Foul Deeds in Islington takes the reader on a sinister journey through
a selection of the most shocking and revealing murders committed in
this part of north London during the last two centuries. Killers of
all kinds are recorded here, from the coolest and most calculating of
criminals to ill-starred individuals who struck out in passion or
despair or anger. John Eddleston recounts their notorious stories in
forensic detail. Police-killers Thomas Cooper and Ronald Marwood
feature in his book, along with the child-killer Celestika Somner, the
poisoner George Chapman, the witchcraft-murderer Kayode Orishagbemi
and, of course, most famous of all, Kenneth Halliwell who killed
playwright Joe Orton in their flat in Noel Road. In addition to these
celebrated cases, several less well-known but equally compelling
murders are reconstructed. They give a shocking insight into the dark
side of Islington s recent, sometimes gruesome, history.
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ISBN
9781783469529
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Wharncliffe Books (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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