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The Composer Is Dead

author: Snicket, Lemony
An inspector seeks to solve a murder mystery at the symphony by questioning each of the musical instruments.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: musical instruments, orchestra, homicide [X], criminal investigation [X], compact discs, murder, compact discs

Who Killed My Daughter?

author: Duncan, Lois
Story of popular young adult author Lois Duncan's search for the truth behind her eighteen year old daughter's brutal death while driving alone in her car.
364.1
year: 1994
copies: 11
call number/section: 364.1
lexile: 1070

Cracking More Cases

author: Lee, Henry C
Forensic criminalist Henry Lee describes the intimate details of his work through five homicide cases, explaining the investigation process and his own thoughts on the cases.
363.25
year: 2004
copies: 3
call number/section: 363.25
lexile:
subjects: murder, forensic sciences, evidence, criminal, criminal investigation [X], homicide [X]

Worth More Dead

author: Rule, Ann
A collection of true stories recounting murder cases in which the victims were killed for money, including the case of former Marine sergeant Roland Pitre Jr.
364.1
year: 2005
copies: 2
call number/section: 364.1
lexile:
subjects: murder, cold cases (criminal investigation), homicide [X], criminal investigation [X]

The Anatomy Of Motive

author: Douglas, John E
FBI profiler John Douglas presents a look at the development and evolution of the criminal mind, attempting to discover what motivates arsonists, hijackers, bombers, poisoners, serial and spree killers, and mass murderers to commit their violent acts.
364.15
year: 2000
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.15
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Forensic Anthropology

author: Libal, Angela
Describes how forensic anthropologists are able to examine the bodies of crime and disaster victims in order to identify victims and even solve mysteries by piecing together a victim's last moments.
614.1
year: 2014
copies: 13
call number/section: 614.1
lexile: 1150

Close-up

author: Mcintosh, Kenneth
When the members of the Crime Scene Club visit Los Angeles, they become involved in an investigation into what appears to be the accidental death of a surfer.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: homicide [X], photography, criminal investigation [X], clubs, surfing, california, southern

Because You Loved Me

author: Phelps, M. William
Describes the relationship between honor roll student Nicole Kasinskas and her eighteen-year-old boyfriend, Billy Sullivan, which resulted in the murder of Nicole's mother; and examines the crime and the teenager's confessions during the trial.
364.15
year: 2007
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: dominico, jeanne, kasinskas, nicole, sullivan, billy, murder, homicide [X], criminal investigation [X]

No One Else Can Have You

author: Hale, Kathleen
As sixteen-year-old Kippy of Friendship, Wisconsin, reads her best friend Ruth's diary, she is shocked at what she learns and spurred to solve Ruth's murder, certain that the boy who was arrested is innocent.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850

A Treasury Of Victorian Murder

author: Geary, Rick
Collects three short graphic stories recounting tales of murder during the Victorian Age.
FIC
year: 1987
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: homicide [X], criminal investigation [X], comic books, strips, etc

Serial Killers

author: Newton, Michael
Analyzes the crimes of serial killers focusing on the history of violence, the kinds of perpetrators, team killers such as those of 9/11 at the World Trade Center, and those still at large.
364.15
year: 2008
copies: 2
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: serial killers, homicide [X], criminal investigation [X]

The Zodiac Killer

author: Haugen, Brenda
Tells the true story of the Zodiac Killer, who terrorizes the area near San Francisco in the late 1960s and discusses how he was finally captured.
364.15
year: 2011
copies: 12
call number/section: 364.15
lexile: 900
subjects: criminal investigation [X], serial killers, homicide [X]

The Restless Sleep

author: Horn, Stacy
Presents an inside look at the New York City police department's Cold Case Squad, a group of detectives charged with trying to solve murders that are sometimes decades old, and follows them as they work to find answers to four unsolved murder cases going back as far as 1951.
363.25
year: 2005
copies: 2
call number/section: 363.25
lexile:
subjects: murder, detectives, homicide [X], criminal investigation [X]

Just Take My Heart

author: Clark, Mary Higgins
Assistant prosecutor Emily Wallace enthusiastically pursues a case against Gregg Aldrich, the prime suspect in the murder of his wife, Broadway actress Natalie Raines, in spite of his unwavering profession of innocence, not realizing she is in danger herself from a killer who is posing as a friend.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: heart, homicide [X], criminal investigation [X], cape cod bay (mass.)

House Rules

author: Picoult, Jodi
Emma Hunt's son Jacob, who has Asperger's syndrome and occasionally tries helping the police with his unique forensic analysis abilities, falls under suspicion when a murder occurs in town, reminding Emma of society's--and the legal system's--misunderstanding with regard to the behavioral cues associated with Asperger's.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: asperger's syndrome, autistic youth, forensic sciences, murder, autism, youth, homicide [X], criminal investigation [X]

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