Divided into ten chapters, it includes tales of treason, murder, robbery, kidnappings, assassinations, fraud and just about every criminal activity you can imagine. Alive with pictures and photographs, it depicts chilling and blood-curdling crimes from all over the world - from the mansions of Beverly Hills to the back streets of India. As well as recounting the details of each crime, there is also an insight into what happened to the victims and the criminals. It's definitely not a read for the faint-hearted!

Author Biography

Described by Jeremy Beadle as 'one of the world's leading oddity hunters', Paul Donnelley is a freelance author, journalist and pop historian. He is a Sunday Times Top 10 Best-selling Author with over 15 books to his name and contributions in many more. Paul has also written features for numerous national newspapers and magazines, and has published a number of sports titles including Television Sporting Heroes, The Arsenal Companion, Arsenal: On This Day and Cricket: On This Day. He is currently working on Hamlyn's Firsts, Lasts & Onlys sport series, which include Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Football and Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Golf.Location: Essex, UK.