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The Chronicle of Crime: The most infamous criminals of modern times and their heinous crimes [Mass Market Paperback]

Martin Fido (Author)
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1858688531 978-1858688534 February 2000 0
The Chronicle of Crime provides an authoritative and compelling account of the history of the world's most infamous murderers and villains, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the nineties.

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Fido is a writer, broadcaster, and tour guide. He was previously a literary historian, specializing in the Victorian social novel and its background. For 20 years he taught in universities from Oxford to the West Indies.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group (February 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1858688531
  • ISBN-13: 978-1858688534
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,133,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars I have this book always open on my desk, March 25, 2001
This review is from: The Chronicle of Crime: The most infamous criminals of modern times and their heinous crimes (Mass Market Paperback)
I love this book. It covers all different crimes over the past hundred years or so in a newspaper style format. Most "articles" are quite brief yet still informative and are a great starting point for any further research. Also there are several features covering major crimes such as Jack the Ripper, Jeffery Dahmer and the Manson murders. A great read and a worthwhile addition to any true crime buff's collection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read..................., November 26, 2008
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This review is from: The Chronicle of Crime: The most infamous criminals of modern times and their heinous crimes (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book of short crime stories by Martin Fido. This book contains some very well known crime tales as well as some of the lesser known ones of the past 120 years. The information can be short at times, but not too detailed that it gets boring all the while offering some very interesting yet little known facts about the various cases.

Most of the stories are 3-5 pages, with some shorter and some longer. This book would be great to take along for short reads or for times when a 12 page chapter is just too long. This was an enjoyable read for this true crime buff!
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After months in which England has hoped for his capture, swindler John Hadfield has at last been taken, and his seduction of Mary Robinson is paid for. Read the first page
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