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Toronto: Viking Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 1992. BOOK: Corners, Spine Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Missing. EXCERPT: INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS When work began on this book in early 1990, my main objective was to do justice to a tale whose potential ran in several directions. At its foremost, the Morin-Jessop saga appeared to be a murder mystery perhaps without parallel in this country. This was also a story of two unconventional families living side by side under pressures which had warped their lives out of any semblance of normalcy. By the time I came on the scene, both families had shared a fenceline for five years since their twin tragedies had taken place, living out what can only be described as an appalling mockery of the concept of neighbourliness. The obsessive intensity of their feelings was mirrored in the manoeuvrings which underlay the investigation and prosecution of the… Read More

Toronto: CBC Enterprises, a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1983. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: 0.3 cm by 0.5 cm hole in Front Panel/Foldover Edge; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: Seven Famous Criminal Cases Recreated. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY: Edward L. Greenspan, Q.C. GENERAL MANAGER: Guy R. Mazzeo. PUBLISHER: Glenn Edward Witmer. EDITOR: Dianne Horton. MANAGING EDITOR: Robert Daley. DESIGNER: Jorge Guastavino/Grafika Art Studios. RADIO TIE-IN: Based on the CBC radio drama series The Scales of Justice, aired in the fall, 1982. CONTENTS: Introduction - Edward L. Greenspan; The Defence Rests - Frank Jones; Before the Eyes of America - Guy Gavriel Kay; Hypnosis - Barbara Betcherman; By Persons Unknown - Guy Gavriel Kay and Ian Malcolm; How Could You, Mrs. Dick? -… Read More

Toronto: Bantam Books of Canada Ltd., 1974. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. Another runaway bestseller by the author of The Valachi Papers. The incredible, but true, story of the cop who couldn't be bought! Now a Dino de Laurentiis Picture from Paramount starring Al Pacino. Peter Maas' The Valachi Papers looked at the wrong side of the law. Serpico looks at the right side--and shows what's wrong with it! BOOK NUMBER: X8244. MOVIE TIE-IN: This book was the basis for the 1973 feature film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: SERPICO The incredible, but true, story of the cop who defied the system! "The only oath I ever took was to enforce the law--and it didn't say against everybody except other cops." SERPICO The bearded Greenwich Village loner, eleven-year veteran of the force, opera lover, ladies' man, crack shot,… Read More

Toronto: Bantam Books of Canada Ltd., 1974. Previous Dealer Markings (Store Stamp and Code Neatly Inked to First Page of Front Matter); Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Sticker Pull to Front Cover; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. Another runaway bestseller by the author of The Valachi Papers. The incredible, but true, story of the cop who couldn't be bought! Now a Dino de Laurentiis Picture from Paramount starring Al Pacino. Peter Maas' The Valachi Papers looked at the wrong side of the law. Serpico looks at the right side--and shows what's wrong with it! BOOK NUMBER: X8244. MOVIE TIE-IN: This book was the basis for the 1973 feature film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: SERPICO The incredible, but true, story of the cop who defied the system! "The only oath I ever took was to enforce the law--and it didn't say against everybody except other cops." SERPICO The bearded… Read More

Scarborough: A Signet Book from New American Library Times Mirror in association with Horwitz Publications Published by The New American Library of Canada Limited, 1976. Repaired; Moderate Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Heavy Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. The Evelyn Dick Case. Canada's most lurid, sensational and suspenseful murder trial. With Shocking Photos! CONTENTS: Foreword 1. Torso on a mountainside 2. John dick 3. Background 4. Stories 5. And stories 6. Ashes and a beige suitcase 7. Murder charge 8. Murder trip 9. Preliminary hearing 10. Fall assizes, 1946 11. First trial 12. Twenty-sixth birthday 13. Voir dire 14. Guilty 15. Bohozuk and maclean 16. Court of appeal 17. Spring assizes, 1947 18.… Read More