crime

"Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths"--OCLC.

Without love, we are lost. And Jade Sinclair is lost. After the death of her husband, she has decided that loving is too difficult. Being a college professor is safe; and she likes safe. But her grandfather doesn't. After two years of mourning he feels it's about time Jade started living again so he sends her to his cabin in the Adirondack Mountains hoping to break her workaholic tendencies and hermit-like existence. Out of respect for her grandfather she agrees to go, but she?s going to fight it every step of the way, even when she meets the mysterious Raini Owens, a Native American state police investigator, who is on the hunt for an escaped convict. Raini believes his spirit guides help him track criminals and solve cases. And what they are telling him now is that Jade Sinclair is his life mate. Very much against her will, she gets sucked into the manhunt and discovers secrets along the way that are going to force her to face her reality and allow her to find herself, and love, again.

"Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke in jail. Reporter Cindy Thomas wrote a book that put him on the bestseller list. An obsessed maniac has turned Burke's true-crime story into a playbook. And is embellishing it with gruesome touches all his own. Now Lindsay's tracking an elusive suspect, and the entire Murder Club is facing destruction"--Provided by publisher.

Alphabetically arranged entries examine more than three hundred of the most notorious criminals and murderers in United States history and explore how their stories have been glorified by the media.

"Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths"--OCLC.

From sniffing scat to snakes, eco dogs save the ecosystem. Eco dogs work with scientists to track and protect endangered species while capturing and preventing invasive ones. And the planet protectors do it all with their powerful sense of smell! Learn all about these heroic dogs.

Raskolnikov, a former Russian student, murders an old pawnbroker and her sister, and the subsequent guilt with which he struggles results in a tragedy of tension and terror.

"The Real Pigeons must help a robbed vulture, a lost child, and Homey's kidnapped family, all while trying to find the perfect nest"--Provided by publisher.

"Keefe ... explores the intricacies of forging $150,000 vintage wines, examines whether a whistleblower who dared to expose money laundering at a Swiss bank is a hero or a fabulist, spends time in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain, chronicles the quest to bring down a cheerful international black market arms merchant, and profiles a passionate death penalty attorney who represents the "worst of the worst," among other bravura works of literary journalism"--Provided by publisher.

Outrage surges through the community when EJ White, sixteen-year-old son of the wealthy and powerful District Attorney, is accused of raping his childhood friend, Kendra Daniels. When new evidence surfaces that appears to contradict Kendra?s testimony, EJ takes the chance to get his conviction overturned. Sent to live with his aunt until the public controversy dies down, EJ recreates himself as Eric Madison, planning to keep his head down and just get through his senior year without discovery. Soon enough though, surprising friendships and even a budding romance draw him deeper into the persona. He discovers that being Eric allows him to play out a better version of himself, one without a guilty past to haunt him. But when news about Kendra forces him back into reality, will EJ choose to finally take responsibility for the damage he?s done, even if it means sacrificing the happiness he?s found as Eric? When so many perpetrators of sexual violence have been allowed to deny their actions, deflect blame, and avoid the consequences, what does it look like to ?do the right thing?? Is atonement or redemption even possible? If so, what might it require? Alternating between EJ?s past and Eric?s present, Open at Rock Bottom explores how one young man navigates these largely uncharted waters.