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Book Synopsis Murder Houses of Edinburgh by : Jan Bondeson
Download or read book Murder Houses of Edinburgh written by Jan Bondeson and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which of Edinburgh’s most gruesome murders has happened in your street? And were they committed by Burke and Hare, by the Stockbridge Baby-Farmer, by the Demon Frenchman of George Street, by the Triple Killer of Falcon Avenue, or perhaps by one of the Capital’s many faceless, spectral slayers
Book Synopsis Edinburgh Murders & Misdemeanours by : David Brandon
Download or read book Edinburgh Murders & Misdemeanours written by David Brandon and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth century crime and punishment in Edinburgh.
Download or read book Mirrorland written by Carole Johnstone and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Unnerving.” —People “Unsettling...unlocks its mysteries slowly.” —The New York Times Book Review “A dark, twisty, and richly atmospheric exploration of the power of imagination” —Ruth Ware, author of The Woman in Cabin 10 “Beautifully written and told with a watchmaker’s precision” (Stephen King), Mirrorland is a thrilling psychological suspense novel about twin sisters, the man they both love, the house that has always haunted them, and the childhood stories they can’t leave behind. Cat lives in Los Angeles, far from 36 Westeryk Road, the imposing gothic house in Edinburgh where she and her estranged twin sister, El, grew up. As kids, they invented Mirrorland, a dark, imaginary place under the pantry stairs, full of pirates, witches, and clowns. These days, Cat rarely thinks about their childhood home, or the fact that El now lives there with her husband, Ross. But when El mysteriously disappears after going out on her sailboat, Cat is forced to return to 36 Westeryk Road, which hasn’t changed in twenty years. The grand old house is still full of shadowy corners, and at every turn Cat finds herself stumbling on long-held secrets and terrifying ghosts from the past. Because someone—El?—has left Cat clues: a treasure hunt that leads them back to Mirrorland, where the truth lies waiting... A brilliantly crafted story that “feels like the love child of Gillian Flynn and Stephen King” (Greer Hendricks, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Mirrorland is a propulsive, page-turning debut about love, betrayal, revenge—and the price of freedom.
Book Synopsis Murder Houses of South London by : Jan Bondeson
Download or read book Murder Houses of South London written by Jan Bondeson and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South London has a long and blood-spattered history of capital crime and many of its murder houses still stand today. There are many forgotten murders in South London, where only the murder house remains... Murder mysteries fill the pages of this book – some of them celebrated crimes, like the murder of Charles Bravo at Balham in 1876. Others remain forgotten tragedies, like the murder of Jane Soper in the Borough in 1875. This book will take you on a journey through some of the most notorious crimes in South London, including the Brixton Matricide, the Battersea Tragedy and the Tooting Horror.
Book Synopsis Phillimore's Edinburgh by : Jan Bondeson
Download or read book Phillimore's Edinburgh written by Jan Bondeson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete collection of the famous postcard artist Phillimore’s pictures of Edinburgh. It will appeal both to those who know and love Edinburgh and to postcard collectors.
Book Synopsis Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley by : Alison Weir
Download or read book Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley written by Alison Weir and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Alison Weir's Mary Boleyn. Handsome, accomplished, and charming, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, staked his claim to the English throne by marrying Mary Stuart, who herself claimed to be the Queen of England. It was not long before Mary discovered that her new husband was interested only in securing sovereign power for himself. Then, on February 10, 1567, an explosion at his lodgings left Darnley dead; the intrigue thickened after it was discovered that he had apparently been suffocated before the blast. After an exhaustive reevaluation of the source material, Alison Weir has come up with a solution to this enduring mystery. Employing her gift for vivid characterization and gripping storytelling, Weir has written one of her most engaging excursions yet into Britain’s bloodstained, power-obsessed past.
