Cuando la leyenda de los Chicago Black Hawks, Boom Boom Warshawski, resbala desde un muelle y se ahoga en el lago Michigan, la policía lo califica de accidente. Su prima, la detective privada Victoria Warshawski, no está tan segura.Armada con una botella de Black Label y su Smith & Wesson, Victoria sigue un rastro sangriento hasta el corazón de la poderosa industria naviera de Chicago, donde la corrupción es profunda y los testigos no suelen vivir mucho tiempo. Sobrevive a intentos...

This collection includes an essay, a poem, and two short stories by acclaimed author Sara Paretsky.All proceeds will be donated to organizations supporting reproductive health care.

Cuando la leyenda de los Chicago Black Hawks, Boom Boom Warshawski, resbala desde un muelle y se ahoga en el lago Michigan, la policía lo califica de accidente. Su prima, la detective privada Victoria Warshawski, no está tan segura.Armada con una botella de Black Label y su Smith & Wesson, Victoria sigue un rastro sangriento hasta el corazón de la poderosa industria naviera de Chicago, donde la corrupción es profunda y los testigos no suelen vivir mucho tiempo. Sobrevive a intentos...

ERSKINE POWELL OF SCOTLAND YARD INVESTIGATES MURDER ON THE MOORS.On a remote, fog-enshrouded estate in the North York Moors, a murderer lays a cunning trap. The prey, it seems, is Dickie Dinsdale, the greedy landowner who bulldozes people's lives like so many old barns.Easily a dozen residents of Blackamoor would derive pleasure from Dinsdale's slow, painful death. But, Detective-Chief Superintendent Erskine Powell asks himself, which of them is bold enough to do the deed?

From true crime to petty crime - this is the memoir of one of Australia's most experienced court reporters.Longlisted in the True Crime category for the 2019 Davitt and Ned Kelly Awards.As a seasoned court reporter, the ABC's Jamelle Wells has filed thousands of stories on murderers, sex offenders, thieves, bad drivers, family feuds and business deals gone wrong. In more than 10 years, Jamelle has witnessed many of Australia's most notorious and high-profile court ...

'It was just after dawn on Thursday, November 14, 1991. The hatch on the cell door slid back. I could see the screw's face through the slit. I've seen better heads on a pig dog, but this time I could have kissed him.'Underworld standover man and executioner Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read was released from Pentridge Prison in November, 1991, vowing never to return. He became an instant celebrity when his autobiography Chopper: From the Inside hit the bestselle...

"Riveting, insightful, and human." — Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator of Canada In April 1971, journalist Ron Haggart helped resolve one of Canada’s most serious prison riots. When maximum-security Kingston Penitentiary fell under the control of 500 rioting prisoners, the inmates summoned his help. As a crusading newspaper columnist and police watchdog with a reputation for fairness, he had won their ...

Crime expert Linda Fairstein reveals the sinister ways that rapists select and attack their victims, and what you need to know to protect yourselfFrom the man who haunted midtown Manhattan's high-rise office buildings, to the stalker in the wooded suburbs near Nashville, serial rapists often have one chilling trait in common: They operate in "comfort zones." Sometimes they find their own comfort zones, such as the stairwell of a familiar office building. Other time...

The New York Times–bestselling author of Killer's Prey returns to Conard County—where a stranger has moved to town . . .With a scar on his cheek and wounds on his soul, the only thing Allison McMann's new neighbor reveals is his name. But when a toxin kills some cattle and Allison is charged with finding its source, Jerrod Marquette appoints himself her protector. The ex-military man has the skills to keep her safe, yet Allison doesn't need—or want...

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Catcher in the Rye with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, one of the most popular young adult novels of all time. It is written from the perspective of Holden Caulfield, a rebellious teenager who suffers from depression and finds social conventions oppressive. After being expelled, Holden decides to run...

A harrowing investigation into law enforcement's failure to process hundreds of thousands of rape kits across America—allowing many rapists to walk free.In 2011, advocacy groups estimated that up to 250,000 rape kits sat untested in police storage across the country. These kits, some from crimes dating as far back as the mid-1990s, represent a disturbing breakdown in law enforcement that has allowed many violent criminals to remain on the streets. In some cases, ra...

A cartoonist chronicles how he and his grown siblings dealt with their mother's cancer diagnosis and treatment in this Eisner Award–winning graphic novel.Mom's Cancer is a graphic novel about one family's struggle with metastatic lung cancer. Honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous, it is a look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families. In the end, it is a story of hope—uniquely told in words and...