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Mental illness and criminal behavior

Contains ten essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to mental illness and criminal behavior, including how the mentally ill are treated by the justice system, whether they know right from wrong, and if insanity is a valid legal determination.
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The ghostwriter secret

Twelve-year-old Steve is investigating a diamond heist but the case suddenly changes when the author of the Bailey Brothers detective novels writes him a letter to say that he fears for his life.
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Case closed

A treasure hunt Doc Agasa sets up for Conan and the Junior Detective League becomes a mystery investigation when a box full of smashed toys and a violently stabbed teddy bear is found.
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Case closed

Conan, Rachel and Richard have to seek shelter at a temple where a Tengu is rumored to have murdered people, and when the elder priest is found dead, hanging from a beam of an incredibly high ceiling, Rachel and Richard believe the mythical Tengu must be responsible, but Conan is not convinced and sets out to solve the mystery.
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Case closed

During a summer visit to Serena's beach house, Conan witnesses a murder, but the culprit is one of three identical triplets, one of whom is Serena's sister's fiance, leaving Conan to wonder who the real killer is.
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Sherlock Holmes and the adventure of the blue gem

Famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson investigate when the blue gem stolen from a countess winds up in a goose. Includes clues that reveal how Holmes solved the case.
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Heist society

A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to re-steal several priceless paintings and save fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop's father, himself an international art thief, from a vengeful collector.
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Heist society

A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to re-steal several priceless paintings and save fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop's father, himself an international art thief, from a vengeful collector.

Theodore Boone

the accused
While all of Strattenburg anxiously awaits the new trial of infamous murder suspect Pete Duffy, problems arise for their own kid lawyer. There's been a robbery, and Theo is the accused.

Encyclopedia Brown's book of strange but true crimes

A collection of bizarre true stories about crimes, criminals, prisoners, and police.

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