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"Frances Glessner Lee, born a socialite to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, was never meant to have a career, let alone one steeped in death and depravity. Yet she developed a fascination with the investigation of violent crimes and made it her life's work. Best known for creating the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dioramas that appear charming-until you notice the macabre little details: an overturned chair,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From the detective who found The Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America's toughest cold cases and the rewards--and toll--of a life solving crime. I order another bourbon, neat. This is the drink that will flip the switch. I don't even know how I got here, to this place, to this point. Something is happening to me lately. I'm drinking too much. My sheets are soaking wet when I wake up from nightmares of decaying corpses. I order another...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Candice DeLong has been called a real-life Clarice Starling and a female Donnie Brasco. She has been on the front lines of some of the FBIs most gripping and memorable cases, including being chosen as one of the three agents to carry out the manhunt for the Unabomber in Lincoln, Montana. She has tailed terrorists, gone undercover as a gangster's moll, and posed as the madam for a call-girl ring. Now, in this updated edition of her bestselling book,...
4) The FBI
Author
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Describes the history, organization, and activities of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation."--From source other than the Library of Congress
5) The FBI
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Series
Publisher
Amicus, high interest
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This photo-illustrated book describes the life of an FBI officer, including their work capturing terrorists, enforcing federal laws, and investigating crimes. Describes real-life cases and what it takes to get a job in the Federal Bureau of Investigation"--
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
In this eagerly anticipated audio book from the internationally bestselling authors of Mindhunter, Journey into Darkness, and Obsession, legendary crime fighter John Douglas explores the root of all crime-motive. Every crime is a mystery story with a motive at its heart. Understand the motive and you can solve the mystery. The Anatomy of Motive offers a dramatic, insightful look at the development and evolution of the criminal mind. The famed former...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In America today, upwards of forty thousand people are dead and unaccounted for. These murder, suicide, and accident victims, separated from their names, are being adopted by the bizarre online world of amateur sleuths. It's DIY CSI. The web sleuths pore over facial reconstructions (a sort of Facebook for the dead) and other online clues as they vie to solve cold cases and tally up personal scorecards of dead bodies. The Skeleton Crew delves into...
8) Outfox
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English
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FBI agent Drex Easton is relentlessly driven by a single goal: to outmaneuver the conman once known as Weston Graham. Over the past thirty years, Weston has assumed many names and countless disguises, enabling him to lure eight wealthy women out of their fortunes before they disappeared without a trace, their families left without answers and the authorities without clues. The only common trait among the victims: a new man in their life who also vanished,...
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CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2007, 1997]
Language
English
Description
The men and women of the Navy's Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps are back. In this season, Commander "Harm" Rabb and Major "Mac" MacKenzie both find romance but also suffer heartache. And while they might take on Cuban terrorists and Russian spies, they still manage to make it to the wedding between Bud and Harriet. 'JAG' digs deep to portray the human side of the military experience and show the bravery of those who give all for their country.
10) Law & disorder
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The FBI's pioneer of criminal profiling reflects on his forty-year career during which he pursued and studied such criminals as Charles Manson and David Berkowitz and devoted his time to helping the wrongfully convicted.
11) Screwball
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Recounting the high-profile doping scandal that rocked Major League Baseball, SCREWBALL takes us into the surreal Miami underworld that provided performance-enhancing drugs to Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and other star players. Steroid peddler Anthony Bosch's medical credentials may be lacking, his storytelling skills are first rate as he hilariously details the rise and fall of his “health clinic”, including mob connections, financial chicanery,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
"The definitive account of the FIFA scandal, the biggest international corruption case of recent years, touching dozens of countries and spearheaded by U.S. investigators, published on the eve of the biggest sporting event on the planet, soccer's World Cup"--
The FIFA case began with an IRS agent's review of an American soccer official's tax returns. It led to a huge worldwide corruption scandal that crossed continents and reached the highest levels...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror. A Confederate sympathizer and a member of a celebrated acting family, John Wilkes...
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