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James Morton
First Detective [EPUB ebook]
The Life and Revolutionary Times of Vidocq

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Eugene Vidocq was the Morse, the Guv’nor, the James Bond of his day. A notorious criminal and prison escaper, he turned police officer and employed a gang of ex-convicts as his detectives. Now, James Morton takes us on a historical romp through the 18th century in search of this elusive figure. Today Vidocq’s influence can still be seen as members of The Vidocq Society, an unusual, exclusive crime-solving organization honor him by applying their collective forensic skills and experience to ‘cold case’ homicides and unsolved deaths.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781446458303 ● Publisher Ebury Publishing ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5887015 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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