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Honeymoon
When a number of rich men come to a mysterious end, and a young investment banker dies of a supposed heart attack, FBI agent John O'Hara believes it is the work of a cold-blooded killer. Turning his eye to the only witness-the young banker's beautiful and secretive widow-O'Hara thinks he's closing in, but he's not sure whether he's pursuing justice or his own fatal obsession.
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Australian Rules: Forensic Culture in the Fiction of Arthur W. Upfield
Four novels in Arthur W. Upfield's Napoleon Bonaparte series-Winds of Evil (1937), Death of a Swagman (1946), The Widows of Broome (1950), and The Bachelors of Broken Hill (1950)-deal with multiple murders committed by a single individual in the outback. Each novel reveals the forensic culture of Australia: common investigative techniques, criminal profiling, forensic psychology, and the examination and interpretation of temporary trace evidence on the landscape.
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Masquerade and the nameless women
\"Since the death of her sister, police force newbie Yuri Uguisu has been chasing the notoriously untraceable serial killer Masquerade. When a new corpse turns up in Odaiba, Yuri immediately goes on alert--only to recognize the victim as an old classmate, the alluring and mysterious Reina Myoko. When the police force calls in long-time consultant psychologist Seiren Higano for assistance in untangling the testimonies of Reina's father, fiancâe, and lover, Yuri meets the riveting, charismatic psychologist for the first time. Little does she know that Higano is none other than Masquerade himself. Faced with Reina's case, Higano promises to get the answers, but no one is prepared for the conclusion reached in the interrogation room...\"--Back cover.
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Anita Nair's Detective Fiction, Cut like Wound and Chain of Custody: a Comparative Perspective
The paper attempts to make a comparison of Anita Nair's two detective novels, Cut Like Wound (2010) and Chain of Custody (2016). The comparison is based on five features of crime fiction proposed by Mylda Danyte, a well-known critic of detective fiction. The first feature is social realism which reflects the moral and ideological values of the dominant class. The locale in both the novels is the same place, the city of Bangalore and its suburbs. The general atmosphere in the city smacks of corruption, greed for wealth and a pervading moral degradation manifests in crime and violence. The second feature introduces the crime, and the confident detective reestablishes the order. In Cut Like Wound, it is serial murders while it is girl trafficking and child labour in Chain of Custody. In both the novels, crime disturbs the social equilibrium. The third feature is violence not described in detail while the detective does not use it nor is he threatened by it. True to this feature the Inspector Borie Gowda is never in a hurry and investigates the crime with full confidence. He neither resorts to violence nor is he afraid of violence. The fourth feature is minor romance where sexual gratification is the motive for crime. Avarice and vengeance constitute the major motive of crime in Cut Like Wound whereas in Chain of Custody, avarice and sexual urge, land mafia, girl trafficking and child labour. The fifth feature is the role played by analytical investigation, irony and suspense. In the novels, Borie Gowda's investigative methods marked by his analytical thinking and reason indicate at times manifest through the verbal and nonverbal behavior of the characters. In conclusion, it may be stated that Anita Nair, besides being a successful novelist of social, cultural and historical issues, also proves herself equally successful in writing crime-thrillers or detective novels like Cut Like Wound and Chain of Custody.
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The sin collector
\"Ever since the unsolved murder of her father, law student Masha Karavay has nursed an obsession with homicide cases. When she nabs an internship with Moscow's Central Directorate Headquarters, seasoned detective Andrey Yakovlev gives her a file of bizarre, seemingly unrelated slayings that should keep her busy and out of his way. But when Masha discerns a connection between the crimes and the symbolic world of medieval Moscow, she has Andrey's full attention. The victims weren't just abandoned... they were displayed--from Red Square to Kutafya Tower to the Bersenevskaya waterfront. What Masha and Andrey are dealing with is no ordinary serial killer, but rather a psycho with an unfathomable purpose, guided by sacred texts to punish his victims in the most unspeakable--and public--ways.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The deadliest sins
\"The headlines scream the ghastly news of an abandoned truck filled with murdered immigrants. Detective Jack Murphy and his partner Liddell Blanchard are on the case. They've got a lone survivor, rumors of a witness, and the feds getting in their way. Jack's gut tells him there's a connection with a local killing-and the bloodshed is far from over. He's going up against a butcher who commits the unspeakable in the name of protecting America. Some say the worst crime is to look the other way. Jack Murphy only looks for justice.\"--Back cover.
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WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations : forty-second report
The Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations works towards clear, independent and practical standards and guidelines for medicines' quality assurance. Standards are developed by the Committee through worldwide consultation and an international consensus building process. The forty-second meeting adopted 11 new monographs for inclusion in The International Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Int.) and seven related new International Chemical Reference Standards (ICRS). The specifications currently developed are internationally applicable test methodologies for antimalarial, antituberculosis, antiretroviral and specifically also medicines for children. The main principles for selection of INNs for biologicals were endorsed. In order to serve the WHO-managed Prequalification Programme, two new procedures were adopted, namely on prequalification of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and of male latex condoms, together with a new guidance on the assessment of active pharmaceutical ingredients for use in medicines. The international guidelines, specifications and nomenclature developed under the aegis of the Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations serve all Member States, international organizations, United Nations agencies, regional and interregional harmonization efforts, and underpin important initiatives, including the prequalification of medicines, the Roll Back Malaria Programme, Stop TB, essential medicines and medicines for children. The advice and recommendations provided by this Expert Committee are intended to help national and regional authorities (in particular DRAs), procurement agencies, as well as major international bodies and institutions, such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and international organizations such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to combat problems of
counterfeit and substandard medicines and to fill the gap for medicines used in the treatment of large populations, for which no international quality requirements are publicly available. WHO through this Expert Committee and with the help of many Member States' direct and indirect contributions, develops independent international standards through worldwide consultation and an international consensus building process. These are free for use and are developed by WHO with no commercial interest. Special efforts are made to keep their implementation costs low, but without compromising the quality, for example by reducing the number of physical reference standards needed for a Ph.Int. monograph to a minimum. These independent quality standards and guidelines will enable Member States and other parties to meet the challenges created by increasing globalization and to help ensure that all, including poor patient populations will receive quality medicines.
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The slowest death
\"Detective Jack Murphy can read a crime scene like a book. When the naked, brutalized corpse of a narcotics cop is found, it's not the body that tells him a sick killer is on the loose, but the monkey figurine-of the \"see no evil\" kind-shoved down his throat. It's a message, not a clue. Then a high-profile judge is set on fire. Another figurine left behind. Murphy has a guess what's next. But it's not what he expects. The torture-killer taking out Evansville's defenders of law and order isn't the only one with secrets. The victims might have a few, too...\" -- Back cover.
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