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A chilling and compelling look at the first and last murders of one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, the Stockwell strangler. Terrorizing the elderly population of south London, Kenneth Erskine claimed at least seven male and female victims over four months. Erskine broke into his victims' houses and sexually assaulted them before finally strangling them. Using innovative dramatic reconstruction to dissect the serial killer's mind at the...
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[2013]
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English
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Jeremy Bamber loved the high life, but greed was suffocating him...he wanted more. In one of Britain's most notorious killings, he shot his mother, father, sister, Sheila Cafell and her five year old twins at the family farm and blamed it on his schizophrenic sister. But the police suspected him of the crime and when his girlfriend Julie Mugford went to the police and told them that he'd confessed to her, he was arrested and charged with murder. Though...
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[2014]
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English
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Devoted husband, trusted doctor, respected member of the community, and serial killer- Harold Shipman, a mild-mannered physician, secretly killed over 250 people over a 30-year period. Featuring exclusive interviews with the only psychiatrist to ever assess him and relatives of his victims, this series traces Shipman's story from his early childhood to the eventual unravelling of decades of deceit that led to his conviction. Using dramatic reconstructions...
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[2013], c2002
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English
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In the 21st century, "we are all becoming visible...in that other, parallel world of electronic records, databases, video films, and computer memories," says Professor David Canter. "Criminals who would've been hidden in the past are also becoming visible in this virtual world-provided we know how to look for them." In this program, Canter addresses the use of data mining to track the virtual and real-world movements of criminals. Case studies include...
6) Texas Ranger
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Rory Yates volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, Rory Yates's discipline and law-enforcement skills have carried him far--from local highway patrolman to the honorable rank of Texas Ranger. He arrives in his home town to find a horrifying crime scene--and a scathing accusation: he is named a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife, Anne, a devoted teacher whose only controversial act ever was deciding to end her marriage to a Ranger. In search of...
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"Due to Jack Stapleton's ongoing recovery from his near-death confrontation with a serial killer, his wife Laurie Montgomery, the NYC chief medical examiner, is carrying the load both at work and at home. When she insists an underperforming pathology resident named Ryan Sullivan assist her on a suicide autopsy, Laurie unknowingly provokes an emotional storm in the trainee. So, when Ryan himself appears on the medical examiner's table days later, an...
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2023.
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English
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"A psychological thriller about trauma, power, and survival, which follows a young woman who has been captured and confined by a serial killer--who is a father, widower, former Marine, and lineman for the local electric company--as he hides the true nature of his double life from his daughter, neighbors, and the local bartender who could be his next victim, unless his captive manages to stop him"-- Provided by publisher.
11) The naked eye
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Kendra Michaels volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"How can you catch a killer when everyone thinks he's dead? Kendra Michaels was instrumental in bringing serial killer Eric Colby to justice. And yet, despite his apparent execution at San Quentin, Kendra is convinced that Colby is still alive. The problem is that she can't prove it. Even her razor-sharp powers of observation-developed to an amazing capacity during the twenty years she spent blind and now in constant demand by law enforcement agencies-have...
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[2023]
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English
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"Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Veronica's natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for months and their relationship is at an impasse. But when Veronica shows up before him with his brother, Tiberius, Lord Templeton-Vane, he is lured back home by an intriguing job...
13) The lost girl
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Fear Street. Relaunch volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Everyone at Shadyshide High is talking about Lizzy Palmer. There's something weird about Lizzy. When Michael invites her to a snowmobile race, tragedy strikes. Then someone starts killing all of Michael's friends. His girlfriend, Pepper, thinks Lizzy is to blame, but the truth lies buried in a fateful betrayal over 60 years old.
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Alpha and Omega series volume 4
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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"It is said that opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son--and enforcer--of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant Alpha. While Anna, an Omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind. Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, they can't afford any bad publicity. Infractions that could have been overlooked in the past must now be punished,...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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In this shocking true-crime drama, a forty-year-old double murder brings together a grieving family and two brothers-just kids when they witnessed their father commit the brutal act-to track down a psychopath once suspected as being the Golden State Killer "A real-life page turner more intriguing than anything on Netflix." -Matt Nixson, Books Editor, Mail on Sunday (London) In 1978, two tortured corpses-hooded, bound, and weighted down with engine...
16) Liar liar
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Detective Harriet Blue volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Detective Harriet Blue is a very good cop . . . gone very bad. In the space of a week, she has committed theft and fraud, resisted arrest, assaulted a police officer, and is considered a dangerous fugitive from the law. It's all because of one man, Regan Banks. He viciously killed the only person in the world who matters to Harriet-and he plans to kill her next. As she recklessly speeds toward the dark side-and finally crosses it-Harriet won't stop...
17) Hidden peril
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Code of honor novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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As teenagers, Kristin Dane and her two best friends took a vow to make the world a better place. Twenty years later, she's fulfilling that pledge through her fair trade shop that features products from around the world. All is well until, one by one, people connected to the shop begin dying. Detective Luke Carter, new to the St. Louis PD, wants to know why. Before he can answer that question, however, the FBI weighs in and Kristin suddenly finds...
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2009.
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English
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A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City, killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! For some, it seems that the rich are finally getting what they deserve. For New York's elite, it is a call to terror. Only one man can tackle such a high-profile case: Detective Mike Bennett. The pressure is enough for anyone, but Mike also has to care for his...
19) Blood truth
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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As a trainee in the Black Dagger Brotherhood's program, Boone has triumphed as a soldier and now fights side by side with the Brothers. Following his sire's unexpected death, he is taken off rotation against his protests-and he finds himself working with Butch O'Neal, former homicide cop, to catch a serial killer: Someone is targeting females of the species at a live action role play club. When the Brotherhood is called in to help, Boone insists on...
20) The spider
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2023.
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English
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"Three years ago, Saga Bauer received a postcard with a threatening message. It mentioned a gun and nine white bullets-one of which was intended for Detective Joona Linna. According to the anonymous sender, Saga was the only person who could save him. But as time passed, the threat faded. That is, until now. A sack with a decomposing body has been found tied to a tree in the forest, and a milky white bullet casing turns up at the scene. Soon, the...
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