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I'll be gone in the dark: one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
By Gillian Flynn, Patton Oswalt, Michelle McNamara. 2018
For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south,…
where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then in 1986 he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, true crime journalist Michelle McNamara was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. This book that McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. Bestseller. 2018."I give you my body--": how I write sex scenes (ITK audio)
By Diana Gabaldon. 2016
For writers looking to make sure their next physical interlude on the page inspires readers to share the moment rather…
than to laugh at it, bestselling author Diana Gabaldon divulges the writing secrets behind the sex scenes in her wildly popular Outlander novels. 2016.In the still of the night: the strange death of Ronda Reynolds
By Ann Rule. 2010
Details Barb Thompson's eleven-year crusade to determine the true cause of her thirty-three-year-old daughter Ronda Reynolds's death in 1998, which…
had been ruled a suicide. Discusses the precedent-setting 2009 hearing to determine if the Lewis County, Washington, coroner's office mishandled the case. 2010.In the sleep room: the story of the CIA brainwashing experiments in Canada
By Anne Collins. 1988
In the 1950s and 1960s, an eminent Canadian psychiatrist was funded by the CIA to use his patients in brainwashing…
experiments. In 1977, when his work was exposed, nine Canadians sued the CIA. A story of misuse of medical power, unchecked ambition and undercover skulduggery. Winner of the 1988 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1988.In the name of love: And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's crime files. #4.)
By Ann Rule. 1998
After falling in love and marrying wealthy California businessman Jerry Harris, Susan is devastated when he doesn't return home one…
night in 1987. The title story of her lengthy search for him and four other true crime cases make up this sequel to "A Fever in the Heart." Some violence. 1998. (Ann Rule's crime files ; 4)Illusion of justice: inside making a murderer and America's broken system
By Jerome F Buting. 2017
Not since The Thin Blue Line has there been a true crime saga as engrossing as Making A Murderer. Captivating…
audiences across demographic lines, it made Steven Avery a household name and thrust defense attorney Jerome F. Buting--and his fight against America's dysfunctional criminal justice system--into the spotlight. Buting uses the Avery case as a springboard to examine the shaky integrity of our law enforcement and legal systems, which he has witnessed firsthand for nearly four decades. From his early career as a public defender to his success overturning wrongful convictions, his story provides a compelling insider's view into the high-stakes world of criminal defense, and suggests that while in principle the law presumes innocence, in practice it more often than not presumes guilt. Combining narrative reportage with critical commentary and personal reflection, Buting explores his professional motivations, the high-profile cases that defined his career, and the path to much-needed criminal justice reform. 2017.How to write a journal (Language arts explorer junior)
By Cecilia Minden, Kate Roth. 2011
Writing is an important skill that you use every day: at school, with friends, at home - almost anywhere! This…
guide has tips and tricks that will help you become a writing expert and help you keep a journal, including writing about places, your opinions, events, and your wishes and dreams. Grades 2-4. c2011.How to write a book report (Language arts explorer junior)
By Cecilia Minden, Kate Roth. 2011
This guide includes tips and tricks for writing a book report. Covers the parts of a book reports, editing, writing…
about a non-fiction book, and how to include your own opinions. Grades 2-4. 2011.CIA spymaster: Kisevalter, The Agency's Top Case Officer Who Handled Penkovsky And Popov
By Clarence Ashley. 2004
George Kisevalter, born in Tsarist Russia, was a top case officer for the CIA, best known for working with two…
highly placed Soviet moles, Popov and Penkovsky. Popov provided the first serious look at the inner workings of Soviet Military Intelligence, while Penkovsky delivered reams of documents - information that was later used in America's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2004.Escape from Alcatraz
By J. Campbell Bruce. 2005
