The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century by Harold Schechter

The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century

Harold Schechter

494 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark mysterious slow-paced
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From renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter comes the riveting exploration of a notorious New York City murder in the 1890s, the fascinating forensic science of an earlier time, and the grisly court case that became a tabloid spectacle. Th...

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