THE BAD THE VERY BAD AND THE UGLY. Who's Who of NZ Crime

Paperback. The author has compiled a 'Who's Who' of New Zealand crime from baby farmer Minnie Dean to serial rapist Malcolm Rewa. The most notorious criminals and their crimes are uncovered, sometimes macabre, sometimes quirky and often bizarre. Discover the strange cases of Amy Bock, confidence trickster and male impersonator; Phyllis Freeman, the poisoner who became the prison cook; the infamous Piha Arson fraud; the juror who married the man she convicted; the murderer who ate the eyes of his victim and much, much more. Including 'recent' cases such as David Bain and Malcolm Rewa, and league tables of the 'worst of the worst' perpetuators of crime. Illus. + The New Zealand Crime League Tables : The Dirty Dozen, Cold Hearts and Cunning Minds, The Murderers Who Were Hanged, The Top Ten Escapers, and The A-Z of the Bad, the Very Bad and the Ugly, + Bibliog. 269pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F.