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81) Suspect
Author
Series
Kindle County novels volume 12
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"For as long as Lucia Gomez has been the police chief in the city of Highland Isle, near Kindle County, she has known that any woman in law enforcement must walk a precarious line between authority and camaraderie to gain respect. She has maintained a spotless reputation--until now. Three male police officers have accused her of soliciting sex in exchange for promotions to higher ranks. With few people left who she can trust, Chief Gomez turns to...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 446 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The investigative journalist draws on insider interviews to expose the role of international corruption and organized crime on the political arenas of today's world.
83) Triad trilogy
Publisher
Palisades Tartan
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (275 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Election: Every two years, the senior members of the Triads elect a new chairman, and nothing will stop rival leaders from using any means necessary to gain power.
Triad election: When a Triad lieutenant wants to build a legitimate business empire and go clean, the Chinese government refuses to give him access to the business market unless he becomes the new Triad chairman and brokers a standstill to the violence.
Triad underworld: On the eve of...
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Reign Grazi is no stranger to dangerous men. Her whole life, they've been there: grandfathers, uncles, cousins. She knows the difference between the people who make the rules and those who break them. But she has no idea why someone might want her dead. Nick Fattelli is handsome, sophisticated, and an assassin. He doesn't know who hired him to take out Reign, but once they meet and sparks fly, he vows to protect her. Unless he's the real target ..."...
Author
Series
Blood on snow volume 1
Language
English
Description
Oslo, 1970s. Olav, an extremely talented "fixer" whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder, works for Oslo's crime kingpin, "fixing" anyone who causes him trouble. But it's becoming clear to Olav that the more you know about your boss's business, the more your boss might want you fixed yourself, especially if you've fallen in love with his wife.
87) Pronto
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The feds want Miami bookmaker Harry Arno to squeal on his wiseguy boss. So they're putting word out on the street that Arno's skimming profits from 'Jimmy Cap' Capotorto--which he is, but everybody does it. Harry was planning to retire to Italy someday anyway, so he figures now's a good time to get lost. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens knows Harry's tricky--the bookie ditched him once in an airport while in the marshal's custody--but not careful. So Raylan's...
88) Overrun
Publisher
Uncork'd Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Marcus Lombardi jumps into a life of crime when his sister is revealed as an informant on underworld kingpin Ray Barren. Marcus agrees to do an impossible job for Ray to clear his and his sister's names. Marcus is put on a collision course with Russian mobsters, dirty cops, and plenty of assassins that want to make his job even harder than it already is.
89) Lawless
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of the infamous Bondurant brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic outlaw tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family in his novel The Wettest County in the World, the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave.
90) Prizzi's money
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[1994]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
91) Batman begins
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes. This trauma led him to become obsessed with revenge. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with a ninja cult leader, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City. The City is now overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armoured suit...
92) Burn
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"At last, Detective Michael Bennett and his family are coming home to New York City. Thanks to Bennett, the ruthless crime lord whose vengeful mission forced the Bennett family into hiding has been brought down for good. Back in the city that never sleeps, Bennett takes over a chaotic Outreach Squad in Harlem, where he receives an unusual call: a man claims to have seen a group of well-dressed men holding a bizarre party in a condemned building. With...
93) Shadow reaper
Author
Series
Shadow riders novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
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 a mysterious woman whose shadow connects with his....
94) The collaborator
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A tale inspired by the Sicilian Mafia follows the efforts of a senior investigator who teams up with an Italian student in London who would protect her brother and risk lives by revealing insider secrets about her crime family.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Lydia Quixano Pérez vive en Acapulco, México, donde lleva su librería. Tiene un hijo, Luca, el amor de su vida, y un maravilloso esposo que es periodista. Y aunque la vida en Acapulco comienza a agrietarse debido a los cárteles de la droga, su vida es confortable. Un día llega un hombre a la librería y compra cuatro libros, entre los que se encuentran dos de las obras favoritas de Lydia, que piensa que nunca va a vender. Javier es erudito,...
99) Playing God
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ex-surgeon Eugene Sands is lured into a dark underworld by the hip but lethal mobster Raymond Blossom. Sands gets caught in a web of murder and mayhem as he grows far too close to Blossom's dangerously seductive mistress.
100) Naked greed
Author
Series
Stone Barrington novels volume 34
Language
English
Description
Rescuing a prominent brewery owner from an attack by two rogue policemen, Stone Barrington is catapulted into the turbulent, high-stakes world of beer-making and distribution. In the ruthless corporate world, no good deed goes unpunished, and Stone soon finds himself the target of a ragtag group of criminal toughs who don't appreciate his interference in their dealings. From the isolated landscape of Maine to the white sand beaches of Key West, the...
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