50 Books like Provenance

The Art of the Con

by Anthony M. Amore • 2015

A master forger fooled the experts for decades. Then they checked the paint.

3.54

1k+

🖼️ Art Fraud 🕵️ Art Theft 💰 Art Market 🎭 Con Artistry 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Art of the Con 98%

A master forger fooled the experts for decades. Then they checked the paint.

by Anthony M. Amore 2015

3.54

1k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Fraud 🕵️ Art Theft 💰 Art Market 🎭 Con Artistry 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Confident Women

by Tori Telfer • 2021

The fake heiresses, false survivors, and phantom psychics who built empires on other people's hope.

3.72

4k+

🎭 Con Artists 👩‍⚖️ Female Criminals 🕰️ Historical Crime 🧠 Deception Psychology 🪪 Impostors

Confident Women 94%

The fake heiresses, false survivors, and phantom psychics who built empires on other people's hope.

by Tori Telfer 2021

3.72

4k+ ratings

🎭 Con Artists 👩‍⚖️ Female Criminals 🕰️ Historical Crime 🧠 Deception Psychology 🪪 Impostors

Bunk

by Kevin Young • 2017

America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.

3.18

1k+

🎭 Hoaxes And Deception 📝 Cultural Criticism 🎪 Racial Appropriation 📚 Literary Hoaxes ✍️ Plagiarism

Bunk 94%

America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.

by Kevin Young 2017

3.18

1k+ ratings

🎭 Hoaxes And Deception 📝 Cultural Criticism 🎪 Racial Appropriation 📚 Literary Hoaxes ✍️ Plagiarism

The Art Thief

by Michael Finkel • 2023

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

3.92

103k+

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 💔 Love And Crime

The Art Thief 94%

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

by Michael Finkel 2023

3.92

103k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 💔 Love And Crime

The Art of Making Money

by Jason Kersten • 2009

His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.

4.01

2k+

💵 Counterfeiting 🕴️ Organized Crime 🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship 🏚️ Poverty And Crime 🔬 Technical Obsession

The Art of Making Money 93%

His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.

by Jason Kersten 2009

4.01

2k+ ratings

💵 Counterfeiting 🕴️ Organized Crime 🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship 🏚️ Poverty And Crime 🔬 Technical Obsession

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

by Allison Hoover Bartlett • 2009

A thief, a detective, and $100,000 in rare books stolen for something money can't buy: status.

3.45

14k+

📚 Rare Book Collecting 📖 Bibliophilia 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔍 Collector's Obsession 💼 White Collar Crime

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Summary

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much 93%

A thief, a detective, and $100,000 in rare books stolen for something money can't buy: status.

by Allison Hoover Bartlett 2009

3.45

14k+ ratings

📚 Rare Book Collecting 📖 Bibliophilia 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔍 Collector's Obsession 💼 White Collar Crime

The Lost Painting

by Jonathan Harr • 2005

A lost Caravaggio, a Dublin Jesuit home, and the restorer who trusted his eye.

3.87

36k+

🖼️ Lost Masterpieces 🎨 Caravaggio 🔍 Provenance Research 🖌️ Art Restoration 🏛️ Baroque Art

The Lost Painting 93%

A lost Caravaggio, a Dublin Jesuit home, and the restorer who trusted his eye.

by Jonathan Harr 2005

3.87

36k+ ratings

🖼️ Lost Masterpieces 🎨 Caravaggio 🔍 Provenance Research 🖌️ Art Restoration 🏛️ Baroque Art

Catch Me If You Can

by Frank W. Abagnale • 1980

Fake Pan Am pilot, fake doctor, fake lawyer. Real FBI manhunt. He was 19.

