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The True Stories of Celebrated Crimes

George Barton

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Description:"It is a trite saying that “truth is stranger than fiction. ” Like most proverbs, this one has to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. It is a fact, nevertheless, that the raw truth often possesses greater human interest than the most polished fiction. Crime, in itself, is painful and sometimes repulsive, but a study of the methods of criminal investigation by which difficult problems are solved and the guilty brought to justice, is entertaining and may be profitable. With this thought in mind, the reader is invited to a consideration of a few of the famous cases that are to be found in the history’ of the world’s greatest detectives.Each story is complete in itself, and outside of its own interest is intended to illustrate the peculiar system of the official and the nation therein portrayed. Vidocq, the great French detective, was undoubtedly a rascal and mountebank, and the story of his life is fairly familiar, but it was thought necessary to include one of the exploits of Vidocq in this series because he enjoys the reputation of being the “ Father of Detectives, ” ranking as the first regularly authorized investigator of crime known to history. The officials of Scotland Yard, in London, who enjoy a world-wide reputation in their profession, figure in three of the narratives. They work in the most prosaic manner imaginable, but they somehow manage to get results, and that is what counts in the police world. General Trepoff is presented as a typical example of the Russian policeman—cold, remorseless, and as inevitable as fate. Chief Wilkie, of the United States Secret Sendee, is given as the most conspicuous example of the intelligent, resourceful, and aggressive American detective of the present day.The stories speak for themselves. Most of the narratives are literally true. All are based on established facts, but in a few instances the real names of the culprits have been suppressed as a matter of charity to their descendants who are still in the land of the living. With the exception of necessary liberties in construction and a few pardonable embellishments, these stories may be accepted as a series of real human documents"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The True Stories of Celebrated Crimes. To get started finding The True Stories of Celebrated Crimes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Corner Office Books

Release: 2020

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Description: "It is a trite saying that “truth is stranger than fiction. ” Like most proverbs, this one has to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. It is a fact, nevertheless, that the raw truth often possesses greater human interest than the most polished fiction. Crime, in itself, is painful and sometimes repulsive, but a study of the methods of criminal investigation by which difficult problems are solved and the guilty brought to justice, is entertaining and may be profitable. With this thought in mind, the reader is invited to a consideration of a few of the famous cases that are to be found in the history’ of the world’s greatest detectives.Each story is complete in itself, and outside of its own interest is intended to illustrate the peculiar system of the official and the nation therein portrayed. Vidocq, the great French detective, was undoubtedly a rascal and mountebank, and the story of his life is fairly familiar, but it was thought necessary to include one of the exploits of Vidocq in this series because he enjoys the reputation of being the “ Father of Detectives, ” ranking as the first regularly authorized investigator of crime known to history. The officials of Scotland Yard, in London, who enjoy a world-wide reputation in their profession, figure in three of the narratives. They work in the most prosaic manner imaginable, but they somehow manage to get results, and that is what counts in the police world. General Trepoff is presented as a typical example of the Russian policeman—cold, remorseless, and as inevitable as fate. Chief Wilkie, of the United States Secret Sendee, is given as the most conspicuous example of the intelligent, resourceful, and aggressive American detective of the present day.The stories speak for themselves. Most of the narratives are literally true. All are based on established facts, but in a few instances the real names of the culprits have been suppressed as a matter of charity to their descendants who are still in the land of the living. With the exception of necessary liberties in construction and a few pardonable embellishments, these stories may be accepted as a series of real human documents"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The True Stories of Celebrated Crimes. To get started finding The True Stories of Celebrated Crimes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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