Best Selling Books by Eleanor Taylor

A skeleton is found, indicating a convoluted case of murder and conspiracy dating back hundreds of years, while present day violence at the site is blamed on a vengeful ghost. Marti MacAlister seeks a rational explanation.

Black, female, widowed, and relocated from Chicago to Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, homicide detective Marti MacAlister is confronted with small-town attitudes. When Marti and her partner, Matthew "Vik" Jessenovik, investigate the murder of an elderly woman at a live-in hotel, and discover two homeless children may have seen the killer, the case becomes urgent.

Homicide detective Marti MacAlister, and her partner, Matthew Jessenovik, are assigned a most unusual case--all they have of their victim is an arm. Meanwhile, Marti''s troubled best friend Sharon is lured to the Bahamas by a man who makes Sharon''s friends and family uneasy.

Marti MacAlister''s work with troubled kids is complicated when a dangerous person from her late husband''s past comes looking for him and places both Marti and the children in serious peril.--

Lincoln Prairie Homicide Detective Marti MacAlister does not get along with her new boss. Lieutenant Gail Nicholson disapproves of what she calls Marti''s sloppy work habits, and regards her success as a fluke rather than the result of hard work and skill. Marti thinks the woman just may be feeling overly competitive with her, as one of the only other women on the job, and a black woman at that, but Marti knows she must put up with her boss''s ill will or else she could be out of job. When a homeless woman turns up dead, Lt. Nicholson dismisses the case. After all, being a suburb of Chicago, Lincoln Prairie has its share of homeless citizens, and another dead one-especially in the winter-ranks pretty low on the lieutenant''s radar screen. She''s more worried about an assault on a city alderman. But unable to let the woman''s death go, Marti takes it upon herself to figure out the truth, even if it costs Marti her job. Could this homicide be part of a larger pattern? Can Marti find the killer before another person turns up dead? The twelfth book in Eleanor Taylor Bland''s acclaimed series, A Cold and Silent Dying is a suspenseful, compelling, compassionate story.

A novel on child abuse featuring lady detective Marti McAllister of Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, investigating the murders of a teacher and a social worker. The cases have links to the disappearance of a girl, victim of abuse at the hands of her father.

A Gripping Tale of Murder and Deception in the Heart of Chicago In Dark and Deadly Deception, Chicago detective Marti MacAlister finds herself entangled in a complex web of murder and intrigue. When the body of a Hollywood film star is discovered along the shores of the Des Plaines River during a movie shoot, Marti must navigate the glitz and glamour of the entertainment world to uncover the truth behind the shocking crime. As if one murder wasn''t enough, the skeletal remains of another gunshot victim are found in a century-old building undergoing renovations. As Marti delves deeper into both cases, she begins to unravel the tangled threads that connect them. But with each passing day, the killer grows more dangerous and elusive. In this captivating addition to Eleanor Taylor Bland''s acclaimed series, readers will be drawn into a world of suspense and wit as they follow Marti MacAlister, a brilliant and determined African American female cop, in her quest for justice. With its masterful blend of mystery, thriller, and police procedural elements, Dark and Deadly Deception promises to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

In Chicago, a black woman detective starts her own probe into the death, three years earlier, of her policeman husband who was said to have committed suicide. The husband was a narcotics officer. A tale of police corruption by the author of Dead time.

In Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, black policewoman Marti MacAlister investigates the murder of a black woman--dead for some thirty years--whose body is discovered in an abandoned movie theater. Shortly after, the theater''s owner is murdered and MacAlister finds a connection.

Various animals head to the seashore to have a good time.

In Eleanor Taylor Bland''s most ambitious novel to date, Illinois police detective Marti MacAlister investigates the murder of a young woman whose criminal contacts may put a homeless man and Marti''s own family at risk.

Brainwashing brings together the worlds of neuroscience and social psychology to examine the way humans have attempted throughout history to influence and control the thoughts of others. The book explores the history and the science of thought control and shows how it still exists all around, from marketing and television to politics and education.

In Fragile Brains Kathleen Taylor looks at the genetic and lifestyle factors currently linked to the development of dementia, focusing on important new research on how the immune system operates in the brain.

Resource added for the Psychology (includes Sociology) 108091 courses.

Policing Suspicion is an innovative examination of policing practices and the impact of these on patterns of arrest and prosecution in London, 1780-1850. The work establishes and defines the idea of ''proactive policing'' in historical context: where police officers exercised discretion to arrest defendants on suspicion that they had recently committed, or were about to commit, an offence. Through detailed examination of primary sources, including the Old Bailey Proceedings, newspaper reports, instructions for police officers, archival records of policing practices and Select Committee reports, the book examines the reasons given for arrests, and the characteristics of those arrested. Suggesting that individual police officers made active choices using their discretion, the book highlights how policing practices affected the received record of criminal activity. It also explores continuities and changes in policing practices before and after the establishment of the Metropolitan Police force in 1829, examining the expectations placed on the various officials responsible for law enforcement. The book contends that policing practices, and proactive officers themselves, contributed to the prevalence of criminal stereotypes. Beyond the historical, the book is situated within criminological frameworks around policing and preventive justice, noting parallels between historical policing based on suspicion and contemporary police powers such as stop and search. Speaking to issues of wider significance for criminologists by examining interactions between the police and suspects, and reflecting on police decision making processes, the book offers an original approach to those researching both the history of crime and policing, and criminology and criminal justice more broadly.

Poor Pig! All he wants to do is play with his friends but, being squirrels, hedgehogs, a dormouse and a tortoise, they have all gone to sleep for the winter. So Pig has the grand idea of going to sleep himself. But nothing is as easy as it seems and after devouring the contents of his fridge Pig still can''t sleep. So he decides to make himself useful instead while waiting for his friends to call round. A charming and delightful picture book about friendship and sleepless nights that will enchant readers young and old.

After his family moves into their new house, Louis the fox discovers a very frightened monster living under his bed, and when he takes the monster to the park with him, the monster helps him make new friends.

Peter and his silly cousin Benjamin are helping their friend William - he''s a turkey - who is in danger of becoming Mr and Mrs McGregor''s Christmas dinner. Will Peter and Benjamin be able to save him?

Description: Articles from The Survey: vol. XXXVIII, no. 26 (pp564-569).