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The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

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From Jack the Ripper to the modern day drug cartels, discover the most notorious crimes and criminals in history.

With a foreword by bestselling crime author Peter James, The Crime Book explores over 100 crimes and examines the science, psychology and sociology of criminal behaviour. See the gory details of each crime and how it was solved, with renowned quotes and detailed criminal profiles letting you delve into the criminal mind.

The Crime Book looks at the big ideas and concepts in criminology spanning from pirates, kidnapping and political plots to modern con artists, serial killers and rogue traders, including the Black Dahlia investigation, the Mississippi Scheme, and the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer.

The Crime Book is the perfect introduction to law enforcement and criminology across history's most infamous crimes.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published May 2, 2017

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Shanna Hogan

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A New York Times bestselling American non-fiction author and journalist. She was best known for writing the book Picture Perfect about convicted killer Jodi Arias.

In 2005, Hogan graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Arizona State University.

Hogan was awarded the 2009 Arizona Press Club's Virg Hill Journalist of the Year.[9] She was also awarded "Journalist of the Year 2011" by the Arizona Newspaper Association.

Hogan lived in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, Matt LaRussa, and son Zander.
She was an adjunct professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

She died September 1, 2020 after being found unresponsive in her swimming pool after a fall.

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Profile Image for Always Pouting.
576 reviews993 followers
August 16, 2018
Oh man I love true crime so I was pretty excited to pick this up and it was great because there was actually a lot of things in there that I didn't know about. While the book covers really big cases like Ted Bundy, Jeffery Dahmer, Pablo Escobar, Bernie Madoff, the assassination of JFK, etc; ther were also a lot of cases I didn't know about. I really enjoyed reading about Phoolam Devi and Doris Payne because usually when I read true crime books its all men, especially white doing these things. It's not really a complaint I know that white men just tend to be in positions where they can do a lot of these things but it was just pretty cool getting to see some women who are kind of bad ass also. I also enjoyed the whole section on organized crime as well, especially all the detail on the structure of the organizations like the mafia and the yakuza. I hadn't even heard of the Triad before this and was surprised because they seem to be pretty big, at least at one point. I never really knew the story behind Ponzi schemes before either and just thought it was funny that it may not even have started off as an intentional con.

Anyway I love these DK books and I think this was a really fun read. I really liked all the graphics and stuff too, I'm a sucker for aesthetically pleasing presentation. This would probably be an awesome gift for someone just getting into true crime. They can always go and read more on any of the cases they find particularly interesting later and they'll get a good idea about some of the more infamous crimes.
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339 reviews249 followers
January 8, 2024


As a police officer I think it's pretty important to have a knowledge of crime. So I was on the look out for a text that gave a broad overview of the subject...and I found it in the Crime Book from the award-winning Big Ideas series. I'd already read the Philosophy book and found it immensely helpful, so had good hopes for this one.

What you have here is a wide-ranging take on crime that is a great guide for the lay person. It's almost encyclopedic in scope and though it doesn't go in-depth, it's nonetheless an engrossing read that gives a broad overview of the history of crime.

With more than one hundred accounts of real crimes this one covers some famous cases from Jack the Ripper,



to the Black Dahlia murder,



to Charles Manson.



There's also some ground breaking cases like the Daniel M'Naghten one, which I remembered from my days studying law at university as establishing the grounds for a defence of insanity... funnily enough called the M'Naghten rules!

It also covers organised crime with gangs like the Yakuza, Hell's Angels and of course Mafia covered.



Those of you with a serial killer obsession, like yours truly, we got you covered. The Crime Book includes accounts of grisly deeds committed by the likes of Ted Bundy, Harold Shipman and The Zodiac Killer. Bizarrely fascinating stuff!

So there you have it. An informative but fun and easy read for all you fans of true crime. It's well structured and organised with a really broad scope. Perfect for the beginner who's looking to get into the subject or even some who are looking to write crime fiction as a bit of a resource. It's jam packed with timelines, charts and all those lovely facts as it's exhaustively researched.

