A perfect gift for the true crime buff in your life, this book contains more than 300 absorbing stories about true crime.Includes stories both familiar and obscure, some macabre, some amusing, some stranger than fiction. Read about art thefts, jewel heists, bank robberies, con artists, stupid criminals, counterfeits, murders, the mob, and more.Crimes in Hollywood, professional sports, and politics are covered, as are absurd local crimes.Read about art forgers such as John Myatt and Han van Meegeren.Famous outlaws and bank robbers such as Bonnie and Clyde, Ma Barker, John Dillinger, and the Stopwatch Gang.Notorious murder cases such as H.H. Holmes, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the Zodiac Killer.Hardcover, 632 pages.