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Book Synopsis Mercury and Murder by : Rhett Bigler
Download or read book Mercury and Murder written by Rhett Bigler and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Marine Kurt West is a bounty hunter who, when not chasing bail jumpers, tracks down aliens who stray outside the lines of the normally quiet--and supposedly alien-free--Chapel Hill. As the college town's annual crowded street party approaches, the man accused of a chilling execution-style murder has skipped out on bail and fear grips the community. Kurt gets the call to bring him in, but soon discovers ties between his fugitive and the illicit alien drug trade. When a floater turns up in a lake, apparently killed with an alien weapon, Kurt suddenly has two high-priority cases. But do the cases connect? And do they lead where Kurt thinks or to some place even more deadly?
Download or read book Murder in Mercury written by Mike Parsons and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder in Mercury is the first instalment of the Madison Leigh Murder Mysteries series, set against the beautiful backdrop of the English canal network. Madison Leigh is looking after a friend's narrowboat, but what should have been a perfect holiday suddenly becomes something much more sinister.
Book Synopsis Women, Infanticide and the Press, 1822-1922 by : Nicola Goc
Download or read book Women, Infanticide and the Press, 1822-1922 written by Nicola Goc and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her study of anonymous infanticide news stories that appeared from 1822 to 1922 in the heart of the British Empire, in regional Leicester, and in the penal colony of Australia, Nicola Goc uses Critical Discourse Analysis to reveal both the broader patterns and the particular rhetorical strategies journalists used to report on young women who killed their babies. Her study takes Foucault’s perspective that the production of knowledge, of 'facts' and truth claims, and the exercise of power, are inextricably connected to discourse. Newspaper discourses provide a way to investigate the discursive practices that brought the nineteenth-century infanticidal woman - known as ’the Infanticide’ - into being. The actions of the infanticidal mother were understood as a fundamental threat to society, not only because they subverted the ideal of Victorian womanhood but also because a woman’s actions destroyed a man’s lineage. For these reasons, Goc demonstrates, infanticide narratives were politicised in the press and woven into interconnected narratives about the regulation of women, women's rights, the family, the law, welfare, and medicine that dominated nineteenth-century discourse. For example, the Times used individual stories of infanticide to argue against the Bastardy Clause in the Poor Law that denied unmarried women and their children relief. Infanticide narratives often adopted the conventions of the courtroom drama, with the young transgressive female positioned against a body of male authoritarian figures, a juxtaposition that reinforced male authority over women. Alive to the marked differences between various types of newspapers, Goc's study offers a rich and nuanced discussion of the Victorian press's fascination with infanticide. At the same time, infanticide news stories shaped how women who killed their babies were known and understood in ways that pathologised their actions. This, in turn, influenced medical, judicial, and welfare policies regar
Book Synopsis The Double Indemnity Murder by : Landis MacKellar
Download or read book The Double Indemnity Murder written by Landis MacKellar and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queens Village was a picture-perfect postcard New York suburb. But in March 1927 the façade of respectability was stripped away to reveal an underside of greed, lust, and crime. Few incidents in crime history have been so notorious as the murder of Albert Snyder by his wife and her lover. Resonant of the footloose Jazz Age, it made persistent headlines and led to a sensational trial. The crime spawned a 1920s Broadway play and inspired the classic noir film of the 1940s, Double Indemnity. This book assesses the entire case, from grisly slaying and shabby cover-up to sharp police work and aftermath. Moreover, it explores sociocultural questions that beg to be answered: what effect does news reportage exert upon high profile cases, and why did such a transparent crime earn such an enduring place in the popular psyche?
Book Synopsis Murder by the Bay by : Charles F. Adams
Download or read book Murder by the Bay written by Charles F. Adams and published by Quill Driver Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder has a long and distinguished history in San Francisco. The city and its Bay Area can stand proudly with Paris, London, and New York in the splendour of its misdeeds -- murders that have suspense, horror, audacity, and flair. The homicides chronicled in Murder by the Bay have been selected because a convergence of personality, circumstance, character, and geography makes them peculiarly San Franciscan. Each of these crimes illustrates an historic importance, each has impacted its times -- either in the course or application of the law or in the manner in which the affair revealed a shortcoming in society. They range from the Montgomery Street killing of James King of William, editor of the Daily Evening Bulletin, in 1856 to the sensational trial of early movie comedian Fatty Arbuckle who was accused of killing a showgirl at a party in the St. Francis Hotel to the shocking "City Hall Murders" in which former city supervisor Dan White killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. Most were solved, some were not. They are murders that fascinated the city and frequently the country, sometimes for weeks, often for years and even decades.
