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conversations.value: Give me a description for a book titled In Cold Pursuit about Walker, Reed, Geology with the genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery.
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conversations.value: Geology student Valena Walker receives a rude awakening when she arrives at Antarctica's McMurdo Station in this less than successful first in a new series from the author, creator of geologist-turned-sleuth Em Hansen (<I>Eye for Gold</I>, etc.). The scientist Walker was expecting to work for, Emmett Vanderzee, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a journalist who died a year earlier. Still hoping to conduct research into glaciers but needing Vanderzee's supervision to keep her grant, Walker begins poking around the closed community of scientists and support staff for a way to clear his name. the author, who spent two months in Antarctica on a research grant for her novel, convincingly portrays life in one of earth's most hostile environments. Unfortunately, the whodunit plot isn't up to the atmospherics, while Walker comes up with a solution that's unrelated to her professional expertise. <I>(Aug.)</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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conversations.value: Give me the first five paragraphs for this book.
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conversations.value: In Cold Pursuit
  Carly gave me copies of the clips she found. Police found Grover W. Thompson in the post office across the street from Ida White's apartment the night of September 7, 1981. An eyewitness said he had chased the suspect, a black man, out of the apartment and saved Ida, a seventy-three-year-old white woman. Grover had been convicted of attempted murder by a Jefferson County, Illinois, court on December 9, 1981, and sentenced to forty years. I couldn't tell whether Grover was still in prison based on the information I had.
  Bethany's newspaper article generated a lead of sorts as well. Bruce Irish, a retired judge from Jefferson County, contacted me after he read the story. He had presided over the trial. In his opinion, either there was an error in the eyewitness testimony or Tim was screwing around with me.
  At one point in my career, I knew several Mount Vernon Police officers. Richard Grimes and I had been hired and started our six weeks of police training at the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois at Champaign at about the same time. At the very moment Ida White was being stabbed, Richard and I were driving back to training after a three-day weekend. When Richard passed away, I lost my personal contact with the department. So in my call to the chief of police, Chris Mendenhall, I introduced myself and told him what Carly had found. He seemed surprised and told me he would get back to me.
  To me, it now was obvious. Grover had been wrongfully arrested and convicted. There was no way Tim could know the specific details of this crime without being the person who did it. There was no reason for him to make it up. I made a few comments to Carly on camera about what appeared to have been a wrongful identification and conviction. It was the lead story on the ten o'clock news.
  The next day, Carly called and told me "Paul, there's something else. Grover died in prison in 1996."
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conversations.value: Give me five more paragraphs.
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conversations.value: Everyone stood as Judge Benjamin F. Lewis entered the courtroom. The judge's bench was on the second tier, while the court reporters were on the first tier. The judge asked Tim and his public defender to step to the microphone. The judge spoke to Tim's defense attorney and some legal documents were signed. Tim then did the best he could to raise his right hand to be sworn. He was still handcuffed to a belly chain. Tim acknowledged that he was voluntarily pleading guilty and understood everything.
  Judge Lewis read each of the charges against Tim. As he read each case, Tim had to acknowledge his guilt. Morley then added specific details of each crime, including the photos for the court to consider. The horrific list of brutal crimes went on for most of the nearly forty-five-minute hearing. There were thirteen criminal charges to go through. I cringed as every gruesome detail was revealed in front of many of the victims' families, but I knew they were finally getting the closure for which they had longed for so many years.
  Then the judge invited the victims' families to make victims' impact statements during the sentencing phase. Seven people addressed Tim, including Don Call. He tearfully told the court that he and his now deceased brother had lived with guilt after their mother's death, because they weren't there to protect her.
  Margie Call's nephew told the court that even though Tim escaped the death penalty, he found comfort in knowing Tim someday will face judgment.
  A woman who was friends with Brenda Parsh in high school hobbled to the stand with a cane and tearfully told the court about how Tim had robbed the world of a beautiful person inside and out.
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conversations.value: Give me the last five paragraphs.
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conversations.value: There are many prayers going out for Tim Krajcir every day. Some prayers ask that he be forgiven, while others pray for his death. Eventually, Tim will make one last court appearance, at the highest court possible. While nine angels watch, he will meet his maker. And the final verdict will come at the hands of God.
  It has truly been an honor to meet the families of those who died at the hands of Tim Krajcir and the victims who survived his attacks. They are an impressive group of people who have somehow found a way to pick up the pieces and move forward in life.
  I want to recognize Cape Girardeau Police Detective Jim Smith for his dedication and resolve in helping bring justice to the families of Cape Girardeau and beyond. Jim and I became lifelong friends throughout the investigation and resolution of Tim's cases. It was an experience neither of us will ever forget.
  I also want to recognize Illinois Department of Corrections Lieutenant Harold Schuler. His assistance during the investigation was invaluable.
  And last, I am grateful to all the police officers, police chiefs, prosecutors, crime scene technicians, forensic experts and investigators who worked diligently through the years to resolve these cases. They were resolved through a massive team effort and it was my privilege to be a member of this team. I have often used the analogy of a relay race when describing my role in these cases. I was just the last man across the finish line carrying the baton so many had carried before me. We are all winners.