Summary: Newly-qualified DC Sean Blake must tackle a series of bizarre and brutal killings in his first week on the job. A series of chilling murders has left Manchester in a state of terror. Women are being found dead in their homes, their bodies arranged in the...
Morgue: A Life in Death by Dr. Vincent Di Maio and Ron FranscellSummary: Forensic science is booming. TV dramas, books and movies have made morgues cool. Complex technology and intricate research can take curdled blood, bone shards, and flakes of skin and turn them into justice. And...
Interested in forensic crime investigations? Check out these books:Val McDermid Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime Request this itemDouglas StarrThe Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic ScienceRequest this itemDr. Vincent Di Maio and Ron...
St. Patrick's Day is less than a week away! Prepare by reading some Irish-themed nonfiction books:Nuala O'FaolainThe Story of Chicago MayRequest this itemJoan Hoff and Marian YeatesThe Cooper's Wife is MissingRequest this itemCathal LiamForever Green: Ireland Now & AgainRequest this itemMaeve BinchyMaeve's Times: In Her...
St. Patrick's Day is less than a week away! Prepare by reading some Irish-themed nonfiction books:Nuala O'FaolainThe Story of Chicago MayRequest this itemJoan Hoff and Marian YeatesThe Cooper's Wife is MissingRequest this itemCathal LiamForever Green: Ireland Now & AgainRequest this itemMaeve BinchyMaeve's Times: In Her...
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith FlandersSummary: In this fascinating exploration of murder in the nineteenth century, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to...
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science by Dr. Bill Bass and Jon JeffersonSummary: A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Dr. Bill Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres on...
The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield by H. W. BrandsSummary: Even before he was shot dead on the stairway of the tony Grand Central Hotel in 1872, financier James “Jubilee Jim” Fisk, Jr., was a notorious New York City figure. From...