History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

First Unit Responder: A Guide to Physical Evidence Collection for Patrol Officers

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First Unit Responder
"Excellent start for novice or those interested in CSI"
Rookies or veterans, Cops to firefighters to EMT's

First Unit Responder: A Guide to Physical Evidence Collection for Patrol Officers
Mark R. Hawthorne
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"Physical evidence cannot be wrong; it cannot perjure itself; it cannot be wholly absent. Only its interpretation can err. Only human failure to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value." -Presiding Judge, Harris v U.S., 331 U.S. 145 (1947) HOW TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE CRIME SCENE WHILE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION First Unit Responder: A Guide to Physical Evidence Collection for Patrol Officers is a training guide and reference for patrol officers and criminal investigators, who conduct preliminary investigations of crime scenes, to aid in identification, collection, and booking of physical evidence. Written by a veteran of 24 years of law enforcement, the book stresses the importance of understanding the critical nature of physical evidence and preservation of the crime scene as part of the case against a criminal defendant. This book is an important tool for police academies that train recruits and veteran patrol officers, as well as for students of criminal justice who seek guidelines for proper collection and handling of physical evidence.

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First Unit Responder.......2007-01-11

Very good and detailed. A good compilation and overview if you have read or use other crime scene guidelines. It hits the highlights and provides good review tests.

"Excellent start for novice or those interested in CSI".......2002-04-08

Mark R. Hawthorne's "First Unit Responder," CRC Press 1999, ISBN 0-9493-002-1, is a 6 chapter 98-page guide book for uniformed officers working in the field who frequently are the first to arrive for a potential crime scene investigation(CSI).
Hawthorne gives us an easy-to-read introduction to basic CSI response that includes definition of various physical evidence characteristics (individual versus class), implementation of CSI response protocol (ARISN), identification & documentation of evidence, evidence collection (do's & don'ts), fingerprint/glove appreciation, case review with ADA and testimony tips for the non-specialist officer & a 12-page illustrated appendix showing evidentiary items. Each chapter didactic is followed with a (dozen or so) basic question & answer section with explanations.
The author's impressive credentials in both field and teaching experiences helped condense important basic CSI issues into a short and easily-read synopsis that includes 20 good bibliographic entries and a thorough 6-page index. A few trivial grammatical flaws are readily discharged, but difficult to justify given computers with spell-checkers, etc.

Rookies or veterans, Cops to firefighters to EMT's.......2001-04-18

As a law enforcement instructor at a police training facility, I found this book to be fantastic for the new recruits we train. As a retired police officer/Crime Scene Analyst, I also realized it would be great for some veteren officers and non-law enforcement personnel to review. Mark Hawthorne has kept the technical information on an easily understandable level. He has covered, in 90 pages, what would take hours of personal instruction. I found the test questions and answers extremely helpful in preparing reviews. This book can be picked up by the patrol officer, and if READ, could furnish much of the information to properly document most any crime scene. I would recommend this book to any basic law enforcement instructor or new police officer.

One Soul, Many Lives: First Hand Stories of Reincarnation and the Striking Evidence of Past Lives

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One Soul, Many Lives: First Hand Stories of Reincarnation and the Striking Evidence of Past Lives
Roy Stemman
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Working as a journalist for metaphysical publications for more than three decades, author Roy Stemman has investigated the most heralded occurrences of reincarnation. In One Soul, Many Lives, he brings together an impressive body of physical evidence and a fascinating collection of accounts he has gathered from interviewing people all over the world.

In case after case, One Soul, Many Lives engages the reader with the remarkable story of someone who believes he has lived before. In addition to testimony by reputable and trustworthy individuals, One Soul, Many Lives draws heavily on the work of eminent scientists to authenticate its compelling stories.

The evidence supporting the stories includes a young boy with scars on his head that precisely match the autopsy of the murdered man he believes he was in a former life; individuals whose illnesses and phobias can be traced back to a past life and healed; and people who can speak a foreign language fluently during regression.

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Wonderful service!!!.......2007-08-12

I immediately received a confirmation email with very clear and specific instructions. The book arrived before time and was in mint condition. Great service and a very reliable person!!

one soul, many lives:.......2007-07-30

once i started reading this book i could not put it down. I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!

dissapointing.......2007-03-03

An amazon marketplace seller accidentally sent this used book to me, so I perused it out of curiosity before sending it back. What struck me was how un-striking the "striking evidence" was. Furthermore, there has been a lot of scientific research recently that flies in this face of this "evidence". Several different stimuli (high-G-force and electromagnetic stimulus of the brain) can readily produce near-death symptoms ("floating" or "tunnels of light"). Additionally, people like Penn & Teller, James Randi, etc., have shown how easy it is to convince yourself and others that past lives are real. Therefore I would expect a modern book on this topic to address these aspects, in order to be "striking". This book's "striking evidence" is basically just 20th-century hear-say.

A BOOK Full OF Other Book's Stories.......2006-12-26

After just reading several book on Reincarnation this week I felt a bit cheated by this book. It is well written and as the other review says it is a good book for someone who is just starting out reading about this subject. I had just read Ian Steven's book and his cases are in this book, just not as detailed. Jenny Cockell's Yesterday's Children is also here as well as Brian Weiss, and about 20 other authors as well. I was expecting a "Fresh" book with new stores, new research not a book about other books. It is like picking up a herbal book and seeing the same book repeated over and over as I have been the unfortunate victim of by authors who cannot do their own research for. The author repeats that he is the publisher of a reaincarnation magazine (I cannot find) so his stories are all from sources not his own. Get it from a library or buy it used.

