{"product_id":"2026200012522-secondhand-the-sex-war-and-others-a-survey-of-recent-murder-principally-in-france","title":"The Sex War And Others: A Survey Of Recent Murder: Principally In France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew subjects command as much morbid fascination as the murderous underbelly of twentieth-century France, and Rayner Heppenstall's The Sex War and Others presents a chilling and meticulously researched survey of some of the most notorious homicides committed on French soil. Heppenstall, a distinguished British writer and BBC producer with an intimate knowledge of French culture and society, chronicles a succession of real-life criminal cases with the precision of a criminologist and the narrative flair of a seasoned author, drawing the reader into courtrooms, tenements, and provincial towns where passion, jealousy, and depravity converged in deadly consequence.\n\nBeyond the sensational surface of each case, the work argues that murder — particularly crimes rooted in domestic conflict and sexual obsession — acts as a dark mirror reflecting the anxieties, class tensions, and moral contradictions of modern France. Heppenstall's prose is cool and analytical yet shot through with a dry, unsettling wit, situating The Sex War and Others firmly within the great tradition of literary true crime. Published by Peter Owen in London, this is an indispensable volume for readers drawn to the intersection of crime, culture, and the peculiarly human capacity for violence — leaving one to wonder just how thin the veneer of civilisation truly is.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130944397531,"sku":"2026200012522-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/57fadfdc-13f6-4a7b-bd33-11f6040592d4.png?v=1786593047","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012522-secondhand-the-sex-war-and-others-a-survey-of-recent-murder-principally-in-france","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}