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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts, and Schemes Author: Laci Mosley Narrator: Laci Mosley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: A delightfully subversive essay collection from Laci Mosley, host of the award-winning “Scam Goddess” podcast, about the frauds, cons, and schemes that make up our world—and how the scammer mindset has affected her own upbringing, career, friendships, love life, and more. ​ From an early age, comedian and actress Laci Mosley knew her path would be riddled with scams, cons, robberies, and frauds. Little ones. Ones that didn’t hurt people or get her in trouble. But ones that would get her where she needed to be. “You see,” she writes, “everyone’s a scammer and everything’s a scam. Some people are better at it than others, but we all do it. The system wasn’t built for people like me. Scamming saved me and has taught me how to navigate a messy and unfair world while looking out for myself, too.” In Scam Goddess, Laci recounts how her scammer instincts have guided her throughout her life—from a religious childhood in rural Texas, to a stint as a city bartender at what might have been a drug front, to swindling her way past the gatekeepers of Hollywood—recounting the greatest true-crime scam stories that inspired her along the way. Whether it’s by the beauty industry, capitalism, or the people we date, we’re all getting scammed. In this book, Laci identifies the secrets to flipping the script and coming out ahead.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/761416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations—and Take Over Our Lives Author: J. W. Ocker Narrator: Kimberly M. Wetherell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: From the author of Cursed Objects and The United States of Cryptids comes an eye-popping compendium of the most infamous, audacious, and dangerous cults in history. Have you ever wondered how smart, normal people end up enmeshed in extreme cults? Weird history expert J. W. Ocker strives to answer that question in Cult Following. Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about history’s most notorious cults–and the psychology of the people who join them–is packed into this accessible, engaging volume. Walk in the footsteps of the followers who were lured into these sinister groups, including: Branch Davidians: Led by David Koresh, this cult was waiting out the apocalypse in 1993 when the FBI infamously raided their compound in Waco, Texas. Narcosatanists: This cult of drug traffickers in 1980s Mexico was led by Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, who believed he had magic powers and committed human sacrifice. Brotherhood of the Seven Rays: The earliest known UFO cult, the infiltration and study of the Brotherhood by psychologists inspired the term “cognitive dissonance.” Ho No Hana Sanpogyo: The founder, Hogen Fukunaga, claimed to be able to tell someone’s fortune by examining their feet. Breatherianism: Breatherians believe that humans can live on air alone. Their founder, Wiley Brooks, claimed to have gone without food for nineteen years. NXIVM: This twenty-first century cult attracted several members of Hollywood and engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, and racketeering under the guise of personal development seminars. In Cult Following, Ocker sheds light on the terrifying attraction of cults, demonstrating the elasticity of belief, the desperateness of belonging, and the tragedy of trust.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/807249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - True Crime Neuseeland 2: Wahre Verbrechen Echte Kriminalfälle Series: #15 of True Crime International Author: Adrian Langenscheid Narrator: Annika Foot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 7, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Tauchen Sie ein in die fesselnde Welt wahrer Verbrechen Adrian Langenscheid enthüllt die erschütterndsten Schicksale Neuseelands. In seinem neuesten True Crime-Hörbuch präsentiert der Erfolgsautor 13 packende Kurzgeschichten, die die dunkelsten Abgründe der menschlichen Seele erforschen. Von eiskalten Serienmördern über zerrüttete Familiendramen bis hin zu grausamen Entführungen und skrupellosem Missbrauch – jede Geschichte ist ein eindrucksvolles Zeugnis menschlicher Tragödien, die das Leben geschrieben hat. Mit kühler Präzision und tiefem Mitgefühl bringt Adrian Langenscheid diese ergreifenden Ereignisse ans Licht und lässt Sie die Tiefe des menschlichen Leids spüren. Bereiten Sie sich auf eine emotionale Achterbahnfahrt vor, die Ihre Sicht auf die menschliche Natur hinterfragt. Langenscheids neuestes Werk ist mehr als ein Hörbuch – es ist eine eindringliche Mahnung, die Realität des Bösen nicht zu vergessen. Ihr unvergleichliches Hörerlebnis beginnt jetzt!