Literally Murder
Literally Murder

Author: Ali Brandon

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1101602341

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From her Brooklyn bookstore, Darla Pettistone not only sells mysteries, but solves them, aided by her big-boned black cat, Hamlet—who has suddenly pounced into the spotlight after unleashing his fists of furry… After a video of Darla and Hamlet performing at a martial arts tournament goes viral, the Florida chapter of the Feline Society of America invites the “Karate Kitty” to be the guest of honor at their championship cat show in Fort Lauderdale. Upon arrival, Darla discovers that not everyone in the Sunshine State has a sunny disposition. Animal rights activists are on the march, and a cat show contestant stages his own angry protest when his special breed Minx—half Sphynx, half Manx—doesn’t win. Then Hamlet disappears—only to be found next a dead man's body. Now it’s up to Darla and Hamlet to take best in show and collar the killer…

The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream

Author: Dean Jobb

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 144345334X

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The chilling true-crime story of the Victorian era’s deadliest doctor “When a doctor does go wrong, he is the first of criminals,” Sherlock Holmes observed during one of his most puzzling murder investigations. Incredibly, at the time the words of the world’s most famous fictional detective appeared in print in the Strand Magazine, a real-life Canadian doctor was stalking and murdering women in London’s downtrodden Lambeth neighbourhood. Dr. Thomas Neill Cream had been a suspect in the deaths of two women in Canada, and had killed as many as four people in Chicago before he arrived in London in 1891 and began using pills laced with strychnine to kill prostitutes. The Lambeth Poisoner, as he was dubbed in the press, became one of the most prolific serial killers in history. In this fascinating book, Dean Jobb reveals how bungled investigations, corrupt officials and failed prosecutions allowed Cream to evade detection or freed him to kill, again and again. The first complete account of Dr. Cream’s crimes and his many victims explores how the stifling morality and hypocrisy of the Victorian era allowed this monster to poison vulnerable and desperate women, many of whom had turned to him for medical help. It offers an inside account of Scotland Yard’s desperate search for a killer as brazen and efficient as Jack the Ripper.

Literary Murder
Literary Murder

Author: Batya Gur

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1994-10-07

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0060925485

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A shocking double murder at Israel's top academic institution brings Superintendent Michael Ohayon to the scene to probe the nature of creativity and unravel the mystery.

Meow If It's Murder
Meow If It's Murder

Author: T.C. LoTempio

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1101638508

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First in a new series! Nora Charles doesn’t believe in fate, even if she is a crime reporter who shares a name with a character from The Thin Man. In fact, she’s moving back to Cruz, California, to have a quieter life. But after finding an online magazine eager for material, and a stray cat named Nick with a talent for detection, Nora’s not just reporting crimes again. She’s uncovering them… Back in her hometown, Nora reconnects with old friends and makes some new ones, like Nick, the charming feline who seems determined to be her cat. But not everything about Cruz is friendly. Writing for a local online magazine, Nora investigates the curious death of socialite Lola Grainger. Though it was deemed an accident, Nora suspects foul play. And it seems that her cat does too. Apparently, Nick used to belong to a P.I. who disappeared while investigating Lola Grainger’s death. The coincidence is spooky, but not as spooky as the clues Nick spells out for her with Scrabble letters—clues that lead her down an increasingly dangerous path. Whether fate put her on this case or not, solving it will take all of Nora’s wits, and maybe a few of Nick’s nine lives.

Murder Book
Murder Book

Author: Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell

Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel+ORM

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1524876038

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Why is it so much fun to read about death and dismemberment? In Murder Book, lifelong true-crime obsessive and New Yorker cartoonist Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell tries to puzzle out the answer. An unconventional graphic exploration of a lifetime of Ann Rule super-fandom, amateur armchair sleuthing, and a deep dive into the high-profile murders that have fascinated the author for decades, this is a funny, thoughtful, and highly personal blend of memoir, cultural criticism, and true crime with a focus on the often-overlooked victims of notorious killers.

Lying, Cheating, and Occasionally . . . Murder
Lying, Cheating, and Occasionally . . . Murder

Author: Ginny Fite

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2022-09-27

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1504077466

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A West Virginia detective investigates a marriage that ended in murder in this mystery by the author of No Good Deed Left Undone. Methodical detective Sam Lagarde knows what it takes to solve a murder. But as for his personal life, he’s not certain how he managed to find romance at his age. The big mysteries for him have always been love and women . . . All the evidence in his latest case, the murder of Harold Munson, points to his wife, Charlotte, as the primary suspect. Aside from having the means and motive, she’s unbothered by the news of his death. She would much rather focus her time on her potentially Nobel Prize–winning cancer research and on quality time with her young lover. And when another body is found, she’s looking all the more guilty. However, dogged Detective Lagarde is not so sure. But identifying the real killer means diving deep into the unhappy couple’s dirty laundry and seeing who doesn’t come out clean. “A well-planned, well-conceived murder mystery. . . . There is so much attention to detail that you’re not reading the story, you’re living it.” — K.J. Simmill, author of the Forgotten Legacies series “A brilliant mystery that mixes science and suspense in just the right doses to keep you turning pages (and meeting interesting characters) until the end.” —Sherri Moorer, author of the Tanger Falls mysteries

