Killing and Crime

ISBN-10
1856052095
ISBN-13
9781856052092
Category
Crime
Pages
80
Language
English
Published
1994
Author
Allan Hall

Description

Looks at classic modern examples of crime from serial killers to modern Mafia godfathers.

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