Download or read book Close and Deadly written by Alanna Knight and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: oIn 1923, Philip Murray went to the gallows for a brutal murder in Jamaica Street, thanks to a local prostitute turning King's evidence. oIn the late 1970s, two girls went missing from the World's End pub never to be seen alive again -case unsolved. oIn the late 1990s a young woman met a terrifying end in South Clerk Street - case unsolved. These horrendous crimes have one thing in common. They all happened in Edinburgh. Edinburgh has a famously blood thirsty history. In centuries past the High Street ran with gore as clansmen battled to the death, and criminals were gruesomely hung, drawn and quartered at the Tolbooth. Lesser known, however, are the terrible crimes that have been committed in the last century. In 1954 Donald Merrett walked free after cold-bloodedly murdering his mother, only to return in the 1970s under an assumed name and kill again. A grim pattern followed by Donald Forbes who, acquitted of a terrible murder in 1958, returned to Edinburgh 40 years later to continue his rein of terror in another death. Edinburgh's Murder Mile offers a fascinating selection of the most notorious murders of the last century within a mile radius of Edinburgh's famous Princes Street.Alanna Knight - one of Edinburgh's favourite crime authors - revisits the crime scenes and unravels the fascinating details of the police investigations, posing new questions and offering a new perspective on famous and lesser known cases. Join her on a chilling, unforgettable trip through the damp, shadowy secrets of Edinburgh's streets.
Book Synopsis West Port Murders by : William Burke
Download or read book West Port Murders written by William Burke and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Invention of Murder by : Judith Flanders
Download or read book The Invention of Murder written by Judith Flanders and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Superb... Flanders's convincing and smart synthesis of the evolution of an official police force, fictional detectives, and real-life cause célèbres will appeal to devotees of true crime and detective fiction alike." -Publishers Weekly, starred review In this fascinating exploration of murder in nineteenth century England, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fiction Murder in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, with cold-blooded killings transformed into novels, broadsides, ballads, opera, and melodrama-even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. Detective fiction and the new police force developed in parallel, each imitating the other-the founders of Scotland Yard gave rise to Dickens's Inspector Bucket, the first fictional police detective, who in turn influenced Sherlock Holmes and, ultimately, even P.D. James and Patricia Cornwell. In this meticulously researched and engrossing book, Judith Flanders retells the gruesome stories of many different types of murder in Great Britain, both famous and obscure: from Greenacre, who transported his dismembered fiancée around town by omnibus, to Burke and Hare's bodysnatching business in Edinburgh; from the crimes (and myths) of Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper, to the tragedy of the murdered Marr family in London's East End. Through these stories of murder-from the brutal to the pathetic-Flanders builds a rich and multi-faceted portrait of Victorian society in Great Britain. With an irresistible cast of swindlers, forgers, and poisoners, the mad, the bad and the utterly dangerous, The Invention of Murder is both a mesmerizing tale of crime and punishment, and history at its most readable.
Download or read book Murder in Edinburgh written by D-L Nelson and published by Third-Culture Kid Mystery. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie Young-Perret goes undercover at the Edinburgh, Scotland office of a multi-national insurance company to investigate the suspicious hit-and-run death of her school friend Chantal's husband, Duncan. Meantime, other company employees are murdered in Boston, Colorado Springs and Saint Petersburg, Russia by a serial killer who delights in finding original ways to kill her victims. Joining the search are Annie's retired French police chief husband, Roger; a writer from the new Early Scottish Poets Museum for which Chantal is curator; a coworker of Duncan's; and two off-duty Edinburgh police. When the insurance company CEO learns of their inquiries, he orders a contract on a new target.
Book Synopsis Edward Kane and the Parlour Maid Murderer by : Ross Macfarlane
Download or read book Edward Kane and the Parlour Maid Murderer written by Ross Macfarlane and published by . This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exploits of Kane and his manservant are both comic and thrilling in this Dickensian murder mystery set in Victorian Edinburgh Scotland, 1850. The penalty for murder is death by hanging. Why then employ a young defense lawyer with no trial experience who is surely destined to fail? And why does his client refuse to tell him what happened on the night the crime took place? Edward Kane and the Parlour Maid Murderer follows the young Advocate, Edward Kane, and his manservant, Mr. Horse from the great houses of Edinburgh to the taverns and alleyways of the Old Town in search of answers - and defense. The novel evokes the sights and sounds of Victorian Scotland, introducing a rich cast of characters.
