Anyway, if it were murder, guess who would be the first suspect?” “Who?” “You,” said Daviot nastily and slammed down the phone. Now, I could look at it this way, ... On the other hand, this is my parish and there's a murderer out there.

Author: M. C. Beaton

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780446550406

Category: Fiction

Page: 304

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Travel to the Scotland Highlands with this classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery from the author of the Agatha Raisin series. Death of a Celebrity: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery Murder on the Telly Lochdubh, a remote village reached only by a one-track lane, nestles serenely amid Scotland's hills...until well-known TV reporter Crystal French races into town in her bright BMW. And Constable Hamish Macbeth, dourly wed to duty instead of the fiancee who dumped him, promptly gives her a summons for reckless driving. Outraged, Crystal makes Macbeth's life a misery with a TV report on policing in the Highlands. When she also rakes up old local scandals for her new hit show, Macbeth notes that someone besides himself might be dead keen to stop her. Then someone does-with stealth and violence. Now, finding out who did it will lead the laconic Macbeth down roads he never envisioned, into a dark story of passion and vengeance...and perhaps a crisis of the heart all his own.

SHRT R. VENKATARAMN: This is with regard to the number of offences including murder, grievous hurt, rape, etc.. Now, Dr Subramaniam Swamy unless these 15,000 cases occurred then only people got registered these cases.

Author: India. Parliament. Lok Sabha

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ISBN: UCAL:B3568637

Category: India

Page: 254

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We hear about crimes all the time and many of us probably feel that we have a pretty good idea of what conduct is criminal, whether it is murder or rape or theft. It may also be pretty obvious why we want to punish people for committing ...

Author: Catherine Barnard

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9781847317605

Category: Law

Page: 242

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Most young people considering studying law, or pursuing a legal career, have very little idea of what learning law involves and how universities teach law to their students. The new edition of this book, which proved very popular when first published in 2007, provides a 'taster' for the study of law; a short, accessible presentation of law as an academic subject, designed to help 17- and 18-year old students and others decide whether law is the right choice for them as a university subject, or, if they have already made the choice, what to expect when they start their law degree. It helps answer the question 'what should I study at university?' and counters the perception that law is a dry, dull subject. What About Law? shows how the study of law can be fun, intellectually stimulating, challenging and of direct relevance to students. Using a case study approach, the book introduces prospective law students to the legal system, as well as to legal reasoning, critical thinking and argument. This is a book that should be in the library of every school with a sixth form, every college and every university, and it is one that any student about to embark on the study of law should read before they commence their legal studies. All of the authors have long experience in teaching law at Cambridge and elsewhere and all have also been involved, at various times, in advising prospective law students at open days and admissions conferences. Listed as one of the 'Six of the best law books' that a future law student should read by the Guardian Law Online, 8th August 2012.

Criminologists routinely complain that there are far more murders on both large and small screens than in real life. ... And in fiction, murder is - as we have seen in the last two chapters - a most useful plot device.

Author: Mariana Valverde

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781135310059

Category: Law

Page: 181

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In an innovative departure from the much-studied field of 'crime in the media', this lively book focuses its attention on the forces of law and order; how they visualize and represent danger and criminality and how they represent themselves as authorities. After two chapters covering basic terms and tools in the study of culture and representation, the book covers such topics as the history of justice - system methods for visualizing criminality, from fingerprinting to DNA; the emergence of a 'forensic gaze' that begins with Edgar Allan Poe and Sherlock Holmes and culminates in the American television show Crime Scene Investigation and the rise of ways of seeing urban space that constantly divide the city into 'good' and 'bad' areas. The final chapter uses some recent conflicts regarding the legal admissibility of 'gruesome pictures' to reflect on the importance of the visual in our everyday experiences, both of safety and of danger. Shortlisted for the Hart SLSA Book Prize 2007

No spot , however sacred , was to shield the murderer , even though he had fled to the court of the tabernacle , and there clung to the ... The law about murder is older than Moses , as much older as Noah lived before Moses was born .

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ISBN: HARVARD:32044092692086

Category: New Jersey

Page: 658

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Good talk . " He shakes his head at me and goes back to work . At one o'clock , a shuttle van pulls into the driveway and six people get out . Four women and two men . They look fairly prosaic for people who write about murder .

