![]() ![]() She got to work on the story and it became the basis for what would later become her Patternist series of books. ![]() She was 12 years old when she watched the television version of the film Devil Girl from Mars and decided that she could write a better story herself. At the age of 10, her mother bought her a Remington typewriter that allowed her to begin writing more. ![]() This lead to her being bullied at school and she passed her time reading science fiction at the local library. She had a tough childhood as she suffered from shyness and slight dyslexia. The genre was dominated by white males and her mother saw her hoped that she might one day become a secretary. She was also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Writing from the PEN American Center and is an inductee into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.īutler was born in Pasadena, California in 1947 at a time when young black girls were not expected to become writers. She won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1998 for her book, Parable of the Talents. She is perhaps best known for her novel, Kindred which follows an African-American woman who is transported from 1976 Los Angeles to early 19th-century Maryland where she meets her ancestors. ![]() Butler was a legendary writer in the world of science-fiction and the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Then a suspect was found in possession of the victim’s savings account book. Seven was an unusual number for rifling, however. ![]() Lacassagne called in an expert, a gunsmith from the renowned weapons manufacturer Verney-Carron, who verified they came from the rifling grooves in the gun’s barrel. What could have caused them? Rifling and striations The bullet was slightly deformed from having nicked that rib, but that didn’t explain the scratches on the other side of the bullet’s surface. When he examined the bullet more carefully, he noticed a clue he hadn’t seen before. By February 1888, when Alexandre Lacassagne performed this autopsy, his school had already become famous. The pathologist founded his own school of criminology in Lyon, France, and took major steps in fashioning a field for a new brand of physician: the medical examiner. He could coax evidence from dead bodies that most people overlooked. Alexandre Lacassagne as the man for the hourĪlexandre Lacassagne, a French pathology professor, had an outstanding reputation in law enforcement. Lacassagne (Aug– September 24, 1924), public domain. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quiet lay upon the room-then a soft, husky laugh. “I answered your question,” I added accusingly. It’s delicious, and I’ll give it to you if you answer a question for me.” ![]() “This,” I announced, “is a double-chocolate brownie cookie. I stopped two long steps from the summoning circle, the dome-shape interior filled with inky, impenetrable shadows. I snapped the Demonica guide shut and replaced it under the table, then scooped up my remaining cookies and walked across the hardwood floor. Pretend I didn’t break the rules.įrom the author of The Guild Codex: Spellbound comes a new series that will plunge an unprepared young woman into the darkest magic of the mythic world. Pretend I didn’t notice the shadowy being trapped inside it. 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