In 1963 the last prisoner was escorted off Devil's Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. J. Campbell Bruce…
chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rock's transition from a Spanish fort to the maximum-security penitentiary. 2005.Honour on trial: the Shafia murders and the culture of honour killings
By Paul Schliesmann. 2012
A black car is pulled from the Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario, containing the bodies of three girls - sisters…
Zainab, Sahar, and Geeti Shafia - along with their presumed aunt, Rona Amir Mohammad. Later in the day, after family members report the women missing, Kingston police become suspicious - the stories told by parents Tooba Mohammad Yahya and Mohammad Shafia, and their eldest son, Hamed, don't match up with the rapidly gathering evidence. An extensive investigation unfolds, revealing a troubling story of physical and emotional abuse in the Shafia home, including threats of murder. Includes strong language and violence. 2012.Duped!: true stories of the world's best swindlers (It actually happened series ; #1)
By Andreas Schroeder. 2011
Schroeder uncovers the facts behind eight of the most outrageous scams of all time. Read about a Stone Age tribe…
discovered in the jungles of the Philippines, lost documents written by Shakespeare, and a 1938 radio broadcast that reported that something strange has crashed into a field in New Jersey – and that hostile Martians then started attacking! Grades 4-7. c2011. (It actually happened series ; 1)Hot art: chasing thieves and detectives through the secret world of stolen art
By Joshua Knelman, Trena White. 2011
Knelman spent four years immersing himself in the mysterious world of international art theft, travelling from Cairo to New York,…
London, Montreal and Los Angeles. He befriends the slippery Paul, a master art thief; and meets Donald Hrycyk, a detective working on a shoestring budget to recover stolen art. His investigation finds there are only a handful of detectives, FBI agents and lawyers fighting a global battle against the thriving black market of international art theft, estimated to be one of the largest in the world. Includes strong language. c2011.Crimes of passion: an unblinking look at murderous love
By Howard Engel. 2001
From France and England to Canada and the United States, Engel explores more than twenty-five classic, infamous and still unresolved…
cases of passion and murder. As he discovers, le crime passionnel, a concept originating in France, has a special place in many legal codes around the world. Someone who has suddenly or unexpectedly been betrayed by a loved and trusted partner, even in an illicit relationship, is rarely treated as a common murderer. 2001.Chasing the story god
By Mike McCardell. 2001
Mike McCardell's book of anecdotes and memoirs is a behind the scenes look at the world of television journalism. For…
the last 25 years McCardell has been doing the human interest stories at the end of BCTV's six o'clock newscast. His stories about ordinary people are told in a frank, often humourous style. 2001.Everyday law: a survival guide for Canadians
By Jack Batten, Marjorie Harris. 1987
Easy-to-follow handbook that outlines the common legal problems which every Canadian faces. Discusses such subjects as choosing a lawyer, preparing…
a will, getting married, going to court, and buying a house. c1987.Ballad of the anarchist bandits: the crime spree that gripped Belle Époque Paris
By John M Merriman. 2017
Home sweet murder (Murder is forever. #2.)
By James Patterson. 2018
Here are two true-crime thrillers as seen on Discovery's Murder Is Forever TV series. In Home Sweet Murder, a lawyer…
and his wife are tortured and killed by a man claiming to be an SEC agent, while two others will fare worse. In Murder on the Run, a housekeeper and a little boy are victims of a bloody double homicide in Omaha, Nebraska, where a detective promises the boy's parents he will catch the killer, no matter how long or far he runs. Sequel to "Murder, interrupted", followed by "Murder beyond the grave". 2018. Home sweet murder-- Murder on the run.Chappaquiddick: power, privilege, and the Ted Kennedy cover-up
By Leo Damore. 2018
All the dreams we've dreamed: a story of hoops and handguns on Chicago's west side
By Rus Bradburd. 2018
Marshall High School coach Shawn Harrington's career comes crashing to a halt when he is caught in a drive-by shooting.…
Using his body to shield his daughter from gunfire, Harrington is struck and paralyzed. Shawn Harrington's story of senseless gun violence and racial assumptions is also a story of the nature of friendship, of communities, and of hope. 2018.