Book Synopsis The Elements of Murder by : John Emsley
Download or read book The Elements of Murder written by John Emsley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-13 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of the five most toxic elements describes the lethal chemical properties of arsenic, antimony, lead, mercury, and thallium, as well as their use in some of the most famous murder cases in history, with profiles of such deadly poisoners as Mary Ann Cotton, Michael Swango, and Saddam Hussein and a look at modern-day environmental catastrophes.
Book Synopsis Absolution By Murder by : Peter Tremayne
Download or read book Absolution By Murder written by Peter Tremayne and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 1995-12-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A.D. 664, King Oswy of Northumbria has convened a synod at Whitby to hear debate between the Roman and Celtic Christian churches and decide which shall be granted primacy in his kingdom. At stake is much more than a few disputed points of ritual; Oswy's decision could affect the survival of either church in the Saxon kingdoms. When the Abbess Etain, a leading speaker for the Celtic church, is found murdered, suspicion falls upon the Roman faction. In order to diffuse the tensions that threaten to erupt into civil war, Oswy turns to Sister Fidelma of the Celtic Church (Irish and an advocate for the Brehon Court) and Brother Eadulf of the Roman church (from east Anglia and of a family of hereditary magistrates) to find the killer. But as further murders occur and a treasonous plot against Oswy matures, Fidelma and Eadulf soon find themselves running out of time.
Download or read book Mercury and Me written by Jim Hutton and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis John George Haigh, the Acid-Bath Murderer by : Jonathan Oates
Download or read book John George Haigh, the Acid-Bath Murderer written by Jonathan Oates and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What motivated John George Haigh to murder at least six people, then dissolve their corpses in concentrated sulphuric acid? How did this intelligent, well-educated man from a loving, strongly religious family of Plymouth Brethren become a fraudster, a thief, then a serial killer? In the latest of his best-selling studies of criminal history, Jonathan Oates reinvestigates this sensational case of the late 1940s. He delves into Haigh's Yorkshire background, his reputation as a loner, a bully and a forger during his years at Wakefield Grammar School, and his growing appetite for the good life which his modest employment in insurance and advertising could not sustain. Then came his move to London and a rapid, apparently remorseless descent into the depths of crime, from deceit and theft to cold-blooded killing. As he follows the course of Haigh's crimes in graphic, forensic detail, Jonathan Oates gives a fascinating inside view of Haigh's attempt to carry through a series of perfect murders. For Haigh intended not only cut off his victims' lives but, by destroying their bodies with acid, literally to remove all traces that they had ever existed.
Book Synopsis The Elements of Murder by : John Emsley
Download or read book The Elements of Murder written by John Emsley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about elements that kill. Mercury, arsenic, antimony, lead, and thallium can be lethal, as many a poisoner knew too well. Emsley explores the gruesome history of these elements and those who have succumbed to them in a fascinating narrative that weaves together stories of true crime, enduring historical mysteries, tragic accidents, and the science behind it all. The colourful cast includes ancient alchemists, kings, leaders, a pope, several great musicians, and a motley crew of murderers. Among the intriguing accounts is that of the 17th century poet Sir Thomas Overbury, who survived four attempts to poison him with mercury but died when given the poison in enema form - under whose direction remains uncertain. Here, too, is detailed the celebrated case of Florence Maybrick, convicted of poisoning her violent husband James with arsenic, but widely believed at the time to be innocent. The question of her guilt is still disputed. Threaded through the book alongside the history is the growing understanding of chemistry, and the effects of different chemical substances on the human body. Thousands suffered the ill effects of poisonous vapours from mercury, lead, and arsenic before the dangers were realized. Hatters went mad because of mercury poisoning, and hundreds of young girls working in factories manufacturing wallpaper in the 19th century were poisoned by the arsenic-based green pigments used for the leaves of the popular floral designs. Even in the middle of the 20th century, accidental mercury poisoning caused many deaths in Minamata Bay, while leaded petrol poisoned the whole planet, and arsenic still continues to poison millions is Asia. Through vividly told stories of innocent blunders, industrial accidents, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, Emsley here uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table.
Download or read book Only in Tasmania written by Sandra Huett and published by Sandra Huett. This book was released on 2012 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Executions, murders, suicides, poisonings, shipwrecks, floods, cemetery desecration, airline crashes, fires, pre-historic discoveries - all this and more has occurred in Tasmania's relatively short 210 year history since colonisation... A plethora of true stories about the gruesome, shocking , amazing and amusing events from Tasmania's history..."--Back cover.
