The Scam Hunter

Scam City's Conor Woodman goes undercover to meet the world's dodgiest dealers. 'I start asking questions. How do you do this? How do you get away with it? How much money do you make from it? Who supports you? Who resists you? And what happens to the people who resist you?' Creeping through the lawless backstreets where the black market thrives, he intentionally falls for scam after scam, from back-alley dice games to counterfeit cash. Woodman's risky and occasionally reckless reporting exposes how crooks dupe their unsuspecting victims time and time again. A dark adventure through cities as diverse as Mumbai, Bogota, New Orleans, Barcelona and London, The Scam Hunter is a shocking reminder of who really runs the world's biggest metropolises. A truly electrifying read. 'Peppered with great wit, the reader will occasionally find it hard to stop themselves from laughing out loud.' Misha Glenny, author of McMafia Previously published as Sharks: Investigating the Criminal Heart of the Global City.

One man's journey across the globe to meet the powerful gangsters, extortionists and fraudsters that rule the dark streets of our cities.

The gripping new revenge thriller from the bestselling author of The Fall and The Trap. No one can be trusted.... Amongst the wealth and glitter of St Tropez, Sky Kennedy is living her best life, with the perfect man by her side. Rich and gorgeous, Karim has shown her a world she could have barely imagined, and she doesn’t want it to end. So when Karim suddenly sends her packing back to the UK, Sky is shocked - what could she have done to upset Karim? And will she ever see him again? Ryan Callahan has been tracking Karim for years and will do anything to bring the man down. He knows Karim is using Sky for his own ends and can’t believe another young woman has fallen for Karim’s lies. But maybe Sky could be the perfect bait to snare Karim once and for all... But Sky’s no fool and she won’t be played by either man. Because maybe there is a twist in this tale that no one saw coming.... Praise for Evie Hunter: 'A brilliant read that hooked me from the outset. The Fall is a tale of sweet revenge that I couldn’t tear myself away from!' Bestselling author Gemma Rogers

?Lessons of Life? captures the life experiences of 15 talented authors from diverse backgrounds, provoking emotions from laughter to tears. Personal biographies of life changing events include times of war and peace, death and birth, and crisis and redemption. Poems and essays provide first person accounts of prejudice, autism, date rape, AIDS, and the struggle for the equality of the sexes. In stark contrast are inspiring stories exposing the love of people from different cultures across the United States, South America, India, and Asia. With unrelenting hope for the next generation, the authors share the challenges of youth and reveal the secrets to aging in today's complex world supported by the blessings of friends, Mother Nature, puppies, and especially grandchildren - and resolves the mystery of whether deer hunting is really better than sex.

Shipwrecked off the coast of Barbados, pirate hunter William Greenacre is ready to surrender to the seductive pull of the sea when an angelic figure dives to his rescue. Except this angel is none other than Mia Del Torres-and she's a wanted woman! To escape imprisonment, Mia must set sail with Will on his mission of revenge and help track down her brother, the formidable Captain Jorge Del Torres. By rights, she should hate Will, yet below deck their passion ignites. But when the hunters become the hunted, will their newly forged connection be enough to save them both? [pg. 4].

This exploration of African adaptations of global pop culture is “a genuinely innovative book unlike most others in either anthropology or African studies” (American Ethnologist). Why would a Hollywood film become a Nigerian video remake, a Tanzanian comic book, or a Congolese music video? Matthias Krings explores the myriad ways Africans respond to the relentless onslaught of global culture. He seeks out places where they have adapted pervasive cultural forms to their own purposes as photo novels, comic books, songs, posters, and even scam letters. These African appropriations reveal the broad scope of cultural mediation that is characteristic of our hyperlinked age. Krings argues that there is no longer an “original” or “faithful copy,” but only endless transformations that thrive in the fertile ground of African popular culture. “The text is jargon free, a pleasure to read, remarkably well researched, and enriched by 40 illustrations . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice