A neighbor told them the youth's name was Thomas Karrick. He lived in the house with his mother and three older siblings. Thomas was fourteen years old and had come home from school to have lunch. Police investigators tried to ...
A gripping historical true crime narrative that "reads like the best of Conan Doyle himself" (Karen Abbott, author of The Ghosts of Eden Park), American Sherlock recounts the riveting true story of the birth of modern criminal investigation ...
In the annals of great American Western films, The Great Train Robbery claimed its place as one of the earliest movies in cinema, the first Western, and a genuine Hollywood blockbuster in 1903. In less than twelve minutes, ...
From the acclaimed author of Death in the Air ("Not since Devil in the White City has a book told such a harrowing tale"--Douglas Preston) comes the riveting story of the birth of criminal investigation in the twentieth century.
From the acclaimed author of Death in the Air ("Not since Devil in the White City has a book told such a harrowing tale"--Douglas Preston) comes the riveting story of the birth of criminal investigation in the twentieth century.
A true-crime account of one of the greatest - and first - forensic scientists, with an uncanny knack for finding clues, establishing evidence and deducing answers with a skill that seemed almost supernatural.