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Fractured : [electronic resource] : Will Trent Series, Book 2. by Slaughter, Karin.;
With its gracious homes and tree-lined streets, Ansley Park is one of Atlanta’s most desirable neighborhoods. But in one gleaming mansion, in a teenager’s lavish bedroom, a girl has been savagely murdered. And in the hallway, her horrified mother stands amid shattered glass, having killed her daughter’s attacker with her bare hands. Detective Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is here only to do a political favor; the murder site belongs to the Atlanta police. But Trent soon sees something that the cops are missing, something in the trail of blood, in a matrix of forensic evidence, and in the eyes of the shell-shocked mother. Within minutes, Trent is taking over the case—and adding another one to it. He is sure that another teenage girl is missing, and that a killer is on the loose. Armed with only fleeting clues, teamed with a female cop who has her own personal reasons for hating him, Trent has enemies all around him—and a gnawing feeling that this case, which started in the best of homes, is cutting quick and deep through the ruins of perfect lives broken wide-open: where human demons emerge with a vengeance. -- provided by author's website.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Daughters ; Rape ; Murder ; Crimes of passion; Abused wives; Rich people ; Fiction.; Mystery.; Thriller.;
© 2008.,
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The murder of the century : the Gilded Age crime that scandalized a city and sparked the tabloid wars / by Collins, Paul,1969-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On Long Island, a farmer finds a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discover a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumble upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime are turning up all over New York, but the police are baffled: There are no witnesses, no motives, no suspects. The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26, 1897, plunged detectives headlong into the era's most baffling murder mystery. Seized upon by battling media moguls Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, the case became a publicity circus. Reenactments of the murder were staged in Times Square, armed reporters lurked in the streets of Hell's Kitchen in pursuit of suspects, and an unlikely trio, a hard luck cop, a cub reporter, and an eccentric professor, all raced to solve the crime. What emerged was a sensational love triangle and an even more sensational trial: an unprecedented capital case hinging on circumstantial evidence around a victim whom the police couldn't identify with certainty, and who the defense claimed wasn't even dead. This book is a tale of America during the Gilded Age and a colorful re creation of the tabloid wars that have dominated media to this day.The Victim. -- The mystery of the river -- A detective reads the paper -- The jigsaw man -- The wrecking crew -- Jill the Ripper -- The Suspects. -- The baker in Hell's Kitchen -- The undertaker's neighbor -- The widow's friend -- The disappearing shoemaker -- The silent customer -- The Indictment. -- A case of life and death -- Heads or tails -- Queen of the tombs -- The high roller -- Klondike Willie -- The Trial. -- Corpus delicti -- Covered in blood -- Caught in the headlight -- Scythe and saw -- A wonderful murder -- The Verdict. -- Mrs. Nack's office -- The smoker to Sing Sing -- A job for Smith and Jones -- A story of life in New York -- Carry out your own dead -- The last man standing.
Subjects: Nack, Augusta.; Murder; Crimes of passion; Tabloid newspapers;
© c2011., Broadway Paperbacks,
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Glory in death : [electronic resource] : Eve Dallas mystery series, book 2. by Robb, J.D.; McMurdo-Wallis Cristine.;
Narrator: Cristine McMurdo-Wallis.J.D. Robb, aka New York Times best-selling author Nora Roberts, maintains a high level of suspense as her heroine investigates crimes of passion in high-tech, futuristic New York City. Using the latest sophisticated equipment, police lieutenant Eve Dallas, who debuted in Naked in Death, follows every lead no matter how dark or dangerous it might be. When two beautiful, highly successful women are found murdered, Eve has a long list of suspects. The two glamorous women rubbed elbows with a number of wealthy, powerful men, including her own lover, Roarke. Although she trusts him completely, she is forced to include Roarke in her murder investigation. Can she risk alienating the only man who ever touched her heart? Cristine McMurdo-Wallis' vibrant narration keeps the tension high. If the heat of the heroine's turbulent romance doesn't leave you breathless, the plot's unexpected twists and turns undoubtedly will.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 305686 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Romance.; Suspense.;
© 2000., Recorded Books Inc.,
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The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag : [electronic resource] : Flavia de Luce Mystery series, book 2. by Bradley, Alan.; Entwistle, Jayne.;
Narrator: Jayne Entwistle.Flavia de Luce, a dangerously smart eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey are over—until beloved puppeteer Rupert Porson has his own strings sizzled in an unfortunate rendezvous with electricity. But who’d do such a thing, and why? Does the madwoman who lives in Gibbet Wood know more than she’s letting on? What about Porson’s charming but erratic assistant? All clues point toward a suspicious death years earlier and a case the local constables can’t solve—without Flavia’s help. But in getting so close to who’s secretly pulling the strings of this dance of death, has our precocious heroine finally gotten in way over her head?Text Difficulty 5 - Text Difficulty 6950Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 276962 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Historical Fiction.; Mystery.; Thriller.;
