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21) American dirt
Author
Language
English
Description
"También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time...
22) A good man
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet life as a handyman at an apartment complex. But when one of his tenants and her family fall under the thumb of a Russian gangster, Alexander is dragged into an all-out war between rival Chinese and Russian gangs; forcing him to not only defend the family, but bringing him face to face with and old foe.
Author
Publisher
Carroll & Graf
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st Caroll & Graf ed.
Physical Desc
464 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Citing the Hell's Angels' status as one of world's most sophisticated criminal organizations, a profile of its global subculture reveals discoveries made during a major undercover operation that investigated the group's alleged ties to terrorist and drug operations.
Author
Series
Terminal list volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the wilds of Siberia, a woman is on the run, pursued by a man harboring secrets--a man intent on killing her. A traitorous CIA officer has found refuge with the Russian mafia with designs on ensuring a certain former Navy SEAL sniper is put in the ground. Half a world away, James Reece is recovering from brain surgery in the Montana wilderness, slowly putting his life back together with the help of investigative journalist Katie Buranek and...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
vii, 166 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Drug transporters. Money launderers. Killers. Street drug vendors. Weapons traffickers. Kidnappers. Extortionists. Bonello reports from the trenches in this first-ever in-depth exploration of the hidden power women wield in Latin American drug cartels. She chronicles the complexity of their actions and their desires, the gray chasm between victims and victimizers. Bonello examines why women's experiences are under-reported, despite being fully capable...
26) The gambler
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest...
27) Omerta
Author
Series
Godfather series (Mario Puzo) volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York detective John Stefanovich, left in a wheelchair after a shootout with elite crime lord Alexander St. Germain, teams up with a beautiful journalist and a Harlem cop in an effort to bring down St. Germain and his international crime syndicate, the Midnight Club.
29) The outfit
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A tailor must fight off a gang of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
30) World gone by
Author
Series
Coughlin novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Working as a consigliere to the Bartolo crime family, traveling between Tampa and Cuba, former crime kingpin Joe Coughlin, who has everything -- money, power, anonymity and a beautiful mistress -- is forced to pay for his lifetime of sin when the dark truth of his past emerges.
32) Fire with fire
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
[Limited ed.].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son, firefighter Jeremy Coleman barely escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshalls.
Author
Series
Kinsey Millhone mysteries volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
California PI Kinsey Millhone investigates the death of Audrey Vance, a woman she helped arrest for shoplifting, and antagonizes just about everyone, including Audrey's fiancé, several loan sharks, a stone-cold killer, and a hapless burglar who knows more than is healthy for him.
Author
Series
Nick Mason novels volume 1
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nick Mason is out of prison. After five years inside, he has just been given the one thing a man facing 25-to-life never gets, a second chance. But it comes at a terrible price. Nick Mason is out of prison, but he's not free. Whenever his cell phone rings, day or night, he must answer it and follow whatever order he is given. It's the deal he made with Darius Cole, a criminal kingpin serving a double-life term who still runs an empire from his prison...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
From 1922 to 1931, Pete and Sam Carlino controlled the flow of Prohibition alcohol from southern Colorado to Denver before their empire suffered a gruesome, bloody demise. The brothers battled their own kin in the Danna family to secure southern Colorado's bootleg liquor territory. Dozens perished in their rise to power. Eventually, mafia boss Nicola Gentile intervened to settle a dispute involving the brothers' associates. Pete Carlino's grandson,...
36) The burning girl
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Some fires never go out... X marks the spot -- and when that spot is a corpse's naked back and the X is carved in blood, Detective Inspector Tom Thorne is in no doubt that the dead man is the latest victim of a particularly vicious contract killer. It's morbid and messy -- but it's a mystery with plenty of clues. This is turf warfare between North London gangs. Organized crime boss Billy Ryan is moving into someone else's territory, and that someone...
37) Leopard's blood
Author
Series
Leopard people volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Taking over a crime syndicate in Louisiana, leopard shifter Joshua Tregre, whose fighting skills are unrivaled, doesn't stand a chance when he meets his new neighbor, whose fierce determination and beauty lead him down the path of temptation. --Publisher.
38) The Mafia
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 10 hr., 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Collection of documentaries examining the history of organized crime in the twentieth century, from prohibition to World War II and the Cold War, to JFK's presidency and John Gotti.
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A cop has been put in charge of protecting a gangster's girlfriend as she is being transported from Chicago to L.A. by train to testify before a grand jury. He has his work cut out, though, as there are hitmen on the train that are after her.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer for the mob. When a high-stakes, mob-protected card game is heisted by some small-time crooks, Cogan is called in to track them down and restore order to the local criminal economy.
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