What makes a person a criminal? It is usually either a split-second act – a flash of lethal anger or a crime passion – that results in almost immediate arrest, or it is something more devious, more deliberate: the resolute decision to take the criminal path and play the “other” game, and to play if for as long as possible to exploit the money and influence it brings.Each riveting chapter charts the rise – and almost inevitable fall – of 50 master criminals. Including robbers, outlaws, terrorists, spies, drug barons, fraudsters, killers and escape artists, it explores in detail lives of crime and misdemeanors, and ultimately lives ruined. Criminal Masterminds provides a fascinating insight into the careers and character flaws of the most audacious reprobates that have come to the attention of the world’s lawmakers. It will entertain, astound and sometimes shock you.