Abortion The Mass Murder of Children
Abortion The Mass Murder of Children

Author: Billy Crone

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 194876637X

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Imagine somebody coming along, murdering, ruthlessly slaughtering, ten times the amount of people as Hitler did during the Holocaust with the Jews. Then consider the methods that were used by this group of people in order to massacre others in cold blood, included dismembering them alive, literally limb by limb, and then casually throwing their remains into a garbage receptacle. Then imagine the perpetrators not only becoming millionaires from this sickening human annihilation, but they even go so far as to say they have a "legal right" to do this deadly deed. Believe it or not, what has just been described to you is the Abortion movement. Therefore, this book, Abortion The Mass Murder of Children equips you with the much needed hard core evidence that unmasks the gruesome reality of Abortion with such shocking truths as: The History of Abortion, The Survivors of Abortion, The Motive of Abortion, The Aftermath of Abortion, The Church & Abortion, The Response to Abortion, and The Future of Abortion.

Detective Lecoq - Complete Murder Mysteries
Detective Lecoq - Complete Murder Mysteries

Author: Émile Gaboriau

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-11-30

Total Pages: 2038

ISBN-13:

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Émile Gaboriau's 'Detective Lecoq - Complete Murder Mysteries' is a series of gripping detective tales that showcase the evolution of the mystery genre in the 19th century. Known for his innovative and intricate plots, Gaboriau's literary style paved the way for future detective fiction writers. In these stories, readers will find the classic elements of the genre such as puzzling clues, red herrings, and unexpected twists that keep them guessing until the very end. Gaboriau's attention to detail and psychological insight into his characters make his narratives both engaging and memorable. Set against the backdrop of Paris during the Belle Époque, these mysteries offer a fascinating glimpse into French society and police procedures of the time.Émile Gaboriau, often considered the father of the modern detective novel, drew inspiration from his career as a journalist and his interest in criminal psychology. His groundbreaking works laid the foundation for future detective writers such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. Gaboriau's meticulous research and innovative storytelling techniques have earned him a lasting place in the literary canon.For fans of classic detective fiction and those interested in the history of the genre, 'Detective Lecoq - Complete Murder Mysteries' is a must-read. Gaboriau's timeless tales of mystery and intrigue continue to captivate readers with their clever plotting and unforgettable characters.

The Murder Room
The Murder Room

Author: Michael Capuzzo

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-08-10

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 110145895X

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Thrilling, true tales from the Vidocq Society, a team of the world's finest forensic investigators whose monthly gourmet lunches lead to justice in ice-cold murders Three of the greatest detectives in the world--a renowned FBI agent turned private eye, a sculptor and lothario who speaks to the dead, and an eccentric profiler known as "the living Sherlock Holmes"-were heartsick over the growing tide of unsolved murders. Good friends and sometime rivals William Fleisher, Frank Bender, and Richard Walter decided one day over lunch that something had to be done, and pledged themselves to a grand quest for justice. The three men invited the greatest collection of forensic investigators ever assembled, drawn from five continents, to the Downtown Club in Philadelphia to begin an audacious quest: to bring the coldest killers in the world to an accounting. Named for the first modern detective, the Parisian eugène François Vidocq-the flamboyant Napoleonic real-life sleuth who inspired Sherlock Holmes-the Vidocq Society meets monthly in its secretive chambers to solve a cold murder over a gourmet lunch. The Murder Room draws the reader into a chilling, darkly humorous, awe-inspiring world as the three partners travel far from their Victorian dining room to hunt the ruthless killers of a millionaire's son, a serial killer who carves off faces, and a child killer enjoying fifty years of freedom and dark fantasy. Acclaimed bestselling author Michael Capuzzo's brilliant storytelling brings true crime to life more realistically and vividly than it has ever been portrayed before. It is a world of dazzlingly bright forensic science; true evil as old as the Bible and dark as the pages of Dostoevsky; and a group of flawed, passionate men and women, inspired by their own wounded hearts to make a stand for truth, goodness, and justice in a world gone mad.

Cry of Murder on Broadway
Cry of Murder on Broadway

Author: Julie Miller

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1501751506

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In Cry of Murder on Broadway, Julie Miller shows how a woman's desperate attempt at murder came to momentarily embody the anger and anxiety felt by many people at a time of economic and social upheaval and expanding expectations for equal rights. On the evening of November 1, 1843, a young household servant named Amelia Norman attacked Henry Ballard, a prosperous merchant, on the steps of the new and luxurious Astor House Hotel. Agitated and distraught, Norman had followed Ballard down Broadway before confronting him at the door to the hotel. Taking out a folding knife, she stabbed him, just missing his heart. Ballard survived the attack, and the trial that followed created a sensation. Newspapers in New York and beyond followed the case eagerly, and crowds filled the courtroom every day. The prominent author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child championed Norman and later included her story in her fiction and her writing on women's rights. The would-be murderer also attracted the support of politicians, journalists, and legal and moral reformers who saw her story as a vehicle to change the law as it related to "seduction" and to advocate for the rights of workers. Cry of Murder on Broadway describes how New Yorkers, besotted with the drama of the courtroom and the lurid stories of the penny press, followed the trial for entertainment. Throughout all this, Norman gained the sympathy of New Yorkers, in particular the jury, which acquitted her in less than ten minutes. Miller deftly weaves together Norman's story to show how, in one violent moment, she expressed all the anger that the women of the emerging movement for women's rights would soon express in words.