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Loading... True Stories of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Real Crimes behind the Best Episodes of the Hit TV Showby Kevin Dwyer, Juré Fiorillo
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. oh i admit it. this was entertaining. the actual crimes are quite different from the tv show. true crime is pretty scary and gives me bad dreams. ( ) You know, I read this because I got a cheap copy. I don't watch much TV but I can never read about true crime, so why not take a chance. This book was surprisingly entertaining, and the writers can write some mean true crime. It takes no small amount of skill to make a book transcend the gimmick behind it but these two managed. Moreover, you have to be pretty good at what you do to make true crime entertaining without making it exploitative. Both managed it. I went and checked both authors out in Amazon and it seems that they, at the time of this writing, are still pretty much writing books with gimmicks but I still think I may check those works out. So there you go - excellent writers save a cheesy theme book. Hug your English teacher! no reviews | add a review
The incredible real-life cases behind TV's hit crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, including photos. The crimes, the suspects, the trials--as they really went down. True Stories of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit focuses on twenty-five of the scandalous true crimes that real detectives have grappled with--the facts behind the fictionalized stories on the phenomenally popular TV show. Beyond the actual crimes, the entire criminal process is covered: from investigation and arrest to trial and verdict. This book reveals in-depth accounts of some of the most monstrous offenses recreated on the hit series, including the gripping story of a teenage love triangle that led to the murder of a young girl and the deadly confrontation between the FBI and David Koresh's cult that made national headlines. Stopping these criminals is only the beginning. Confronting the deep psychological scars left on their victims is the real challenge. This collection offers fans of the show and those interested in crime-solving techniques a glimpse of the real stories and real people behind some of the most notable, notorious, and gut wrenching cases of sexually-based crimes in recent history. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)364.1530973Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Criminology Crimes and Offenses Offenses against persons "Sexual" crimesLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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