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Courtney (149 KP) rated Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime in Books

Nov 28, 2018

Brilliant for forensic lovers

First I should say, I’ve never been a fan of non-fiction. It’s for this reason that this book has been sat on my shelf for around a year just waiting to be read. I finally got around to reading it and I have to say, this really dug into the depths of my interest in crime and the forensic aspect of this.

I loved how this book was set out, going through in the order in which events take place when a real life crime is committed and dedicating a chapter to each stage, providing real life examples along the way which really keeps you engrossed.

I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone who is in the slightest interested in crime in general or just specific aspects such as fire scenes, toxicology and pathology.

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The Locked-Room Mysteries

Otto Penzler

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The purest kind of detective story involves a crime solved by observation and deduction, rather than...

Dead Lions

Mick Herron

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Winner of the 2013 CWA Gold Dagger AwardA BBC Front Row best crime novel of the yearA Times crime...

Jason Biggs recommended The Thin Blue Line (1988) in Movies (curated)

The Thin Blue Line (1988)

1988 | Classics, Documentary, Documentary

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"Another documentary. [Director Errol Morris has] got so many movies that I love and there are so many other documentaries that I love too. But The Thin Blue Line is interesting to choose right now because now there is a resurgence of true crime documentaries — a lot of them [are] series like Making a Murderer or The Jinx. But Thin Blue Line was kind of the original true crime documentary that really sort of made you question police tactics and I think anyone who’s into Making a Murderer or Serial or The Jinx — or any of these shows right now, and podcasts — and hasn’t seen Thin Blue Line should check that out. It’s just a well-made movie in general but it’s also a fascinating story of a crime that someone may or may not have done."

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Yards (2000) in Movies

Jan 8, 2021

The Yards (2000)

2000 | Drama

5.7

(3 Ratings)

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For Family

The Yards- is a decent crime drama thriller with a good cast. I think the cast is good, just needed a bit more crime and thrills. Needed that action. Thats this movies down-side that it doesnt have enough of crime, thrills and action. Its also slow and takes it time.

The plot: After serving time in prison for taking the fall for a group of his friends, Leo just wants to get his life back on track. So he goes to the one place he thinks will be safe -- home. There he takes a new job with his highly connected and influential uncle. But in the yards, where his uncle now pulls the strings, safe is not how they do business. Unwittingly, he's drawn into a world of sabotage, high stakes payoffs and even murder.

Its okay.