New Releases by Colin King

"Dune scrub in every direction... and a body that appears to have fallen out of an endless, cloudless sky. Colin King takes us to the remote and beautiful Big Desert of Victoria''s Mallee to introduce his latest absorbing murder mystery. Here is an author who knows and loves his Australia, and his detective André Marshall and journalist-partner Ella Ritchie transport us from the middle of nowhere to big city intrigue, with an excursion through painful family secrets on the way to solving a baffling crime." Tony Wright, The Age "The Mallee is the perfect location for a murder mystery, and Colin King has superbly captured the vast, arid emptiness of the region and the stoic nature of its people in Wire & Bone. A great read set in a captivating corner of Australia." Adam McNicol - author, The Mallee: A journey through north-west Victoria

Follow-the-money'' approaches are increasingly being adopted to tackle organized crime, corruption, and terrorist activities. The rationale behind such an approach is oft stated: to show that crime does not pay, to reinforce confidence in a fair and effective criminal justice system, and to deter criminal activity. Civil Recovery of Criminal Property is an in-depth analysis of the confiscation of the proceeds of crime in the absence of criminal conviction in Ireland and England & Wales, more than two decades since the introduction of this civil/criminal hybrid procedure. This book considers the development of civil recovery in both jurisdictions, providing a comprehensive comparative account and critical examination of its legislative context and framework, judicial reception, and case law development. It leads the argument that civil recovery—like other civil/criminal hybrids—straddles civil and criminal procedure in a manner that takes advantage of the resultant legal ambiguity, to the detriment of due process, civil liberties, and human rights. Through interviews with practitioners professionally engaged with civil recovery proceedings, both in defence and in enforcement, King and Hendry remedy what has until now been a lack of empirical engagement with the operation of civil recovery in practice. The authors provide a comprehensive analysis of civil recovery in terms of its procedural hybridity, its ''follow-the-money'' approach, its questionable compliance with the requirements of due process, its property-specific character, and its supposed pragmatism in tackling the problem of serious and organized crime. Blending doctrinal, socio-legal, and theoretical perspectives, Civil Recovery of Criminal Property will appeal both to academics and practitioners engaged with civil recovery.

New York–based stylist Colin King shares his wisdom and insights for cultivating beauty in our everyday surroundings—composing objects into simple, sophisticated vignettes that enrich our homes and our lives. We all desire our rooms to look attractive and reflect a considered approach. Now we have the mastery of Colin King to help us elevate our spaces into environments of personal creativity. Image after image, readers will discover how Colin works his magic when arranging objects on coffee tables, mantels, bookshelves, bedside tables, windowsills, and more. Through a series of anecdotes and visual essays, Colin unpacks his intuitive and deeply personal process, meditating on scale, proportion, palette, and texture. It’s not about buying new things, but rather about dusting off old favorites and seeing them with fresh eyes—looking beyond intended use to discover deeper meaning in the everyday. There’s always the element of chance while contemplating new arrangements again and again. Styling, readers will discover, is a metaphor for life and a daily practice to be honed over time. The go-to stylist for many of the world’s leading brands and publications, Colin King is a regular contributor to Architectural Digest, T, Ark, and Rum magazines. He collaborates regularly with West Elm, Anthropologie, Zara Home, Crate & Barrel, and Roman and Williams Guild and has his own celebrated product lines with Beni Rugs and Menu, with more in the works.

Following concerns that the art market is being used to launder criminal money and fund terrorist activities, measures have recently been introduced to subject the market to the anti-money laundering (AML) regime - such as the EU 5th Money Laundering Directive (2018) and the US Illicit Art and Antiquities Trafficking Prevention Bill (2018). The expansion of the AML regime to include art dealers has been attributed to the failure of regulation and the vulnerabilities inherent in the market to laundering. This paper considers vulnerabilities to money laundering and examines the types of regulation that apply in the art market. The paper then goes on to analyse the application of AML criminal law and preventive measures in the UK context, demonstrating that art dealers can be criminally prosecuted for engaging in normal commercial activities. Even if dealers do comply with AML reporting rules, such compliance can significantly impact upon their business. These are important considerations given the government''s emphasis on striking a balance between the burdens on business and deterring money laundering activities. Drawing upon the AGILE analytical framework, we remain sceptical about the continued expansion of the AML regime.

The EU has a long history of directives concerned with confiscating proceeds of crime. Post-conviction confiscation, as the term implies, requires a criminal conviction before confiscation can occur. In this regard, such confiscation is unproblematic (though there are separate practical difficulties). More controversial, however, is the use of non-conviction-based confiscation (NCBC), whereby property can be confiscated absent criminal conviction and on the civil standard of proof. While NCBC has been adopted in some EU countries (notably Italy, Ireland, and the UK) and has withstood constitutional challenge, there has been resistance to adoption of an EU Directive on NCBC. This chapter will examine different NCBC models and EU developments and proposals, including Directive 2014/42/EU (where an initial draft included NCBC, but this was ultimately dropped in the final version) and Regulation Regulation 2018/1805 (with different types of confiscation), before questioning the effectiveness of the non conviction based confiscation approach.

