Hardback. The author was Interpreter at the British Civil and Criminal Courts and Formerly Assistant to Dr. Bertillon in Paris. The author describes how the attempts against property and life were swiftly followed by the arrest of the wrongdoer and his punishment. Chapter headings include : The Murder of Don Ramon Valdez Y Cazal; Orsini, The Croupier: A Tale of Monte Carlo; Latouche, the Apache: A Story of the Paris Underworld; Captain Von Copenick, Convict and Humorist; Herr Grunenthal of the Reichsbank and His Tragic Love; The Death Planes: A Story of the First Aerial Pageant at Rheims, 1909; Allivi: The Bogus Death Ray; The Suicide Room: Hanoi Shan; The Scented Death: Hanoi Shan; Mata Hari, Hindoo Dancer and Spy. Illus. 323pp. 8vo. h/back. Vg. May require additional postage if shipped overseas.