Okay, but not the best.......2006-09-27

If you're just getting into reading about reincarnation, this book is probably a good place to start. Many sources are mentioned and compiled in one volume of very interesting stories.

However, if you've already done some reading on the subject, you'll probably find that many of the stories are familiar. People who've been into reincarnation for a while would probably do better to read the books that these stories are taken from.

The book is also riddled with typos, so I'm not going to give it any more than 3 stars. In the era of spell-checking software, there's no reason for any book to spell "was" as "wass".

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A Complicated Trial Scene To 'Beat All'
Court TV in Print
Slow at first but picks up in the middle through the end
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Compelling Evidence
Steve Martini
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In the gripping tradition of Presumed Innocent, Compelling Evidence is a courtroom drama of epic proportions. Mesmerizing in its pace, captivating in its action, this story will hold the listener right up to its final verdict and shocking conclusion. Defense attorney Paul Madriani was on the rise with the firm of Potter and Skarpellos until a short-lived affair with Potter's wife cost him his job. Now, Potter's wife is accused of murdering her husband, and Paul is forced to uncover secrets that may end his career - and his life.

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Where's the editor?.......2006-08-14

Martini is a talented writer, but he has one quirk that will drive you crazy. Instead of describing a character's expression, he simply writes that the character "makes a face."

Page 26: "He makes a face. Like he's never considered this before."

Page 67: "I make a face. 'Enjoying it enough. Now ask me if I'm making any money.'"

Page 89: "I make a face -- novel, but I'm not convinced that it represents a new low in the ethos of our public servants."

Page 107: "He makes a face. 'I haven't seen all the evidence.'"

These are just examples I turned up in a couple of minutes of leafing through the book at random; there are many, many more. Why didn't an editor deal with this?

A Complicated Trial Scene To 'Beat All'.......2006-08-12

It's fairly well known that one who represents himself in a court of law is a fool. It's equilavent to trying to be your own physician. A lawyer emotionally involved in the case, such as this one, is such a fool, but he was rooked into trying to defind his ex-lover, the wife of the prominent lawyer who is found murdered. He is set up by one of the other attorneys in the firm who will profit the most if the wife is out of the way. "It is the first of punishments, that no guilty man is acquitted if judged by himself." As a legal secretary, I had the occasion to watch first hand as the guilty went free, depending on the acting ability and sometimes friendship with the presiding judge of the defendant's lawyer. Courtroom law is like a stage and the prosecution and defense is all acting. Knowing Randy Nichols as I do, he lets women get killed simply because the prosecutors won't protect them from predators, and his corrupt office won't take a case they can't win. That's law today.

Another writer of courtroom cases, both he and Steve Martini being former trial lawyers, John Grisham has to say about this book: "a carefully written 'tale' of trial warfare, research is flawless, with the story including two elements essential to good suspense; a sympathetic hero and narrative tension." Many books have that; it's only the crime which is different. Lawyers are merely actors who know how to debate. They work primarily for the person who pays the most and cares less about society, punishing the person who did the crime. His aim is to get him off at all costs, unless he is an appointed defense and can live with an easy conscience that it was not his job to free the guilty. Crime takes place everywhere; the poor end up in prison while the rich live their good lives with no conscience.

Court TV in Print.......2005-08-20

If you enjoy simile-ridden narratives of Court TV, you'll probably enjoy this book. Dialogue and narrative are pretty evenly paced, and the storyline keeps the reader modestly engaged. Is it enthralling? By no means. Are there surprises? Only who really did it at the very end, otherwise everything is pretty perfunctory and matter of fact. We know the defendant didn't do it, and the suspicion cast on a third party is too obvious from the beginning to be the real culprit at the end.

The storyline is simple: A separated defense lawyer, who has had a liaison with his former boss's wife, decides against a conflict of interest to defend her against charges that she murdered her husband. The rest is pretty much the ins and outs of the trial - and a few diversionary, inconsequential motifs about another client and the attorney's embittered wife. All in all, a fairly ho-hum read. I even considered ditching the whole enterprise about midway, but am glad I persevered. Will I read another Martini? Only the other one I bought at the same time, but I otherwise wouldn't bother.

Slow at first but picks up in the middle through the end.......2004-05-22

I had a really hard time getting into this book. I also felt like the character development was a little shallow. However, I did enjoy the courtroom banter during the trial. The author did an excellent job of making the legal process easy to follow, with brief explanations along the way. The book became more interesting and harder to put down as I got deeper into it. I would have preferred a bit more substance to the ending.
I don't appreciate one of the other reviewers giving the ending away. Not cool.

Left Field Ending.......2004-02-10

Not bad. Was actually closer to a 4 star until the end. The ending sort of came out of left field, and what had been a good book turned into a so-so book. All in all, fairly mediocre..

Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries (Michael Glazier Books)

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Excellent Contribution to Charisma and Christian Initiation
Invaluable for Protestants and Catholics Alike
The Best Theology Book on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit!

Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries (Michael Glazier Books)
Kilian McDonnell , and George T. Montague
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Excellent Contribution to Charisma and Christian Initiation.......2007-01-06

McDonnell, an historical and constructive theologian, and Montague, a scripture scholar, collaborate in this investigation of Christian initiation and the question of spirit baptism in the first eight centuries. Originally published in 1991 (make sure you get the 1994 revision if you buy from a Marketplace Seller), this expanded edition supplements Montague's analysis of biblical texts in Q, Mark, Matthew, Luke-Acts, the Pauline Tradition and Hebrews, and John with First Peter (interestingly treated as "The Witness of Rome").