Download or read book The Westminster Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Westminster review [afterw.] The London and Westminster review [afterw.] The Westminster review [afterw.] The Westminster and foreign quarterly review [afterw.] The Westminster review [ed. by sir J. Bowring and other]. by : sir John Bowring
Download or read book The Westminster review [afterw.] The London and Westminster review [afterw.] The Westminster review [afterw.] The Westminster and foreign quarterly review [afterw.] The Westminster review [ed. by sir J. Bowring and other]. written by sir John Bowring and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Palace of Holyroodhouse by : Royal Collection Royal Collection Publications
Download or read book The Palace of Holyroodhouse written by Royal Collection Royal Collection Publications and published by Royal Collection Trust. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Palace of Holyroodhouse, in its exceptional setting at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, has played a central role in Scotland's history ever since its foundation by King David I of Scotland nearly 900 years ago. Rebuilt by James V of Scotland, it was to become the home of his daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots, and the scene for many of the most dramatic and tragic events of her reign, culminating in the murder in the palace of her secretary, David Rizzio. Rebuilt again by Charles II after the Civil War, the palace became a showplace of baroque architecture and interior decoration. It was the Edinburgh headquarters of Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745, a refuge after the French Revolution of 1789 for the future Charles X of France, and from the time of the visit of George IV in 1822 onwards, one of the foremost attractions in the Scottish capital. Today visitors are drawn to the Palace as much for its association with Scotland's past as for its role as The Queen's official home in Edinburgh. The palace also houses a significant part of the Royal Collection, with paintings and works of art on display both within the palace and in the Queen's Gallery. This fully illustrated guide includes an introduction to its fascinating history, a plan of the palace, and a tour through the state rooms, including Charles II's splendid baroque interiors and the hauntingly atmospheric chambers of Mary, Queen of Scots--scene of the famous murder.
Book Synopsis Murder Houses of Greater London by : Jan Bondeson
Download or read book Murder Houses of Greater London written by Jan Bondeson and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which of Greater London’s most gruesome murders happened in your street? And were they committed by Graham Frederick Young (the poisoner of the North Circular Road), by the murderous Donald Hume, or by that monster Dennis Nilsen? Sometimes quiet suburban terraces hide the most terrible secrets... Read about the ‘Hampstead Triangle’ – home to a surprising number of celebrated murders – as well as another triangle of violent deaths in Kensal Rise and ponder some very mysterious unsolved murders. Armed with this book and a good London map, you will be able to do some murder house detection work of your own.
Book Synopsis Burke & Hare by : Owen Dudley Edwards
Download or read book Burke & Hare written by Owen Dudley Edwards and published by Polygon. This book was released on 1980 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a boarding house in West Port, an old army pensioner dies of natural causes. He owes the landlord rent. Instead of burying the body, the landlord, William Hare, and his friend, William Burke, fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr. Robert Knox, an ambitious Edinburgh anatomist. They make a profit of £3 and 10 shillings. After this encouraging outcome, Burke and Hare decide to suffocate another sickly tenant. So begins the criminal career of the most notorious double act in serial killing. Here is the unvarnished, human story behind the infamous Burke and Hare murders. We delve into their past, their personalities and the circumstances that made them resort to murder as a money-making scheme.It?s a tale of desperation and greed, of outsiders, ambition, corruption and betrayal. And it?s all true!" -- Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Murder Houses of London by : Jan Bondeson
Download or read book Murder Houses of London written by Jan Bondeson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which of London's most gruesome murders happened in your street? And were they committed by Jack the Ripper, the Kray twins, the Blackout Ripper or ‘Acid Bath’ Haigh?
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