James Morton: The First Detective
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Жанр : Random House Inc.
Издательство : Random House, Inc.
Год издания : 2005
Аннотация:
Eugene Vidocq was the Morse, the Guvnor, the James Bond of his day. A notorious criminal and prison escaper, he turned police officer and employed a gang of ex-convicts as his detectives. Now, James Morton takes us on a historical romp through the eighteenth century in search of this elusive figure. Today Vidocq's influence can still be seen as members of The Vidocq Society, an unusual, exclusive crime-solving organization honor him by applying their collective forensic skills and experience to 'cold case' homicides and unsolved deaths.