Wilmington Memorial Library

The case of the murderous Dr. Cream, the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer, Dean Jobb

Label
The case of the murderous Dr. Cream, the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer, Dean Jobb
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-401)
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The case of the murderous Dr. Cream
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1159043120
Responsibility statement
Dean Jobb
Sub title
the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer
Summary
"Framed around one salacious trial in 1891 London, a fascinating and vividly told true-crime narrative about the hunt for one of the first known serial killers, whose poisoning spree in the US, Canada, and England coincided with the birth of forensic science as well as the public's growing appetite for crime fiction such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels"--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
adult
Classification
Content
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