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The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

Author : Corinne May Botz
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1580931456
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death written by Corinne May Botz and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2004-09-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death offers readers an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a master criminal investigator. Frances Glessner Lee, a wealthy grandmother, founded the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard in 1936 and was later appointed captain in the New Hampshire police. In the 1940s and 1950s she built dollhouse crime scenes based on real cases in order to train detectives to assess visual evidence. Still used in forensic training today, the eighteen Nutshell dioramas, on a scale of 1:12, display an astounding level of detail: pencils write, window shades move, whistles blow, and clues to the crimes are revealed to those who study the scenes carefully. Corinne May Botz's lush color photographs lure viewers into every crevice of Frances Lee's models and breathe life into these deadly miniatures, which present the dark side of domestic life, unveiling tales of prostitution, alcoholism, and adultery. The accompanying line drawings, specially prepared for this volume, highlight the noteworthy forensic evidence in each case. Botz's introductory essay, which draws on archival research and interviews with Lee's family and police colleagues, presents a captivating portrait of Lee.

The Best Murder Mysteries in One Edition

Author : Christie
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8600 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Best Murder Mysteries in One Edition written by Christie and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 8600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited mystery collection: Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Clue of the Twisted Candle Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Anna Katharine Green: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens: Hunted Down Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone The Woman in White The Haunted Hotel Robert Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag E. W. Hornung: The Amateur Cracksman The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles John Kendrick Bangs: Mrs. Raffles R. Holmes & Co Melville Davisson Post: The Sleuth of St. James's Square Ellis Parker Butler: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective Maurice Leblanc: Arsene Lupin The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook A. E. W. Mason: At the Villa Rose The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Mary Roberts Rinehart: The Circular Staircase The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions More Tish Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary

Murder in Space

Author : David V. Reed
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1434451135
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Murder in Space written by David V. Reed and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This facsimile reprint comes from the Galaxy Science Fiction Novel No. 23 edition (1954).

THE OBVIOUS CLUE - Ultimate Murder Mystery Collection

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8610 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book THE OBVIOUS CLUE - Ultimate Murder Mystery Collection written by Charles Dickens and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 8610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE OBVIOUS CLUE - Ultimate Murder Mystery Collection stands as a monumental anthology that spans the breadth and depth of the mystery genre. Featuring a blend of works by legendary authors such as Charles Dickens and Agatha Christie, to pioneering figures like Anna Katharine Green and Edgar Allan Poe, this collection heralds the diversity and richness of narrative styles and plot complexities that have come to define the genre. Amidst its pages, readers will encounter a wide range of literary styles, from the detective story's early formation to its crystallization into a genre of its own, highlighting standout pieces that have influenced countless adaptations and have continued to captivate audiences worldwide. The anthology not only celebrates the intricacies of the mystery narrative but also pays homage to the genre's evolution over time. The contributing authors, hailing from the 19th to early 20th centuries, represent a critical period in literature when the mystery genre was burgeoning and finding its footing amidst other literary movements. Collectively, their backgroundsspanning different geographies, cultures, and professionsenrich the collection, providing a panoramic view of the societal attitudes and literary trends of their times. These authors together underscore the universal appeal of the mystery genre, influenced by, and in turn influencing, major cultural and literary movements such as Romanticism, Realism, and the Golden Age of detective fiction. THE OBVIOUS CLUE - Ultimate Murder Mystery Collection offers an unparalleled journey through the evolution of the murder mystery narrative, inviting readers to delve into the cunning, the mysterious, and the ingeniously crafted plots that have stood the test of time. This anthology serves not only as a treasure trove for aficionados of the genre but also as a comprehensive study resource for those keen to explore the origins and developments of literary mystery. Its collective exploration of human psychology, societal dynamics, and the perennial quest for justice makes it an essential addition to any literary collection, promising insights and intrigue for scholars, students, and mystery enthusiasts alike.

