Category Archives: Murder & Mayhem

Who Shot JFK? (Pocket Essential series)

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

After nearly 1,000 books, half a dozen journals, two official inquiries, several million pages of declassified documents, dozens of TV documentaries, and hundreds of websites, is there anything left to say about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Hell, … Continue reading →

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An Empire on Trial: Race, Murder, and Justice under British Rule, 1870-1935

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

An Empire on Trial is the first book to explore the issue of interracial homicide in the British Empire during its height – examining these incidents and the prosecution of such cases in each of seven colonies scattered throughout the … Continue reading →

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American Murder: Criminals, Crimes and the Media

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Investigating the wayHollywood scoops upnotorious criminals and turns them into legends, thisentertaining who’s-who guideprovides thumbnail sketchesofsuch killers as Ma Barker, Black Beard, Al Capone, John Wesley Hardin,and Charles Starkweather. Noting that some figuresare glamorized in popular culture (Jesse James),while others … Continue reading →

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Serial Killers (Criminal Investigations)

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Grade 7 Up—These titles stem from famous cases culled from the headlines. Each topic has been thoroughly researched and both books combine scientific procedure with case history. Many crimes are addressed, as is the media coverage they received. Background information … Continue reading →

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Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

A dramatic and compelling true-crime psychological thriller This incredible story shows how John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history. For 31 years a man who called himself BTK … Continue reading →

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Blowing Up Russia: The Secret Plot to Bring Back KGB Terror

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

Blowing Up Russia contains the allegations of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko against his former spymasters in Moscow which led to his being murdered in London in November 2006. In the book he and historian Yuri Felshtinsky detail how since 1999 the … Continue reading →

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Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

The phenomena of serial violent crime has long plagued human civilizations. Far from being a contemporary notion unique to Western societies, serial murderers and other offenders who repeatedly engage in violent crimes such as rape or arson are examples of … Continue reading →

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The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison

Posted on February 26, 2006 by singleton

Was Napoleon killed by the arsenic in his wallpaper? How did Rasputin survive cyanide poisoning? Which chemicals in our environment pose the biggest threat to our health today? In The Elements of Murder, John Emsley answers these questions and offers … Continue reading →

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Evil Eyes

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

In Houston, Texas, on the morning of May 23, 1982, Coral Eugene Watts, 28, trapped two young women in their apartment. Only hours before, he’d killed another woman by drowning her in her bathtub. As Watts attempted to do the … Continue reading →

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The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison

Posted on February 25, 2005 by singleton

Was Napoleon killed by the arsenic in his wallpaper? How did Rasputin survive cyanide poisoning? Which chemicals in our environment pose the biggest threat to our health today? In The Elements of Murder, John Emsley offers a fascinating account of … Continue reading →

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