The Weather Detective

Author: Peter Wohlleben
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524743747
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather. The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather. In this first-ever English translation of The Weather Detective, Peter Wohlleben uses his long experience and deep love of nature to help decipher the weather and our local environments in a completely new and compelling way. Analyzing the explanations for everyday questions and mysteries surrounding weather and natural phenomena, he delves into a new and intriguing world of scientific investigation. At what temperature do bees stay home? Why do southerly winds in winter often bring storms? How can birdsong or flower scents help you tell the time? These are among the many questions Wohlleben poses in his newly translated book. Full of the very latest discoveries, combined with ancient now-forgotten lore, The Weather Detective helps you read nature's secret signs and discover a rich new layer of meaning in the world around you.

The Detective

Author: Roderick Thorp
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497680948
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 521

Book Description
In this bestselling book that inspired the hit movie by the same name, starring Frank Sinatra, an apparent suicide forces a PI to reconsider his most famous case Joe Leland returned from World War II with a chest full of medals, but his greatest honor came after he traded his pilot’s wings for a detective’s shield. Catching the Leikman killer made Joe a local hero, but the shine quickly wore off, and it wasn’t long before he left the police force to start his own private agency. Years after his greatest triumph, Joe has a modest income and a quiet life—both of which may soon fall apart. When Colin MacIver dies at the local racetrack, the coroner rules that he took his own life, but his widow knows better. Because MacIver’s life insurance policy doesn’t cover suicide, his wife is left broke, desperate, and afraid for her safety. She hires Leland to find out who could have killed her gentle, unassuming husband—a simple question that will turn this humble city inside out.

The Detective's Handbook

Author: John A. Eterno
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1138026522
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
The Detective’s Handbook details the vital information law enforcement officers need to know to become better detectives. Since all essential aspects of detective work cannot be covered in a single volume, the editors have selected 20 of the most critical issues detectives face in their day-to-day work and present them in separate chapters. Using a unique format and style, this essential handbook draws on the expertise of contributors with police and academic backgrounds to provide both new and seasoned detectives with invaluable insights. It covers a wide range of detective procedures and practices employed in the United States and can be read as a whole or used as a reference for conducting various types of investigations and interrogations. The book highlights common mistakes and outlines best practices to help readers avoid making the same mistakes in the field. It provides the tools and understanding to conduct the range of investigations that today’s detectives will most likely have to conduct, including those involving sexual predators, healthcare and financial fraud, cyber crime, gangs, cults, personal violence, and property. The text concludes with a section on all-purpose practices and lessons for investigations. In this section, readers will learn the practical aspects of interviewing and interrogating witnesses, including how to interview and communicate with special populations, such as those with mental and physical disabilities. Sharing the most effective investigative practices and procedures in use today, this book is a must-have for police, sheriffs, and other government agencies that are responsible for protecting the public.

The Detective's Garden

Author: Janyce Stefan-Cole
Publisher: Unbridled Books
ISBN: 1609531329
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
The Detective’s Garden: A Love Story and Meditation on Murder is set in Brooklyn in 1995. Originally from Slovenia, ex-NYPD Homicide Detective Emil Milosec, a man with a past poised to reclaim him is perennially on the outside. Elena, his beauty of a wife, has died, but she has filled pages of letters to him—which he has so far refused to read. Elena always remained elusive to him, and she still is. An ugly discovery among the leafy haven of their backyard garden unsettles the uneasy truce Emil has managed since Elena’s death. A lively cast of local characters, a dark history and an international mystery all inform the story. Underpinning events are a heat wave, the Brooklyn housing bubble underway, a gun that goes off, and a smattering of science. A little bit Sophocles, a dash of Shakespeare, and tablespoons of Old Testament go into a brew that is both contemplative and neo-noirish.

The Detective's Secret Daughter

Author: Rachelle McCalla
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373444818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221

Book Description
"Inspirational romantic suspense"--Spine.

The Detective's Accidental Baby

Author: Jacqueline Diamond
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373753969
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
She may work at a fertility clinic, but the mommy track is definitely not in dedicated nurse Erica Benford's future. So when a one-night stand with hunky private detective Sherlock Vaughn leads to an unexpected pregnancy, Erica plans the only logical next step.... Becoming a father was the furthest thing from Lock's mind. But he'll be darned if he's going to sign away his rights to his own child Lock knows how it feels to be unwanted, and no way is he giving up his son or daughter for adoption. If Erica isn't ready for parenthood, he'll go it alone. Except--what does he know about being a dad? Nurse Erica will just have to train the single father-to-be. And hope she doesn't lose her heart to both of them in the process

The Detective and the Somnambulist

Author: Allan Pinkerton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
Two narratives written by Allan Pinkerton; highly fictionalized accounts ostensibly or loosely based on actual crime cases.

The Somnambulist and the Detective

Author: Allan Pinkerton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description

The Consulting Detective Trilogy Part III: Montague Street

Author: Darlene A. Cypser
Publisher: Foolscap & Quill LLC
ISBN: 1938143531
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594

Book Description
In late 1876 Sherlock Holmes returns to London to begin his career as a detective. Within weeks he solves the murder of the manager of a theatrical company and exposes corruption within Scotland Yard. However, he gets little credit for either and has difficulty attracting new clients. He spends his time improving his many skills and solving cases for the challenge. In time clients come. Follow Sherlock Holmes as he searches for the criminals behind the Turf Fraud, hunts down the Blackheath Burglar, finds the Opal Tiara, discovers the hidden meaning in the Musgrave Ritual, finds out the secret of the Aluminum Crutch, and stops the Giant Rat of Sumatra from reaching England. Plus many more cases before he meets his friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson.

The Detective's Date

Author: Liz Isaacson
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description
A female detective, the overlooked Fuller brother, and their small town romance amid a dangerous case. Will their love survive or will the criminal ruin their chance at happily-ever-after? ★ USA TODAY BESTSELLER ★ Dahlia Reid is one of the best detectives Brush Creek and the surrounding towns has ever had. She's given up on the idea of marriage—and pleasing her mother—and has dedicated herself fully to her job. Which is great, since one of the most perplexing cases of her career has come to town. Kyler Fuller thinks he's finally ready to move past the woman who ghosted him years ago. He's cut his hair, and he's ready to start dating. Too bad every woman he's been out with is about as interesting as a lamppost—until Dahlia. He finds her beautiful, her quick wit a breath of fresh air, and her intelligence sexy. But her top secret case pulls her away a lot, causing her to break their dates often. Kyler wants to be patient, because he's never met someone who speaks to his heart the way Dahlia does. But he's frustrated he comes second to the job. When he finds himself in the middle of her case—right between her and the man she's looking for—Kyler will have to decide if she's worth the risk or if he should look for a date who doesn't hunt criminals for a living. Can Kyler and Dahlia use their faith to find a way through the obstacles threatening to keep them apart?