Chrisp's True Crime Miscellany: Stories * Facts * Tales & Trivia

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· Prodaje izdavač: Ilex Press
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This arresting miscellany is jam-packed with intriguing and enlightening stories, facts, and trivia about all manner of murderers, miscreants, and malcontents.

The book reveals incredible tales about criminal gangs around the world, such as the Japanese Yakuza, the L.A. Crips and Bloods, and the Italian Camorra. Plus, there are extensive lists of criminal slang throughout the centuries; an exploration of Russian prison tattoos; a confidence trickster's lexicon; insights into the world's most audacious crimes-like the the ft of the Mona Lisa-and quotes from the criminals themselves, and the cops who chased them. Inside are gritty black-and-white illustrations and revealing portraits of some of society's scariest criminals.

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Peter Chrisp has an MA in English Literature and is the author of over 80 books on history, including 'Victorian Crime and Crime and Punishment'. He began writing history while working as a researcher at the Mass Observation Archive at Sussex University?an archive of 20th century social history, including crime. He was also a senior writer for the Culture Online: Icons of England website.

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