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The Crimes of Paris

A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection

Full Description

Turn-of-the-century Paris was the beating heart of a rapidly changing world. Painters, scientists, revolutionaries, poets--all were there. But so, too, were the shadows: Paris was a violent, criminal place, its sinister alleyways the haunts of Apache gangsters and its cafes the gathering places of murderous anarchists. In 1911, it fell victim to perhaps the greatest theft of all time--the taking of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. Immediately, Alphonse Bertillon, a detective world-renowned for pioneering crime-scene investigation techniques, was called upon to solve the crime.

About Author

Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler, a married couple, are the authors of The Monsters, a chronicle of the creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Their novel, In Darkness, Death, won a 2005 Edgar Award. They live in New York City.

Audio and Video

Little Brown and Company
Category:
HISTORY, TRUE CRIME
Format:
HARDCOVER BOOK
Publish Date:
4/27/2009
Price:
$24.99/$27.99
ISBN:
9780316017909
Pages:
384
Size:
6" x 9-1/4"

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