McDonnell's treatment of early post-biblical witnesses in Tertullian, Hilary of Poiters, Cyril of Jerusalem, the Apostolic Constitutions, John Chrysostom, and Philoxenus is similarly expanded to include material from Origen. The conclusion of both writers is that the contemporary conception of the "baptism in the Holy Spirit," accompanied with dramatic manifestations such as glossolalia and prophesy, was integral to the earliest Christian conception of conversion and initiation. Despite variations in local practice (divergence with regard to the "laying on of hands" and "anointing(s)," for example) a common experience of experiential-affective reception of the spirit with accompanying charismatic phenomena was the common and universal expectation of the apostolic and early Christian churches.

Beginning with John Chrysostom, however, the authors detect a decline in expectation of these manifestations. This declension is speculatively attributed to anti-Montanist ideology on one hand and increased centralization of ecclesiastical power following the Council of Nicea.

Originating in the 1900s and developed during the 1960s and 1970s, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements have had a profound impact on the spiritual and liturgical life of contemporary Christian churches worldwide. Both authors write from a Roman Catholic charismatic perspective and aim to contribute from that viewpoint to the discussion already underway among Protestants. McDonnell's treatment of the catechetical and liturgical appropriation of the New Testament in the post-apostolic period (significantly, gospel witnesses to Jesus' baptism in the Jordan) makes this a significant contribution to the topic at hand. If catechumens really did "approach the font speaking in tongues and prophesying" the institutional experience would be exceedingly different than would otherwise be the case.

One should note, however, the mixed reception of the book scholarly circles. (Cf. Paul Turner, "Forum: Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit" Worship 70[5] (1996): 446-52.) Turner argues that for all the impressive citation and cataloguing of sources, three major problems afflict the work: 1) the sources often do not describe the charismatic manifestations that Montague and McDonnell claim for them; 2) ritual/ liturgical texts from the same period (on which the text is basically silent) do not detail the bestowal of charismata; and 3) the theology of initiation itself does not demand them.

McDonnell and Montague do offer a wounded rejoinder: "Forum: A Response to Paul Turner on Conversion Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit" Worship 71[1] (1997): 51-62. They argue that Turner has misrepresented work as staking a claim for the unbroken commonality and universality of charismatic manifestation as a feature of biblical and post-apostolic Christians. On the contrary, they concede that "...any graduate student in liturgy and early church history learns in the first months of class that you cannot make universal generalizations on the basis of particular texts. We have never claimed that the imparting of charisms at baptism was the universal expectation." (54)

Rather, they are concerned to demonstrate "a broad pattern of expecting the charisms at baptism, the pattern existing in Latin, Greek, and Syriac cultures, expressed in a diversity of languages, geographical areas, ecclesiastical traditions, and historical periods." (57) McDonnell and Montague conclude by arguing that theirs is not the last word on the subject and invite further research.

Warmly recommended book overall.

Invaluable for Protestants and Catholics Alike.......2001-01-23

In this excellent book, Kilian McDonnell and George Montague, both Roman Catholic priests and well-respected scholars, have addressed critical questions regarding the role of Baptism in the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts in the life of the Church, particularly with respect to the celebration of baptism and confirmation. In doing so, the authors have provided an important contribution to the question of when spiritual gifts -- or at least the more notable gifts such as glossolalia (tongues) and prophecy -- passed out of the common experience of the local church. I was fascinated by the role played by those preparing catechumens for reception into the church in this story. Upon reading this text, one wonders which is the chicken and which is the egg: did the charismatic gifts die out because new christians were taught not to expect them, or did those preparing catechumens simply state the obvious truth that charismatic gifts were no longer being experienced in the church? Given the 20th experience of Pentecost in the Pentecostal/charismatic churches and in the mainline denominations, the answer to this questions is probably "yes" and "yes" -- that the charismatic gifts were less evident, but that the expectations resulting from formative teaching contributed to the demise of such phenomena in the church. At the very least, this book provides contributes to the body of historical evidence that the experience of baptism in the Holy Spirit, as evidenced by such gifts as tongues and prophecy, did not die out with the close of the New Testament canon, as is taught by some protestant churches. This book would be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of those interested in the history of the church, liturgy, or the role of spiritual gifts in the life of the church.

The Best Theology Book on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit!.......2000-04-14

As a Catholic charismatic who has taken a graduate degree in Theology,I can't help but wonder how we could explain the popular but most misunderstood charismatic phrase "baptism in the Holy Spirit" in terms of biblical exegesis and relating it to Catholic liturgy. This theology book has given me a deeper understanding of the biblical evidence of the "baptism in the Holy Spirit" and its widespread integration to the sacraments of initiation in the Early Church. This book is for every Catholic Charismatic who hungers for a deeper understanding of charisms or gifts of the Spirit in the life of the Church. I would like to personally thank the author-scholars for answering my deepest searching for meaning in my renewed life as a Catholic Charismatic!The book is theological in scope, scholar-based research but readable format for Catholics who have a deeper appreciation and knowledge of the Faith. This book gave profound meaning to my faith and deepened my convictions on the movement of the Spirit in the Church! This book is a class of its own!

