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      Children's & YA
      January 2022

      Alf the Cat-Detective

      by Yulita Ran (Author), Maria Rudyk (Illustrator)

      Alf is great at finding things and the whole family adores him. One day, Alf gets a very important mission – to find a little boy! The girl Sophie comes to the cat-detective begging to help her to find her younger brother. They are looking for the little boy everywhere: sand-pit, playhouse and even near the road! But the little boy just vanished into the air! Luckily, Alf knows someone that can give him a hint of where the boy can be. And what good news! Alf and Sophie in the end find the boy safe and sound! Truly Alf proved once again that he is the best cat-detective ever! From 3 to 6 years, 1673 words Rightsholders: hanna.bulhakova@ranok-school.com

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      December 2008

      The family tree detective

      Tracing your ancestors in England and Wales

      by Colin Rogers

      The long-awaited fourth edition of this best-selling manual continues to offer up-to-date guidance both to newcomers and to the more experienced, on how to make best use of the labyrinth of genealogical sources in England and Wales. It takes into account recent, and even some future, changes to the civil registration system, and incorporates many of the vast sources newly available on the internet. There is also a substantial bibliography for those who discover that their ancestors migrated from other countries. New appendices provide research into underregistration of birth and death, and hitherto unpublished details from the 1915 and 1939 National Registers. The family tree detective remains an indispensible source of information on how to locate births, marriages and deaths, and alternative strategies if those searches fail. Dr Colin D. Rogers is a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists, a member of AGRA (the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives), and was for thirty years the Hon. General Editor of the Lancashire Parish Register Society. He runs a consultancy helping banks and solicitors to identify and locate beneficiaries. ;

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      Literature & Literary Studies
      June 2021

      Sara Paretsky

      Detective fiction as trauma literature

      by Cynthia Hamilton

      Sara Paretsky is known for her influential V.I. Warshawski series, which transformed the masculine hard-boiled detective formula into a vehicle for feminist values. But Paretsky does more than this. Her novels also illustrate the extent to which detective fiction acts as a literature of trauma, allowing Paretsky to address the politics of agency in ways that go beyond the personal, for trauma always has a social and a political dimension. Paretsky's work also exploits the way detective fiction mirrors the writing of history. Here, Paretsky uses the form to expose the partiality of historical accounts - whether they be personal, institutional, or national - that authorise 'forgetting' of a particularly insidious kind. Significantly, all these issues are explored within the framework of the traditional hard-boiled detective novel. As a result, Paretsky's achievement forces us to acknowledge the deeply subversive potential of detective fiction.

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      2023

      The White Falcon

      by Salud Ochoa

      Helena Terreros is a renowned police woman detective especialized in crimes against women.Faced with the kidndapping of Paloma, an 11-year-old girl, Paloma deals with forgotten episodes of her childhood as well as with the broken social fabric in Mexico that allows terrible crimes to happen and to go unpunished.

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      Myth & legend told as fiction
      January 2023

      An act of love

      by Tania Tinajero

      American supermodel Lena Miles go to a paradise Mexican beach resort to celebrate her birthday along with her rockstar boyfriend and some friends, but she disappears all of a sudden. Now it's the turn for police detective Erendira Sandoval to solve the mystery. But just when the FBI gets involved to hurry up procedures, Erendira finds out the amount of Mexican anonymous women who have also vanished and tries to solve their cases as well.

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      Children's & YA

      Missi Moppel - Detective for all Cases (2). The Floating Teapot and other Weird Wonders

      by Andreas H. Schmachtl

      The master detective is after a cunning thief who steals colourful, random objects like Leonardo da Vinci’s paintbrush or antique sugar bowls. During a visit to Grandpa Pots, she uncovers the secret of Ghost Island and solves the puzzle of the floating teapot in Mr Goldrand’s junk shop. Only the nasty blackmailing letters from the mysterious “Magpie” present her with a seemingly insoluble mystery. Someone is testing the powers of the great investigator to their very limit…Will she be able to crack even this case? 15 original detective stories told in masterly fashion by the Spiegel bestselling author Andreas H. Schmachtl.

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      Children's & YA

      If you want to find the truth

      by Qian Haiyun/Wang Xiaoxiao

      Professions like expert detective and policeman are filled with sense of justice. The book focuses on six professions that look for the truth. They are journalist, expert detective, plain clothes, lawyer, antique connoisseur and procurator. The book aims to help young readers plan their future career.