4.04

63k+

🎭 Con Artists 🪪 Impersonation 🖋️ Forgery 🗣️ Social Engineering ⛓️ Prison Survival

Catch Me If You Can 93%

Fake Pan Am pilot, fake doctor, fake lawyer. Real FBI manhunt. He was 19.

by Frank W. Abagnale 1980

4.04

63k+ ratings

🎭 Con Artists 🪪 Impersonation 🖋️ Forgery 🗣️ Social Engineering ⛓️ Prison Survival

Three Cups of Deceit

by Jon Krakauer • 2011

The humanitarian's origin story was fiction, and his charity paid for chartered jets, not schools.

3.72

12k+

🔍 Investigative Journalism 🦸 Manufactured Heroism 📺 Media Manipulation 📝 Fabricated Memoirs 📊 Nonprofit Accountability

Three Cups of Deceit 93%

The humanitarian's origin story was fiction, and his charity paid for chartered jets, not schools.

by Jon Krakauer 2011

3.72

12k+ ratings

🔍 Investigative Journalism 🦸 Manufactured Heroism 📺 Media Manipulation 📝 Fabricated Memoirs 📊 Nonprofit Accountability

The Missing Cryptoqueen

by Jamie Bartlett • 2022

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

4.20

2k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing 🃏 Ponzi Schemes 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Missing Cryptoqueen 92%

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

by Jamie Bartlett 2022

4.20

2k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing 🃏 Ponzi Schemes 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Hype

by Gabrielle Bluestone • 2021

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

3.32

1k+

🎣 Internet Scams 📱 Influencer Culture 🚀 Startup Hype 🧠 Psychology Of Scams 🤳 Social Media Manipulation

Hype 92%

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

by Gabrielle Bluestone 2021

3.32

1k+ ratings

🎣 Internet Scams 📱 Influencer Culture 🚀 Startup Hype 🧠 Psychology Of Scams 🤳 Social Media Manipulation

The Art of the Con

by R. Paul Wilson • 2014

Step inside the con artist's mind: the universal scam structure and how to shut it down.

3.89

128

🎭 Confidence Games 🖥️ Social Engineering 🛡️ Scam Prevention 💰 Financial Scams 🧠 Psychological Manipulation

The Art of the Con 92%

Step inside the con artist's mind: the universal scam structure and how to shut it down.

by R. Paul Wilson 2014

3.89

128 ratings

🎭 Confidence Games 🖥️ Social Engineering 🛡️ Scam Prevention 💰 Financial Scams 🧠 Psychological Manipulation

Black Edge

by Sheelah Kolhatkar • 2017

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

4.20

17k+

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime 🏦 Wall Street Culture 📰 Investigative Journalism

Black Edge 92%

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017

4.20

17k+ ratings

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime 🏦 Wall Street Culture 📰 Investigative Journalism

The Key Man

by Simon Clark • 2021

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

4.18

3k+

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

The Key Man 92%

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

by Simon Clark 2021

4.18

3k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

The Confidence Game

by Maria Konnikova • 2015

Anyone can be conned. The con artist's real genius is finding what you already want to believe.

3.65

6k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Social Engineering 📊 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Victim Psychology 🃏 Con Artistry

The Confidence Game 92%

Anyone can be conned. The con artist's real genius is finding what you already want to believe.

by Maria Konnikova 2015

3.65

6k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Social Engineering 📊 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Victim Psychology 🃏 Con Artistry

The $12 Million Stuffed Shark

by Don Thompson • 2008

The art market runs on branding and insecurity. A $12 million dead shark proves it.

3.87

6k+

🎨 Art Market 🖼️ Contemporary Art 📊 Behavioral Economics 💰 Art Investment 🧠 Collector Psychology

The $12 Million Stuffed Shark 92%

The art market runs on branding and insecurity. A $12 million dead shark proves it.

by Don Thompson 2008

3.87

6k+ ratings

🎨 Art Market 🖼️ Contemporary Art 📊 Behavioral Economics 💰 Art Investment 🧠 Collector Psychology

Money Men

by Dan McCrum • 2022

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

4.03

3k+

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

Money Men 92%

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

by Dan McCrum 2022

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

L'Avversario

by Emmanuel Carrère • 2013

Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.

