The First Detective: The Life and Revolutionary Times of Vidocq: Criminal, Spy and Private Eye by James Morton

The First Detective: The Life and Revolutionary Times of Vidocq: Criminal, Spy and Private Eye

James Morton

288 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction biography history true crime mysterious slow-paced
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Eugène-François Vidocq was born in France in 1775 and by his early twenties was a notorious criminal and prison escapee. He then turned police officer and employed a gang of ex-convicts as his associates. Vidocq's triumphs were many, and he became...

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