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Item Details
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MURDER INC.
THE STORY OF ORGANISED CRIME |
| By: |
Martin Short |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1904034659 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781904034650 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN BLAKE PUBLISHING LTD |
| Pub. date: |
14 July, 2003 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
An exploration of how the Mafia and other criminal organizations maintain their strength through public demand, as well as extortion and murder. The book is based on interviews with hundreds of people with first-hand knowledge, including mob masters, informers and key police and FBI officers. |
| Synopsis: |
'He takes a .45 out, he puts it to my head and says, "Don't you call me a cheat or I'll blow your brains out." At that time I got a little diarrhoea and ...we left.' Joey Cantalupo, Mafia Member In this extraordinary book, Martin Short, leading crime investigator, reveals the shocking truth of how the Mafia and other criminal organisations maintain their strength through public demand, as well as extortion and murder. MurderInc traces the roots of modern organised crime. Martin Short has met hundreds of people with first-hand knowledge and has interviewed some of the most powerful mob masters and informers in the business as well as speaking with key police and FBI officers. Thrilling and sometimes terrifying in its conclusions, MurderInc will rock you to the core. |
| Illustrations: |
8pp monographs |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Blake Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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