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The First Detective: The Life and Revolutionary Times of Vidocq
The First Detective The Life and Revolutionary Times of Vidocq
Author: James Morton
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 eighteenth century in search of this elusive figure. Today Vidocq's influence can still be seen as...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780091903374
ISBN-10: 0091903378
Publication Date: 8/1/2005
Pages: 352
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Ebury Press
Book Type: Paperback
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