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Dorothy Sayers called William Roughead "the best showman who ever stood before the door of the chamber of horrors," and in Classic Crimes he combines his professional expertise as a lawyer with his interest as a criminologist to discuss the true crimes of Katherine Ogilvie, Deacon Brodie, Burke & Hare, Madeleine Smith, Constance and several others.
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Crime, Murder, Case studies, Murder, great britain, Crime, great britainPeople
Deacon Brodie, Burke and Hard, Constance KentPlaces
Great BritainTimes
c. 1900Showing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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Classic crimes: a selection from the works of William Roughead
1977, Vintage Books
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0394716485 9780394716480
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Classic crimes: a selection from the works of William Roughead
1975, Hyperion Press
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Table of Contents
Katherine Nairn
Deacon Brodie
The West Port murders
To meet Miss Madeleine Smith
Constance Kent's conscience
The Sandyford mystery
The Balham mystery
Dr. Pritchard revisited
The Arran murder
The Ardlamont mystery
The Slater case
The Merrett mystery.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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