Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Book of the Year, this "New York Times" bestseller tells the true story of NYPD detective Rick Cowan, whose undercover odyssey led to the biggest mob takedown in the history of New York City.

From a renowned investigative reporter, the true story behind a horrifying Internet abuse epidemic - and the heroes who are out to stop it. The Internet has helped make child abuse terrifyingly common - it is the new face of crime in the 21st century. There are tens, probably hundreds of thousands of children whose sexual abuse has been electronically recorded and distributed on the Internet. As Julian Sher reveals, the men perpetrating these crimes include lawyers, priests, doctors and politicians. They pick their victims from the streets of Bangkok to Boy Scout troops in England, while the police - from a crack image analyst with the Toronto police to an FBI agent who poses as a thirteen-year-old girl online - work desperately to nab the predators. One Child at a Time goes behind the headlines to show how law officers are fighting back against this tide of abuse, from daring rescues in homes to the seizures of millions of dollars in the offshore bank accounts of the porn merchants. In riveting detail, Julian Sher shows how clue by clue, and image by image, investigators are using cutting edge tools, turning the technology of the Internet against the perpetrators as they race to find and rescue the victims - children who otherwise have no voice. This important book explores the ramifications of a worldwide struggle, from the need for updated legal powers to the unexpected effects the Internet has had on our social fabric. It also includes a full list of resources for concerned parents. Though sometimes harrowing, One Child at a Time is alsoinspiring - and never less than absolutely relevant. In their efforts to rescue the child victims of one of today's most pervasive and insidious crimes, police must be creative, dogged and go well beyond the borders drawn on any map. . . Canadian cop Paul Gillespie changed the way that police around the world tackle Internet porn. He decided that if the system was broken, he was going to send an email to Bill Gates and ask for help. Gates not only answered, but Microsoft ended up kicking in millions of dollars, working with Gillespie's team to develop the Child Exploitation Tracking System, a searchable database to track and investigate Web predators and their victims. It soon spread across Canada, and then to the UK, Australia and the U.S. Older men pretend to be young and caring, luring lonely young girls in chat rooms. But when they show up to meet their victim, they discover the FBI is waiting to arrest them. Emily Vacher, one of the FBI's top Internet undercover operatives, specializes in trapping the predators at their own game of deception. The photos of the child's abuse were everywhere on the Net, but no one knew who or where she was. In a frantic 36-hour hunt, using CSI-type sleuthing to find clues in the pictures, Canadian, American and European police rescued a girl from North Carolina. Jim Gamble, one of the most senior police officers in the UK, has spearheaded the creation of a Virtual Global Taskforce to patrol the web 24/7. It was time for a sheriff to tame the wild, wild Web, Gamble decided. Now children have a redreport abuse button on chat room software and browsers they can click any time they feel threatened. It is time for the children's stories-too often hidden in the dark corners of the Web-to be told. Their torment has been etched in their memories-and the memories of the police officers dedicated to rescuing them. It is what scars them. But it is also what spurs them on. Because they know behind every picture or video lies a little, frightened child. Detective Sergeant Paul Gillespie of the Toronto Police's Exploited Child Unit can't shake the lingering echoes of some of the worst videos he has seen of shackled children: Sometimes, he says, you can hear the children cry. --from One Child at a Time

Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction Award The benefits of living in a digital, globalised society are enormous; so too are the dangers. The world has become a law enforcer's nightmare and every criminal's dream. We bank online, shop online, date, learn, work and live online. But have the institutions that keep us safe on the streets learned to protect us in the burgeoning digital world?Ê Have we become complacent about our personal security Ñ sharing our thoughts, beliefs and the details of our daily lives with anyone who cares to relieve us of them? In this fascinating and compelling book, Misha Glenny, author of the international bestseller McMafia, explores the three fundamental threats facing us in the twenty-first century: cyber crime, cyber warfare and cyber industrial espionage. Governments and the private sector are losing billions of dollars each year, fighting an ever-morphing, often invisible, and highly intelligent new breed of criminal: the hacker. Glenny has travelled and trawled the world. And by exploring the rise and fall of the criminal website, DarkMarket, he has uncovered the most vivid, alarming and illuminating stories.ÊWhether JiLsi or Matrix, Iceman, Master Splynter or Lord Cyric; whether Detective Sergeant Chris Dawson in Bolton or Agent Keith Mularski in Pittsburgh, Glenny has tracked down and interviewed all the players Ñ the criminals, the geeks, the police, the security experts and the victims Ñ and he places everyone and everything in a rich brew of politics, economics and history. The result is simply unputdownable. DarkMarketis authoritative and completely engrossing. It's a must-read for everyone who uses a computer: the essential crime book for our times.

