"Body Double (novel) Body Double is a 2004 novel written by Tess Gerritsen, the fourth book of the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series. Returning to Boston from a business trip in Paris, Maura Isles encounters delays at Charles de Gaulle Airport, and finds upon landing in Boston that the airline has lost her luggage. When she finally makes it home, she finds her house taped off as a crime scene—and is surprised to see Jane Rizzoli (now about 8-months-pregnant) and Rizzoli's partner Barry Frost there. Rizzoli does a double-take on seeing Maura, and directs her attention to a white Ford Taurus"
"with Harmon. Bruce McGill signed as Rizzoli's former partner, Sgt. Vince Korsak. Lee Thompson Young was cast as her new partner, Barry Frost. The role of Rizzoli's younger brother Frankie was filled by Jordan Bridges. Lorraine Bracco signed on as Rizzoli's mother, Angela. In early 2010, Billy Burke was announced as FBI agent Gabriel Dean. In late January 2010, TNT green-lighted the pilot to series with the new title ""Rizzoli & Isles"". Ten episodes were ordered and the show premiered on July 12, 2010. The series is produced on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood, California. Owing to a sponsorship"
"prison time for the attempted murder of William Carroll. Michael Rizzitello Michael Anthony Rizzitello (March 15, 1929 – October 26, 2005), also known as ""Mike Rizzi"", was an Italian American mobster in the Los Angeles crime family. Rizzitello's criminal record stretched back to 1947. He was also featured in several biography novels by mobsters-turned-informants Jimmy Fratianno (""The Last Mafioso"" and ""Vengeance Is Mine""), Anthony Fiato (""The Animal in Hollywood""), and Kenny Gallo (""Breakshot""). Mike (Mike Rizzi) Rizzitello was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 29, 1927. He later moved to New York City and as an adult became associated"
"Michael Rizzitello Michael Anthony Rizzitello (March 15, 1929 – October 26, 2005), also known as ""Mike Rizzi"", was an Italian American mobster in the Los Angeles crime family. Rizzitello's criminal record stretched back to 1947. He was also featured in several biography novels by mobsters-turned-informants Jimmy Fratianno (""The Last Mafioso"" and ""Vengeance Is Mine""), Anthony Fiato (""The Animal in Hollywood""), and Kenny Gallo (""Breakshot""). Mike (Mike Rizzi) Rizzitello was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 29, 1927. He later moved to New York City and as an adult became associated with organized crime. He worked for ""Crazy Joe"" Gallo"
"lesbian subtext to its popularity. Harmon said that she was not surprised by the attention and that, while it was ""'super fun' to play a role that has some same-sex romantic vibes"", the characters are ""straight"" and ""just best friends"". Alexander said that she was not initially aware of the subtext but believed it reflected the characters' chemistry. She also expressed skepticism that Rizzoli and Isles' friendship was out of the ordinary. Rizzoli & Isles Rizzoli & Isles is a TNT television series starring Angie Harmon as police detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles."
"It was later adapted into a television drama series called ""Bad Blood"", which debuted in fall 2017; Nicolo was portrayed by Paul Sorvino. Nicolo Rizzuto Nicolo ""Nick"" Rizzuto (February 18, 1924 – November 10, 2010), was the founder of the Sicilian Mafia family, the Rizzuto crime family based in Montreal, Quebec. Rizzuto was born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, Italy, in 1924, and immigrated to Montreal in 1954 with his wife, son and daughter. Rizzuto married into the mob through his wife Libertina Manno's family. He began as an associate in the Sicilian faction of the Calabrian Cotroni crime family which"
"Romanzo Criminale (novel) Romanzo criminale is an Italian novel written by the judge Giancarlo De Cataldo and inspired by the true story of the Banda della Magliana, a criminal gang which operated in Italy in Rome between the late 1970s and mid-1980s. The novel, published by Einaudi, formed the basis for the movie of the same name (2005) directed by Michele Placido and for a TV series directed by Stefano Sollima. Romanzo Criminale shows the intricate relationship between criminality and the State in Italy at that time, with gangs fighting for the control of drug traffic, prostitution and gambling in"
"kidnapped children were being shipped abroad as organ donors. ""Harvest"" was Gerritsen's first hardcover novel, and it marked her debut on the ""New York Times"" bestseller list at number thirteen. Following ""Harvest"", Gerritsen wrote three more bestselling medical thrillers: ""Life Support"", ""Bloodstream"", and ""Gravity"". In 2001, Gerritsen's first crime thriller, ""The Surgeon"", was published and introduced homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. Although a secondary character in ""The Surgeon"", Rizzoli has been a central focus of ten subsequent novels (see below) pairing her with medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The books inspired the ""Rizzoli & Isles"" television series starring Angie Harmon and"
"Lies"" (2001), ""Chain of Evidence"" (1995), ""Hard Fall"" (1992), ""Probable Cause"" (1990), ""The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall"" (1987), ""Blood of the Albatross"" (1986), and ""Never Look Back"" (1985). Ridley also wrote three Chris Klick mysteries under the pseudonym of Wendell McCall. """" was adapted as a film called ""The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer"" (2003) To describe how Peter Pan met Captain Hook, Ridley teamed up with his long-time friend, humorist Dave Barry, to co-author ""Peter and the Starcatchers"" (2004), a prequel to ""Peter Pan""; it is published in the US by Disney and by Walker Books in the UK."
