Review: Moss & Skinner, Scotland Yard's History of Crime in 100 Objects

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Scotland Yard's History of Crime in 100 Objects by Alan Moss

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


A partial tour of Scotland Yard's Black Museum in book form, this book has excellent pictures, a poorly chosen font (sans serif gray on white), and interesting although not terribly well-written text. Despite what the title might lead you to believe, it is not in chronological order, which I think was a mistake, since it means that there's no actual sense of coherent history, just a series of interesting objects with explanations. Still, as the closest I am ever likely to get to a tour of the Black Museum, it was worth the read.



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