![Text Box: School Library Journal, Review By: Jane Baird, - November 1, 2007
Each title introduces a case and then invites readers to explore how investigators solved it. The narratives are clear, compelling, and dramatic, and will hold children's interest from the lead-in through the police procedures, interviews with witnesses, and gathering of forensic evidence, to the perpetrators' convictions. Colour photographs and maps, which fill at least half of each page, enhance the texts. Kidnapping File will appeal to readers who are eager to delve into gruesome details; they are a bit graphic and may raise a few eyebrows. However, as there is currently much interest in the forensic sciences the books will certainly find an audience.
Midwest Book Review, Review By: James A. Cox, - January 1, 2008
Crime Solvers is an inherently fascinating and unique six book mystery series that enables young readers to become detectives in their own right as they see real-life crimes being solved. Narratively written level, they allow readers a close-up look at criminal evidence and forensic techniques (fingerprint matching, autopsies, phone tapping, computer and handwriting analysis) that were used to catch the criminals. [An] outstanding and highly recommended series...school and community libraries should acquire the entire series as a set .
Library Media Connection, Review By: Marilyn Teicher, - February 1, 2008
We are all fascinated with tales of mystery and murder, and these books do not disappoint. Each fascinating topic contains a description of the crime and the steps taken to solve the case. Authentic photographs of the victim, the accused, people involved in solving the case, weapons used, and other significant information are used to accompany the text. Sidebars offer additional information on each topic discussed. The glossary is more extensive than typically found in a nonfiction book. The layout is easy to read and follow. "Crime Solving Up Close" defines in detail common terminology used in crime solving. A timeline for the entire case is also laid out. It will definitely have your readers asking for more. Recommended.
The Horn Book Guide, Review By: Rachel L. Smith, - April 1, 2008.
This series presents case studies of murder, terrorism, kidnapping, and robbery, describing each crime and the tactics used to solve it. The layout is well designed... readers will gain a solid introduction to forensic science.
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REVIEWS AND PRAISE FOR AMANDA HOWARD’S BOOKS AND ARTICLES |
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RIVER OF BLOOD: SERIAL KILLERS AND THEIR VICTIMS Amanda Howard et al The authors are to be congratulated for producing such a comprehensive coverage of serial killers and their victims. The book shows how the crime is now a world wide problem and not just the figment of film makers and novelists. A must read for all those interested in real crime and the nature of evil. ————- Book after book purporting to be comprehensive guides to serial killers, and quite a few devoted specifically to female serial killers, fail to mention the person who not only assaulted Dorinda Hawkins but also killed several women. River of Blood, by Amanda Howard and Martin Smith, is an exception. Dr Katherine Ramsland, TruTV Crime Library |
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RIPPERNOTES: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL FOR RIPPER STUDIES APRIL 2005 FACTOR X: HOW THE STUDY OF KNOWN SERIAL KILLERS CAN HELP THE HUNT FOR JACK THE RIPPER By Amanda Howard. This article surprised me. I expected another run down of the usual serial killers and the general comparisons we’ve all read a million times. Some of that was there, but Howard also addressed issues rarely brought up, such as how all we THOUGHT we knew about serial killers is maybe not so true. I’ve suspected this for years, but with the recent captures of BTK and the Riverman, the experts are having to reconsider what they’d previously accepted as fact. The simple truth is it will take many more decades before we can truly claim to know the ‘serial killer’. Good work, Amanda |
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RIPPEROLOGIST DECEMBER 2005 Man of Shadows To the triumvirate of Went,Sironi,and Howard. Antonio Sironi has an eye for details for sure and applies that observant eye to the piece started by Adam Went have been good food for thought...and now with the Lawende/Levy and Goulston Street graffiti segment of the article. Adam provides the reader with the Tasmanian press reports which further illustrate the world wide interest in this case involving prostitute murder tens of thousands of miles away.
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RIPPERNOTES: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL FOR RIPPER STUDIES OCTOBER 2004 JACK THE RIPPER: NOT THE FIRST by AMANDA HOWARD When I saw the title and skimmed the first couple of paragraphs, I thought 'oh boy, here we go again, another 'revelation' that Jack wasn't the first serial killer'. And, I was right. BUT, and again, I say BUT...I was pleasantly surprised. The old chestnuts are all here - Vlad the Impaler (I still say Jack's name is awfully similar to old Vlad's), Gilles de Rais, Burke and Hare, Elizabeth Bathory. But Howard managed to throw some names and stories into the mix that I'd never heard before, and she kept my full attention for it. I do not wholeheartedly agree with her that the definition of a serial killer is one who commits a "series of murders that have no gainful motive" But this is a small quibble given the gruesome assortment of ghouls you are to meet in her all-too short essay. A very impressive debut article Review by: Thomas Westcott, Casebook.org |
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RIPPEROLOGIST SEPTEMBER 2007 Feature Article SEX OR NO SEX: THE MIND OF JACK THE RIPPER BY Amanda Howard
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RIPPEROLOGIST DECEMBER 2007 Dear Rip Editoral Amanda Howard exchanges thoughts with a reader on whether Jack was a sexual serial killer
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WOMEN IN CRIME INK BLOG Who weeps for a serial killer? By Amanda Howard
“Your story gave me chills.” Dr Lucy Puryear Author/Psychiatrist |