The century of the detective

Name: The century of the detective
Author: Jürgen Thorwald

by Jürgen Thorwald

MysteryYoung Adult

1965

Includes material on Alphonese Bertillon, Scotland Yard, Adolf Beck, Doctor Crippen, Bernard Spilsbury, Marie Lafarge, Marie Besnard, Sacco-Vanzett, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, among other topics.

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