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  • Failed Justice

    The Craig and Bentley Case Revisited

    by M J Trow ...
    Uncovers the wrongful conviction of Derek Bentley, revealing new evidence that challenges his unjust execution in 1953.On 2 November 1952, two teenagers, Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig, tried to break into a warehouse in Croydon, Surrey. The police were called and in the minutes that followed, Craig wounded one policeman and shot another dead.At 16, Craig was too young to hang, but Bentley, ... Read more

    $16.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dodging the Bullet

    Failed Assassinations Throughout History

    by M J Trow ...
    Explores the most remarkable assassination attempts throughout history, highlighting the chaotic intersection of fame, danger, and the human psyche.Everybody remembers where they were the day John F. Kennedy died. The president’s assassination shocked the world and raised questions that have still not been answered today.Almost as shocking is attempted assassination – the bullet that missed; the ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ultimate World War Two Trivia Book: Unbelievable Facts, Extraordinary Accounts and Tall Tales from the Second World War

    by M. J. Trow ...
    The Second World War ended over seventy-five years ago and yet it holds a lasting fascination for millions. Most school children worldwide have studied it but it is unlikely that they would have learned any of the fascinating facts to be found in The Ultimate World War Two Trivia Book.Funny, heart-breaking and downright borderline unbelievable, the snippets in this book are perfect for dropping ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Interpreting the Ripper Letters

    Missed Clues and Reflections on Victorian Society

    by M. J. Trow ...
    This true crime history examines the media frenzy surrounding Jack the Ripper—and what the so-called Ripper Letters reveal about Victorian society.In the autumn of 1888, a series of grisly murders took place in Whitechapel in London's East End. The Whitechapel murderer, arguably the first of his kind, was never caught, though the police and local press received hundreds of letters claiming to be ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Thames Torso Murders

    by M. J. Trow ...
    The author of Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer examines a different series of grisly unsolved murders in Victorian-era London.Dismembered corpses are discovered scattered along the banks of the river Thames, a calculating clinical multiple murderer is on the loose, and the London police have no inkling of the killer's identity – and, more than a century later, they still don't. In this, M.J. ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Killer of the Princes in the Tower

    A New Suspect Revealed

    by M. J. Trow ...
    A new investigation into the most infamous crime of the Middle Ages: the supposed murders of Edward V and his brother Richard of York in the 15th century.The disappearance of two boys during the summer of 1483 has never been satisfactorily explained. They were Edward, Prince of Wales, nearly thirteen at the time, and his brother, Richard of York, nearly ten. With their father, Edward IV, dying ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lestrade and the Magpie

    Inspector Lestrade, #15

    by M. J. Trow ...
    Series Book 15 - Inspector Lestrade
    Book fifteen in the Inspector Lestrade series.'There was a Front;But damn'd if we knew where!'England in 1920 is a land fit for heroes. So why is one of those heroes found dead in a dingy London hotel? And why does his war record show that he has been missing, presumed killed in action, for three years?The deceased is none other than the fiancé of Inspector Lestrade's daughter and when her tears ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • War Crimes

    Underworld Britain in the Second World War

    by M. J. Trow ...
    The Second World War was a defining experience in British history. It shaped us, made us what we are, and we are still fascinated by it. And one of the most extraordinary aspects of this unique war was the effect it had on crime - and this is the focus of M.J. Trow's compelling survey. He does not write solely about servicemen who committed crime - although there were many of them - and he does ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand

    by M. J. Trow ...
    Book six in the Inspector Lestrade series.The London Underground Railway, in 1895, was described as 'dark, deadly and halfway to Hell'. Only too true, for as the last train rattled into Liverpool Street, the one remaining passenger did not get off. How could she, when her eyes stared sightless and her heart had stopped?There was another corpse at the Elephant in the morning, wedged between the ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jack the Ripper: The First Suspects

    by M J Trow ...
    This book reconstructs the 1888 investigation, revealing why investigators faltered and what detectives pursued.In the journalese of the time, he was called ‘the fiend’ and ‘the monster’. That was before an anonymous journalist invented the ‘trade name’ Jack the Ripper. In the 140 years since the Whitechapel murders, a whole industry has grown up discussing the tortuous issues of the case, ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

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  • Lestrade and the Sign of Nine

    by M. J. Trow ...
    Book two in the Inspector Lestrade series.It was a puzzle that faced Scotland Yard from its very begin-ning – whose was the limbless body found among the foundations? And in the murderous world of Sholto Lestrade, one question is invariably followed by another – what do a lecherous rector, a devious speculator and a plagiaristic novel-ist have in common? Answer: they're all dead, each of them with ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Swearing Like A Trooper

    Rude Slang of World War Two

    by M. Trow ...
    In September 1939, much military slang still dated to the trenches of 1914-18 - for instance words such as 'Berthas' (meaning big breasts), taken from the German Big Bertha gun . But World War II soon gave birth to a new wave of armed forces slang such as 'wizard prang', D.S.O (Dick Shot Off), and bazookas (back to breasts again).Some British terms came from the army's links with India, for ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD