The Century of the Detective Series
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Vol II - markings on page 90 (dates corrected).
A landmark true crime trilogy in forensic science history, Jürgen Thorwald's "The Century of the Detective" series for Thames and Hudson chronicles the birth of modern criminal investigation: "The Marks of Cain" traces fingerprint and bloodstain analysis through infamous murder trials, "Dead Men Tell Tales" documents the rise of forensic medicine in solving crimes, and "Proof of Poison" details the science of toxicology and the pursuit of history's most notorious poisoners.
Author: Jürgen Thorwald
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Thames and Hudson
Genre: True crime
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Vol II - markings on page 90 (dates corrected).
A landmark true crime trilogy in forensic science history, Jürgen Thorwald's "The Century of the Detective" series for Thames and Hudson chronicles the birth of modern criminal investigation: "The Marks of Cain" traces fingerprint and bloodstain analysis through infamous murder trials, "Dead Men Tell Tales" documents the rise of forensic medicine in solving crimes, and "Proof of Poison" details the science of toxicology and the pursuit of history's most notorious poisoners.