The First Detective
The Life and Revolutionary Times of Vidocq
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Ebury Publishing
Published:5th Jun '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A major new historical biography of the influential criminal spy and private eye Eugene Vidocq
Eugene Vidocq was the Morse, the Guv'nor, the James Bond of his day.
Today Vidocq's influence can still be seen as members of The Vidocq Society, an unusual, exclusive crime-solving organization honor him by applying their collective forensic skills and experience to 'cold case' homicides and unsolved deaths.
Eugene Vidocq was the Morse, the Guv'nor, the James Bond of his day. A notorious criminal and prison escaper, he turned police officer and employed a gang of ex-convicts as his detectives. Now, James Morton takes us on a historical romp through the 18th century in search of this elusive figure.
Today Vidocq's influence can still be seen as members of The Vidocq Society, an unusual, exclusive crime-solving organization honor him by applying their collective forensic skills and experience to 'cold case' homicides and unsolved deaths.
You really must read ... The First Detective: the extraordinary life and times of a career-criminal * Sunday Times *
Morton has done Vidocq a service by removing him from his unfair tabloid image and giving him his due as an important social innovator * Sunday Times *
Entertaining * Sunday Telegraph *
ISBN: 9780091945060
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
Weight: 246g
352 pages