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  Struberville - The Consequences...

  Monte Dwyer

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  On a remote cattle station in Far North Queensland, four gold prospectors push their luck and pay the price. 
  Venturing too close to the homestead they attract the attention of the landholders, who arrive armed and dangerous. Only three of the prospectors make it out alive. 
  This is the story of Bruce Schuler’s murder at Palmerville Station on the 9th of July, 2012. His murderers, Stephen Struber and his wife Dianne Wilson, had for decades been a law unto themselves, terrorising all who dared cross ‘their’ land. Or as Struber saw it, playing ‘Cowboys and Indians’ and chasing them off the property. Using real bullets. 
  Struberville is also a look at the darker side of isolation, and what happens to the civilising influence of society when nobody’s watching out there.

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  Moguls - The Lives and Times of...

  Michael Benson, Craig Singer

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  Groundbreaking pioneers of the Hollywood Dream Factory, Joseph and Nicholas Schenck may not have been household names like the Warner brothers or Louis B. Mayer, but they were infinitely more powerful, influential—and ruthless. A pair of Russian immigrants with giant ambitions, the Schencks turned their small nickelodeon business in New York's Bowery into a partnership with Loew's movie theaters and a controlling interest in three major studios: MGM, 20th Century Fox, and United Artists. They painted the silver screen silver, laid the foundations for the all-powerful studio system, and ruled a global movie empire from their Gatsby-sized mansions on the East and West coasts. The Schencks had become moguls. 
   
   
   
  Their story is the stuff of legends—and their scandals are among the greatest stories Hollywood never told. This riveting, behind-the-scenes account reveals many surprising truths. 
   
   
   
  From the earliest days of silent films and the swinging era of the Roaring Twenties, through the Golden Age of the studio system and the patriotic call of WWII, to the Red Scare paranoia of the McCarthy years, the history of the Schenck brothers is the story of Hollywood itself—and the enduring power of the American Dream. Moguls is a must-listen for film fans, history buffs, and anyone who loves the movies.

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  Daddy's Curse - A Sex...

  Luke. G. Dahl

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  - Reader's Favorite 5-Stars Award   A Harrowing True Story of an Eight-Year-Old Girl Human Sex Trafficking and Organized Crime SurvivorHave you ever experienced total despair? Yuna was just an eight-year-old girl when she experienced total devastation. Growing up in the Mongolian countryside, she wasn't ready to face the darker side of the world. And yet she had to.After she was kidnapped by an organized crime gang, Yuna had to overcome her fears at an early age and start taking care of herself. She tried to escape from slavery, but everybody that she encountered wanted to take advantage of her.Yuna and other girls just like her were constantly abused, beaten, raped and sold as sex slaves. Human trafficking is the worst kind of humiliation, especially for a young woman. She tried to escape and find freedom, but it wasn't easy.In this emotional and heart-shattering true story, author Luke G. Dahl will let you behind the curtains of sex trafficking gangs and into the soul of abused women, who try to glue the broken pieces of their soul together, to survive. By understanding what they have had to endure, you can find a new perspective and respect for life. Page Up and Order Now. 

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  Lucky Luciano - Biography of an...

  Kelly Mass

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  Charles "Lucky" Luciano, originally born Salvatore Lucania, was a notorious Italian-American gangster who played a pivotal role in shaping the structure of organized crime in the United States. His rise to infamy began with his involvement in the Five Points gang, a prominent criminal group in New York City in the early 20th century. As Luciano climbed the criminal hierarchy, he became instrumental in forming the National Crime Syndicate, a coalition of mafia organizations across the U.S. This syndicate revolutionized organized crime by establishing a more centralized, corporate-like structure, reducing conflicts, and expanding illegal activities through cooperation among rival gangs. 
  One of Luciano’s defining moments was his involvement in the Castellammarese War, a bloody power struggle among Italian-American mafiosi. After orchestrating the assassination of Salvatore Maranzano, the last self-declared "boss of bosses," Luciano abolished the position altogether and established The Commission in 1931. The Commission was a governing body designed to mediate disputes and oversee the activities of various crime families, solidifying Luciano’s position as the architect of modern organized crime. He also founded what is known today as the Genovese crime family, which remains one of the most powerful Mafia families in the U.S.

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  Big Brown's Chicken - The True...

  Roberts R. Kevin

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  For years, Brown’s Chicken was known as a familiar, dependable place across Illinois—a neighborhood restaurant where routines felt safe and predictable. That sense of normalcy was shattered one winter evening when a routine closing shift turned into one of the most disturbing murder cases in the state’s history.
   
  When employees failed to return home, concern quickly turned to alarm. Inside the restaurant, investigators discovered a scene that stunned law enforcement and sent shockwaves through the community. The perpetrators had vanished, leaving behind devastation, unanswered questions, and a case that would remain unresolved for years.
   
  Big Brown’s Chicken traces the full arc of the crime, from the ordinary circumstances that allowed it to go unnoticed to the long and difficult investigation that followed. As leads stalled and attention faded, the case entered years of silence, testing the patience of families and investigators alike. Nearly a decade later, advances in forensic science and renewed scrutiny brought new clarity—and new suspects—into focus.
   
  Drawing on verified records, investigative developments, and courtroom proceedings, this book goes beyond headlines to examine what happened and why the case was often misunderstood. It shows how the search for justice unfolded slowly and imperfectly, and how the legal system ultimately responded.
   
  Written with care, the book centers the victims, their families, and a community forced to confront the loss of safety it once took for granted. It explains complex investigative processes clearly, avoiding speculation while addressing the realities of time, memory, and delayed justice.
   
  This is more than a crime story—it is about how ordinary places can be changed forever, how cases go cold without being forgotten, and how persistence can eventually bring answers.

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  Inside the Mind of the Yorkshire...

  Chris Clark, Tim Hicks

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  The fullest possible account of the crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, including those he was not charged with and has never previously been connected to. 
  The police believed Sutcliffe was operating only in the Greater Manchester Police, South Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police force areas, using his car. In fact, Sutcliffe was operating nationally and internationally, using his employer’s lorry to commit attacks. Authors Chris Clark and Tim Hicks have meticulously researched Sutcliffe’s crimes and reveal many of his previously unknown victims for the first time. 
  The police failed to deliver justice for the victims’ families, and the media has failed to hold the police to account for this failure – both in the original investigation and in subsequent cold-case investigations. 
  The authors hope that by bringing more of the facts of the case into the public domain and by telling the victims’ stories, they can help to bring closure for friends and relatives of victims of the Yorkshire Ripper.

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