Murder In City Hall
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Author |
: Edward I. Koch |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 1996-06-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1575660539 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781575660530 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Murder at City Hall by : Edward I. Koch
A despised real estate developer is murdered at a wedding, and some of New York City's most powerful people are on the list of suspects. It's up to the mayor himself to get to the bottom of the crime.
Author |
: Mike Weiss |
Publisher |
: Addison Wesley Publishing Company |
Total Pages |
: 460 |
Release |
: 1984 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105039645127 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Double Play by : Mike Weiss
The city of San Francisco and, to a lesser extent, the nation were throttled in November 1978 when a former city supervisor named Dan White opened fire and killed Mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk. Author Mike Weiss' book is one of the few that ticks down the seconds to the double killing and, though no one knew it at the time, to a social uprising that left much of the city in ruin. That Harvey Milk was the city's first openly gay official sparked a fury in the city's dense homosexual population and ignited speculation that White's motive, in part, was his acknowledged anti-gay position. For many, that two men were gunned down for such a hallow reason was perhaps only a small part of the complete story, and Weiss' book mercifully does not blame White's crime solely on homophobia. Instead, we get a picture of a professionally and financially desperate man whose act may have been largely to avenge his not being reinstated to his job after he resigned. Weiss' vivid reconstruction of the personalities and politics that were on a collision course emerges as an informative commentary on a major event in the city's rich history.
Author |
: David King |
Publisher |
: Crown Publishing Group (NY) |
Total Pages |
: 434 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307452894 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307452891 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Death in the City of Light by : David King
The gripping true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-occupied Paris. Dr. Marcel Petiot was eventually charged with 27 murders, although authorities suspected the total was considerably higher. The trial became a circus, and Petiot enjoyed the spotlight. A harrowing exploration of murder, betrayal, and evil of staggering proportions.
Author |
: Robert Rotenberg |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 405 |
Release |
: 2010-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429957809 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1429957808 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Old City Hall by : Robert Rotenberg
"Breathtaking . . . A tightly woven spiderweb of plot and a rich cast of characters make this a truly gripping read." —Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bodies Left Behind It should be an open–and–shut case. Canada's leading radio–show host, Kevin Brace, has confessed to killing his young wife. He had come to the door of his luxury condominium with his hands covered in blood and told the newspaper deliveryman: "I killed her." His wife's body lay in the bathtub of their suite, fatal knife wound just below the sternum. Now all that should remain is legal procedure: document the crime scene, prosecute the case, and be done with it. The trouble is, Brace refuses to talk to anyone—including his own lawyer—after muttering those incriminating words. With the discovery that the victim was actually a self-destructive alcoholic, the appearance of strange fingerprints at the crime scene, and a revealing courtroom cross-examination, the seemingly simple case begins to take on all the complexities of a hotly–contested murder trial. In the tradition of defense lawyers–turned–authors such as Scott Turow and John Grisham, Toronto-based defense counsel Robert Rotenberg delivers a debut legal thriller rich with his forensic skill. Firmly rooted in Toronto, from the ancient Don Jail to the sterile morgue and the shadowy corridors of the historic courthouse, Old City Hall takes the reader inside clattering Italian restaurants and late-night greasy spoons—and outside, to open-air skating rinks and parade-filled streets. Rotenberg leads us on a fascinating tour of a city as exciting and vital as the motley ensemble populating his story: there's Awotwe Amankwah, the only black reporter covering the crime; Judge Johnathan Summers, an old navy captain who runs his courtroom like he's still standing astride the foredeck; Edna Wingate, an eighty-three year old British war bride who just loves hot yoga; and Daniel Kennicott, a former big-firm lawyer who became a cop after his brother was murdered and the investigation hit a dead end. Douglas Preston rejoices that Rotenberg's Toronto settings "make this most multicultural city in North America come alive." Elmore Leonard has Florida; John Lescroart, San Francisco; Robert B. Parker, Boston; Scott Turow, Chicago; George Pelecanos, D.C. And now, with Old City Hall, Rotenberg offers us a page-turning legal thriller set in a diverse and surprising Toronto filled with unexpected characters and plot twists that keep you guessing until the very end.
Author |
: Michael Bishop |
Publisher |
: Prometheus Books |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781633883451 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1633883450 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Murder in Music City by : Michael Bishop
A private citizen discovers compelling evidence that a decades-old murder in Nashville was not committed by the man who went to prison for the crime but was the result of a conspiracy involving elite members of Nashville society. Nashville 1964. Eighteen-year-old babysitter Paula Herring is murdered in her home while her six-year-old brother apparently sleeps through the grisly event. A few months later a judge's son is convicted of the crime. Decades after the slaying, Michael Bishop, a private citizen, stumbles upon a secret file related to the case and with the help of some of the world's top forensic experts--including forensic psychologist Richard Walter (aka "the living Sherlock Holmes")--he uncovers the truth. What really happened is completely different from what the public was led to believe. Now, for the very first time, Bishop reveals the true story. In this true-crime page-turner, the author lays out compelling evidence that a circle of powerful citizens were key participants in the crime and the subsequent cover-up. The ne'er-do-well judge's son, who was falsely accused and sent to prison, proved to be the perfect setup man. The perpetrators used his checkered history to conceal the real facts for over half a century. Including interviews with the original defense attorney and a murder confession elicited from a nursing-home resident, the information presented here will change Nashville history forever.
