When house renovators discover the remains of human bones, Detective Jack Malepo is called in to investigate. Nothing can prepare him for what he unearths at the scene and Jack is determined to find the culprit and bring him to justice. But how do you follow a trail that is 50 years old?

Some crimes are ordinary (e.g. robberies, assaults, embezzlement, and the like). And then there are crimes so horrific that they almost defy description. Innocent Bones relates two such crimes. Both involve perps who plan and execute with precision and patience. Both involve multiple victims who intrigued the killer for one specific reason, although the perp's motivations could not be more different in the two cases. Both involve an intelligent, moral, hardworking family man who serves his city as a rising and ultimately distinguished detective. You may read Innocent Bones in one sitting. It's that hard to put down.

Bones is the dreadfully delicious girl's best friend that helps solve this Ghostgirl-ish mystery Sally Simplesmith's life changed forever. She came face-to-face with death—a delightful, dearly departed little dog she lovingly calls Bones. But when the cadaverous canine is accused of a crime he didn't commit, Sally decides to solve the case herself! Does Sally have what it takes to fetch a thief? Sally's Bones is the impossibly possible tale of a girl, a crime, and a lovably lifeless, decidedly dead dog.

Hostage. Nine-year-old Freda trapped in a restaurant with a fanatic and his gun. Survivor. No parents to protect her, two men dead. Ten years later. Live by the rules: keep yourself small, don't let them ask you questions. A dead man's words... 'Are you living a good life, Freda?' The answer lies in hunting down the ghosts of the past. Gripping and moving, The Song of an Innocent Bystander is a novel you won't easily forget.

The traditions associated with a pope's death have changed from when they were buried in the catacombs of Rome. Various ceremonies, rites and rituals developed over time, but a formal procedure was not initiated until the early 1300s and even then was not always strictly followed. This comprehensive reference book provides information on the deaths, funerals and burial places of each pope and antipope from St. Peter (Apostle) to John Paul I. (Innocent X was almost gnawed by rats because no one would bury him; Alexander VI was stuffed into a carpet and pummeled into his coffin; and the corpse of Formosus was physically put on trial...) The Introduction presents a brief history of papal funerals and tombs, and also covers modern burials. A unique feature of the book is its presentation of all papal epitaphs, in their original language and in English--many translated for the first time.