STRANGE AN MYSTERIOUS CRIMES Revealing Twenty True Detective Mysteries

Hardback. 1st UK Edn. A collection of 20 true, thrilling, exciting, baffling crime mysteries - committed by cunning crooks who leave no clues behind them, and of human hunters, clever, brainy and brave who patiently unravel the twistings and windings until finally the secret is disclosed and the criminal brought to justice. Featuring amongst others : Ambrose J. Small (Toronto 1919); the murder and dismemberment of Anna Amuller by Hans Schmidt (New York 1913); Chicago May's Cleverest "Job" (London); the inside story of the Catherine Ging murder (Minnesota 1894); the "Human Gorilla" Earle Nelson (Canada 1927); plus blackmail and insurance frauds etc. 288pp. 12mo. h/back. Lightly marked covers, faded sp., browned edges. G++