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Author: Kevin Morgan Publisher: Hardie Grant Books ISBN: 9781742702650 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Welcome to hell, a world at war. The streets of Melbourne no longer a tidy grid but fractured with laneways like cracks in old varnish, a hotchpotch of chaos u of shanties and factories, woodpiles and chimneys u the city smouldering under its bludgeoned sky. Here, crime flourishes, the damaged fester and the wicked plot: a circle of the damned into which strides Frederick Piggott u enforcer of the King's law. Detective Piggott's Casebook presents for the first time the riveting inside facts on nine of the most important Victoria Police investigations of the early 20th century, drawing on the long-hidden personal papers of forensic pioneer, Frederick Piggott (1874u1962). Likened by his contemporaries to Sherlock Holmes, Piggott's investigations conducted in the shadow and aftermath of World War I covered the state's most gruesome and mysterious crimes, including the notorious schoolgirl murders of Alma Tirtschke and Irene Tuckerman, and the horrific 'headless boy' and 'Yarra baby killer' cases. These uncensored accounts expose the graphic and often perplexing nature of the period's criminal investigation work and point to the dawn of a new era in Australian crime detection the rise of forensic science.
Author: Kevin Morgan Publisher: Hardie Grant Books ISBN: 9781742702650 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Welcome to hell, a world at war. The streets of Melbourne no longer a tidy grid but fractured with laneways like cracks in old varnish, a hotchpotch of chaos u of shanties and factories, woodpiles and chimneys u the city smouldering under its bludgeoned sky. Here, crime flourishes, the damaged fester and the wicked plot: a circle of the damned into which strides Frederick Piggott u enforcer of the King's law. Detective Piggott's Casebook presents for the first time the riveting inside facts on nine of the most important Victoria Police investigations of the early 20th century, drawing on the long-hidden personal papers of forensic pioneer, Frederick Piggott (1874u1962). Likened by his contemporaries to Sherlock Holmes, Piggott's investigations conducted in the shadow and aftermath of World War I covered the state's most gruesome and mysterious crimes, including the notorious schoolgirl murders of Alma Tirtschke and Irene Tuckerman, and the horrific 'headless boy' and 'Yarra baby killer' cases. These uncensored accounts expose the graphic and often perplexing nature of the period's criminal investigation work and point to the dawn of a new era in Australian crime detection the rise of forensic science.
Author: Kevin Morgan Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing ISBN: 1742738168 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 211
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Welcome to hell, a world at war. The streets of old Melbourne are no longer a tidy grid but fractured with laneways like cracks in old varnish, a hotchpotch of chaos, of shanties and factories, woodpiles and chimneys, the city smouldering under its bludgeoned sky. Here, crime flourishes, the damaged fester and the wicked plot. Detective Piggott’s Casebook presents for the first time the inside facts on ten of the most significant Victoria Police investigations of the early 20th century, drawing on the long-hidden personal papers of forensic pioneer and Melbourne’s own Sherlock Holmes, Frederick Piggott (1874–1962), who joined the Melbourne CIB in 1912 and whose investigations covered many of the state’s most gruesome and mysterious crimes, including the infamous murder of Alma Tirtschke and the subsequent wrongful hanging of Colin Ross. These uncensored accounts expose the graphic and often perplexing nature of the period’s criminal investigation work and point to the dawn of a new era in Australian crime detection
Author: Dosh Archer Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company ISBN: 0807515558 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 51
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Together, Detective Paw and Patrol Officer Prickles can crack any case. When they're called to Piggy's Bank, all the money has vanished! Who could have taken it? Solve the mystery alongside this delightful duo in this rollicking new series.
Author: Bob Burke Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007532253 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 400
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The collected hard-boiled cases of nursery rhyme-noir with Detective Harry Pigg. Contains The Third Pig Detective, The Ho Ho Ho Mystery and The Curds and Whey Mystery.
Author: Dosh Archer Publisher: ISBN: 9780807515549 Category : JUVENILE FICTION Languages : en Pages : 50
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Old-fashioned dog Detective Paw and his young partner, Patrol Officer Prickles, a porcupine armed with the latest in police equipment, are called to find out who stole the money from Piggy's Bank.
Author: Ulf Nilsson Publisher: ISBN: 1776570596 Category : Animals Languages : en Pages : 111
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When one of the animals is saying nasty things about the other forest creatures, Detective Gordon and his assistant Buffy investigate to find the culprit.
Author: Vincent Starrett Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1504065956 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 323
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Twelve delightful mystery stories featuring one of the Golden Age’s greatest detectives from the author of Murder in Peking. From their headquarters in Chicago, private investigator Jimmy Lavender, with his trademark lock of white hair, and his sidekick, Gilly, tackle some of the city’s toughest cases. Their assignments have been known to take them all over the country and even to foreign lands. Featured in this volume are twelve of their finest adventures from the 1920s and 30s, including “The Lisping Man,” “Recipe for Murder,” “The Man Who Couldn’t Fly,” “The Sealed Room,” “The Raven’s Claw,” and “The Woman in Black.” Prepare for all the fun and action as Jimmy and Gilly bring criminals to justice.
Author: Lewis B. Montgomery Publisher: Milo & Jazz Mysteries ISBN: 9781575652863 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 96
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When Jazz's pet piglet gets sick and the veterinarian suspects it was poisoned, she and Milo use their detective skills to try to figure out who did it. Simultaneous.
Author: Dosh Archer Publisher: Time to Read ISBN: 9780807515631 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Vinnie's drumsticks were stolen right before the battle of the bands Can Detective Paw and Patrol Officer Prickles find the drumsticks in time for the performance? Solve the mystery alongside this delightful duo in this rollicking new series.
Author: Kevin Morgan
Author: Kevin Morgan
Author: Kevin Morgan
Author: Dosh Archer
Author: Bob Burke
Author: Dosh Archer
Author: Ulf Nilsson
Author: ULF. NILSSON
Author: Vincent Starrett
Author: Lewis B. Montgomery
Author: Dosh Archer