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Murdoch Books UK Limited
Copyright 2008
This is a compilation of true crimes that were committed in Australia. There are 21 cases in this book and they vary in time committed and type of crime. One was a couple I had read about before: Catherine and David Birnie; but most I had never heard of. They range from kidnapping, murder, rape, serial murder mass murder, there is an account of two ladies (using the word loosely The Law of the Razer, 1920s-1930s) that ran rival gangs. The first kidnapping of a child for ransom. Some are just a single crime, or in the case of a serial murderer, the murders committed and some are the life story of a career criminal (Gone to Gowings, 1940s-1980s).
Since this are in effect ‘short stories’, there is not a lot of excessive detail. All the necessary details of the crime committed are there, along with what happened to the perpetrator. And how he behaved in prison. I was not left with unanswered questions about these crimes, unless the author himself couldn’t find an answer and in that case he told us.
If you like reading quick accounts of crimes with all the details encapsulated for you, I would recommend this book. Another reason I like reading compilations is it is easy to put it down and pick it up later.
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Posted by Belleza on February 7, 2011 in 2011, Historical True Crime, Non-Fiction, True Crime and tagged 4 Stars, Australia, Career criminals, Compilation, eBooks, Gangs, Historical True Crime, Mass Murder, Recommended to read, Review, Serial Killers.
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This is a compilation of true crimes that were committed in Australia. There are 21 cases in this book and they vary in time committed and type of crime. One was a couple I had read about before: Catherine and David Birnie; but most I had never heard of. They range from kidnapping, murder, rape, serial murder mass murder, there is an account of two ladies (using the word loosely The Law of the Razer, 1920s-1930s) that ran rival gangs. The first kidnapping of a child for ransom. Some are just a single crime, or in the case of a serial murderer, the murders committed and some are the life story of a career criminal (Gone to Gowings, 1940s-1980s).
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i like books that have several short stories.
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