THE FORGOTTEN CLUE Stories of the Parisian Surete With an Account of its Methods

Hardback. 1st US Edn. The author describes the amazing ingenuity of criminals plus the scientific research being used at the time to catch them. Chapter headings include : The Detective of Fiction and the Detective in Real Life; Identification of Criminals; The Minutiae of Scientific Investigation; The Minutiae of Scientific Detection; The Clue of the Blind Beetles; The Various Types of Crime; Forgeries and Their Detection; Frauds and Confidence Tricks : Jewel Thieves - Gambling Swindles - Card-Sharpers - Art Frauds - Indirect Thefts; The Female Malefactor; Tattooing and the Criminal; Facial Characteristics of Criminals; Arson; The Criminal Psychology; Are Our Methods of Punishment a Deterrent? Illus. 282pp. 8vo. h/back. The fore-edges of the first few pp. have been badly trimmed, v. sl. sunned sp. o/w Vg. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas.