The Crime and the Crystal
The Crime and the Crystal

Author: E. X. Ferrars

Publisher: FelonyandMayhem+ORM

Published: 2021-04-19

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1631942530

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A retired professor finds that an amateur sleuth’s work is never done, even on an Australian holiday in this cozy mystery with “a dandy plot” (Publishers Weekly). Andrew Basnett takes a break from his little English village to spend Christmas in the small Australia city of Adelaide. Visiting Tony, an old colleague with a newish wife, Basnett soon learns that a cloud hangs over the marriage. Jan, Tony’s bride, is widely believed to have murdered her first husband—a fact that is giving Tony second thoughts. Things don’t get any more comfortable when, at a family dinner, one of the guests is killed with a chunk of the same crystal that had been Jan’s alleged murder weapon. And Jan herself has disappeared. Now it’s up to Professor Basnett to make the truth crystal clear.

Crystal Beach
Crystal Beach

Author: Gary Pooler

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2022-01-24

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1039130259

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“The memories within the millions of people who experienced Crystal Beach, even just once, will never be lost.” One of Canada’s greatest entertainment centres existed for one hundred years in an isolated little village in one of the southernmost corners of Ontario, just across the lake from Buffalo, New York. Nicknamed “Buffalo’s Coney Island,” the Crystal Beach Amusement Park swarmed with American visitors in its mid-century glory days, and its stories were carried all over the world. A Crystal Beach resident since childhood, Gary Pooler takes readers behind the scenes of a world class amusement park, combining local history, sports journalism, true crime, and North American folklore to create a unique picture of the quirky Crystal Beach community, both in and “out of the park,” through its geographical and social history. These collected stories tell of the life and times in an amusement park resort community—a summer-long carnival, illegal prizefighting in the nearby sand hills, world class entertainers and athletes, featuring the likes of Jesse Owens, an eccentric traveling minstrel, vaudevillians settling in the village, police scandals, bootlegging, and even murder. Pooler chronicles the gradual decline and closure of the amusement park and the effect this had on the village, and illustrates the community’s triumphant renaissance in recent years. Harrowing and nostalgic, Crystal Beach: Out of the Park is a rare and vital historical record and a spirited exploration of Crystal Beach in all of its various shades and stages.

The Girl with the Crystal Eyes
The Girl with the Crystal Eyes

Author: Barbara Baraldi

Publisher: Max Crime

Published: 2010-05-03

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1843585790

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A beautiful killer, a cop determined to unravel an enigmatic trail of bloody butchery, a young medium fleeing her past, troubled dreams of murder. A perverse game of life and death unfolds between the hunter and the hunted, murderer and detective, night and day, where the female of the species proves as daringly evil as Hannibal Lecter, giving 'Femme Fatale' a whole new meaning.

An Hour To Kill
An Hour To Kill

Author: Dale Hudson

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-03-02

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780312978358

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After 17-year-old Crystal Todd was found brutally murdered in her South Carolina hometown in 1991, her best friend, Ken Register, was the last person anyone would suspect. But when DNA tests confirmed he raped and stabbed Crystal, their small town was stunned. photos. Martin's Press.

Rhyme Crime
Rhyme Crime

Author: Jon Burgerman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-04-03

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 0735231044

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From the creator of Splat! comes more playful, irreverent, kid-empowering fun--with a rhyming twist. In this buoyant rhyming romp, words have gone mysteriously missing: Who stole Marlow's happy smile, and replaced it with a crocodile? Who swiped Dingle's sneeze--aaaaachooo!--and left a stinky cheese? The thief took Tumble's orange, and switched it with a . . . with a . . . Hey, does anything rhyme with orange? No? Aha! Could this be the rhyming robber's undoing? Guided by bright, clever artwork, kids are empowered to put the final clues together for themselves to solve this silly rhyme crime, then guess at the name-nabber's next sneaky move. Splendid, satisfying, inspiring. "Rhyming wordplay. . . [and] even more hysterical laughter." --Kirkus "The creator of Splat! offers more page-turn-based tomfoolery" --Booklist

The Case of the Floating Crime
The Case of the Floating Crime

Author: Carolyn Keene

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1442485590

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Volunteering on a hospital ship that brings medical care to South America, Nancy begins to suspect that someone is using the ship to transport illegal cargo and must track down the clues before her own health is risked.

The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers
The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers

Author: Amanda Storm

Publisher:

Published: 2019-04-21

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781095418147

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KENTUCKY'S MISSING GIRLEvery town has its unfavorable moments, but the town of Bardstown, Kentucky has its own set of secrets. This town has become the center of murder, unsolved crime, and multiple disappearances. There was a time where this pleasant little town was voted "The Most Beautiful Small Town in America" but it wasn't long until deceit and murder took over. The area is well known for five unsolved deaths and disappearances. These crimes have inspired national media coverage and gossip. The town began to decline when police uncovered the "Cornbread Mafia" a group of rural farmers that ran one of the largest marijuana production operations in the United States. Many people wonder if drug trafficking lead to the mysteries of Bardstown. Over time, signs that read "Solve These Murders" took over residential yards and parks. According to a life-long resident of Bardstown, Imogene Morrow "Almost on every corner of every block, there's going to be one" The residents of Bardstown continue to search for answers on crimes that have seemingly gone cold. One of the sayings that has become well known to the citizens of Bardstown is "You want to commit murder, come to Bardstown".The five mysterious crimes involved Jason Ellis, Kathy Netherland, Samantha Netherland, Crystal Rogers, and Tommy Ballard. Jason Ellis was a local police officer that was murdered on his way home from work on May 25, 2013. Kathy Netherland and her daughter Samantha Netherland were found at their home, shot dead. Police believe that Kathy and Samantha were shot at some point on April 21 or April 22, 2014. The next victim, Crystal Rogers disappeared and is presumed dead with no remains. Crystal was last seen on July 3, 2015. Ironically, Crystal's father, Tommy Ballard was murdered when he was out hunting with his grandson on November 19, 2016. These five crimes have confused police and have remained unsolved. There are questions about each case and the possible relationship between cases. According to Crystal's mother "Police need that little piece of information that somebody might have that would result in solving these unsolved crimes". What happened to Crystal Rogers?

Forensic Evidence
Forensic Evidence

Author: Terrence F. Kiely

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2005-11-29

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1040080324

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Focusing on issues raised at Interpol‘s 14th Forensic Science Symposium, this volume offers a complete overview and analysis of the scientific and legal aspects of each of the forensic disciplines. It updates cases and discusses recent applications of Frye/Daubert, the admissibility of eyewitness identification, the explosion of cases and statutes addressing post-conviction DNA, the rise in attention to cold cases, and other challenges. This is the book that those in the forensic sciences need to have on hand to successfully prepare for what may await them in the courtroom.