Peter Ackroyd Essays

The men and crew of the Endurance were a strange picking out of hundreds, if you ask me. A motley crew of twenty-seven men, a wide mix of artisans, scientists, and seamen. Their leader, Sir Ernest Shackleton, was the only man keeping them from death. It isn’t flattery when people say that without The Boss, it is very possible that not all of the men would have made it back to England alive. The lack of casualties is astounding. The Irishman was an explorer at heart, a man whose soul seemed to be

Anderson Murder Police Report First, Queenie Anderson went out to drink with her friends after an argument with her husband, Arthur. The plan was to come back to her house for one last drink. But, she got to the house 10 minutes before her friends. When her friends get there, she tells them that her husband is dead. She stated that he fell down the stairs on his way to get another drink. My report will show that Arthur didn’t fall down the stairs and Queenie really killed her husband. Her husband

Grilled For Murder is the second book in the A Country Store Mystery series. Robbie Jordan is the owner of the quaint restaurant/country store in South Lick, IN. Robbie has agreed host a “Welcome Back Home” party for Sue Berry's daughter, Erica. Since Robbie is just starting to get her business going strong she had reservations about closing down for the evening, but Erica is the widow of Robbie's boyfriend, Jim Shermer and she decides that it is the right thing to do. For the most part the

The task of this investigation was to determine wether or not Mr. Karazai hung himself or if there was fowl play involved in his death. On May 16th, 2006, Mr. Anton Karazai was found dead in the piano room of his estate. His body was found hanging by a noose from the chandelier, two feet atop a stool that was still standing, and his hands had been bound together in front of his body. Across Mr. Karazai's Adam's Apple, a thin laceration was found. Also at the crime scene pieces of piano chord had

These past few weeks I have read the book The Brass Verdict, written by Michael Connelly, and is the second installment in the Haller series. This marvelous book was published on October 14, 2008 and is 422 pages in length. The crime and fiction novel is based around the main character named Michael (Mickey) Haller, who is a defense attorney in the city of Los Angeles. Despite spending a year recovering from his wounds, as well as an addiction to painkillers from the previous installment, Mickey

The Murder Case On December 31, 2015 there was a crime scene at the Kindle’s place. Just before the New Year, Rhoda Kindle died in front of her garage door. Rhoda Kindle was born on December 31,1970, she was 45 at the age of death. She had two kids Randall 20 years old and Gray 21 and a husband name is Graig Hampton. The murder happened at 6:30 P.M. Graig Hampton was the person who called for the ambulance and the police. At the foot of the crime scene there was blood on the garage door, hair, firearm

In the late 1700s James Ramsbottom investigated a death of a store owner who feels like a cold squirrel to touch, he uncovers a really old black spoon from the Egyptian years that an old Egyptian queen put a curse to give to the enmities to kill them without one drop of blood. If anyone that touches the spoon, Within 3 days they will perish to the ground. James ramsbottom didn't believe it was true. A million thoughts go through his last days wondering a curvy guppy in a peculiar newspaper said,

actually poisoned him due to being an abusive husband. The very next night Roger Ackroyd who was romantically involved with Mrs. Ferrars also turns up being stabbed to death in his home just after his friend Dr. Sheppard leaves for the night. I am reminded of the game clue, as there are many twists while trying to figure out who was the murderer, 22 characters that each have a connection to having a motive for killing Mr. Ackroyd, which is one of the reasons I found Agatha Christie to be a gifted, talented

One of the central plots in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is Marlow’s attachment to Mr. Kurtz. There are several suggestions in Marlow’s character and narrative that give us insight to the possible reasons that may have resulted in his strange and ironic attachment to Kurtz. The focus of this essay will be on Marlow’s style of narration and his representation of Kurtz. These central issues will be dealt with through the lenses of three core traits that Marlow exhibits which are curiosity, perceptiveness

Cesar Aguilera Forensics Columbine The book I choose was Columbine by Dave Cullen, the story of two high school students, 18 year old Eric Harris and 17 year old Dylan Klebold, who terrorize the lives of hundreds of students at Columbine High School. The shooting took place on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School. They’re plan was to plant two propane bombs in the middle of their schools cafeteria and another miles away to distract the police at a certain time. They planned on the bombs

