Memories of Murder : The Great Cases of a Finger-Print Expert

London England: Weidenfield and Nicolson. Near Fine/Very Good. 1986. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0297788078 Harback Hardback. Slight shelf wear to edges and corners of D/J. Through the eyes of one of Britain's leading finger-print experts, we are allowed behind the scenes to see how a wide variety of murder investigations are conducted from the discovery of the body to the murderer's appearance in court. The author not only vividly recalls in detail numerous intriguing murder cases such as those of three-year-old June Devaney, the Yorkshire Ripper and the Black Panther but also investiagations into the modern Rochdale and Bolton mummies, kidnapping, rape, burglary and even the existence of a ghost called Nicholas. These fascinating, sometimes humerous and occasionally gruesome recollections provide a unique insight into the worlds of the criminal and the detective alike. Illustrated with 8 pages of photographs.241 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). .