Books by Robert J. Kelly

"Bless me Father, for I have sinned." Father Francis Beacon listens to the confession of a serial killer before retiring to his room with a Dewar's. Frustrated by his vows, the dying priest struggles to find a way to bring the psychopath to justice without breaching the Sacrament and turning his life into a lie. Meanwhile, Detective Larry Wright is getting indigestion more often as bodies begin to litter the streets of Philadelphia. When the killer contacts a local newspaper reporter and the FBI arrives, on behalf of the Office of Homeland Security, Wright begins to wonder what he's been pulled into and how he'll ever get out.

This book demonstrates how social distress or anxiety is reflected, modified, and evolves through movies. It shows how film is a perfect medium for generating and projecting dreams, fantasies, and nightmares, on the individual as well as the societal level.

From Damon Runyan's colorful tough guys in black shirts and white ties to recent media coverage of John Gotti, the `dapper don', public depictions of racketeers in the United States have drawn attention away from the true nature of organized crime and its extensive penetrations into mainstream business.

This reference provides systematic and detailed coverage of the traditional crime families of America, the important individuals, significant events and explanatory terms. Figures such as Al Capone, John Gotti and Sammy the "Bull" Gravano are listed.

A detailed survey of a growing scourge of the global economy-the smuggling of people, materials, and money.

From Damon Runyan's colorful tough guys in black shirts and white ties to recent media coverage of John Gotti, the `dapper don', public depictions of racketeers in the United States have drawn attention away from the true nature of organized crime and its extensive penetrations into mainstream business.