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Buckinghamshire Murder & Crime

Author : Scott Houghton

Publisher : The History Press

Page : 147 pages

File Size : 36,77 MB

Release : 2014-02-03

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 0752487787

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This chilling collection of cases delves into the villainous deeds that have taken place in and around Buckinghamshire during its long history. Cases of robbery, murder and self-destruction are all examined as the darker side of the county’s past is exposed. From John Owen, who slaughtered seven people, to the case of John Tawell, the last person to be hanged publicly in Aylesbury, this book sheds a new light on Buckinghamshire’s criminal past. Illustrated with a wide range of archive material and modern photographs, Buckinghamshire Murder & Crime is sure to fascinate both residents and visitors alike as these shocking events of the past are revealed for a new generation.



The Denham Massacre

Author : Neil Watson

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 13,94 MB

Release : 2019-04

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ISBN : 9781911273424

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In May 1870, seven members of the Marshall family, including three small children, were found brutally murdered in their home in Denham, Buckinghamshire. They had all been bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer, an axe and a poker. The crime scene looked like a battlefield or a slaughterhouse. In THE DENHAM MASSACRE, retired Metropolitan police officer Neil Watson provides the first full-length study of this sensational but largely forgotten Victorian murder case. He carefully reconstructs the events leading up to the crimes and their aftermath, and describes in detail the police investigation and the eventual arrest of the suspect John Owen, an armed and dangerous criminal with a long record of petty offending. Following a day-long trial, Owen was convicted of the capital crimes and executed at Aylesbury Gaol by the notorious hangman William Calcraft. The Denham Massacre stands as one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of mass murder in British criminal history. Based on years of original research into the case, and drawing on his experience as a serving police officer, Neil Watson takes us unforgettably to the very heart of a real-life Victorian murder mystery. It is a gripping, provocative read.



Injured Parties

Author : Monica Weller

Publisher : The History Press

Page : 245 pages

File Size : 10,15 MB

Release : 2016-05-02

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 0750968842

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On 9 November 1966, popular GP Dr Helen Davidson was battered to death in dense woodland while birdwatching and exercising her dog a few miles from her Buckinghamshire home. Her body was found the next day, her eyes having been pushed into her skull. 'She had binoculars round her neck, spied illicit lovers, was spotted, and one or both of them killed her,' surmised Detective Chief Superintendent Jack 'Razor' Williams of New Scotland Yard. He had received fifty police commendations in his career, yet not one for a murder enquiry. Unsurprisingly, within weeks the police operation was wound down, Williams retired, and another cold case hit the statistics. Fifty years later, amateur sleuth and author Monica Weller set about solving the murder – without the help of the prohibited files. As she sifted the evidence, a number of suspects and sinister motives began to emerge; it was clear it was not a random killing after all. Weller uncovered secret passions, deep jealousies, unusual relationships and a victim with a dark past. Her persistence and dedication were dramatically rewarded when she uncovered the identity of the murderer – revealed here for the first time.



Between Boy and Man

Author : Peter Farquhar

Publisher :

Page : 452 pages

File Size : 36,13 MB

Release : 2010-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781452039312

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'Between Boy and Man' is set in a contemporary public school. The school Chaplain, a middle-aged, homosexual, professionally experienced and deeply spiritual man, runs the First XI football team. He applies ointment to a boy's shin after a minor injury. The boy, though a gifted sportsman, Is unreliable and is later dropped from the team. He is a scholar who comes from a one-parent family. He reacts with fury To The action taken against him and, without evidence but with instinctive accuracy, he takes revenge, strongly abetted by his mercenary mother, who presents an allegation to an over zealous social security department. The school authorities react with caution, forced to yield To The prevailing climate of political correctness, a phenomenon which is challenged elsewhere in the novel. The result is catastrophic. These events are set in the microcosmic society of a boarding school. The action And The characters are divided approximately equally between the teachers And The pupils, with a variety of characters who are required to respond To The central plot. A pivotal concern relates To The central character's inner conflict between his Christian faith and his homo-erotic impulses.



