Copycat Killing

Author: Sofie Kelly
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101585293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
In the third Magical Cats mystery, small town librarian Kathleen Paulson and her very special cats must go on the hunt to find a clever killer... It's been raining cats and dogs in Mayville Heights. The small town's been deluged, and now the local artists' co-op is on the verge of flooding. Kathleen has been up all night helping her friends move their creations to the safety of the upstairs studio. The artwork survives, but when controversial mask maker Jaeger Merrill is found drowned in the co-op basement, Kathleen questions whether the death was accidental. After she discovers the artist was using an assumed name, she realizes she can't actually assume anything about him. With the help of handsome detective Marcus Gordon—and Owen and Hercules's extraordinary powers of feline detection—it's up to Kathleen to unmask a killer.

The Copycat Effect

Author: Loren Coleman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416505547
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE... A disturbed student shoots up his classroom -- and suddenly a wave of mass murder is sweeping through our nation's schools. A young child is taken from her home -- and for months afterward child abductions are frantically reported on an almost daily basis. A surfer is attacked by a shark -- and the public spends an entire summer fearing an onslaught of the deadly underwater predators. Why do the terrible events we see in the media always seem to lead to more of the same? Noted author and cultural behaviorist Loren Coleman explores how the media's over-saturated coverage of murders, suicides, and deadly tragedies makes an impact on our society. This is The Copycat Effect -- the phenomenon through which violent events spawn violence of the same type. From recognizing the emerging patterns of the Copycat Effect, to how we can deal with and counteract its consequences as individuals and as a culture, Loren Coleman has uncovered a tragic flaw of the information age -- a flaw which must be corrected before the next ripples of violence spread.

Copycat

Author: Erica Spindler
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460303075
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 473

Book Description
A serial killer offers to help a detective find the criminal copying his work in this smalltown thriller by a New York Times–bestselling author. Five years ago, three young victims were found murdered, posed like little angels. No witnesses, no evidence left behind. The Sleeping Angel Killer called his despicable acts “the perfect crimes.” The case nearly destroyed homicide detective Kitt Lundgren’s career—because she let the killer get away. Now the Sleeping Angel Killer is back. But Kitt notices something different about this new rash of killings—a tiny variation that suggests a copycat killer may be re-creating the original “perfect crimes.” Then the unthinkable happens. The Sleeping Angel Killer himself approaches Kitt with a bizarre offer: he will help her catch his copycat. Kitt must decide whether to place her trust in a murderer—or risk falling victim to a fiend who has taken the art of the perfect murder to horrific new heights. Praise for Copycat “Bloodcurdling. . . . Spindler’s setting of a “meat-and-potatoes” Midwest town provides a fresh background for two believable and very cool investigators. . . . A breathless finale.” —Publishers Weekly “[An] extremely effective thriller is replete with murder, betrayal, suffering and redemption, and Erica Spindler is at the top of her game in this riveting tale of psychological suspense.” —Fresh Fiction

Copycat Killing

Author: Sofie Kelly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781322804804
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description

Copycat Killers

Author: Eliza Toska
Publisher: Dimension Books
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 77

Book Description
Discover some of the most twisted, horrific true tales of murder that were inspired by movies and TV shows. In this book, you’ll discover the crimes, killings and macabre acts carried out by individuals who were inspired by their favourite characters from the big screen. From the teen who slaughtered his mother and sister carrying out a Halloween inspired murder to the two young girls who attempted to stab their friend to death in the name of a fictional online character, you’ll discover crimes you’ve never heard of, all carried out by people who took their love for fiction and turned it into a terrifying reality. There’s the tale of the man who took his love for Taxi Driver to a whole new level by trying to slaughter the President. You’ll also learn about the man who adored a fictional villain from a classic movie so much that he killed two wives 13 years apart, both in a brutal fashion. Then there’s the heartbreaking tale of the gang of youths who adored a horror franchise so much they tortured and mercilessly killed a young woman who thought they were her friends. Copycat Killers delves into the inspiration behind horrifying murders and tells the tales of inspiration gone awry; when life imitates art in the worst ways imaginable. Be warned - some stories include disturbing details.