A Murder Unmentioned

Author : Sulari Gentill
Publisher : Pantera Press
ISBN 13 : 1921997443
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book A Murder Unmentioned written by Sulari Gentill and published by Pantera Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A MURDER SWEPT UNDER THE VERY EXPENSIVE CARPET The Sixth Book of the Acclaimed Rowland Sinclair Mysteries The black sheep of a wealthy 1930s grazier dynasty, gentleman artist Rowland Sinclair often takes matters into his own hands. When the matter is murder, there are consequences. For nearly fourteen years, Rowland has tried to forget, but now the past has returned. A newly-discovered gun casts light on a family secret long kept... a murder the Sinclairs would prefer stayed unsolved. As old wounds tear open, the dogged loyalty of Rowland's inappropriate companions is all that stands between him and the consequences of a brutal murder... one he simply failed to mention. SOCIAL UNREST, POWERFUL BETRAYAL AND AN OLD FAMILY SECRET

Death At Wentwater Court

Author : Carola Dunn
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466820616
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Death At Wentwater Court written by Carola Dunn and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 1994-05-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series debut from Carola Dunn that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cozy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" of mystery. It's the early 1920s in England--the country is still recovering from the Great War and undergoing rapid social changes that many are not quite ready to accept. During this heady and tumultuous time, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, the daughter of a Viscount, makes a decision shocking to her class: rather than be supported by her relations, she will earn her own living as a writer. Landing an assignment for Town & Country magazine for a series of articles on country manor houses, she travels to Wentwater Court in early January 1923 to begin research on her first piece. But all is not well there when she arrives. Lord Wentwater's young wife has become the center of a storm of jealousy, animosity, and, possibly, some not-unwanted amorous attention, which has disrupted the peace of the bucolic country household. Still, this is as nothing compared to the trouble that ensues when one of the holiday guests drowns in a tragic early-morning skating accident. Especially when Daisy discovers that his death was no accident....

A Parfait Murder

Author : Wendy Lyn Watson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101515384
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book A Parfait Murder written by Wendy Lyn Watson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tally's cousin Bree spots her deadbeat ex-husband strolling the Lantana County Fair with a fat wallet and a vixen on his arm, she immediately files for back child support. But when his lawyer is found dead, things get a little sticky. Did Bree serve up a dish of cold, sweet revenge? Or is she another hapless victim of a parfait crime?

Murder by an Aristocrat

Author : Mignon G. Eberhart
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 149765551X
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Murder by an Aristocrat written by Mignon G. Eberhart and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “one of America’s favorite writers”: When a member of an aristocratic family takes a bullet, a nurse and amateur sleuth investigates (Mary Higgins Clark). Nurse Sarah Keate is no stranger to mystery. An intrepid redhead with a biting wit, Nurse Keate has solved conspiracies and murders in places as varied as her once-sleepy hospital ward, a gothic mansion, and the Sand Hills of Nebraska. But what she encounters with the Thatchers is a new breed of deadly. The Thatchers are as close to aristocracy as an American family can get, and one of their own requires Keate’s care for a suspicious bullet wound to his right shoulder—a relative insists it was self-inflicted. When the convalescing man dies under even stranger circumstances, Keate knows that he was murdered. And what’s worse, there is no doubt that the murderer resides in the Thatcher mansion. As the family closes rank and struggles to keep its darkest secrets buried, Nurse Keate will stop at nothing to find the truth.

Little Black Book of Murder

Author : Nancy Martin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101614056
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Little Black Book of Murder written by Nancy Martin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society columnist Nora Blackbird is thrust into the world of celebrity tabloid gossip when a billionaire buys the farm…. Nora’s assigned to write a profile on billionaire fashion designer Swain Starr, who recently retired to build a high-tech organic farm with his new wife, Zephyr, a former supermodel. But before Nora can get the story, the mogul is murdered. And now her boss wants her to snap up an exclusive on who killed Starr before the cops do. But solving this murder won’t be easy with a family as colorful as Nora’s. Mick, her sort-of husband, is associating with unsavory characters from his past. Her sister Libby is transforming into a stage mom for her diabolical twins. And Emma, the youngest Blackbird, is mysteriously kicked out of the house by Mick. Nora’s home life may be hogging the spotlight, but there’s also a matter of Starr’s missing pig, which just might be the key to solving this mystery and the way Nora can bring home the bacon….

The Montgomery Murder

Author : Cora Harrison
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848121776
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Montgomery Murder written by Cora Harrison and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2010-02-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ROMAN MYSTERIES meets Sherlock Holmes! In the mean streets of Victorian London lies the body of wealthy Mr Montgomery. The police must move fast to catch his killer. They need an insider, someone streetwise, cunning, bold . . . someone like Alfie. When Inspector Denham makes him an offer he can't refuse, it's up to Alfie and his gang to sift clues, shadow suspects and negotiate a sinister world of double-dealing and danger - until the shocking truth is revealed. The first action-packed adventure in THE LONDON MURDER MYSTERIES series.

