World's Worst Criminals: An A-Z of Evil Men and Women - Tapa dura

Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a crime will know that all criminals are bad. But there are some evildoers who are in a whole different league. They are the world's worst criminals. This stylish book is packed full of over one hundred of the most extreme, including Bonnie and Clyde, Gary Ridgeway, Dr. Marcel Petiot, Pedro Lopez, Harold Shipman, and many more.

Charlotte Greig graduated with an MA in intellectual history from Sussex University, and started freelancing as a writer and editor for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including NME and the Guardian. In 1989 she wrote her first book, and since then has written four more and contributed to several others. In addition to lecturing and broadcasting, she has built a reputation as a specialist in popular music. She is also a musician, and lives in Cardiff, Wales.