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The bomb appeared early one morning in an upstairs office of Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Casino near Lake Tahoe, an enigmatic box covered in a bewildering array of switches. A neatly typed letter explained that the box contained 1,000 pounds of dynamite. It was the largest improvised explosive device in American history - and its creator promised to explain how to remove it safely if the casino delivered $3 million by helicopter to a remote landing site in the mountains.

In this, the first book of its kind, Kate Kray, who married gangster Ronnie Kray, peers into the minds of the top 20 worst killers in criminal history and, sparing no detail, reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. The extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse makes for uncomfortable yet fascinating listening.

Nous sommes le 16 décembre 1994, près de Toulouse, à Portet-sur-Garonne. Il est 7h30 quand un colis piégé explose devant une entreprise de fabrication de lentilles de contact, situées dans une grande zone commerciale. Les époux Joseph et Dominique Hernandez, propriétaires de cette entreprise, venaient de garer leur voiture à l'entrée. Lors de l'explosion, ils seront défigurés, brûlés par une boule de feu de 1000 degrés Celsius. Selon eux, il n'y a aucun doute, c'est bien Daniel Massé, leur ancien associé qui a tenté de les assassiner.

A top ten bestseller of 1906, The House of a Thousand Candles is part adventure/mystery and part romance. The book begins with young Jack Glenarm returning from various exploits in Europe and Africa for the reading of his grandfather’s will. In it, he stands to inherit his grandfather’s estate, but only if he can remain for one year in residence at the old man’s unfinished “House of a Thousand Candles” in Annandale, Indiana, with only his grandfather’s mysterious valet for company. If he violates the terms of the will, the house will go to a young woman, heretofore unknown to him, ...

Soon to be a MAJOR MOVIE. A gripping and heartbreaking story, A Thousand Miles from Care tells the 30-year quest Steve Johnson undertook to uncover the truth about his brilliant brother’s death. At the entrance of Sydney Harbor, the cliffs rise fourteen stories above the Pacific, like a...

Kristin and Ashlee navigate through the horrors of moving a thousand miles apart by sharing bi-weekly true crime cases. Their unique perspective comes from a plethora of life experience including a missing childhood friend, close ties to murderers, and a ghost hunter. Join these two friends as they take turns examining the darker sides of humanity.

Pendant plusieurs mois, les journalistes Adèle Humbert et Emilie Denètre ont travaillé sur une vieille affaire judiciaire. En 1994, un colis piégé explose devant l’entreprise Medilens, une petite société de fabrication de lentilles de contact située près de Toulouse. 1000 Degrés est la première investigation narrative française. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

A memoir of a decade in prison by a well-educated young addict known as the "Apologetic Bandit" In 2003 Daniel Genis, the son of a famous Soviet émigré writer, broadcaster, and culture critic, was fresh out of NYU when he faced a serious heroin addiction that led him into debt and ultimately...

A riveting storyline that includes a sting operation carried out by 20-armed federal agents on the tarmac of a South Florida runway, and the tales of a prisoner living inside America’s maximum security prison, Leavenworth Penitentiary – this autobiography will captivate you from start to finish.