© 2010., Random House Audio,
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All Shall Be Well : [electronic resource] : Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James series, book 2. by Crombie, Deborah.; Deehy, Michael.;
Narrator: Michael Deehy.Perhaps it is a blessing when Jasmine Dent dies in her sleep. At last an end has come to the suffering of a body horribly ravaged by disease. It may well have been suicide; she had certainly expressed her willingness to speed the inevitable. But small inconsistencies lead her neighbor, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid, to a startling conclusion: Dent was murdered. But if not for mercy, why would someone destroy a life already doomed? As Kincaid and his appealing assistant Sergeant Gemma James sift through the dead woman's strange history, a troubling puzzle emerges -- a bizarre amalgam of charity and crime...and of the blinding passions that can drive the human animal to perform cruel and inhuman acts.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 237084 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Mystery.;
© 2006., Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC,
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The collapse of American criminal justice / by Stuntz, William J.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: the rule of too much law -- Crime and punishment -- Two migrations -- "The wolf by the ear" -- The past -- Ideals and institutions -- The Fourteenth Amendment's failed promise -- Criminal justice in the gilded age -- A culture war and its aftermath -- Constitutional law's rise, three roads not taken -- Earl Warren's errors -- The rise and fall of crime, the fall and rise of criminal punishment -- The future -- Fixing a broken system -- Epilogue: taming the wolf -- Note on sources and citation form.The rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors now decide whom to punish and how severely. Almost no one accused of a crime will ever face a jury. Inconsistent policing, rampant plea bargaining, overcrowded courtrooms, and ever more draconian sentencing have produced a gigantic prison population, with black citizens the primary defendants and victims of crime. In this passionately argued book, the leading criminal law scholar of his generation looks to history for the roots of these problems -- and for their solutions. The Collapse of American Criminal Justice takes us deep into the dramatic history of American crime -- bar fights in nineteenth-century Chicago, New Orleans bordellos, Prohibition, and decades of murderous lynching. Digging into these crimes and the strategies that attempted to control them, Stuntz reveals the costs of abandoning local democratic control. The system has become more centralized, with state legislators and federal judges given increasing power. The liberal Warren Supreme Court's emphasis on procedures, not equity, joined hands with conservative insistence on severe punishment to create a system that is both harsh and ineffective. What would get us out of this Kafkaesque world? More trials with local juries; laws that accurately define what prosecutors seek to punish; and an equal protection guarantee like the one that died in the 1870s, to make prosecution and punishment less discriminatory. Above all, Stuntz eloquently argues, Americans need to remember again that criminal punishment is a necessary but terrible tool, to use effectively, and sparingly. - Publisher.
Subjects: Crime prevention; Criminal justice, Administration of;
© c2011., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
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Who kidnapped excellence? : what stops us from giving and being our best / by Paul, Harry,1950-; Britt, John,1962-; Jent, Ed.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Excellence Kidnapped -- 3. The Demand for the Return of Excellence -- 4. A Plan for Average -- 5. Below Average -- 6. Passion Meets N. Different -- 7. Competency Meets N. Ept -- 8. Flexibility Meets N. Flexibility -- 9. Communication Meets Miss Communication -- 10. Ownership Meets Poser -- 11. Leadership Meets with the Employees -- 12. What Every Leader, Manager, Supervisor and Employee Must Know About Excellence -- 13. Now ELEVATE Your Excellence -- 14. People and Companies Who 'Get It'."In the tradition of "Who Killed Change?," the book begins with a crime being committed: Excellence (personified) has been kidnapped and Leadership assembles Excellence's team (Passion, Flexibility, Communication, Competency and Ownership) and challenges them to work together to get their Excellence back. And who is the culprit? It is Average who has kidnapped Excellence, and replaced Excellence's team with his own: N. Different, N. Ept, N. Flexible, Miss Communication, and Poser. But then a mysterious ransom note sparks a struggle between Average and Excellence. Integrated into this story of organizational excellence is a personal story of Dave, a delivery man The abduction of Excellence forces Dave to contemplate the level of excellence in his personal life. Throughout the story, the paths of personal best and organizational excellence cross and intertwine. "Who Kidnapped Excellence?" is a parable that helps organizations or individuals to achieve their best and maintain excellence in every aspect of their lives"--"In this entertaining parable, bestselling authors Paul and Britt tell how to give and be your best in five critical work dimensions - passion, competency, flexibility, communication, and ownership - and foster excellence in your organization"--
Subjects: Organizational effectiveness.; Work ethic.; Employee motivation.; Success in business.; Success.;
