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Faces of Evil: Kidnappers, Murderers, Rapists and the Forensic Artist Who Puts Them Behind Bars
by Lois Gibson, Deanie Francis Mills
Product Group: Book
Publisher: New Horizon Press (2006-01-01)
ISBN: 0882822586
EAN: 9780882822587
UPC: 612714500983
Dewey Decimal #: 363.258
Hardcover: 320 pages
SKU: 82508000182
Condition: New
Comments: 0882822586 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Riveting true story of the world's most successful forensic artist, Lois Gibson, and her thirteen most suspense filled cases. Gibson takes readers inside the gritty atmosphere of forensics, going behind the scenes and into the victim's mind set as they seek vindication.
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Customer Reviews
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Very well written book about pursing evil
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-01-29
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
The Faces of Evil is a very compelling book about how a tenacious forensic artist can help to put murderers, kidnappers, and rapists behind bars. The story of Lois Gibson is a very interesting one, as a victim of a violent crime herself, she brings much more when she visits when a crime victim than a person who was not a crime victim.
Lois Gibson fell into becoming a forensic artist. Her early training was drawing portaits at an amusement park. In her early career she spent time specializing in portraits, not foresenics. She would go on to pester the police department until she could prove that she could draw someone from description. Once allowed to do this, she proved she could do the job. While she wasn't immediately hired on at the Houston police department she would convince them to hire her full time, and later they did so.
She has drawn pictures of many different criminals that the end result was bringing many different criminals to justice. At times these pictures were the only way to bring in criminals. She has helped to catch abusive parents, murderers of children, rapists, and so much more. This is a story of one woman's journey to aide the public is solving crimes as well as a personal story of what can happen if you set your mind to succeede.
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One of the top five I've ever read!!! A Must Read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-12-30
2 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I sat down and read the entire book in one night, it was a Christmas gift from my husband. It ranks as one of the top 5 books I've ever read, and I am an avid reader. It was excellent, raw human emotion, but at the same time, like talking to a girlfriend. I just loved it. I felt a strange sense of inadequacy after reading it, like I wasn't doing enough in my own life. It really made me stop and think about my own life. If you get satisfaction out of watching "Forensic Files", "The New Detectives", "America's Most Wanted" and the like, then you will love this book. Lois is an author with a rare combination of sass, softness & wisdom - she knows her stuff but still makes you remember she's a mom and wife.
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She's Been There, Done That, and has Seen It All
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-07-05
2 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Truly amazing book. If you are interested in Forensic Art, Compositry or are just a crime story buff who loves to see the bad guys get caught, read this. It's an easy read and completely engrossing.
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Faces of Evil: Kidnappers, Rapists and the Forensic Artist
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-03-19
1 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Very well written
Extrodinary life of Lois Gibson
I would recommend it to all
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True Crime Gem
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-03-19
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Welcome true crime lovers to an inside treatment of a forensic artists' skill and tenacity in bringing down the bad guys. It is refreshing to see that some very special people are out there fighting crime, one stroke at a time. Together with the Houston Police department, this forensic artist is taking her brush against crime. The story is well written and insightful. Don't miss this exciting inside account of what is good about our law enforcement professionals!
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