In 1841, New York was shocked by the murder of a beautiful cigar salesgirl called Mary Rogers, whose body was found in the Hudson. Months later, EdgarIn 1841, New York was shocked by the murder of a beautiful cigar salesgirl called Mary Rogers, whose body was found in the Hudson. Months later, Edgar Allan Poe, desperate to repeat the success of his Murders in the Rue Morgue, set his fictional detective Auguste Dupin on the trail of the killer of a thinly-disguised 'Marie Roget'. Here, the novelist and biographer of Conan Doyle, Daniel Stashower weaves together the unsolved crime with the struggles of the sickly, impecunious and driven Poe. ...more
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Unholy Business A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land Nina Burleigh Collins 2008 Hardback
For millennia, the faithful have sought tangible relics of the Bible story - and the unscrupulous have been willing to provide them. This real-life thFor millennia, the faithful have sought tangible relics of the Bible story - and the unscrupulous have been willing to provide them. This real-life thriller focuses on the 2002 'discovery' of the St James Ossuary, the first material evidence of the life of Jesus, and its subsequent exposure as a fake. With a colourful cast of collectors, clerics, detectives and con-men, it ranges from Jerusalem's Old City to New York's Fifth Avenue to expose the murky, dangerous world of religious forgery. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge. ...more
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If I Did it... I Don't Remember Salisbury's Edwardian Murder Mystery, or Who Killed Teddy Haskell? Jeremy B Moody; Bruce S Purvis Hobnob 2008 Paperback
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Medical Murder Disturbing Cases of Doctors Who Kill Dr Robert M Kaplan Summersdale 2010 Paperback
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Robert Kaplan examines what makes some doctors, trained to preserve life, turn into killers. In a wide- ranging analysis, he Forensic psychiatrist Dr Robert Kaplan examines what makes some doctors, trained to preserve life, turn into killers. In a wide- ranging analysis, he considers the cases of individual mass murderers including Harold Shipman, Harry Bailey and William Palmer and genocidal nationalists such as the Nazi concentration camp doctors and the 'psychiatrist of the Bosnian genocide', Radovan Karadzic. ...more
Smuggling in the British Isles A History Richard Platt History Press 2011 Paperback Illustrated
Histories of smuggling usually focus on the customs authorities' attempts to prevent it, but this book adopts the point of view of the smugglers themsHistories of smuggling usually focus on the customs authorities' attempts to prevent it, but this book adopts the point of view of the smugglers themselves, at the height of their trade in the 18th and 19th centuries. Using folktales and oral history as much as official documents, maritime historian Richard Platt investigates who the smugglers were, why they embarked on their criminal careers, how their contraband was transported and how they avoided detection. ...more
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A History of the British Police From its Earliest Beginnings to the Present Day Richard Cowley History Press 2011 Hardback Illustrated
Tracing the evolution of the police from King Alfred's appointment of shire reeves ('sherrifs') in the 9th century, police archivist Richard Cowley exTracing the evolution of the police from King Alfred's appointment of shire reeves ('sherrifs') in the 9th century, police archivist Richard Cowley explains how policing responded to population growth and the societal changes which resulted from the Industrial Revolution. He takes the story down to the present day with recent highly-publicized police failures and such innovations as the introduction of community support officers in 2002. ...more
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Crime and Criminals of Victorian England
Adrian Gray History Press 2011 Paperback Illustrated
Murder, manslaughter, assault and burglary, crimes of poverty and desperation, crimes of the open road and the high seas: Adrian Gray's detailed examiMurder, manslaughter, assault and burglary, crimes of poverty and desperation, crimes of the open road and the high seas: Adrian Gray's detailed examination of crime and criminals in Victorian England covers every kind of wrong-doing, but also reflects on the changing attitudes to crime and its perpetrators during a period which saw the end of hanging as a punishment for robbery and the creation of the Metropolitan Police. ...more
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Forensics Crime Scene Investigations from Murder to Global Terrorism Zakaria Erzinclioglu Carlton 2006 Paperback Illustrated
Zakaria Erzinclioglu, who has been involved in more than 500 murder investigations in Britain and abroad, describes how forensic science has evolved oZakaria Erzinclioglu, who has been involved in more than 500 murder investigations in Britain and abroad, describes how forensic science has evolved over the past century and radically changed the way crimes are investigated. He discusses in detail a number of recent and historic cases, such as Harold Shipman, the killing of Rasputin and the 2005 London bombings. ...more
Poison and Poisoning A Compendium of Cases, Catastrophes and Crimes Celia Kellett Accent 2009 Paperback
Antidepressants and rat poison in the bolognese, arsenic in the wallpaper: premeditated crime or misadventure, this comprehensive guide covers all kinAntidepressants and rat poison in the bolognese, arsenic in the wallpaper: premeditated crime or misadventure, this comprehensive guide covers all kinds of poisonings, explaining how poisons work, their sources and their effects - from stinging nettles that will cause a rash to strychnine that will kill you. As well as the poisonous agents, there are the stories of those who have used them criminally and those who have succumbed, as Napoleon did to his wallpaper. ...more
Hard Men The English and Violence Since 1750 Clive Emsley Hambledon 2005 Hardback
Focusing on the changing patterns of violent behaviour, public and private, Clive Emsley's study explores 'the popularly held assumption that English Focusing on the changing patterns of violent behaviour, public and private, Clive Emsley's study explores 'the popularly held assumption that English society became increasingly less violent during the 19th century and that it remained essentially non-violent up to the middle of the 20th century at least'. He examines how the English have perceived themselves and how they have explained the violence within English society that seems to contradict their cherished stereotype of reserve and restraint. ...more
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Death on the Waterways
Allan Scott-Davies History Press 2011 Paperback Illustrated
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Jack the Ripper
Andrew Cook Amberley 2010 Paperback
Supposedly responsible for a string of bestial murders, Jack the Ripper was never caught. Historian Andrew Cook suggests that this was because he neveSupposedly responsible for a string of bestial murders, Jack the Ripper was never caught. Historian Andrew Cook suggests that this was because he never existed. Cook's thesis is that the Ripper was a media invention, cooked up to boost newspaper sales by a shadowy tabloid journalist who wrote poison-pen letters and masqueraded as the killer. ...more
Killer Investigations into 20 of the Most Gruesome Murders of the 20th Century Colin Wilson (Fore.) Marshall Cavendish 2008 Paperback
Reflecting on the psychological inadequacy underpinning so many acts of violence, Colin Wilson introduces this catalogue of 20 serial killers from BriReflecting on the psychological inadequacy underpinning so many acts of violence, Colin Wilson introduces this catalogue of 20 serial killers from Britain, the USA and France. Covering cases such as the Yorkshire Ripper (Peter Sutcliffe), Son of Sam (David Berkowitz) and the Acid Bath Murderer (John George Haigh), each chapter describes the crimes and the police investigation and ends with a 'Case file' setting out the murderer's background and psychological profile. ...more
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