The Blackout Murders

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Publisher : Pen and Sword True Crime
ISBN 13 : 139907105X
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blackout Murders by : Neil R. Storey

Download or read book The Blackout Murders written by Neil R. Storey and published by Pen and Sword True Crime. This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes, robberies, sexual assaults and, as The Blackout Murders reveals, some horrific murders took place on our home front during the Second World War. Some of them still rank among the most shocking crimes in modern British history. Some of the murders recounted within the pages of this book remain infamous, others are almost forgotten and some remain unsolved to this day. Several cases have new light shed on them from recently released archives and records uncovered by the author. Every case has been carefully selected for its reflection of wartime conditions and each one has a powerful, poignant and tragic story to tell. Readers will gain insights into the darker narrative of our home front and learn about some of the men and women who strove to maintain law and order under the most challenging circumstances. Others innovated and developed ground-breaking forensic techniques to identify bodies, recognize if foul play had occurred and as a direct result brought murderers to justice who may otherwise have gone undetected and unpunished. Anyone reading The Blackout Murders will never look at Britain's Home Front during the Second World War in the same way again.

In the Dark

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440624356
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis In the Dark by : Simon Read

Download or read book In the Dark written by Simon Read and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-11-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February, 1942, a woman was found strangled in a London air raid shelter. Chief Superintendent Frederick Cherrill, head of Scotland Yard’s revolutionary fingerprint division, knew just how well the wartime blackout concealed crime. But this was a brutal, senseless killing with few clues, no apparent motive—and no sign of the terror to come. The nightly air raids had darkened London’s neon dazzle but not its urge to live it up. With death a daily possibility, drinks and sex were everywhere. But one man had other urges. Over a five-day period, he murdered with a lightning-fast ferocity that stunned and baffled investigators. Dubbed “The Blackout Ripper,” he left few clues in his bloody wake—until a slip-up revealed his true identity, and shocked a city that thought it had seen it all.

The Blackout Murders

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Publisher : Pen and Sword True Crime
ISBN 13 : 1399071033
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Blackout Murders written by Neil R. Storey and published by Pen and Sword True Crime. This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes, robberies, sexual assaults and, as The Blackout Murders reveals, some horrific murders took place on our home front during the Second World War. Some of them still rank among the most shocking crimes in modern British history. Some of the murders recounted within the pages of this book remain infamous, others are almost forgotten and some remain unsolved to this day. Several cases have new light shed on them from recently released archives and records uncovered by the author. Every case has been carefully selected for its reflection of wartime conditions and each one has a powerful, poignant and tragic story to tell. Readers will gain insights into the darker narrative of our home front and learn about some of the men and women who strove to maintain law and order under the most challenging circumstances. Others innovated and developed ground-breaking forensic techniques to identify bodies, recognize if foul play had occurred and as a direct result brought murderers to justice who may otherwise have gone undetected and unpunished. Anyone reading The Blackout Murders will never look at Britain's Home Front during the Second World War in the same way again.

The Blackout Murders

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)

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The Blackout Ripper

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Publisher : Pen and Sword True Crime
ISBN 13 : 1526711818
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blackout Ripper by : Stephen Wynn

Download or read book The Blackout Ripper written by Stephen Wynn and published by Pen and Sword True Crime. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two days before the outbreak of the Second World War, the British government imposed blackout regulations across the nation as it was believed that in the event of war, Germany would very quickly begin conducting air raids on British towns and cities. The measures included covering windows in a dark, thick material at night to ensure no light could be seen from the outside. The use of vehicle headlamps was also prohibited, which resulted in a number of accidents and pedestrians being killed. These restrictions, enforced by Air Raid Precaution wardens and the police, were for the benefit and safety of the British public, but it also unintentionally made life a lot less dangerous for members of the criminal fraternity, allowing them to go about their regular night time activities with less chance of being caught by the police. As a result, during one week in February 1942, Gordon Cummins, RAF, was able to move around freely to carry out his attacks and make it back to his billet without being caught, or even stopped, by the police. The very restrictions put in place to protect the British public from German bombers actually placed women in danger from men such as Cummins: three of his victims were known prostitutes, as was at least one of the two women he is known to have attacked, but who survived. All of Cummins victims were attacked during the hours of darkness while the ‘blackout was in place, leading to him becoming known as the Blackout Ripper.

