Networked Knowledge
Reviews of books, Films, Products and Services

Authors of this page: Dr Robert N Moles and Bibi Sangha

Go here for newspaper and journal articles

Go to: Networked Knowledge - the Henry Keogh homepage
Go to: A state of Injustice - table of contents
Go to: Losing Their Grip - The Case of Henry Keogh - table of contents

Go here for television and radio transcripts

Paul Toohey “The Killer Within – Inside the World of Bradley John Murdoch”
A book which provides a real grasp of the rough, tough life in outback Australia

John Grisham “The Innocent Man” 2007
A true and harrowning tale of the justice system persecuting the weak, instead of protecting them

Rough Justice: Unanswered questions from the Australian courts - October 2007
Robin Bowles has produced an outstanding book on those awkward Australian cases which have yet to be properly resolved. This is one of the best books of the year.

"Mr Big" - The Techniques the RCMP don't want you to know about - Autumn 2007
Brian Hutchinson of the National Post reported on “A new film looks at controversial RCMP stings. Methods not allowed by British or US police forces

"Meaner Than Fiction" - articles by Kathryn Deans ABC review 28 June 2007
Includes articles on the South Australian case of Henry Keogh and the case of Scott Aitken

"Killing Jodie" Janet Fife-Yeomans 2007
A gripping yarn - with police officers seriously slogging to bring justice to the poor and dispossed - a compelling tale

Susie Allanson: “Murder on His Mind: The Untold Story of Australia’s Abortion Clinic Murder”
2006 Wilkinson Publishing Pty Ltd, ISBN 1 921203 08 0 pbk 238pp

Book Review - Things a Killer Would Know - the story of Leonard Fraser - 2006
A terrific story, with many twists and turns as the story progressed. A seriously wicked man.

"Serial Liars" by Evan Whitton - 2006 available online
All you wanted to know about Lawyers - but were afraid to ask. A serious and strident account which demands a response

The Ice Man - Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer Philip Carlo 2006
A terrific read - a real insight into the life and times of one very bad boy.

"Written on the Skin - An Australian Forensic Casebook" – Liz Porter 2006
An excellent book covering over 50 Australian forensic cases.

"Stolen Innocence" by John Batt - Sally Clark - A Mother's Fight for Justice

"Gun Alley" – Kevin Morgan 2005
A report of the book review from The Age: Wrong man hanged – by Steve Waldon July 9, 2005

"A Reason To Live" – Janet Crease 2005
A restrained but moving account of a girl brought up in Adelaide and abused by her father and his friends. A story of survival and success 'against the odds'

"Evil Beyond Belief" – Wensley Clarkson 2005
An account of Dr Shipman in the UK - the 'friendly' general practitioner who killed over 200 of his patients

"Prescription for Murder" – Whittle and Ritchie 2000
Another very readable account of Dr Shipman in the UK

"Ten Years" – Roseanne Catt 2005
This is a fascinating book by Roseanne Catt [now called Roseanne Beckett] Ten years is the amount of time she spend in prison for a crime she did not commit. Disturbing – it might even make you cry – but full of hope

"I Choose to Live" by Sabine Dardenne 2005
A remarkable account of a paedophile victim in Belgium

"Witness for the Prosecution of Scott Peterson" 2005
A woman who found "Mr Right" and then found it was all wrong. A story of deceit and death

"The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial" by John H Langbein 2003
A terrific scholarly work on the development of the common law criminal law system

"Death's Acre - Inside the Legendary Body Farm" by Dr Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson 2003
A truly engaging book about the many and varied ways the human body can decay

“Young Blood – the story of the family murders" by Bob O'Brien 2002
A true story of the "family" murders in South Australia, written by a police officer who investigated the case

Touched by the Devil by John Clarke as told by Andy Shea 2001
Published by Simon & Schuster Australia

The Anatomy of Motive 2000
Published by Simon & Schuster - supposed to be a great book on "profiling"

Miscarriages Of Justice: A Review of Justice In Error
Clive Walker, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds and Keir Starmer, Barrister, Doughty St Chambers

“Reasonable Doubts – the story of the OJ Simpson case" by Alan M Dershowitz 1992
An excellent critique of the principles which should be used in criminal investigations and criminal trials

"The Estimation of the Time Since Death in the Early Postmortem Period 1995
Claus Henssge, Bernard Knight, Thomas Krompecher, Burkhard Madea, Leonard Nokes. This is a book for those with a serious and scientific interest

"Justice and Nightmares" 1992
Malcolm Brown and Paul Wilson. This is an extended review of this important book which outlines the problems with scientific evidence and how unreliable it proved to be in cases such as that of Edward Splatt

"The Decline and Fall of Dworkin's Empire" 1992 - full text of article
Robert N Moles. This article was first published as a chapter in Reading Dworkin Critically, ed Alan Hunt, Berg New York / Oxford (1992)

"Definition and Rule in Legal Theory" 1987 - Full text of book
Robert N Moles - first published Blackwell 1987. A Reassessment of HLA Hart and the Positivist Tradition

"Error of Judgement" 1986 - The truth about the Birmingham bombings
Chris Mullin. A courageous triumph for investigative journalism

"Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1980" The case of Arthur Allan Thomas
David Yallop - the new Zealand case which still ranks as one of the worst investigations and prosecutions ever

"Courtroom" 1950
The life and times of Sam Leibowitz - criminal lawyer and judge USA

Brief Analyser – Transcript Analyser
It is already in use in many courts around the country. It facilitates access to complex analysis of data in trial transcripts and exhibits. A must (as they say) for preparation complex trials or appeals.

External link: Robert Reid - Queensland author

Robert Reid has done much interesting work investigating and writing about crimes in Queensland.
Visit his web site to find out more or to make contact with him.

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