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It is easier to commit murder than to justify it. Aemilius Papinianus
 
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Bad: New Zealand crooks, cranks, creeps and killers order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Author: Graham Hutchins
Published by: Hodder Moa Beckett Publishers Ltd
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Bad Kiwis is an entertaining account of some of New Zealand's most notorious, controversial and colourful citizens and the often-dastardly deeds that made them infamous. This is a selection of 'the best of the worst' that allows for a deeper, more thorough examination of each subject with an accent placed on the formative years and childhoods of the subjects. Bad Kiwis covers the historical gamut, from the early days of European settlement to the contemporary scene. It also ranges along the social spectrum, from corrupt early policiticians to murderous loners and 1980's opportunists.

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Blowback : A dope smuggler's adventures from the Golden Triangle order quantity
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Author: Michael Forwell
Published by: Picador
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On 29 June 1988 Michael Forwell (aka The Fox) had it all - fast cars and speedboats, a nightclub in Bangkok, homes around the world. And a ship heading towards California carrying 72 tons of high-grade Thai marijuana, his last deal before going straight.
On 30 June the DEA seized the ship in the biggest dope bust in history...and very soon Michael had nothing at all.
A mild-mannered, public school educated Englishman who abhors violence, Michael was not the most likely drug smuggler but he was certainly one of the most successful. Now he shares his astonishing adventures as he found ever more inventive ways to smuggle dope from South-East Asia to the US. By the eighties Michael was juggling aliases, dodging the authorities and making millions of dollars. Until that final deal, too good to pass by, went horribly wrong and he was forced to go on the lam.

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Author: Lisa Clifford
Published by: Pan Australia
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Author: David Simon
Published by: Canongate Books Ltd
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The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the cente of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men confronted by the darkest of American visions. David Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and his remarkable book is both a compelling account of casework and an investigation into our culture of violence. The narrative follows Donald Worden, a veteran investigator nearing the end of his career; Harry Edgerton, an iconoclastic black detective in a mostly white unit; and Tom Pellegrini, an earnest rookie who takes on the year's most difficult case, the brutal rape and murder of an eleven-year-old girl.

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Jesus : The Cold Case - Reinvestigating the death of the most famous person in history order quantity
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Author: Bryan Bruce
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
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For true crime investigator Bryan Bruce the death of Jesus of Nazareth is the ultimate cold case. The two deceptively simple questions, Who killed Jesus ? And why? serve as the starting point for his landmark re-examination of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of the most famous person in history. His conclusion is that the Gospels' account of the arrest, trial and execution of Jesus is so flawed that the traditional Easter story in which the Jew set Jesus up to be executed by the Romans simply does not make any sense. He argues that it is based on a lie told in the first century by Christian writers and copyists trying to spin-doctor their new religion to appeal to the Romans. In the process they laundered the character of Pilate and darkened the character of the Jews. The terrible outcome of this lie takes us right to the gates of Auschwitrz. This deeply researched book is a remarkable achievement, and an ... more

 
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Author: Peter Van Sant
Published by: Simon & Schuster Inc
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