London Murders: In the Footsteps of the Capital's Killers by Long

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197mm x 128mm x 13mm

Pages: 240

Product Description



For those who would sooner seek out 10 Rillington Place, 39 Hilldrop Crescent, or Whitechapel's infamous Blind Beggar than pay a visit to Westminster Abbey or the National Gallery,
London Murders pinpoints the exact locations of scores of the bloodiest, most intriguing, and sinister murders in London's last 100 years. Featuring names such as Crippen, Kray, Haigh, Christie, and Ellis, whose terrible crimes shocked the world, this compelling guide divides the metropolis into areas compact enough to be explored on foot in an afternoon. The book describes in detail the events, the characters involved and the eventual fates of the perpetrators, which include playwrights and politicians, celebrities and spies, royalty, aristocrats, and, of course, countless ordinary Joes. Crisscrossing the heart of London as well as reaching deep into the suburbs,
London Murders matches crimes to buildings as the author walks the reader through the city's streets whilst revealing their tragic and awful histories.



About the Author



David Long's engaging, imaginative, and well informed books reflect an unquenchable thirst for those events and personalities that illuminate the past. An author and writer since leaving university, his work has appeared in the
Sunday Times, in countless magazines, and London's
Evening Standard.