Bodies We've Buried: Inside the National Forensic Academy, the World's Top CSI Trainingschool
by Jarrett Hallcox and Amy Welch


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Two National Forensic Science Institute administrators invite readers into what the Washington Post calls "the Harvard of hellish violence": the only hands-on CSI school of its kind where students are trained in burial recovery with actual human... (read more)

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The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder
by Daniel Stashower




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A gruesome murder, a stunned city, and Edgar Allan Poe come to life with vivid detail in this shocking true story. On July 28, 1841, the battered body of a young woman was found floating in the Hudson River. It was soon discovered to be the lovely... (read more)

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A Voice for the Dead
by James E. Starrs


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With the help of cutting-edge technology as well as his unique expertise in forensic science, James E. Starrs goesbehind the scenes in a passionate and fascinating pursuit of the answers to such questions as: - Was Albert DeSalvo really the Boston... (read more)

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Exit to Freedom
by Calvin C Johnson


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Johnson tells the moving story of how he survived 16 years in Georgia prisonsbefore being exonerated on the basis of DNA evidence.... (read more)

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Bringing Elizabeth Home: A Journey of Faith and Hope
by Ed Smart


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At 3:58 in the morning of June 5, 2002, Ed and Lois Smart awoke to the sound of their nine-year-old daughter Mary Katherine’s frightened voice. “She’s gone. Elizabeth is gone.” At first they thought she was having a bad dream... (read more)

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Journal of the Dead: A Story of Friendship and Murder in the New Mexico Desert
by Jason Kersten


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“ A powerful story ... one hell of a fascinating ride.”... (read more)

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The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul, and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles
by Donald H Wolfe


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In 1946, Elizabeth Short traveled to Hollywood to become famous and see her name up in lights. Instead, the dark-haired beauty became immortalized in the headlines as the "Black Dahlia" when her nude and bisected body was discovered in the weeds of a... (read more)

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Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business: The Final Chapter in the FBI's Greatest Mafia Sting with Shocking Declassified Details from the Donnie Brasco Oper
by Joseph D Pistone


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When FBI Special Agent Joe Pistone began what was supposed to be a six-month operation infiltrating New York’s Bonanno crime family in 1975, he had no idea what was about to happen. Posing as jewel thief “Donnie Brasco,” Pistone would... (read more)

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Serpico
by Peter Maas


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Classic film tie-in edition. The shocking true story of a New York cop, by Peter Maas.... (read more)

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Manhunt: The Pursuit of Harry Tracy
by Bill Gulick


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On June 9, 1902, Harry Tracy shot his way out of the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, killing three guards. This violent act started a two-month, two-state manhunt unique in Northwest criminal history.<P>Bill Gulick, dean of Northwest history... (read more)

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The Father of Forensics: The Groundbreaking Cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the Beginnings of Modern CSI
by Colin Evans


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Before there was CSI, there was one man who saw beyond the crime-and into the future of forensic science. His name was Bernard Spilsbury, and through his use of cutting-edge science, he single-handedly brought criminal investigations into the... (read more)

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The C.S.I. Effect
by Katherine Ramsland


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Fascinating in-depth forensics from the author of The Forensic Science of C.S.I. How do investigators get from crime to conviction? For the astonishing answer, Ramsland covers the latest cutting-edge techniques in crime scene investigation. Inspired by... (read more)

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Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
by Marilyn D Mcshane


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-407) and index.... (read more)

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Nine Lives Confessions of a Master Jewel
by Bill Mason


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William Mason is arguably the greatest jewel thief who ever lived. During a 30-year career he charmed his way into the inner circles of high society and stole over $35 million worth of fabulous jewels from people such as Robert Goulet, Phyllis Diller... (read more)

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To Catch a Predator: Protecting Your Kids from Online Enemies Already in Your Home
by Chris Hansen


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A never-before-written exposon catching child predators, from the creator of the powerful NBC Dateline series Over 40,000,000 Americans have seen Dateline NBC's ongoing "To Catch a Predator" series, with an average of 11 million viewers per episode. So... (read more)

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Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts
by Julian Rubinstein




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The Pink Panther meets Bonnie and Clyde in the rollicking Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, one of the funniest, saddest gangster tales ever told. Charming, tenacious Atilla Ambrus escaped Transylvania clinging to the bottom of a traincar for nine hours... (read more)

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The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad
by Stacy Horn


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"Masterful storytelling." San Francisco Chronicle "While Sleep hardly makes for soothing bedtime reading, Horn's gripping writing and palpable sense of outrage ensure that its narrative trail never runs cold." Entertainment Weekly "There is rarely a dull... (read more)

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The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison
by John Emsley


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Emsley offers a fascinating account of five of the most toxic elements--arsenic, antimony, lead, mercury, and thallium--describing their lethal chemical properties and highlighting their use in some of the most famous murder cases in history.... (read more)

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