The Victorian Detective: 761 (Shire Library)

Moss, Alan

ISBN 10: 0747812837 / ISBN 13: 9780747812838

Verlag: Shire Publications, 2013

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Inhaltsangabe:

At the dawn of the Victorian age there was effectively no police detective force in Britain and detecting methods were rudimentary; by the end of Victoria's reign the Criminal Investigation Department had been established and basic forensic tests were in use. This book explores the development of the professional detective during the nineteenth century, giving examples of the methods he used to track down criminals and to convict them of offences ranging from petty theft to brutal murder. It also explains the development of forensics, from fingerprinting to tests that could identify whether or not blood was human. Mysteries such as the Jack the Ripper murders are examined, as well as the work of famous sleuths like the 'Prince of Detectives' Jonathan Whicher - the real-life counterpart of the legendary Sherlock Holmes.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Alan Moss is a retired Chief Superintendent, who also contributed to The Official Encyclopedia of Scotland Yard.

Keith Skinner is co-author of many successful books including The Official Encyclopedia of Scotland Yard (1999), The Jack the Ripper A-Z (1991) and Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell (2001 - 31,000 copies sold in hardback).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Victorian Detective: 761 (Shire Library)
Verlag: Shire Publications
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Like New