San Antonio College Library

Interviews with over 100 policewomen from around the country reveal the experiences of women who choose to work in law enforcement.

"This book looks at the history of women police officers and provides first-hand accounts of women at every level, including those who drop out. Addressing discrimination, competition, lack of mentoring, differential treatment, and sexual harassment, Police Women looks at what plays into the decision to stick it out or leave that many policewomen face, and considers the family issues these women return home to at the end of the day." "Unlike other...

"Martinelli is investigating the death of Philip Gilbert, an obsessively avid Holmes collector (he's even transformed his San Francisco house into a replica of 221B Baker Street), when she discovers what could be the motive: a previously unpublished story from Arthur Conan Doyle, told from Holmes's point of view, a find that could be worth millions."--Publisher's weekly.

"A suspended New York City policewoman returns home to a small New England mill town to investigate the murder of her best friend's son"--Provided by publisher.

In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, a neighborhood girl whose mother is a police superintendent, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.

A British Mystery Master To Rival P.D. James and Colin Dexter. When a woman is found strangled to death on a popular beach in Sussex, the police have a hard time identifying her. It takes twelve days to discover she was a top psychological profiler for the National Crime Faculty. Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is called in because the victim lived in Bath. He must coordinate his efforts with those of Henrietta Mallin, the original senior investigating...

Angela Macdougall is a wife, mother, and S.W.A.T. team sniper. This program explores what it is like to balance a career in a risky, high-visibility, male-dominated occupation with marriage and motherhood. Angie and her husband, Chris, talk about the demands of law enforcement-the need for objectivity, the fight against cynicism, the skepticism of fellow officers, the emphasis on physical fitness-and the sacrifices they have both made to accommodate...

A tale of intrigue and murder set in the heart of Italy's art world pits Jonathan Argyll and art squad investigator Flavia de Stefano against a wily band of thieves that steals a painting reputed to have miraculous powers.