Classic thriller based on the novel by Roderick Thorp. The film stars Frank Sinatra as the tough-as-nails Detective Joe Lel&. Called in to investigate the murder of Teddy Leikman (James Inman), the homosexual son of a well-connected department store mogul, Leland executes an open-&-shut investigation. He quickly elicits a confession from Teddy's crazy roommate, & the defendant is convicted & executed while Leland scores a promotion. But when the widow of an accountant seeks out the Detective to look into the circumstances of her husband's death, Leland uncovers some startling evidence implicating a corrupt New York City political machine. ...

Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie of the Miami police homicide department is about to take a well-earned family holiday when he is called away on an urgent mission. A criminal on Death Row with only a few hours to live before being sent to the electric chair has requested that Ainslie hear his confession. ...

Satoru Saito examines the similarities between detective fiction & the novel in prewar Japan. Arguing that interactions between the genres were critical moments of literary engagement, Saito demonstrates how detective fiction provided a framework through which to examine & critique Japan's literary formations & its modernizing society. ...

This study teaches children the fundamentals of scientific exploration & discovery, through simple activities related to crime detection & forensic science. It contains 40 activities for exploring the world of forensic science, from dusting for fingerprints to analyzing handwriting. ...