It's a thorough recommendation from me and two thumbs up. Thanks for reading and...cheers!
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611 reviews1,506 followers
February 14, 2020
I'm rather into criminology and forensics, so I found this book quite interesting! That said, some crimes didn't interest me enough to read about them (especially the con-artist ones). Other than that, it's a nice collection of past crimes and their background(s)!
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July 6, 2024
· ¿Por qué se llamó «Jack el Destripador» a un asesino (o asesina) del que poco se sabe?
· ¿Quién «vendió» la Torre Eiffel?
· ¿Quién dijo «Cuando actuamos bien, nadie se acuerda, cuando actuamos mal, nadie se olvida»?

«El libro del crimen» es una recopilación de las mayores y más importantes estafas, robos, raptos y asesinatos de la historia. Un análisis desde otra perspectiva para entender los crímenes, la mente de los criminales y el sistema judicial de la época. Un viaje repleto de piratas, salteadores, asesinos en serie, mafiosos, ciberdelincuentes,...

✔️ Puntos fuertes: documentación, impresión de calidad y diseño bonito, lenguaje sencillo, citas, fotografías, resumen de hechos para comprender la historia en pocas líneas, temática variada

❤ Te gustará si: eres lector de novela criminal, si te interesa conocer los principales crímenes de la historia de todas las categorías (asesinatos, atracos, mafias, sectas, raptos,...), si quieres entender tanto la psicología como las leyes que hay detrás de cada caso.
Profile Image for Sassy Sarah Reads.
2,334 reviews305 followers
December 17, 2017
The Crime Book by DK Publishing

2 stars

The Crime Book is clocks in with over 300 pages of crime. This novel covers an expansive range of different crimes and is covered in a newspaper format that feels very much like you are sitting down with a cup of coffee/tea/whatever and you are flipping through the newspaper witnessing coverage. It’s a very interesting format and I commend DK Publishing for taking the time and effort to make every page, timeline, photograph, and work of art standout and be not only eye-grabbing, but also accurate to the information being covered. The writing, however, does lose its grip after countless sections and a lot of it becomes a little boring. I can’t believe I’m saying that crime is boring, but the way the topics are covered wasn’t wholly gripping and I found myself easily putting this novel down to read something else instead.



There are a ton of different topics covered in this book and that makes it unique. Most crime books heavily focus on only one area of crime—murder or serial killers. This novel spends some time on those topics, but it isn’t the central focus on this novel and because of that I learned a lot of information on forensics and other cases that I’ve never heard of before.



Bandits, Robbers, & Arsonists

This section covers eighteen cases. The majority of the focus is on bandits and robbers, which is a really interesting period of crime because robbers and bandits became highly romanticized during the Gold Rush and the Great Depression. Some of my favorite cases were:
Burke and Hare, the original body snatchers. The term “burking” originates from Burke’s unique method of suffocation to acquire more bodies for their business.
Bonnie and Clyde, one of the most infamous couples in history. They are highly romanticized, sometimes unintentionally and sometimes intentionally by the media, but their history as bandits is scary and wrought with murder.
John Leonard Orr, a pyrophile, who failed the police psychological evaluation and became a firefighter. This guy did a ton of damage to the LA area and had an astronomical body count. He also wrote a novel while in prison that alludes to other vicious crimes he may committed.
Phoolan Devi, a popular Indian bandit who orchestrated a major mass murder of 22 people (two of them being her rapists) and was known for redistributing wealth to lower caste families and villagers. I had never heard of her before, but her story is incredibly fascinating.



Con Artists

This section covers eleven cases. Some of them are typical con cases others are elaborate schemes like the Alcatraz prison break. This section for me was a bit of a miss and some of the information was interesting, but it failed to fully hold my attention. My favorite case was Konrad Kujau and his elaborate forgery of Hitler’s diaries. The case was incredibly interesting and easily my favorite of the section.



White Collar Crimes

This section covers twelves cases of crimes that involve fraud and government coverups that are illegal. The Bhopal Disaster was my favorite case covered because I had never heard of it and I felt like it was an incredibly important topic about American companies harming foreign countries (this case India) and resulting in mass deaths.



Organized Crime

This section covers ten cases ranging from the mafia to gangs across the globe. It’s incredibly interesting and I enjoyed a large portion of this section. Some of the most interesting were the Sicilian Mafia, Hells Angels (motorcycle gang), “Freeway” Rick Ross (crack cocaine empire), the Triads (Chinese mafia), and the Yakuza (Japanese mob).



