The Mammoth Book of Murder by Colin Wilson

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The Mammoth Book of Murder by Colin Wilson

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Summary

Starting with the excesses of Ancient Rome, the author introduces a gallery of killers, looking at each century and its preferred methods - from Jacobean witch hunts to the gangland killings of the Jazz Age. He looks at motives and methods, up to the 1990s spree killing and serial murders.

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The Mammoth Book of Murder by Colin Wilson

Moving through the ages, the author looks at each century and its preferred method of murder. From Elizabethan executions, Jacobean witch-hunts and the lawlessness of the eighteenth century, to the gaslit victorian underworld of Jack the Ripper and the gangland killings of the Jazz Age.

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ISBN 13 9781841191157
ISBN 10 1841191159
Title The Mammoth Book of Murder
Author Colin Wilson
Series Mammoth Books
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2000-02-24
Number of pages 672
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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