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The Mammoth Book of True Crime
by
Colin Wilson
With new
chapters on serial killers, computer crime, cannibals, and conspiracy
theories, this completely revised edition of the popular Mammoth Book of
True Crime presents hours of enthralling reading for the true crime
fan. Whether on A for "Alibis" or W for "War Crimes", distinguished
author Colin Wilson unearths fascinating facts and offers stimulating
theories about th...more
Paperback, new, 608 pages
Published
July 30th 1998
by Carroll & Graf
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Interesting
where more stories were concerning crimes that happened in England and
Europe rather than just in the United States. But because of this the
Author kept going back constantly and referring to Jack The Ripper more
and more often throughout the various chapters to do comparisons which
ended up being quite tiring.
Could be used as a reference volume for anyone interested in true crime stories.
Could be used as a reference volume for anyone interested in true crime stories.
Angela Alcorn
marked it as to-read
Was just reading one of the stories from this book on Wikipedia: Nannie Doss.
A very comprehensive book covering a wide variety of crimes. Very interesting.
True Crime
seen through the eyes of the demented (in a nice way) obsessive (always
good) Colin Wilson, the author of "The Outsider."
This fascinating British writer specializes in the 'underground' when there was a real 'underground.' It would take a whole room to collect all of Wilson's books - but every libarary must have at least four or five of his books.
I am not a mega true crime fan, nevertheless this is a great page turner and bathtub reader - although the book is rather fat and heavy - so...more
This fascinating British writer specializes in the 'underground' when there was a real 'underground.' It would take a whole room to collect all of Wilson's books - but every libarary must have at least four or five of his books.
I am not a mega true crime fan, nevertheless this is a great page turner and bathtub reader - although the book is rather fat and heavy - so...more
Always handy to drag out as a great reference book !!
This book
was SO poorly written I almost stopped before finishing. Why didn't I?
Because despite the near absence of cited references and the absurdly
presumptuous conclusions of the author, the cases themselves were
interesting.
So if you can get past the blatantly sexist victim-blaming, the bizarrely drawn conclusions, the crappy editing job and the flat-out misinformation, you might enjoy it. But probably not.
So if you can get past the blatantly sexist victim-blaming, the bizarrely drawn conclusions, the crappy editing job and the flat-out misinformation, you might enjoy it. But probably not.
Yas
rated it
Not a bad
book; very varied in terms of content yet I guess their was only so much
crime I could take. I ended up feeling pretty bored by the end and so
areas/subject matters failed to capture my interest entirely resulting
in me skipping those chapters. I also felt certain key areas were missed
out of the book also. BUT not a bad book by any means just not
outstanding.
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Wilson was born
and raised in Leicester, England, U.K. He left school at 16, worked in
factories and various occupations, and read in his spare time. When
Wilson was 24, Gollancz published The Outsider (1956) which examines the
role of the social 'outsider' in seminal works of various key literary
and cultural figures. These include Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre,
Ernest Hemingway, Hermann Hesse,...more
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