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Perfect death / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
"There's no easy way to die ... Unknown to DI Luc Callanach and the newly promoted DCI Ava Turner, a serial killer has Edinburgh firmly in his grip. The killer is taking his victims in the coldest, most calculating way possible -- engineering slow and painful deaths by poison, with his victims entirely unaware of the drugs flooding their bloodstream until it's too late. But how do you catch a killer who hides in the shadows? A killer whose pleasure comes from watching pain from afar? Faced with their most difficult case yet, Callanach and Turner soon realise they face a seemingly impossible task ... "
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Detectives; Serial murder investigation;
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The jigsaw man : a novel / by Matheson, Nadine,author.;
On the day she returns to active duty with the Serial Crimes Unit, Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley is called to a crime scene. Dismembered body parts from two victims have been found by the river. The modus operandi bears a striking resemblance to Peter Olivier, the notorious Jigsaw Killer, who has spent the past two years behind bars. When he learns that someone is co-opting his grisly signature -- the arrangement of victims' limbs in puzzle-piece shapes -- he decides to take matters into his own hands. As the body count rises, DI Anjelica Henley is faced with an unspeakable new threat. Can she apprehend the copycat killer before Olivier finds a way to get to him first? Or will she herself become the next victim?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Serial murderers; Serial murder investigation; Police;
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Lazarus / by Kepler, Lars,author.; Smith, Neil(Neil Andrew),translator.; translation of:Kepler, Lars.Lazarus.English.;
"The seventh gripping thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Sweden's most notorious serial killer, Jurek Walter, was shot and killed years ago. The police moved on and managed to forget the darkness that had tainted their lives. Now, a mysterious killer is brutally murdering Europe's most loathsome criminals. When police discover that two of the victims have connections to Detective Joona Linna, it's clear that somebody is trying to send him a message. As the body count rises, the evidence seems to point to a ghost from Joona's past ... the most terrifying villain he's ever had to face. Joona is convinced that his worst nightmare is about to become a reality: Jurek Walter, the man who tore apart his family, has returned to finish the job"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Linna, Joona; Police; Serial murderers; Serial murder investigation;
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A dark so deadly / by MacBride, Stuart,author.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Police; Mummies; Missing persons; Serial murderers; Serial murder investigation; Murder;
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The Pickton file / by Cameron, Stevie.;
Subjects: Pickton, Robert William.; Serial murders; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers; Murder victims;
© 2007., Alfred A. Knopf Canada,
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Gone for good / by Schaffhausen, Joanna,author.;
"Gone For Good is the first in a new mystery series from award-winning author Joanna Schaffhausen, featuring Detective Annalisa Vega, in which a cold case heats up. The Lovelorn Killer murdered seven women, ritually binding them and leaving them for dead before penning them gruesome love letters in the local papers. Then he disappeared, and after twenty years with no trace of him, many believe that he's gone for good. Not Grace Harper. A grocery store manager by day, at night Grace uses her snooping skills as part of an amateur sleuth group. She believes the Lovelorn Killer is still living in the same neighborhoods that he hunted in, and if she can figure out how he selected his victims, she will have the key to his identity. Detective Annalisa Vega lost someone she loved to the killer. Now she's at a murder scene with the worst kind of déjà vu: Grace Harper lies bound and dead on the floor, surrounded by clues to the biggest murder case that Chicago homicide never solved. Annalisa has the chance to make it rights and to heal her family, but first, she has to figure out what Grace knew-how to see a killer who may be standing right in front of you. This means tracing his steps back to her childhood, peering into dark corners she hadn't acknowledged before, and learning that despite everything the killer took, she has still so much more to lose"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Executives; Murder; Serial murders; Serial murder investigation;
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How to solve a cold case : and everything else you wanted to know about catching killers / by Arntfield, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."For fans of Mindhunter, Serial, Murder Squad, and Making of a Murderer. Despite advances in DNA evidence, algorithms and forensic analysis, almost half of murder cases remain unsolved. By 2016, the solved rate had dropped so significantly in the United States, the homicide capital of the world, that it was the lowest in recorded history, with 1 in 2 killers never even identified, much less arrested and successfully prosecuted. As a sought-after global expert and former detective, Arntfield has devoted his career to helping solve cold cases and serial murder. He founded the Western University Cold Case Society which pairs students with police detectives to help solve crimes, often bringing in a surprising collaborators and experts from various fields including mining, architecture and visual arts. With the success of the Western University Cold Case Society, his University Cold Case Network is expanding with branches forming at universities across North America and partnering with the RCMP, FBI and CIA. In How to Solve a Cold Case, Arntfield lays out the steps to understanding and solving crime. He shows you what to look for, how to avoid common mistakes, recognize patterns and discover what others have been missed. Weaving in examples of crimes from across Canada and the United States, How to Solve a Cold Case is a must-read for mystery fans, true crime buffs and anyone who binge-watches Making a Murderer on Netflix."--
Subjects: Case studies.; True crime stories.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Murder; Serial murder investigation.;
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Original sins / by Young, Erin,1975-author.;
"A brilliant and addictive thriller for fans of Tana French and Liz Moore, FBI rookie Riley Fisher must navigate a brutal serial killer as well as a kidnapping plot against the governor. It's a brutal winter in Des Moines, Iowa, and the city is gripped by fear. A serial attacker known as the Sin Eater is stalking women and has just struck again. It's a tough time and a tough place for Riley Fisher, a former small-town sergeant, to be reporting for duty as an FBI agent on her first assignment. Teamed with a man she's not sure she can trust and struggling to prove herself - while fighting the pull of her old life and family dramas - Riley is tasked with investigating a vicious death threat against the newly elected female state governor. Gradually, she traces a disturbing connection between this case and the hunt for the Sin Eater. Through snow, ice, violence and lies, Riley Fisher is drawn towards a terrifying revelation. Erin Young follows up her acclaimed crime debut, The Fields, which has drawn comparisons with Mare of Easttown, Silence of the Lambs, and True Detective, with another stunning thriller full of dark menace, surprise and suspense"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Death threats; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers; Women detectives;
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The witching tree / by Blanchard, Alice,author.;
"In Alice Blanchard's The Witching Tree, Burning Lake is a small, isolated town with a dark history of witches and false accusations. Now, a modern-day witch has been murdered, and Detective Natalie Lockhart is reluctantly drawn deep into the case."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder; Policewomen; Serial murder investigation; Witches; Women detectives;
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Red herring : a Joe Gunther novel / by Mayor, Archer.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Gunther, Joe (Fictitious character); Police; Serial murder investigation; Serial murders;
© c2010., Minotaur Books,
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