(4) YA Criminal Investigations series. Drug Crime discusses various aspects of drug trafficking, with a focus on how authorities work to stop the flow. Crime Scene uses case studies to illustrate crime-solving methods. Both books are detailed and compelling, though sometimes more graphic than necessary. Photographs and sidebars appear throughout in an uninspired design. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Criminal Investigations: Drug Crime and Crime Scene Investigation.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) YA Criminal Investigations series. Drug Crime discusses various aspects of drug trafficking, with a focus on how authorities work to stop the flow. Crime Scene uses case studies to illustrate crime-solving methods. Both books are detailed and compelling, though sometimes more graphic than necessary. Photographs and sidebars appear throughout in an uninspired design. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Criminal Investigations: Drug Crime and Crime Scene Investigation.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) YA Criminal Investigations series. Each book discusses a category of crime and how authorities try to solve it. Cases described range from Jack the Ripper's murders to Winona Ryder's shoplifting. The books are thorough and informative but sometimes resort to flash over substance (e.g., a chapter titled "Lethal Ladies"). Photographs and sidebars appear throughout. There are six other fall 2008 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Criminal Investigations titles: Celebrities and Crime, Gangs and Crime, Serial Killers, Unsolved Crimes, and Child Abduction and Kidnapping.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) YA Criminal Investigations series. Each book discusses a category of crime and how authorities try to solve it. Cases described range from Jack the Ripper's murders to Winona Ryder's shoplifting. The books are thorough and informative but sometimes resort to flash over substance (e.g., a chapter titled "Lethal Ladies"). Photographs and sidebars appear throughout. There are six other fall 2008 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Criminal Investigations titles: Celebrities and Crime, Gangs and Crime, Serial Killers, Unsolved Crimes, and Child Abduction and Kidnapping.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) YA Criminal Investigations series. Each book discusses a category of crime and how authorities try to solve it. Cases described range from Jack the Ripper's murders to Winona Ryder's shoplifting. The books are thorough and informative but sometimes resort to flash over substance (e.g., a chapter titled "Lethal Ladies"). Photographs and sidebars appear throughout. There are six other fall 2008 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Criminal Investigations titles: Celebrities and Crime, Gangs and Crime, Serial Killers, Unsolved Crimes, and Child Abduction and Kidnapping.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) YA Criminal Investigations series. Each book discusses a category of crime and how authorities try to solve it. Cases described range from Jack the Ripper's murders to Winona Ryder's shoplifting. The books are thorough and informative but sometimes resort to flash over substance (e.g., a chapter titled "Lethal Ladies"). Photographs and sidebars appear throughout. There are six other fall 2008 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Criminal Investigations titles: Celebrities and Crime, Gangs and Crime, Serial Killers, Unsolved Crimes, and Child Abduction and Kidnapping.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) YA Criminal Investigations series. Each book discusses a category of crime and how authorities try to solve it. Cases described range from Jack the Ripper's murders to Winona Ryder's shoplifting. The books are thorough and informative but sometimes resort to flash over substance (e.g., a chapter titled "Lethal Ladies"). Photographs and sidebars appear throughout. There are six other fall 2008 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Criminal Investigations titles: Celebrities and Crime, Gangs and Crime, Serial Killers, Unsolved Crimes, and Child Abduction and Kidnapping.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax