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By John Vaillant. 2005
In 1997, when a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an Alaskan island north of the Canadian border,…
they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. The author braids together the strands of this mystery and brings to life the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida and the harrowing world of logging. Canada Reads 2012. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. Bestseller. 2005.By Marissa N Batt. 2005
L.A. deputy district attorney Batt draws on more than 25 years of experience in recalling her most challenging cases, also…
describing those involved, including biased judges, hardworking police, sleazy lawyers and expert witnesses. Batt's compassion toward crime victims and good case preparation are contrasted with rulings that reflect the fragility of the US criminal justice system. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence and explicit strong language. 2004.By Terry Gould. 2004
Gould, an investigative journalist, secretly recorded an interview with gang leader Wong; the tape provided law enforcement with information leading…
to his arrest and indictment for large-scale heroin trafficking. When Wong, on a 'family trip', was conveniently reported dead in an accident in the Philippines, Gould travelled to Macau, the Philippines, and elsewhere on a decade-long chase for proof that Wong was alive. Gould's story also helps illuminate the little-known world of the Triads, a byzantine, diasporic Asian mafia. Some strong language and violence and some descriptions of sex. 2004.By Rick Boychuk. 1994
In 1968, Raymond "Frenchy" Durand murdered his wife Jeannine and hid her body near Houston, Texas. More than two decades…
later, the case of the woman known as Jane Doe was finally solved, owing to the perseverance of the victim's son and daughter, who were schoolchildren when their mother disappeared. Boychuk tells of how these children lost their mother under mysterious circumstances, then had to depend on a father they could not trust. Some strong language and some violence. 1994.By William Marsden, Julian Sher. 2006
Marsden and Sher focus on how head Angel Ralph "Sonny" Barger personally directs a crime organization that has successfully represented…
itself as a bunch of hard-drinking mischief makers guilty only of loving freedom and hedonism too much. Telling tales of murder and revenge at the hands of chopper pilots in the Netherlands, Australia, the U.S., and elsewhere, they cite control of the drug trade as the root of a criminal empire that also embraces prostitution and sundry other interests. Explicit strong language and descriptions of violence, some descriptions of sex. 2006.By Elliott Leyton. 2005
Analyzing case histories from Bundy to Berkowitz, Leyton demystifies the mass murderer. The serial killer sees his act as a…
form of revenge on a specific social class that denies him the social acceptance that he craves. His contention is that these people are not insane, but a product of their environment, and that they have been with us for centuries. c1984.By Brian Whittle. 2000
Harold Shipman was a pillar of the community, serving on local committees, donating prizes to the rugby club, organizing charity…
collections. His patients thought the world of him: he was attentive, kind and never too busy to chat. Yet Dr Shipman was also the most prolific serial killer the world has ever known, with between 200 and 300 victims. This text is an account of these crimes and the man who committed them. Some descriptinsof violence. 2000.By Suzanne O'Malley. 2005
In June 2001, Andrea Yates drowned her five children in their suburban Houston home. In spite of her mental illness,…
she was found guilty of murder. A true-crime account that shatters notions of criminal law, mental illness, death-penalty politics, and religious fanaticism in today's America. Contains strong language. 2005, c2004.By Paul Britton. 2000
Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can "walk through the minds" of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can…
see the world through their eyes and know what they're thinking. This work reveals the psychological and forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise.By Susan McNicoll. 2003
Six of British Columbia's most notorious murders are recounted in these gripping stories of betrayal and intrigue. From the tragic…
murder of Molly Justice to the unsolved mystery of Janet Smith's untimely death, these stories will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some descriptions of violence. 2003.By Susan McNicoll. 2004
Six chilling stories of notorious Ontario murders are recounted in this collection. From the pretty but dangerous Evelyn Dick to…
the mysterious murder of one of the Fathers of Confederation, Thomas D'Darcy McGee, these stories will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 2002
Using the firsthand expertise she has gained through writing the bestselling Kay Scarpetta novels, Patricia Cornwell utilizes the demanding methods…
of modern forensic investigation to re-examine the evidence in the Jack the Ripper murders. These include state-of-the-art DNA testing on various materials, computer enhancement of watermarks, and expert examinations of hand-writing, paper, inks and other relics. She also uses her knowledge of profiling on the possible suspects, as well as consulting experts in the field. On presenting her conclusions to a very senior Metropolitan Police officer she learns that had the investigators of the time been presented with the facts she has unearthed, her suspect would definitely have been arrested and would probably have faced trial. Naming the killer as the artist, Walter Sickert, Cornwell details the reasons and evidence for this conclusion. Strong language and descriptions of violence. 2002.By Michael Connelly. 2006