JFK First Day Evidence: Stored Away for 30 Years in an Old Briefcase, New Evidence Is Now Revealed by Former Dallas Police Crime Lab Detective R.W.

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The "First Day Evidence" Is Rock-Solid .... And It All Points To One Killer Named Lee Harvey Oswald
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JFK First Day Evidence: Stored Away for 30 Years in an Old Briefcase, New Evidence Is Now Revealed by Former Dallas Police Crime Lab Detective R.W.
Gary Savage
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An Honest Look at the Hard Evidence Leads to the Truth.......2005-11-22

In the decades since November 22, 1963, the conspiracy
theorists have succeeded in convincing a large majority of the American people that the conclusions of the Warren Commission were incorrect, i.e. either Oswald didn't do it, or there was some major conspiracy, possibly involving other gunmen. However, there have been those, such as authors Norman Mailer and Gus Russo who started out as believers in the conspiracy, but being open minded, decided to took at the hard evidence again. This led them, and many others, to finally realize that Oswald was the lone gunman and probably acted on his own initiative. Oswald's brother, Robert, also accepts the hard evidence as proving that Lee Oswald was guilty.
For those who want to take a fresh look at the hard evidence, this book is a good place to start. This is the evidence that the Dallas Police Department collected ON THE FIRST DAY, at the scene of the JFK and Tippit murders. This evidence goes beyond what the Warren Commission saw and strengthens its case. The 1993 PBS television show "Frontline-Who was Lee Harvey Oswald" interviewed the authors and then presented photographs of the rifle to fingerprint analyst Vincent Scalice. He concluded beyond a shadow of a doubt that the fingerprints on the rifle handle were indeed those of Oswald. Before this time, palm prints had been lifted from the rifle, but the prints remained behind in Dallas while the rifle was sent to Washington, leading some to claim that a clear chain of evidence had been broken.
This is only one sample of the multitude of evidence presented against Oswald.
I strongly recommend this book for those who want a good grounding in the hard facts of this case in which to scrutinize the claims of those who are purveying the conspiracy theories fantasies.

The "First Day Evidence" Is Rock-Solid .... And It All Points To One Killer Named Lee Harvey Oswald.......2005-10-11

"JFK First Day Evidence", a 1993 publication by Gary Savage, reveals the fact that more than enough evidence existed against Lee Harvey Oswald to convict him in a court of law for the two first-degree murders he was charged with in 1963.

And the utterly far-fetched notion that a band of clever "We'll-never-get-caught-no-matter-how-stupid-this-plot-sounds" conspirators (numbering God-knows how many in total number of plotters) could have somehow faked and/or manipulated ALL of this wealth of "Oswald-Did-This-Alone" evidence is just too silly to be given serious consideration.

For, if ALL of the "First Day Evidence" against Oswald was miraculously fabricated by evil conspirators (without a single non-plotter noticing a thing or spilling any beans), then those people who plotted JFK's assassination MUST have surely taken a lesson or two from the late Harry Houdini (or some other magnificently-talented magician or escape artist). Because any such contrived "plot" that has every single piece of credible evidence leading investigators (falsely!) straight to the conspirators' one and only innocent "Patsy" must certainly be labelled as "The Most Incredible Conspiracy Plot Ever Conceived".

But, naturally, many "CTers" (Conspiracy Theorists) seem to hold the exact opposite opinion regarding a goodly amount of the first-day evidence which proves, beyond any doubt, that Oswald was guilty. A large percentage of conspiracy believers feel, instead, that much of the first-day evidence proves that Oswald was completely innocent of shooting and killing both President John F. Kennedy and Dallas policeman J.D. Tippit on November 22nd, 1963. When, in fact, the first-day evidence does no such exonerating of a double-murderer named Oswald in the slightest manner.

CTers have the tendency of blowing up every tiny little mistake and erroneous piece of information (which have all been thoroughly explained in non-conspiratorial ways) to monumentally-important proportions in their quest to prove that some sort of conspiracy existed surrounding the deaths of President Kennedy and Officer Tippit.

The Tippit killing, of course, is a murder that was so obviously committed by only Oswald that it's probably not a stretch of credibility to say that well over half of the evidence against him in the Tippit slaying could be tossed aside, and there would still be ample evidence remaining with which to arrive at a guilty verdict (had Oswald lived longer than two days following the murder in order to stand trial). But CTers still feel there's a need to make Oswald innocent of that murder too. Disgraceful.

Let's have a logical look at some of the "First Day Evidence" that CTers like to bring up continuously as "proof of conspiracy".........

THE TIPPIT MURDER MIX-UPS:

The controversy re. the "Revolver vs. an Automatic" weapon was fully explained by the DPD's Gerald Hill. Since all of the shells/(casings) were found in a small, confined area, Hill (and other police officers) had initially jumped to the incorrect conclusion that Tippit's killer was carrying an automatic weapon (which expels its cartridges automatically).

But Oswald had to physically open his gun's chamber and had to physically remove the shells himself in order to re-load (which he was seen doing by multiple witnesses at the corner of 10th Street and Patton Avenue, which is where all four shells were found, including one that was first picked up by one of the Davis women and taken inside her residence and then later recovered by police).

The fact that Oswald was described as "shaking" the gun in order to extract the shells also is a nifty little key piece of testimony -- due to the fact that spent shells in Oswald's particular .38 revolver had a tendency to stick, and therefore extra physical effort (i.e. shaking) of the gun was required to remove the empty shells. Again, perfectly matching what both Davis women testified to later.