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      Children's & YA
      January 2022

      The Tooth Fairy’s Tales. Part 1. I’m Betty. Nice to meet you!

      by Tetyana Nakonechna (Author), Maria Puzey (Illustrator)

      Have you ever heard of a little tooth fairy named Betty? Oh, she is a real charmer and a great dreamer... And there is never a dull moment with her around! Do you want to find out how the fairy became a detective? Or make friends with a chatty stone? Or maybe you will dare to take part in a bat race?So don’t wait, open the book and dive into magical adventures! From 3 to 8 years, 3482 words Rightsholder: inna@rm-publisher.com.ua; in.vovch@gmail.com

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      July 2022

      The Art of Robbery

      by JR Henrixen

      A high-stakes Nordic noir where crime, corruption, and secrets collide. When a small-time thief vanishes under mysterious circumstances, seasoned investigator Jan Petter Salte is drawn into a chilling case that spans organized crime, brutal murders, and a dark conspiracy hidden in the shadows of Norway’s underworld. As the body count rises, Salte must untangle the threads before the next victim falls. Gripping, atmospheric, and full of unexpected twists—"Kunsten å Røve" is a must-read for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction.

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      Children's & YA

      Guinea Pig Investigates

      by Ivan Andrusyak (Author), Anna Mayta (Illustrator)

      Detective Gerard, a guinea pig, is known for his sweet tooth. When mysterious crimes occur in the neighborhood, animals both living in nearby homes and on the street ask him for help, promising to pay him tasty fees. Together with Gerard, you will find out who has eaten the cat's breakfast, evade hungry predators, uncover the secrets of an unknown scarecrow that terrorizes good animals, investigate dark corners, and confront your fears. Most importantly, you will learn how to catch intruders using deduction and logic! From 6 to 9 years, 12550 words Rightsholders: n.miroshnyk@vivat.factor.ua

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      Children's & YA

      Sherlock Holmes, the Master Detective (3). The Invisble Seventh Man

      by Oliver Pautsch/ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/ Dominik Rupp

      What's going on in London? A mass breakout of prisoners, an attack on a hotel and a bank robbery - all that happens within a short while. Sherlock Holmes draws a rapid deduction: This cannot be an accident. He already has a theory what and most of all who is behind it. Remains to find out how his arch enemy managed to do that. But Sherlock is on his tracks because the thieves and their leader have left their fingerprints ...

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      December 2006

      The Scottish family tree detective

      by Rosemary Bigwood

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      December 2006

      The Scottish family tree detective

      by Rosemary Bigwood, Colin Rogers

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      July 1995

      The Surname Detective

      Investigating surname distribution in England since 1086

      by Colin Rogers

      From the author of The Family Tree Detective, this guide provides the amateur genealogist or family historian with the skills to research the distribution and history of a surname. Colin Rogers uses a sample of 100 names, many of them common, to follow the migration of people through the centuries. Each of the 100 names is mapped since the Doomsday book in 1086. For those whose name is not among the sample, the book shows how to find out where namesakes live now, how they moved around the country through time, and how the name originated from a placename, a nickname or an occupation. Colin Rogers finishes this work by showing how the distribution of surnames can be studied irrespective of the size of the surrounding population, and reaches some interesting conclusions about which names are more reliable guides to migration since the 14th century. ;

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      June 2018

      Appreciation of Cao Cao, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi’s works

      by Cao Cao, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi from the Caowei Dynasty

      This book incorporates poems by Cao Cao, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi from the Caowei Dynasty. Notes and appreciations are added to each poem. Readers can also listen to the recordings by scanning the QR code on the page.

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      Medicine
      June 2012

      Poison, detection and the Victorian imagination

      by Ian Burney, Bertrand Taithe, Roger Cooter, Carolyn Steedman

      This fascinating book looks at the phenomenon of murder and poisoning in the nineteenth century. Focusing on the case of William Palmer, a medical doctor who in 1856 was convicted of murder by poisoning, it examines how his case baffled toxicologists, doctors, detectives and judges. The investigation commences with an overview of the practice of toxicology in the Victorian era, and goes on to explore the demands imposed by legal testimony on scientific work to convict criminals. In addressing Palmer's trial, Burney focuses on the testimony of Alfred Swaine Taylor, a leading expert on poisons, and integrates the medical, legal and literary evidence to make sense of the trial itself and the sinister place of poison in wider Victorian society. Ian Burney has produced an exemplary work of cultural history, mixing a keen understanding of the contemporary social and cultural landscape with the scientific and medical history of the period. ;

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