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For Dummies is an extensive series of instructional reference books which are intended to present non-intimidating guides for readers new to the various topics covered. The series has been a worldwide success with editions in numerous languages. The books are an example of a media franchise, consistently sporting a distinctive cover—usually ...
Zodiac. Zodiac is a non-fiction book written by Robert Graysmith about the unsolved serial murders committed by the "Zodiac Killer" in San Francisco in the late 1960s and early '70s. Since its initial release in 1986, Zodiac has sold 4 million copies worldwide. [1] Graysmith was a cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle and later also wrote ...
Nemesis is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie (1890–1976) and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1971 [1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. [2][3] The UK edition retailed at £ 1.50 [1] and the US edition at $ 6.95. [3] It was the last Miss Marple novel the author wrote ...
The Complete Idiot's Guides (" The Idiot's Guide to ..." series) is a product line of how-to and other reference books published by Dorling Kindersley (DK). The books in this series provide a basic understanding of a complex and popular topics. The term "idiot" is used as hyperbole, to reassure readers that the guides will be basic and ...
352. ISBN. 978-0-7434-7715-4. OCLC. 54687384. Followed by. Body of Evidence. Postmortem is a 1990 crime fiction novel by author Patricia Cornwell and her debut novel. The first novel of the Kay Scarpetta series, it received the 1991 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
OCLC. 55671515. Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters (2004) is a non-fiction true crime history by Peter Vronsky, a criminal justice historian. It surveys the history of serial homicide, its culture, psychopathology, and investigation from the Roman Empire to the early 2000s. [1] The book describes the rise of serial murder from ...
Followed by. Absent in the Spring. Towards Zero is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in June 1944, and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in July of the same year. [1] The first US edition of the novel retailed at $2.00 [2] and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6 ...
Red Dragon is a psychological horror novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The story follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial killer nicknamed "the Tooth Fairy ". The novel introduces the character Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and ...