Also -- Re. the "mixed" variety of shell casings that were recovered at 10th Street:

Four bullet shells were recovered and four bullets were taken out of J.D. Tippit's body -- but it wasn't a perfect "match" of Remington-Peters shells/bullets to Winchester-Western shells/bullets.

CTers feel this is concrete proof that Oswald's gun was not the gun used to kill Tippit (or at least they'll say not the ONLY gun used).

And seeing as how the majority of CTers seem to feel that a "Frame The Patsy Named Oswald" conspiracy plot was in place prior to November 22nd, here's a question that I doubt any CTer can answer in a believable manner re. the pre-11/22 actions of these amazing "Patsy Planners" -- i.e.: WHY on Earth would they (those who were seeing to every little detail of Oswald's "Patsy-ism" and "framing") make a ridiculous error like that?

In other words, WHY in the world wouldn't the "Dream Team Of Patsy Plotters" have seen to it that there was an exact MATCH of shells found on the ground to align properly with the bullets taken from Tippit?

These guys are smart enough to actually get such a PERFECT-looking Oswald "imposter" (so as to fool over a dozen witnesses at the scene), and they're smart enough to actually have stolen (evidently) some spent bullet shells from Oswald's own gun prior to 11/22/63, and they're smart enough to have Oswald acting like a very guilty man in the EXACT area of the Tippit crime ---

And yet they're stupid enough to pull a mismatch boner with the bullets and shell cartridges?

Anybody buyin' this bill of pro-CT goods? I'm certainly not purchasing it.

A much more logical scenario has Oswald firing a fifth shot which missed Tippit (a shot which earwitness Ted Callaway always claims he heard from his car lot nearby, having never once wavered in this "5th-Shot" belief). This 5th bullet was never recovered, although there is some evidence that a 5th bullet shell WAS recovered by Barbara Davis' father-in-law (with Mr. Davis keeping the shell as a "keepsake").

It's advisable, however, to take that father-in-law story with a grain of salt, because it's never been confirmed, and said shell was "misplaced" after Mr. Davis' death. But BOTH Davis ladies have said that it was true that Mr. Davis had picked up a shell on 11-22-63 and it was later found by Barb Davis among Mr. Davis' effects.

CTers also need to realize the fact that Oswald had an even division of Remington and Winchester bullets (unfired) in his gun when arrested (3 of each type precisely). And those were the EXACT types of bullets AND shells that were scattered through Tippit's body and on the ground at the murder scene.

Anyone believing in Oswald's innocence in the Tippit murder is either completely ignorant of the wealth of evidence against him -- or that person has a large "CT Only" agenda. (Or, is just a flat-out, grade-A fool.)

Take your pick.

THE "MAUSER" VS. "CARCANO" CONTROVERSY:

The same kind of "Why Did The Plotters Do It This Way?" questions could be asked concerning numerous other aspects of the JFK and Tippit murders as well.

For instance:

Conspiracy theorists love to fall back on the info that a "Mauser" rifle was supposedly found on the 6th Floor of the Texas School Book Depository after JFK's murder. CTers want to believe that the Dallas police discovered NOT Oswald's Mannlicher-Carcano 6.5mm weapon -- but, instead, a German-made "7.65mm Mauser" rifle was found on the 6th Floor. This, of course, begs the natural follow-up inquiry of:

WHY would these Patsy-framers (bent on having OSWALD'S OWN CARCANO DISCOVERED AND PROVEN TO BE THE ONLY MURDER WEAPON IN THE CASE) "plant" the WRONG TYPE OF GUN to be found on the 6th Floor?!

How God-awful stupid is this piece of pre-assassination "framing" of their "Patsy"?

Also -- Do CTers believe the plotters would plant a gun which has NO ties to the so-called "planted" CE399 bullet at Parkland? Nor would this "Mauser" have been linked to any of the bullet fragments found inside the limousine.

Sheer idiocy.

The same line of thought applies to the "revolver vs. automatic" discrepancy at the Tippit murder site. Why let the cops think it was an AUTOMATIC for even a second if the gun Oswald has on him is a REVOLVER? Just plain stupid on the plotters' part.

Same with the three spent shells found on the 6th Floor of the TSBD. Some CTers think that at least one of these shells did NOT come from Oswald's 6.5mm rifle. But why? Why "plant" a different type of shell that is only going to PROVE A CONSPIRACY EXISTS?

And, the biggie -- it's the same question that can be asked of the conspirators regarding the multi-gunmen "Patsy" plot so many CTers buy into -- I.E.: Why would we (the real killers/conspirators) even want to shoot John Kennedy from a variety of different locations when our ONE PATSY is located only in the Depository? It's just plain dumb!

Plus: Why would we (the many non-Oswald assassins) want to fire so many bullets at the target so closely together, so that witnesses can later say: "I heard two shots really close together".

Could these Patsy-framers have BEEN more reckless and silly if they had tried? If so, please inform me as to how they could have been more needlessly reckless with their plot.

Common sense fails to enter the minds of CTers regarding these very simple questions, IMO. (And, I guess, no such common sense entered the heads of the "plotters" either re. these matters -- that is if you want to actually believe the CTers here, and believe that some goofball assassins PRE-PLANNED all these MISTAKES and silly errors for the police to find.)

A much more logical explanation is just what Dallas police officials Boone, Hill, Curry, et al, have said from Day 1:

The police aren't perfect machines. They're human. And make mistakes.

