This October - for the first time ever - never-before-seen-objects from the Metropolitan Police's Crime Museum will go on public display in a major new exhibition opening at the Museum of London. Using original evidence from this extraordinary collection, The Crime Museum Uncovered willl unlock real-life case files to take the reader on an uneasy journey through some of the UK's most notorious crimes from Dr Crippen to the Krays, the Great Train Robbery to the Millennium Dome diamond heist. Giving voice to the real people behind these objects the book will consider the changing nature of crime and advances in detection over the last 140 years, as well as the challenges faced in policing the capital, such as terrorism, drugs and rioting.
- ISBN10 1781300410
- ISBN13 9781781300411
- Publish Date 12 October 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 202
- Language English