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“I think Macintyre is particularly good at taking very thorough scholarship and translating it into an entertaining story, so that, without realising it, you’re learning about real historical facts. His books are scrupulous in the accuracy of their detail but reading them is like eating a bar of candy. The Napoleon of Crime was the first of his books that I read. To be fair, it’s not really about art crime. It’s about a person called Adam Worth who, after Al Capone, is probably the most famous criminal in history. The term ‘the Napoleon of crime’ was coined to describe him, and he was the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes’s nemesis Moriarty.” Read more...
Noah Charney, Novelist
Other books by Ben Macintyre
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
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Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anatomy of a Murder Trial
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Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
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This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial
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A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder
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