Chrisp's True Crime Miscellany

Stories * Facts * Tales & Trivia

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Murder
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Author: Peter Chrisp, T. G. Fieldwalker ISBN: 9781781571323
Publisher: Octopus Books Publication: October 14, 2013
Imprint: Ilex Press Language: English
Author: Peter Chrisp, T. G. Fieldwalker
ISBN: 9781781571323
Publisher: Octopus Books
Publication: October 14, 2013
Imprint: Ilex Press
Language: English

This is 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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This is 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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