"when Rizzo is introduced. Rizzo is in the Vegas black book and is not allowed to be in any casino. When Sheriff Ralph Lamb catches Rizzo in one, he demands that Rizzo leave. Rizzo, known for his temper, gets into a fight, and is easily subdued by Lamb. This is based on an actual event involving the real Sheriff Lamb and Roselli. 12. They called him Johnny Handsome/Life & times of Johnny Roselli—Tantillo, Steve (December 2011) John Roselli John ""Handsome Johnny"" Roselli (born Filippo Sacco; July 4, 1905 – August 9, 1976), sometimes spelled Rosselli, was an influential mobster for"
"The two latter books are set in modern times, and in the environment of financiers dealing with dangerous online speculations. ""Al mio Giudice"" won the Premio Grinzane Cavour (2005) for Italian fiction. In the following three novels ""Una piccola storia ignobile"", ""L'ultima notte bianca"" and ""L'orchestra del Titanic"", all published by Rizzoli, the investigation is carried out by the same character, the psychologist Anna Pavesi, who uses her knowledge of the mind to find the banality of evil which is present in all people; in particular, the investigation in ""L'ultima notte bianca"", during the Olympics in Turin shows the existence"
"to get closer and closer to Cordell, who is creating a romantic and sexual connection with Thomas Moore. In the end, Jane manages to save Cordell from the Surgeon, and Moore marries Cordell. ""The Surgeon"" received a RITA award Romance Writers of America in 2002 for Best Romantic Suspense Novel. The Surgeon (novel) The Surgeon (2001) is a suspense novel by Tess Gerritsen, the first of the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series. A terrifying new serial killer begins stalking the streets of Boston, using his vast medical knowledge to systematically torture and kill vulnerable women, a modus operandi which has earned"
"of the author's novels including the classic ""Poisoned Chocolates Case"". In 1930, Berkeley founded the legendary Detection Club in London along with Agatha Christie, Freeman Wills Crofts and other established mystery writers. His 1932 novel (as ""Francis Iles""), ""Before the Fact"" was adapted into the 1941 classic film ""Suspicion"", directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. ""Trial and Error"" was turned into the unusual 1941 film ""Flight From Destiny"" starring Thomas Mitchell. In 1938, he took up book reviewing for ""John O'London's Weekly"" and the ""Daily Telegraph"", writing under his pen name Francis Iles. He also wrote"
"The Vario Crew The Vario Crew is a group operating within the Lucchese crime family. It was controlled by capo Paul Vario from the early 1950s into the early 1980s, when Vario, Jimmy Burke, and a number of other associates were imprisoned, primarily due to the testimony of another long-term associate, Henry Hill. Hill's life in the Vario crew was the subject of Nicholas Pileggi's book ""Wiseguy"" and Martin Scorsese's crime film adapted from that book, ""Goodfellas"" (1990), starring Ray Liotta as Hill. Today the crew is still active, but less influential than before, and is currently led by Domenico"
"The Assassini The Assassini is a 1990 thriller novel by American author Thomas Gifford, published by Bantam Books. Set in 1982, while the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to elect a successor to the dying pope, Callistus IV, the book describes the attempts of lawyer Ben Driskill to solve the murder of his sibling, Sister Valentine, a nun who was an outspoken activist and a thorn in the Church's side. Driskill's world-spanning investigation leads him to the discovery of a document from a forgotten monastery in Ireland, which proves the existence of the ""Assassini"", an age-old brotherhood of killers, once"
"in turn contacted Henry Hill, a Lucchese crime family associate from New York who had befriended Mazzei while both men were serving sentences in a federal prison. Mazzei and the Perlas were particularly hopeful that Hill would enlist the support of his associate, James Burke (""Jimmy the Gent""), to finance the payments to the players and to set up a network of bookmakers who were in on the scheme. These bookies could handle large bets and lay them off and spread the bets among a number of unsuspecting bookmakers around the country so as not to arouse suspicion. They would"
"they lived for the next six years. The fictional character Stingaree proved to be a prototype of a character Hornung used in a series of six short stories published in 1898 in ""Cassell's Magazine"", A. J. Raffles. The character was modelled on George Cecil Ives, a Cambridge-educated criminologist and talented cricketer who, like Raffles, was a resident of the Albany, a gentlemen's only residence in Mayfair. The first tale of the series ""In the Chains of Crime"" was published in June that year, titled ""The Ides of March"". The stories were collected into one volume—with two additional tales—under the name"