Archaeologist, young Aboriginal Tahlia Lock, accompanies Detective Sergeant Rory James to investigate bones uncovered in a gemstone fossicking site near the Grampians mountains in Victoria. Tahlia hopes to persuade Rory to revisit the cold case of her missing brother, Ricky. The remains found are confirmed as the wife of a Sydney mining-exploration geologist, Travis Vella. He had been working in the area at the time she disappeared, and although a suspect, there is more to Travis'' story, including another possible suspect in blueblood grazier, Elliot Claymore, who made no secret of disliking Travis. When Tahlia and Rory attend a meeting at Brambuk Aboriginal Centre, they learn of an historical, and unrecorded, local Aboriginal massacre. Tahlia''s brother, Ricky, had been investigating the massacre when he had disappeared, one that took place on the Claymore''s land. Suddenly, both cases are at Claymore''s doorstep. Tahlia and Rory hunt for a truth buried far beneath the civilised world and shadowed by the range of mountains that whisper secrets; secrets deep down in the crevices of evil. When the truth is dug up, it will undo lives ... but above all, it will create answers that are sought by everyone involved. "In the tradition of Peter Temple and Jane Harper, Colin King incorporates the landscape of regional Australia into the DNA of his plot. Attuned to the elements of the murder mystery, King has written a suspenseful novel which is both surprising and satisfying." Dianne Dempsey, reviewer for The Age

This book argues that there is a strong normative argument for using the criminal law as a primary response to corporate crime. In practice, however, corporate crimes are rarely dealt with through criminal sanctioning mechanisms. Rather, the preference – for both prosecutors and corporates – appears to be on negotiating out of the criminal process. Reflecting this emphasis on negotiation, this book examines the use of Civil Recovery Orders and Deferred Prosecution Agreements as responses to corporate crime, and discusses a variety of UK case studies. Drawing upon legal and criminological backgrounds, and with an emphasis on the conceptual frameworks of ‘negotiated justice’ and ‘legitimacy’, the authors examine the law, policy and practice of these enforcement responses. They offer an original, theoretically-informed analysis which is accessible to practitioners and researchers.

It has been said that the Bicycle saved the human race from a particular type of catastrophe...inbreeding. In rural areas in particular it offered pioneering males and females the opportunity to roam further afield, e.g the next village, in order to unleash their romantic powers and marry into another community and in doing so spread the gene pool...Hooray for that then! Starting life as an item much desired by the gentry, the bicycle in its early days had the Range Rover effect, sitting high the rider felt mighty. In later years its uses expanded and thus its appeal was diluted as it became a useful means of delivering bread, meat and newspapers and the favoured tool for transporting workers to the factory gate whilst lithe types pedalled quickly and became racers. So, for the last 150 years these tubular geometric shapes have liberated and broadened our lives, but not until 41 Broken Spokes has that configuration of tubing and its riders been presented in poem, verse and imaginings in such a unique and wonder filled way. You might laugh out loud. You might sob quietly.

Adopting a multi-disciplinary and comparative approach, this book focuses on the emerging and innovative aspects of attempts to target the accumulated assets of those engaged in criminal and terrorist activity, organized crime and corruption. It examines the ’follow-the-money’ approach and explores the nature of criminal, civil and regulatory responses used to attack the financial assets of those engaged in financial crime in order to deter and disrupt future criminal activity as well as terrorism networks. With contributions from leading international academics and practitioners in the fields of law, economics, financial management, criminology, sociology and political science, the book explores law and practice in countries with significant problems and experiences, revealing new insights into these dilemmas. It also discusses the impact of the ’follow-the-money’ approach on human rights while also assessing effectiveness. The book will appeal to academics and researchers of financial crime, organized crime and terrorism as well as practitioners in the police, prosecution, financial and taxation agencies, policy-makers and lawyers.

This guide to applying external and internal insulation to solid walls gives advice for surveyors, designers and installers on assessing the potential risks and reducing the likelihood of long-term problems.

A double fragmentation is reflected in the growth of two distinct regimes to respond to the financing of illicit activities. On the one hand are anti-money laundering (AML)/proceeds of crime (PoC) policy and legislation which, in their current guise, can be traced back over four decades. While AML/PoC were in full swing when the hour of need arrived in 2001, CTF has emerged as a distinct field, with a rival degree of complexity and feeble distinct impact. In this way, doubts about the whole strategy of AML/PoC and their usefulness as a ploy for the prevention, disruption, conviction, or punishment of crime do not rule out a read across to CTF because corresponding doubts are harboured, especially if the reading across can improve the chances of success. The core objective for this article is to explore whether this fragmentation was inevitable and should be maintained today. Has the time arrived instead for consolidation? In order to answer these questions, the article will first analyse the background and history of how CTF was developed as an addition to AML/PoC and how it was not incorporated within its predecessor. This initial survey will lead into the second part of the article in which there is reflection on the core characteristics of CTF - its ''DNA'' - and whether they mark it out as a ''closed system'' which cannot receive meaning from AML/PoC. The survey forces the recognition of some true distinctions, though not to the extent of confirming autopoetic systems in operation. In the third part of the article, factors of confluence should equally be examined - whether there are strategic and operational imperatives which should press towards confluence rather than dissonance. The conclusion seeks to reflect on the relationship between CTF and AML/PoC, bearing in mind that these are categories which operate primarily not as academic constructs but as formulations which determine personal lives and professional actions.

Learn how to minimise the effects of thermal bridging or inconsistency in thermal envelope performance when designing and installing solid wall insulation during refurbishment. This guide sets out clear methods for reducing thermal bridging effects.

Covers all types of trains with steam, diesel, and electric powered engines. On board pages.

Mines & EOD Operational Guide provides detailed operational information on mines and explosive ordnance devices currently in production and in use around the world

Comprehensive coverage of unexploded ordnance Evaluate the techniques and equipment associated with explosive ordnance disposal with this informative resource. You will gain an invaluable overview of the identification and types of unexploded ordnance to assist understanding at the operational level.

The reference for mine-related issues. Includes details of mines, booby traps and fuses incl. full description, specifications/operational characteristics, a guide on neutralisation and disarming procedures. Plus directory of commercially available products/ services, full contact details.

This astonishingly inventive title allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way.

Provides an interactive learning experience for children as they enjoy the challenge of completing a jigsaw, while learning all about the breadth and diversity of North America.

Detailed checklists and procedures enable responders to plan for, respond to and recover from incidents involving unconventional threats, incl. the use of improvised explosive devices, conventional military weapons, radiological weapons, lasers, radio frequency weapons or non-lethal weapons

Whether you require background information or detailed technical data, Jane''s Mines and Mine Clearance is the essential reference for all mine-related issues. The comprehensive and in-depth coverage includes details and analysis of mines, booby traps and fuzes found all over the world. Each of the detailed mine entries include a full description, complete with specifications and operational characteristics; a guide on neutralisation and disarming procedures is also included. Colour photographs and sectioned diagrams assist recognition, show internal components and help to explain the operating method. Also within Jane''s Mines and Mine Clearance is a full directory of commercially available products and services associated with the demining industry, to assist your research or procurement. Full company contact details are also provided.

Jane''s Explosive Ordnance Disposal provides a complete reference source for anyone, military or civilian, involved in the EOD industry. All categories of potential unexploded ordnance are assessed, the data provided including not only a full description, with specifications, but also details of the munition''s operational characteristics and related EOD considerations. Detailed cutaway diagrams and/or full colour photographs support the text, assisting in your analysis and the process of recognition. The identification section provides unique information on the markings and colour codes used on commonly encountered ordnance, permitting informed assessment of unusual or previously unseen munitions. Jane''s Explosive Ordnance Disposal also includes comprehensive coverage and reviews of EOD-related equipment. Descriptions of the various types of equipment available are supported by specifications data and details of status and contractor. Full contact details of all the companies involved are also provided. An extensive data summary section allows easy comparison of the various types of unexploded ordnance which may be encountered, while the background information covers such issues as analysis of explosives and propellants.

It is a fact that disproportionately few black football players have ever been employed as managers or coaches, despite their prominent presence on the field. How big a role does racism play in contributing to this depressing statistic? ''Play the White Man'' is the metaphor King uses to explain how race, racism and inequality operate. He looks at the pressures placed on black players to adopt a culture dominated by white men in sport - in other words, ''to act white'' in order to be accepted. He focuses on how racism functions when black players make the transition from the playing field to coaching, management and administration, and are forced to perform within the standards and systems set by white men who have historically held these positions. King provides provocative insights into the world of white-dominated British sport and raises controversial questions that are important for anyone interested in the game.

- General characteristics of explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics - Generic EOD techniques - Generic types of munitions - Guides to the identification of symbols, markings and colour codes - Unit equipment - Personal equipment - Related services - International hazard codes - Weapon nomenclature lists - Explosive nomenclatures and properties

This exploration of castles is part of a series introducing children to the wonder of the world around them. It has two reading levels, with a simple sentence on each page for beginners, accompanied by more complex information which can be read as the child''s ability grows.