The Murder Book: An Illustrated History of the Detective StorySketches, caricatures, and photographs accompany this work which traces the development of this genre from the writings of Poe. |
Contents
The curiosity of detectives | 152 |
The pervasive gloom of the London | 160 |
Confidence tricksters and charlatans | 170 |
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