Thinking big and thinking bad, fifty of the world's most notorious criminal masterminds have lied, cheated, murdered and swindled their way onto the pages of this book. Many of these miscreants had the brains and charisma to be successful in legitimate walks of life, yet they chose to take a different path, a pthat that perhaps got them richer more quickly, certainly in the cases of mobster Al Capone, robbert Ronnie biggs, and drug baron Howard Marks, but which ultimatley was tolead to their downfall. Criminal Masterminds provides a fascinating insight into the careers and character flaws of the most audacious reprobates that have come to the ttention of the world's lawmakers. It will entertain, astound and sometime shock you.