Throughout the story there are multiple different goals and tasks that were carried through with. Out of the many goals in the book the most distinguished objective is to kill whoever killed June’s brother, Metias, who died after Day, a criminal who has eluded government, stabbed him after robbing a hospital with plague cures. June is an investigator and now will try to put things right. She begins to carry out the task by passing the word around that “somebody” has many plague cures and wants to

The circus is a big family. It is where others go to enjoy themselves. So many exhibits, so many people...Joylessly, a murder had gone down. The murder of Luna: the acrobat, was killed during her act. After running down papers and the testimonies;the most suspected people were Jerimiah, as well as Sybil. They both had the most evidence against them, and it would only be cohere. To commence,Jeremiah was “happily” engaged with Luna,others may have thought. It comes into the light that Luna may have

Kelsey Kenley English 1020-920 April 15, 2023 Rough Draft In this essay you will see why Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract the media from his finical problems and drug addiction. This will be followed by all the other things like the deaths of Mallory Beech, Stephen Smith, and Gloria Satterfield that brought down the family name. I will be talking about why Alex did it and what the state thinks his reasoning is. Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of the murders of Paul

Alice Kyteler, a well known Serial Killer in Ireland during the 14th century, murdered 4 men and escaped to England where she was never heard from again. She was born in 1263 to Norman parents and married her first husband, William Outlawe. He was a local banker and had a son who was brought in to the family when they married. Her husband became ill and Kytler with his son inherited his business. Not too long after, she married to her second husband, Adam le Blund of Cullen. He suffered the same

America’s first prominent serial killer of the 19th century, H. H. Holmes famously wrote amongst his series of murder confessions, "I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than a poet can help the inspiration to sing." He reasons—in an increasingly morbid comparison—that the root of murder and evil is innate, for nature itself had instilled the tendency and drive into his very being. Nowhere more acutely is this theme simultaneously displayed and

Thirteen At Dinner is another name for this mystery leisurely created by Agatha Christie. Brilliant is the word used to characterize our acclaimed Poirot and his superb detective skills. Mais Oui, he may be the best our world has to offer in this slow moving book. As you can tell from the title, Lord Edgware does indeed die, killed by an American actress, his wife, though only in name. Eye witnesses asseverate she was a guest at a dinner party during the time of the Lord's demise though others vow

SUMMARY OF BOOK 2 The murder of Katherine Lincoln filled the citizens of Jackson Heights, with terror. Although the detectives checked every clue, they were no closer to finding the killer than they were the morning they discovered her lifeless body in a pool of blood. Still, they couldn’t quit looking until they arrested the murderer. BOOK 2 Entering the house, Marlene turned on the light, leaned against the doorframe, her heart sunk when she looked at her mother’s living room in shambles, weeping

On January 2, 1981, Peter Sutcliffe’s killing spree was finally brought to an end. Officers of the Sheffield Police Department in South Yorkshire caught Sutcliffe in a car with fake license plates. He had a prostitute, 24-year-old Olivia Reivers, in the car with him when he was caught. The police arrested him and he was brought to the Dewsbury Police Station. While in custody, the police questioned Sutcliffe about the Yorkshire Ripper case, since he looked similar to the drawing of the killer (Sohrabi-Shiraz)

In the story the “Utterly Perfect Murder”, Ray Bradbury uses the exposition and the character development of Doug in order to demonstrate the theme that forgiveness can bring a greater satisfaction than revenge ever could. The exposition reminisces on Doug’s past with Ralph, reliving his boyhood, and giving the best reason for why he wanted to murder Ralph Underhill. He remembers the scars that Ralph once left on him, emotionally and physically. Doug, leaving the station, falls back in time“

The Moors Murderers What is the background of Ian Brady? Ian brady was the killer of 5 children and he had a very peculiar childhood. He was born on the 2nd of January 1938 to Margaret Stewart. She was a tea room waitress which did not pay well. His dad had passed away 3 months before he was born. His father had worked for a Glasgow newspaper as a journalist. As his mum had little to none guidance when Ian was younger, she had to give him into the care of a couple nearby. His mum came by when he