Details
The First Detective
The Life and Revolutionary Times of Vidocq
9,49 € |
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Verlag: | Ebury Digital |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 03.05.2013 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781446458303 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 352 |
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Beschreibungen
Eugene Vidocq was the Morse, the Guv'nor, the James Bond of his day. A notorious criminal and prison escaper, he turned police officer and employed a gang of ex-convicts as his detectives. Now, James Morton takes us on a historical romp through the 18th century in search of this elusive figure. Today Vidocq's influence can still be seen as members of The Vidocq Society, an unusual, exclusive crime-solving organization honor him by applying their collective forensic skills and experience to 'cold case' homicides and unsolved deaths.