The labelling of the rifle as a Mauser was a mistake. (Perfectly logical one too at the time, because both types of rifles look similar in nature at first glance.)

The assumption of an "automatic" gun being used at the Tippit murder scene was perfectly logical, but it was, too, a mistake. Explained by Gerry Hill fully afterwards, but no CTer wishes to believe this officer's story.

The mismatch of shells and bullets at the Tippit scene does NOT automatically indicate "conspiracy" or "two killers" or "two guns".

Acceptable explanations for the "mismatch" are indeed plausible. But no CTer wishes to buy into the far more reasonable explanation of a shell that simply was not ever recovered from a fifth shot which missed Officer Tippit (a shot which was heard by at least one earwitness).

Instead, the much more UNlikely pro-conspiracy-slanted scenarios burst through the ever-so-small crack of doubt surrounding JFK's murder (re. the divergent accounts of the evidence).

(I omit any crack of doubt re. Tippit's murder; because even WITH the mismatch of shells, the OTHER evidence is just simply way too overwhelming to believe anything other than Oswald killing Tippit by himself.)

A huge problem with the continuing belief in crazy conspiracies that just do not follow any common sense and logic is the failure of almost all CTers to evaluate separate aspects of the case (where discrepancies in the record do exist) in the reasoned light of good old common sense -- and the CTers' failure to ever look at things from a Pre-Assassination point-of-view. I've yet to encounter one conspiracy advocate who looks at things in the pre-11/22 manner in which I've detailed.

Another very interesting piece of first-day evidence (which could actually be categorized as "First Minutes Evidence") that leads straight to the building where Lee Harvey Oswald was located during the President's murder is the fact that EVERY single newsman who initially reported the shooting to the rest of the world (via the wire services, TV, and radio) claimed -- within minutes of the last shot being heard -- that "three shots" were fired at JFK's motorcade in Dealey Plaza (with the majority of these three-shot witnesses also thinking the shots had come from behind the President's car, from the direction of the TSBD).

If there had been many more than just three shots fired, as most CTers believe, it's utterly remarkable that all of the people who were in a direct position to tell what they saw and heard to the world within minutes of the event, via the media, heard precisely the same number of shots that it was later determined were fired from Oswald's rifle from the Book Depository (matching precisely the THREE spent bullet shells found on the 6th Floor too).

How did the "plotters" manage to have all of these various news reporters (Merriman Smith, Jack Bell, Bob Clark, Robert MacNeil, Pierce Allman, Jay Watson, and Jerry Haynes, among still others) hear exactly the same number of shots, a number (3) that the conspirators NEEDED to have witnesses hear in order to bolster their "Patsy" plot against Lee Oswald?

Pretty amazing indeed, if there had, in fact, been up to 8 or 10 gunshots resounding through Dealey Plaza that afternoon (as some CTers advocate).

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The overall evidence surrounding the JFK assassination and the J.D. Tippit murder investigation (including both the "First Day" variety of evidence and otherwise) tells us, undeniably, that Lee Harvey Oswald was responsible for murdering two people on November 22, 1963. To believe otherwise is to live in the dark and murky world of make-believe, unsupportable, wish-it-were-so conspiracy theories.

Fuel for the Fire.......2000-08-18

Gary Savage has added new fuel to the fire with this publication. In addition to the great photos, many previously unseen, the folks who "hit the ground running" on 11/22/63 add new insight into the type of character Lee Harvey Oswald was. I particularly enjoyed some of the "in passing" things that were said about Oswald (i.e., hair pulling, flippant attitude, etc.) after his arrest and have since added them to my own Oswald file for future reference. It appears that the DPD did have enough physical evidence to secure a conviction, but I'm sure the conspiracy theorists will beg to differ. All in all, JFK FIRST DAY EVIDENCE is an excellent reference and sort of vindicates the work of the DPD, even though their work became tarnished when they threw Oswald to the wolves that Sunday morning.

Primary Evidence - The Best Kind?.......2000-01-03

Evidence gathered within hours or shortly after a crime is committed is the most reliable. Physical evidence, eyewitness statements, and the recollections of investigating police all go toward the overall "brief of evidence" which determines whether a matter is to go to Court or if further investigation is required. Gary Savage shows us this "First Day Evidence" - not tainted by time, memory loss or fabrication. The evidence from the Book Depository as it was collected on 22 November 1963 is presented in a clear, concise and chronological way. Along with many photographs not previously published and taken by Dallas Police as a result of their evidence gathering, this is an excellent book that dispels the myths that have been perpetuated over the past 3 decades, and shows that had Oswald not been shot by Jack Ruby - that the Dallas police had more than enough evidence to have Oswald convicted "beyond a reasonable doubt" in any trial that would have been forthcoming.

An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis, First Edition

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An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis, First Edition
Keith Inman , and Norah Rudin
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ASIN: 0849381177

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This book emphasizes the advantages and limitations of using DNA techniques for the presentation of evidence in the courtroom and in the general development of various types of criminal cases. The authors present the material in an understandable manner for use by professionals in the legal system, as well as those in the fields of forensics and law enforcement. Coverage includes: Key terminology used in the field The scientific basis of DNA typing Statistical interpretations of DNA typing A summary of court decisions and admissibility standards

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Good textbook for intro class.......2006-03-11

I suppose the most important question is why are you interested in this book. It would make a good textbook for an intro type class in this area or would be good for someone who doesn't know DNA analysis, but is involved in criminalistics. The level of detail is insufficient for anyone who actually understands the molecular approaches. It spends a fair bit of time talking about cases and HOW this particular approach was once useful. These are interesting little stories, but the book really didn't give me what I wanted. I have a background in molecular genetics and was interested in making a career shift to DNA forensics. There was little of value for me because it never really got to the details. I think it would be good for a class because it provides historical perspective on the now outdated techniques that would be important background for someone who never knew anything about the development of the previous techniques and only learned what is current today, but to someone who has that background...seemed like it just added a new chapter to an otherwise outdated book.