"Partners in Crime (Hinton novel) Partners in Crime is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 2003. It follows the story of three old school friends who made money from drug dealing and loved the same girl which caused a rift between them. The novel is based on a very old folk song about betrayal and murder then the author thought about three boys who met in primary school and led a tough life. In 2014 the novel won the Coventry Inspiration Book Award in the category Fancy a Quickie for adults. Perry Grant is"
"Freezes Over ""Freezes Over"" is a four-issue ""Hellblazer"" story arc written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by artist Marcelo Frusin published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. The story tells of John Constantine, an infamous English occult detective and con man, during one of his travels in the backbone of the United States. Where he gets entangled in a salon while seeking shelter from a strong blizzard. Eventually leading to murder and a revelation of a local urban myth. One of the most well known run of the series, author Brian Azzarello was nominated for an Eisner Award together"
"created by David Jacobs"". But upon the determination of the Writers Guild of America's screenwriting credit system, there are currently two separate credits: one listing Jacobs as the show's sole creator and another listing Cidre as the new show's developer. A sneak preview of the series, including clips from the pilot episode, aired on July 11, 2011, during an episode of TNT's ""Rizzoli & Isles"". Patrick Duffy stated that the new show is ""exactly the same [as the old show], but it's 2012. We consider this year 14 of the show. It's exactly as if [viewers] forgot which channel we"
"Grisham and Michael Connelly. Awards by book: ""A Cool Breeze on the Underground"" ""Way Down on the High Lonely"" ""The Death and Life of Bobby Z"" ""California Fire and Life"" ""The Power of the Dog"" ""The Winter of Frankie Machine"" ""The Dawn Patrol"" ""The Gentlemen’s Hour"" ""Savages"" ""The Kings of Cool"" ""The Cartel"" Don Winslow Don Winslow is an American author who has written the screenplays for ""Savages"", ""Satori"" and other adaptations of his novels with screenwriter/producer Shane Salerno. Winslow was born in New York City on Halloween night 1953, but grew up in Perryville, a beach town near the"
"The Bozz Chronicles The Bozz Chronicles, now a graphic novel, was originally a six-issue comic book series written by David Michelinie, with artwork by Bret Blevins and John Ridgway. The original series was published by Epic Comics from December 1985 - December 1986. The series was set primarily in Victorian era England and centered on the crime-solving adventures of ""Bozz"", an alien with a long tail and an unpronounceable name who crash-landed on Earth. Bozz partners with prostitute Amanda Flynn and American Salem Hawkshaw to solve crimes as a means of stimulating his mind and avoiding suicidal thoughts brought on"
"The Monster of Florence: A True Story The Monster of Florence: A True Story is a 2008 true crime book by American thriller writer Douglas Preston and Italian journalist Mario Spezi. It relates to a series of murders that occurred between 1968 and 1985 and involved couples who were killed while having sex in their cars in deserted lanes around the city of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. Preston, an author of fiction and non-fiction books, moved to Florence with his family and became interested in the Monster of Florence case because the murders had taken place in"
"Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas () is a 1995 non-fiction book by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi that depicts the story of the alliance of Mafia mobsters Lefty Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro and their exploits working in Mafia controlled casinos in Las Vegas. ""Casino"" covers the period through the seventies to early eighties when the Mafia controlled certain Las Vegas casinos. Pileggi focuses on the story of Frank ""Lefty"" Rosenthal, a Chicago bookmaker working for organized crime, and his friend, partner and also Mafia member, Anthony Spilotro. Rosenthal supervises the casino operations,"
"who was unaware of his expulsion—Hoyt, aided by a third apprentice, manages to capture Jane and Maura, only to have Jane beat Hoyt and then stab him when he and his apprentice try to kill Maura. The untitled project was on TNT's development slate as early as March 2008. In October 2009, TNT placed a cast-contingent pilot order under the original title, ""Rizzoli"". The pilot script was written by Janet Tamaro. Angie Harmon was the first actress cast, taking the title role of police detective Jane Rizzoli. Sasha Alexander won the role of medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles after auditioning"