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Say nothing : [electronic resource] : A true story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland. by Keefe, Patrick Radden.;
New York Times Book Review Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach. McConville's children knew it was their mother when they were told a blue safety pin was attached to the dress -- with so many kids, she had always kept it handy for diapers or ripped clothes. Patrick Radden Keefe's mesmerizing book on the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland and its aftermath uses the McConville case as a starting point for the tale of a society wracked by a violent guerrilla war, a war whose consequences have never been reckoned with. The brutal violence seared not only people like the McConville children, but also I.R.A. members embittered by a peace that fell far short of the goal of a united Ireland, and left them wondering whether the killings they committed were not justified acts of war, but simple murders. From radical and impetuous I.R.A. terrorists such as Dolours Price, who, when she was barely out of her teens, was already planting bombs in London and targeting informers for execution, to the ferocious I.R.A. mastermind known as The Dark, to the spy games and dirty schemes of the British Army, to Gerry Adams, who negotiated the peace but betrayed his hardcore comrades by denying his I.R.A. Say Nothing conjures a world of passion, betrayal, vengeance, and anguish. Look for Patrick Radden Keefe's latest bestseller, Empire of PainElectronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; History.; True Crime.;
© 2019.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=4229326 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The gun debate : what everyone needs to know / by Cook, Philip J.,1946-; Goss, Kristin A.,1965-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-264) and index.1. America and its guns. What is a gun? ; What is the problem with guns? ; How many Americans own how many firearms? ; Who owns the guns? ; Why do people choose to own guns, or not? ; How many guns do gun owners own? ; Is gun ownership rising or falling? ; What role do shooting sports play in American life? ; Has participation in gun sports declined? ; What are the common types of modern firearms? ; Why do gun owners usually have several guns? ; What is an assault weapon? ; What devices are available to prevent misuse? -- 2. The value of guns for self-protection and combating tyranny. Why is self-defense central to the debate over gun control? ; Is a gun an effective means of self-protection against an assailant? ; How often are guns used in self-defense? ; What are the risks and benefits of keeping a firearm in the home for protection? ; Do burglars avoid neighborhoods where residents keep guns in the home? ; How many people are licensed to carry a gun? ; What is it like to carry a concealed gun? ; Does society benefit if more civilians carry concealed weapons? ; Do Americans believe that guns make us safer? ; Do Americans believe that guns make our democracy stronger? ; Do guns protect against tyranny, even genocide? -- 3. The costs of gun violence. How many Americans are killed or injured by gunfire? ; Is gun violence rising or falling in America? ; Why are attacks with guns of any more concern than attacks with other weapons? ; Does the availability of a firearm increase the risk of suicide? ; Who is a risk for being shot? ; How has gun violence touched national political life? ; What is a mass shooting? ; Are US mass shootings increasing? ; What are the worst mass shootings in history? ; Are there common elements in mass shootings? ; Does the United States have more crime than other countries? ; How much does gun violence cost America? -- 4. Causes of gun violence. Who can be trusted with a gun? ; Do more guns cause more crime, or less? ; Is gun violence closely linked to other types of violence? ; What do Israel and Switzerland teach us about the importance of gun ownership as a cause of gun violence? ; Do cultural differences help account for differences in levels of gun violence? ; Do the media contribute to gun violence in America? ; What about violent TV and movies? ; What about copycat crimes? ; What about violent video games? ; What do we know about the connection between mental health and gun violence? --5. Manufacture and marketing of guns. How large is the gun industry in America? ; How is firearms production organized? ; How does the industry market its products? ; What is required to become a licensed dealer? ; How many guns does an average dealer sell in a year? A successful dealer? ; How are dealers regulated? ; What fraction of gun transactions go through licensed dealers? ; What are gun shows, and why are they problematic? ; Can guns be sold on the Internet? Ammunition? ; What is the supply chain for guns used in crime? ; How are illicit gun markets different from illicit drug markets? ; How do American dealers supply gangs in Mexico and Canada? ; How many guns are stolen each year? ; How do criminals obtain their guns? -- 6. How America regulates firearms. Generally speaking how does America regulate guns? ; What is the Second Amendment? ; What gun controls are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, and what laws are presumed to be lawful? ; How many gun laws are there? ; What are the key gun control laws? ; Which states have the strongest laws, and which have the weakest? ; If I want to buy a gun, what is the process? ; Who is barred from owning a firearm? ; Who enforces gun control laws? ; What are the challenges of enforcing gun laws? ; How do US laws compare to those in other countries? ; Why aren't guns treated like other consumer products, cars, toys, even cigarettes? ; Do stand-your-ground laws reduce violence, or increase it? -- 7. Effectiveness of firearms