Criminology: The History of the Most Notorious Crimes

Kirill Privalov – a writer and international journalist who worked for a long time in France, the author of the bestseller Poisons. The Complete History. Criminology: The History of the Most Notorious Crimes – is a book about a phenomenon that is still universal, international, and unlikely to be ready to disappear from modern chronicles in the foreseeable future. Crime in Latin means crime, and criminology is the science that studies the criminal, his personality, the causes and consequences of the committed misdeed. Starting with Cain's murder of his brother Abel, the author narrates the most famous crimes in human history. About maniacs and gangsters, recidivist sadists and hitmen… About the Wallachian ruler Vlad Dracula and the anarchist Misha the Jap, about the French criminal gang Bonnot and the American sweet couple Bonnie and Clyde, about the Russian thief Vanka-Cain and the Italian-American mafioso Lucky Luciano… In addition to the terrifying fates of the famous characters, the reader will learn about monstrous executions and high-profile police operations, about bandit hideouts and famous detectives – real and invented by writers. Kirill Privalov's book is a captivating and at the same time horrifying spectacle, the stage of which is a whole world – from ancient times to the present day.