(032639) Purvis, Alston, and Tresniowski, Alex. The Vendetta: FBI Hero Melvin Purvis's War Against Crime, And J. Edgar Hoover's War Against Him. New York: Public Affairs, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 363 pages. Very Good+ in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs. Melvin Horace Purvis, Jr. (1903-1960) was an American law enforcement official and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent. He is noted for leading the manhunts that tracked such outlaws as Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd and John Dillinger ISBN: 1586483013 (Purvis, Melvin, FBI)
