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Artemis : a novel / by Weir, Andy,author.;
Subjects: Science fiction.; Smuggling; Conspiracies;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Invisible chains : Canada's underground world of human trafficking / by Perrin, Benjamin.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Human smuggling; Human trafficking; Prostitution;
© c2010., Viking Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Soldiers and kings : survival and hope in the world of human smuggling / by De León, Jason,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An intimate and one-of-a-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist. Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet media and politicians have always characterized smugglers--or coyotes, or guides, as they are often known by the migrants who hire their services--using tired tropes and stereotypes, as boogie men and violent warlords. In an effort to better understand this essential yet extralegal billion dollar global industry, internationally recognized anthropologist and expert Jason De León embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico over the course of seven years. The result of this unprecedented access is SOLDIERS AND KINGS: the first ever in-depth, character-driven look at human smuggling. It is a heart-wrenching and intimate narrative that revolves around the life and death of one coyote, Chino, who falls in love and tries to leave smuggling behind. In a powerful, original voice, De León expertly chronicles the lives of low-level foot soldiers breaking into the smuggling game, and morally conflicted gang leaders who oversee rag-tag crews of guides and informants along the migrant trail. SOLDIERS AND KINGS is not only a ground-breaking up-close glimpse of a difficult-to-access world, it is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction"--
Subjects: Human smuggling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Inside the cartel : how an undercover FBI agent smuggled cocaine, laundered cash, and dismantled a Colombian narco-empire / by Suarez, Martin,author.; Frisch, Ian,1989-author.;
Martin Suarez, a legend within the FBI who specialized in Colombian drug cartels, holds the record for the longest time spent continuously undercover. As his alter ego Manny, Martin followed the unspoken rules of the cartels: He knew the right lingo to use, the right whiskey to drink, the right watch to wear, the wrong questions to ask. He smuggled over $1 billion worth of cocaine into the United States for the Medellín Cartel and, as his cover deepened, he graduated to become a high-level money launderer for the North Coast Cartel. He helped wash tens of millions of dollars worth of drug money, ensnaring himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse while simultaneously exposing the Black Market Peso Exchange, the most insidious money laundering apparatus in the world that involved billionaire bankers, blue-chip American corporations, and even the President of Colombia himself.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Suarez, Martin.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Cocaine industry; Cocaine industry; Drug control; Drug control; Drug enforcement agents; Drug traffic; Drug traffic; Undercover operations; Undercover operations;
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No ordinary bird : drug smuggling, a plane crash, and a daughter's quest for the truth / by Henderson, Artis,author.;
"An exhilarating memoir by a daughter uncovering the secret of her father's rags-to-riches story, from poor farm boy to international drug smuggler, and the many mysteries surrounding his sudden death by plane crash"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Chester, Tilton Lamar, Jr., 1937-1985.; Aircraft accidents; Drug dealers;
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Wrecker / by Hiaasen, Carl.;
When fifteen-year-old Valdez Jones VIII, a.k.a. Wrecker, unwittingly becomes entangled with a group of smugglers and grave robbers, he must deep dive into their shady dealings in order to escape their twisted net.
Subjects: Smuggling; Grave robbing; Boats and boating;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Frozen river [videorecording (DVD)] / by Hourihan, Chip.; Hunt, Courtney.; Leo, Melissa.; O'Keefe, Michael,1955-; Rae, Heather,1966-; Upham, Misty,1982-; Cohen Media Group (Firm); Frozen River Pictures (Firm); Harwood Hunt Productions (Firm); Off Hollywood Pictures (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Reed Morano ; editor, Kate Williams ; music, Peter Golub, Shahzad Ismaily.Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O'Keefe.Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Ray, a white woman and Lila, a Mohawk are both single mothers, both earning minimum wage and facing desperate circumstances, are drawn by the lure of fast money into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. New York State Trooper Finnerty ultimately brings the two to justice.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen.
Subjects: Feature films.; Mohawk women; Police, State; Single mothers; Smuggling; Smuggling; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2009., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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While the getting is good : a novel / by Riordan, Matt,author.;
"Eld should've known better. Hell, he did know better. But watching lesser men hit big paydays -- men who didn't fight in Europe -- grew unbearable. So, when the opportunity arises, he reaches for a little something extra for his family, and even more for himself. With Prohibition expiring in a matter of months, his turn from fisherman to rumrunner was supposed to be temporary. It seemed the perfect plan. Even Maggie, Eld's normally sensible wife, is on board. Things don't go to plan. Amid the region's players battle to capture the biggest piece of a shrinking pie, Eld's tiny family operation is caught in the crossfire. One bitterly cold night packing whiskey across Lake Huron costs Eld dearly, and his family even more. Hunted by gangsters and squeezed by the Depression, Eld, Maggie, and the children are scattered: Eld to Canada on a doomed quest, Maggie and her daughter forced into finding sanctuary in a faith more cult than religion. When they finally reunite, they may not even recognize each other as the same people who crossed their fingers and threw the dice for a shot at a better life."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Depressions; Families; Gangsters; Prohibition; Smuggling;
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The rule of law : a novel / by Lescroart, John T.,author.;
"Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his trusted secretary, Phyllis. Her out-of-character behavior and sudden disappearances concern Hardy, especially when he learns that her convict brother--a man who had served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder--has just been released. Things take a shocking turn with Phyllis is suddenly arrested at work for allegedly being an accessory to the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote who'd been smuggling women into this country from El Salvador and Mexico. That is, until recently, when he was shot to death--on the very same day that Phyllis first disappeared from work. The connection between Phyllis, her brother, and Hector's murder is not something Dismas can easily understand, but if his cherished colleague has any chance of going free, he needs to put all the pieces together--and fast"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Murder; Human smuggling; Lawyers; Secretaries; Ex-convicts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A spy like me / by Sherwood, Kim,1989-author.; Fleming, Ian,1908-1964,creator.;
"An elite team of MI6 agents trained by James Bond must go undercover to unravel a band of violent terrorists in the second thrilling adventure in the acclaimed Double O series by Kim Sherwood"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Bond, James (Fictitious character); Great Britain. MI6; Human trafficking; Secret service; Smuggling; Spies; Terrorists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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