Kidnapping and Extortion

This section covers seven cases of kidnappings around the globe. The cases that I enjoyed reading the most about were the Kidnapping of Natasha Kampusch and the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping. This section was incredibly fascinating because I’m not incredibly familiar with kidnapping cases and while there are some I know of, there are more that I have only heard vaguely mentioned or have little to no knowledge of.



Murder Cases

This section covers twenty cases of murder. Topics include the Black Dahlia murder, the Lizzie Borden trial, the Manson Family, Tupac and Biggie’s murders, and O.J. Simpson are some of the most famous cases that have widely covered in the media. My favorite cases that were new to me was the Dripping Killer, the Texas Tower Massacre, and the Murder of James Bulger. These cases were all very sad and made me depressed as well as slightly paranoid that the people around me may be killers.



Serial Killers

This section covers twelve serial killers and this is where my ARC copy started to have missing pages and began to feel frustrated. This section was almost glossed over too quickly. The majority of the topics covered were brief and I think that this was because I was missing a fair bit of pages. I was also surprised by the small amount of cases covered. This was where I started to lose interest and I just wanted this to be over with. There were a couple of cases covered that I had never about before and that was interesting, but I felt like my copy kept me from gaining a vast portion of the material and this severely hindered my enjoyment of the section.



Assassinations and Political Plots

The vast majority of this section was missing from my copy so I stopped taking notes and gave up on finishing. I quickly lost interest and couldn’t bring myself to care.



Would I recommend The Crime Book? I’m not sure. Due to the large portion of pages missing from my edition I wasn’t able to fully decide how I felt about the overall composition of this novel. However, if you are a true crime fan and enjoy collecting crime memorabilia, then this would be perfect for you.



Cover Thoughts: I love the cover. All of these illustrations pop up throughout the text and the illustrations was one of my favorite aspects of this novel.

Thank you, Netgalley and DK Publishing, for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
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Author 7 books1,107 followers
January 2, 2023
আলোচিত বিভিন্ন অপরাধের সংক্ষিপ্ত ইতিহাস নিয়ে সংকলন।

দস্যুদল থেকে অগ্নিকাণ্ড, বাটপার থেকে হাতসাফাই-কারী, অপহরণ থেকে ক্রমিক খুন, রাজনৈতিক হত্যা- সবই মোটামুটি আলাপ করা হয়েছে অধ্যায় ধরে। তবে- যেমনটা ঘটে- আলোচকদের ইতিহাসে কেবল পাশ্চাত্যই আছে; ইংরেজ ডাকাত দল থাকলেও ঠগীরা যেমন সেখানে অনুপস্থিত।
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1,128 reviews739 followers
October 19, 2023
Pensavo si parlasse solo di serial killer e invece no, e la cosa mi ha sorpreso in positivo.
All’interno si trovano le seguenti sezioni:
banditi, rapinatori e incendiari;
artisti della truffa;
crimini dei colletti bianchi;
criminalità organizzata;
estorsioni e sequestri di persona;
casi di omicidio;
serial killer;
assassini e complotti politici.
Avendo letto un po’ di libri sui serial killer diciamo che questa sezione l’ho trovata poco ricca e ogni caso poco approfondito, ma capisco anche che in un libro del genere bisogna fare una scelta.
Secondo me offre una buona infarinatura generale su svariati tipi di crimini e criminali. Eventualmente, se qualcosa o qualcuno attira la nostra attenzione, si può sempre approfondire con testi più specifici.
Profile Image for Ashley Daviau.
2,262 reviews1,059 followers
April 16, 2022
First off, this book is bloody gorgeous from front cover to back cover and everything in between. The cover is awesome and each story has its own illustrations and graphics and it’s just drool worthy. Basically the only reason you need to buy this book is it’s good looks. Kidding, obvious because the actual contents of the book are just as captivating as it’s looks! I was absolutely fascinated by every single page of this book, each story is more interesting than the next and I just couldn’t get enough of it. I mean, who doesn’t love true crime stories past and present?! My favourite part was definitely the little section on serial killers because I’m only just a little obsessed. My only regret is that that section wasn’t nearly long enough! I absolutely loved this from start to finish and highly recommend to any true crime or history fan, this is a fantastic little blend of both that will satisfy lovers of both genres.
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690 reviews87 followers
December 3, 2019
this got a bit dry after a while, which should be evident from the amount of time it took to read the whole thing, but if you want a bunch of crimes sorted into helpful categories with short, sweet descriptions, this is perfect.
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230 reviews33 followers
August 30, 2017
I love crime! Okay, not crime itself, but I do like hearing about the intricate details of crime stories that have already occurred. I am a true crime junkie, so I knew when I spotted this book that I needed to read it since it is a book solely about crime. I was not disappointed. This book is so much fun for anyone who is a crime buff. Basically, it is an encyclopedia of all different types of crime stories from your white-collar crimes to your serial killers. They are snippets for the most part. They just graze the surface of the various stories that made it into the book, but it is just enough. I think my only real complaint about the book is that I wish some of the stories of the crimes were a bit longer. But I think that is the purpose. It wets the appetite just enough so that you will want to go and read more about the crimes that truly peak your interest.

