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  • Failed Justice

    The Craig and Bentley Case Revisited

    par 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, ... En savoir plus

    $16.79 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Dodging the Bullet

    Failed Assassinations Throughout History

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $14.39 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • The Killer of the Princes in the Tower

    A New Suspect Revealed

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • War Crimes

    Underworld Britain in the Second World War

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • Interpreting the Ripper Letters

    Missed Clues and Reflections on Victorian Society

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Thames Torso Murders

    par 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. ... En savoir plus

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  • Jack the Ripper: The First Suspects

    par 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, ... En savoir plus

    $14.39 CAD

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  • Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring

    par M. J. Trow ...
    **Book one in the Inspector Lestrade series.'In the circus, nothing is what it seems …'**Walk up! Walk up! This way for the greatest show on earth! It is 1879. Disraeli is at Number Ten. The Zulu are being perfectly beastly to Lord Chelmsford. And Captain Boycott is having his old trouble again.What has this to do with the young Detective-Sergeant Sholto Lestrade? Absolutely nothing. Or has it? He ... En savoir plus

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  • Forensics in the Golden Age of Crime

    The ‘Celebrity’ Pathologists from Spilsbury to Simpson

    par M J Trow ...
    Behind the fiction of the Classic Age of Crime enshrined in the novels of Agatha Christie et al, forensic science was steadily making its way. The cases are familiar to all of us – the wife-murderer Crippen, the Brides in the Bath killer Smith, the cop-killers Browne and Kennedy, the thrill-killers Leopold and Loeb, the Lindbergh baby kidnap, the vampire murderer Haigh, wartime atrocities and the ... En savoir plus

    $20.79 CAD

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  • The Adventures of Sir Samuel White Baker

    Victorian Hero

    par M. J. Trow ...
    Sir Samuel White Baker is one of those larger-than-life heroes only the Victorians could invent. For too long, the British Empire has been denigrated and equated with arrogance at best and racial bigotry at worst. Samuel Baker transcends that. He was an explorer and naturalist, recording new species on his many travels; a big game hunter with huge expertise across continents; an engineer of skill ... En savoir plus

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