Download or read book Murder Off Stage written by Mary Miley and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Broadway - and to an unthinkable crime! Former theatre starlet turned amateur sleuth Jessie Beckett gets mixed up in murder when an on-stage shooting turns all too real. New York, 1926. It's not like Jessie Beckett goes around looking for murders to solve, but the vaudeville star turned movie script girl has a natural talent for it. After a lifetime on stage, she's sensitive to details that other people miss. So when leading theater star Allen Crenshaw is shot live on stage during a performance of hit Broadway show Rules of Engagement - a horrified Jessie watching from the second row - she knows she has to act fast before Allen's co-star, the beautiful Norah Rose, goes down for murder. After all, it was Norah who fired the fateful bullet . . . even if the shooting was all part of the show. Jessie investigates those closest to Allen - the presence of her theater companion, the superstar Adele Astaire, opening doors wherever they go - and finds only enemies. With the suspects for the disliked actor so numerous, can she uncover the truth in time to save Norah - or will the killer silence her too? Packed with real-life stars of the stage and screen, this page-turning romp through the boards and backstreets of Broadway is a perfect pick for readers who enjoy Jazz Age mysteries with intrepid female sleuths.
Book Synopsis When Baseball Went White by : Ryan A. Swanson
Download or read book When Baseball Went White written by Ryan A. Swanson and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explains how in the decade following the Civil War, baseball became segregated because its leaders wanted to grow its presence and appeal to Southerners, and wanted to professionalize it. The result was the exclusion of black players that lasted until 1947"--
Book Synopsis The Murder Trial of JFK by : James O. Chipman
Download or read book The Murder Trial of JFK written by James O. Chipman and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are some of the things you will learn by reading this book: After almost sixty years, it is time for the world to know the truth behind the death of JFK.If Kennedy had won reelection in 1964, there would not have been an American Vietnam War.You will learn things about Lyndon B. Johnson that you would not believe were possible.John F. Kennedy's assassination started a deep distrust that Americans have with their government that continues to this day.A major part of this distrust happened because the government lied to us about the assassination and lied to us about the Vietnam War.The conspiracy theory is what Hoover of the FBI came up with and then passed it along to the news media, the public and the Warren Commission.This book will tell you what really happened on November 22, 1963.
Book Synopsis Male Suicide and Masculinity in 19th-century Britain by : Lyndsay Galpin
Download or read book Male Suicide and Masculinity in 19th-century Britain written by Lyndsay Galpin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how interpretations of suicidal motives were guided by gendered expectations of behaviour, and that these expectations were constructed to create meaning and understanding for family, friends and witnesses. Providing an insight into how people of this era understood suicidal behaviour and motives, it challenges the assertion that suicide was seen as a distinctly feminine act, and that men who took their own lives were feminized as a result. Instead, it shows that masculinity was understood in a more nuanced way than gender binaries allow, and that a man's masculinity was measured against other men. Focusing on four common narrative types; the love-suicide, the unemployed suicide, the suicide of the fraudster or speculator, and the suicide of the dishonoured solider, it provides historical context to modern discussions about the crisis of masculinity and rising male suicide rates. It reveals that narratives around male suicides are not so different today as they were then, and that our modern model of masculinity can be traced back to the 19th century.
Book Synopsis Lal Kitab (Red Book of Astrology) by : Dr. Beni madhav Goswani
Download or read book Lal Kitab (Red Book of Astrology) written by Dr. Beni madhav Goswani and published by Sagar Publications. This book was released on with total page 1146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lal Kitab was christened thus due to its red outer cover probably keeping in view the auspiciousness of the colour in hindu mythology. This book deals with the oceanic knowledge of occult, a science based on palmistry/phrenology and other associated fields. Though it is a part and parcel of Vedic astrology, its contours are different and has its own grammar. For Example, the house of ascendant would always be No.1 irrespective of the position of the planets.
Book Synopsis Mercury's Son by : Luke E.T. Hindmarsh
Download or read book Mercury's Son written by Luke E.T. Hindmarsh and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valko can see the last moments of a victim's life. It comes at a price — a scrap of flesh cut from his brain and replaced with an implant. Bound to a drug that lets him use his insight, but brings with it the pain of synthetic emotion, he's at war with himself. Now a killer has found a way to hide from him and two people are dead. Someone wants to keep their secrets buried. The trail leads out into the wasteland where death flies on the wind as nanotech dust. Manipulated and betrayed, Valko must get to the truth before his time runs out. If he only knew who to trust, maybe he'd have a chance, but a man with an artificial soul can't even trust himself …
