Bibliograph

Eliot Ness and the mad butcher, hunting America's deadliest unidentified serial killer at the dawn of modern criminology, Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz

Type

Label

Eliot Ness and the mad butcher, hunting America's deadliest unidentified serial killer at the dawn of modern criminology, Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-541) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Eliot Ness and the mad butcher

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1143811659

Responsibility statement

Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz

Sub title

hunting America's deadliest unidentified serial killer at the dawn of modern criminology

Summary

"In the spirit of Devil in the White City and Furious Hours comes the haunting true story of Eliot Ness's forgotten final case-his years-long hunt for "The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run," a serial killer who terrorized Cleveland through the 1936 World Fair"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Untouchable -- Public safety. The dark city ; An impossible mission ; Showdown ; The mad butcher ; This is a raid! ; The butcher's meat ; Perfect victims -- The unknowns. Hero of the hour ; A modern Dracula ; Who will be next? ; Doctor X ; Butcher paper ; Good riddance ; Mystery man ; Right-hand man ; A new suspect ; The right man? ; That's the man ; Whatever became of Eliot Ness? ; The heat is on ; EN-3 -- Private sector. Social evil ; The old restlessness ; Vote yes for Ness ; Head man Ness ; You should write a book ; Valuable citizen -- Epilogue: A modern myth -- An informal afterword

Target audience

adult

Classification