The Blackout Murders

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Publisher : Severn House
ISBN 13 : 9780727874597
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (745 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blackout Murders by : Leo Kessler

Download or read book The Blackout Murders written by Leo Kessler and published by Severn House. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1942 and a fiend lurks in the dark streets of London. Unlike Jack the Ripper, this monster looks for women in uniform to kill, and every time he leaves behind a badge of the US commandoes. The possibility that the killer is American has serious consequences for Anglo-American cooperation especially as London is full of US servicemen.

Blackout Murders

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Publisher : Robson Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781906217303
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (173 download)

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Book Synopsis Blackout Murders by : Simon Read

Download or read book Blackout Murders written by Simon Read and published by Robson Books Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1942, a woman was found strangled in a London air raid shelter. Seven days later, the man dubbed as the 'Blackout Ripper' had struck six times, his crimes becoming more brutal at each turn. The killer left few clues in his bloody wake, until a slip up revealed his true identity, and shocked a city that thought it had seen it all.

BlackOut

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329943848
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis BlackOut by : Robert John Sand

Download or read book BlackOut written by Robert John Sand and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-11-13 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man suffers a head injury and now has blackouts that last from hours to days long. During that period he commits brutal crimes, especially to those that he believes are "Trophy Wives". He meets the girl of his dreams by accident and seeks help from doctors in the form of medication. However sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

The Blackout Murders

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ISBN 13 : 9781399071024
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blackout Murders by : Neil R Storey

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Blackout

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Publisher : Clickworks Press
ISBN 13 : 1943383960
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (433 download)

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Book Synopsis Blackout by : Steven Henry

Download or read book Blackout written by Steven Henry and published by Clickworks Press. This book was released on 2022-09-26 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who you are in the dark is who you really are A night you can’t remember was either a really good night or a really bad one. When Erin O’Reilly wakes up in a notorious womanizer’s apartment with a hangover, a new tattoo, and a gap in her memory, she has the feeling she had one of the bad ones. But it turns out New York had a worse night than she did. A power outage in a city is a dangerous thing, between looting, traffic accidents, and interrupted emergency services. Somebody has tampered with Manhattan’s power grid, plunging the city into darkness. Is it a reckless prank gone wrong? Or something much worse? An unexpected lead arrives in the form of a young man who walks into the Major Crimes office and confesses to a brutal murder. There’s only one problem; the NYPD can find no evidence the crime took place. Erin will have to rely on her K-9 Rolf to untangle the truth behind a psychopath’s scheme. After all, a dog’s nose doesn’t need light to point the way.

Agatha Christie Goes to War

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000740846
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Agatha Christie Goes to War by : Rebecca Mills

Download or read book Agatha Christie Goes to War written by Rebecca Mills and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agatha Christie has never been substantially considered as a war writer, even though war is a constant presence in her writing. This interdisciplinary collection of essays considers the effects of these conflicts on the social and psychological textures of Christie’s detective fiction and other writings, demonstrating not only Christie’s textual navigation of her contemporary surroundings and politics, but also the value of her voice as a popular fiction writer reflecting popular concerns. Agatha Christie Goes to War introduces the ‘Queen of Crime’ as an essential voice in the discussion of war, warfare, and twentieth century literature.

Blackout

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Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466890428
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis Blackout by : David Rosenfelt

Download or read book Blackout written by David Rosenfelt and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock has been after infamous criminal Nicholas Bennett for years. When Bennett kills someone close to Doug, however, Doug's investigation—and his life—start spiraling out of control. He's placed on indefinite suspension from the police force and breaks things off with his fiancé, but he can't let the case go, and he continues an off-the-books investigation on his own. When Doug's former partner on the force, Nate Alvarez, receives a call from Doug saying he's discovered something big, something terrifying, something they need to call in the FBI to handle, Nate is furious that Doug has still been working the case. But when the call ends abruptly, and shortly afterward Doug is found in a hotel room, shot and in critical condition, Nate’s anger turns to fear. When Doug finally awakens from his coma, however, he has no memory of the case, or even the last several years of his life. But the pull of what he might have discovered is too strong, and he finds himself immersed in a desperate search for truth once again, regardless of the danger. Once again Rosenfelt has written a propulsive and compelling thriller that will rivet readers from the first page to the last.