The authors were skilled at giving the reader the most information on the crimes they knew people would be most intrigued by, all the while giving you some stories that were just a page or two long of specific crimes or criminals you may not have heard of. The book also includes lots of pictures and sidebars on some of the crimes about the people involved. It is a well put together book.

I highly recommend this book if you like to read about crime and criminals. This isn’t a book you have to read in order, although I did. The book is broken down by crime categories and very easy to navigate, so if you have a penchant for learning about serial killers the book can lead you right to it.
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16 reviews2 followers
December 26, 2017
This is an interesting book. It touched on every category that I could think of including: Arson, Burglary, Murder, Kidnapping, Serial Killers, Organized Crime, Political Crimes, White Collar Crimes and much more. It covers crimes from various time periods Present (2010s) to Neanderthal. There is something for everyone and it includes a directory. It gives general information on different types of crimes (such as types of serial killers) within each section of the book as well as information on certain cases (such as Teapot Dome). I really like these types of books and I enjoyed this book very much.
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Author 7 books26 followers
May 25, 2018
Whether you're a true crime junkie or just curious in general, this is a great read. There a famous crimes by known serial killers and rapists, but the best ones are the ones you've probably never heard of. Enough details to satisfy, but not overwhelm. Nice article style format.

Received a Netgalley ARC for an unbiased review.
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1,729 reviews133 followers
April 10, 2019
Una raccolta varia e dettagliata per appassionati di criminologia o semplicemente curiosi.
Nonostante molti casi non siano particolarmente spiegati o analizzati, dà le giuste basi per conoscere e scoprire crimini e criminali del passato e contemporanei.
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516 reviews11 followers
September 15, 2023
Such an informative book about all types of crimes... well organized and diverse with easy explanations and alot of reference for ones own research.
Had fun reading few cases every day whenever i wasn't in the mood to read.
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520 reviews117 followers
September 6, 2018
As all DK BIG IDEAS SIMPLY EXPLAINED this book delivers what it promise


