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At the turn of the 20th century, Paris was likely the most vibrant city in the world, where strolling down the Champs-Elysées one might be likely to overhear energetic discussions of poetry, painting, philosophy, science, and revolution. But, as Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler report, while the cafés and thoroughfares were illuminated, the side streets and alleys were still full of shadows, and violence and crime were rampant. In this riveting history, the Hooblers reveal the forgotten darkness that plagued the City of Light by documenting several high-profile criminal cases from the time, most prominently the unfathomable theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. The Hooblers provide thrilling details of several shocking crimes, but their most incisive work lies in their analysis of the evolving methods of detection, a fascinating study that reveals the field of forensics as it was in its infancy.
| Size | | Length: | 376 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 22.4 oz |
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