THE NAPOLEON OF CRIME
Book ID/图书代码： 00470097B2162-
English Summary/英文概要： In the 1870s, Adam Worth left a life of professional deserting from the US army and entered into a life of full-scale crime. He soon became an orchestrator of thefts and cons throughout 19th-century America and Britain, and ringleader of the largest crime network in the world. He was famed, among other triumphs, for stealing Gainsborough’s great portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire - and later for returning it. Yet, for many years, he was considered by many to be the perfect Victorian gentleman and, even in his criminal capacity, abhorred violence and was loyal to a fault. Conan Doyle based the character of Holmes’ great adversary Moriarty on Adam Worth, who had his own Holmes in the shape of William Pinkerton of Pinkerton’s detective agency, from whose slogan "the eye that never sleeps" originated the term "private eye". Their parallel careers form the basis of this book.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一个维多利亚时代的真实故事，他是柯南·道尔饰演的夏洛克·福尔摩斯的主要对手莫里亚蒂的原型。出自畅销书《绞肉行动》和《代号“锯齿”》的作者。亚当·沃斯是维多利亚时代最伟大的犯罪大师。他放弃暴力，把自己塑造成一个完全受人尊敬的绅士，成为世界上最大犯罪网络的头目，也是柯南·道尔笔下邪恶天才莫里亚蒂的原型。
在他的巅峰时期，他从伦敦的陈列室偷走了庚斯伯勒著名的德文郡公爵夫人乔治亚娜的肖像，这是当时世界上最有价值的画作。公爵夫人成了他忠实的伴侣，是他成就的象征和实质。在他的职业生涯结束时，他归还了这幅画，并没有从盗窃中得到任何有价值的东西。
沃斯笔下的夏洛克·福尔摩斯就是美国第一家也是最伟大的侦探事务所的创始人威廉·平克顿。他们的平行生活构成了这本非凡的书的基础，这本书打开了一扇窗户，揭示了维多利亚时代肮脏的黑社会，巧妙地揭露了当时社会的虚伪和双重标准。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：
About the Author/作者介绍： 本·麦金泰尔(Ben Macintyre)，历史学家，《泰晤士报》的专栏作家兼副主编，并且是该报在纽约、巴黎和华盛顿的通讯记者，曾被推选担任英国声望最高的纪实文学奖“塞缪尔·约翰逊奖”的评委会主席。其代表作有《代号“锯齿”》(Agent Zigzag)、《绞肉行动》(Operation Mincemeat)、《敌友难辨》(A Spy Among Friends)和《痞子英雄》(Rogue Heroes)等。他经常以自己广受好评的作品为基础为英国广播公司(BBC)制作电视剧。
BEN MACINTYRE is THE TIMES correspondent in Paris and the author of the acclaimed FORGOTTEN FATHERLAND:THE SEARCH FOR ELIZABETH NIETZSCHE.
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：
原文第一章内容：暂无
手稿：暂无
大纲：暂无