3.99

51k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Pathological Lying 📖 Literary True Crime 🎪 Imposture 🪞 Self-Deception

L'Avversario 91%

Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.

by Emmanuel Carrère 2013

3.99

51k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Pathological Lying 📖 Literary True Crime 🎪 Imposture 🪞 Self-Deception

The Smartest Guys in the Room

by Bethany McLean • 2003

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

4.22

28k+

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance 💼 Corporate Hubris 🏦 Wall Street Culture

The Smartest Guys in the Room 91%

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

by Bethany McLean 2003

4.22

28k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance 💼 Corporate Hubris 🏦 Wall Street Culture

Number Go Up

by Zeke Faux • 2023

A journalist chases crypto's billions from a billionaire's penthouse to a Cambodian scam compound.

4.24

9k+

🕵️ Crypto ExposéS 💸 Financial Bubbles 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🕴️ Unregulated Finance 👔 White Collar Crime

Number Go Up 91%

A journalist chases crypto's billions from a billionaire's penthouse to a Cambodian scam compound.

by Zeke Faux 2023

4.24

9k+ ratings

🕵️ Crypto ExposéS 💸 Financial Bubbles 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🕴️ Unregulated Finance 👔 White Collar Crime

Stamped

by Jason Reynolds • 2020

A fake blood test, a charismatic founder, and the whistleblowers who risked everything to expose it.

4.46

55k+

🕵️ Corporate Fraud 💻 Tech Scandal 🗞️ Investigative Reporting 👤 Whistleblowers 🩺 Medical Technology

Stamped 91%

A fake blood test, a charismatic founder, and the whistleblowers who risked everything to expose it.

by Jason Reynolds 2020

4.46

55k+ ratings

🕵️ Corporate Fraud 💻 Tech Scandal 🗞️ Investigative Reporting 👤 Whistleblowers 🩺 Medical Technology

People vs. Donald Trump

by Mark Pomerantz • 2023

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

4.06

753

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir 💸 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Prosecutorial Discretion

People vs. Donald Trump 91%

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

by Mark Pomerantz 2023

4.06

753 ratings

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir 💸 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Prosecutorial Discretion

Easy Money

by Ben McKenzie • 2023

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

3.95

4k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Easy Money 91%

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

by Ben McKenzie 2023

3.95

4k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Hauptmann's Ladder

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. • 2014

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

4.17

125

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence 🏛️ Trial Analysis ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

Hauptmann's Ladder 91%

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. 2014

4.17

125 ratings

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence 🏛️ Trial Analysis ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

The Spider Network

by David Enrich • 2017

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

4.07

7k+

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation ⚠️ Regulatory Failure 🎯 Scapegoating

The Spider Network 91%

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

by David Enrich 2017

4.07

7k+ ratings

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation ⚠️ Regulatory Failure 🎯 Scapegoating

The Devil at His Elbow

by Valerie Bauerlein • 2024

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

4.46

14k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

The Devil at His Elbow 91%

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024

4.46

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

Gomorrah

by Roberto Saviano • 2006

Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.

3.80

23k+

🧠 Organized Crime 🪙 Illicit Economies 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🚢 Global Supply Chains 🇮🇹 Italian Mafia

Gomorrah 91%

Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.

by Roberto Saviano 2006

3.80

23k+ ratings

🧠 Organized Crime 🪙 Illicit Economies 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🚢 Global Supply Chains 🇮🇹 Italian Mafia

The Devil in the White City

by Erik Larson • 2003

An architect builds a wonder. A doctor builds a hotel next door for murder. Chicago, 1893.

