The Encyclopedia of London Crime & Vice is a richly entertaining and informative history of folly and infamy in the capital. With more than 700 entries and 100 illustrations it tells the stories of highwaymen and hermaphrodites, perverts and poisoners, forgers and fences, murderers and madams, rakes and rookeries. This unique overview of London crime covers an enormous chronological span, from Roman London to the present, and deals with topics from the Adams Gang to the Kray brothers.