Murder Most Fancy

Author : Kellie McCourt
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1867204312
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Murder Most Fancy written by Kellie McCourt and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's not responsible for the corpse this time. Okay, maybe just a little bit. Our favourite socialite and felon are back in a madcap new sleuthing adventure ... for readers of Janet Evanovich and Kerry Greenwood. She really didn't mean to become a detective ... Home for just 48 hours, billion-heiress Indigo-Daisy-Violet-Amber Hasluck-Royce-Jones-Bombberg has already committed two (completely understandable) felonies, reignited a childhood feud, been (possibly) humiliated (again) by her first love, and fallen over a nameless homeless dead man. All while strolling in her grandmother's garden ... Grandmother's kindly neighbour, Dame Elizabeth Holly, wants to spring the anonymous corpse from the coroner's freezer. She's convinced Indigo and her parolee personal assistant Esmerelda can unearth the man's identity, thus allowing his burial. Meanwhile Grandmother wants the unlikely duo to locate Dame Holly's possibly missing gentleman friend. Dame Holly's miserly granddaughter and not-so-bright son don't want her involved with any man - dead or alive. Are the cases related? Why are they receiving clues from an unknown helper? Should they cooperate with Detectives Searing and Burns, who tried to arrest Indigo for blowing up her plastic surgeon husband last summer? What is Esmerelda's secret? It's not so bad to undress a detective. Twice. Is it? How illegal can it be, really, to break into a top-secret government facility? They're not annoying a ruthless organised criminal on purpose, they're just trying to help ... PRAISE 'A wild romp ... jam-packed with colourful characters, crazy shenanigans, and cracking one-liners' Herald-Sun

The Invention of Murder

Author : Judith Flanders
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250024889
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Invention of Murder written by Judith Flanders and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Superb... Flanders's convincing and smart synthesis of the evolution of an official police force, fictional detectives, and real-life cause célèbres will appeal to devotees of true crime and detective fiction alike." -Publishers Weekly, starred review In this fascinating exploration of murder in nineteenth century England, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fiction Murder in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, with cold-blooded killings transformed into novels, broadsides, ballads, opera, and melodrama-even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. Detective fiction and the new police force developed in parallel, each imitating the other-the founders of Scotland Yard gave rise to Dickens's Inspector Bucket, the first fictional police detective, who in turn influenced Sherlock Holmes and, ultimately, even P.D. James and Patricia Cornwell. In this meticulously researched and engrossing book, Judith Flanders retells the gruesome stories of many different types of murder in Great Britain, both famous and obscure: from Greenacre, who transported his dismembered fiancée around town by omnibus, to Burke and Hare's bodysnatching business in Edinburgh; from the crimes (and myths) of Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper, to the tragedy of the murdered Marr family in London's East End. Through these stories of murder-from the brutal to the pathetic-Flanders builds a rich and multi-faceted portrait of Victorian society in Great Britain. With an irresistible cast of swindlers, forgers, and poisoners, the mad, the bad and the utterly dangerous, The Invention of Murder is both a mesmerizing tale of crime and punishment, and history at its most readable.

Murder by Prescription

Author : Jonathan Stagge
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504072898
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Murder by Prescription written by Jonathan Stagge and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A case of mistaken identity leads to death and deception in this classic “three-ringed thriller . . . [with] plenty of shocks and jolts” (New York Herald Tribune). It’s not the first time the local press has made a mistake, but this one has consequences for Dr. Hugh Westlake. An article about an advocate of euthanasia has switched the name of the old quack named Westbrook to “Westlake,” which leads to Hugh getting summoned in the middle of an icy winter night for a mercy killing. The poor, fatally ill woman is the matriarch of a new, wealthy family in town. Ethically, all Hugh can do is ease her pain, so he leaves her with some morphine tablets and in the care of her beautiful daughter Hermia, a sight for sore eyes to the widower of eight years. But Mrs. Talbot’s unexpected death on the following morning—and her will—draw Hugh into the secrets of the odd household, which consists of her much younger husband, an adopted sibling, a flighty nurse, and a couple of mad scientists. And when another of Hugh’s terminally ill patients is found dead from a morphine overdose, he becomes the prime suspect in a case that comes down to the question of mercy—or murder . . . “This detective novel is teeming with nail biting thrills. . . . For a book written in the 1930s it still has some resonance for a 21st century reader.” —Pretty Sinister Books “One of those ‘one in a million’ mysteries that has everything . . . one can’t help enjoying it.” —Worcester Telegram

