- Published: 2 June 2011
- ISBN: 9781446472903
- Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 400
Crooked Talk
Five Hundred Years of the Language of Crime
- Published: 2 June 2011
- ISBN: 9781446472903
- Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 400
Pretty much anybody would like this book... Excellent on every aspect of crime.
Evening Standard
Wickedly entertaining
Daily Mail
A comprehensive and entertaining guide to the language of law-breaking
History Today
As gripping as any novel ... I'd recommend it to anyone who uses language or is interested in his fellow human-beings
Michael Bywater, New Humanist
Bursting with quiz-worthy revelations
Robert McCrum, Observer