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/798559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop Author: Neil Mercer Narrator: Nathan Lang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 5, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: The life and crimes of our most corrupt policeman and most notorious gangster – featuring astonishing new evidence. Roger Rogerson captured Australia's attention as its most notorious cop in the golden age of graft and violence. But who was the real Rogerson? And who was his principal partner in crime, the underworld kingpin, heroin dealer and armed bandit Arthur 'Neddy' Smith? Now Rogerson and Smith are both dead, and the full truth can be revealed. Roger and Neddy have fascinated the public for decades. Our most decorated yet crooked police officer and the murderous drug importer he protected and enabled led interwoven careers that were truly stranger than fiction. Their crimes were committed against a backdrop of a changing Australia, as the nation's social fabric adapted to a more global world, and money - and drugs - poured into the country. Police, judges and even the media were up for sale, and Rogerson and Smith were the princes in this glamourous but bloody kingdom. But as Roger and Neddy grew ever richer and more powerful, their crimes became too brazen, too violent and too public, leading to their spectacular downfall, years in court and life in prison. Crime reporter Neil Mercer knew Roger and Neddy since early 1980s, when the men were at the height of their powers. He followed their careers for major news outlets, met with them and was given exclusive interviews and insider information. Rogerson even wrote to him from jail. With key witnesses finally coming forward, Mercer has uncovered astonishing new evidence that will rewrite the story of the Australian underworld. The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop is the definitive account of Roger and Neddy, and the era that made them. As compelling as any crime novel, it is filled with colour, violence and inside stories not seen or read before.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/814013 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cabeza de serpiente: Una epopeya oscura en Chinatown Author: Patrick Radden Keefe Narrator: Jordi Salas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 5, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: **Mejor libro del año según Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle y la American Library Association** **Finalista del Gold Dagger Award en categoría de no ficción y del Lukas Prize de la Facultad de Periodismo de Columbia** «Una historia compleja, narrada con tanto talento y gusto por el misterio y los giros de guion que por momentos se lee como una novela de John le Carré». The Washington Post «Una mezcla de El Padrino y Chinatown, aderezada con tiroteos, una mafiosa despiadada y una gran montaña de dinero. Con la salvedad de que todo aquí es real». Time Patrick Radden Keefe nos introduce en Cabeza de serpiente en el mundo subterráneo del tráfico de personas. El primero de los hilos de esta historia nos lleva al increíble periplo del Golden Venture, el barco que embarrancó en la península de Rockaway, cerca de Nueva York, en la madrugada del 6 de junio de 1993, cargado con más de trescientos inmigrantes chinos sin documentación, retransmitido en directo a casi todo el mundo. En el centro de aquel suceso operaba una insólita criminal: una mujer de mediana edad y completamente anodina llamada Cheng Chui Ping que, desde la trastienda de un pequeño bazar en Chinatown, construyó año tras año un imperio multimillonario. El sueño americano solo podía empezar bien si trabajabas con la Hermana Ping, la mayor «cabeza de serpiente» de Estados Unidos, alguien capaz de organizar el pasaje de miles y miles de compatriotas a cambio de pequeñas fortunas. Otros hilos de esta historia nos muestran guerras de bandas (entre las que destacaban los violentos miembros de la Fuk Ching), los circuitos del dinero negro hacia la provincia de Fujian, algunos fallos internos de las organizaciones estadounidenses -como el SIN- que vigilan las fronteras, o el FBI investigando durante décadas a los «cabezas de serpiente» y sus infructuosos esfuerzos por detenerlos. La crítica ha dicho: «Vibrante e imprescindible. [...] He leído el libro de forma