The Alcohol Blackout

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Publisher : Robert Liston
ISBN 13 : 0983182833
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (831 download)

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Book Synopsis The Alcohol Blackout by : Donal F. Sweeney

Download or read book The Alcohol Blackout written by Donal F. Sweeney and published by Robert Liston. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you sometimes drink and can't remember, this book may save your life! This is the first book ever written to explain blackouts, which occur far more frequently than anyone believes. A must read, whether you drink or not. A must read: If you drink and sometimes can't remember...If you live with or know someone who blacks out...If you ride in a car driven by such a person...If you are a policeman or paramedic dealing with him...If you are a doctor or nurse in an emergency room...If you are a lawyer prosecuting or defending a blacked out person. You will learn: How to recognize the blacked out person is unconscious and has no idea what he or she is doing...How to cope with him or her...How to protect the blacked out person and yourself from harm...How to drink to prevent blackouts...Why blackouts are a huge and misunderstood problem for the Law and Society...And More. Based on two decades of study, author Donal F. Sweeney, M.D., is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Under Cover of Darkness

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030028022X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Under Cover of Darkness by : Amy Helen Bell

Download or read book Under Cover of Darkness written by Amy Helen Bell and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping new history of London during the Blackout—revealing the violent crime that spread across the capital under the cover of darkness Fear was the unacknowledged spectre haunting the streets of London during the Second World War; fear not only of death from the German bombers circling above, but of violence at the hands of fellow Londoners in the streets below. Mass displacement, the anonymity of shelters, and the bomb-scarred landscape offered unprecedented opportunities for violent crime. In this absorbing, sometimes shocking account, Amy Helen Bell uncovers the hidden stories of murder and violence that were rife in wartime London. Bell moves through the city, examining the crimes in their various locations, from domestic violence in the home to robberies in the blacked-out streets and fights in pubs and clubs. She reveals the experiences of women, children, and the elderly, and focuses on the lives of the victims, as well as their deaths. This groundbreaking study transforms our understanding of the ways in which war made people vulnerable—not just to the enemy, but to each other.

Dark City

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750991577
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Dark City written by Simon Read and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blackout went into effect three days before the declaration of war and transformed nocturnal London into a criminal's paradise. As the city pulled together in the face of terrible adversity, the bomb-ravaged streets became the stalking grounds for killers, rapists, looters and gangs. The number of bodies retrieved during the Blitz made it impossible for the authorities to autopsy them all, providing cover to those who worked with blades, guns and more sinister tools. Scotland Yard – its resources stretched to the limit – did its best to tackle a rogues' gallery born of bombs and blackout, and crimes that continue to fascinate from history's darkest corners. In Dark City, award-winning crime writer Simon Read paints a vivid picture of the other side of wartime London, from the Blackout Ripper and the Acid Bath Murders, to the notorious Rillington Place killer and his house of corpses.

Adventure Tales 6

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Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1434447146
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (344 download)

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Book Synopsis Adventure Tales 6 by : H. Bedford-Jones

Download or read book Adventure Tales 6 written by H. Bedford-Jones and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth issue of ADVENTURE TALES includes 3 stories by H. Bedford-Jones ("Mustered Out," "The Badman's Brand," and "Surprise in Sulphur Springs") plus "The Fugitive Statue," by Vincent Starrett (featuring detective Jimmy Lavender), "Miracle," by John D. Swain, "The Devil's Heirloom," by Anthony M. Rud, "The Tapir," by Arthur O. Friel, "Thubway Tham's Dog," by Johnston McCulley, "Lancelot Biggs Cooks a Pirate," by Nelson S. Bond, and "Payable to Bearer," a crime novelet by Talbot Mundy. Plus the usual features. A great pulp extravaganza!

Hollywood War Films, 1937-1945

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Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476621780
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Hollywood War Films, 1937-1945 by : Michael S. Shull

Download or read book Hollywood War Films, 1937-1945 written by Michael S. Shull and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1937 through 1945, Hollywood produced over 1,000 films relating to the war. This enormous and exhaustive reference work first analyzes the war films as sociopolitical documents. Part one, entitled "The Crisis Abroad, 1937-1941," focuses on movies that reflected America's increasing uneasiness. Part two, "Waging War, 1942-1945," reveals that many movies made from 1942 through 1945 included at least some allusion to World War II.