policy. With 200 to 300 million guns in civilian hands, is there any point in regulating firearms? ; Did the federal assault weapons ban reduce gun violence? What about the 1934 law on machine guns? ; What do the handgun bans in Chicago and Washington, DC, teach us about the effectiveness of gun control? ; Do gun buy-backs reduce gun violence? ; What measures are effective in reducing gun trafficking? ; Do federal prosecutions of "felon in possession" cases deter gun crime? ; Was the Brady Act effective in reducing homicide and suicide? ; What is the "private sale loophole," and what would be gained from closing it? ; How effective is the federal law that disqualifies perpetrators of domestic violence? ; What is the evidence for disqualifying those with violent misdemeanors? ; Should disqualification as a result of criminal record be for life? ; What are the most promising strategies for keeping guns away from those who are dangerous to themselves or others because of mental illness? ; Do state authorities seek to disarm newly disqualified people? ; Do sentencing enhancements reduce gun use in violent crime? ; Is targeted policing against guns productive? ; How effective are hunting regulations on firearms safety? --8. Guns and gun control in history. Is there a uniquely American gun culture? ; Where does the gun culture come from? ; Was there gun control in frontier America? ; Is gun control an effort to protect the elite against minorities and immigrants? ; How have laws governing carrying and self-defense changed over time? ; Did Hitler's gun control laws cause the Holocaust? -- 9. Public opinion and political party positions on guns. Do Americans want stricter gun laws? ; Who supports gun control, and who supports gun rights? ; Why is the issue of guns and gun control so emotional for many people? ; Do high-profile shootings shift public opinion on gun policy? ; Where do the Democratic and Republican parties stand on gun control? ; Does support for gun control cost candidates their elections? -- 10. The gun rights movement. What is the gun rights movement? ; Why is the gun lobby so strong? ; Are gun rights supporters more intense than gun control supporters? ; How has the NRA shaped gun control policy? ; Does the NRA represent the firearms industry? -- 11. The gun control movement. What is the gun control movement? ; Why is the gun control movement relatively weak? ; What happens after a high-profile shooting? ; Do the media favor gun control? -- 12. What sorts of gun policies might be politically acceptable going forward?No topic is more polarizing than guns and gun control. From a gun culture that took root early in American history to the mass shootings that repeatedly bring the public discussion of gun control to a fever pitch, the topic has preoccupied citizens, public officials, and special interest groups for decades. This book delves into the issues that Americans debate when they talk about guns. With a balanced and broad-ranging approach, one author a noted economist, and the other author a political scientist, thoroughly cover the latest research, data, and developments on gun ownership, gun violence, the firearms industry, and the regulation of firearms. They also tackle sensitive issues such as the effectiveness of gun control, the connection between mental illness and violent crime, the question of whether more guns make us safer, and ways that video games and the media might contribute to gun violence. No discussion of guns in the U.S. would be complete without consideration of the history, culture, and politics that drive the passion behind the debate. The authors explore the origins of the American gun culture and the makeup of both the gun rights and gun control movements. Written in question-and-answer format, the book will help readers make sense of the ideologically driven statistics and slogans that characterize our national conversation on firearms. This book gives a clear view of the issues surrounding guns and gun policy in America.--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Gun control; Firearms ownership; Firearms;
© [2014], Oxford University Press,
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The grave's a fine and private place : a Flavia de Luce novel / by Bradley, C. Alan,1938-;
"...In the wake of an unthinkable family tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is struggling to fill her empty days. For a needed escape, Dogger, the loyal family servant, suggests a boating trip for Flavia and her two older sisters. As their punt drifts past the church where a notorious vicar had recently dispatched three of his female parishioners by spiking their communion wine with cyanide, Flavia, an expert chemist with a passion for poisons, is ecstatic. Suddenly something grazes against her fingers as she dangles them in the water. She clamps down on the object, imagining herself as Ernest Hemingway battling a marlin, and pulls up what she expects will be a giant fish. But in Flavia's grip is something far better: a human head, attached to a human body. If anything could take Flavia's mind off sorrow, it is solving a murder--although one that may lead the young sleuth to an early grave. Acclaim for Alan Bradley's beloved Flavia de Luce novels, winners of the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, Barry Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Award, and Arthur Ellis Award "If ever there were a sleuth who's bold, brilliant, and, yes, adorable, it's Flavia de Luce."--USA Today "Delightful. a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes."--The Boston Globe "[Flavia] is as addictive as dark chocolate."--Daily Mail"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; De Luce, Flavia (Fictitious character); Child detectives; Serial murder investigation; Gifted children; False testimony;
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