Drew Peterson: An American Murder Mystery
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When 23-year-old mother of four, Stacy Peterson, disappears without a trace in Illinois, her...
Criminal Litigation 2016-2017
Martin Hannibal and Lisa Mountford
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Criminal Litigation offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the areas of criminal litigation...
Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics
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Federal, state, county, and municipal police forces all have their own codes of conduct, yet the...
The Couple at No 9
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It was the house of their dreams. Now it's their worst nightmare . . . THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER...
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Detroit (2017) in Movies
Sep 11, 2017
The cast are brilliant at bringing this harrowing tale to life and the technical aspects of the movie are spot on as well. The direction is great, the lighting and sound are phenomenal and the believability of the whole thing, makes it feel all too real.
This movie is shocking and difficult to stomach, but it does what it is designed to do - to show us how much outright discrimination the police force and other officials could get away with during this time in history.
This movie deserves to be seen by all and it will leave you thinking about the events that it portrays for days afterwards.
Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Broken Monsters in Books
Apr 27, 2018
The first reason: The story was written from several different characters perspectives, and it switched almost every chapter. Some books can get away with this (generally there are two or three PoV) but this one had like 5 different voices, and it was just too much to keep track of.
The second and most important reason: The relationship between the police officer and her daughter. Seriously, no police officer is going to pick up her high school daughter and start telling her all about the secret case they haven’t yet allowed the press to get wind of, or tell her details or hunches, or—what really set me off—have her daughter help her use a search engine to find photos from nasty crime scenes. You just don’t do that.
The premise was cool and the bad-guy was amazing (his PoV was my favorite) but I just couldn’t keep going with those two factors.
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Fragile in Books
May 10, 2018
Everyone lives in a quiet little town outside of New York City called The Hollows. Most of the people in that town grew up there and came back to live their lives and raise their families.
Jones Cooper: the head detective of The Hollows police department
Maggie Cooper: His wife and local shrink
Ricky Cooper: Their son
Charlene Murray: Ricky's Girlfriend
Elizabeth: Maggie's mother and former principal of Hollows High School.
Travis Crosby: Friend to Jones since High school and police officer
Marshall Crosby: Travis's son and town misfit
These are the main characters of this story.
When a local teenager goes missing(or ran away) the whole town gets together. This missing girl brings up a past that connects all the current suspects in way that no one would expect. This has all happened before, but will the outcome be the same.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Mulch Ado About Murder (Local Foods Mystery, #5) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
I hadn’t realized how much I had come to love these characters until I was visiting them again. They are wonderful, and I enjoyed getting to catch up on their lives. We’ve gotten to see a lot of growth in Cam over the course of the series, and watching her interact with her parents provides an opportunity for more. And the mystery? It starts quickly and moves along at a brisk pace with plenty of secrets and suspects before we reach the climax.
NOTE: I received an ARC of this book.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2017/06/book-review-mulch-ado-about-murder-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Death of a Russian Doll in Books
Oct 12, 2018
The plot spends equal time digging into Marya's past while also attempting to figure out how what we learn can bring us any suspects. The result is a fast paced and fun mystery that leads to a logical solution. The characters are strong as always, and provide plenty of fun. I laughed at some of the situations and the puns we got over the course of the book. I was pleasantly surprised to see Mark Baker return in a larger roll this time around. Add in the Christmas setting, and you've got a winner will many layers of fun.
You Could Do Something Amazing with Your Life (You are Raoul Moat)
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Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction and a Northern Writers Award These are the last days...