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Scotland Yard : a history of the London police force's most infamous murder cases /

A riveting true-crime history of London's first modern police force as told through its most notorious murder cases. The idea of "Scotland Yard" is steeped in atmospheric stories of foggy London streets, murder by lamplight and fiendish killers pursued by gentleman detectives. From it...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Read, Simon, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Crime, [2024].
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Metropolitan Police Office > History.
Great Britain. > Metropolitan Police Office. > Criminal Investigation Department > History.
Police > England > London > History.
Murder > England > London > History.
Murder > England > London > Case studies.
Criminal investigation > England > London > History.
Criminal investigation > England > London > Case studies.
Crime > England > London > History.
Crime > England > London > Case studies.
Murder > Great Britain > History.
Murder > Great Britain > Case studies.
Criminal investigation > Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: The Yard
  • The unhallowed
  • Severed
  • Unsolved
  • Detective days
  • A murder in the manor
  • A zealous effort
  • A death in Duddlewick
  • Martyr and monster
  • The trial of the detectives
  • Human wickedness
  • "From hell"
  • Dr. Death
  • The murder squad
  • Chasing Crippen
  • The brides in the bath
  • War crimes
  • The Crumbles
  • In the trunk
  • Point-blank
  • Epilogue: Fingerprints from yesteryear.