compulsiva, tratando de no despegarme del sofá nada más que para lo imprescindible. [...] Si es usted valiente y desprejuiciado, lea Cabeza de serpiente, insisto. La disfrutará y le dará mucho que pensar y debatir, con usted mismo y con los demás». Jesús Lens, Ideal de Granada «El nuevo niño bonito de la non-fiction norteamericana. [...] En Cabeza de serpiente están todos los elementos que cimentan su éxito: un gusto muy yanqui por la narración a través de escenas y una investigación extremadamente rigurosa». Jaime G. Mora, ABC «Un viaje estremecedor [que] se lee como un thriller intenso y magistral. [...] Un reportaje profundo sobre las mafias chinas que se devora como una gran novela». J. Infante, J. M. Barasorda y Ó.B. de Otálora, El Correo «Se necesita mucho talento para combinar una forma ágil y precisa con un fondo profundo y potente, pero precisamente de talento va sobrado Patrick Radden Keefe». Álvaro Soto, La Rioja «Escudado en una investigación formidable, el autor es capaz de levantar al mismo tiempo un libro extremadamente meticuloso y un gran retablo sobre el mundo del crimen». Janet Maslin, The New York Times «Un libro dinámico y vibrante, escrito con gracia, empatía e inteligencia. [...] Fascinante». The New York Times Book Review «Ni siquiera una habitación repleta de guionistas de Hollywood encadenados a sus portátiles sería capaz de imaginar una trama criminal tan real y chocante como la vida de Hermana Ping». Boston Phoenix

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813856 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Haven: The Connecticut Mob and the Rise of America's Model City Author: Paul Bleakley Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: With Boston to the north and New York City to the south, Connecticut's history of organized crime is often overlooked. This is the untold story of New Haven's illegal past. One of America's most historic and enduring cities, New Haven has wrangled with a perpetual identity struggle, torn between worlds that occasionally converged in chaos and violence. In the 1930s, Connecticut became a region where Mafia families like the Genoveses, Gambinos, Colombos, and Patriarcas shared turf—working together with enough profits to go around or descending into open war to rival that experienced in any major city. Central to this conflict were three men who were, at different times, cautious allies or sworn nemeses. Representing the Genoveses, Midge Renault reigned supreme thanks to his reputation for wanton violence. Meanwhile, Colombo capo Ralph 'Whitey' Tropiano maintained a lower profile, which belied his reputation as a vicious killer. But it was his lieutenant, Billy 'The Wild Guy' Grasso, who ultimately rose to the top after joining the New England Patriarca Family, enjoying a short rule that ended with a murder plot that left him on the wrong end of a bullet.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/778377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dark Tide: Growing Up With Ted Bundy Author: Edna Cowell Martin, Megan Atkinson Narrator: Morgan Hallett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: For the first time, Edna Cowell Martin—cousin of Ted Bundy—tells her story of growing up with Ted, living in Seattle during his murderous spree, and learning the horrible truth about the man she thought she knew. Growing up in Seattle in the 1950s and 1960s, Edna believed she had a perfect childhood. She ran barefoot and explored tide pools in Puget Sound. She had a concert pianist father and traveled the world with him on tour. She grew so close with her cousin they were more like siblings. Her cousin was Ted Bundy. Like a white tapestry interwoven with a single red thread, Edna’s story has been irrevocably impacted by her relationship to one of the most infamous serial killers in history. From living in Paris as a child to joining the skydiving club in college, Edna took every opportunity to see life as an adventure. That is, until she found herself grappling with an impossible truth. She’s wrestled with intense betrayal, fear, and guilt, and struggled with questions of family identity. Full of exclusive, never before told accounts and handwritten correspondence from Ted, Edna has kept her story to herself for fifty years. Now, she’s finally ready to share it.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813967 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here, Where Death Delights: A Literary Memoir Author: Mary Jumbelic M.D. Narrator: Mary Jumbelic M.D. