murder

The story of a legendary serial killer, Amy Archer-Gilligan, who operated the Archer Home for Elderly people and Chronic Invalids. In 1911 she murdered two husbands and up to sixty-six of her patients with cocktails of lemonade and arsenic. Her story provided the inspiration for the Broadway play and subsequent film, Arsenic and Old Lace.

This book describes the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson, who was accused of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, explaining the handling of the forensic evidence became a key point in the trial.

On the anniversary of his sister's murder, Leo, tormented by his mother's insane accusations and his own waking nightmares, kidnaps a wealthy girl intending to kill her, but instead their long night together helps them both face their futures.

Examines a number of criminal cases involving celebrities including the murders of John Lennon, Sharon Tate, and Robert Crane, along with other high-profile investigations.

Examines criminal cases involving homicide and explores the laws and techniques used to capture murderers, discussing collection of evidence, profiling, autopsies, and other related topics.

Provides accounts of ten famous unsolved crimes, looking at theories, evidence, and suspects in each case, how it was handled by police, what mistakes might have been made, and how modern technology developed since the crimes were committed might help find answers.

An exploration of criminal poisoning that provides information on famous cases, types of poisons often used, criminal investigations, and forensic techniques used to prove guilt.

In the twenty-fifth century, advances in technology have redefined life itself and a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and downloaded into a new body, allowing envoy Takeshi Kovacs to be able to find the men who killed him and seek revenge.

Racial tensions erupt in Clanton, Mississippi, after African-American Vietnam veteran Carl Lee Hailey kills the white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter and lawyer Jake Brigance tries to get him acquitted.

A woman is found dead in the Gotham landfill, Batman's investigation leads him down a path of love, betrayal, and death that causes him to reflect on his city and his life.