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We have updated our Triple Crown Publications Book List to help you find the books you want to read.

Note: New to the list are: Buffie Carruth, Shavon Moore and Will “Half & Half” Robbins.

This list is formated for easy printing.

The books on this list are linked to the CLEVNET Web Catalog. Patrons of our libraries can click on a book title and easily reserve a copy to be picked up at any CLEVNET library.

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Below are morbid non-fiction books and all of them are available through the libraries of the CLEVNET Consortium, many are owned by the Cleveland Hts-University Hts. Public Library System. You can click on the title if you’d like to order the book through the CLEVNET webcatalog.

Non-Fiction:

Baden, Michael

Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner
Bass, William M.

Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science
Cullen, Lisa Takeuchi

Remember Me: A lively Tour of the New American Way of Death
Johnson, Marilyn

The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
Largo, Michael

Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die
Maples, William R.

Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthroplogist
Mitford, Jessica

The American Way of Death Revisited
Nuland, Sherwin B.

How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter
Ramsland, Katherine M.

Cemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death
Roach, Mary

Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Sachs, Jessica Snyder

Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
Sheeler, Jim

Obit: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People Who Led Extraordinary Lives

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Mary Monroe’s Girls: Annette and Rhoda

by Greg "The Undead Rat" June 2, 2009

Mary Monroe’s first book was published and disappeared. Fifteen years of rejection letters passed before she sold her second novel God Don’t Like Ugly. Mary has published many books since but sooner or later she always returns to Annette and Rhoda. In fact it was the third book in The God Don’t Like Ugly Series, God Don’t Play, that first placed on the New York Times Bestseller List. Mary Monroe has her own website at Mary Monroe.org

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2009 ITW Thriller Award Nominations pt. 3

by Greg "The Undead Rat" May 14, 2009

The RATS of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library are bringing you a special series of blogs presenting the 2009 ITW Thriller Award Nominations.

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2009 ITW Thriller Award Nominations pt. 2

by Greg "The Undead Rat" May 13, 2009

The RATS of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library are bringing you a special series of blogs presenting the 2009 ITW Thriller Award Nominations. Today we’re presenting the nominations for the 2009 ITW Thriller Award for the Best First Novel.

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2009 ITW Thriller Award Nominations pt. 1

by Greg "The Undead Rat" May 12, 2009

The RATS of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library are bringing you a special series of blogs presenting the 2009 ITW Thriller Award Nominations.

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We’ve Got Zane

by Greg "The Undead Rat" May 5, 2009

You asked for it and now the Zane Book List is here.

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2009 Edgar Award Winners Are Here!

by Greg "The Undead Rat" May 1, 2009

The RATS of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library brought you a special series of blogs presenting the 2009 Edgar Award Nominations — and now we are pleased to present to you the winners of the 2009 Edgar Award.

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2009 Edgar Award Nominations pt. 9

by Greg "The Undead Rat" April 30, 2009

This is the ninth installment of the 2009 Edgar Award Nominations, brought to you by the RATS of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library.

The Grand Masters for this year are James Lee Burke and Sue Grafton. The awards will be handed out tonight (April 30, 2009).

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2009 Edgar Award Nominations pt. 8

by Greg "The Undead Rat" April 29, 2009

This is the eigth installment of the 2009 Edgar Award Nominations, brought to you by the RATS of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library.

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