A great intro for the beginner.......2002-06-11

Having left behind my interest in genetics in order to pursue tax accountancy, I've always been fascinated by accounts of DNA typing. This book provides a wonderful introduction that is accessible to even the novice geneticist like myself. Much of the information Rudin and Inman give is quite practical; with some help from a friend who works in a medical lab I was able to set up my own electrophoresis gels and PCR. A word of caution to the amateur, however: make sure you practice before drawing any conclusions from the "evidence." My wife, Amy, wouldn't speak to me for a week after I claimed that a stain on our bed linen did not match my DNA. It turned out that she had spilled some ice cream.

vivid introduction to forensic genotyping techniques.......2001-02-08

Nice figures, photos, schemes, and U.S. tables; lively comparisons show that authors are good teachers. Though technical part of the book outdates fast necessarily (acronym SNP has not been coined in 1996 yet), it is a shame that an interpretation part of the book neglects the current knowledge. Bayes theorem is known since 1763 and, nevertheless, likelihood ratio is not even mentined in the book! Books of Evett and Weir or of Robertson and Vignaux cannot be substituted by this book.

A must-have for any DNA criminalist or criminal lawyer.......2000-07-06

I have a BS in genetics and biochemistry and am looking to enter into a forensics lab. This book is an EXCELLENT resource for an entry-level criminalist, criminal lawyer, or the non-scientist interested in this topic. It was organized from basic genetics to higher-level interpretation issues and included tons of diagrams, pictures, and relevant case studies. This book did an outstanding job explaining complicated and detailed subject matter in an easy to understand and interesting matter.

Attorney's Guide.......2000-02-08

As a practicing lawyer who earns a living in the criminal courts, I found this book an excellent and informative guide to this often problematic area. The authors introduce the subject in a way that is easy for the beginner to comprehend, but at the same time include sufficient detail to answer many of the most pressing problems facing a defence team in court.

7 Titles By Patricial Cornwell - First 7 Kay Scarpetta titles 1 Postmortem 2 Body of Evidence 3 All That Remains 4 Cruel and Unusual 5 The Body Farm 6 From Potter's Field 7 Cause of Death

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7 Titles By Patricial Cornwell - First 7 Kay Scarpetta titles 1 Postmortem 2 Body of Evidence 3 All That Remains 4 Cruel and Unusual 5 The Body Farm 6 From Potter's Field 7 Cause of Death
Patricia Cornwell
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7 Titles By Patricial Cornwell - First 7 Kay Scarpetta titles 1 Postmortem 2 Body of Evidence 3 All That Remains 4 Cruel and Unusual 5 The Body Farm 6 From Potter's Field 7 Cause of Death. seven mmpb books.

The First Evidence: A Memoir of Life in Iraq Under Saddam Hussein

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A memoir that remains vivid in mind & heart

The First Evidence: A Memoir of Life in Iraq Under Saddam Hussein
Juman Kubba
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Few countries in contemporary times have had more political intrigue, violence and terror than the Iraq of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party. The atrocities of the Iraqi government, which were highlighted only after the Gulf War and are now receiving much attention, actually began in the 1970s.

There are few accounts of what individuals endured, what everyday life was like, and the impact that Saddam Hussein's repressive regime has had on the lives of Iraqi citizens. The author of this remarkable memoir recounts growing up in Baghdad in the seventies during the early days of Saddam Hussein's reign. She describes in detail her family's fear and the cruel punishment they suffered when her father, a successful professional from a renowned, high-profile family, discovered the direct involvement of Iraqi authorities in the notorious Abu Tubar serial killings that rocked Baghdad.

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A memoir that remains vivid in mind & heart.......2004-11-06

Very interesting book, hard to put down before you reach the end. Although it started by describing the author's family docile life, and their standard of living as upper middle class, which made me think that I will read a book for a sophisticated and shallow writer, but it didn't take me more than a few pages to be completely absorbed by the shocking incidents that revealed the evil side of Sadam & Al Baath regime starting from 1970.

When she started talking about the serial Killer in Baghdad (Abu Tubar), I doubted her efficiency as a writer by inserting an unrelated incident. Again she proved me wrong, because this serial killer was only a fake mythology created by the government to hide its crimes and to create fear and panic among people to gain more control upon them.

Juman wrote her memoir with the view of an ordinary person, away from politics and Ideologies, which made it more effective not only in sympathizing with tragedies the Iraqi people faced, but in understanding the hard pressure they were under, along with the fear and humiliation that the author highlighted through unfolding surprises one after the other .

When the author's father, Engineer Makki, the deputy Prime Minister for The Ministry of Communication in Baghdad, discovered the secret of Abu Tubar, he was arrested by the secret police who already were angry with him because he refused to cooperate with them against the law or the benefit of the country.

Since the arrest, the family never had peace. During Lidya visit to her Husband Makki, the latter informed her that the secret government had implanted bugs all over their house, and advised her to be very careful and cautious. Later on they discovered that the full time Egyptian Housemaid was the government's secret agent.

