Death In The City Of Light The True Story of the Serial Killer Who Terrorised Wartime Paris

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Synopsis

THE MOST AMAZING TRUE STORY SINCE AGENT ZIGZAGOCCUPIED PARIS, 1944.A swastika crowns the Eiffel Tower.Nazis march through the streets.And in the dark heart of the city, a madman is at work . . .At a chic Right Bank address, a horrific pile of dismembered bodies is discovered. The property's owner, well-to-do Dr Petiot, immediately becomes the prime suspect, but he has vanished without a trace. As the police delve into the doctor's past, a disturbing history of violence and corruption is uncovered. It seems like a cut-and-dried case, but the investigation soon takes a surprising turn. Is Petiot a sadistic serial killer or a hero of the Resistance? Who are his victims?In this fascinating true account of a case that gripped wartime Paris, David King draws extensively on new sources to paint a chilling portrait of a murderer whose crimes devastated a city already in the grip of evil.

Book details

Author:
David King
ISBN:
9780748132355
Related ISBNs:
9780751548457
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Pages:
432
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-04-16
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
David King 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction