Topic: Investigation

On 23rd January 1991, twin sisters Emma and Beckie Harper left their family home for a party. They never returned, and were later found dead in a burnt-out barn. Here, the twins' mother relates the events surrounding their deaths.

The murder of Stanford White, a leading architect at the turn of the century, and a catalogue of sexual abuse and insanity is the legacy of the author's family as she investigates their history.

Stephen Lawrence was murdered at a bus-stop in London, by a gang of white youths, because he was black. The police investigation has been severely criticised, and this book describes the incident, events surrounding it and the police investigation.

Crime Wave is a collection of Ellroy's true stories, including the only 2 unsolved murder cases on police file in the author's home town in California. Original novellas, Hollywood Shakedown and Tijuana Mon Amour are also included.

The 1990s have witnessed a growth in the interest in the phenomenon referred to as elder abuse. This new study explores a range of issues significant to the growing recognition, management and prevention of this problem.

Stephen Lawrence was murdered at a bus-stop in London, by a gang of white youths, because he was black. The police investigation has been severely criticised, and this book describes the incident, events surrounding it and the police investigation.

In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake through his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or the eighth victim in the Ratcliffe Highway Murders? Drawing on contemporary records and newspaper cuttings, the authors reconstruct the events.

The young and beautiful Tessa Quayle has been horribly murdered on the shores of Lake Turkana. Her African lover has vanished, and her husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur gardener, sets out in pursuit of the killers and their motive.

Gallows Thief is the new novel from Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe series. Rider Sandman is undaunted by the sleazy streets and dank jails, and uncorrupted by the politicians and sneering gentlemen of 19th century London.

Mary Higgins Clark, bestselling author of suspense novels, always excels in exploring the quirks and twists of the human psyche, and in this thriller she takes a journey into the uncharted territory of the criminal mind.

Mental breakdown survivor Maureen is facing the darkest episode of her life. Her abuser has returned to Glasgow, her friend Ella has died in hospital after a brutal beating and Maureen's life is under threat at a time when she has very few protectors.

Dr Kay Scarpetta has left Virgina in quest of peace but instead finds herself drawn into baffling, horrific murders in Florida, where she becomes entangled in an international conspiracy that confronts her with the shock of her life.

The body of Joanna Franks was found at Duke's Cut on the Oxford Canal on 22nd June 1859. As Inspector Morse is recovering from a perforated ulcer he discovers an account of the 140 year old investigation & is convinced that two innocent men were hanged.