Bøker av Al Cimino

This gripping hardback guide brings together shocking case histories of the most notorious serial killers and their egregious crimes, illustrated throughout with chilling full-colour photographs.For most people, serial killers only come into view when their vile acts are reported on the news. But for the victims and their families, they are a terrifying and monstrous threat who change lives beyond repair. Whether driven by lust, greed, anger, or simple sadism, they commit unconscionable crimes, and their senseless violence continues until they are finally caught by the authorities.This book features more than 30 cases of the worst killers ever to have walked the earth, including: • Charles Manson, who led a cult of death and destruction in Los Angeles • Ted Bundy, who charmed women into returning home with him before revealing his true self • John Wayne Gacy, who worked part-time as a clown for children''s birthday parties while in secret took home teenage boys to abuse and kill • Jeffrey Dahmer, who stored a human head in his freezer• Richard Ramirez, the ''Night Stalker'' who slipped in through women''s windows in the middle of the night to rob, rape and murder.• and Tamara Samsonova, the ''Granny Ripper'' who chopped up her victims and dumped them outside her apartment. Fully illustrated with maps, photographs, illustrations, and information boxes with key facts on the killers and their crimes, this chilling book is the essential guide to those who decide to kill and kill again. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Illustrated Case Files are striking, photo-filled hardbacks, delving into sinister cases of true crime, conspiracies and the paranormal, offering a powerful glimpse into darker side of life.

This enthralling hardback guide tells the story of the rise and spread of The Mafia, from the island of Sicily to the United States and beyond, brought to life with striking full-colour photographs and illustrations. The Mafia is full of blood-chilling characters, from Al Capone, who ran Chicago during Prohibition, and hitmen Louis Lepke and Alberto Anastasia who founded Murder, Inc, to Totò Riina, ''boss of bosses'', John Gotti, ''the Teflon don'', and Bernardo ''The Tractor'' Provenzano, who hid out under cover for 43 years... They were extraordinary men who lived through extraordinary times. The Mafia tells the story of their lives, their families, their codes, their crimes and their cold-blooded murders. It''s a long and enthralling tale, drenched in blood and scored with betrayal.Filled with full-colour photographs, illustrations, and special features, this book provides an essential starting point to understanding the world of organized crime.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Illustrated Case Files are striking, photo-filled hardbacks, delving into sinister cases of true crime, conspiracies and the paranormal, offering a powerful glimpse into darker side of life.

True crime has become increasingly popular in recent years, with podcasts, documentaries, and TV shows attracting large audiences.

Includes profiles of over 35 killers.

This book looks behind the shocking headlines and delves into the minds of monsters.

The true story behind the global hit Netflix series, Tiger King.

Contains more than 70 grittily realistic photos.

'Part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich'But that's just part of it. His fingers, too, are 'long and beautiful'. Improbably coiffed, perma-tanned and bronze-tongued, the Donald has increasingly impinged on the world's consciousness through a string of startling pronouncements.From his preference for war heroes who have not been captured, to his references to his sleeping around in the 1980s as his 'personal Vietnam' or this - 'My grandparents didn't come to America all the way from Germany to see it get taken over by immigrants' - Trump's utterances are nothing if not intriguing. As he once said, and to date this has been hard to dispute, he 'could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and [he] wouldn't lose any voters.'Here, in his own words, is the businessmen, the dealmaker, TV personality, author and one-time Democrat, now Republican who would be president of the United States.

In this gripping book, Al Cimino explores the appalling truth behind these and several more cases of the disappeared, delving into the depths of human depravity that enabled such cruel acts and shining a light on the courage and tenacity of the survivors. This is a testament to human courage and a forensic examination of some truly terrible crimes.