They Walk Among Us

Author : Benjamin Fitton

Publisher : Random House

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 32,93 MB

Release : 2019-05-30

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 0753553430

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A Chilling Casebook of Horrifying Hometown Crimes How well do you really know your friends? Neighbours, friends, doctors and colleagues. We see them every day. We trust them implicitly. But what about the British army sergeant who sabotaged his wife’s parachute? Or the lodger who took his landlady on a picnic from which she never returned? From dentists to PAs, these normal-seeming people were quietly wrecking lives, and nobody suspected a thing. In this first book from the addictive award-winning podcast They Walk Among Us, Benjamin and Rosanna serve up small-town stories in gripping detail. They’ve hooked millions of listeners with their intricate and disturbing cases, and now they dig into ten more tales, to provide an unforgettably sinister true-crime experience, scarily close to home. It could happen to you.



A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Author : Holly Jackson

Publisher : Delacorte Press

Page : 402 pages

File Size : 16,84 MB

Release : 2020-02-04

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1984896385

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THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES—COMING SOON TO NETFLIX! • This is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer? Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger. And don't miss the sequel, Good Girl, Bad Blood! "The perfect nail-biting mystery." —Natasha Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author



The Musical Milkman Murder - In the Idyllic Country Village Used to Film Midsomer Murders, it was the Real-life Murder Story that Shocked 1920 Britain

Author : Quentin Falk

Publisher : Kings Road Publishing

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 16,85 MB

Release : 2012-09-03

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1857828070

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On October 8th, 1920 the body of a young woman named Kate Lilian Bailey, aged 22, was discovered. It transpired that her husband, George Arthur Bailey, had poisoned his pregnant wife with prussic acid, and sedated his young daughter. George was known as the 'musical milkman' because he could be heard whistling while on his daily milk rounds.



Scenes Of Murder

Author : Winston Ramsey

Publisher : After the Battle

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 23,68 MB

Release : 2012-02-28

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 1399077074

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In this book, After the Battle have explored entirely new ground to investigate 150 years of murder and present it through our ‘then and now’ theme of comparison photographs. Scene of crime plans and photographs from police files focus on a wide variety of murders committed between 1812, when a Prime Minister was shot in the House of Commons, to killings on the streets of London in the 1960s. Far too often it is the perpetrator who is remembered while their victims, many lying in unmarked graves, remain lost to history. So this book sets out to redress the balance by tracking down the last resting places, even going as far as to mark two wartime graves of taxi drivers killed by American servicemen. Homicide is not a subject for the faint-hearted and many of the photographs are distressing which is why the book is made available with that warning.



The Marlow Murder Club

Author : Robert Thorogood

Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.

Page : 360 pages

File Size : 33,57 MB

Release : 2022-05-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1728250536

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2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN AWARD "An absolute joy to read. Funny, entertaining, and beautifully written." —B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author A delightfully clever new mystery from creator of BBC One's hilarious murder mystery series Death in Paradise Meet Judith: a seventy-seven-year-old whiskey drinking, crossword puzzle author living her best life in a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of Marlow. Nothing ever happens in Marlow. That is, until Judith hears her neighbor shot while skinny-dipping in the Thames. The local police don't believe her story. It's an open and shut case, of course. Ha! Stefan can't be left for dead like that. Judith investigates and picks up a crew of sidekicks: Suzie the dogwalker and Becks the vicar's wife. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club. When another body turns up, they realize they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. And the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape... Robert Thorogood, has turned the Christie-mystery on its head with this ever-so-sly cozy perfect for readers who love Richard Osmond's Thursday Murder Club and An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good. "Lightweight but no-nonsense and genuinely brainy"—Kirkus Reviews "Damn right funny and heartwarming...great fun"—Crime Time "I love Robert Thorogood's writing."—Peter James, international bestselling author



As Good as Dead

Author : Holly Jackson

Publisher : Delacorte Press

Page : 465 pages

File Size : 36,71 MB

Release : 2021-09-28

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 059337987X

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THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES • The final book in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series that reads like your favorite true crime podcast or show. By the end, you'll never think of good girls the same way again... Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears? Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars. Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle . . .and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears. . . And don't miss Holly Jackson's next thriller, Five Surive!