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<p>For the second time, celebrated crime-fiction writer Howard Engel turns his hand to non-fiction. This time he leads us on a riveting and spectacular journey through the murky passages of criminal law to the places where love and murder intersect.</p> <p>Setting out in the nineteenth century, Engel travels from France and England to Canada and the United States, with engaging detours along the way. As he discovers, <i>le crime passionnel</i>, a concept originating in France, has a special place in many legal codes around the world. Someone who has suddenly or unexpectedly been betrayed by a loved and trusted partner, even in an illicit relationship, is rarely treated as a common murder.</p> <p>In <b>Crimes of Passion</b>, Engel explores more than twenty-five classic, infamous and still unresolved cases. With the elegant flair and penetrating insight of a novelist, he brings the victims and perpetrators to life in remarkable detail. Ruth Ellis (the last woman hanged in England), OJ Simpson (the football star), Juliet Hulme (the writer Anne Perry), Jean Liger ("the hungry lover") and Jean Harris (the headmistress) are just a few of the intriguing characters you'll meet along the wa

Author

Engel, Howard, 1931-

Publisher

Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781552975848

Subjects

Social Science, True Crime, Crime

Rating

3.24 / 5 (32 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14