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Colin Wilson, Damon Wilson

The Giant Book of True Crime

The Giant Book of True Crime

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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, including:

  • Tiberius--Roman emperor and sadistic monster--and other murderous tyrants

  • Hassan bin Sabah and the Order of Assassins

  • Thugs of India and the origins of sadism

  • Sir Thomas Malory--rapist and bandit--and other Elizabethan murderers

  • Earl Ferrars and the Age of Gin

  • Pirate Red Beard and other predators of the high seas

  • Arthur Thistlewood and the Cato Street Conspirators

  • Martin Dumollard--the mass murderer of Lyon

  • Charles Ng and the Wilseyville "sex slave" compound

  • and more!

Specifications

Author Colin Wilson, Damon Wilson
Publisher Magpie Books
Publication Date January 01, 2006
Pages 553
Binding Hardcover
Language EN
Dimensions 14.6cm × 5.08cm × 22.86cm
Condition Very Good
ISBN-13 9781845294076
Edition First Edition

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