The Perfect Crime and How to Commit It

216 Pages·1982·8.067 MB·English

by  Pamela Jekel

$14.95
“In spite of all the how-to-do-it, self-heli?
books on the marketplace today, no one has
ever written an authentic, well-researched,
authoritative and dependable book on how
to commit the perfect crime. Here is such a
book. It is offered only as the crowning jewel
to the book collection of any crime enthusi¬
ast and mystery devotee.”
So says Dr. P.L. Jekel in The Perfect
Crime, and How to Commit It. Dr. Jekel
should know. She spent two years re¬
searching perfect crimes, and pursuing inside
information from both sides of the criminal
fence. The result: an intriguing tour of
unsolved cases, both infamous and obscure.
All perfect crimes have four things in
common: 1) only one or two outlaws are
involved; 2) the crime is distilled into basic,
workable components; 3) no special skills
are required of the culprits; and 4) profit, not
passionate revenge, is the motive.
The Perfect Crime begins with a frank
discussion of the ludicrous judicial loopholes
open to the criminal in America today, fol¬
lowed by a capability study of the modern
police crime lab. Dr. Jekel then interfaces
this legal and forensic knowledge with
examples of successful (and unsuccessful)
crimes involving thieves, robbers, arsonists,
pickpockets)—and of course, people who get
away with murder.
Mystery and crime readers—and fanciers
of exceptional outlawry—will enjoy this
entertaining, psychological exercise. As H.L.
Mencken once said, “Every normal man
must be tempted at times, to spit on his
hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting
throats.”
It is in this spirit that The Perfect Crime is
offered.

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The Perfect Crime, and How to Commit It
Copyright © 1982 by Pamela L. Jekel
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USA 80306.
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Younger in 1526.
DEDICATION
To my parents who made it all possible—
To my husband who made it all worthwhile.
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