The Rough Guide to True Crime (Rough Guide Reference) - Softcover

Scott, Cathy; Rough Guides

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185828385X ISBN 13: 9781858283852

Publisher: Rough Guides, 2009

Synopsis

A narrative compilation of famous criminals and crimes from around the world offers insight into the psychological aspects of cases ranging from white-collar and celebrity crimes to acts of violence and murder, in a reference that is complemented by forensic expert profile boxes. Original.

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About the Author

Cathy Scott is a veteran crime writer, award-winning investigative journalist and Los Angeles Times bestselling author who has written 10 books. Best known for penning The Killing of Tupac Shakur and The Murder of Biggie Smalls, her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, New York Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, George magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, Las Vegas Sun and Reuters. Scott taught journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for five years until she traveled to the Gulf region with a magazine in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and stayed four months, resulting in the book Pawprints of Katrina. Her latest books are Unconditional Honor (Lyons Press), The Millionaire's Wife (St. Martin's Press) and Murder in Beverly Hills (independent release), which was named 2013 Best True Crime Books of the Year (2nd place) by ForeWord magazine. She regularly speaks at book events, including Literary Orange, the National Book Festival, SDSU Writers' Conference, Vegas Valley Book Festival, and Flathead River Writers Conference. Her recent TV appearances include the Today Show, DatelineNBC, Vanity Fair, Investigation Discovery and A&E. Scott, who blogs about forensics and evidence for Psychology Today, is based in San Diego.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rough Guides
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185828385X
• ISBN 13: 9781858283852
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336