takes him onto the streets of Toronto, where he unearths a disturbing teen subculture, into cyberspace, and into the confidence of neighbors and students who knew the Madden Family. Langton reveals shocking testimony from the trials - one of which was declared a mistrial due to the perjury of a witness - and exposes the twisted lives of youth living in a parallel universe where death is met with complacency. [272 Pages, Softcover]

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Bad Seeds

Powell, Betsy — 28 Dec 2010 08:17:12 +0100

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Die Ndrangheta

Dietz, Gudrun — 25 Nov 2010 08:17:15 +0100

Die Ndrangheta ist die Mafia Kalabriens und lief in den letzten Jahren der Cosa Nostra den Rang ab. Wie schaffte das diese kriminelle Organisation? Wie groß ist ihre Macht in Deutschland? Mit diesen Fragen beschäftigt sich Gudrun Dietz und kommt zu erschreckenden Antworten. [300 Pages, Flexicover]

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Von der Idee zum Produkt für Dummies

Rapp, Alexander — 19 Nov 2010 08:17:11 +0100

Mit ein wenig Kretivität, Wissen und Forschungsdrang kann man schnell ein kleines Vermögen machen. Alexander Rapp erklärt Ihnen in diesem Buch, wie Sie systematisch arbeiten und Ihre Erfindung auch zu Geld machen. [350 Pages, Softcover]

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