Before Connelly was a novelist, he was a crime reporter covering the homicide beat in Florida and Los Angeles. He…
followed the investigators, the victims, their families and friends - and, of course, the killers - to tell the real stories of murder and its aftermath. Connelly's firsthand observations would lend inspiration to his novels, from "The Black Echo", which was drawn from a real-life bank heist, to "Trunk Music" (EB67624), based on an unsolved case of a man found in the trunk of his Rolls Royce. 2006.By George Jonas. 2005
The mission of five ordinary Israelis: to hunt down and kill the PLO terrorists responsible for the massacre of eleven…
Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. Details the mechanics, the horror, and the day-by-day suspense, as they changed identities constantly, moved from country to country, and were themselves tracked in turn (and some killed) by PLO assassins. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2005.By Wade Hemsworth. 1994
In October 1989, Joseph Fritch of Burlington was brutally murdered by two teenagers who wanted his credit cards and car.…
Hemsworth investigates the case of James Ruston, who wanted to kill before he was 18 so that he would receive a lighter sentence than an adult, and Steven Olah, who killed a man 10 weeks after he was released from a hospital where he had demanded a straitjacket while threatening his parents with a knife and a broken bottle. Some violence and strong language. 1994.By David Stafford, J. L Granatstein. 1990
This history of espionage in Canada takes the reader from the days before World War II, when Canadian Intelligence mainly…
spied on leftists, to the modern-day plundering of this country's technology by the Soviets. 1990.By Val Garwood. 1997
An exploration of the world of pirates, focussing on the "Golden Age of Piracy"(1650-1750). Included are fact and fiction segments…
giving nuggets of information, and a "Rogues Gallery", with mini biographies of famous pirates. Grades 3-6.By Jonathan Manthorpe. 2019
Claws of the Panda tells the story of Canada’s failure to construct a workable policy towards the People’s Republic of…
China. In particular the book tells of Ottawa’s failure to recognize and confront the efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate and influence Canadian politics, academia, and media, and to exert control over Canadians of Chinese heritage. Claws of the Panda gives a detailed description of the CCP’s campaign to embed agents of influence in Canadian business, politics, media and academia. The party’s aims are to be able to turn Canadian public policy to China’s advantage, to acquire useful technology and intellectual property, to influence Canada’s international diplomacy, and, most important, to be able to monitor and intimidate Chinese Canadians and others it considers dissidents. The book traces the evolution of the Canada-China relationship over nearly 150 years. It shows how Canadian leaders have constantly misjudged the reality and potential of the relationship while the CCP and its agents have benefited from Canadian naivete.By Antonio Nicaso, Lee Lamothe. 2001
A gripping tale that crisscrosses Europe, Latin America, and the United States and Canada, Bloodlines underscores the complexity and sophistication…
of organized crime at its highest levels. It illustrates how the Caruana-Cuntrera family operates in the netherworld where the financial engineering that supports the global economy bumps up against the billions of dollars of criminal proceeds that need to be laundered. 2001.By Steven T. Usdin. 2018
Brings to light the long history of spies posing as journalists in Washington.Covert intelligence gathering, propaganda, fake news stories, dirty…
tricks--these tools of spy craft have been used for seven decades by agents hiding in plain sight in Washington's National Press Building. This revealing book tells the story of espionage conducted by both US and foreign intelligence operatives just blocks from the White House. Journalist Steven T. Usdin details how spies for Nazi Germany, imperial Japan, the Soviet Union, and the CIA have operated from the offices, corridors, and bars of this well-known press center to collect military, political, and commercial secrets.As the author's extensive research shows, efforts to influence American elections by foreign governments are nothing new, and WikiLeaks is not the first antisecrecy group to dump huge quantities of classified data into the public domain. Among other cases, the book documents the work of a journalist who created a secret intelligence organization that reported directly to President Franklin Roosevelt and two generations of Soviet spies who operated undercover as TASS reporters and ran circles around the FBI. The author also reveals the important roles played by journalists in the Cuban missile crisis, and presents information about a spy involved in the Watergate break-in who had earlier spied on Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater for then-President Lyndon Johnson.Based on interviews with retired CIA, NSA, FBI, and KGB officers, as well as declassified and leaked intelligence documents, this fascinating historical narrative shows how the worlds of journalism and intelligence sometimes overlap and highlights the ethical quandaries that espionage invariably creates.