Richard Hammer

The chilling true story of a beautiful violin prodigy, her devoted boyfriend, and the devastating family secrets that led to a brutal murder. Joyce Aparo seemed to be the perfect single mother. She doted on her sixteen-year-old daughter, Karin, encouraging her musical ability and lavishing affection on her. But behind closed doors, Joyce was a terror. For thirteen years, she beat Karin savagely, kept her away from other children, and demeaned her relentlessly. When Karin met the troubled yet brilliant Dennis Coleman, the two fell head-over-heels into lustful infatuation. But Joyce disapproved—so she had to die. On August 5, 1987, Joyce’s body was found under a bridge near the Connecticut–Massachusetts border. She had been strangled, and was covered in bruises, with paper stuffed in her mouth and pantyhose knotted around her throat. The police investigation soon dragged her horrific treatment of Karin into the open, and the teenage lovers became the prime suspects. Dennis eventually confessed to the murder, testifying that Karin begged him to kill her mother. But Karin had a very different story to tell, claiming to have no knowledge of Dennis’s plans. Was she manipulating the police the same way she manipulated her former boyfriend, or was she an innocent victim? Based on meticulous research, court transcripts, and interviews with the survivors, Beyond Obsession is the definitive account of an American tragedy and the basis for a popular TV movie starring Victoria Principal and Emily Warfield.

The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly

Beyond Obsession

Provides an account of the murder investigation that led to the discovery of a multimillion-dollar swindle that rocked New York's diamond district

The CBS Murders

Martin A. Gosch

The Mafia Story in His Own Words

The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano

The CBS murders

Charles D. Litton

Henry E. Perlee

John C. Edwards

Aldo L. Furno

Wallace W. Key

Meng-Cherng Sun

George J. Conroy

Fred N. Kissell

Earl L. Phillips

John C. Franklin

Robert F. Chaiken

Ann G. Kim

Thomas O. Meyer

James R. Aggson

M. E. Poad

Martin Hertzberg

David Schlain

John Durkin

Curtis H. Elder

Maurice Deul

Gerald R. Smith

John C. LaScola

Joseph E. Matta

Welby G. Courtney

Gordon H. Dechman

Joseph Cervik

Frank X. McCawley

David R. Forshey

M. C. Irani

Galen G. Waddell

Albert Lynn Johnson

Natesa I. Jayaraman

Albert Sainato

Dennis Grigal

Joseph M. Kutcha

Robert C. Bates

Development of a New Sensor for Combustion-generated Submicrometer Particulates

Principles of Ionization Smoke Detection

"A chilling account of love, abuse, and murder"--Jacket subtitle.

Winner of the Edgar Award: The riveting account of an audacious fraud scheme that stretched from a Mafia hangout on the Lower East Side to the Vatican. With a round, open face and a penchant for tall tales, Matteo de Lorenzo resembled everyone’s kindly uncle. But Uncle Marty, as he was known throughout the Genovese crime family, was one of the New York mob’s top earners throughout the 1960s and ’70s, the mastermind of a billion-dollar trade in stolen and counterfeit securities. In the spring of 1972, de Lorenzo and his shrewd and ruthless business partner, Vincent Rizzo, traveled to Europe to discuss a plan to launder millions of dollars worth of phony securities. Shockingly, the plot involved Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, the scandal-plagued president of the Vatican Bank. Unbeknownst to de Lorenzo and Rizzo, however, the NYPD was already on the case—thanks to the crusading work of Det. Joseph Coffey. Coffey, the legendary New York policeman who investigated the Lufthansa heist and took the Son of Sam’s confession, first learned of the scheme in a wiretap related to the attempted mob takeover of the Playboy Club in Manhattan. From those unlikely beginnings, Detective Coffey worked tirelessly to trace the fraudulent stocks and bonds around the world and deep into the corridors of power in Washington, DC, and Rome. Meticulously researched and relentlessly gripping, The Vatican Connection is a true story of corruption and deceit, packed with “all the ingredients of a thriller” (San Francisco Chronicle).

The True Story of a Billion-Dollar Conspiracy Between the Catholic Church and the Mafia

The Vatican Connection

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Petit immigré sicilien dans le New York des années 1900, Luciano fait les quatre cents coups avec d'autres gamins du Lover East Side : Meyer Lansky, qui restera son ami, Frank Costello ou Rugsy Siegel. Viendront ensuite Al Capone, Vito Genovese, Alberto Anastasia, Dutch Schultz ou Nucky Johnson. C'est le temps du trafic d'alcool, des braquages et des règlements de comptes. En 1920. Luciano rejoint la famille d'un des parrains de New York. Il veut bousculer les vieilles traditions de la mafia. Son projet de syndicat du crime et son sens aigu de la stratégie l'amènent à devenir après une guerre sanglante le chef des cinq familles de Cosa Nostra. Il est alors l'un des hommes les plus puissants d'Amérique, même lorsqu'il est incarcéré après avoir été lâché par Franklin Roosevelt qu'il a contribué pourtant à faire élire... Lorsque les Etats-Unis s'engagent dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Lucky Luciano profite de la situation. Il raconte dans son livre comment, en exerçant un incroyable chantage sur les autorités américaines, il obtiendra une libération anticipée. En 1946, à Cuba, alors aux mains de la mafia, Luciano organise la conférence de La Havane qui réaffirme son leadership sur le syndicat du crime. Considérant les énormes bénéfices potentiels d'un marché en pleine expansion, il va à la fin de sa vie tisser des liens avec les mafias italiennes, et organiser le trafic international de stupéfiants avec les trafiquants corses et la pègre marseillaise. Hollywood s'intéresse à sa légende : en 1961 le producteur Martin Gosch imagine avec Luciano un scénario basé sur la vie du parrain. Le film ne verra jamais le jour tant la mafia américaine craignait ses révélations. Alors, à la veille de sa mort, le parrain dicte cet incroyable testament à son ami Martin Gosch et au journaliste Richard Hammer. C'est à partir de ces mémoires que Mario Puzo et Francis Ford Coppola ont créé le personnage mythique de Don Corleone dans le Parrain. C'est à partir du testament de Lucky Luciano que Sergio Leone a imaginé Il était une fois l'Amérique.

Lucky Luciano, testament

Martin Gosch

In this true crime classic, out of print since 1981, Lucky Luciano remains a mythical underworld figure.

Joseph Franco

In this blistering story of power abused, Richard Hammer documents the rise and fall of Jimmy Hoffa as witnessed by Joe France, one of his most trusted lieutenants.

The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Hoffa as Witnessed by His Strongest Arm

Hoffa's Man

Richard Hammer

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