This slim volume is a veritable treasury of farcical crime and absurd criminals! Anecdotes of the latter’s bumbling exploits and ludicrous felonies – ranging from the oddest thefts and funniest cons to foiled getaways and bizarre capers – will have you chuckling your way through this compilation of startling silliness from the criminal world. The snippets in the last chapter verge on the gruesome with some rather dark crime but, this apart, the book focuses on the funny and baffling rather than the horrific. Most of the anecdotes are quite short and there’s no chance of losing interest once you begin! The style of narration is excellent: light-hearted, witty, and distinctly entertaining. I won’t tell you more lest I spoil its fun for you – just plunge in!