And in this fine occasion, I find it fascinating that the ideas of psychopaths are simply explained, or maybe, because they Are Simple..
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1,257 reviews11 followers
December 29, 2017
This is a great resource for beginners who are interested in true crime. It is an easy to read format and includes lots of pictures as well as diagrams to help clearly set out times lines and such. It also contains a vast number of crimes and cases including many I had never heard of. I really enjoyed learning new things about cases I didn't know much about as well.
So why only two stars? Because when I got to certain stories I knew well, I started to see some errors. For example in discussing Jonestown, the books says they drank a poison soft drink (it was flavor-aid and this where "don't drink the Kool-Aid" comes from). And the book mentions Ed Gein in passing saying he stole corpses and then used their bodies as decorations. While this is technical accurate, Gein also killed people for his hobbies which included making decorations from human body parts, making a human suit and cooking with body parts; this book's description of him makes him seem tame in comparison. While these details seem small and inconsequential, the lack of detail and fact checking making made me wonder what incorrect information I was getting from the new stories I was learning.
A great start for beginners, this should be a jumping out for further research into the topics and crimes covered.
I received an ARC from NetGalley; all opinions are my own.
934 reviews11 followers
April 24, 2017
THE CRIME BOOK: BIG IDEAS SIMPLY EXPLAINED by DK Publishing is yet another outstanding edition in their growing library. This is not a comprehensive, finely detailed look into crime through the ages. If it were, it would have to be published in multiple volumes with massive cross-referencing.
Here, in 350 plus pages, many different aspects of crime through the centuries is talked about and the most striking cases are laid out for your enjoyment. Minus the gruesomest details and illustrated with drawings and photos that are not as horrifying as they might have been in some other, less respectable, publication. The intent here it to inform and educate, not thill and titillate.
History is full of con artists and kidnappers, murderers and serial killers. Included herein are examples of white collar crime (Bernie Madoff and Enron to name a few), Organized Crime (Mafia, Hell's Angels and the Yakuza) and a few other types of crime. You might find criminals you've known and loved for years, or there might be a surprise hidden here that you take your wonderings in a new direction.
This is a handsome, civilized look at a terrible subject, but one that we can't seem to resist. Enjoy.
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595 reviews115 followers
October 25, 2017
Another addition to DK Publishing's Big Ideas Simply Explained series, I'm not going to lie: what attracted me to Cathy Scott's The Crime Book was the cover. Look at it! It's so pretty with its black and red. I loved it.

Anyway, Scott's The Crime Book is very much the Sparknotes for any true crime enthusiasts who do not want to know every iota of minutiae of every crime. If streamlined facts with brightly colored fact boxes and pretty pictures is what they want, then that is what they get!

I learned so much The Crime Book. There were many crimes overseas that I never heard of before. There were brutal criminals, elaborate criminals, polite criminals, and criminals who disappeared without a trace.

I think this would make a great holiday gift... for me.
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August 7, 2025
Books of this type are unlikely to be truly good books, because they are more like “shelf books” — items meant to sit and look nice rather than to be read. The cover and design are of good quality, with pictures and visuals, but I did not expect the content to be this poor. For all the cases described in the book, the information on Wikipedia is far more detailed and informative than what is presented here. Overall, very disappointing.

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“ At 58, broke, Tulley is living in a bedsit in Brighton. I asked him what was the largest sum he had ever got away with. He told me it was £50k in a bank job. So what did he do with the money? He replied, excitedly, that he had rented a suite in Brighton’s Metropole Hotel and, in his words, ‘Larged it for six months until it was all gone.’
I asked Steve if he had the chance to live his life over again would he have done it differently? ‘No,’ he replied with a gleam in his eyes. ‘I’d do it all again. It’s the adrenaline, you see!’ ”

“ Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” – Jonathan Swift

“ Found evidence that he or she had been bludgeoned to death and thrown down a cave shaft.”

“ When it comes to murder, it is invariably savage and disturbing. Whether an organized hit-for-hire, a crime of passion, or a wanton act of violence against a stranger, the act is final and tragic. History’s first homicide is believed to have taken place some 430,000 years ago. However, it was only discovered in 2015, when archaeologists working in Atapuerca, Spain, pieced together the skull of a Neanderthal.”

“ He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.” – Plato

“ No man but the undertaker will ever get me … I’ll take my own life.” – Clyde Barrow

“ As the villagers of Behmai in Uttar Pradesh, India, prepared for a wedding on Valentine’s Day 1981, 18-year-old Phoolan Devi plotted her revenge. Seven months earlier, the low-caste teenage gang member had been kidnapped by a rival, largely high-caste gang in Behmai. For three weeks, Devi was locked up and repeatedly raped. She escaped with the help of two members of her gang and a low-caste villager, before rallying the rest of her gang and returning to the village.”

“ In many cases, such individuals have been blocked by racial prejudice. Prohibition-era mobs were largely made up of Italians, Jews, and the Irish, while 30 per cent of Yakuza are Japanese-born Koreans, who face persistent discrimination.”

“ At the top-tier of the Chinese criminal hierarchy are the Triad societies, with 250,000 members worldwide and representation in Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, southeast Asia, and in Chinatowns worldwide.”

