โ Scribed by Dorothy Hoobler; Thomas Hoobler
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Theft -- The city of light -- Searching for a woman -- Sympathy for the devil -- Science vs. crime -- The man who measured people -- The suspects -- The motor bandits -- The thief -- Cherchez la femme -- The greatest crime -- Afterword. The mastermind -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography.
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