{"product_id":"books-homicide-special-by-miles-corwin","title":"Homicide Special","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Updated Epilogue by the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A compelling portrait of seasoned homicide cops at work. This is L.A.'s darkest side: ironic, heart-breaking, stunningly violent, unfailingly human. Riveting.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Jonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The mandate for Los Angeles' unique police unit Homicide Special is to take on the toughest, most controversial, and highest-profile cases. In this \"literate, unfailingly interesting work of true crime\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), acclaimed writer Miles Corwin uses unprecedented access to narrate six of the unit's cases-and capture its newest generation at work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When a call girl from Kiev dies in the line of duty, detectives Chuck Knolls and Brian McCartin seek her killer among a circle of Russian women who have been sold into white slavery. When a gangster's daughter takes a bullet, veterans Jerry Stephens and Paul Coulter trace clues scattered across the country to a Manhattan real-estate magnate. A cold case is reopened; a mother-daughter drowning and a baffling rape\/murder are solved. And, finally, Corwin re-creates the investigation surrounding the late Bonny Lee Blakley, allegedly murdered by her actor-husband, Robert Blake.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With a revised epilogue updating each of these fascinating cases, \u003ci\u003eHomicide Special\u003c\/i\u003e offers a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of the preeminent units of homicide detectives in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e g and a baffling rape\/murder are solved. And, finally, Corwin re-creates the investigation surrounding the late Bonny Lee Blakley, allegedly murdered by her actor-husband, Robert Blake.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With a revised epilogue updating each of these fascinating cases, \u003ci\u003eHomicide Special\u003c\/i\u003e offers a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of the preeminent units of homicide detectives in the country.g and a baffling rape\/murder are solved. And, finally, Corwin re-creates the investigation surrounding the late Bonny Lee Blakley, allegedly murdered by her actor-husband, Robert Blake.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With a revised epilogue updating each of these fascinating cases, \u003ci\u003eHomicide Special\u003c\/i\u003e offers a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of the preeminent units of homicide detectives in the country.g and a baffling rape\/murder are solved. And, finally, Corwin re-creates the investigation surrounding the late Bonny Lee Blakley, allegedly murdered by her actor-husband, Robert Blake.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With a revised epilogue updating each of these fascinating cases, \u003ci\u003eHomicide Special\u003c\/i\u003e offers a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of the preeminent units of homicide detectives in the country.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673114665233,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780805076943.jpg?v=1781523190","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-homicide-special-by-miles-corwin","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}