Cat Trick

Author: Sofie Kelly
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101612576
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
The fourth mystery in the New York Times bestselling series about two extraordinary cats whose owner can't keep her nose out of trouble... Kathleen Paulson enjoys her life as a small town librarian, but sometimes even small towns can have big problems. The local businesses of Mayville Heights hope to convince Chicago-based company Legacy Tours to sell a vacation package for their town. Legacy Tours partner Mike Glazer grew up in Mayville Heights, but he’s no longer the small town boy people once knew. Even the local bootlegger has an issue with the bossy loudmouth Mike has become—until someone shuts him up for good. When Kathleen discovers Mike’s body on the boardwalk, she can’t help but get involved in the investigation—even if her beau, Detective Marcus Gordon, would rather she didn’t. Now, with a little help from her cats Owen and Hercules, it’s up to Kathleen to make sure the killer is booked for an extended stay in prison before some else takes a permanent vacation.

Copycat Killer

Author: Laura Scott
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488061033
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Uncover this captivating cold case mystery from USA Today bestselling author Laura Scott, part of the True Blue K-9 Unit series. Murder strikes close to home for a new K-9 unit in Brooklyn When a double homicide is strikingly familiar to a twenty-year-old cold case, Detective Nate Slater is rattled by the parallels. With a child as the only witness, he and his K-9 partner must protect little Lucy and her aunt, Willow Emery. Nate’s rough past means he always keeps an emotional distance…but in this case getting closer is the only way they’ll all survive. From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith. True Blue K-9 Unit: Brooklyn: Book 1: Copycat Killer by Laura Scott Book 2: Chasing Secrets by Heather Woodhaven Book 3: Deadly Connection by Lenora Worth Book 4: Explosive Situation by Terri Reed Book 5: Tracking a Kidnapper by Valerie Hansen Book 6: Scene of the Crime by Sharon Dunn Book 7: Cold Case Pursuit by Dana Mentink Book 8: Delayed Justice by Shirlee McCoy Book 9: True Blue K-9 Unit: Brooklyn Christmas by Laura Scott, Maggie K. Black

Copycat

Author: Alex Lake
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780008199746
Category : Abusive men
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
The gripping new psychological thriller - a very creepy thriller about a woman with a stalker who seems to know everything about her, and has been in her house.

Murder in My Family

Author: Ilene Ingbritson Wilson
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490727523
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
When the author learned that her great-great-grandmother had been murdered, she began an investigation into her familys history that led her to discover other murders-- lots and lots of murders.

London Serial Killers

Author: Jonathan Oates
Publisher: Pen and Sword True Crime
ISBN: 1399003704
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Murders and murderers fascinate us – and perhaps serial killers fascinate us most of all. In the twentieth century the term came to be used to describe murders committed by the same person, often with similar methods. But, as Jonathan Oates demonstrates in this selection of cases from London, this category of crime has existed for centuries, though it may have become more common in modern times. Using police and pathologists’ reports, Home Office and prison files, trial transcripts and lurid accounts in contemporary newspapers, he reconstructs these cases in order to explain how they took place, who the killers were, what motivated them, and how for a while they got away with their crimes. He does not neglect the victims and provides a revealing analysis of the killers, their circumstances and their actions. Among the nineteenth-century cases are the infamous killings of Jack the Ripper and the less-well-known but terrifying crimes of the only female killer, the Deptford Poisoner. Twentieth-century cases covered in forensic detail include the Black-out Ripper of 1942, the Thames Nude Murders of the 1960s and the multiple killings of Joseph Smith, John Christie and John George Haigh. There is also one especially troubling unsolved case – the notorious Soho prostitute killings of the 1930s and 1940s, which may be the work of one man. Jonathan Oates’s gripping accounts of this wide range of serial killings gives us a powerful insight into the nature of these crimes, the characters of the killers and the police methods of the period.