Journalist and crime writer Roger Wilkes has gathered together more than thirty of the most famous and puzzling cases of all time. -- From publisher description.

First published : London : Constable & 1999. Robinson Ltd, 1999.

Introduction /Roger Wilkes -- Evidence by Entrapment : Rachel Nickell, 1992 / Brian Masters -- Short, sweet martyrdom of Jake Lingle : Jake Lingle, 1930 / Kenneth Allsop -- Mistress & maid : Eliza Fenning, 1815 / George A. Birmingham -- Real Marie Roget : Mary Rogers, 1941 / Irving Wallace -- Checkmate : Julia Wallace, 1931 / F. Tennyson Jesse -- Case that rocked the world : Sacco and Vanzetti, 1920 / Louis Stark -- A6 murder : James Hanratty, 1961 / Paul Foot -- Florence Maybrick : James Maybrick, 1889 / Edgar Lustgarten -- Mystery of the poisoned partridges : Hubert Chevis, 1931 / C.J.S. Thompson -- Obsession with the Black Dahlia : Elizabeth Short, 1947 / Russell Miller -- True lies : Hilda Murrell, 1984 / Judith Cook -- Who killed Joe Elwell : Joseph Bowne Elwell, 1920 / Morris Markey -- Dr. John Bodkin Adams : Mrs. Morrell and Mrs. Hullett, 1957 / Eric Ambler -- Sort of genius : Rev. Hall and Mrs. Mills, 1922 / James Thurber -- What became of Martin Guerre : Martin Guerre, 1560 / Elliott O'Donnell -- Case of the salmon sandwiches : Annie Hearn, 1930 / Daniel Farson -- Death of a millionaire : Sir Harry Oakes, 1943 / Julian Symons -- Mystery of the hansom cab : Nan Patterson, 1904 / Alexander Woollcott -- Coincidence of corpses : Brughton Trunk Murder, 1934 / Jonathan Goodman -- Secret of Ireland's eye : William Burke Kirwan, 1852 / William Roughead -- Mystery of Merstham Tunnel : Rovert Money, 1905 / Sir Edward Parry -- Dumb blonde who knew too much : Marilyn Monroe, 1962 / Kirk Wilson -- Temptation and the elder : William Gardiner, 1902 / Jack Smith Hughes -- Hoop-la murder trial : Jessie Costello, 1933 / Sydney Horler -- Jack the Ripper : the Whitechapel murders, 1888 / Philip Sugden -- Murder of Margery Wren : Margery Wren, 1930 / Douglas G. Browne and E.V. Tullett -- Zodiac Killer : Zodiac killings, 1968 / Colin Wilson -- And to hell with Burgandy : Florence Bravo, 1876 / Doroghy Dunbar -- Fools and horses : Shergar, 1983 / John Edwards -- California's worst crime : Mabel Mayer, 1927 / Guy B.H. Logan -- Camden Town murder : Robert Wood, 1907 / Nina Warner Hooke and Gil Thomas -- Arnold Rothstein's final payoff : Arnold Rothstein, 1929 / Damon Runyon -- Death of Bella Wright : Bella Wright, 1919 / Edmund Pearson -- Murder hath charms : Edwin Bartlett, 1875 / Christanna Brand -- Man who contracted out of humanity : Stanley Setty, 1949 / Rebecca West -- Kent murder mystery : Caroline Luard, 1908 / T.C.H. Jacobs.