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A complete psychological and pictorial account of the gruesome 'Ripper' murders that shocked a nation. This is the thrilling profile of a killer with vivid reconstructions of the actual crimes. As new. Light shelf wear.

For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more have been put in… Read more about this item

For many, the Kray twins are legends but for Chris Lambrianou they were something else entirely . . . As a young East End tearaway, Chris turned to crime to escape the grinding poverty of his life. Armed robbery, safe blowing, fraud, even attempted murder - the big brash Cockney did the lot. Then, when he became too successful, the… Read more about this item

'Damn him!' he swore. 'There is no more harm in shooting him than a mad dog!' The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer's Day in 1806 - shot and beaten to death, his body set on fire and left smouldering in his own glebe field - gripped everyone from the Home Secretary… Read more about this item

After scrupulously re-examining official documents of the time, investigative journalist Paul Roland strips away decades of myth and misconceptions to reveal the identity of a brand-new suspect who has never been seriously considered until now. Includes re-examination of the official Scotland Yard files, original post-mortem reports, contemporary witness statements and the private correspondence of detectives. Well illustrated dissertation on one… Read more about this item

A sensational new theory – and an insight into the late Victorian city through an intensively researched social history. Between May 1887 and February 1891, a succession of horrific murders shook Victorian London. During a reign of terror lasting nearly four years, numerous women were attacked. The police at the time believed the killings comprised two distinct sets – with… Read more about this item

The case of Jack the Ripper has at last been cracked by the one man most qualified to do so - a former murder squad detective. Trevor Marriott casts aside the rumours which have for so long dogged the most famous police case of all time. Revealing the techniques used by modern day policemen, he skilfully and compellingly leads us… Read more about this item

The perfect gift for any enthusiastic Ripperologist! Signed by both authors and in new condition. New. Signed by both authors.

The person identified as the killer of five women in London East End in 1888 has never before been named a suspect in more than a hundred years of intense speculation. * The co-author of the book is the great-great-nephew of the killer, who discovered extraordinary evidence while researching his illustrious ancestor. He did not set out to find Jack… Read more about this item

Introduction: Twice within the last quarter of a century I have seen it stated - once by a Lord Chancellor, and on the other occasion by Sir John Anderson, when he was Under Secretary to the Home Office - that there was no danger in this country of mentally irresponsible people being hanged for the crime of murder. Prompted by memory,… Read more about this item

Dr Crippen's murder of his wife Cora has stuck in the public imagination for many reasons: the harmless demeanour of this cold-blooded poisoner; the flamboyant victim; and, the dismembered body in the cellar at the infamous 39 Hilldrop Crescent - and not forgetting a dramatic police chase which caught Crippen and his mistress Ethel le Neve halfway across the Atlantic.… Read more about this item

While Jack the Ripper spread fear throughout the East End of London in 1888, another man stalked the streets hunting flesh. He called himself 'Walter'. He was a rapist, voyeur, and fetishist obsessed with prostitutes. Walter was not only a wealthy man, but a literary one. In the same year as the Ripper killings, Walter first printed up his vast… Read more about this item

Science of Crime Solving takes an insider's look at how crimes are solved with the help of forensic science. Written by a well respected forensic scientist, the book offers an intriguing overview of many renown criminal investigations.

The true story of murder in a New England small town. Includes photographs.

On July 28, 1841, the battered body of a young woman was found floating in the Hudson River. The victim was Mary Rogers, a captivating twenty-year-old cigar salesgirl, who would inspire not just one of the great authors of a generation to write "The Mystery of Marie Roget" but also the inception of a whole style of literature - the… Read more about this item

This work reveals the name of the man the police believed to be Jack the Ripper. It includes newly-discovered letters from one of the policemen leading the original investigation into the identity of the serial killer.

In 1949, a reporter looking for a juicy crime yarn called the FBI and asked for a list of the toughest, most wanted men in America. The list was printed in The Washington Times and promptly stirred the imagination of post-war America. It garnered so much publicity that FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover created the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List,… Read more about this item

More than a century after he stalked the streets of London's East End, Jack the Ripper continues to exert a macabre fascination on the popular imagination. After scrupulously re-examining official documents of the time, investigative journalist Paul Roland strips away decades of myth and misconceptions to reveal the identity of a brand-new suspect who has never been seriously considered until… Read more about this item

A Chilling insight into the Ripper's gruesome murders. With front pocket containing Very well illustrated, this book offers easily digestible pieces of information about Jack the Ripper

A complete psychological and pictorial account of the gruesome 'Ripper' murders that shocked a nation. This is the thrilling profile of a killer with vivid reconstructions of the actual crimes.