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W. N. Roughead

William Roughead (pronounced Ruff-head) (18701952) was a well-known Scottish lawyer and amateur criminologist, as well as an editor and essayist on “matters criminous”. He was an important early practitioner of the modern “true crime” literary genre.


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Works by W. N. Roughead:

Classic Crimes

Book by W. N. Roughead

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british, scottish crime writers
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