Author |
: Ed Koch |
Publisher |
: Zebra Books |
Total Pages |
: 197 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0821750879 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780821750872 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Murder at City Hall by : Ed Koch
Ed Koch, mayor of New York City, turns sleuth when the body of a hated tycoon suddenly appears in the Wedding Chapel of City Hall, and the mayor, his associates, and his friends all become suspects in the crime.
Author |
: Charles F. Adams |
Publisher |
: Quill Driver Books |
Total Pages |
: 350 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1884995462 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781884995460 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Murder by the Bay by : Charles F. Adams
Murder has a long and distinguished history in San Francisco. The city and its Bay Area can stand proudly with Paris, London, and New York in the splendour of its misdeeds -- murders that have suspense, horror, audacity, and flair. The homicides chronicled in Murder by the Bay have been selected because a convergence of personality, circumstance, character, and geography makes them peculiarly San Franciscan. Each of these crimes illustrates an historic importance, each has impacted its times -- either in the course or application of the law or in the manner in which the affair revealed a shortcoming in society. They range from the Montgomery Street killing of James King of William, editor of the Daily Evening Bulletin, in 1856 to the sensational trial of early movie comedian Fatty Arbuckle who was accused of killing a showgirl at a party in the St. Francis Hotel to the shocking "City Hall Murders" in which former city supervisor Dan White killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. Most were solved, some were not. They are murders that fascinated the city and frequently the country, sometimes for weeks, often for years and even decades.
Author |
: Vanessa Brown |
Publisher |
: ECW Press |
Total Pages |
: 439 |
Release |
: 2019-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781773053974 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1773053973 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Forest City Killer by : Vanessa Brown
Dig deep into the unsolved murder of Jackie English and join the hunt for a serial killer Fifty years ago, a serial killer prowled the quiet city of London, Ontario, marking it as his hunting grounds. As young women and boys were abducted, raped, and murdered, residents of the area held their loved ones closer and closer, terrified of the monster — or monsters — stalking the streets. Homicide detective Dennis Alsop began hunting the killer in the 1960s, and he didn’t stop searching until his death 40 years later. For decades, detectives, actual and armchair, and the victims’ families and friends continued to ask questions: Who was the Forest City Killer? Was there more than one person, or did a depraved individual commit all of these crimes on his own? Combing through the files Detective Alsop left behind, researcher Vanessa Brown reopens the cases, revealing previously unpublished witness statements, details of evidence, and astonishing revelations. And through her investigation, Vanessa posits the unthinkable: is it possible that the Forest City Killer is still alive and, like the notorious Golden State Killer, a simple DNA test could bring him to justice?
Author |
: Holly Tucker |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 418 |
Release |
: 2017-03-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393248845 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393248844 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris by : Holly Tucker
"An artful reconstruction of seventeenth-century Paris with riveting storytelling." —The New Yorker In the late 1600s, Louis XIV assigns Nicolas de la Reynie to bring order to Paris after the brutal deaths of two magistrates. Reynie, pragmatic and fearless, discovers a network of witches, poisoners, and priests whose reach extends all the way to the king’s court at Versailles. Based on court transcripts and Reynie’s compulsive note-taking, Holly Tucker’s engrossing true-crime narrative makes the characters breathe on the page as she follows the police chief into the dark labyrinths of crime-ridden Paris, the halls of royal palaces, secret courtrooms, and torture chambers.
Author |
: J. Anthony Lukas |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 884 |
Release |
: 2012-07-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781439128107 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1439128103 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Big Trouble by : J. Anthony Lukas
Hailed as "toweringly important" (Baltimore Sun), "a work of scrupulous and significant reportage" (E. L. Doctorow), and "an unforgettable historical drama" (Chicago Sun-Times), Big Trouble brings to life the astonishing case that ultimately engaged President Theodore Roosevelt, Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the politics and passions of an entire nation at century's turn. After Idaho's former governor is blown up by a bomb at his garden gate at Christmastime 1905, America's most celebrated detective, Pinkerton James McParland, takes over the investigation. His daringly executed plan to kidnap the radical union leader "Big Bill" Haywood from Colorado to stand trial in Idaho sets the stage for a memorable courtroom confrontation between the flamboyant prosecutor, progressive senator William Borah, and the young defender of the dispossessed, Clarence Darrow. Big Trouble captures the tumultuous first decade of the twentieth century, when capital and labor, particularly in the raw, acquisitive West, were pitted against each other in something close to class war. Lukas paints a vivid portrait of a time and place in which actress Ethel Barrymore, baseball phenom Walter Johnson, and editor William Allen White jostled with railroad magnate E. H. Harriman, socialist Eugene V. Debs, gunslinger Charlie Siringo, and Operative 21, the intrepid Pinkerton agent who infiltrated Darrow's defense team. This is a grand narrative of the United States as it charged, full of hope and trepidation, into the twentieth century.