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 2, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Mary Jumbelic has been obsessed with death since the loss of her father when she was 13. The sudden departure of her dad, the mother left behind, and her position as an only child led her to grow up quickly. Yet the why and how of her father's death plagued her. She chose to view an autopsy at the age of 15 and discovered a science that explained the process. College, medical school and becoming a forensic pathologist wasn't a given. She struggled before ultimately deciding on a career as a medical examiner. For 25 years, she analyzed corpses and explained to families what had happened to their loved ones, something that hadn't been done for her. She faced blood, gore, violence, and grief in urban and country morgues. She worked for the federal government and internationally in mass disasters. This daily confrontation challenged her to re-live her own loss. She became an advocate in recognizing preventable injuries to help reduce fatalities. Dr. Jumbelic developed a way to honor the person's life by speaking for them in courts, classrooms, and interviews. How did she finally integrate death into her own life so filled with hope? This is her journey. Mary Jumbelic, M.D., is a board-certified forensic pathologist who has performed thousands of autopsies. She received awards from the National Transportation Safety Board and the New York State Senate, and has been recognized by the National Organization of Women as a trailblazer. This is her first book, an interweaving of personal and professional stories that demystify death. She lives with her husband in Central New York. Her motto is 'I speak for the dead. They speak for me.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hit # 29: Based on the Killer's Own Account Author: Joey the Hit Man Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: 'Joey the Hit Man' was a Bronx-born hired assassin who achieved widespread notoriety after writing a bestselling memoir and appearing on the David Susskind show. In this 'down-to-earth realistic account,' Joey tells the riveting story behind the strangest of his thirty-eight kills (Los Angeles Free Press). In the fall of 1969, a public execution in an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn earned Joey a mention in the New York Daily News and a twenty-grand payout from the mob. On the surface, his next job seemed just as routine: The bosses suspected their trusted numbers controller, Joe Squillante, was skimming the nightly bets to settle personal debts. Joey gave Squillante two weeks to live. But there was one problem: Squillante once had a hit out on Joey too. No clueless patsy, #29 was an unpredictable bull's-eye, and the contract holder was a dangerous mobster with a personal grudge against Joey. Taking the job meant entering into a game of predator and prey as nerve-racking as the cock of a .38 hammer. Full of twists, turns, and double crosses, Hit #29 'tells it like it is' and delivers an unforgettable insider's view of the mob (Kirkus Reviews). Contains mature themes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/828848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mein Leben als Dagobert Author: Arno Funke Narrator: Oliver Dupont Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 26, 2024 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Kaufhauserpresser »Dagobert« gilt ohne Zweifel als Deutschlands populärster Nachkriegsganove. Jahrelang hatte er die Spezialisten des Bundeskriminalamtes und Tausende Polizeibeamte mit raffinierten technischen Tricks in Atem gehalten. Da bei seinen Anschlägen nie jemand ernstlich verletzt wurde und seine Aktionen von Witz und Humor zeugten, gewann er zunehmend die Sympathien der Öffentlichkeit. Von den Medien angeheizt, kursierten die abenteuerlichsten Spekulationen darüber, wer sich hinter diesem modernen »Hauptmann von Köpenick« verbarg. Als das Rätsel bei seiner Verhaftung am 20. April 1994 gelöst wurde, war die Überraschung groß: Es war der 43-jährige Schildermaler Arno Funke aus Berlin-Mariendorf, der in seiner Hobbywerkstatt all die einzigartigen Geräte und originellen Geldübergabetechniken erdacht hatte. Kein Wunder, lag sein Intelligenzquotient doch bei überdurchschnittlichen 145. Nach seiner Verurteilung zu neun Jahren Haft hat Funke in seiner Einzelzelle Rechenschaft abgelegt und in verblüffender Ehrlichkeit und sprachlicher Gewandtheit seine ungewöhnliche Geschichte aufgeschrieben. Sie spiegelt auf ihre Weise ein Stück jüngster deutscher Zeitgeschichte. Im Jahr 2024 war das Buch die Grundlage zur Verfilmung der RTL+ Serie »Ich bin Dagobert« mit Friedrich Mücke in der Hauptrolle als Arno 'Dagobert' Funke.