Author: Stacy Finz

Publisher: Lyrical Press

ISBN: 9781516111190

Category: Fiction

Page: 255

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“A journey well worth taking.” —Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author The New York Times bestselling author delivers an emotional, intimate work of women’s fiction centered on a young widow, and filled with reflections on love, loss, and finding hope, and even joy, after heartache—for fans of Josie Silver, Sophie Cousens, and Rebecca Serle. No marriage is perfect, but in Rachel Ackermann’s eyes, hers came close. From the very start, her love story with Josh was wonderful. There’s just one problem with stories: no matter how great the beginning, there’s also an ending. For Rachel and Josh, it comes suddenly and far too soon. Trying to move on without Josh feels impossible, and it’s tempting for Rachel to cocoon in the dark with the reminders of the life they should have shared. But her quirky, sometimes exasperating family won’t let that happen. And as Rachel is nudged back into the sunlight, she uncovers a trove of surprising secrets—and an opportunity to save a family legacy—and maybe save herself in the process . . . But it will mean forging an unexpected alliance with her late father’s unpopular young “trophy wife.” And then there’s Rache’s renewed bond with Campbell Scott, the boy who another lifetime ago broke her heart. Just when Rachel thinks she’s got everything figured out, she learns that in between beginnings and endings lie new chapters . . . “Through a heartbreaking exploration of love, loss, and grief, Finz weaves together a beautiful story of healing, hope, and unexpected second chances.” —Amy Pine, USA Today bestselling author

“You're matchmaking during a murder investigation?” She shrugged. “Not actively, just for future reference.” “You mean in case he doesn't turn out to be a murderer,” I clarified. “Anyway.” she ignored me. “If I recall correctly, ...

Author: Margaret Dumas

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

ISBN: 9781458718051

Category: Fiction

Page: 362

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Charley Fairfax - heiress, theatrical producer, newlywed - has every intention of living happily ever after with her tall, dark, and sarcastic husband Jack. The only mysteries she faces are which play to choose for next season and how to decorate her dining room. But when Jack is hired to investigate a suspicious death at a San Francisco software company, it quickly becomes clear that high-tech has some low-life elements. The only way Charley knows how to help Jack involves doing something no-body thought she would ever do. Charley needs to get a job. It might be a problem that Charley and her band of irregulars from the repertory theater learned everything they know about the workplace from a production of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, but that doesn't stop them from going undercover to find a killer. And even though she's only had one day's training in corporate double-speak, Charley isn't worried. Faking it has always been her strong suit. Charley and Jack are starting to get the hang of this marriage thing. If only people would stop talking about babies, introducing them to decorators, and trying to kill them, they might even get to take a honeymoon.

Du's perception of Harlins as a racial and/or ethnic stranger as it were, also resonates with national homicide statistics. Three out of ten homicides are interracial when the victim is a “stranger.” Most “stranger homicides” also ...

Author: Brenda Stevenson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780199944583

Category: History

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Helicopters patrolled low over the city, filming blocks of burning cars and buildings, mobs breaking into storefronts, and the vicious beating of truck driver Reginald Denny. For a week in April 1992, Los Angeles transformed into a cityscape of rage, purportedly due to the exoneration of four policemen who had beaten Rodney King. It should be no surprise that such intense anger erupted from something deeper than a single incident. In The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins, Brenda Stevenson tells the dramatic story of an earlier trial, a turning point on the road to the 1992 riot. On March 16, 1991, fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins, an African American who lived locally, entered the Empire Liquor Market at 9172 South Figueroa Street in South Central Los Angeles. Behind the counter was a Korean woman named Soon Ja Du. Latasha walked to the refrigerator cases in the back, took a bottle of orange juice, put it in her backpack, and approached the cash register with two dollar bills in her hand-the price of the juice. Moments later she was face-down on the floor with a bullet hole in the back of her head, shot dead by Du. Joyce Karlin, a Jewish Superior Court judge appointed by Republican Governor Pete Wilson, presided over the resulting manslaughter trial. A jury convicted Du, but Karlin sentenced her only to probation, community service, and a $500 fine. The author meticulously reconstructs these events and their aftermath, showing how they set the stage for the explosion in 1992. An accomplished historian at UCLA, Stevenson explores the lives of each of these three women-Harlins, Du, and Karlin-and their very different worlds in rich detail. Through the three women, she not only reveals the human reality and social repercussions of this triangular collision, she also provides a deep history of immigration, ethnicity, and gender in modern America. Massively researched, deftly written, The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins will reshape our understanding of race, ethnicity, gender, and-above all-justice in modern America.

Think of some of the top news stories of the past decade or so—the O. J. Simpson murder trial, the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair and subsequent impeach- ment hearing, the 2000 presidential election, the steroid scandal in baseball ...

Author: Mike Robbins

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9780787988791

Category: Psychology

Page: 244

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Written by a former professional baseball player whose career was ended with an injury to his pitching arm in the middle of his third season, Focus on the Good Stuff is filled with passion, authenticity, and humor. Author Mike Robbins offers a step-by-step program with exercises for overcoming negative influence and obstacles, creating a truly grateful approach to life, and establishing an environment that can support success and peace of mind.

49 min.; 1990) Set during the Fascist period in Sicily, this philosophical drama about murder and justice, adapted from a ... office where he once worked as an accountant, and calmly murders his boss and the man who took his old job.

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.