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From the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Cocaine Blues, the first historical mystery featuring the sensual, posh, and intrepid murder detective Phryne Fisher…
"Phryne can not get enough of adventure and the reader can not get enough of Phryne."-Deadly Pleasures
Looking for a riveting historical mystery series? This book is for you:
Perfect for Fans of Rhys Bowen and Dorothy Sayers
Inspired the Netflix show Miss Fisher's...
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Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS succeed in rescuing one of their own from a fearsome drug cartel?
The end of 1980s sees the rise of the cocaine cartels of Colombia, criminal organisations as powerful as armies, whose malign reach stretches from the coca fields of Bolivia to the streets of London and New York.
Needing help in the training of its elite Anti-Narcotics Unit, the Colombian Government turns to Britain and the legendary...
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The Cocaine Chronicles joins The Speed Chronicles in launching Akashic's new anthology series styled after the Noir Series. Nothing to snort at, this ambitious anthology of jaw-grinding criminal behavior is masterfully curated by acclaimed authors Phillips and Tervalon. Cocaine, that most troubling and fascinating of substances is the subject, the subtext, the whys and whereofs in The Cocaine Chronicles, a collection of original short stories that...
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'It won't happen to me. That's what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did – I got caught.'
Caught smuggling half a million euros' worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings, gun battles, stabbings, extortion and forced hunger...
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Istanbul and Lincoln. Two contrasting cities but only one's a safe place to hide. The other could strip you of family, reputation and life. And above all else you could lose the woman from the beach... A novel about two people and about crime, love and friendship.
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A homicide crisis began sweeping America after massive quantities of cocaine first began their journey into America in 1986. Drugs were trucked along the highways of the Cocaine Trail to every city in America. This influx of a deadly new drug led directly to a series of record deaths from overdoses, suicides and crime-related murders, family breakdowns and destroyed lives. Drugs are credited with driving the highest homicide rates in American history...
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In "Breaking the Chains: Understanding Cocaine Addiction," author Desmond Gahan delves deep into the harrowing world of cocaine addiction, offering a comprehensive and compassionate exploration of this devastating substance abuse disorder. This insightful book shines a light on the complexities of addiction, providing hope, understanding, and practical guidance for those grappling with this formidable challenge.Drawing from extensive research, personal...
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LISTEN TO THIS AUDIOBOOK AND BECOME HAPPILY COCAINE-FREE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Are you losing yourself because of your addiction to cocaine? Is it hurting your relationships, self-esteem and sense of fulfilment? Allen Carr's Easyway method will set you free from the tyranny of cocaine and enable you to get your life back!
Allen Carr's Easyway method is a global phenomenon - a clinically proven and 100% drug-free treatment for nicotine...
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Morressier
Pub. Date
2024
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Background: cocaine use is associated with acute/chronic cardiovascular toxicity leading to stroke. We report a series of cocaine related strokes treated in an academic tertiary hospital, illustrating a large spectrum of stroke mechanisms. Methods: we reviewed cocaine related strokes admitted to our department during 2018. Cases: 1. Male, 52 years, long-time cocaine user, manifested headache, disorientation and aphasia, NIHSS=7. Brain CT showed infarctions...
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Morressier
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2024
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Objectives:To understand the effect of accelerate repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (l-DLPFC) on craving and impulsivity regarding Cocaine use Disorder (CUD).Background:Previous studies hypothesize that CUD is linked to dysfunction in frontal cortex and networks. HF-rTMS of l-DLPFC has been reported to successfully decrease craving and impulsivity in CUD. Accelerated HF-rTMS has been...
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Dark Side of the Ring volume 8
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One man's fanatical attempt to build a wrestling empire to rival Vince McMahon's goes tragically haywire as his ego and cocaine addiction kills his dream - and him along with it.
14) Doctor Dealer: The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire
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By the early 1980s, Larry Lavin seemed to have everything going for him. He was a bright, charismatic young man who rose from working-class upbringings in a Massachusetts mill town to become a dentist with an Ivy League education and a thriving practice-a beloved father with a well-respected family in one of Philadelphia's most exclusive suburbs.
But behind the façade of his success was a dark secret: Lavin was also the mastermind behind a cocaine...
15) Narcogallegos
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Espresso Media International
Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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Explores the reality behind cocaine trafficking - from the perspectives of both the protagonists and antagonists. For the first time ever, the head of a Colombian cartel in Spain sits in front of a camera – a feat never managed before. Against the context of record numbers of cocaine confiscations in 2021, NARCOGALLEGOS is a thrilling exploration of the drug trade.
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Scribner
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2023.
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English
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"Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote. Now, acclaimed Beatles biographer Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions....
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