STRANGE COMPANY

Hardback. The author recounts some of the strange and remarkable stories that crossed his path during his career. A good many of the tales in this book were related to him by detective officers whom he met from time to time, revealing the extraordinary diverse types of humanity dealt with by the Criminal Investigation Department. Where for instance could you find such an 'impudent rascal' as the individual who committed the gross sacrilege of stealing the Nelson Relics and afterwards coolly walking into Scotland Yard to claim the reward? Or the Fence who Fooled the Force? Picturesque characters endowed with an audacity of nature. Other chapter headings include : A Victim of Circumstances; The Dope Devil; The Man Who Missed His Way; The Grand Duchess's Pearls; Fire! Fire! Fire!; Bunty Pulls Her Last String; A Drama of the Ghetto; Blue Blood a la Carte; The Forger; Blackmail; All's Fair in Love and War; Secret Service; An Error of Judgement; The Ship Scuttlers; A Tale of Two Faces; The Murderer and the Miracle; A Strange Story of the Southern Seas. 288pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned edges and eps, lightly marked covers, sl. dull sp. Nr. Vg. Extremely Rare.