investigation

Callie, Nia, and Hal have one thing in common: they were all chosen by Amanda to be her guide at Endeavour High School. However, when Amanda first arrived, she told Callie that when she starts at a new school she only chooses one person to help her out. Why did she lie? And where is she now? Because Amanda is missing...

Providing examples from specific cases, this book discusses the responsibilities of homicide detectives, including investigating violent deaths, identifying killers, and bringing murderers to justice.

This book describes the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson, who was accused of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, explaining the handling of the forensic evidence became a key point in the trial.

Examines a number of criminal cases involving celebrities including the murders of John Lennon, Sharon Tate, and Robert Crane, along with other high-profile investigations.

Provides accounts of ten famous unsolved crimes, looking at theories, evidence, and suspects in each case, how it was handled by police, what mistakes might have been made, and how modern technology developed since the crimes were committed might help find answers.

Provides an account of the investigation into a series of rapes and murders that occurred in the suburbs of Buffalo, New York, over the course of twenty-five years in the 1980s and 1990s, discussing the incarceration and eventual release of an innocent man convicted of two of the crimes, and the apprehension of the real killer.

Anna struggles to maintain a sense of normalcy while staying with her eccentric aunt for the summer, but when her uncle's charred body is discovered and her aunt's grief exaggerates her psychic abilities, Anna wonders who she can trust and if her family's supernatural abilities might help her find her uncle's killer.

Chronicles the life of Faith Hathaway, whose brutal rape and murder was portrayed in the film "Dead Man Walking" and explores how the film, its popularity, and aftermath impacted Faith's family.

Presents thirteen essays that debate the justification of torture in certain situations, and discusses such issues as the legalization and regulation of torture, the statutes of the Geneva Convention, the Abu Ghraib prisoner case, and U.S. foreign policy objectives.

San Francisco homicide detective, Lindsay Boxer, is forced to return to work after just a week with her newborn baby when the chief of police calls her desperate for help with some baffling and terrifying murders.