On the trail of the serpent: The life and crimes of Charles Sobhraj - Richard Neville & Julie Clarke

A gifted con man, seducer and thief, at the height of the 1970s Charles Sobhraj became an infamous serial killer across Asia's hippie trail – this is his story, as told to journalists Richard Neville and Julie Clarke just months after his sensational arrest in India.

Determined to uncover the facts and motivations behind the murders of the naïve young Westerners Sobhraj targeted, Neville and Clarke tracked down witnesses from the beaches of Goa to the grand hotels of Europe, unearthing the hidden stories of those caught in his web of deception and violence.

Newly updated with fresh perspectives on the case, this true-crime classic paints a rich, deeply moving portrait of the life and mind of a murderer, and reveals the inside story of those who brought Sobhraj to justice.