Takes the reader on an exploration of this genre, from the mid-nineteenth century through 1993.
PREFACE
xi
(2)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
xiii
(2)
INTRODUCTION
xv
DESCRIPTIVE LISTING OF TRUE CRIME BOOKS
1
(584)
MURDER--EARLY CRIMES
1
(44)
Classic British Cases
4
(19)
Classic American Cases
23
(16)
European Classics
39
(6)
MURDER IN THE MODERN AGE
45
(205)
Families
45
(22)
Murder Among the Rich and Famous
67
(11)
Murder for Gain
78
(5)
Body-Snatching
83
(2)
Serial Murder
85
(16)
Mob Murder
101
(3)
Sex Murder
104
(9)
Cannibalism
113
(2)
Lynching and Racial Murder
115
(1)
Murder for Hire
116
(3)
Murder of/by Police
119
(4)
Crimes of Passion
123
(12)
Murder for Convenience
135
(3)
Unsolved Murders
138
(8)
Cult Murder
146
(5)
Murder of/by Children
151
(6)
Murder for Revenge
157
(2)
Mass Murder
159
(4)
Psychological Aspects of Crime
163
(10)
Forgotten Cases
173
(5)
General Collections
178
(27)
Murder by Place
205
(21)
Murder by Method
226
(4)
Murder by Group
230
(10)
Reference Works
240
(10)
CRIMES OF PROPERTY
250
(64)
Burglary and Robbery
250
(16)
Frauds
266
(16)
Business Crime
282
(10)
Sports Crimes
292
(1)
Forgery
293
(3)
Counterfeiting
296
(1)
Bribery
297
(1)
Hijacking
298
(1)
Arson
299
(1)
Blackmail
300
(1)
Criminal Groups
300
(14)
CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
314
(38)
Kidnapping
314
(10)
Assault
324
(1)
Rape
325
(5)
Incest
330
(2)
Sexual Abuse
332
(4)
Domestic Violence
336
(2)
Libel/Slander
338
(2)
Missing Persons
340
(4)
Vampirism
344
(2)
Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
346
(1)
Character Assassination
347
(1)
Medical Abuse/Malpractice
347
(2)
Battered Women
349
(3)
DETECTION/APPREHENSION
352
(85)
Forensic Science
352
(18)
Forensic Psychology/Profiling
370
(2)
Law Enforcement Personnel
372
(21)
Detectives
393
(7)
Early Enforcers
400
(5)
Literary Detectives
405
(2)
Detectives--Collections
407
(4)
Law Enforcement Agencies
411
(19)
Manhunts
430
(3)
Police Brutality/Corruption
433
(3)
Stings
436
(1)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
437
(107)
Trials
437
(32)
Biographies of Courtroom Personnel
469
(24)
Courts
493
(2)
Jury Accounts
495
(1)
Witnesses
496
(6)
Cross-Examination
502
(1)
Was Justice Done?
503
(20)
Insanity Defense
523
(4)
Cases That Changed the Law
527
(2)
Political Trials
529
(2)
Military Trials
531
(2)
Inheritance Disputes
533
(1)
Criminal Justice System
534
(5)
Trials and the Media
539
(1)
Custody Battles
540
(1)
Moral and Legal Questions
541
(3)
PUNISHMENT
544
(41)
Prison
544
(30)
Capital Punishment
574
(11)
AUTHOR/TITLE INDEX
585
(86)
SUBJECT INDEX
671
(56)
CASE NAME GLOSSARY
727
(22)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
749
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