"with Gore Vidal, James Purdy, Charles Henri Ford, Edward Gorey, Robert Mapplethorpe and many contemporary and younger authors. In ""True Stories"", Picano wrote about other people including Bette Midler, Diana Vreeland, as well as friends and acquaintances from his childhood and early adulthood. In his newest book, ""Nights at Rizzoli"", Picano writes about being a book clerk and bookstore manager in the early 1970s with Salvador Dalí, Jerome Robbins, Jackie Onassis, Gregory Peck, Mick Jagger and S.J. Perelman. Among those who Picano introduced to the public via his publishing companies were Dennis Cooper, Harvey Fierstein, Jane Chambers, Brad Gooch, Doric"
"Robert De Niro gave him, so he in turn agreed to star in D'Aquila's mafia-themed drama. Palminteri is currently performing in the Broadway musical version of ""A Bronx Tale"" since May 2018. On January 20, 2010, Palminteri guested on ""Modern Family"" and played the same character on the November 2, 2011, episode. Palminteri has reprised the role twice more in season 5. In June 2010, Palminteri began guest-starring on the TNT crime drama ""Rizzoli & Isles"" as Frank Rizzoli, Sr. He guest starred twice on the CBS drama Blue Bloods as Angelo Gallo, a mob lawyer and childhood friend of"
"than ghosts, may be to blame. The Italian Secretary The Italian Secretary is mystery fiction by Caleb Carr featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. This literary pastiche is meant as an honourable homage to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and one that had the approval of the Doyle estate. Architect Sir Alistair Sinclair and his foreman, Dennis McKay, have been slain in the midst of rehabilitating the medieval west tower of the Royal Palace of Holyrood—the very wing where Mary, Queen of Scots, had lived, and where David Rizzio had met his brutal, politically motivated end. Mycroft Holmes fears these murders"
"certain biographers had dismissed the Reilly-Boole liaison as unsubstantiated. However, evidence was found in 2016 among archived correspondence in the extended Boole-Hinton family confirming that a relationship transpired between Reilly and Boole around 1895 in Florence. There is some question of whether he was truly smitten with Boole and sincerely returned her affections, as he might have been a paid police informant reporting on her activities and those of other radicals. Reilly continued to go by the name Rosenblum, living at the Albert Mansions, an apartment block in Rosetta Street, Waterloo, London in early 1896. He created the Ozone Preparations"
"on 26 January 2000. An official book, entitled ""The Inside Story"", written by Geoff Tibballs, was also published to coincide with the first series. An official novelisation, written by Lee O'Keefe, was also published on 11 January 1996. Notably, the series has yet to be released on DVD. Thief Takers Thief Takers is a British television crime drama series, created by Roy Mitchell, and produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network. The series depicts the work of a team of officers based in the Metropolitan Police Service's Flying Squad, which Reece Dinsdale, Brendan Coyle, Grant Masters and Nicholas"
"The Captain's Doll The Captain's Doll is a short story or novella by the English author D. H. Lawrence. It was written in 1921 and first published by Martin Secker in March 1923 in a volume with ""The Ladybird"" and ""The Fox"". It was the basis of the 1983 TV film of the same name with Jeremy Irons as the Captain. The story chronicles the journey of fallen German aristocrat Countess Johanna 'Hannele' zu Rassentlow as she dates a Scottish officer of unusual philosophy. The relationship develops into one of D. H. Lawrence's idiosyncratic 'wicked triangles'. The intimate relationship between"
"Inspector De Luca (novel series) The Inspector De Luca mysteries, also called the De Luca trilogy, consist of three Italian novels, ""Carte Blanche"" (, 1990), ""The Damned Season"" (, 1991), and ""Goose Street"" ( (1996) by Italian crime fiction writer Carlo Lucarelli. The novels have been noted for the setting in the period between the collapse of the Fascist government of Italy in 1943 and installation of the Italian Social Republic puppet state of Nazi Germany from 1943 to 1945, and the immediate postwar period, and also for the tenacious attitude of the protagonist policeman - a feature also found"
"Angie Harmon Angela Michelle Harmon (born August 10, 1972) is an American actress and model. She was a professional model before gaining international fame for her roles in ""Baywatch Nights"" and as New York A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael on ""Law & Order"". She also starred as Detective Jane Rizzoli on the TNT series ""Rizzoli & Isles"". She was born on August 10, 1972 in Highland Park, Texas, the daughter of Daphne Demar (""née"" Caravageli) and Lawrence Paul ""Larry"" Harmon, a hospital information network executive in Dallas, Texas. Her father has German and Irish ancestry, while her mother is of Greek descent."