SCOTLAND YARD A Bloody History

READ Simon

ISBN 10: 1802796800 / ISBN 13: 9781802796803

Published by Headline Welbeck, 2024. 9781802796803

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1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 470, with b&w illus (no inscriptions).

Seller Inventory # 191340

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SCOTLAND YARD A Bloody History
• Publisher: Headline Welbeck, 2024. 9781802796803
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1802796800
• ISBN 13: 9781802796803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern History

About this title

Synopsis

'A true crime history that reads like a thriller ... a foggy, lamp-lit descent into the chilling cases that established the Yard's reputation. A macabre and fascinating page-turner.' John Douglas, co-author of Mindhunter

"A great true crime history that reads like one of the best page-turning thrillers ... Riveting" The Sunday Post

From the victims of a teenage murderess to dismembered corpses in train station luggage racks, London is home to some of the most macabre and gruesome murders in history. And for more than 200 years, Scotland Yard has built its name and reputation pursuing death merchants, psychopaths and serial killers.

From its inception in 1829 up to the eve of World War II, Scotland Yard: A Bloody History tells the full story of how the Yard developed and advanced modern crime-fighting techniques one infamous case at a time.

Following detectives in pursuits across the sea, midnight hunts through Whitechapel and a grand manor death that inspired many a murder mystery, this enthralling book shows how the Yard helped pioneer bloodstain analysis, criminal profiling, fingerprinting, ballistics and more to 'catch their man' (or, sometimes, woman).

Filled with stories of devious poisonings, drownings, stabbings, decapitations, shootings and - of course - Jack the Ripper, Scotland Yard is a thrilling look into some of the most horrific crimes in history - and what it takes to bring a murderer to justice.

About the Author

Simon Read is the author of nine previous works of nonfiction, his most recent being The Iron Sea. His books Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondent and Human Game: Hunting the Great Escape Murderers have been optioned for screen adaptation. Originally from Britain, he currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona. You can reach him through his website at simonreadwriting.com.