Reviews: "A thoroughly good read about a varied life leading a long police career. Obviously written from the heart the way the author thinks. Great stuff so far, will revisit my review when I complete the read" "An interesting insight into the life of a police officer charting his career from a PC through to detective inspector including a thorough expose of working conditions and attitudes in the Met between 1980 and 2005" "What an interesting life and all those things that were happening in the police, simply unbelievable" "I found this first hand 'Warts and All' thorough description of the workings of the MET in some ways shocking but also encouraging that there are senior policemen trying to improve the system and catching more criminals on the way. Highly recommended" "A proper open and honest book about an interesting life in the MET with no punches pulled. A must read!" "For those of us in the Force, this is a very insightful lens into insider fraud and corruption and opens up the mindset and lessons learned to see how justice prevails, or not the case may be. The author demonstrates resilience, steadfastness and hope in his remarkable Police journey. Highly recommended" Author's note: I was aware when writing this book which concentrates upon corruption in the Met's Flying Squad, that I would be subject to the wrath of a small number of former Flying Squad detectives once it was published. One former Flying Squad detective has given this book very negative feedback amounting to only one star out of a possible five. Content Summary: I provide instances of police practices that would not be acceptable today but were then welcomed by the public. I recount in some detail my experiences at a riot in Brixton and the successes of officers relying upon their initiative rather than direction from a remote command-centre. I and a dozen uniformed officers without any riot protection clothing, repelled over two hundred advancing rioters. From Detective Training School at Hendon, I was posted as a new Detective Constable to east London. I was confronted with serious CID corruption between a major drug dealer and my supervisor who was a Detective Sergeant. He invited me to join them in his conspiracy to lose evidence and to receive a bribe. I secretly reported this, and I was fitted with a covert listening device. Over a period of three hours, I gathered sufficient evidence to convict my supervisor at the Old Bailey for corruption. He was imprisoned. Four years later, as a Detective Sergeant, I was selected for the Flying Squad at the infamous Rigg Approach unit in east London. It was the worst period of my life. After nine months, and due to concerns for my safety, I was directed by a senior police officer at New Scotland Yard to immediately report for duty at the Counter Terrorist Command. (After lengthy covert operations by anti-corruption officers, numerous Flying Squad Detectives at Rigg Approach were subsequently imprisoned). During my six-year service with the Counter Terrorist Command, I served in both Northern and Southern Ireland. I was involved in the arrest and prosecution of many members of the IRA. I became the national lead regarding CCTV and covert video evidence. I was known by the IRA as ‘The Video King’. My final posting was at Tottenham CID in north London as a Detective Inspector. I devised and implemented a unique police CCTV system incorporating over one hundred and forty cameras which recorded 24 hours per day. This system resulted in over 600 convictions at court. The convictions were for a gang land murder, GBH and muggings. About 20% of mobile phone thefts were found to be false.

Dead End: Be Careful How You Live is a suspenseful crime thriller novel written by Ed Lacy. The story revolves around a young man named Johnny Dolan, who is wrongly accused of murdering his girlfriend. Despite his innocence, the police and the media are convinced of his guilt, and Johnny is forced to go on the run to clear his name.As Johnny tries to evade the law and find the real killer, he becomes embroiled in a dangerous world of organized crime and corruption. Along the way, he meets a cast of colorful characters, including a tough-talking private detective, a seductive nightclub singer, and a ruthless gangster who will stop at nothing to protect his interests.As the plot thickens, Johnny must use all his wits and resources to stay one step ahead of his pursuers and uncover the truth behind his girlfriend's murder. With plenty of twists and turns, Dead End: Be Careful How You Live is a gripping page-turner that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.