A Case Of Need
Arthur Lee, a brilliant physician, is accused of murdering the beautiful daughter of an important medical family on the operating table, and only pathologist John Berry is willing to dig deeper into the seemingly open-and-shut case to save him.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
Death In Texas
Recounts the true story of Doris Angleton's murder, describing the brutal crime, her husband's trial for hiring his brother to kill Doris, and the jury's decision about his guilt.
364.15
year: 1999
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
The Italian Boy
Reconstructs the events surrounding the murder of a young boy in London in 1831 and investigates the trade in human corpses carried out by body snatchers who would rob graves or commit murder to supply medical colleges with fresh cadavers.
364.1
year: 2004
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.1
lexile:
In Cold Blood
An account of the murders of the four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, in 1959 by two drifters who fled to Mexico and were later arrested and executed for their crimes.
364.15
year: 2013
copies: 88
call number/section: 364.15
lexile: 1040
subjects: murder [X], homicide [X], hickok, richard eugene, smith, peter edward, clutter family, hickock, richard eugene, smith, perry edward, hickok, richard eugene, 1931 or 2-1965, smith, peter edward, 1928 or 29-1965, clutter family, murder, smith, peter edward, hickock, richard eugene
Jack The Ripper
Examines the unsolved case of Jack the Ripper, a killer who mutilated and murdered prostitutes in London in the late 1880s, and discusses the ongoing debate over the identity of the serial murderer.
364.15
year: 2004
copies: 6
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: jack, serial murders, serial murderers, murder [X], serial killers, homicide [X], london (england)
Counterfeit Son
When serial killer Hank Miller is killed in a shoot-out with police, his abused son Cameron adopts the identity of one of his father's victims in order to find a better life.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: mistaken identity, child abuse, serial murderers, murder [X], identity (psychology), homicide [X], serial killers
After Hours
Kristen is trying to forget the death her best friend and that she had dated a murderer; she parties every night, until she meets her ex-boyfriend in the Hamptons.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: murder [X], high schools, mystery and detective stories, parties, homicide [X], hamptons (n.y.)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Four teen-agers who have desperately tried to conceal their responsibility for a hit-and-run accident are pursued by a mystery figure seeking revenge.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 73
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction, revenge, homicide [X], witnesses, murder [X], detective and mystery stories, detective and mystery fiction
A Gathering Of Old Men
After Beau Boutan, a Cajun farmer, is found shot on a Louisiana plantation, the claimants to the killing form a wall of protection around the real murderer.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 38
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: african american farmers, murder [X], african americans, homicide [X], audiobooks, compact discs, louisiana, historical fiction, electronic books, didactic fiction
Native Son
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 146
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: african american men, thomas, bigger (fictitious character), thomas, bigger (fictional character), bildungsromans, chicago (ill.), death row inmates, trials (murder), murderers, homicide [X], african americans, blacks, feature films, film adaptations, audiobooks, murder [X], spanish language
Light In August
Joe Christmas, who appears to be white but is part African-American, kills Joanna Burden, a spinster with whom he has had an affair, and is captured, castrated, and killed by outraged townspeople.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Tell
David must find a way to handle the secret he has learned about the death of his younger brother and his stepfather's murder when he becomes the prime suspect in the killing.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: stepfathers, murder [X], mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction, detective and mystery fiction
The Accusation
When Oscar's English teacher, Mr. Meeker, is attacked in the school parking lot, everyone believes Oscar is responsible, forcing Oscar to track down the real assaulter and clear his name.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: murder [X], teachers, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction, mystery fiction
Bird In A Cage
Clint Asuna, a junior at Grissom High School, befriends a beautiful girl who was hiding behind his truck, but he soon finds out that there is more to the story she is telling him.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
The Sinister Mr. Trout
When Kiana witnesses a shooting in her neighborhood, she believes telling the truth will help a friend who is involved, but her actions may put her in danger.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690