num_pages: 352
description: Eugene Vidocq was the Morse, the Guv'nor, the James Bond of his day. A notorious criminal and prison escaper, he turned police officer and employed a gang of ex-convicts as his detectives. Now, James Morton takes us on a historical romp through the eighteenth century in search of this elusive figure. Today Vidocq's influence can still be seen as members of The Vidocq Society, an unusual, exclusive crime-solving organization honor him by applying their collective forensic skills and experience to 'cold case' homicides and unsolved deaths.
language: English
title: The First Detective: The Life And Revolutionary Times of Vidocq
titlecomplete: The First Detective: The Life And Revolutionary Times of Vidocq
genres: France, Biography, Mystery, Nonfiction, French Revolution, History, Espionage, Crime, True Crime
ratings_count: 111
publisher: Ebury Pr