Crime In Our Time
Published on 17. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-1-4472-2145-6 (ISBN)
Description
Acclaimed crime writer Josephine Bell reflects on the causes and effects of crime in her contemporary times. Originally published in 1962, Crime In Our Time transcends the immediate context of her era as she explores, while drawing on specific case study and evidence, the inter-woven threads of myriad criminal activity, often employing her medical mind to unveil psychological patterns in both the victims and perpetrators alike, producing a fascinating and insightful study that retains its validity today, drawing parallels with anti-social and criminal aspects of our own times.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4472-2145-6 (9781447221456)
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Josephine Bell was born Doris Bell Collier in Manchester, England. Between 1910 and 1916 she studied at Godolphin School, then trained at Newnham College, Cambridge until 1919. At the University College Hospital in London she was granted M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. in 1922, and a M.B. B.S. in 1924.
Bell was also a prolific author, writing forty-three novels and numerous uncollected short stories during a forty-five year period.
Many of her short stories appeared in the London Evening Standard. Using her pen name she wrote numerous detective novels beginning in 1936, and she was well-known for her medical mysteries. Her early books featured the fictional character Dr. David Wintringham who worked at Research Hospital in London as a junior assistant physician. She helped found the Crime Writers' Association in 1953 and served as chair during 1959-60.
Bell was also a prolific author, writing forty-three novels and numerous uncollected short stories during a forty-five year period.
Many of her short stories appeared in the London Evening Standard. Using her pen name she wrote numerous detective novels beginning in 1936, and she was well-known for her medical mysteries. Her early books featured the fictional character Dr. David Wintringham who worked at Research Hospital in London as a junior assistant physician. She helped found the Crime Writers' Association in 1953 and served as chair during 1959-60.