“ Contrary to stereotypes, 95 per cent of the people who join cults are psychologically sound. Personality is also not a major factor in cult membership. Those who join cults do so in response to individual and circumstantial needs: a desire to belong, a search for answers to life’s big questions, or an attraction to the insular, structured aspect of cult life. Cult leaders play the most important role in recruiting and retaining members. These figures are usually incredibly charismatic and manipulative, and therefore exert significant influence over cult members. Leaders encourage the group to embrace a collective identity, often ordering group activities, such as prayer, manual labour, and orgies. Members follow rules set by the leader, who often forbids outside interaction. This makes it hard for them to leave, as they become isolated from support systems outside of the cult.”
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75 reviews27 followers
February 10, 2021
As someone who absolutely loves true crime, I find this book very entertaining and easy to read, it provides a brief but informative synopsis over various criminal cases through out history.
However, I think some entries were very short lengthed considering the notoriety of the crime like the one about Jeffery Dahmer it was just one page long and they just skimmed over his story.
I was also surprised not to find Caesar in the assassinations section considering its popularity, it would have been an obvious choice to open the section with.
I know they couldn't possibly fit every criminal in the book but I was disappointed not to find the Jeffery Epstein, Ed Kemper and BTK cases even in the directory section
THERE WAS JUST ONE ENTRY THAT IS HISTORICALLY WRONG THOUGH : Hābīl's murder by Qābīl ( Abel and Cain ) is the first ever case of murder committed upon the Earth and not the one mentioned in the book.
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449 reviews21 followers
June 8, 2020
Very good book. Details of all kinds of craziness over centuries.
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18 reviews
May 11, 2023
Love this book layout, content, graphics, lots of interesting murder stories were left out, but still a great starting point for those wanting to learn more about the crime history world wide.
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529 reviews
May 20, 2021
2.5. Not what I was expecting, lots of interesting criminals described but so little detail that it was hard to get a real feel for what made them tick. I get that its supposed to be encyclopedic, but the criminal mind doesn’t seem to lend itself to such a brief entry format.
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May 2, 2017
This book is like a crime encyclopedia of crime in one volume. It was researched very well, using crimes from before the 1700s. Excellent and detailed examples and explanations. There were a lot of high profile examples, too. For example, for the robbers, there was Jesse James and Bonnie and Clyde and the Great Train Robbery. There were many International examples too. For Arson there was John Orr and the Antwerp Diamond Heist. Con Artists such as Doris Payne. So many others! I found it fascinating. Honestly, I had not heard of many of these people, so it was fun to learn about them. What crime encyclopedia would be without a large section on organized crime. This book gave a lot of information on the roots of organized crime and the different families and people in power. And yes, there is a large section on murder. Many high profile cases, such as Lizzie Borden, Elizabeth Short, Manson Family, "Dingo got my baby", John Lennon, and many others. Including ones I personally had not heard of. There there are the serial killers. Who does not like to read about serial killers (when you like to read true crime)? Ted Bundy, Brady & Hindley, and Jeffrey Dahmer. There is more to the book, and it is well worth reading. It is well written and well researched. Simply put, it is a must read.
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1,047 reviews19 followers
July 23, 2022
A compendium of crime and the who, why and how of it.

In it's simpels form this book about crime. The various types from murder, theft, fraude, forgery and much more each get their moment. Each placed in their context, with examples and the type of person who would commit these crimes.

In all I really liked this book, but there are a few things to note. With such a expansive collection and so many contributors, overlap between content is inevitabel. As such some subject may in part be discussed multiple times. In the physical book these will less of an issue, but on my audiobook version I found it to be somewhat confusing, in the "Didn't I heard this just before? Did I skip something or have a bad version?" kind of way.

Other than that, no complaints from me for this informative and educational book.

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40 reviews
May 29, 2018
Adoro tutto quello che parla di crimine sia in termini pratici che in termini psicologici. Il libro è ben fatto, essenziale, spazia molto ed è scritto in un linguaggio semplice.
Nonostante questo, ma è un parere prettamente personale, mi hanno un po’ annoiato i primi capitoli relativi alle truffe.
Ma vale la pena acquistarlo.
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