'The Pick of History's Worst Criminals from Fraudsters and Mobsters to Thrill Killers and Psychopaths.'
Other authors include: Paul Roland, Jo Durden Smith, John Marlowe and Karen Farrington.
'Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but it is above all the secret aspect, impenetrable and hidden. Crime hides, and by far the most terrifying things are those which elude us'...George Bataille (1897-1962)
The Encyclopedia of True Crime is a fascinating factfile on wrongdoing which takes you deep into the hidden world on what makes serial killers tick, how career criminals plan heists, the psychology behind white collar crime, the ruthless codes which operate in prisons and many other aspects of criminal culture.
Features include Vlad the Impaler, the Great Train Robbery, Ed Kemper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Brazilian prison gangs, John Gotti, the Kray Brothers, the assassination of John Lennon, the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice, the world's most prolific serial killer, Fred and Rosemary West and many, many more.
