Killer Roulette

Killer Roulette
Author: Carl Sampson
Publisher: D&B Publishing
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2008
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1904468381

"Talks about the man who took the casinos for an estimated $50 million and many others just like him. This book relates the tales of daring and imaginative roulette players who have taken the casino industry for vast sums of money down the years."--Publisher description

Russian Roulette

Russian Roulette
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1406360287

The eagerly anticipated, deadly prequel to the number one bestselling Alex Rider series. In the prequel to the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, contract killer YassenGregorovich is given orders to kill Alex. But Yassen knows a secret from the past that connects him to the fourteen-year-old spy. What is it that makes one of them choose to do evil, and what does it take to turn him into a killer?

The Social Evolution of Human Nature

The Social Evolution of Human Nature
Author: Harry Smit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1107055199

Harry Smit examines the elements of current evolutionary theory and how they bear on the evolution of the human mind.

Classical Film Violence

Classical Film Violence
Author: Stephen Prince
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2003
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780813532813

Examines the interplay between the aesthetics and the censorship of violence in classic Hollywood films from 1930 to 1968, the era of the Production Code, when filmmakers were required to have their scripts approved before they could start production. A stylistic history of American screen violence that is grounded in industry documentation. [back cover].

A New Homicide Act for England and Wales?

A New Homicide Act for England and Wales?
Author: Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2006-04-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780117302648

This consultation paper reviews the law relating to homicide in England and Wales, and sets out a number of provisional proposals in order to establish a more rational and coherent framework of legislation. Issues discussed include: the existing law and problems with it; the definition of murder and manslaughter; partial defences including provocation, diminished responsibility and duress; the fault element in murder and the concept of intention; and the doctrine of double-effect. The paper proposes the creation of a new Homicide Act (to replace the Homicide Act 1957) to establish clear definitions of murder and the partial defences to it, as well as defining manslaughter, within a graduated system of offences (the ladder principle) to reflect seriousness of offence and degrees of mitigation. For example, the offence of murder should be divided into two categories, of 'first degree murder' (with a mandatory life sentence) and 'second degree' (with a discretionary life sentence maximum). Responses to the consultation paper proposals should be received by 13.04.2006.

The Cooperative Gene

The Cooperative Gene
Author: Mark Ridley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2001
Genre: Chromosome replication
ISBN: 0743201612

"Why isn's all life pond-scum? Why are there multimillion-celled, long-lived monsters like us, built from tens of thousands of cooperating genes? Mark Ridley presents a new explanation of how complex large life forms like ourselves came to exist, showing that the answer to the greatest mystery of evolution for modern science is not the selfish gene; it is the cooperative gene." "In this thought-provoking book, Ridley breaks down how two major biological hurdles had to be overcome in order to allow living complexity to evolve: the proliferation of genes and gene-selfishness. Because complex life has more genes than simple life, the increase in gene numbers poses a particular problem for complex beings."--BOOK JACKET.

An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle: Girl, Escaped (#10) and Girl, His (#11)

An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle: Girl, Escaped (#10) and Girl, His (#11)
Author: Blake Pierce
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2023-03-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1094381403

A bundle of books #10 (GIRL, ESCAPED) and #11 (GIRL, HIS) in Blake Pierce’s Ella Dark suspense thriller series! This bundle offers books ten and eleven in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In GIRL, ESCAPED, when a new killer taunts Ella, chaining up victims and leaving them to die, Ella must solve the riddles and beat him at his twisted game. Can Ella piece together the answers before time runs out? Can she solve the puzzle in time to free this twisted killer’s next victim? And can she anticipate the shocking final twist before she is caught by surprise? In GIRL, HIS, when victims of a new serial killer appear with a mysterious key left on each body, Ella knows she’s up against a diabolical mastermind. What might each key unlock? In a wild game of cat and mouse, Ella must track these keys to their sources, and discover the twisted secrets hiding inside them. But when the keys strike too close to home, everything changes. Is Ella on the verge of a huge discovery? Or is she walking straight into a trap? An action-packed mystery series of international intrigue and riveting suspense, the ELLA DARK FBI suspense thriller series will have you turning pages late into the night. Books #11-#14 are also available!

Girl, Escaped (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 10)

Girl, Escaped (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 10)
Author: Blake Pierce
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2023-01-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1094375462

FBI Agent Ella Dark has studied serial killers from the time she could read, devastated by the murder of her own father, and has gained an encyclopedic knowledge of murderers. But when a new killer taunts Ella, chaining up victims and leaving them to die, Ella must solve the riddles and beat him at his twisted game. Can Ella piece together the answers before time runs out? “A MASTERPIECE OF THRILLER AND MYSTERY. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) GIRL, ESCAPED (An Ella Dark FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #10 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. FBI Agent Ella Dark, 29, is given her big chance to achieve her life’s dream: to join the Behavioral Crimes Unit. Ella’s hidden obsession of gaining an encyclopedic knowledge of serial killers has led to her being singled out for her brilliant mind, and invited to join the big leagues. With this new killer, though, Ella is personally taunted, and the stakes have never been higher. Can she solve the puzzle in time to free this twisted killer’s next victim? And can she anticipate the shocking final twist before she is caught by surprise? A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the ELLA DARK series is a riveting mystery, packed with suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Future books in the series are also available!

Killer's Diary

Killer's Diary
Author: Brian Pinkerton
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The more she reads, the less she wants to know. A murderer is stalking the Windy City, carving out the eyes of his victims as grisly souvenirs. When shy Ellen Gordon finds a diary left behind in a coffee shop, she can't keep from reading it. And when she meets the author in person, he's just as charming as his writing. Only when she reads further does she find clues to the identity of Chicago’s terrifying serial killer. Could it be the author, himself? Ellen will have to uncover the truth about her new boyfriend quickly if she doesn’t want to become the killer’s next victim.

Corpora, Corpses and Corps

Corpora, Corpses and Corps
Author: Federico Pio Gentile
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2021-09-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 303078276X

This book uses corpus and multimodal methods to present a comparative study of three major Canadian TV crime series, Flashpoint (2008-2010), Motive (2013-2015) and 19-2 (2014-2016), paying special attention to cinematic techniques. Following an overview of the methodology and the Canadian cultural milieu of the study, the author approaches the three series as complex cultural and linguistic productions that depend heavily on a national appropriation of a genre whose popularity is growing internationally. The book investigates the verbal, nonverbal and paraverbal strategies employed by each production to create the patterns that make this genre appealing to a variety of audiences, and uncovers some of the psychological processes at work in contemporary Canadian TV crime serials. This book will be of interest to scholars in fields including Corpus Linguistics, Multimodal Studies, Canadian Studies, Media and Communication Studies, and Specialised Discourse.