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Code name Blue Wren : the true story of America's most dangerous female spy-and the sister she betrayed / by Popkin, Jim,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Like spies Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen before her, Ana Montes blindsided her colleagues with brazen acts of treason. For nearly 17 years, Montes succeeded in two high-stress jobs. By day, she was one of the government's top Cuba experts, a buttoned-down GS-14 with shockingly easy access to classified documents. By night, she was on the clock for Fidel Castro, listening to coded messages over shortwave radio, passing US secrets to handlers in local restaurants, and slipping into Havana wearing a wig. In Code Name Blue Wren, investigative journalist Jim Popkin weaves the tale of two sisters who chose two very different paths, plus the unsung heroes who had to fight to bring Ana to justice"--
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Montes, Ana Belen.; United States. Defense Intelligence Agency; United States. Defense Intelligence Agency.; Espionage, Cuban; Espionage, Cuban; Moles (Spies); Spies;
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Framed Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions [electronic resource] : by Grisham, John.aut; McCloskey, Jim.aut; Beck, Michael.nrt; Grisham, John.nrt; McCloskey, Jim.nrt; cloudLibrary;
In John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, “the master of the legal thriller” (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, “the godfather of the innocence movement” (Texas Monthly), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it’s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty, there is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems lost and the deck is stacked against you. * This audiobook edition is accompanied by a downloadable PDF which includes A Note on Sources and Acknowledgments from the book.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Murder; Penology;
© 2024., Penguin Random House,
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The Idaho four : an American tragedy / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Ward, Vicky,author.;
"The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions. Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and ... journalist Vicky Ward finally have some answers. We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings. We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong. We've learned so much about the four heartbroken families -- the Mogens, Goncalveses, Kernodles, and Chapins. And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger -- brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel -- now indicted and facing trial. Now you are the jury. The evidence is in"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Chapin, Ethan, 2002-2022.; Goncalves, Kaylee, 2001-2022.; Kernodle, Xana, 2002-2022.; Kohberger, Bryan, 1994-; Mogen, Madison, 2001-2022.; University of Idaho; College students; Criminal investigation; Mass murder investigation; Mass murder;
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Filthy rich [sound recording] : a powerful billionaire, the sex scandal that undid him, and all the justice that money can buy : the shocking true story of Jeffrey Epstein / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Culp, Jason,narrator.; Connolly, John,author.; Malloy, Tim,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Jason Culp.Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers--and for people--Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. And that unceasing desire--especially a taste for young girls--resulted in his stunning fall from grace. From Epstein himself, to the girls he employed as masseuses at his home, to the cops investigating the appalling charges against him, FILTHY RICH examines all sides of a case that scandalized one of America's richest communities. An explosive true story, FILTHY RICH is a riveting account of wealth, power and the influence they bring to bear on the American justice system.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; True crime stories.; Epstein, Jeffrey.; Sex offenders; Capitalists and financiers;
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Envoy Connect player [equipment] : True crime. by Please return all components in the container.;
Includes: "A Gentleman and a Thief: The daring jewel heists of a jazz age rogue" by Dean Jobb, "'Until You Are Dead': The wrongful conviction of Steven Truscott" by Julian Sher, "Goodbye, My Little Ones: The true story of a murderous mother and five innocent victims" by Charles Hickey.
Subjects: Dyslexia-friendly.; True crime.; Equipment.; Preloaded audiobook.; Assistive devices.; Print disabilities.;
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Kidnapping Mr. Heineken [videorecording] / by Alfredson, Daniel,1959-film director.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.; Worthington, Sam,1976-actor.; Sturgess, Jim,actor.; Kwanten, Ryan,1976-actor.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Music by Lucas Vidal ; editor, Hakan Karlsson ; director of photography, Fredrik Bäckar.Anthony Hopkins, Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten.In 1983, a group of childhood friends pulled off the crime of the century: kidnapping one of the richest men in the world, the heir of the Heineken beer empire. The shocking capture, by gunpoint in broad daylight on the streets of Amsterdam, resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for a kidnapped individual. It was truly the perfect crime, until they got away with it. Based on a true story.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD; region 1; 16x9 widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Heineken, Alfred Henry, 1923-2002; Businessmen; Kidnapping; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Action and adventure films.; Feature films.;
For private home use only.
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Rogues : true stories of grifters, killers, rebels, and crooks / by Keefe, Patrick Radden,1976-author.;
"Patrick Radden Keefe has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award to the Orwell Prize to the National Book Critics Circle Award forhis meticulously-reported, hypnotically-engaging work on the many ways people behave badly. ROGUES brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from The New Yorker. As Keefe says in his preface "They reflect on some of my abiding preoccupations: crime and corruption, secrets and lies, the permeable membrane separating licit and illicit worlds, the bonds of family, the power of denial." Keefe brilliantly explores the intricacies of forging $150,000 vintage wines, examines whether a whistleblower who dared to expose money laundering at a Swiss bank is a hero or a fabulist, spends time in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain, chronicles the quest to bring down a cheerful international black market arms merchant, and profiles a passionate death penalty attorney who represents the "worst of the worst," among other bravura works of literary journalism. The appearance of his byline in The New Yorker is always an event, and collected here for the first time readers can see his work forms an always enthralling but deeply human portrait of criminals and rascals, as well as those who stand up against them"--
Subjects: Crime.; Investigative reporting; Reportage literature, American.; Swindlers and swindling.;
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The right time : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
"Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow took solace in the mystery stories she read with her devoted father--and soon she was writing them herself, slowly graduating to dark, violent, complex crime stories that reflected skill and imagination far beyond her years. After her father's early death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of the one she lost, and the time and encouragement to pursue her gift. As she climbs the ladder of publishing success, however, she does so with her father's admonition firmly in mind: men read crime stories by men, only--and so Alexandra Winslow publishes under the pseudonyn Alexander Green, her true identity known only to a few close associates. Moving from Alex's childhood to her forties, through loss and triumph, the inner workings of the publishing world and Hollywood adaptations--with the truth behind the celebrated Alexander Green concealed at all costs"--
Subjects: Women authors; Anonyms and pseudonyms; Secrets; Interpersonal relations;
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Triple Cross / by Patterson, James,1947-author.;
Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who targets entire families-and who will next be coming for the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence. Cross and Sampson aren't the only ones investigating. Also in on this most intriguing case is the world's bestselling true-crime author, who sees patterns everyone else misses. The writer, Thomas Tull, calls the Family Man murders the perfect crime story. He believes the killer may never be caught. Cross knows there is no perfect crime. And he's going to hunt down the Family Man no matter what it takes. Until the Family Man decides to flip the narrative and bring down Cross and his family.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); African American detectives; Authors; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
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Triple Cross [text (large print)] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.;
Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who targets entire families-and who will next be coming for the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence. Cross and Sampson aren't the only ones investigating. Also in on this most intriguing case is the world's bestselling true-crime author, who sees patterns everyone else misses. The writer, Thomas Tull, calls the Family Man murders the perfect crime story. He believes the killer may never be caught. Cross knows there is no perfect crime. And he's going to hunt down the Family Man no matter what it takes. Until the Family Man decides to flip the narrative and bring down Cross and his family.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Novels.; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); African American detectives; Authors; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
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