The father remained in jail for three years and by the time he was released he became different person, his spirit was crushed and his health became weak.

Though they lived a very quite life keeping low profile, they couldn't achieve the luxury of peaceful life.

Soon their third son was arrested and the family went through another nightmare which did not vanish until all the family, the six children (three boys and three girls) were able to leave the country secretly one after the other and finally after a long time the parents.

But for the author Juman those nightmares are still vivid in her mind.

Reading this book which made my heart cry from pain and sadness, reminded me of the Chilean writer Isabel Allende `s believe, that writing about the daily life of women and children under the dictatorial regime, reveals a lot of facts that could not be found in historical or political or economical books, and the same with the famous and valuable book "I, Regoberta Menchu".

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First Evidence
Ken Goddard
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Release Date: 2000-02-01

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Ken Goddard is a forensic scientist and criminologist, and so it comes as no surprise that his high-tech thrillers take place in a world of chemicals, formulas, and scientific evidence. Yet First Evidence goes beyond science.

Colin Cellars is a senior crime-scene investigator for the Oregon State Patrol. After the apparent murder of his longtime friend Bob Dawson, Cellars uses the latest cutting-edge equipment to collect the bullets, blood, and other physical evidence. But this is no ordinary murder case--a series of weird, unexplainable events take over. Shadowy shapes lurk in the woods around Dawson's cabin; a lovely woman who looks exactly like the girl he used to know many years before reappears; an envelope full of pebbles moves on its own across a desk; corpses and cop cars disappear from one place and reappear elsewhere. All too soon we realize that we're out of the real world and into The X-Files. The truth may be out there, but most of Goddard's scientific sense is long gone. Still, readers who enjoy their thrillers served up with a good helping of the supernatural will enjoy First Evidence.

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A down-to-earth forensics expert has just discovered a crime scene that is out of this world.

In criminal forensics they train you to uncover evidence, no matter how brutal or bizarre the murder.

But what if one night you make contact with a crime scene so terrifying, no one on earth can explain it?

It begins at a chaotic crime scene in the deep woods of the Pacific Northwest--site of a reported shoot-out. Investigator Colin Cellars cannot find a trace of perpetrator or victim--or even confirm that anyone has been killed. As he doggedly pursues the case, he realizes there is far more at stake here than murder. Someone--something?--will stop at nothing to prevent him from discovering the truth. For the truth is not "out there." It is locked away in Cellars's own evidence file. The evidence points to a killer far outside Cellars's experience--far outside any earthly experience. But who will believe one maverick cop?

From the New York Times bestselling author of Balefire comes a chilling tale of murder, forensic detection, and vivid speculation, pitting a unique crime scene investigator against a culprit who may be unlike any this world ever spawned....

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First in Suspense.......2002-05-01

This book is scary as hell! I've never read anything that builds suspense like this. The events in the story take their time. I was over halfway thru the book when I realized that 24 hours hadn't passed yet. I won't give away the plot because you need to be totally surprised to be scared. In the end, the climax wasn't all it could have been but building up to it was a nail-biting ride. Don't read this one at night...especially if you live way out in the woods alone.

A "must-read" book if you love mystery!.......2001-07-11

I enjoyed Balefire and decided to read more by this author. I read "First Evidence" and found I could not put this book down...stayed up until 4 a.m. and that rarely happens with a book for me. What more can I say? If you love mysteries and a touch of sci-fi, you will surely enjoy this story. I finished it and ordered copies of his other books.

First Evidence is my First Preference.......2001-02-11

Super!!! .The main character is very easy to like,and his thoughts come across as a captivating read. Great page after page. Please don't stop writing about Allesandra and contnue the sequels...

pretty decent book.......2001-02-08

ending has a truly frightening scene and Goddard writes very smoothly. A very entertaining read and I'll definitely read the sequel. Engaging characters. Not worth the hard cover price but its a yes in paperback.

Endless.......2000-11-29

I'm surprised I finished this book. I guess I kept hoping it would get better. The premise is certainly intriguing, the execution dull and confusing. I do enjoy forensic thrillers, but Goddard goes overboard with details. I appreciate the painstaking descriptions of forensic detail in the opening crime scene, but it goes on and on, taking up almost a third of the book. When detective Colin Cellars finally leaves the cabin murder scene, I never wanted to see it again...but he keeps returning to it, over and over again, like a bad dream. And if we haven't got the idea already, Goddard repeats the list of forensic evidence (already displayed in a diagram and list at the beginning of the book, and covered during the endless opening scene) again at the crime lab, this time complete with every tag and catalogue number for each little bit of evidence. Is this detail really necessary or interesting? It slows the story down to a snail's pace. Goddard also tends to make frequent use of the same descriptive words and phrases (how many times did "alarm bells" go off in Cellars' head?), and feels it necessary to repeat the protagonist's title over and over and over again. Colin Cellars himself is fairly well drawn out, but tends to do stupid things for a guy who is portrayed as being meticulous and intelligent as he is. The other characters in the book are one dimensional, and sometimes laughably cliché. Okay, Goddard obviously knows his forensic investigation, but he doesn't know his science fiction very well. His aliens are poorly thought out constructions, with motivations from the pulp sci-fi of the 1950's. The ending of the book was murky and confusing, and relied on the reader's understanding of a particular technical detail (which after going back over it several times, I still didn't get), and then there is the all too obvious set up for a sequel that I will definitely not be reading.

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