The Tag-Along Murders

Author : Thomas O'Donnell
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257916718
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book The Tag-Along Murders written by Thomas O'Donnell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07-31 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zeus' masseuses keep bleeding out. On their own time and in the privacy of their own bathtubs, aided by a well-placed slit to the jugular, the lovely ladies who help make up Zeus's nationwide kingdom of "massage parlors" are turning up dead. The latest wrinkle is that so are his clientele. It is one thing for the employees to be targeted, but the women who frequent his "massage parlors," a/k/a health spas, are also winding up in the morgue. Tag-alongs.What are poor Kyra Fontaine and her partner/mentor, legendary profiler Foster Kincaid to do?Normally it would be one thing, but these are anything but normal circumstances. Is it a single serial killer using two entirely different MO's to throw them off? Or two separate serial killers with the common link being Zeus' franchises? Then there's the small matter of why. Who's killing who and why?Not to worry, Kyra, Foster Kincaid will make things right.Or he'll die trying.

A Brushstroke with Death

Author : Bethany Blake
Publisher : Kensington
ISBN 13 : 1496724534
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book A Brushstroke with Death written by Bethany Blake and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bethany Blake, author of the nationally bestselling Lucky Paws Petsitting Mysteries, launches a charming new spinoff mystery series featuring an artist and art teacher with a magical gift for solving murders. Near the creek that runs behind her Pennsylvania house, Willow Bellamy has converted an old barn into an art school--though the place does still have some animal inhabitants, including Rembrandt, the owl who lives up in the rafters. And while it's important for any artist to have a vision, Willow can sometimes see things others can't, just like her mother and grandmother before her. Not that she would exactly call herself a witch... When some local merchants gather in the studio for a painting party, they focus their attention on a still life with flowers and an assortment of garden tools, including antique pruning shears that disappear--at the same time despised restaurant owner Evangeline Fletcher is murdered. Willow must use all her gifts to find the killer, although it means teaming up with a handsome, mysterious detective whom Willow fears she may have accidentally conjured from a canvas. This investigation is sure to be a hoot...

Golden Boy

Author : John Glatt
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250271037
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Golden Boy written by John Glatt and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Golden Boy, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt tells the true story of Thomas Gilbert Jr., the handsome and charming New York socialite accused of murdering his father, a Manhattan millionaire and hedge fund founder. By all accounts, Thomas Gilbert Jr. led a charmed life. The son of a wealthy financier, he grew up surrounded by a loving family and all the luxury an Upper East Side childhood could provide: education at the elite Buckley School and Deerfield Academy, summers in a sprawling seaside mansion in the Hamptons. With his striking good lucks, he moved with ease through glittering social circles and followed in his father’s footsteps to Princeton. But Tommy always felt different. The cracks in his façade began to show in warning signs of OCD, increasing paranoia, and—most troubling—an inexplicable hatred of his father. As his parents begged him to seek psychiatric help, Tommy pushed back by self-medicating with drugs and escalating violence. When a fire destroyed his former best friend’s Hamptons home, Tommy was the prime suspect—but he was never charged. Just months later, he arrived at his parents’ apartment, calmly asked his mother to leave, and shot his father point-blank in the head. Journalist John Glatt takes an in-depth look at the devastating crime that rocked Manhattan’s upper class. With exclusive access to sources close to Tommy, including his own mother, Glatt constructs the agonizing spiral of mental illness that led Thomas Gilbert Jr. to the ultimate unspeakable act.

Death in Early New England: Rites, Rituals and Remembrance

Author : Robert A. Geake
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467154784
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Death in Early New England: Rites, Rituals and Remembrance written by Robert A. Geake and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death in early New England came early and often during those harsh first decades of settlement. Epidemics, hunger, accidents and childbirth contributed to a heavy toll in New England. Disease in some cases erased entire families, and almost always affected the majority of individuals in the communities. For most families, death was still a private affair. Traditions brought over with European customs and others that were strictly American were eventually interwoven, and these ceremonies, tokens and portraits of remembrance became part of these rites and rituals of mourning. Other forms of remembrance were carved into stone with heart-wrung epitaphs, the cause of death and brief biographies. Burial sites themselves evolved from family plots and church graveyards to public, garden-like cemeteries. Historian Robert A. Geake explores the development of rites and rituals of death in this New World.