True Crime: The Infamous Villains of Modern History and their Hideous Crimes - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 174178929X ISBN 13: 9781741789294

Synopsis

Illustrated with more than 450 photographs, True Crime is the ultimate collection of evil and depravity from the darker recesses of the modern world. This book recounts the deeds of the most notorious and wicked men and women in history. From Jack the Ripper to Josef Fritzl, with detailed descriptions of the horrors of Dr Crippen, Jeffrey Dahmer, Fred and Rosemary West and many more in between, True Crime rips open the underbelly of the criminal world and sifts painstakingly through its gory contents. Recoil in horror and marvel at some of the most evil events ever to occur in criminal history.

About this title

About the Author:

David Southwell has spent over 15 years researching in the fields of international crime, parapolitics, and conspiracies. For the last seven he has worked as a political insider. A regular broadcaster in the U.K. and North America, he has more than a decade of experience as a journalist and section editor in the newspaper industry. His books include Secrets & Lies and The History of Organized Crime (both Carlton). Martin Fido is a university lecturer whose career has included teaching in Oxford, Leeds, Michigan, and the West Indies. He is currently teaching at Boston University and lives on Cape Cod. For 20 years he was a freelance writer and broadcaster. A specialist in true crime, he is recognized worldwide as one of the leading authorities on Jack the Ripper. He also co-authored The Official Encyclopedia of Scotland Yard.

Synopsis:

True Crime is an authoritative and compelling history of the world's most shocking crimes, infamous murderers and villains from the beginning of the nineteenth century through to the present. Unfolding in a page-by-page, tabloid format, True Crime traces the development of gangsterism to mass terrorist attacks.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 174178929X
• ISBN 13: 9781741789294
• Binding: Paperback