The Encyclopedia of Crime

by Oliver Cyriax, Colin Wilson, Damon Wilson

An updated survey of the history, methodology, and science of crime and criminal investigation provides behind-the-scenes, illustrated assessments of key events and crime types, sharing detailed studies of notorious serial killers, unsolved cases, and more.

Genres: True Crime, Crime

544 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[James S.]

Pretty terrible: breathless writing, rampant and overwrought editorializing, dated opinions and terms. Not even useful as a basic reference, since there are no sources cited and in any case the author's credulous tone makes one suspicious of anything he says to begin with.

[Tara Mardell]

One of my favourite books, I've read this around 3 times and I'm seriously not a massive book reader.

[Ashley]

I love true crime and this is a great resource for information.

[Rebekah]

Includes factual errors (e.g. Rodney King is not quoted accurately).

[Monica]

I'm odd and love this strange stuff. It's a big book, but the best part about that is that you can pick it up and put it down whenever you want, without losing a spot or forgetting any important details.