The Giant Book of True Crime: The Full Stories Behind the World's Most Notorious Murderers - Charles Ng, Leonard Lake, Martin Dumollard, Earl Ferrars, Sir Thomas Malory, Hassan bin Sabah, Tiberius, Red Beard, Lepanto, Arthur Thistlewood, Thugs of India +

Wilson Colin; edited & with a foreword by Damon Wilson

ISBN 10: 1845294076 / ISBN 13: 9781845294076

Published by Magpie Books - Constable & Robinson, London, 2006

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-----The scan you see is the book you get. Red cloth with white lettering on spine, [xix] + 553 pages, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "A fascinating collection from bestselling true crime writer Colin Wilson in which he examines the changing nature of violent crime from the excesses of the Roman Emperors to the modern epidemic of serial murder." Contents include: Foreword by Damon Wilson / Intro / Planet of the Killer Apes / A Gallery of Monsters / Predators of the Seas / Order of Assassins / Murder - Elizabethan Style / The Age of Gin / Cannibals and Rapists / Into the Age of Violence / The 'Ripper' Mystery / The Age of Detection / The Age of Gaslight / The Century of Espionage / British Murder, 1900-35 / An American Classic / The Rise of Sex Crime / The Serial Killer / Conclusion. Check out the scans. Seller Inventory # 009507

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Title: The Giant Book of True Crime: The Full ...

Publisher: Magpie Books - Constable & Robinson, London

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Magpie Edition

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The Full Stories Behind the World's Most Notorious Murderers