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People who eat darkness : the true story of a young woman who vanished from the streets of Tokyo and the evil that swallowed her up
by Parry, Richard Lloyd.
April 17, 2013
Call Number: 364.952 P265
Lucie Blackman’s body was missing for months before the Tokyo police found her. In fact, it initially took gargantuan efforts on her father's and sister’s part in creating publicity for Lucie’s case, in hopes that she would be found. At one point, even then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair publicly entreated the Tokyo police to quickly find Lucie. The truth of Lucie’s untimely death, and the truth about the person who killed her, would ruin a family and expose inadequacies and inner workings of the Tokyo police department and the Japanese criminal legal... Read Full Review
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Babylon : Mesopotamia and the birth of civilization
by Kriwaczek, Paul.
September 24, 2012
Call Number: 935.8 K92 2012
For a sweeping, epic and vivid historical survey of ancient Mesopotamia, this book by Paul Kriwaczek is a great choice. Kriwaczek takes the reader through a deftly written overview of the various cultures, emperors and kings that swept through the Mesopotamian region over the course of centuries. Specifically, he covers the years 4000-700 BCE. This is not an academic or dry text, but rather a book that makes the daily lives of many people of that time come alive, not only in descriptions of the rulers and elite classes, but also in the descriptions of the average person. The author also... Read Full Review
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Finding Chandra : a true Washington murder mystery
by Higham, Scott
September 26, 2011
Call Number: 364.9753 H638
What makes this book especially compelling is that the authors provide complex portrayals of the many people involved in the case - not only the victim Chandra Levy, but also her family, the various lawyers, FBI and D.C. Police investigators assigned to her case, and former congressman Gary Condit, who was the main focus of the initial investigation. This book also reveals the numerous mistakes made during the original murder investigation.The authors, who are also reporters for the Washington Post, describe personalities, psychological motivations, and a chain of a events that are... Read Full Review