

He was the Inspector Morse, the Sherlock Holmes, the James Bond of his day. A notorious criminal in his youth, he became a police officer and employed a gang of ex-convicts as his detectives. He developed innovative criminal indexing techniques and experimented with fingerprinting,...

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...


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 18th century in search of this...

