xviii+524pp+illus. A superb guide to 'fact-based crime literature', focussing on non-fictional accounts of crimes and criminal trials, including essays, monographs, journalism, editions of court transcripts, prison histories, police and criminal biographies, etc., as well as works of imaginative literature such as novels, stories or stage-works based on actual crimes and criminals. Includes Note by Jacques Barzun and Foreword by Jonathan Goodman. Alphabetical listing of authors and their works, Resources and Index. (Quite a heavy item, may require additional postage on overseas orders).

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