{"product_id":"9781446472903","title":"Crooked Talk: Five Hundred Years of the Language of Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe language of crime has a long and venerable history - in fact, the first collection of words specifically used by criminals, \u003ci\u003eHye-Way to the Spittel House\u003c\/i\u003e, dates from as early as 1531. Jonathon Green is our national expert on slang, and in \u003ci\u003eCrooked Talk\u003c\/i\u003e he looks at five hundred years of crooks and conmen - from the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ehedge-creepers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ecounterfeit cranks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e of the sixteenth century to the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eblaggers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eburners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e of the twenty-first - as well as the swag, the hideouts, the getaway vehicles and the 'tools of the trade'. Not to mention a substantial detour into the world of prisons that faced those unlucky enough to be caught by the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eboys in blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever wondered when the police were first referred to as \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003epigs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, why prison guards became known as \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eredraws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, or what precisely the subtle art of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003edipology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e involves, then this book has all the answers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128458297584,"sku":"9781446472903","price":14.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446472903_p0.jpg?v=1763817346","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446472903","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}