On the trail of the serpent : the epic hunt for the bikini killer / Richard Neville and Julie Clarke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neville, Richard, 1941-2016, author.

Clarke, Julie, 1952- author.

Standardized Title:

Life and crimes of Charles Sobhra

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sobhraj, Charles.

Murderers--Biography.

Murderers.

Murder--Asia--Case studies.

Murder.

Asia.

Genre:

True crime stories.

Biographies.

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 337 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Revised and updated edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Penguin Books, 2021.

Summary:

"An intimate portrait of Charles Sobrhaj--one of the world's greatest conmen and most notorious serial killers, and the subject of THE SERPENT, a new series on Netflix. Charles Sobhraj remains one of the world's great conmen, and as a serial killer, the story of his life and capture endures as legend. Born in Vietnam to a Vietnamese mother and Indian father, Sobhraj grew up deprived of a sense of identity, moving to France before being imprisoned and stripped of his multiple nationalities. Driven to floating from country to country, continent to continent, he became the consummate con artist, stealing passports, smuggling drugs and guns across Asia, busting out of prisons and robbing wealthy associates. But as his situation grew more perilous, he turned to murder, preying on Western tourists dropping out across the 1970s "hippie trail," leaving dead bodies and gruesome crime scenes in his wake, triggering an international manhunt that put him at the top of INTERPOL's most wanted list. On the Trail of the Serpent draws its readers into the story of Sobhraj's life as told exclusively to journalists Richard Neville and Julie Clarke by the investigators, families of the victims, and even Sobhraj himself. Blurring the boundaries between true crime and novelization, this remains the definitive book about Sobhraj--a riveting tale of sex, drugs, adventure, and murder"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Bad justice. The face of an angel ; The fruit of war ; Freedom now! ; A last chance

On the run. An impossible husband ; Hurtling towards a flame ; Brothers in arms ; Following the heart

The web of death. Apartment 504 ; The 'hit list' ; Everything falls into place ; Freak street

Endgame. Missing persons ; The 'Gautier affair' ; Teamwork ; Old demons, old tricks ; In chains

Epilogue: a visit to Herman.

Notes:

Revised and updated by Julie Clarke.

Other Format:

Online version: Neville, Richard, On the trail of the serpent

ISBN:

9780143136859

0143136852

OCLC:

1224042809

Publisher Number:

99988913672