4.00

766k+

📯 Gilded Age 🎡 World's Fairs 🔪 Serial Killers 🏙️ Urban History 🏛️ Architectural History

The Devil in the White City 91%

An architect builds a wonder. A doctor builds a hotel next door for murder. Chicago, 1893.

by Erik Larson 2003

4.00

766k+ ratings

📯 Gilded Age 🎡 World's Fairs 🔪 Serial Killers 🏙️ Urban History 🏛️ Architectural History

Red Notice

by Bill Browder • 2015

His lawyer died in a Moscow jail. To punish the men responsible, he wrote a US law.

4.44

110k+

🇷🇺 Russian Corruption 💰 Kleptocracy 📈 Financial Thrillers 🗳️ Activist Memoirs 🦔 Hedge Fund Memoir

Red Notice 90%

His lawyer died in a Moscow jail. To punish the men responsible, he wrote a US law.

by Bill Browder 2015

4.44

110k+ ratings

🇷🇺 Russian Corruption 💰 Kleptocracy 📈 Financial Thrillers 🗳️ Activist Memoirs 🦔 Hedge Fund Memoir

Manifest Injustice

by Barry Siegel • 2013

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

4.10

178

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

Manifest Injustice 90%

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

by Barry Siegel 2013

4.10

178 ratings

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

The Wolf of Wall Street

by Jordan Belfort • 2007

His brokerage was a carnival of drugs, money, and manipulation, and he was its ringmaster.

3.75

39k+

📈 Wall Street Memoir 💰 Financial Crime 💊 Drug-Fueled Excess 💔 Toxic Marriage 😈 Darkly Comic

The Wolf of Wall Street 90%

His brokerage was a carnival of drugs, money, and manipulation, and he was its ringmaster.

by Jordan Belfort 2007

3.75

39k+ ratings

📈 Wall Street Memoir 💰 Financial Crime 💊 Drug-Fueled Excess 💔 Toxic Marriage 😈 Darkly Comic

No One Man Should Have All That Power

by Amos Barshad • 2019

Behind every pop star, president, and cartel boss, a hidden schemer pulls the strings.

3.65

185

🕵️ Hidden Manipulators 🧠 Manipulation Psychology 🎩 Political Fixers 🎤 Pop Culture Power ⛪ Cult Leaders

No One Man Should Have All That Power Summary

No One Man Should Have All That Power 90%

Behind every pop star, president, and cartel boss, a hidden schemer pulls the strings.

by Amos Barshad 2019

3.65

185 ratings

🕵️ Hidden Manipulators 🧠 Manipulation Psychology 🎩 Political Fixers 🎤 Pop Culture Power ⛪ Cult Leaders

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

by William K. Black • 1995

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

4.06

185

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎲 Moral Hazard

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One Summary

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One 90%

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

by William K. Black 1995

4.06

185 ratings

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎲 Moral Hazard

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques

by Martina Dove • 2020

Scammers weaponize your own psychology. Learn their playbook and the one skill that defeats them.

3.31

🧠 Fraud Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Scam Awareness 📊 Behavioral Economics

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques Summary

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques 90%

Scammers weaponize your own psychology. Learn their playbook and the one skill that defeats them.

by Martina Dove 2020

3.31

16 ratings

🧠 Fraud Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Scam Awareness 📊 Behavioral Economics

Linguistic Fingerprints

by Roger J. Kreuz • 2023

The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.

3.50

🗣️ Linguistic Identity 📊 Stylometry 🔍 Forensic Linguistics 📚 Literary Hoaxes 🕵️ Anonymous Authorship

Linguistic Fingerprints 90%

The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.

by Roger J. Kreuz 2023

3.50

20 ratings

🗣️ Linguistic Identity 📊 Stylometry 🔍 Forensic Linguistics 📚 Literary Hoaxes 🕵️ Anonymous Authorship

American Kingpin

by Nick Bilton • 2017

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

4.41

55k+

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

American Kingpin 90%

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

by Nick Bilton 2017

4.41

55k+ ratings

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

Stealing Your Life

by Frank W. Abagnale • 2007

A former forger on how thieves pick targets, and the habits that make them move on.

3.67

293

🪪 Identity Theft 🔒 Personal Data Security 🎭 Social Engineering 💻 Digital Security 🛡️ Fraud Prevention

Stealing Your Life 90%

A former forger on how thieves pick targets, and the habits that make them move on.

by Frank W. Abagnale 2007

3.67

293 ratings

🪪 Identity Theft 🔒 Personal Data Security 🎭 Social Engineering 💻 Digital Security 🛡️ Fraud Prevention

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

by Bill Mason • 2004

Rooftop break-ins, close calls, a family at home: inside the double life of a master jewel thief.

3.86

1k+

💎 Jewel Heists 🐱 Cat Burglary 🏃‍♂️ Fugitive Life 🧠 Psychology Of Crime 🎲 Addiction To Risk

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief Summary

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief 90%

Rooftop break-ins, close calls, a family at home: inside the double life of a master jewel thief.

by Bill Mason 2004

3.86

1k+ ratings

💎 Jewel Heists 🐱 Cat Burglary 🏃‍♂️ Fugitive Life 🧠 Psychology Of Crime 🎲 Addiction To Risk

Butler to the World

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

3.98

3k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Butler to the World 90%

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

by Oliver Bullough 2022

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Kingpin

by Kevin Poulsen • 2011

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

3.97

8k+

🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Kingpin 90%

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

by Kevin Poulsen 2011

3.97

8k+ ratings

🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Fooling some of the People all of the time

by David Einhorn • 2007

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

4.01

4k+

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Regulatory Failure

Fooling some of the People all of the time Summary

Fooling some of the People all of the time 90%

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

by David Einhorn 2007

4.01

4k+ ratings

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Regulatory Failure

If You Tell

by Gregg Olsen • 2019

Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.

3.98

360k+

📜 Historical True Crime 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Institutional Corruption 🔍 Murder Investigation ⚖️ Racial Exploitation

If You Tell 90%

Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.

by Gregg Olsen 2019

3.98

360k+ ratings

📜 Historical True Crime 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Institutional Corruption 🔍 Murder Investigation ⚖️ Racial Exploitation

The Autistic Brain

by Temple Grandin • 2013

The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.

4.1

11k+

🕵️ Fbi Misconduct 🚔 Police Corruption 🏙️ Boston History 🐀 Informant Culture 🤝 Corrupt Alliances

The Autistic Brain 90%

The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.

by Temple Grandin 2013

4.1

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Fbi Misconduct 🚔 Police Corruption 🏙️ Boston History 🐀 Informant Culture 🤝 Corrupt Alliances

The Great Indian Fraud

by Smarak Swain • 2020

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

4.21

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering 📈 Securities Fraud 🇮🇳 Indian Economy

The Great Indian Fraud 90%

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

by Smarak Swain 2020

4.21

77 ratings

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering 📈 Securities Fraud 🇮🇳 Indian Economy

Extraordinary Circumstances

by Cynthia Cooper • 2007

From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.

4.00

538

🏦 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowing 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Ethical Decision Making 🔍 Fraud Detection

Extraordinary Circumstances 90%

From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.

by Cynthia Cooper 2007

4.00

538 ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowing 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Ethical Decision Making 🔍 Fraud Detection

The Profiler

by Pat Brown • 2010

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

3.08

2k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Profiler 90%

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

by Pat Brown 2010

3.08

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

Boundless

by Nick Kostov • 2022

CEO of two global automakers, arrested in Tokyo, escaped inside an audio case. The inside story.

4.38

932

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by Michael Lewis 2023

3.83

36k+ ratings

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by Phil Lapsley • 2013

The phone system had a hidden language. The teenagers who mastered it invented the modern hacker.

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The phone system had a hidden language. The teenagers who mastered it invented the modern hacker.

by Phil Lapsley 2013

4.20

2k+ ratings

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3.88

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His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

by Daniel Reingold 2006

3.88

1k+ ratings

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